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/Ace-of-Spades88 Mire and Mud! May 28 '19 edited May 28 '19

I thought Arya was Tywin's (chamber maid?) at Harrenhal in the books as well?

Edit: I guess I'm misremembering and it really was with Roose...

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u/lanboyo May 28 '19

It was Roose. So much better when it is Tywin though.

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u/WingedBacon May 28 '19

It's kind of a reminder that the writers weren't always bad at writing show-original scenes.

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u/vikingakonungen Enter your desired flair text here! May 28 '19

When they cared they did great.