Tyrion made me realize, no matter how hard you work or how effective your solutions to problems are, it all boils down to if your boss likes you.

This was Tywin’s only weakness, his hatred for his son. It ended up killing him.

Fun fact: Charles Dance was so appalled by Tywin's treatment towards Tyrion that he kept apologizing to Peter Dinklage, between takes, for all the horrible things he told him while acting.

3:37 - 4:35 has got to be one of the most brutal and cruel sets of lines ever spoken on screen; you barely have time to breathe or process before he delivers the next insult. There's not even a hint of comedic relief to find here, just pure and uninterrupted verbal annihilation, and so beautifully delivered by Charles Dance.

Gods, the dialogues were strong then.

Thinking: "The worst thing that can happen is that she says no." Reality:

Straight from the book. Charles and Peter absolutely killed this scene

Even as grown adults, the fear they all have for their father is so relatable and so apparent.

“You are an ill made spiteful little creature, full of envy, lust and low cunning” That’s pretty much Cersei though

This conversation alone is greater than the entire season 8 script.

As a fun fact that might reinforce this scene. Tywin had a favorite sister, one of the few people that could make him smile after his wife died and she was also Tyrion's favorite aunt. However when she once remarked to Tywin how similar Tyrion was to him in how capable and smart he was, Tywin became so angry that he didn't spoke to her in years after that. I think this scene really captures their relationship perfectly. Also an interesting contrast that both Tywin and Tyrion had the same favorite sister/aunt showing how similar they were which was reinforced by Shae lying on Tyiwin's bed in the end. PS: I think this aunt is mentioned in the show as the "fat Lannister", the mother of the Lannister that shared a cell with Jaime.

I love how Tywin mentions his father (Tytos Lannister), then immediately mentions his father's father (Gerold Lannister). Tytos was hated by Tywin. Tytos used to "waddle about" being laughed at by the members of other houses, as Tytos threw his money around, spending it on wine and prostitutes, and Tywin mentions with Arya in S2 that Tytos "nearly destroyed our house and name." The exact same things that Tywin is accusing Tyrion of doing. He sees Tyrion as his Tytos, but in a body more suited to his behaviour in life. Tytos' father, Gerold Lannister, known as Gerold the Golden was, on the other hand, known to be exceptionally smart, quick-witted, and a very capable lord who massively increased the wealth of House Lannister. A man who was greatly respected by Tywin. Kind of funny how he immediately mentions "his father before him" after mentioning Tytos.

"You who killed your mother to come into the world." The evil in that sentence can't be overstated.

If you want a great cold 'villian', cast an old English theatre veteran

2:52 Love the way Tywin swallows his rage, offers Tyrion a diplomatic compromise, then lashes out at him. Says so much about their relationship. Even the way the shots are framed in this scene makes it seem like both characters are staring into a warped mirror, each seeing in the other parts of themselves which they despise.

Its sad tyrion had basically everything tywin wanted for his kids. Hes smart, brave, cunning the only thing he was lacking, was size

Tywin was a smart man - one of the smartest in all Westeros. Unfortunately, he couldn't get past his hate and shame for Tyrion, even when he recognized how capable Tyrion was. As a real team, they would have been virtually unstoppable.

"I'll let myself be consumed by maggots before you have casterly rock" well tyrion has casterly rock and you are being consumed by maggots. Lol

"And I would let myself be consumed by maggots before mocking the family name by making you heir to Casterly Rock." This scene actually makes me cry lol. Tyrion really wanted his father to love him and be proud of him and treat him with respect. That's what he's really asking for in this scene, he literally proved himself in battle, as a family Tyrion and Tywin won the Battle of Blackwater together. Yet Tywin is as hateful and condescending as ever. Had Tywin been able to love and respect Tyrion their house name would have lived on like he so desperately wanted. (btw I love Tywin as a character and Charles Dance is amazing, just his character is an awful father/person)

I love the way Tyrion is so hurt he doesn’t even wait for Tywin to finish before he turns and finishes walking away. Such a moving scene, damn near moves me to tears.

"Hey dad can I have the massive castle?" - "No"

It's ironic as Tywin was obsessed with family legacy and the bloodline moving on but the only way the bloodline moves on now is through Tyrion, who he hated the most

4:43 Never noticed it until now but as Tywin talks, Tyrion just nods midway through and continues walking, not staying or dramatically staring at his father while he speaks. He had enough of his shit, just the same thing he’s heard since birth.

In the books Tywin's contempt for Tyrion makes a bit more sense as Tyrion is a far less heroic figure. He's more like Tywin with an even greater perchant for manipulating his own family. In the books Tywin's words about Tyrion being a "spiteful creature" make more sense as Tyrion is a more dastardky schemer who takes the fate of his family into his own gambles and Tywin - whome family and reputation are everything - is absolutely appalled by this.

That was the most cruel, cold-hearted and sadistic statement to throw into the face of your own son. Completely barren of all emotions, but resentment.

Charles Dance was the absolute perfect cast for this role.

I love how the emotion in Tywin's voice slowly increases throughout the scene.

Tywin Lannister was such a hypocrite, presenting himself as a man of honor and respectability, all about following the law and proper etiquette, while condemning Tyrion for his hedonistic lifestyle, but in the same time engaging in an extramarital affair with Shae.

I didn't know they televised my relationship with my dad.

If I were Tyrion I’d have cried my eyes out man. Tywin’s words were VISCIOUS.

I love how Tyrion knows exactly what kind of powerplay Tywin is trying to pull with the pen, but Tyrion just keeps sitting and poking fun at papa.

For any man who looks for admiration from his father this scene speaks volumes

I love how Tyrion turns away from his father during his last remark. Such a subtle human moment.

The way Tyrion asks “why?” is just genius acting. Feels like, as well as genuinely asking why, he’s questioning why his father is so relentlessly cruel and disrespectful to him, not just in this instance but his throughout his entire life

I know it's been a long time, but I'm still shocked how terribly this once amazing show ended. What we could have had :(

No matter how many times I watch this...this scene still gives me chills. I dont understand how D&D became so disconnected with what made this show amazing in the first place. Any show or movie can up the budget and raise the bar with battle scenes and CGI dragons, but this shows best moments are when two characters are face to face, talking in a room while drinking wine, with an epic soundtrack in the backround.

Just read this chapter, Tywin is incredibly cold, and Charles Dance portrayed him fantastically.

Can you imagine if Twying had embraced Tyrion after this point and treat him not like a son but as an equal? They would've been unstoppable.

The acting in this scene is incredible. The timing of the music in the background was impeccable

Tyrion rose on unsteady legs, closed his eyes for an instant as a wave of dizziness washed over him, and took a shaky step toward the door. Later, he would reflect that he should have taken a second, and then a third. Instead he turned. “What do I want, you ask? I’ll tell you what I want. I want what is mine by rights. I want Casterly Rock.” His father’s mouth grew hard. “Your brother’s birthright?” "The knights of the Kingsguard are forbidden to marry, to father children, and to hold land, you know that as well as I. The day Jaime put on that white cloak, he gave up his claim to Casterly Rock, but never once have you acknowledged it. It’s past time. I want you to stand up before the realm and proclaim that I am your son and your lawful heir.” Lord Tywin’s eyes were a pale green flecked with gold, as luminous as they were merciless. “Casterly Rock,”he declared in a flat cold dead tone. And then, “Never.” The word hung between them, huge, sharp, poisoned. I knew the answer before I asked, Tyrion said. Eighteen years since Jaime joined the Kingsguard, and I never once raised the issue. I must have known. I must always have known. “Why?” he made himself ask, though he knew he would rue the question. “You ask that? You, who killed your mother to come into the world? You are an ill-made, devious, disobedient, spiteful little creature full of envy, lust, and low cunning. Men’s laws give you the right to bear my name and display my colors, since I cannot prove that you are not mine. To teach me humility, the gods have condemned me to watch you waddle about wearing that proud lion that was my father’s sigil and his father’s before him. But neither gods nor men shall ever compel me to let you turn Casterly Rock into your whorehouse.” -Tyrion A Storm of Swords

Twyn really has an imposing presence, he has this ruthless, severe aristocratic air about him that reminds me a lot of Christopher Lee.

My favorite bit is right at the end: Tyrion stops and turns to hear Tywin's last remark but as soon as he hears the word "whore" leave Tywin's mouth, he immediately turns in disgust and starts walking again. The little nod Tyrion gives too like "yup, of course it's one last barb on the way out". Always loved that little touch.

My favorite line from the entire seires , " jugglers and singers require appulse you arrre a lanister ", that sets the bar really high .

Their relationship is the most interesting on the show. Tywin sees Tyrion's strategic abilities, leadership skills, and intelligence as right up there with his own, which is why he made him hand of the King, and he has deep conversations with him about running the kingdom more than any other character. Tyrion's is the only opinion other than his own that he gives any consideration to when it comes to matters of leadership. Yet the things that disgust him about Tyrion, specifically the way he chooses to live, is pretty much entirely due to Tywin never properly accepting him as his son and being disgusted by his existence.

To teach me humility the gods have condemned me to watch u waddle about. The way he moves his head when he says waddle about. The disdain and half truths in his monologue are so vicious. Charles Dance is a savage.

“I’ll let myself be consumed by maggot before I let you have casterly rock” *deal*

The most heartbreaking dialogue on the show. Tywin's cruelty here was legendary.

“Men’s laws give you the right to bear my name and display my colours since I cannot prove you are not mine.” Brutal

back when dialogues are impactful :(

"Jugglers and singers require applause." Damn.

Tywin has generally been a character I couldn’t come to hate due to his extreme intelligence and presence but this scene is an exception. Tyrion’s been looked down upon by the whole world, including his father and sister, for being a dwarf and ‘killing’ his mother, something he can’t control. This unfortunately happens in real life too, so many awful parents are biased against certain children for qualities and characteristics they can do nothing about

4:47 phenomenal acting by Dinklage. As soon as Tywin starts the sentence he knows where it’s going and just turns to walk away. Loved S1-4 :///

The most perfect part is when Tyrion walks off at the end. He turns to listen, realises immediately that he doesn't want to hear it and walks away. I've never seen anyone do that in a show before but it happens in real life when you hate someone but have to listen to them

I think this was the moment (if there was a single one) where Tyrion realized he could never mean anything to Tywin. As much as he liked jousting with his father, I think Tyrion had hope for gaining SOMETHING from him, even if just some grudging respect.

Tywin knew this whole time he was talking to his only worthy successor, but his idiotic hatred prevented him from ever admitting it. He and Tyrion would have been unstoppable as a team.

These 2 actors were made for these roles. They were phenomenal!

The acting in this scene is phenomenal. Peter Dinklage's expressions as the scene continues is a master class. From confidence, to confusion, to shame, to anger, to hatred, to emotionally checking out. The little nod he gives at the end like, "Yeah, whatever..." is just so on point. These two actors together during that time of the show, there was really nothing like it on television.

Despite Tywin's great wisdom, his own stubborness blinded him to the fact that despite all of his whoring and joking, Tyrion is the only Lanister fit to replace Tywin. He may not have his stature, but he has proven time and again to have a wit equal to or beyond that of Tywin himselft.

It's so great how in one breath Tywin can diminish Tyrion's achievements by emphasising that he's a Lannister and his son, and then in the next, completely undercut what Tyrion being his son should mean. If Tywin actually treated him like a son, instead of just weaponising it against him, Tyrion wouldn't have turned out how he is.

"Ask her out, the worst she can say is no" Her response:

In Tywin's old age he muddled up the words 'hang' and 'bang'. :)

now that i think about it tyrion is the only one who managed to be hand of the king and survive

The saddest and ironic about this scene is that Tyrion is the child that so like and closest to his father in talents and ability compared to his other siblings. Yet Tywin due to his hatred and loathing of Tyrion can never see that or praise him for it. Creating as lasting hatred between that will eventually cause Tywin's death.

The greatest acomplishment of Game of Thrones writing is the utter vile hate it can induce by presenting us the psyche of Lannisters.

Dialogues this season were, “She is my queen” and “I don’t want it. She is my queen”. Missed such intellectual discussions that were so much a signature of the show

Charles Dance is so good at playing this character that it still puzzles my mind. I know it is cliché to say but he was born to play this role.

Tywin gets up, writes letters, emotionally destroys his children, goes about his day as if nothing happened..

Something I love about this series is just listening to the ambience of the scenes. The wine being poured into the cups, the faint animal sounds in the background, the scratching of Tywin's pen as he writes, footsteps in the stone corridors...in this world of unpleasantness, there's something so...calming about it all :)

As cruel as Tywin was, I loved his character for some reason; the show started going downhill ever since Tywin died.

This show cast phenomenal actors, but Charles Dance stil stood above them all in each scene. He is truly next level.

This is the moment Tyrion became Heisenberg

"In reality, Charles Dance was appalled and disgusted at Lord Tywin's treatment of his son, Tyrion. He remarked that it was extremely difficult for him to mistreat a genuinely nice man like Peter Dinklage. So Charles Dance kept apologizing to Dinklage between takes." . It proves that Peter Dinklage is really a man of honor. Besides, both are great actors indeed.

If Tyrion wasn’t a dwarf, he’d be Tywin’s favourite.

If Tyrion's birth was intended to teach Tywin humility, the gods really dropped the ball on that one. Just as well plan B was to make sure Tyrion could shoot straight.

Possibly the most anger inducing scene in the show. Tyrion rounded up the known thieves, he organised the defence of the city and held it long enough for Tywin's reinforcements to come, he fought on the battlefield and rallied the men when both the Hound and King Joffrey ran, while Cersei sat in her chambers drinking wine before bringing Tommen to meekly commit suicide in fear of Stannis. Tywin says 'Jugglers and singers require applause' as if it's reserved for the lowly entertainment but that's why King Joffrey and co awarded 600 knighthoods in the post-battle ceremony? But Tyrion's above any praise for being the key component in saving the city, aside from the Tyrell-Lannister last minute alliance and Stannis' forces thinking Loras (not in the books but in the show) was Renly's ghost and being spooked into retreating. 'You are a Lannister', so you reserve that for being said when it means Tyrion is denied any recognition for his fantastic performance as Hand of the King and yet at the same time Tywin foams at the mouth at the very idea that his unwanted son was absolutely critical to saving all he held dear and doing so in the name of the family Tywin argues to love and support for the sake of it's dynasty. What an ego-maniacal piece of shit. People gloss over Tywin's atrocities and overemphasize any small thing Tyrion does because of Charles Dance's ridiculously awesome performance but make no mistake, Tywin is a narcissistic, hypocritical heap of shit and never more so than when denying the capabilities and position of Tyrion as the most useful Lannister child, followed by Jaime and then a deep gap to Cersei.

3:38 Tywin’s dialogue is practically 100% word for word out of A Storm of Swords

When Tywin says "And one more thing." Tyrion stops and faces him. But as soon as he hears the word "whore" he turns and continues walking, while his father is still talking. No need to hear the rest, he knows exactly what his father is going to say and that he's dead serious about it.

The writing and acting in this scene is so good. Just watch tyrions face when Tywin says that he killed his mother to come into the world. Just little facial gestures that make this world so much more beieveable

Can you imagine how differently things would have played out if Tywin had just given Tyrion Casterly Rock

Tyrion season 3 episode 1:I organized the defense of this city while you held court in the ruins of Harrenhal. I led the foray when the enemies were at the gate while your grandson, the king, quivered in fear behind the walls. I bled in the mud for our family. And as my reward, I was trundled off to some dark little cell. But what do I want? A little bloody gratitude would be a start. Tyrion season 8: I have balls and you don't hehe

Dialogues then: (this video) Dialogues now: - You are the rightful heir to the throne. - uwuwuw i dun wunt to be king uwuwuw

The acting, lighting, voice acting/dubbing, camera work the choreography is just so great in such a short scene. I miss it man.

Tywin Lannister basically won the Game of Thrones all by himself: He had the power, intelligence, cunning and influence to ensure that his house was secure for generations to come. But by letting his hatred for Tyrion get the better of him he left his house ill-equipped to manage itself in his absence.

One day, while Tywin sits on the privy, he will regret those words.

Back then you could savour every spoken interaction like a fine wine.

3:54. I just realised that Tywin hates Tyrion so much, that he would rather think that Joana cheated on him, than acknowledge that he is the father. Damn

Tywin’s biggest mistake was never accepting Tyrion. This moment was his death warrant

Im here for the real Game of Thrones

Everytime I watch a scene like this, it makes Tywin being killed by Tyrion all the sweeter

Asking your boss for a pay rise be like...

*afterwards* Bronn: So what did he say? Tyrion: He said he'll think about it.

Tywin: Jogglers deserve applause... Also Tywin: Ride in the Throne Room on a white horse in his armor and cloak with an audience lining his path

“Seven Kingdoms to look after, and Three of them are in open rebellion” Tywin just epitomes power.

Charles Dance does brilliantly well with these regal type roles. The tone of his voice commands respect and fear. I loved the fact he voiced Emyr in the witcher 3 too. Just another perfect casting.

Top notch acting from both actors. Charles Dance and Peter Dinklage are titans.

Seeing where this series was and how it ended is almost sickening. Such a powerful scene

Charles Dance was the greatest actor this show ever had. None of the others were on his level.

Incredible, just this few minutes of a scene is heartbreaking.

One of Tyrion's best traits is his use of humour and wit to diffuse tense situations and to confuse/derail his foes. I would have expected Tyrion in this scene to waddle off in the end quipping "I love you too father, I'll visit again sometime" or something like that. But maybe this time the viciousness of his father's words were too much on him. His character was broken. I feel so bad for Tyrion. He's one of my favourite characters in both the books and show.

This less than 5 minute long scene makes me feel more than all of the seventh and half the eighth season (released so far) combined.