subplot
noun
sub·plot
ˈsəb-ˌplät 
1
: a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
2
: a subdivision of an experimental plot of land
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That, or the subplot ties up that loose end nicely as Lady Danbury and Violet discuss what happened between Agatha and Violet’s father in Queen Charlotte.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Joo appears aware of the show’s overstuffed story when The Atypical Family shears most of its subplots to focus on Gwi-ju’s time-travel and its consequences in the series’ final few hours.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024
So much of this episode was given over to the bad-dope plot that three of this season’s developing subplots barely got any screen time.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 June 2024
Still, a subplot chronicling Barbara’s flirtation with a revenge-affair candidate (Sarunas J. Jackson) fails to get any real traction.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 June 2024
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Joo appears aware of the show’s overstuffed story when The Atypical Family shears most of its subplots to focus on Gwi-ju’s time-travel and its consequences in the series’ final few hours.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024
So much of this episode was given over to the bad-dope plot that three of this season’s developing subplots barely got any screen time.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 June 2024
Still, a subplot chronicling Barbara’s flirtation with a revenge-affair candidate (Sarunas J. Jackson) fails to get any real traction.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 June 2024
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subplot
noun
sub·plot
ˈsəb-ˌplät
: a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
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