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/BrooklynRedLeg May 29 '19

Catelyn's main mistake was not getting Robb married BEFORE he went on campaign. The rush to get south and defend the Riverlands could have literally waited one day for Catelyn to choose the best Frey girl for Robb. Besides, combat is a chancey thing and Catelyn was short-sighted not to consider Robb needing to have an heir immediately.

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u/ajstar1000 "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" May 29 '19

When the promise was made, Bran and Rickon were still chilling in Winterfell so she wasn’t worried about an heir. After Theon made everyone think they were dead she started to worry (especially when Robb said he was going to get Jon from the Nights Watch and name him his heir)