I voted LOVE IT! Becouase it gives a sense that he's a king. (And that he's older). I'm glad he has a beard.

I hate it! It would be okay if he had a decent beard, but now he just looks like a youthful Aragorn who hasn't shaved in five days. I really dislike scruffy beards.

Well he IS on a ship, and will be on one for a while, my Lady

When I first saw it, I was . Then because it was pics of the movie!! Then I was because it was just different. I had to But once I got used to it I was

Did you enjoy that? ^

It makes him look older. Without a beard in PC, and in Easy Virtue, he looks very young and naive. (Though alternately it could just be the parts he was playing.) I'll have to see more pics to really make up my mind, but it will be fine.

The time has come to end this growing discussion and redirect the hairy topic to the Ben Barnes as Caspian thread. We hope that no members' whiskers are ruffled by this decision.