I guess to be more specific,

this guy might give off the innocence of Rand, from a quiet place where adventures don't happen,

But he looks like he lives in velvet sheets,

Not someone used to waking up at 4 am to do chores on the farm, before spending the morning mucking out the pig pens, feeding chickens, then spending the afternoon tending sheep, and then the rest of the day doing whatever ever mending needs to be done.

His skin his too nice to be about that life. I get it, it's for TV, but not accurate in my minds eye or as a fan of the series. 

They could have found someone with the same sort of sparkly face and grin, but with an underlying grit and determination... someone you could see fighting a Trolloc and somehow surviving, then dragging his wounded dad through the cold winter night on the verge of exhaustion, with only the void, and his feverish father as his companions, against the terror filled terrain on the desperate trek back to the Two Rivers.

I'd bet a gold crown this guy would have ended up in a cooking pot.

I stand by my comment of how he would have been a great cast as Gwayne Trakand though.

11 minutes ago, templar7 said:

Your point here does make sense in the narrative overall. I just have a problem leading with what seems to be a warm and fuzzy Two Rivers Wisdom.

This exactly.

First impressions of her from the books, was someone trying to be extra fierce so she could be respected because she was so young for her position. Someone with a chip on her shoulder and something to prove, and who had to prove it on a daily basis.

That smile in the trailer was the exact opposite. Like it's good to be home! 

I actually thought the guy they picked to play Mat was too Gq, in the books himself admitting he wasn't that pretty. So huzzah!

From the first scene of the 3 boys in the Tavern, I felt Rand was too much of a gosh aw shucks puppy dog, not someone who would one day forge himself into the Dragon. He might have been good for Gwayne Trankand.

And Perrin was too small and sort of reminded me of Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh... didn't even look like he knew his was around a smithy.

Funnily enough Mat was the one I was least enthused about, he wasnt rough around the edges enough, and he looked more sly and slick, rather than loveable rascal. This Barney guy seems the type to frequent an upscale night spot, moreso than be found dicing in a "hell."

This recast of Mat, seems more on the spot for me, someone who relies more on his charisma and wit to get of a tight spot, instead of his button chin.