flashback

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The Bannau Brycheiniog provided the backdrop for a Chinese village in a flashback scene, something du Preez called "challenging" due to the show's budget.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

He pitched the opening sequence — a flashback showing Kayce in the battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Pollock, who has spent hundreds of hours diving in submersibles, counts some of the more spectacular "flashback bioluminescence" events as among the most memorable moments in his career.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Users on Reddit said a clip showing The Ghoul - one of the show's central characters, played by actor Walton Goggins - was wrongly described in the AI narration as a "1950s flashback".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Her eyes were brighter than usual, and I had a bad flashback of moldy sandwiches and burned cookies.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan