The phrase "various subplots" means there are multiple smaller stories or events happening alongside the main story.
Sentences with «various subplots»
Padding comes in the shape of various subplots, none of which have the energy to resolve themselves: there's some drab stuff about the Greys buying a house and wrestling with the implications of parenthood, plus a feud with a voluptuous architect (Arielle Kebbel). (telegraph.co.uk)
The film's uncomplicated plotting allows plenty of space for goofy little throwaway gags — like a running joke about the young McGregor's feeble attempts at birdwatching — that other films might have cut to make way for various subplots or emotional character moments. (slantmagazine.com)
With an A-list roster packed to the rafters and plenty of skipping around between various subplots, collateral damage is inevitable. (lwlies.com)