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serving to explain
an expository piece on the workings of the internal-combustion engine
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The film’s more expository patches, in conjunction with DP Amath Niane’s bright lighting and head-on compositions, can tend toward the televisual.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
The expository opening is a bit ham-fisted, as if the writers didn't trust their viewers enough to plunge them back into the world of Westeros without a history lecture.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022
Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon starts big and unwieldy, with a lamely expository prologue that leads into a show full of big sets, big fights, big tragedies, and big dragons.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022
Shot in South Africa, the film helps bridge some of the expository gap by opening with a brutal action sequence, demonstrating just how fierce Nanisca and her loyal soldiers can be.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2022
The expository opening is a bit ham-fisted, as if the writers didn't trust their viewers enough to plunge them back into the world of Westeros without a history lecture.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022
Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon starts big and unwieldy, with a lamely expository prologue that leads into a show full of big sets, big fights, big tragedies, and big dragons.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022
Shot in South Africa, the film helps bridge some of the expository gap by opening with a brutal action sequence, demonstrating just how fierce Nanisca and her loyal soldiers can be.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Expository.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expository. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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