Sansa is still hanging out at Westeros' worst dinner party. Cersei is drinking too much and becoming more of a dick as the evening wears on. They learn that the battering ram has made it to the gates and Tyrion is leading a sortie to stop that. Cersei thinks this is a sure sign that they are about to lose. They also learn about Joffrey launcing Antler Men across the river. Cersei wants him brought home to safety.
She drops the advice that making sure your people fear you more than the enemy is the key to their loyalty. That hasn't worked out so well so far: they'd possibly have more troops if Lannister was a banner people wanted to flock to. I do wonder if, when Cersei tells a Kettleblack to shoot some merchants who are asking for shelter, that's going to cause a riot and add to her troubles.
Cersei ends up reduced to complaining about the patriarchy.
Finally, she drops the bombshell that if the city is breached she means to have Ser Ilyn Payne chop of her and Sansa's heads to keep them from being taken alive. Gulp.
