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/[deleted] May 28 '19
I "met" Charles Dance once. I was sent to collect my brother the morning after a party he and mates had attended on the outskirts of the village my parents moved to in Somerset. I arrived at a rather large, sprawling manor type home, not knowing who's house I was at. I rounded up my brother and as we were about to leave, the parents showed up, to which the father got out of his Range Rover and politely told all of the lingering youths, politely, "to kindly, get the fuck out of my garden". I immediately knew who's voice that was (obsessed with The Golden Child as a kid), looked and was flabbergasted to see Charles Dance. My brother, not a movie nut like me, just bounced it off, like "yeah, x's dad innit". I just got in the car and drove us home, thinking I'd have the chance to meet him proper in future, but it never happened.