Watch the Inside the Episode featurette video for last night’s Game of Thrones episode “Walk of Punishment,” in which showrunners Benioff and Weiss talk Daenerys, Jaime, Tyrion and more.

Last night, several main characters faced some big challenges, and overcame them with… let’s say varying degrees of success, ranging from Daenerys landing herself an army (but at the price of one of her dragons?!) to Jaime losing his hand in the chilling final scene of the episode.

Some of the developments in “Walk of Punishment” are explored by the executive producers in the following Inside the Episode video, which was released on SpoilerTV:

They begin by tackling the hilarious King’s Landing council scene where Cersei and Tyrion both tried to challenge their father’s position at the head of the table by scraping their chairs along the floor.

Showrunner D.B. Weiss offers some insight into the scene, saying, “Ever since the death of Robert Baratheon, [Tywin has] been the sole power behind the throne, but this is the first time he’s ever wielded that power in the capitol itself.”

Weiss compares Tywin to a CEO of a company, who’s coming to show people who’s boss – and to size up who’s going to position themselves where in relation to him.

Tyrion of course ends up playing his own game. While everyone else is cozying up to the man with the power, Tyrion drags his chair to the other side of the table, positioning himself not in relation to Tywin, but apart from and opposite him.

“What we love about Tyrion is that he’s one of the few players who’s willing to stand up to his dad from time to time,” Benioff says.

Moving on to Daenerys, we see the scene where she offers the slave trader one of her dragons in exchange for all the Unsullied (and Missandei). Benioff reminds us that while Dany has her soft spots, “She’s also ruthless and fiercely ambitious.” He goes on to compare her both to Littlefinger and Joan of Arc.

As for Jaime and Brienne’s arc, we get a bit of insight into Jaime’s character, with Benioff saying that his arrogance stems both from him being a Lannister and from being a prodigy with a sword.

So now that this is gone, how will he manage to command the same respect as before? “Jaime losing his hand is a classic George [R.R. Martin] maneuver,” Weiss says, “and it was a very intelligent and interesting move, because it’s killing a person while leaving him alive and walking. It’s taking away the root of someone’s identity.”

What do you think about Jaime losing his hand at this point in the story? Are you looking forward to seeing a new, very different side to him?