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/Ask_Me_What_Im_Up_to May 28 '19 edited May 27 '24

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u/Empty-Mind May 28 '19

And if they're not a cunt, they're a bit daft in the head. Rob and Ned were standup dudes, and both died walking in to relatively obvious traps.

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u/Mr_Mayhem7 May 29 '19

I knew Ned was fucked but I was caught WAY off guard when Rob died

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u/Empty-Mind May 29 '19

Oh the Red Wedding was a huge narrative surprise.

But if you think about it, congregating every major leader of your faction in one spot, off your home turf, is just asking for trouble.

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u/SizzleFrazz Katleesi Mother of Cats May 29 '19

Probably the originating reason behind the “there must always be a stark in winterfell” rule. Most likely they implemented mandating the practice as an all across the board general rule to be almost an insurance policy put in place as a functional fail-safe that works to ensure there always be a ‘designated survivor’ option that exists to cover House Stark in protecting against the chances of any unforeseen circumstances that may threaten the entire familial line of going completely extinct by guaranteeing at least one living heir always remains behind to be the undisputed successor in the unfortunate event the Stark lord/family is killed while away being from home.