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  • Subplots about administrator Gloria Akalitus (Anna Deveare Smith, the cast's weak link) trying to get Michelle Obama to visit the hospital or clueless doctor Coop (Peter Facinelli) dealing with his lesbian moms' divorce were not enough to maintain interest.

    Cheers & Jeers: Nurse Jackie Checks Out 2011

  • Subplots need to be nudged so they all wrap up by the end.

    First Through Third Janice Hardy 2010

  • Subplots will naturally arise, but even they will illustrate some aspect that ties back to that main storyline.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Janice Hardy 2010

  • Subplots need to be nudged so they all wrap up by the end.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Janice Hardy 2010

  • Subplots Short fiction seldom deals with subplots.

    Ten Minutes, That's It Benjamin Kral 2010

  • Subplots will naturally arise, but even they will illustrate some aspect that ties back to that main storyline.

    Author, We Have a Problem Janice Hardy 2010

  • Subplots add depth, complications and surprises to the novel.

    Ten Minutes, That's It Benjamin Kral 2010

  • Subplots involve racial, or more accurately societal, tensions between white players and Latinos.

    Jon Greenberg: Odd Man Out ... Again 2009

  • Subplots related to the deceased whom the girls have to clean up offer some excellent perspective on the problems of the ladies themselves, and give a well-written device through which we can examine the heroines without merely judging their own pre-staged ‘moments’.

    Mike is grateful for some SUNSHINE CLEANING during an action heavy Summer | Obsessed With Film 2009

  • Glad to help : Subplots are fun, so I'll do that tomorrow!

    Living in the (Un)Real World Janice Hardy 2009

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