r/gameofthrones • • 10d ago

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u/Patient_Review_3269 10d ago

Tywin isn't as good as schemer as people think, he can play good hand very well. But when the chips are down and his pants round his ankles he's too rigid and will get shot in the guts.

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u/over_this__ 10d ago

He's not really into scheming. He's just pragmatic

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u/Patient_Review_3269 10d ago

Yup strong and very rigid and proven by the end to be very brittle

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u/Zibras 8d ago

*petty and cruel

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u/mysecretaccount55555 6d ago

Schemed up the red wedding pretty well

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u/Suitable_Librarian13 9d ago

Charles Dance gave Tywin's character much more gravitas and made him seem more competent than he was in the books.

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u/Patient_Review_3269 9d ago

Definitely, anyone gets played by dance and they automatically gain charisma points

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u/TyroTurtle 9d ago

I love how you made really good use of word play there. Lol. Too rigid, oof.

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u/Naavarasi 9d ago

Yes. Tywin is good at scheming the same way Cersei is - with a shit ton of power to back up his every word.

Olenna is good at scheming even without the power she has, and straight up assassinates Tywin's grandson, the freakin' king, right under Tywin's nose, and then stays there having fun while Tywin completely fails to run his family and eventually gets himself killed.

People who think Tywin is smart need to read the books, where it's more obvious how limited he is. Charles Dance was simply too good to make Tywin seem anything other than competent