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[Great Other]

Yeah.Tywin Lannister,Warden of the West,Lord of Casterly Rock and Shield of Lannisport.Most people hate him,but,I am in a completely opposite position.
Note:My favorite moment between Book&TV series changes,since in TV series Tywin appears a little earlier.
In the Books:
"Because you are my son!"
In the TV Series:
Since I saw his face and that stag being flayed by him!

[LordBloodraven]

When he shitted himself and showed to the world that that "at the end, Lord Tywin didn't shit gold".

[another bastard]

When he said the word "whore" to Tyrion for a second time while sitting on the privy.

And he stayed my favorite character for almost, like, till the end of that chapter.

Then I went back to hating the evil bastard.

(Yes, I already used that line on another thread, but couldn't help myself. It's just so ... emblematic.)

[Gurkhal]

From the first time people talked about him. He's simply perhaps the most awesome character so far in the series. Nothing, nothing and nothing can go up against Tywin and have a chance of being anything but mediocre, at best.

[Jamie Lannister]

When he spent 85% of ASOS twiddling his thumbs... because he had already won the war, and no one knew it yet.

Bad. Ass.

[The Drunkard]

When Cersei found him dead, naked, wearing a shock looked and with blood congealing in his pubic hair.

Karma, biatch.

[Silmarien]

Never.  I strongly dislike Tywin.

[chris999]

I actually really like Tywin.

He would have brought peace and stability to the realm, which would have made for a very boring ending of the series, thus GRRM had to kill him off.

[Gurkhal]

chris999, on 13 March 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

I actually really like Tywin.

He would have brought peace and stability to the realm, which would have made for a very boring ending of the series, thus GRRM had to kill him off.

Very true.

[Bing]

chris999, on 13 March 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

I actually really like Tywin.

He would have brought peace and stability to the realm, which would have made for a very boring ending of the series, thus GRRM had to kill him off.

Sure you're not forgetting about Daenerys, dragons and the Others, Jon Connington and the Golden Company, Faceless Men and Arya- Super Assassin, Littlefinger and Varys etc. etc.? Or did you mean- had he been infallible?

Rather incredible that Tywin is so often given credit for being the only one capable of bringing peace and stability, when really it's something that could be brought about- or not, by any number of different permutations. As his end on the privy shows us, Tywin was in the end as fallible as any other man.

[Karelian]

chris999, on 13 March 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

I actually really like Tywin.

He would have brought peace and stability to the realm, which would have made for a very boring ending of the series, thus GRRM had to kill him off.

I agree. He was a fine Machiavellian leader capable of bringing stability to the realm and rebuilding the Seven Kingdoms. Too bad he got killed and everything he did turned into nothing. Now I have to support Stannis, although he's a little bit too stubborn. I'd want to see the Targaryens back in power, but Daenerys seems too stupid as of Dance with Dragons, Aegon might not even be real and Jon (?) is dead (?) for the moment.

[Long Night Survivor]

Is it weird that I hate him in the books, think he's such a BAMF in the show?

Tywin lannister biggest boss EVER.

[Monk Meth-]

i don't like him.. i respect him though.. he was a great lord and a smart man.. and willing to do almost anything (as long as the dirt wasn't on his hands personally.)

[trins]

Long Night Survivor, on 13 March 2012 - 01:35 PM, said:

Is it weird that I hate him in the books, think he's such a BAMF in the show?

Tywin lannister biggest boss EVER.

shit my thoughts exactly dude!  The actor that plays Tywin has a certain level of control and calmness that's out of this worlddd

[Long Night Survivor]

trins, on 13 March 2012 - 01:38 PM, said:

shit my thoughts exactly dude!  The actor that plays Tywin has a certain level of control and calmness that's out of this worlddd

Hell yeah he does! At first I hated him for not being bald and not looking like what I thought he looked like. But the actor is such a good Twyin, I don't think it would've matter if he looked like a smorf.

[Stannis Iron Baratheon]

When he said "why is it better to kill thousands on the battlefield rather than a few at a wedding".(i know its not the direct quote)

[Independent George]

Monk Meth-, on 13 March 2012 - 01:37 PM, said:

i don't like him.. i respect him though.. he was a great lord and a smart man.. and willing to do almost anything (as long as the dirt wasn't on his hands personally.)

That about sums up my feelings, too - he's not a likable character at all, but i can't help but admire his sheer competence. That's an unusual way to compliment someone, but look at who we have to compare him to. Except for Stannis, the heads of every other great house are complete ninnies (yes, I'm including Robb, who lost the war because he couldn't keep it in his pants).

After the red wedding, he also had a line that I still can't quite refute: why is it glorious to kill ten thousand men, but treachery to kill a dozen (or something to that effect). He's wrong, but he's also right.

ETA: Ninja'd.

Edited by Independent George, 13 March 2012 - 02:03 PM.

[Browncoat]

I (love to) hate Tywin.  If you look past his facility as a tactician, he's a pretty awful human being.  Yes, he could have brought peace and stability to the realm...but in addition to sending Gregor Clegane and Co. to tear apart the smallfolk in the riverlands (or at the very least not preventing him from destroying everything there), he treats his son terribly.  Awesome character, but I hate the guy.

[Ororo727 Jon Snow Fangirl]

LordBloodraven, on 13 March 2012 - 07:58 AM, said:

When he shitted himself and showed to the world that that "at the end, Lord Tywin didn't shit gold".

Classic!

I never liked him, but I respected him for being shrewd and ruthless, getting the job done by any means necessary.

[Lizaveta Martell]

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