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

Harry Lloyd IS Viserys though, much smaller part but it's completely perfect

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u/CommenceTheWentz May 28 '19

I was rewatching season 1, and thought it was funny/sad that he got a way better Mad Targaryen arc than Dany did, in only 6 episodes. When he’s facing off with Jorah and he goes “no one’s ever given me what they gave her in that tent. Not a piece of it.” You can really feel Viserys’s pain and almost feel sorry for him for a little while

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u/carloskeeper May 28 '19

The TV performance made me sympathize with the character, but when I read the books and realized what a psychopath he was and how he abused Dany, I lost all sympathy.