Gus is a huge grinning fat imp-thing that's bothering some poor dude in a nightcap that just wants to sleep
I suppose that there are other I win cards (like Felidar Sovereign) which opponents have a turn cycle to do something about, so wed have to think of Panoptic Mirror in that light
The reporter is mid-interview as cameras flash in the background, letting us into the moment after a Trainer battle as we presumably see the card from the winner's point of view
If you want to play a longer more mid-to-lategame style deck in Mono Red that interacts more with the table, well, it gets more challenging because it makes Mono Red's inherent weaknesses more glaring: subpar card draw and ramp, subpar answers to creatures, minimal options for enchantment removal, commander protection, and recursion, things that get more pronounced as the game progresses
Youre going to see this Cruelclaw deck at your LGS enough to find out soon
Whether youre using it to recover from a slow start or to set up a finishing blow, its a flexible inclusion in many lists