However Olenna Tyrell was the one that severed that tie. I think Tywin was a fool if he truly thought that Tyrion had anything to do with Joffrey's death. He should've known that the mastermind behind his death was in the castle. Tywin wasnt a fool, I think eventually he would've realized that it was the Tyrell's. Unknowingly Cersei acted correctly against the Tyrell's but with no viable course of action. Book Cersei was beyond incompetent. TV Cersei was just outmaneuvered by her enemies but she caught up in the end
That's the problem with using only one pillar for your foundation. Once it crumbles, so does everything you've built. I would say that Tywin's actions pretty much doomed the Lannisters on account of how heinous and cruel they were, especially the Red Wedding.
However Olenna Tyrell was the one that severed that tie. I think Tywin was a fool if he truly thought that Tyrion had anything to do with Joffrey's death. He should've known that the mastermind behind his death was in the castle. Tywin wasnt a fool, I think eventually he would've realized that it was the Tyrell's. Unknowingly Cersei acted correctly against the Tyrell's but with no viable course of action. Book Cersei was beyond incompetent. TV Cersei was just outmaneuvered by her enemies but she caught up in the end
Both House Lannister and the show's writing started to collapse after his death.
That's the problem with using only one pillar for your foundation. Once it crumbles, so does everything you've built.
I would say that Tywin's actions pretty much doomed the Lannisters on account of how heinous and cruel they were, especially the Red Wedding.