1.   Before long, however, this story thread becomes twisted with other plot strands.

2.   Granted, not every story thread worked for me.

3.   It follows several distinct story threads, each set against a different aspect of the drug-trafficking world.

4.   It seems to end, and then exhales a few more story threads.

5.   That episode picks up story threads dating back to the pilot and ties them up in such a way as to weave new threads for future shows.