table unreadable after altering related table embedded via a view

$ cat record_type_not_registered.sh
#!/bin/bash

set -x

createdb mytest

psql mytest <<EOF

--- foo is the main table
create table foo (data int);

--- foo_view embellishes the main table with some other data (omitted here for clarity)
create view foo_view as select foo from foo;

--- foo_log records changes to the view
create table foo_log (ts timestamp, what foo_view);

--- change data from int to bigint
alter table foo add column big_data bigint;
update foo set big_data = data;
update foo_log set what.foo.big_data = (what).foo.data;
alter table foo drop column data;
alter table foo rename column big_data to data;

--- insert a row into foo and foo_log
insert into foo values (123456);
insert into foo_log select current_timestamp, foo_view from foo_view;

--- we can still select from foo_log in this session
select * from foo_log;

EOF

psql mytest <<EOF
\set verbosity verbose

--- but this one errors out
select * from foo_log;

EOF
+ createdb mytest
+ psql mytest
CREATE TABLE
CREATE VIEW
CREATE TABLE
ALTER TABLE
UPDATE 0
UPDATE 0
ALTER TABLE
ALTER TABLE
INSERT 0 1
INSERT 0 1
             ts             |     what
----------------------------+--------------
 2021-11-22 13:29:46.775704 | ("(123456)")
(1 row)

+ psql mytest
ERROR:  record type has not been registered