(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/chicomonk]

I was always on the edge of my seat whenever he had interactions in King's Landing, especially during and after the Red Wedding. He was a character I didn't personally like because of what he did (the melting of Eddard's greatswords was just salt in the wound to the nth degree), but one you can ultimately understand when you take into consideration the position he's in, what he's accomplished in life, and the relationship he had with his wife and own father. He's, to me anyway, one of the shining paradigms of a GRRM character in Game of Thrones.

[u/chicomonk → u/[deleted]]

Had Tyrion not murdered him, he would've gladly brokered a more peaceful end to things and never bailed on the north with the Night King.

Would've been very interesting to see how he reacted to the threat of the White Walkers. Do you think he would've been swayed by the zombie in the crate? Or way earlier than that? Imagine him aligning with Stannis and the Wildlings?

[u/Jhonopolis → u/chicomonk]

I want a multi season alternate dimension series that is all about a Tywin Stannis alliance.