In Episode 212: THE HAIL MARY, Jamie strives and fails to save the Jacobites from their doomed ending on Culloden Moor. Colum drops in to make a deathbed request which finally puts Dougal in his place and raises Jamie up higher than I think he cares to be. While Jamie deals with his uncles and struggles with…
Episode 211: VENGEANCE IS MINE is a riveting and satisfying chapter in the story of Jamie and Claire. There's an edge of peril throughout this episode – from the generals abandoning their Prince, to the shootout with the British and the subsequent standoff, up to Claire's menacing clash with the Duke of Sandringham. I must admit I expected to…
In Episode 210: PRESTONPANS, Jamie leads us into battle and faces the loss of a friend. This is a gritty, bloodthirsty episode with our first up close and personal look at Highlander warfare, tempered with moments of combat companionship. With every episode, Sam Heughan's man-no-longer-a-lad grows more mature, commanding, responsible, charming and especially irresistible. This episode is particularly engaging…
In Episode 209: JE SUIS PREST, Sam Heughan takes command of James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser and progresses his character arc to a whole new peak. The future of Scotland and its people, the fate of the woman he loves, the weight of the whole damn world rests on Jamie's shoulders. Rather than let it crush him, he appears to stand…
During my viewing of Episode 209: JE SUIS PREST, my primary reaction during the entire 55 minutes and 24 seconds was: This is OUTLANDER. While Season 1 focused on and built up toward a personal climax between Jamie and Claire (no pun intended), Season 2 is all about the future of Scotland as we approach (sniff sniff)…
In Episode 208: THE FOX'S LAIR, Jamie (Sam Heughan) faces off against his unscrupulous grandfather, Lord Lovat, in an attempt to appease the even more (or slightly less) unscrupulous Prince Charles. There's not a lot of time for Jamie to get back into his old life of farmin' and takin' care of his tenants afore he's forced…
Due to my tardiness, this is a nutshell recap which I hope will be a fun companion to all the other great recaps and reviews already in circulation. Outlander Episode 208: THE FOX'S LAIR is written by Anne Kenney and directed by Mike Barker. It's a beautifully filmed episode as seen in the frame I selected for…
In Episode 207: FAITH, Caitriona Balfe's talent radiates even more than usual as Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser. Sam Heughan makes a cameo appearance at the end (insert chuckle) so will have to wait his turn to take back over his reign of Top 30. It's either that or a list of Jamie's Top 2 – with and…
In Outlander Episode 207: FAITH, Caitriona Balfe does all the heavy lifting while Sam Heughan is off growing a Gettysburg beard. (If you've seen the 1993 film of which I speak, you know what I mean. If you haven't, you must. It's a great film based on the even better Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Civil War novel: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. Check out both…
In Episode 206: BEST LAID SCHEMES, Sam Heughan's Jamie reaches across the spectrum of emotions – sharing his tender side with Claire (Caitriona Balfe), staring down the Comte (Stanley Weber) and finally letting loose his fury against Randall (Tobias Menzies). Sam and Jamie get quite a workout in this episode in so many ways . . . as does their hair. I'm happy…
In Outlander Episode 206: BEST LAID SCHEMES all hell breaks loose. Claire becomes a pregnant force to be reckoned with. Hooyah! Murtagh is finally brought into the fold. Yay! The Prince has a meltdown. Boo hoo! The Comte gets sexier and sexier. Yeehaw! Randall is badder than ever. Hiss! And Jamie's well laid plan is destroyed with one, well-aimed thrust. Kudos! Written by…
In Episode 205: UNTIMELY RESURRECTION, Sam Heughan takes us back to serious Jamie. He has very little time for humor, being forced by the Prince to partner with St. Germain and broadsided by the return of Captain Randall. To top it all off, Claire makes a demand he never thought possible given his very recent experience. But he…
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