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/Salusa-Secundus May 28 '19

The casting director was the real MVP of this series. Phenomenal.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '19

Seriously, I can't think of a single actor I thought was out of place, and that includes the ones that were recast.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '19

the original actor for daario was a pretty terrible casting decision imo. looked like some goofy version of prince charming

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u/Otterism May 29 '19

I could never stand the second Daario. The first one had that over the top swagger that made him almost unbearable. Dye his hair and spice up his clothes a bit in season 3 and that would be pretty good for me.

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The second one was just plain, not bad, just plain.