[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

I think that is a conscious effort to make him look successively less raffish and more kingly as the story progresses. He gradually morphs from Strider into Aragorn.

Here's hoping that he might even shave and shampoo for Return of the King......

[2Jedismom]

I think you're right, but I have mixed emotions about the shave...

[carton253]

Yes... but I kind of dig raffish....

[carton253]

Here's hoping that he might even shave and shampoo for Return of the King......

Here's hoping he doesn't. Viggo without all that raffish stuff does nothing for me. I've seen him in other things... zilch, zip, nothing.

[Corin Stormhands]

I think that is a conscious effort to make him look successively less raffish and more kingly as the story progresses.

I think you may be right. That would follow with my initial concerns the firs time around that Frodo was too "pretty."