This exposition-heavy episode mostly provides the backstory for King Joffrey Baratheon's death and sets up the framework for Tyrion's trial by combat . . . that is, until the show makes a hard left into the land of non-consent when Jaime Lannister forces himself on Cersei as she grieves over the body of her eldest son.
Meanwhile, Daenerys gives a rousing freedom speech to the slaves outside of Meereen. But in a bold move that feels more patronizing than protective, she orders her men to launch barrels of broken slave collars into the city as symbols of the freedom her reign will bring.