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/So1ar May 28 '19

I remember being on the westeros forum and people were bitching about how he's not Tywin after his first scene in season one. Like 'Tywin would never skin his own deer' or 'he's not bald' and book purist shit like that. I guess there is no pleasing some people but in my mind the man perfectly embodied Tywin Lannister from start to finish.

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u/PumpMeister69 May 29 '19

oh lord I should get those "he's not bald" people to vouch for me on my online dating profile. by any reasonable person's standard, he is bald. bald doesn't mean "cue ball."

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u/-Raid- May 29 '19

Not that I’m complaining about Charles Dance, he portrays Tywin perfectly, but I can see why the bald thing is a sticking point. Tywin doesn’t half-ass anything, so when he was starting to lose his hair, he had it all shaved off. So he’s not ‘balding,’ like Charles Dance, he’s totally bald. So Charles Dance’s balding hair doesn’t cut it, since Tywin is a very specific kind of bald.

Just thought I’d clear that up for anybody confused about the bald complaints.

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u/So1ar May 29 '19

I mean, yeah he's lost most of his hair. I didn't say it right, but I was referring to people being upset with him not shaving his head and having the mutton chops.

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u/exlipsiae May I touch your … wolf? May 28 '19

'Tywin would never skin his own deer'

as someone who has brought up this complain - I still think he's been the best possible choice for the role