To your second point - I wondered about it to - as logically I think like you do here. Interestingly, though, when I read this the first time, I thought that l

To your second point - I wondered about it to - as logically I think like you do here. Interestingly, though, when I read this the first time, I thought that last comma was there. It was only when I checked again that I realized it was not. The pause is very natural and normal - but the comma seems unimportant for practical purposes.