By then the mediathon had spun out of control, with new subplots, mini-scandals and dubious bit players added by the day.
Additional characters - that didn't appear at all in the original release - were added, creating a whole new subplot.
The film is essentially a trimmed alternate cut of his 1974 cult classic with a new subplot featuring Axton incorporated into it.
Bemused viewers struggled to keep up as new subplots and peculiar characters - some of them from outer space - proliferated madly.
Fowler particularly praised Pratt and voiced excitement for his new subplot.
Even the new subplot of a romance between Espada the matador and Mercedes the street dancer suddenly came to life.
Some new characters and new subplots are also introduced in this season.
Here, a new subplot is created where Aragorn falls over a cliff, and is assumed to be dead; Jackson added it to create tension.
The role of Bill Cole is enlarged in the movie, and includes a new subplot related to his wife that is not in the novel.
This new subplot is about plotting.