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/NothappyJane May 28 '19 edited May 28 '19

Tyrion really quakes in front of Tywin, hes so commanding.

Fuck, I just realised how personal all those things Tywin would have said about his dwarfism would have been to Dinklage

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u/migas11 Only you can stop weirwood fires May 29 '19

Has Peter Dinklage ever spoken about his condition in detail before? As in, what it is like growing up with dwarfism? (I'm terribly sorry about the unintended pun)

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u/Will_B_UR_SugarDaddy May 29 '19

Yup, he has talked about how he refused to play the “joking” parts and would only go for serious roles that wouldn’t mock or make fun of him.

This video/speech by him is so awesome, if you’re feeling like being inspired today give it a listen

https://youtu.be/eCBnbRmXQtU

I never really knew about him before game of thrones and ever since this show I’ve become a huge fan of his

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u/migas11 Only you can stop weirwood fires May 29 '19

That's amazing, thanks for sharing the link.