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The script, from regular Ip Man scribe Edmond Wong, is a courtroom drama first and foremost, built around Yen’s newly qualified prosecutor Fok Chi Ho.
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James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Lore should always be in service to the storytelling, first and foremost, not an end unto itself.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser is, first and foremost, known for being funny.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025
For some viewers — say, ones who watched ER first and foremost for Doug and Carol, or who watched Grey’s for Meredith and McDreamy more than for the surgery — this may be more bug than feature.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
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James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Lore should always be in service to the storytelling, first and foremost, not an end unto itself.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
Nikki Glaser is, first and foremost, known for being funny.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025
For some viewers — say, ones who watched ER first and foremost for Doug and Carol, or who watched Grey’s for Meredith and McDreamy more than for the surgery — this may be more bug than feature.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
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“First and foremost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20foremost. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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