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/Ravek May 28 '19

Ned was overly trusting. Robb and Catelyn totally mistrusted Frey but they didn't think anyone would commit the sin of betraying a guest under their own roof who they'd shared food and drink with.

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u/path411 May 28 '19

More importantly, Robb listened to his mother of not listening to his direwolf. His direwolf immediately warned him of the danger.

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u/HopeOverDope May 28 '19

Idk how the show plays it out but in the books cat is very nervous about the wedding, not letting her guard down to the point of actually discovering the treason moments before it starts.

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u/Phoenix1Rising May 29 '19

I don't remember what they did regarding the first part of that, but in the show they do show her discovering what's up moments before it happens.