I liked the idea that George jumped into this since he's the hero of the stick figure stuff that he didn't even figure out what his quest really was. Since I thought that idea was funny we get this section of the arc.
I also liked putting in something where John didn't shoot it down immediately, he was going to go along-- except he just needed a few answers first... which is a difference from
the last time he was asked to help (when George got possessed).