Hook
Waking up
Waking up noun - The act of waking.
Both terms in one sentence
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Chekhov's Gun: After waking up chained to a wall, Michelle uses her IV stand as a hook to get her belongings.
Source: Film / 10 Cloverfield Lane -
Hook Hand: What Snake initially has in place of a left hand after waking up from the coma.
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Sequel Hook: It ends with Alice finding the rest of the clones of her that Umbrella was using for their experiments... and they're waking up.
Source: Film / Resident Evil: Extinction
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