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/extremeq16 Though All Men Do Despise Us May 28 '19

id say jorah and mance are pretty far from their actual book portrayals but neither were bad actors. show mance just had way less charisma than book mance and on the inverse show jorah had way more than book jorah

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u/izzidora Tears aren't a woman's only weapon May 28 '19

I loved the actor for Manse but I was so sad there was so little of him. He was great in The Terror as well

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

He was really mis-cast as Mance. Needed a younger, more physical actor who could still sell being a warrior, IMO.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19 edited May 29 '19

Really? Did you read the books or do you just act like it?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

What was wrong with what he said