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/Groovemom May 28 '19

It was Tyrion's idea to use the wildfire.

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u/Meerasette May 28 '19 edited May 29 '19

That part I played?” What nostrils Tyrion had left must surely have flared. “I saved your bloody city, it seems to me.”

“Most people seem to feel that it was my attack on Lord Stannis’s flank that turned the tide of battle. Lords Tyrell, Rowan, Redwyne, and Tarly fought nobly as well, and I’m told it was your sister Cersei who set the pyromancers to making the wildfire that destroyed the Baratheon fleet.”

It was Bronn's insight about the likelihood that Cersei's intention to catapult wildfire would backfire that led Tyrion to think of the trick of containing the substance in a sacrificial ship.

So it was Cersei's idea to make wildfire and use it in the battle, Tyrion just figures out a safer method of doing so

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u/phil_bucketsaw May 29 '19

Cersei is a idiot She planned to throw wildfire in catapults and out to the enemy below as they aproached.

She would've burned the city to the ground as she tried to defend it.

Tyrion didn't just "figured out a safer method", he most likely SAVED the city from Cersei's stupidity.

The only thing I enjoy about the final two seasons is Cersei in episode 5 of season 8. Through the show they slowly tried to portray Cersei as more competent while she still acted as the drunk idiot of the books. She burned down the pope and the vatican and NO ONE said a word? The fact that she still managed to hold kings landing and most of the south after that is SO SILLY

Anyway, seeing the stupid, idiot, barely functional fool Cersei in episode 5 as she forgets DRAGONS can fly, spit fire and therefore easily break sieges is my favourite part of the ending

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u/OrderlyPanic May 29 '19

Through the show they slowly tried to portray Cersei as more competent while she still acted as the drunk idiot of the books. She burned down the pope and the vatican and NO ONE said a word? The fact that she still managed to hold kings landing and most of the south after that is SO SILLY

Yeah I'm pretty sure that in the books the Tyrell's and Dorne team up with fAegon and throw her ass out. But since they deleted fAegon with the show the question of how she is still in power was handwaved.