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I think the important thing is not to make it look like we're panicking.
— Robin · The American President
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker's priority is appearance under stress: whatever else happens, they don't want to look like they're panicking. There's a small irony, since worrying about how calm you look is itself a form of nervousness, and the line captures that.
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