This thread's faded a bit! Still loving all episodes to date, just hope Quinn (think that's his name) is ok as I really like his character.
I am getting a little tired of Claire Danes doing the same shtick over and over again ... whine, cry, shout, ramble, whine, stop listening, whine more blah blah blah
side story arch's
The phrase you are looking for is "Sub-plot".
And yes, the sub-plot with the whiny daughter is ruining it for me.
Shows like 24 had proper sub plots that came to their own conclusions or some how towards the end tied into the main plot.