User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 203 "Alienated" discussion/@comment-3974095-20120516021901/@comment-1038387-20120517144021

They don't fill plot holes, they fill calendar holes.

The last comic ended at the beginning of "Targets", and the next two will also take place between "Denial" and "Targets". There's no indication of a timeskip just yet.