I think Fontana had second thoughts about Cyril after writing that episode (in fact, he and Lee have a little laugh about it in the DVD commentary - how "hello" was probably the only thing Cyril was saying at that point), but maybe it just shows that Healy is a little out of touch with things on the outside and Ryan is milking the connection that Healy had with the gang.

Good observations on Cyril's body language. I think it showed that his method of leadership was very different than Ryan's, but still effective.