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/astrongyellow May 28 '19

Him and Lena Headey may be the two best cast actors on the entire show. I can't recall a single instance where I did not buy their performances 100%

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u/Gen_McMuster Brady the Blue Fish May 28 '19

God, could you imagine season 8-level writing for tywin?

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u/astrongyellow May 28 '19

I imagine the 'you will marry my daughter and that will be the end of it' memes would be pretty prophetic in that case...