During the first half, known as the "show platform" (戲台), the audience is shown a demonstration by a master puppeteer on the stage.

You think McLaren's a genius because he's a master puppeteer?

During the 2012 season cliffhanger, Zac was described as a, "a master puppeteer".

Or was he the master puppeteer, as depicted by the prosecution?

Stalin is always center stage, making events, rarely being shaped by them, the master puppeteer.

"There, it takes 80 years to become a master puppeteer."

George Steinbrenner was once a master puppeteer, using the news media to send a message to a player or a manager.

The master puppeteer must be thinking it's time the puppets were dancing again.

We're just puppets to be manipulated so that the master puppeteer can achieve certain ends.

Still seated, they sometimes move in graceful undulations, like marionettes controlled by a master puppeteer.