When Moiraine was cast, I was very excited. Just about hit it on the nose. But I am not excited about the new casting. Mat it perfect. Rand is acceptable, but the rest are completely off the mark. It's pretty disappointing. I sure hope they do a better job for Lan, Elayne, and Thom. I assure you I am not racist at all. That has nothing to do with my opinion. These actors are not right for the people that come alive in the pages of the books for me. Wheel of Time is my favorite books of my life and I have read a lot in my 60 years. I really want to love the show. And I have waited so long for it.
I completely agree. Moiraine couldn't have been cast better. These other characters seemed to have been cast as though WoT is just a random YA novel. The Two Rivers is supposed to be an isolated and homogeneous village. Most people look similar. It's not supposed to look like it's Manhattan or LA. If you go to a small European town one in the South or Midwest US (none of which are as isolated as the Two Rivers) you'll see that similarity. Rand looks a bit different but not even enough to where he's obviously an outcast, just that he takes from his outlander mom (in itself a rarity in the TR). The characters were all surprised to note that Rand (whom they all felt was completely a normal TR youth) looked startlingly like an Aiel. Also, Perrin is supposed to be huge. With all the people that work out, there isn't one decent actor who's also really buff? I wasn't worried but now I am concerned. I hope my impressions are wrong.
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I completely agree. Moiraine couldn't have been cast better. These other characters seemed to have been cast as though WoT is just a random YA novel. The Two Rivers is supposed to be an isolated and homogeneous village. Most people look similar. It's not supposed to look like it's Manhattan or LA. If you go to a small European town one in the South or Midwest US (none of which are as isolated as the Two Rivers) you'll see that similarity. Rand looks a bit different but not even enough to where he's obviously an outcast, just that he takes from his outlander mom (in itself a rarity in the TR). The characters were all surprised to note that Rand (whom they all felt was completely a normal TR youth) looked startlingly like an Aiel. Also, Perrin is supposed to be huge. With all the people that work out, there isn't one decent actor who's also really buff? I wasn't worried but now I am concerned. I hope my impressions are wrong.