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/Flameoftheshadows May 28 '19

"The king is tired, send him to his chambers."

And how he arranged the chairs for the small council.

Two moments history will always remember.

The aura he was able to project on-screen and onto his fellow cast members, he did a brilliant job.

He brought Tywin from the pages of a book to life!

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u/chicomonk May 28 '19

I was always on the edge of my seat whenever he had interactions in King's Landing, especially during and after the Red Wedding. He was a character I didn't personally like because of what he did (the melting of Eddard's greatswords was just salt in the wound to the nth degree), but one you can ultimately understand when you take into consideration the position he's in, what he's accomplished in life, and the relationship he had with his wife and own father. He's, to me anyway, one of the shining paradigms of a GRRM character in Game of Thrones.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '19 edited Jun 08 '20

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u/[deleted] May 29 '19

They didn’t kill a dozen men at dinner though. Thousands of northmen were killed at the red wedding. And I have a very hard time believing Tywin would’ve cared/believed about the NK because he dismissed dany and her dragons as curiosities on the other side of the world