That's why he appears so often in the sorts of films that spend fifty times more on special effects as they do on a screenwriter. Exposition Man's magical appearance relieves the need to do the hard work of foreshadowing, character development, or smooth transitions. Exposition Man will step out of a shadowy corner, saying, "It all started back in 1987."
Exposition Man can appear at any time and take on the guise of any character: wherever there is a sloppily plotted film, comic book, or novel, wherever a bad guy has struck and the local officials are baffled and an author didn't feel like taking the time to set up the scene, someone will say, "Who would do such a thing?" At this signal, Mr. Exposition man is a superhero with only one power - the ability to summarize backstory at blinding speed.
A while ago, a friend introduced me to the concept of Mr.
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