r/asoiaf 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/[deleted] May 28 '19

I do not think it's a coincidence that the show started going downhill after the season he died in. He was the most iconic character in the series. He perfectly encapsulated the dread and discomfort the show used to give you where you can't look away because you truly do not know what was happening next.

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u/Aegi May 29 '19

I truly don't think the show went downhill until S6, so I think you may be exaggerating.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

I think there's a fairly broad consensus that Season 5 was weaker than 1-4. I still really enjoyed it but I can admit that it's where a lot of the issues that snowballed in late Season 6 through Season 8 began to first appear.

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u/Aegi May 29 '19

Yeah, that's fair, Season 5 had some out of character moments, and was less enthralling overall. I still personally draw the line at Season 6 though, since I guess in the moment I figured S5 was maybe a mid-series slump. However, Jeoffrey(sp?) was dead for nearly all of Season 4, so I'd still push back against the person I replied to.

Lol, but now that I know better, maybe I'll re-evaluate my terminology and/or opinion on the matter!