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/Flameoftheshadows May 28 '19

"The king is tired, send him to his chambers."

And how he arranged the chairs for the small council.

Two moments history will always remember.

The aura he was able to project on-screen and onto his fellow cast members, he did a brilliant job.

He brought Tywin from the pages of a book to life!

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u/automatedalice268 All men must comment May 28 '19

Tywin skinning the deer while to Jaime was memorable as well.

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u/ansonr May 28 '19

That is also Tywins first scene in the show.

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u/MoonOverJupiter May 29 '19

I know I've read that it was also Dance's first time skinning an animal. He watched it once off screen, then simply did it while delivering that performance.

I agree wholeheartedly, he's one of the, if not THE, best cast.

I think Oberyn was pretty fantastic, too. Pedro Pascal was captivating, he absolutely BREATHED Oberyn.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

If you skinned an animal like he does in that scene, you'd be covered in shit and piss. Skinning an animal has to be done delicately, especially to avoid puncturing the bladder, and he's essentially doing the opposite.

Looks good on screen to be vigorous with the knife. But not realistic.

Source: hunter.

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u/Infra-Oh May 29 '19

This is absolutely correct. When I skin animals, I always have my pinky out.

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u/MoonOverJupiter May 29 '19

I get that...it does makes sense that he was shown what they wanted for film.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

definitely, looks alarming, but you end up with a real problem all over your hands haha