subplot

That whole subplot seemed to me like a reference to the Ginsberg poem “Howl” and the idea of man rebelling against the status quo.

The subplot is always whether The Company will outrun her latest mood swing, which also turns out to be somehow brilliant.

One subplot exchanges homeless people for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States.

His daughter, Noelle, appears to have won a battle with substance abuse, a common subplot for many American families.

Meanwhile there is a subplot (of sorts) about five people who all had a role in a crooked real estate deal.