[kelman66]

It seemed to me that they half-expected him to be pointing at the camera right then and maybe were afraid of Gord bein' in their face or something.

Taking his 'speech' into context, maybe they were afraid of something more.
maybe watch it again with that in mind. maybe you might see more in Gordie's eyes. He seemed very pointed when he pointed.
maybe it is just me reading too much into it