 As well as the final confrontation between Eddard and Cersei , other scenes were praised by the critics . The introduction of Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister was considered " a beauty " by Todd VanDerWerff from the A.V. Club , who admired how a single scene depicted not only the relationship between Tywin and Jaime , but also all the dynamics of the Lannister clan . He also praised the work of Nikolaj Coster @-@ Waldau in the scene , commenting that despite having few lines , he transmitted that Jaime is cowed by his father very well . Maureen Ryan agreed with that sentiment , and also lauded Natalia Tena 's short appearance . David Sims ( a second reviewer for the A.V. Club ) highlighted the work of Mark Addy in his final scene , extending the praise to the rest of his work on the series . 
