The nooses are tightening, and so are the plot threads. More and more, major characters that we’ve followed separately for years are embarking on paths that will result in a collision course. Family members reunited, sometimes unexpectedly and even unwillingly, as with last week’s sad reunion of siblings – one surrounded by the murderers of her father, the other a broken shell of his former self. And this week, the battle lines continue to be drawn, and redrawn, as the various families struggle to maintain power and protect their respective kingdoms.