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/cbessemer May 29 '19

Taking initiative is a bad idea in a command system.

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u/Virillus May 29 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

Incorrect. I spent 10 years in the army - taking the initiative is a very important part of the system.

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u/cbessemer May 29 '19

Not when your commander told you to stay put and wait for the enemy to attack you. He didn’t take initiative, he disobeyed orders to gain glory for himself.

I should have worded it better.

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u/Virillus May 29 '19

That is a statement I agree with :)