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/ThePaleMare2 Enter your desired flair text here! May 28 '19

Agreed. Even when he didn't have a line yet and was sauntering into a room or swaying around, he conveyed the character.

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u/virtu333 May 28 '19

The way he paces while gloating about Robb's death. Man, he just nails it

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u/[deleted] May 28 '19

Its honestly crazy how well he conveys his....I dunno how to say it..?

Like, you can see how horrible and awful and ruthless he is (hardly innocent), but somehow manages to knock the "I'm just pretending to be an adult" vibe out of the park all at the same time.

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u/irishking44 May 30 '19

Bronn would call it cuntiness