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On my second read through the series, a particular quote stuck out to me regarding Tywin and whores. When Varys shows Tyrion the secret passage from the stable to Chataya's whore house, he tells Tyrion that a previous Hand of the King used this passage because discretion was of the utmost importance for him (or something very similar). Having known what was to come between Tywin and Shae, it really stuck out to me and I assumed he was referring to Tywin being that Hand.

If this is the case, I think that this just further reinforces that Tyrion is truly Tywin's son. Tywin is so disgusted by Tyrion because he see's so much of himself in Tyrion even though to him he is a deformed creature which is probably another reason he despises him so much (other than the fact that he is the reason Joanna died).

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Posted by OMLandshark

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Posted on 4/22/13 at 12:55 pm to BlackleafBaller

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If this is the case, I think that this just further reinforces that Tyrion is truly Tywin's son. Tywin is so disgusted by Tyrion because he see's so much of himself in Tyrion even though to him he is a deformed creature which is probably another reason he despises him so much (other than the fact that he is the reason Joanna died).

Agreed. Honestly, while he still completely despises Tyrion, I think Cersei is the child Tywin has the lowest opinion of. I think he deep down knows that Tyrion is a form of him where all of his worse and good qualities are amplified, and thus has some respect for Tyrion's skills. Tywin, while he does love her, doesn't really care about Cersei. He thinks she is foolish, cocky, and slightly crazy. I think he sees a lot of Aerys within her and sees her as almost fully incompetent, which is why he sends Tyrion to her in the first place. As Jaime puts it, Tywin is a glacier while Cersei is merely wildfire.

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