A Storm of Swords - Chapter 19 - Tyrion III

[@nimra8545]

love how easily tywin brushes varys's talk of krakens and dragons under the rug as if it is something insignificant simply bc varys words it in such a cryptic and clever way

[@comradestannis]

haha

[@nancyespinoza6474]

You’re Tywin impersonation is very spot on to Charles Dance’s in my opinion, keep up the good work!

[@rajond7881]

I don't think it comes off Charles dancey. If anything Charles dance is lucky he portrayed it as good as David! He kills the tywin!!!! (Major love for Charles dance too of course "180..if I did a 360 id go around in a full circle and end up exactly where I started!" 🤣😭)

[@comradestannis]

Better than Charles Dance.

[@nancyespinoza6474]

@@comradestannis facts

[@AERYS.]

Not British though

[@kingofdragons7]

​@@AERYS.And Tywin is not british so all is well

[@madelinegarber7860]

The southern accents of the reach men are growing on me. And Little Finger and Tywin’s portrayals are spot on.

[@comradestannis]

Same to me as well.

[@flingyeah5555]

Ha-garden

[@juliec5151]

13:47 no he won't 🙊 23:52 of the three fantastical "stirrings", we know with certainly that two of them are _definitely_ real. I'm putting my money on the appearance of a legit kracken in tWoW. And I legit laughed out loud when tywin thought he could make an ally of Mance Rayder 😂

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Julie C I love how effortlessly Littlefinger manages to add “screw Tyrion over” to the three dozen schemes he juggles and pulls off in this book.

[@theelectricprince8231]

27:50 , Dontos told Little Finger. Poor Sansa, so desperate.

[@Jesusmlrw]

I founded amazing to realize that it was actually the Other way around when Tywin tells Cersei and Tyrion of their matches, that Tyrion was not at all horrified but Cersei and he was the one enjoying the other ones suffering

[@我主也]

astute catch! Tyrion also describes Cersei as never forgetting slights, "real or imagined"... and all this book Tyrion will obsess over Cersei sending Mandon Moore after him, when Varys himself indirectly names Joffrey as the culprit just last chapter. But Tyrion clings to an imagined slight instead.

[@Galvatronover]

@@我主也there more alike then Tyrion wants to admit

[@theelectricprince8231]

@@Galvatronover nah, read Feast. They are very different people, they have some similarities but not enough to even compare.

[@taylorrowley5274]

I love you! The amount of effort and enthusiasm you put into your readings is incredible. I listen to these all day at my boring office job to keep me sane. I know you did the readings a few years ago but seven hells I look forward going to work knowing I can listen to you reading these books

[@kevinu9528]

An interesting way to relisten to the books is to make a playlist of each characters chapters one after another easier to keep up with each persons story and what they're thinking.

[@WCLCooke]

I can't wait to hear your version of the Reigns of Castamere.

[@comradestannis]

Me too.

[@mschell8022]

I find it interesting how Cersei is described as being able to make herself come across as charming, charismatic, and attractive in the books. It makes her more devious and cunning. Lena Heady was amazing as Cersei but I definitely rarely got that kind of vibe from her portrayal of Cersei. Her Cersei was just all barely controlled irritation and passive aggressive bitchy-ness haha

[@TheCbot88]

She probably didn’t read the books

[@racatiwood]

@@TheCbot88 a number of the actors mentioned that they read their characters' POV chapters closely, and not much else in the series. Don't quote me on it, but I'm pretty sure Lena Heady said as much in interviews.

[@lindsay9838]

That’s so interesting you see it that way, I find book Cersei to be a spoiled brat. To me, she’s more annoying than sinister most of the time. I love the way the show portrayed Cersei. She knew she was powerful enough that she didn’t have to fake any pleasantries. The calmness and confidence about her made her more ominous. She was almost always more powerful than the person she was talking to, save her father and eventually the high sparrow, and she knew it. Her mind was always on protecting her children and securing the continuation of Lannister rule. Show Cersei couldn’t care less about flattering someone or remembering to act like a lady. She got off on scaring, controlling, and punishing people and felt no need to put on the charm beforehand. Also, it’s weird to me in that books that sometimes she’s nice to Tyrion or even defends him. I was surprised by that. I liked the consistency of her hatred for him in the show. (Not correcting you, just sharing the way I interpreted her!☺️ I love that everyone reads the same words yet walks away with different feelings)

[@mschell8022]

@@lindsay9838 I think book Cersei is much more historically realistic when it comes to how a medieval noble woman of her rank would be treated and expected to behave. I feel like in the books her angry, hostile, polite-yet-bitter behavior much more clearly communicates that she was forced into marriage and breeding for the sake of her noble House, and this is part of what drives her chaotic resentment. In the books she doesn't love or care for her children because having children is something that was forced upon her. She knows that her children are her only true political strength in the game of thrones, because she is a woman. Although Lena Heady's portrayal was definitely great, the whole portrayal of Cersei "actually only loving her children" and "truly being a mother deep down" (etc) took away from the idea that the character tragedy of book Cersei is that she was forced into a gender role she never wanted and she was dehumanized by being treated like a resource to be traded. Her error is that she reacts to reflecting on this with nothing but a desire for revenge and hatred. I think thats when she stops being a victim imo.

[@rapidroadsode8789]

@@lindsay9838 in the show she seduces cousin Lancel and uses her influence over him to him to give Robert the extra strong wine . She also uses her sexuality to get a navy from euron Greyjoy. She is clearly aware that her sexuality while Robert was alive and her children in the middle of the series and her fading youth fertility and sexuality by the end are her main weapons as a woman . I think the book shows the way women behaved quite accurately in getting what they wanted when they had little rights or say so . And also in juxtaposing that with several women like the Mormonts , brianne and Arya to show that some women will do things the boys and men do regardless of what is tradition .

[@comradestannis]

I love this chapter. It's one big convo and I love it; one big convo done right by an expert writer.

[@Hanging_Brain]

Idk why but it kills me that tyrion and tywin can never just get along lol. When tywin says he hoped the offer would please tyrion ugh it just kills me lol tywin is a pos true but its like he cares in his pos way and tyrion throws it in his face

[@delaschmi8903]

I often think about what would happen if Tyrion would just oblige and do what Tywin wants. I have a hard time picturing Tywin respecting him no matter what he does.

[@scorchinsun6586]

​@delaschmi8903 if Tywins kids did what he told them, House Lannister would have dominated the 7 Kingdoms

[@Hanging_Brain]

@@scorchinsun6586 mans wanted what was best for his family. They wanted what was best for themselves

[@zuraorokamono204]

maybe forcing your son to watch his childhood love getting gang banged is not ideal in establishing healthy child-parent relations, or to teach a lesson unscornfully Tyrion clearly respects Tywin and does his bidding more often than not, yet his reward is in even more scorn and less respect it is a small wonder that there can be no love between them Tywin does not strike me as someone who cares about his family, he cares about securing his dynasty, there's a distinction to be made

[@Alknix]

30:00 "You're my daughter" - said Tywin calmly.

[@naecologan4799]

Tywin voice is perfect asf

[@hebablo]

Just starting your clash of kings audiobooks, but I want to thanks you for completing the saga. Here’s to a job well done, and hopefully a Winds of Winter book coming next year

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Robbie Agnew Music thank you my friend! I’ve still got a ways to go before I’m caught up to George. Who knows, Winds might be out even before I get to ADwD! We can certainly keep the faith alive.

[@lindsay9838]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF it was a nice dream😉

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

@@lindsay9838 I love George’s work but I did not appreciate that blog post a couple weeks ago where he told me to go fuck myself

[@setarehghazizadeh]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF whatt??what are you talking about?!😭😭 I really love your work by the way,there is no way of thanking you for all the time you spent on this.I love the way you sing the songs btw with instruments in the back!!

[@kane2293]

😂😂 winds of winter next year. •3 yr ago 😂

[@soljam7832]

i love this chapter so much it basically confirms that jayne westerling was implanted into robb's bed and it was a manufactured love not like some fairy tale, tywin couldn't win in the battlefield against robb but he definitely broke the entire north with love the very thing that is used in most stories as the ultimate power up

[@madskirkthgersen762]

came for the audio book, stayed for that and your cat.

[@madelinegarber7860]

Lol same.

[@comradestannis]

The cat is the best part.

[@TiptoeJameal]

My cat's looking 4 ur cat bro

[@aleksanderpopov5060]

I’m not a fan of screaming cats, takes away from this great story. I have 2 cats and I love them, but you need a quiet room to do recording.

[@bensonfang1868]

15:43 wow the foreshadowing is unreal

[@comradestannis]

Absolutely. I love it.

[@Akaki1999]

I love this type of chapters, Tyrion chapters in Clash of Kings were my favorite. Intrigue + Politicking is peak ASOIAF. So now, Baelish will become essentially warden of the east (he will easily manipulate Lyssa and her stupid son for sure) + has Harrenhal... he's becoming powerful player thanks to the war with Stannis... Baelish must have heard Tyrell plot on Sansa stark from that Dontos guy Sansa meets in Gods wood, he's the only one she shared info with. Also Varys... he said 3 headed dragon, not 3 dragons... maybe he is team Targaryen after all, as he seemed to be in book 1 with Mopatis, in Arya chapter, and here he is trying to play safe by wording the message in a way to make it seem like rumor... so when they actually hear of Danny he will be like "oh my good lords I told you"... or he actually got wrong info. Interested about him the most...

[@rajond7881]

27:03 🤣🤣😂☠️ Dnt really fw cersei but this is the hardest burn in the whole series 😂😭

[@austinmasoni1896]

I love your varys voice you make him sound more cheerful manipulative unlike the show where calm and collective or evil laughter scheming

[@delaschmi8903]

There is some criticism for some voices in the other chapters, but for me (being german), i like them all. It makes it so much more fun to listen to it.

[@theelectricprince8231]

24:08 when people say Tyrion is as cruel as Tywin, this moment always contradicts that.

[@XxW4RB0RNxX]

The cats in the background make me feel at home lol

[@flex2timez]

It’s a distraction

[@aleksanderpopov5060]

Thank you for being such a great reader, the music, the songs and no screams from cats like last books Brans chapter that was impossible to listen to and focus on the great story. Thank you

[@johnrutkowski4166]

"Some battles are won with swords & spears, others with quills & ravens." It sounds as if Tywin already means to keep Robb Stark from getting out of the Riverlands.

[@SilentAssassin927]

You gave the reachmen southern accents? I LOVE IT!

[@TheCbot88]

So weird. lol

[@comradestannis]

I love it too.

[@cluelessghost1415]

Your Tywin voice is fantastic

[@TheKpa11]

So the show pulled a dumbledore goblet of fire moment between book and movie Tywin played it calm with Cersei to marry in the book, in the show he showed anger

[@comradestannis]

Yeah, I hated that.

[@mrimpostershaco]

"you will marry again", Tywin said calmly

[@joshuamanalakos1128]

You the man dave!

[@hermithefrog629]

21:16 His wealm is full of wascally wabbits too

[@princelevi3733]

At least tyrion actually has a choice, unlike the show. That cool kaven has more screentime in the books, and seeing cersei angry in the book is more amusing than the series!

[@theelectricprince8231]

Nah, he did not. He was given the illusion of a choice.

[@joedavola9467]

tywin flipped roose and walder already flipped

[@screwtape6954]

Nice read. Is that a cat I sometimes hear in the background? Meow

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Thanks! And it sure is!

[@yaboyed5779]

27:01 love this sibling banter 😂😂

[@JadlynJ]

Tyrion of all people making fun a Willis for being a cripple..... the irony....

[@マリー-v4p]

Loving your little finger voice

[@zehsackett6132]

Tyrion is malicious and cruel. Other than 'killing his mother' everything Tywin said to him was right. He had a few cool stunts that made him enemies at court and he's not as smart as he thinks he is. His compashion and being a POV character blinds many readers to this.

[@coopdam3721]

You don’t get the point.. Tywin is no one to talk it’s more about his hypocrisy than Tyrion at this point. Of course Tyrion is Tywin writ small but he has reasons to be bitter and hate the world.

[@theelectricprince8231]

26:00 my man here speaking facts.

[@John-oo9pw]

I find it hard to believe that kevan was dumb enough to not suspect foul play with cersei visiting lancel yet by a Feast he seems absolutely unwavering despite cersei's attempts to fool him

[@aleksanderpopov5060]

Thank you, that’s for the algorithm

[@syxx7wun]

Your Tywin voice sounded a bit like Wesker for a bit there

[@MiG9D]

Can't unhear it now lol

[@brianrunyon266]

Giving the Reach men Southern accents.

[@moniquefrazier1381]

That is so very kind of you father 32:51😂😂😂😂

[@olayinkakasunmu8286]

lollys keeps catching strays lmao let her liveeee

[@sweetpotatofries99]

1:18 kitty!

[@John-oo9pw]

Best chapters- Tyrion, Jamie, Jon Worst chapters-Arya, Sansa, Samwell 😊

[@brunapontes5149]

When Tywin says "you think your whores want you in their bed" like yea... he does 😅

[@flex2timez]

Tywin should made his daughter marry Ramsey That would’ve been the king’s justice This chapter hints at the red wedding multiple times if you really listen

[@rehpicllib3405]

1) no one knows that ramsey is still alive yet cuz he faked his death 2) yes it actually does a lot especially the “robb stark will father no children…….you have my word”

[@QuintonMorota]

See how Tywin dismisses the existence of Robb ?when he's talking of the grandson of Eddard Stark ?the grandson can only claim Winterfell if Robb is Out of the game

[@valeriedavis6834]

20:00

[@slip4510]

Little fingers my most hated character now

[@delaschmi8903]

As much as i love the artwork that David has choosen for this channel i can't bring myself to like stuff by "The Mico". It feels unfair as i wouldn't be able to draw a dog and have people recognize it, so i am hesistant to criticize. I mean, the drawings are great in that they make the persons traits stand out but i can't help myself but disliking the comic style on such a dark series. No offense intended to either the artist nor david for choosing the artwork. Edit: i have to add that i don't dislike the drawings in itself, they may be perfect for other stuff, i just can't connect those to the source material.

[@MrHotSalsa]

Fair but at least they've drawn more characters than other artists.

[@zuraorokamono204]

In my mind I picture everyone in a more realistic manner, so this comic style art does nothing for me as well and it goes a bit inconsistently with other videos, but I imagine it's hard to find uniform artwork for every character although I gotta give it props for respecting the written description pretty well (although I could nitpick Tyrion's hair being too yellow)

[@QuintonMorota]

The better option was Roose Bolton cause he didn't demand half the kingdom only to be liege lord 😢

[@leedurbin4419]

Dont think varys’ r’s need to sound like a rabbit is double jumping towards a collectable jfc.

[@richardsiegel5793]

Love your readings, but hey, it’s “Kevin”. And any ‘Y’ is ‘I’, like “Yronwood” is “Ironwood”

[@deepsp_ce]

spirited away reference or naw?