The Dan Daw Show’s open captions alter how we process sequences designed to seem potentially off-script. 

Without the open captions, this Under the Radar production’s fourth-wall-breaking could appear to be improvised. And yet, the fact that the open captions describe these ostensibly unscripted moments is a continuous confirmation that it’s part of the script, albeit framed to look off the cuff. 

As such, the open captions clarify for all what would otherwise remain unknowable for most. 

In other words, the open captions reveal the truth.