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- Many episodes in the second season of Breaking Bad begin with enigmatic Call Forwards showing heaps of debris being pulled out of Walt's pool by men in Hazmat suits, including many repeated close-ups of a battered pink teddy bear.
Source: The Reveal / Live-Action TV -
Enigmatic Minion: Genly's view of Estraven is pretty close to this for most of the book Exposition: Done through fictional documents on Gethenian society or transcripts of local legends, and inner monologue of Genly.
- Contrast with Big Bad Friend, for someone who's close to and trusted by the hero, but leads the villains, and Enigmatic Minion for someone who's on the villain's side with unclear motives.
Source: Mysterious Backer
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