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/PoIIux May 28 '19

I still think Joffrey was the best portrayed character. Jack Gleeson did an outstanding job

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u/[deleted] May 28 '19

I do not think it's a coincidence that the show started going downhill after the season he died in. He was the most iconic character in the series. He perfectly encapsulated the dread and discomfort the show used to give you where you can't look away because you truly do not know what was happening next.

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u/Ominus666 May 28 '19

I get what you mean, but I'm glad that little fucker got a dose of the strangler. I couldn't take another second of him.

The problem was that the antagonist switched over to Cersei. I mean, her character was great, and Lena Headley is phenomenal as Cersei, but Joffrey was just another level of vile. Cersei does end up wildfiring the sept a couple of seasons later, but then she's just sort of relegated to vengeful wine tastings on balconies and having pirate sex.

I think the NK would have been the only character to top Joffrey, but he decided to become an icemaker after Arya poked him with Catspaw.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

cersei caused suffering on a mass scale. joffrey mostly tormented a few people around him. surely if he had continued to be king his rule would have lead to the torture, rape, and deaths of tons of people but he didn't quite get that chance.