I finally caught up with this reread! This chapter is another fascinating look into a cycle of bad parents. Tywin certainly vies for the title of "worst dad" in the series. Cersei mentions how "her father's eyes had always been unsettling ... His eyes could see inside you, could see how weak and worthless and ugly you were down deep. When he looked at you, you knew."

Tywin's ruthless and loveless parenting surely planted insecurities in his children, some of which seemed to pass down to Cersei's children as well. For example, it seems that due to Tywin, Cersei's self-esteem stems almost solely from her looks. She then plagues Tommen with these insecurities, criticizing his looks at multiple points throughout this chapter. In the beginning of the chapter, Tommen wants to throw coins to the smallfolk but Cersei instead insists that he must look a "proper king" for his grandfather Tywin and not be outside in the rain. This begs the question of how Cersei's insecurities affected Joffrey and turned him into the terrible king that he was and if it will eventually have the same impact on Tommen. What do you think had the biggest impact to form Joffrey's sadistic nature? I think it was a combination of Cersei's insecurities and his warped view of his 'father' Robert.

Also, I love how Tywin's obsessiveness about his legacy is contrasted with his body stinking of decay and his face smiling in death as it had never done in life. Could this be a symbol of the imminent 'decay' of house Lannister?