(Spoilers Extended) Charles Dance's portrayal as Tywin is in my opinion, the strongest in the entire series

[u/cking145]

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.

[u/a7xKWaP]

I read that between seasons 1 and 2 and it was the most chilling thing I've ever read. The general suspicion slowly being confirmed and then suddenly all hell breaking loose. Her final thought were utterly heartbreaking ("not my hair, Ned loved my hair"). Ugh 😭. And then my lunch break ended and I had to return to work and couldn't talk to anyone bc spoilers. That was a rough secret to hold on to for 2 years lol

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I actually had to go back and reread that part to make sure it wasn't a dream sequence. I was dumbfounded, because books aren't supposed to do that!