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While Embo didn’t have much screen time, he can be glimpsed among the scum and villainy in a handful of episodes including Season 2 Episode 17, Season 5 Episode 14 and Season 6 Episode 5.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Who down there, waiting in the out-the-door Sweetgreen line or descending into the subway, has glimpsed the void in the way I have?

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

But the character who interested me most was Bonnie, whose reality is only glimpsed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

"Jasper," a man with severe constipation who passes away in the sweltering waiting room, first appears in the season’s opening episode, and can later be glimpsed shedding layers of clothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

As Gwydion rose and went to her, Taran glimpsed a shadow dart behind a bush.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander



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