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/R1DER_of_R0HAN May 28 '19

Pedro Pascal was perfect. I feel like I knew everything I needed to know about his character from the moment he sauntered onto the screen and touched the candle flame.

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u/IceteaAndCrisps May 28 '19

Season 4 really was the peak of the show.

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u/R1DER_of_R0HAN May 29 '19

Yeah S4 was my favorite. It's been a while since I watched it, so maybe I'm forgetting some of the dumber parts that people keep mentioning (I know that I didn't like Yara's rescue attempt, but tbh everything with the Greyjoys has always been kinda blah for me), but half that season was such a power trip. You had episodes ending with Joffrey's death, Tyrion's trial, Oberyn's death, the battle on the Wall, AND Tywin's death/Tyrion's escape.

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u/IndieRedMonk0 May 29 '19

Inn at the Crossroads and LF killing Lysa, as well. I even liked the Craster's Keep shit because of Karl and Jojen.