That's not to say, however, that there couldn't be some connection between the two of them. Given Christine's method of storytelling, that could well be the reason for the abrupt shift in focus from Irma, Chuck, Molly, and Sarah to these characters. (Which kind of made me do a Peanuts-like "AAAUGH!", by the way. I'm dying to know what happened! )

Of course, there's the possibility that Christine is setting up another flashback sequence, this time giving us Mars' long-awaited backstory.