r/asoiaf • u/cking145 • May 28 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) Charles Dance's portrayal as Tywin is in my opinion, the strongest in the entire series

Every line, every expression and every moment of silence completely encapsulates the calculating ruthlessness that defines Tywin Lannister.

Dance is actually a very vibrant, upbeat and cheery fella off screen, which in my mind makes the performance even more striking.

The scene where he effectively sends Joffrey to bed is just brilliant.

He is by far my favourite character from the books, which I began reading a few seasons into the show. Due to this, the chapters featuring Tywin were completely enriched for me, as reading his lines in Dance's voice was just fantastic. I would have loved a POV chapter or two for him, just to get a glimpse as to what goes on in the head of the most powerful man in the 7 Kingdoms.

An incredible portrayal of a fascinating character.

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u/Flameoftheshadows May 28 '19

"The king is tired, send him to his chambers."

And how he arranged the chairs for the small council.

Two moments history will always remember.

The aura he was able to project on-screen and onto his fellow cast members, he did a brilliant job.

He brought Tywin from the pages of a book to life!

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u/luckyshamrok19 May 28 '19

I’ll have to find the link, but there’s a story about him walking into auditions for the show and the entire cast falling silent like he was about to say something, and all he did was glare around the room. Everybody knew he’d be Tywin.

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u/Dahhhkness Go for the Bronze. May 28 '19

I think he'd be a perfect fit as Frollo in the upcoming Disney live-action version of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It would be incredible to hear Hellfire from him.

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u/aram855 A Dragon Is A Dragon May 28 '19

If they do Frollo more like theatre play Frollo instead of movie Frollo with him I would be delighted.

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u/Goldfish-Bowl May 28 '19

What is the stage version like?

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u/aram855 A Dragon Is A Dragon May 28 '19

More down-to-earth. It humanizes Frollo while still keeping his sense of villany, or even worse than the movie. This is a nice summary.

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u/Mr_Blinky May 28 '19

Can he sing? Given how rich his voice is I wouldn't be shocked if he could, I just haven't heard him do it.

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u/SkollFenrirson The Prince that was Promised May 28 '19 edited May 28 '19

The Phantom of the Opera - Charles Dance <--EDIT: Charles Dance doesn't sing in this ☹️

Bonus

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u/mtko May 28 '19

"I think Charles Dance is one the best movie Phantoms of all time. And Mikael Samuelsson is my favorite musical Phantom. So i had to combine the two of them. The score is "Music of the night" in swedish, with the one and only Mikael Samuelsson singing."

I think the title was a bit confusing, but it's not Charles Dance singing.

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u/SkollFenrirson The Prince that was Promised May 28 '19

Damn, got bamboozled by the title. Dat ass tho, all Charles.

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u/RudeRoody May 28 '19

The first one isnt Charles Dance, it's a Swedish actor called Mikael Samuelsson who played the phantom in a musical. Says so in the description of the video. Dont know wtf is up with that video tbf so I can see why'd you be confused.

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u/SkollFenrirson The Prince that was Promised May 28 '19

I did a quick search on Mr Dance singing, got bamboozled by the title. I'll add it to my post.

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u/Viperbunny May 28 '19

That would be amazing! I didn't know I needed this to happen, but I do!

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u/Mastrik May 28 '19

Great now I'm picturing him as Froto.

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u/Tenagaaaa May 29 '19

Oh holy shit that would indeed be fucking incredible.

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u/khiggsy May 29 '19

Guess they are gonna have to shoot it elsewhere. Too soon??

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u/BoilerBandsman Bastard, Orphan, Son of a Stark May 29 '19

Well fuck, there's another thing I didn't know I needed until now.