Watch Tywin Lannister Put King Joffrey in His Place!

Tywin Lannister schools King Joffrey

[Zevronax]

Dance is such an on-character casting for the role of Tywin. There's a lot of subtleties at play here.
-He uses appropriate royal terms, but does not bow to Joffrey.
-Joffrey complains about the Small Council meetings, which he does not attend.
-Tywin DOES attend, and uses the same argument of travel time for ACTUAL work.
-When spoken to in a demanding way, he steps forward; causing Joffrey to recoil slightly.
-Tywin is tall, he towers over Joffrey (great camera work)
-The symbol of the Hand of the King is worn at an angle, not upright.
-Tywin leans into Joffrey being a child, telling him he can be "carried" if desired.
-Joffrey, petulant little sadist that he is, correctly brings attention to a potential threat.
-One of Tywin's few, but blatant, weaknesses is exposed. Concerned only with the here and now.
-Scene ends with Tywin not waiting to be dismissed. He pauses twice, readjusting himself to the center steps.

All this in 3 freaking minutes. 1 min of which is done in complete silence.

[betancourtj]

“You are being counseled at this very moment.” Such a badass delivery.

[WerewolfGuyyy]

"Whenever nessesary" = "When i fucking feel like it!"

[rahulpinnamaneni]

Joffrey sitting back, worried his grandpa would bitch-slap him is gold. 🤣

[ViewerOnline]

I love how he walked up the steps so that he stood over Joffrey to imply that he was above him despite their stations.

[mysteryjunkie]

“May I ask why?” Joffrey has never been that polite with anyone else

[Killerqueen]

I love how in the moments where Joffrey is actually being smart he’s mostly shot down but when he’s being sadistic and insane everybody is basically fine with it

[beaudure]

The pause before “whenever necessary” changes the meaning entirely. Brilliant.

[michaelbleckler]

Charles Dance has such a commanding presence on screen. Great actor

[mikesantander]

Actually one of the few scenes where joffery is showing intelligence. He’s genuinely concerned about the issue to the east and how to solve it.

[johndennisvistal]

Tywin stopping to stop the kingsguard following him screams power.

[jaycasado]

Tywin did the Bane from Dark Knight Rises: “Do you feel like you’re in charge?”

[hannah]

The one time joffrey actually got it right.🐉🐲

[agagqbq]

the way this Tywin carries himself is goals, hes the leader in any conversation

[HopeMonkey]

I love it when Tywin walked up and the stairs and Joffrey had to look up to him, a realisation that the power had shifted and was in fact always this way.

[serjaimelannister]

Tywin definitely showed him his place, but Joffrey was right about Daenerys becoming a problem.

[MrKardany]

Tywin was the scariest with very few words.. smart and quick.. his only weakness is think was his hatred towards his son.. which ended him by his hands..

[eugenematthew]

Joffrey: "I've been very busy, many important matters require King's attention."

Tywin: *("Bullshit.")* "...of course."

[joshuadaley]

Joffery understands how powerful his grandfather is

[rm]

2:40 this line shows that Varys had been actively misinforming Tywin about the nature of Dany's dragons in order to keep his attention away from the matter. This might be the only time where from a strategic point of view, Joffrey is right and Tywin is wrong.