Game of Thrones Season 5 Spoilers: Charles Dance Says Tywin Lannister Returns

When fans of HBO's Game of Thrones last saw Tywin Lannister, played by the great actor Charles Dance, in the Season 4 finale, the character was squatting over his chamber pot. Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) then waltzed in and tagged his father with two crossbow bolts to end his life.

But in a recent interview with MTV, Dance reveals that Tywin will be back in Season 5. "I'm not completely missing out on the next series," he said. "You haven't seen the last of Tywin Lannister."

That's a pretty straightforward answer, but it's also vague. Tywin clearly died in the Season 4 finale, so he'd likely have to appear in a flashback. Unless, of course, the increasing presence of magic on the show reaches King's Landing and Tywin is brought back to life. Dance could also appear simply for a funeral scene.

In related news, actor Kristian Nairn suggested recently that he and Isaac Hempstead-Wright would not appear in Season 5 of the HBO hit as Hodor and Bran, respectively. But apparently this is not the case for the young Stark child.

Hempstead-Wright did an interview for his new movie The Boxtrolls and revealed that he would indeed be back for the fifth season without Hodor or Meera Reed (Ellie Kendrick)

How do you think Tywin will appear in Season 5? Will it be through a flashback, a funeral scene, or will he actually somehow appear live and in the flesh in the present day? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.