Basically I was day dreaming about GoT (again) and came to my own conclusion that Tywin Lannister was in such an advantageous position after the Red wedding that he had no reason whatsoever to go out the way he did.
So let me explain my reasoning (I'd love your input if you think I'm not right here): Basically after orchestrating the Red Wedding the North was in complete disarray. They had lost their newly crowned King in the North, there was no Stark male ready to rally the North and Roose Bolton had taken over as warden of the North while fully on Tywin's side.
In my opinion the North was their biggest threat after being able to hold off a direct attack from Stannis.
This is where Tywin, like most men made his biggest mistake according to me. A man of his cunning should have known the value his son could've brought him not only in war but during times of peace. However his disdain towards his son couldn't allow him to see things straight.
This is where the show and the books don't fully align as I'm sure in the books when Tywin instructs Tyrion to go to Kings Landing in his stead to occupy the office of acting Hand of the King we get to see how Tyrion is disgusted by his father even in that instance further highlighting how far apart they truly are.
In the show they make it out to be this kind of unexpected fatherly love moment.
I say that, to ask this: why did Tywin see the benefit of having Tyrion on his side then? Why couldn't he throw him a bone? Maybe not fully agree to him being the heir of Casterly Rock but some sort of compromise?
A loyal Tyrion by Tywin's side would have made them a force I don't see anyone opposing at that time.
His negative bias towards his own son became his downfall in the end. He always favoured Jaime more but surely he would've heard the whispers of the crimes his son was committing by not only sleeping with the Kings wife but at the same time sleeping with his own sister.
That ultimately put the future and dynasty of House Lannister in jeopardy as it is the reason why the Game of Thrones erupted.
Surely that was more of an offence than drinking and whoring?
TL;DR: Tywin Lannister like all men was blinded by bias and should have made plans to keep Tyrion on his side. In doing so I think history would have changed positively for the Lannisters. He also overlooked what would ultimately become House Lannister's downfall by allowing Jaime to have his secret relationship with Cerscei.
Submitted May 22, 2023 at 03:59AM by TonnaN77 https://ift.tt/6YZCexE
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