Cersei Lannister faces a major betrayal when King Tommen decrees that trial by combat is now forbidden, stripping her of her greatest defense (The Mountain).
This episode serves as the midseason finale and a direct lead-in to the massive crossover.
This episode resolves long-standing character arcs in Riverrun and Braavos.
After a brutal chase with the Waif, Arya Stark finally reclaims her identity, telling Jaqen H'ghar, "A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell, and I am going home".