▁on ▁loan ▁documents , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁dance ▁routine . ▁G unn ar ▁is ▁also ▁port rayed ▁in ▁a ▁flash back ▁horse - rac ing ▁with ▁his ▁son . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁the ▁financial ▁stra ins ▁in ▁turn ▁stra in ▁G unn ar ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Hel ga : ▁they ▁are ▁shown ▁arg uing ▁over ▁whose ▁fault ▁their ▁d eter ior ating ▁financial ▁situation ▁is . ▁G unn ar ▁meets ▁his ▁lawyer ▁friend ▁J ón ▁and ▁they ▁agree ▁to ▁sue ▁the ▁bank ▁in ▁a ▁narr ative ▁that ▁runs ▁through ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁J ón ▁becomes ▁G unn ar ' s ▁best ▁or ▁even ▁only ▁friend , ▁but ▁never ▁with ▁success . ▁G unn ar ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁K itchen ware ▁Revolution , ▁facing ▁the ▁police ' s ▁use ▁of ▁te ar ▁gas ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁his ▁j ub ilation ▁at ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁pu pp ete ers ▁performing ▁an ▁ener get ic ▁dance ▁with ▁I cel and ic ▁flags ▁to ▁the ▁sound track ▁of ▁Emil í ana ▁Tor r ini ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁hit ▁Jung le ▁Dr um . ▁ ▁The ▁revolution ▁does ▁not , ▁however , ▁help ▁G unn ar ' s ▁financial ▁situation ; ▁while ▁she aring ▁sheep ▁with ▁Ó li , ▁he ▁is ▁visited ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁sh er iff ▁who