the Supreme Being
noun
literary
: the perfect and all-powerful spirit or being that is worshipped especially by Christians, Jews, and Muslims as the one who created and rules the universe
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Waititi also appeared on the show as the Supreme Being, with Clement playing the villain known as Pure Evil.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Sep. 2024
What role will the Supreme Being (Taika Waititi) play in all of this?
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 18 Aug. 2024
The show features a few little people in smaller roles, as investigators chasing the Time Bandits on behalf of the Supreme Being.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
Waititi plays the Supreme Being, from whom the bandits stole the map of the universe to time travel; Clement plays the Supreme Being’s cosmic arch-nemesis, Pure Evil, who dispatches his demonic minions to retrieve the map that will give him total control.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
The Bandits leap down the hallway and Kevin, fearing the Supreme Being, jumps in as well.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
Even the demons who work for Evil (played here by Clement, with Waititi as his heavenly counterpart, the Supreme Being) are deliberately cartoonish.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
Notably, unlike in the movie, the Time Bandits themselves are not portrayed by little people, though Waititi’s character, the Supreme Being, does appear to have a group of advisors that serve as a callback to that aspect of the film.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 9 July 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Sep. 2024
What role will the Supreme Being (Taika Waititi) play in all of this?
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 18 Aug. 2024
The show features a few little people in smaller roles, as investigators chasing the Time Bandits on behalf of the Supreme Being.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
Waititi plays the Supreme Being, from whom the bandits stole the map of the universe to time travel; Clement plays the Supreme Being’s cosmic arch-nemesis, Pure Evil, who dispatches his demonic minions to retrieve the map that will give him total control.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
The Bandits leap down the hallway and Kevin, fearing the Supreme Being, jumps in as well.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 24 July 2024
Even the demons who work for Evil (played here by Clement, with Waititi as his heavenly counterpart, the Supreme Being) are deliberately cartoonish.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
Notably, unlike in the movie, the Time Bandits themselves are not portrayed by little people, though Waititi’s character, the Supreme Being, does appear to have a group of advisors that serve as a callback to that aspect of the film.
—Eric Goldman, TVLine, 9 July 2024
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“The Supreme Being.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Supreme%20Being. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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