It should be big news, and the fact that it isn't is surreal. In a way, I interpret that surreality as a sign that things are "getting close to the end" in some sense.

Suppose Tom Selleck checked into a hotel suite and has been living it up for a week. You're walking down the hall past his door as the manager and the head of security are confronting him because none of "Mr. Selleck's" credit cards are working. You notice that his fake mustache is falling halfway off as he insists he's a rich Hollywood star and is totally good for the bill. It's all very surreal.

You don't know for sure what's going to happen next, but you know it's going to happen soon.