I love the details in this scene. Littlefinger practically shoves the others aside to sit closest to Tywin and therefore power. Varys sits in the middle and therefore can lose himself in the crowd Cersei takes a chair and sits alone on her father's right hand side and delude herself in thinking she's the favorite Tyrion then drags a chair to the opposite end of the table, therefore placing himself in opposition to his father and sister. And who bloody cares about Pycell at this point
@Bob Shingles I mean who wouldn’t mind get frisky with her 😂😂😂, I’m so annoyed tbh. I’ve been on a game of thrones binge watch old scenes and it’s just made me realise how good this show used to be. All that anger is coming 😂😂
You can also see that he backs Tyrion and absolutely despises Littlefinger all with barely a word spoken. I really can see he put his all into that role and why he was so disappointed with how it ended for Varys' character in the show.
Varys was enjoying this little micro game of thrones. Shows alot about their uniqueness. Silent yet powerful scenes, early seasons of GOT in a nutshell.
Aye, he has a little stab at littlefinger then gives a little glance at tyrion and pycel backs up littlefinger by calling him acting lord of the vale. Seems out favorite characters lost this exchange
I love that it's Tyrion who speaks first. Tywin is deliberately using his silence to keep everyone else on edge and nervous. But Tyrion knows what he's doing and refuses to play along. He deliberately changes the mood with his ridiculous description of their local and forced Tywin to react to him.
If Tyein was so smart and logic as he think he is, he would swallow his pride and anger and side with Tyrion, it would garantee the Lannisters eaons of power easily.
I love how Conleth doesn't feel the need to keep Varys stonefaced. He pulls the most amazing faces. Reminds me of how Varys is always gasping and giggling in the books like a mummer overdoing his role, always wearing pungent perfumes so that people can smell him coming through solid walls. He makes it seem like he's someone you can anticipate to be his eccentric self, which is just another way of hiding yourself in plain sight.
@@PRubin-rh4sr the fact that he was extremely disgusted and dejected with how they wrote Varys in the later seasons showed how committed he was to the character. D&D really let A LOT of people down.
Cersei's desire to break the rules (wanting to rule as a man) yet doing nothing but huff and mock people once she has done so is very telling of her character. Tyrion only wants to be seen as an equal, Varys 'keeps on rowing' while Littlefinger tries to be the second biggest fish, and Pycelle just takes whatevers left. Wonderful writing
IMHO you overcomplicate. It was a game of chairs beside Tywin. LF rushed to the nearest, other 2 sat in order. So Cersei naturally seeing herself as the second in charge without any thoughts of "why not?" grabed the closest to destination chair and put it closer to Tywin; if both closest sides were taken she'd probably took one anyway. So for Tyrion it was more like a wit answer than a statement. If everyone wants a cool place... what would actually be the coolest one? ;) And Tywin's face at that moment: oh your jokes again
@@bbchbbd yeah, he's playing weak by not aspiring to anything but 'whatevers left'. If he had barged ahead to sit closest to Tywin, the illusion would be ruined.
@@CoRLex-jh5vx the deleted scenes went into more detail about pycells ambitions or lack thereof. He wants to be a flower and stay in the garden, not be a prized rose plucked by the gardeners.
@@TheRocco96 thankfully House of the Dragon recover that sense of political drama. It's far from perfect, and it had some dumb moments but at it's best was not too far from peak GOT
Yep it is like Seinfeld where the best scenes were always their conversations in the Diner. The shenanaigans outside were great, but nothing beats great dialogue with great actors.
One other point about his sitting there is that he's putting himself in opposition to both Tywin and Cersei. That was the furthermost place from Tywin at the table, and Tyrion sits there right after Cersei makes a point of sitting just beside their dad. There is a little shot that conveys this really well (1:44): we see Tyrion as the closest character to the camera and on the right side of the screen, in double opposition with Tywin (the furthermost character from the camera) and Cersei (the left-most character on the screen), with a lot of literal distance between them. I really love this scene.
Tyrion: "My brother was the youngest Kingsguard in history. My sister became queen at the age of nineteen. When I reached manhood, my father put me in charge of all the drains and cisterns in Casterly Rock.... The water never flowed better. And all the shit found its way to the sea. Never expected to have any real power. So when my father named me acting Hand..." And Tyrion wonders why Tywin made him master of coin.
Tywin made him acting hand in the hopes he'd eventually get killed one way or another... His father also put him in charge of the drains and cisterns simply to forbade him on going on his "Coming of Age" tour around Westeros (which almost every Lordling does-especially first borns) as he thought he'd be "making a mockery of House Lannister" for the whole realm to see..
@@CommanderLongJohn in the book Tyrion believes that Tywin had lost hope for Jaime when he was captured and was simply relying on Tyrion for a lack of options
Because he knows the fear, he brings to everyone that why he made a big deal of sitting and having the chair place the way they were place. I think he actually liked with Tyrion accepted his challenge it gets boring having everyone kiss your ass all the time lol
This scene not only shows the politics of Game of Thrones, but the core nature (basically, soul) of the characters too. Tywin Lannister is power. Littlefinger worships and gravitates towards power instantly. Varys sensibly follows power. And Pycelle follows it like an obedient dog. Cersei always makes a shrewd move, thinking she is the smartest and has beaten everybody - until soon proven wrong. And Tyrion. Always sidelined for being a dwarf, stands up for himself and fights his fights on his own.
Plus the moment he’s given a position he’s questioning it. He doesn’t take power, but when he’s given it he’s humble enough to not entirely accept it. Same when he was named regent Hand of the King and he told Varys “I never sought power. Never had it”
Tyrion also has the best strategy. He waits for all of his “opponents” to make their move, which allows him to study it and use that to determine his most strategic move. “Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.” -Sun Tzu
littlefinger is the only one who doesn't scoff or laugh at the idea of tyrion being master of coin. A) because he was B) he knows how truly powerful the position is (you control the finances of the crown)
He also knows whoever inherits the position is basically screwed. Must be nice having the braavosi bankers trying to strangle someone else for a change
I love how Cersei places herself right next to Tywin but then for most of this meeting he barely pays her a glance and when he does she looks away in embarrassment at having nothing to contribute.
The way Tyrion dragged that chair so as to be as annoying as possible and how Cersei was absolutely annoyed and they caught herself showing that she was annoyed and changed her whole demeanor to seem aloof was perfect... He won. He knew she was irritated and had to pretend she wasn't.
This is one of my favorite scenes of whole show. The first minute and a half with the chairs is an entire wordless story in itself that perfectly showcases the personalities of all the characters involved: Tywin the power and authority around which everyone moves. Littlefinger cuts everyone off to get to the front. Pycelle is pretending to be old and slow. Cersei is so petty as to completely rearrange to chairs to what suits her best. Tyrion is cleverly finds a way to get a good spot even though it appears as though there isnt one. Its a shame that fun and nuanced moments like this were sacrificed in leu of whatever the hell season 8 was. It was these scenes that got me to fall in love with the show.
My favorite bit in this scene is the throwaway Tyrion’s throwaway quip, “a lifetime of wealth’s taught me a lot about spending money but not managing it” it shows he acknowledges his flaws. Only smart people can see their own flaws and know how it impacts their abilities
The great thing about this scene is that there is just as much body language as there is dialogue. Cersei only has one line, but Lena Headey's facial expressions do the job. This was Game of Thrones at it's peak.
There's no dialogue from any till Tyrion starts about a minute & three quarters in, but we can see how they're all cuddling up to Tywin with Baelish & Varys hurrying for the nearest seats to him. Then Cersei drags her seat next to her father; then Tyrion pulls his seat to the opposite head of the table. These kind of scenes, with no dialogue but you can still tell what is going on by the character's actions, are a rarity.
Varys wasn't hurrying for the nearest seat, he wants to "keep on paddling while the big fish eat the little fish". He's in the middle because it's a good "hiding" position and because Pycelle will always be last due to his weak old man act.
God, they messed up the later seasons and we never got any scenes like this. It's like as the show went on all the characters started sharing one single brain cell.
No god but Allah Islam way for peace and the real monotheism Search for the truth and right way with honest heart And ask him for the right way for his mercy.
So I think he is more upset with the position because in feudalistic context a treasurer was a VERY unpopular position. This is a martial society where advancement is through heroic deeds. Finances were seen as beneath nobility. It’s a position that rarely has much social mobility. It’s the reason Baelish when promoted was lord of harrenhal and destroyed castle that is impossible to garrison
Littlefingers acting is just soo good, his smiling, him throwing a gag a Varys and revealing his power. He gets more arrogant as it goes on, and satisfied. Varys said the most dangerous man in Westeros is Littlefings and for good reason, he fucking brilliant and effective.
I LOVE Conleth Hill lmao his wtf face when Cersei grabs the chair, then the little smirk when he sees what she was doing, THEN TYRION ONE UPPING HER, priceless lmao
I love how this is basically one big classroom Tywin: The teacher Littlefinger: Teacher’s pet Varys: The smart kid Cersei: The favorite student Pycell: Senior who doesn’t care anymore Tyrion: Class Clown
One thing I like about this scene is that despite his hatred for Tyrion Tywin assigns him a position that he is absolutely perfect for. He has the temperament mind and strength to be Master of coin and he is smart enough to know how to manage it even if he has no experience.
Tyrion made the most noise and made the biggest scene and still ended up with more power at the table because he himself decided he should be there. If Tyrion hadn't killed Tywin's wife in birth, he would have loved him far more than either of the twins the depths of this series is amazing
It wudnt have been as bad for sure if the wife survived ...but in these times a man like tywin wud always be disappointed to have a dwarf as a son ..especially when the other son is a handsome elite swordsmen
This might be the most quality acting scene among the whole GoT episodes. Still laughing out loud when Tywin takes a glance at Tyrion after Cersei takes her seat wondering how Tyrion will act. Top class acting, utterly excellent! Grand Maester's surprised look at the very beginning is of another elite acting. Lord Baelish's eye rolling when Cersei carries the chair made me get into laughing crisis. Varys's look at Tyrion when Baelish talks about the relationship with Lysa Arryn just hit the spot. A perfectly shot scene in all senses. Even Cersei could manage to be funny with her dull temperament. This is the only scene in which she looked pretty to me. Miss the old days guys, the days when GoT was a legend. It then turned out to be shit.
It's been years since I've first watched this scene and I still keep coming back to rewatch it every now and then. Can't say that for any scene of seasons 7 and 8.
I think the most ironic part of this is if Tyrion had been the monster everyone believed him to be ue could have easily stolen the entire kingdoms wealth and easily betrayed them all. The fact that he actually does care about the kingdom and his family really was always his biggest weakness
I love their faces when one person does things it is so funny especially after cersei moved her chair and seated next to him in 1:14 you can see in tywin's eyes 'your move' and then at 1:27 when tyrion moved the chair cross tywin varys' face like 'OHHH BEAT THOSE BALLS!!'
Did Tyrion move his chair to: - Piss everyone off? - Ridicule Cersei's behaviour? - As a sign that he wants to sit as far away from Cersei as possible? - To prove something by sitting opposite from Tywin? GODS THE SCENES WERE STRONG THEN
Don't forget the other "power move" right after that little tiny scoot. Tyrion is the first one to speak, breaking the long silence. In formal meetings like this, the first to speak is often trying to take control of the meeting, set the agenda, be seen as a power player... none of the others dared to break Tywin's silence, but Tyrion does his little scoot of the chair and then breaks the silence becoming the first speaker... power move piled up on power move. Pretty much saying to Tywin "I have so little respect for you that I'm going to start your meeting for you."
@@DrTopologist yeah GoT used to be awesome i miss tyrion what ever happened to him he disappeared after Jaime helped him escape death row only to be replaced by some bearded look alike strange
Littlefinger trying to show boldness, varys just wanting to be done, the old guy just nervous and trying to not do anything, cercei telling little finger to go duck himself and Tyrion mocking them all. Absolutely amazing
Triumphant, superb acting, execution and exposition. The plot development within this short scene lays the foundation for so many future plots. Excellent dialogue, wit, humour and scorn in abundance with each character adding some flair. Twyin commanding the meeting, serious as ever and utterly ignoring the flattery of the council, whilst Cersie claims the exalted seat at the right hand of the father and Tyrion places himself in direct opposition. Masterful!
I wonder if we'll ever be able to enjoy a comment section just praising the good acting, without immediately ranting about season 8. Season 8 happened, it's part of the story and there's nothing you can do about it. Shitting on the entire show will not help.
Awwww! The famous Pissing contest at the small council meeting! I would love to know how many takes it took to get this down? OR if it was only one take, how did they stay so composed. And at 3:33, Cersei’s ‘high speed wobble’…..it looks like the little body shake you would do while urinating if you held it too long!!! 😂🤣
Interesting scene Little finger: sits closes to tywin to feel like he is at the same level and has some influence the others don't over tywin. Varys: sits close but let's his enemy make the first move so he can observe,study and then react Pycell: sits far seeing that he knows tywin is on to him and his disguise and occasionally put in his opinion but not overstepping his boundaries. Cersei: sits as tywins "right hand" wanting to feel important and putting herself on tywins level wanting to emulate tywins behavior Tyrion: put himself on the opposite side of tywin. Rarely agreeing or understanding each other but still respecting each other and their opinion tyrion knows who he is and that's not tywin nor does he wish to be him.
This is why we needed more episodes. I was always driven crazy by how slowly the show went because there were such a finite number of minutes and I wanted the plot to progress. But at the same time, this moment is absolutely golden, even though it eats up a ton of time and nothing happens. If we’d have just had more episodes, we could have moved the plot and had these moments.
they were offered 10 seasons, but noooo they wanted to be done so they made the shit that effectively killed any and all interest i had in game of thrones.
I first watched this when I was 15. im now 22 and can actually understand not just the dialogue but the reasons of the chair dragging/ power dynamic going on. brilliant
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I love the details in this scene.
Littlefinger practically shoves the others aside to sit closest to Tywin and therefore power.
Varys sits in the middle and therefore can lose himself in the crowd
Cersei takes a chair and sits alone on her father's right hand side and delude herself in thinking she's the favorite
Tyrion then drags a chair to the opposite end of the table, therefore placing himself in opposition to his father and sister.
And who bloody cares about Pycell at this point
Pycells just happy to be there lol
Gerard Eibel “ I only want to be in the garden”
@Bob Shingles he’s so funny though, the whole time it was all an act. He was perfectly fine, his actor was amazing
@Bob Shingles I mean who wouldn’t mind get frisky with her 😂😂😂, I’m so annoyed tbh. I’ve been on a game of thrones binge watch old scenes and it’s just made me realise how good this show used to be. All that anger is coming 😂😂
Hear hear (slaps table)
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I fucking love Varys' facial expressions 😂
Conleth is a master of speaking without words lol
@@theozlander4629 some people just have the eyes man. Antony Starr from The Boys, another exceptional MASTER at just using his face and face only.
He sees what's going on between Tyrion and Tywin and is fucking loving it
You can also see that he backs Tyrion and absolutely despises Littlefinger all with barely a word spoken. I really can see he put his all into that role and why he was so disappointed with how it ended for Varys' character in the show.
The way Varys' face dropped when Tywin said "What news of Jaime" made me laugh so bad 2:00 😂😂
Varys was enjoying this little micro game of thrones. Shows alot about their uniqueness. Silent yet powerful scenes, early seasons of GOT in a nutshell.
Aye, he has a little stab at littlefinger then gives a little glance at tyrion and pycel backs up littlefinger by calling him acting lord of the vale. Seems out favorite characters lost this exchange
@@OurAntwan Yeah I was going to say you can definitely see the sides, it's Varys and Tyrion vs. the rest (with Tywin kind of above the fray).
He's not wrong! If you can't be the one in charge. Be the one charge of the purse. How can the one in charge do anything without the money to do so?
Really speaks to Cersei and Tyrions relationship with Tywin, Cersei clamouring to be his confidant, Tyrion holding his ground as much as he can.
Everyone so tense. Meanwhile, Tyrion is just meme'ing...
I love that it's Tyrion who speaks first. Tywin is deliberately using his silence to keep everyone else on edge and nervous. But Tyrion knows what he's doing and refuses to play along. He deliberately changes the mood with his ridiculous description of their local and forced Tywin to react to him.
Like when Olenna calls out Cersei for not actually writing anything when they meet (a trick she learned Tywin but didn't know when to use).
If Tyein was so smart and logic as he think he is, he would swallow his pride and anger and side with Tyrion, it would garantee the Lannisters eaons of power easily.
@@lucasbispodossantos5074that’s his flaw he literally can’t swallow his pride
It’s more Tywin at counsels presents an issue and lets others discuss before chiming in
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I love how Conleth doesn't feel the need to keep Varys stonefaced. He pulls the most amazing faces. Reminds me of how Varys is always gasping and giggling in the books like a mummer overdoing his role, always wearing pungent perfumes so that people can smell him coming through solid walls. He makes it seem like he's someone you can anticipate to be his eccentric self, which is just another way of hiding yourself in plain sight.
Powdered hands don't forget about that
He certainly read the books himself and got that impression too
@@PRubin-rh4sr the fact that he was extremely disgusted and dejected with how they wrote Varys in the later seasons showed how committed he was to the character.
D&D really let A LOT of people down.
Varys is just great in this scene.
*Varys gets bonked on the head by a dwarf mummer and gives the ultimate look of 'kill me now'*
i love this scene. so much tension without anyone uttering a word
Yeag it's really amazing
I really thought that it was one of those funny edited scenes where all the dialogue had been removed.😊😅
I love how disgusted varys looks when petyr talks about lysa being "positvely predisposed" to him.
I think the look Varys gave Tyrion there was his way of saying "He's saying she sucked his dick"
That’s most likely the reason
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Lmfao little finger said that in such a slimy way too
And that tongue in cheek :D
Cersei's desire to break the rules (wanting to rule as a man) yet doing nothing but huff and mock people once she has done so is very telling of her character. Tyrion only wants to be seen as an equal, Varys 'keeps on rowing' while Littlefinger tries to be the second biggest fish, and Pycelle just takes whatevers left. Wonderful writing
Pycelle doesn't just take what's left, its part of act to seem weak when really he's playing the game as much as the others.
IMHO you overcomplicate. It was a game of chairs beside Tywin. LF rushed to the nearest, other 2 sat in order. So Cersei naturally seeing herself as the second in charge without any thoughts of "why not?" grabed the closest to destination chair and put it closer to Tywin; if both closest sides were taken she'd probably took one anyway. So for Tyrion it was more like a wit answer than a statement. If everyone wants a cool place... what would actually be the coolest one? ;) And Tywin's face at that moment: oh your jokes again
@@justinhigner3344 damn, I got him and Gendry confused
@@bbchbbd yeah, he's playing weak by not aspiring to anything but 'whatevers left'. If he had barged ahead to sit closest to Tywin, the illusion would be ruined.
@@CoRLex-jh5vx the deleted scenes went into more detail about pycells ambitions or lack thereof. He wants to be a flower and stay in the garden, not be a prized rose plucked by the gardeners.
No cgi, no great battles, Just chairs and dialogue. Amazing season
that's very true insight. It is better to have great scenes than use green screen
If they made a spin-off series, "Meetings of the small council" I would watch it! These meetings had some of the best scenes of the entire GoT series.
@@TheRocco96 thankfully House of the Dragon recover that sense of political drama. It's far from perfect, and it had some dumb moments but at it's best was not too far from peak GOT
Yep it is like Seinfeld where the best scenes were always their conversations in the Diner. The shenanaigans outside were great, but nothing beats great dialogue with great actors.
It was terribly boring other Mily Alcock being sexy@@carloslabate5013
This is one of my favorite scenes. Loves how tyrion isnt a sycophant. He sits across from tywin to show him he is equal to him.
Sycophant means an ass-kisser. He is in no way kissing his ass. He is as you quite rightly said though showing him he is his equal.
@@CyrusNav yea I was typing fast. Had to edit
@@CyrusNav sycophant means idiot.
@@chels4589 No, no it doesn't.
One other point about his sitting there is that he's putting himself in opposition to both Tywin and Cersei. That was the furthermost place from Tywin at the table, and Tyrion sits there right after Cersei makes a point of sitting just beside their dad. There is a little shot that conveys this really well (1:44): we see Tyrion as the closest character to the camera and on the right side of the screen, in double opposition with Tywin (the furthermost character from the camera) and Cersei (the left-most character on the screen), with a lot of literal distance between them. I really love this scene.
Varys’ facial expression is no doubt one of the best parts of the entire show
yeah definitely and on that bald head
Varys’ facial expressions vs Emilia Clarke’s eyebrows
The look when cercei moves the chair. "Wait, we can move the chairs?"
He’s like so done yet so entertained
2:52 The way Varys rolls his eyes will never not make me chuckle
Never noticed that, interesting.
Tyrion: "My brother was the youngest Kingsguard in history. My sister became queen at the age of nineteen. When I reached manhood, my father put me in charge of all the drains and cisterns in Casterly Rock.... The water never flowed better. And all the shit found its way to the sea. Never expected to have any real power. So when my father named me acting Hand..."
And Tyrion wonders why Tywin made him master of coin.
Tyrion takes his job serious and gets shit done
@@beesonbandit6639 literally dude
Tyrion's wrong. Not all the shit in Casterly Rock found its way to the sea. Some ended at the bottom of the Red Keep.
Tywin made him acting hand in the hopes he'd eventually get killed one way or another... His father also put him in charge of the drains and cisterns simply to forbade him on going on his "Coming of Age" tour around Westeros (which almost every Lordling does-especially first borns) as he thought he'd be "making a mockery of House Lannister" for the whole realm to see..
@@CommanderLongJohn in the book Tyrion believes that Tywin had lost hope for Jaime when he was captured and was simply relying on Tyrion for a lack of options
Varys' face at 3:02 is so damn funny. After littlefinger says postively ...
I live for Varys' facial expressions in these scenes
I love how fucking amused Tywin is when Cersei is bringing her chair to his side. Like he just did to see how everyone would react.
Because he knows the fear, he brings to everyone that why he made a big deal of sitting and having the chair place the way they were place. I think he actually liked with Tyrion accepted his challenge it gets boring having everyone kiss your ass all the time lol
Even though he hates Tyrion for his dwarfism and the death of his wife, I think he *respects* him more for his spirit and his determination.
2:55 The expression Tywin makes looking back at Littlefinger is hysterical; it's like he's saying *"Why are you still talking?"*
This scene not only shows the politics of Game of Thrones, but the core nature (basically, soul) of the characters too. Tywin Lannister is power. Littlefinger worships and gravitates towards power instantly. Varys sensibly follows power. And Pycelle follows it like an obedient dog.
Cersei always makes a shrewd move, thinking she is the smartest and has beaten everybody - until soon proven wrong.
And Tyrion. Always sidelined for being a dwarf, stands up for himself and fights his fights on his own.
Nailed it ‼️🎯 Perfect analogy 💯
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Plus the moment he’s given a position he’s questioning it. He doesn’t take power, but when he’s given it he’s humble enough to not entirely accept it. Same when he was named regent Hand of the King and he told Varys “I never sought power. Never had it”
Pycelle fakes being weak. Tywin calls him out on it in the deleted fishing scene.
Tyrion also has the best strategy. He waits for all of his “opponents” to make their move, which allows him to study it and use that to determine his most strategic move.
“Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.” -Sun Tzu
littlefinger is the only one who doesn't scoff or laugh at the idea of tyrion being master of coin.
A) because he was B) he knows how truly powerful the position is (you control the finances of the crown)
The history of masters of coin is terrible, many are hated for there taxes etc
@@SG-je2qg true no one likes tax collectors.
Cersei, tywin, and pycelle all think its funny.
Just noticed varys also looks interested in that info
He also knows whoever inherits the position is basically screwed. Must be nice having the braavosi bankers trying to strangle someone else for a change
I never understood , why tyrion was so upset and cercei and pyscelle are smerking. Its a very important and influencel Position
Varys didn't laugh either. Cersei laughs, not because of him getting the position, but as Tyrion put it, because he's terrible with money.
I love how Cersei places herself right next to Tywin but then for most of this meeting he barely pays her a glance and when he does she looks away in embarrassment at having nothing to contribute.
The way Tyrion dragged that chair so as to be as annoying as possible and how Cersei was absolutely annoyed and they caught herself showing that she was annoyed and changed her whole demeanor to seem aloof was perfect...
He won. He knew she was irritated and had to pretend she wasn't.
It's not deep
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This is one of my favorite scenes of whole show. The first minute and a half with the chairs is an entire wordless story in itself that perfectly showcases the personalities of all the characters involved:
Tywin the power and authority around which everyone moves. Littlefinger cuts everyone off to get to the front. Pycelle is pretending to be old and slow. Cersei is so petty as to completely rearrange to chairs to what suits her best. Tyrion is cleverly finds a way to get a good spot even though it appears as though there isnt one.
Its a shame that fun and nuanced moments like this were sacrificed in leu of whatever the hell season 8 was. It was these scenes that got me to fall in love with the show.
season 6,7 and 8 lol.. and arguably 5 as well.. The show died with Tywin.
And Varys can rot 😂
That last little squeak when Tyrion is moving his chair is perfect. 😂
My favorite bit in this scene is the throwaway Tyrion’s throwaway quip, “a lifetime of wealth’s taught me a lot about spending money but not managing it” it shows he acknowledges his flaws. Only smart people can see their own flaws and know how it impacts their abilities
... no shit
@@Styles_Breez jerk
The great thing about this scene is that there is just as much body language as there is dialogue. Cersei only has one line, but Lena Headey's facial expressions do the job. This was Game of Thrones at it's peak.
There's no dialogue from any till Tyrion starts about a minute & three quarters in, but we can see how they're all cuddling up to Tywin with Baelish & Varys hurrying for the nearest seats to him. Then Cersei drags her seat next to her father; then Tyrion pulls his seat to the opposite head of the table.
These kind of scenes, with no dialogue but you can still tell what is going on by the character's actions, are a rarity.
Varys wasn't hurrying for the nearest seat, he wants to "keep on paddling while the big fish eat the little fish". He's in the middle because it's a good "hiding" position and because Pycelle will always be last due to his weak old man act.
God, they messed up the later seasons and we never got any scenes like this. It's like as the show went on all the characters started sharing one single brain cell.
Cersei: "I have no doubt you will prove equal to this challenge."
Tyrion: "VaRyS nO cOcK"
@@atomic_wait Jon: “she muh queen
Also Jon:” I don’t wun it
"I hereby appoint you master of coin"
"I don want it"
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@@atomic_wait till season 6 it was perfect
Varys being so amused by everything is ultimately so hilarious
Varrys’s reaction to Littlefinger’s comment about Lysa being positively predesposed to him is priceless.
I. Am. Dying. I never noticed and it’s amazing
Not a word said and you findout everything about the characters in the room!
I love how Littlefinger cuts in front of Varys as he attempts to approach the first seat of the Council table lol Pure Comedy😂😂😂
Lol cersei's reaction at 3:33
DubFanLatino She is not as smarts as she thinks she is sadly.
Love how Tyrion calls out the unqualified nepotism of his own appointment.
So I think he is more upset with the position because in feudalistic context a treasurer was a VERY unpopular position. This is a martial society where advancement is through heroic deeds. Finances were seen as beneath nobility. It’s a position that rarely has much social mobility. It’s the reason Baelish when promoted was lord of harrenhal and destroyed castle that is impossible to garrison
reminds me of my family reunions
Littlefingers acting is just soo good, his smiling, him throwing a gag a Varys and revealing his power. He gets more arrogant as it goes on, and satisfied. Varys said the most dangerous man in Westeros is Littlefings and for good reason, he fucking brilliant and effective.
The look on Varys’s face is priceless.
That little smirk from varys at 1:45 is great
the silent beginning of this scene is better than season 8's dialogue by a mile.
I LOVE Conleth Hill lmao his wtf face when Cersei grabs the chair, then the little smirk when he sees what she was doing, THEN TYRION ONE UPPING HER, priceless lmao
Varys is such a well portrayed character. You can see what he’s thinking through the entire scene.
Knowing Tywin, he would definitely want littlefinger close. He doesn't miss a beat and I'm sure he definitely knew how duplicitous Baelish was.
And yet he still underestimated Baelish nonetheless.
Hard to tell what he thinks of him in the show, but at least in the books Tywin doesn't suspect anything.
I love how this is basically one big classroom
Tywin: The teacher
Littlefinger: Teacher’s pet
Varys: The smart kid
Cersei: The favorite student
Pycell: Senior who doesn’t care anymore
Tyrion: Class Clown
Slight change: Cersei wannabe favorite student
Cersei is just another teacher’s pet
One thing I like about this scene is that despite his hatred for Tyrion Tywin assigns him a position that he is absolutely perfect for. He has the temperament mind and strength to be Master of coin and he is smart enough to know how to manage it even if he has no experience.
Tyrion made the most noise and made the biggest scene and still ended up with more power at the table because he himself decided he should be there.
If Tyrion hadn't killed Tywin's wife in birth, he would have loved him far more than either of the twins
the depths of this series is amazing
It wudnt have been as bad for sure if the wife survived ...but in these times a man like tywin wud always be disappointed to have a dwarf as a son ..especially when the other son is a handsome elite swordsmen
This might be the most quality acting scene among the whole GoT episodes. Still laughing out loud when Tywin takes a glance at Tyrion after Cersei takes her seat wondering how Tyrion will act. Top class acting, utterly excellent! Grand Maester's surprised look at the very beginning is of another elite acting. Lord Baelish's eye rolling when Cersei carries the chair made me get into laughing crisis. Varys's look at Tyrion when Baelish talks about the relationship with Lysa Arryn just hit the spot. A perfectly shot scene in all senses. Even Cersei could manage to be funny with her dull temperament. This is the only scene in which she looked pretty to me. Miss the old days guys, the days when GoT was a legend. It then turned out to be shit.
The last two seasons are stupid, yes.
I like S6 though, great moments, especially in Episode 9 and 10.
It's been years since I've first watched this scene and I still keep coming back to rewatch it every now and then. Can't say that for any scene of seasons 7 and 8.
La escena de daenerys quemando el ejército de Jaime fue bastante buena
I think the most ironic part of this is if Tyrion had been the monster everyone believed him to be ue could have easily stolen the entire kingdoms wealth and easily betrayed them all. The fact that he actually does care about the kingdom and his family really was always his biggest weakness
Varys' facial expressions fucking KILL me. omg i love him
Pure class acting without any words !
Even they are not any words , they are actualul saying something about every character in this scene. Amazing !
I love how Varys respects Cersei’s “Gordon’s Knot” approach to the seating arrangement
Gordian
@@worldemperor2735 autocorrect 🤣🤣🤣
@@worldemperor2735 Gordon’s Knot is an old Sesame Street episode 🤣
Just this scene is better than whole season 8...
The only Hand that this trio actually feared.
1:42 that little grin Varys gives Tyrion is priceless!😆
Back when game of thrones was still a legendary show
Varys looks proud and amused when tyrion drag the chair,
Tywin: Tyrion you are now Master of Coin
Tyrion: Price of the Brick is going Up.
I love their faces when one person does things it is so funny especially after cersei moved her chair and seated next to him in 1:14 you can see in tywin's eyes 'your move' and then at 1:27 when tyrion moved the chair cross tywin varys' face like 'OHHH BEAT THOSE BALLS!!'
Cersei’s and Varys’ expressions 🔥
Varys always entertained by Tyrion's Shenanigans
3:02 my favorite moment from the entire series.
The writing in this scene is better than the entirety of Season 8.
Varys' faces are priceless.
So much is said without words in the first 2 minutes.
"Titles do seem to breed titles" is a magical phrase
It is isn't.
Did Tyrion move his chair to:
- Piss everyone off?
- Ridicule Cersei's behaviour?
- As a sign that he wants to sit as far away from Cersei as possible?
- To prove something by sitting opposite from Tywin?
GODS THE SCENES WERE STRONG THEN
Varys would have a fantastic reaction channel on TH-cam with all his facial expressions.
Almost 2 minutes of sitting down and moving chairs, and it is so enjoyable to watch.
I love that last little tiny scoot Tyrion does at the very end of his musical chairs. real power move
Don't forget the other "power move" right after that little tiny scoot. Tyrion is the first one to speak, breaking the long silence. In formal meetings like this, the first to speak is often trying to take control of the meeting, set the agenda, be seen as a power player... none of the others dared to break Tywin's silence, but Tyrion does his little scoot of the chair and then breaks the silence becoming the first speaker... power move piled up on power move. Pretty much saying to Tywin "I have so little respect for you that I'm going to start your meeting for you."
@@DrTopologist yeah GoT used to be awesome i miss tyrion what ever happened to him he disappeared after Jaime helped him escape death row only to be replaced by some bearded look alike strange
''Living a life speding money didn't taugh me how to manage it''
Wise words
The beginning of this scene makes me laugh every time. So much being said and all without a single word.
Who ever thought that a bunch of people entering a room, saying nothing, dragging chairs and staring at each other could be so funny :))))
Nails on a chalk board! Totally awesome response. His father should be proud.
The way everyone acted in this scene shows all their personalities.
That chair bit shows off everyone’s character so well lol
Oh man, it's just delicious to come back to moments like this, and remember how simply fucking amazing this show was.
Littlefinger trying to show boldness, varys just wanting to be done, the old guy just nervous and trying to not do anything, cercei telling little finger to go duck himself and Tyrion mocking them all. Absolutely amazing
The writing was so good they didn't even need to speak for half of it 😭 one of my favorite scenes
Triumphant, superb acting, execution and exposition. The plot development within this short scene lays the foundation for so many future plots. Excellent dialogue, wit, humour and scorn in abundance with each character adding some flair. Twyin commanding the meeting, serious as ever and utterly ignoring the flattery of the council, whilst Cersie claims the exalted seat at the right hand of the father and Tyrion places himself in direct opposition. Masterful!
These little scenes make this show so much fun to watch love it
I wonder if we'll ever be able to enjoy a comment section just praising the good acting, without immediately ranting about season 8.
Season 8 happened, it's part of the story and there's nothing you can do about it. Shitting on the entire show will not help.
@Bob Shingles no
Awwww! The famous Pissing contest at the small council meeting! I would love to know how many takes it took to get this down? OR if it was only one take, how did they stay so composed.
And at 3:33, Cersei’s ‘high speed wobble’…..it looks like the little body shake you would do while urinating if you held it too long!!! 😂🤣
I hate these clips popping up in my algorithm cause it's reminding me how damn good this show was and I miss it so
wow... when I see scenes alone like this instead of whole series or whole episode, I understand the hidden humor🤣
This happened 7 years ago?... Damn... I'm getting old
"conveniently located close to your quarters...." hahahaha
The part where Tyrion moves his chair opposite his father is comedy gold
Verys facial expressions had me laughing right through this video 😂😂😂😂😂
I just love the way Tywin face looks when his son starts moving the chair to the other end of the table haha
Interesting scene
Little finger: sits closes to tywin to feel like he is at the same level and has some influence the others don't over tywin.
Varys: sits close but let's his enemy make the first move so he can observe,study and then react
Pycell: sits far seeing that he knows tywin is on to him and his disguise and occasionally put in his opinion but not overstepping his boundaries.
Cersei: sits as tywins "right hand" wanting to feel important and putting herself on tywins level wanting to emulate tywins behavior
Tyrion: put himself on the opposite side of tywin. Rarely agreeing or understanding each other but still respecting each other and their opinion tyrion knows who he is and that's not tywin nor does he wish to be him.
Thanks to HotD and how good it's been so far I can look back on Game of Thrones clips again!
2:33 Varys takes a not-so-subtle swipe at Littlefinger.
Watching great scenes like this makes me so sad about how poorly the show ended.
This is why we needed more episodes. I was always driven crazy by how slowly the show went because there were such a finite number of minutes and I wanted the plot to progress. But at the same time, this moment is absolutely golden, even though it eats up a ton of time and nothing happens. If we’d have just had more episodes, we could have moved the plot and had these moments.
they were offered 10 seasons, but noooo they wanted to be done so they made the shit that effectively killed any and all interest i had in game of thrones.
They had Star Wars to do, speaking of...how's that going, anyways? 💀
The way Varys looks at Bailish when tywin mentions Herrenhall and Riverrun, almost taunting him in a way that he got tricked my a dwarf.
Such a good scene. Simple yet so layered.
The season when GOT was still golden.
I don't know if it was supposed to be there or it was just Charles Dance enjoying the fun, but in 1:12 you can clearly see Tywin crack a smile
He starts to laugh at 1:29 so I assume this took a few takes to get right
I first watched this when I was 15. im now 22 and can actually understand not just the dialogue but the reasons of the chair dragging/ power dynamic going on. brilliant
Easily my favorite small council meeting of the series.
So much character definition in the first part, without a single word being said.
What a genius scene from a once great show