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I agree. After all, Rand never questioned being Tam's son, and everyone else just accepted him as part of the community. I think his coloring was unusual, but not so remarkable to be suspicious.

Yeah. And especially when you consider that "racial" features than be throwbacks to earlier generations, like when a white couple gets a dark-skinned baby. Imagine that happens in Randland as well.
 

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Kari was very light skinned and they attributed his coloring to her. I'm not sure if they ever said exactly where she was from.
 

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Kari was very light skinned and they attributed his coloring to her. I'm not sure if they ever said exactly where she was from.
All we know about Kari is that she was gray eyed, red haired. Andoran, and that her parents set up as merchants in Illian, not that she was born there. That's the set-up for how she meets Tam.
 

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We just wanted Lan. . . They give us the Two Rivers 5!! :love
 

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One wonders which nationality will have a Scottish accent?
Outlanderdwarvishrandland mash up :p

It would be fun if they had Brummy, Cockney or Scouse accents..
My accent is weird I lived in Luton (30 milesish from London) til I was 11 then moved to Yorkshire.. :$

I always imagine Hobbits to have broad Yorkshire accents. :laugh:
 

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Daniel Greene did a video on it too :)
(Also includes clips in the descriptions, there may be overlaps with your link Tazren)
 

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https://winteriscoming.net/2019/08/...shouldnt-worry-physical-appearances-cast/amp/

"This week, five more major cast members were revealed. Once again, none of them particularly fit the descriptions Jordan provides in the books, and once again, it doesn’t really matter. The characters’ personalities are far more important to this epic tale than their appearances.

Nynaeve must be overbearing and bossy, yet maintain a vulnerable degree of self-doubt. Mat must be cocksure, fun-loving and full of swagger. Egwene must be steadfast and true, level-headed and ambitious. Perrin must be shy and introverted, quiet and deliberate. And Rand must be innocent and curious, with the ability to stay rooted."
 

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Good writeup, thanks for sharing this Narysse

HEARTILY agree.

Edited to add: don’t read the comments. Sigh.
 

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Yeah, I'm extraordinarily disheartened by the thinly veiled racism in some of the reactions (not here!)
 

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I actually don't mind Nyaneve and Ewgene the more I look at various images of them. Rand just doesn't do it for me, no idea why, but I will let that one go. I just feel like Perrin is more of a rugged outdoors type, and his casting just doesn't do it for me. Though to be fair, no one would probably do it for me. I have role played Perrin for 16-17 years in various video games, mmorpg's (in Final Fantasy XI, etc), and my first read of the series at age 14 - Perrin's scenes were always my favorite. So it's possible I just have unrealistic standards for him, maybe this guy will pleasantly surprise me. I don't think there is anything wrong with having my own opinion of it, to me Perrin is more than just his personality traits (Stoic, Wolfbrother, it's something I can't describe with words but I know it when I see it), but this is my own personal context of having spent so much time with the idea of Perrin over the years than the other characters. Like I said though he might pleasantly surprise me, I hope he does. :)

Just wanted to post this due to my first comment a couple days ago being quite negative in regards to the casting, it was just a kneejerk reaction was all, but actually this casting is growing on me, except for Rand and Perrin... but I will try to keep an open mind and give the first episode a shot.
 
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Rand just doesn't do it for me, no idea why
Try covering his hair. I had the same "Eh" reaction and then realized it was the haircut. I don't know why, but the cut of his hair just seems to change his whole demeanor.

it's possible I just have unrealistic standards for him
I think I feel that way about Tuon and Lan. I'm not sure I'd be totally happy with any casting. But that's on me.
 

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I don't think it helps that many of the shots are so heavily air brushed, it's hard to see them as "real" people.
 
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Of the 5, I think Mat is probably the closest to what I imagined. In the right clothes.... I can see it. Eager for the hat and neck scarf.
 

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It is always hard with characters you've spent a lot of time with. I felt that way when they cast the Lord of the Rings movies. I'm still unhappy with Cate Blanchett Galadriel. I mean, she's perfect for the movie and she did the part justice, but she's not the Galadriel in my head and she never will be.
 
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Firstly, I must admit the choice did not meet my expectations. But now... that I have assimilated it, I think that if they play the role of the characters right, the physical appearance will go to the background. :pleased-1:
 

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I think an important thing to remember here is they're not in makeup or costume yet. :laugh:

Patience is an Aes Sedai virtue. ;)
 
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