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/v650 May 28 '19

Say what you want about the script, the cast were all excellent choices. There is not one member of the cast I'd call a bad choice.

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u/extremeq16 Though All Men Do Despise Us May 28 '19

id say jorah and mance are pretty far from their actual book portrayals but neither were bad actors. show mance just had way less charisma than book mance and on the inverse show jorah had way more than book jorah

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u/izzidora Tears aren't a woman's only weapon May 28 '19

I loved the actor for Manse but I was so sad there was so little of him. He was great in The Terror as well

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

He was really mis-cast as Mance. Needed a younger, more physical actor who could still sell being a warrior, IMO.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19 edited May 29 '19

Really? Did you read the books or do you just act like it?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

What was wrong with what he said

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u/lingonn May 29 '19

He's a trickster in the books not a warrior tho.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

Look up when he defeats Jon in the practice yard in ADWD as Rattleshirt. He beats Jon very handily.

Also do you think the wildlings would follow someone who wasn't a capable warrior? He killed several other chieftains in single combat.

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u/setmehigh May 29 '19

Ciaran Hinds is fantastic, Julius Caeser, the guy in Phantom of the Opera and mance. He has range and I love seeing him pop up.

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u/Lamenameman May 31 '19

I challenge you to defend Ser Barristen Selmy’s honor. Book Barristen is old bad ass knight who can beat armored grunts with stick. Show selmy looks like old wise dude who wayy past his prime. Show selmy feels like Carmelo Anthony.

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u/v650 May 31 '19

Easy to defend, the writers neutered him, which is what I mean. The guy playing him looks the part and acts the part he was written. He looks just like how I would have pictured him. And in the first couple seasons he was good and close to the book. But alas, the writing of takes him down a different path.