     actions = @$el.find('.thang-actions tbody').empty()
     showActions = @thang.world and not @thang.notOfThisWorld and not _.isEmpty(@thang.actions) and 'action' in (@thang.hudProperties ? [])
     @$el.find('.thang-actions').toggleClass 'secret', not showActions
+    @showingActions = showActions
     return unless showActions
     @buildActionTimespans()
     for actionName, action of @thang.actions

    @dialogueMode = false
    $('.thang-elem', @$el).removeClass('secret')
    $('.dialogue-area', @$el).addClass('secret')

  update: ->
    return unless @thang and not @speaker

    return val

  updateActions: ->
    return unless @thang.world and @showingActions and not _.isEmpty @thang.actions
    @buildActionTimespans() unless @timespans
    for actionName, action of @thang.actions
      @updateActionElement(actionName, @timespans[actionName], @thang.action is actionName)
