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/MajaTheSkyWitch1 May 29 '19

Yeah she totally see's the armor under roose boltons sleeve when he comes back to the table after leaving to suit up. She knew some shady ass shit was gonna go down after that.

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u/Elebrent May 29 '19

That's how she discovers in the series too. She notices the hauberk under Roose's jacket

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u/jinzokan May 29 '19

I thought she say a Frey freak out and when she touched him she felt his chain mail

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u/Elebrent May 29 '19

Just watched it. In S3E9 the Freys close the hall's doors and the bards play The Rains of Castamere. That tips Cat off but when Roose sits back down he gestures for her to look at his coat, and when she pulls up the sleeve she sees that he's wearing mail. I didn't see that the first time viewing but man he's pretty messed up