expository

Our first indication that he might not be like the other goons with badges is shown in his expository flashback.

A first-person account would be compelling enough, especially given Thomas’ gift for terse, layered expository writing.

Plus, coming into “Dune: Prophecy” as a stone-cold uninitiate is a challenge for which the script compensates using a combination of summary via narration and a brief, expository title card.

Some of the dialogue is frankly expository, seemingly designed to educate viewers.

Herzog’s adaptation prunes away the expository overgrowth of Ibsen’s satiric drama.