- Filter the news of Bran and Rickon's "deaths" through the Lannister dynamics

- Take apart the Tyrion-Cersei relationship and how they race each other to the bottom

- Run down the checklist of Lannister problems prior to the Battle of Blackwater

- Take stock of the price paid by powerless women for Lannister dysfunction

- Delve into how Tyrion tries and fails to bury his sins with Shae

Next week: Catelyn steps into the void to face Jaime in ACOK Catelyn VII (Part 1)!