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Squeeeee…it’s Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander episode!!!! We’ve been dying to see this since she announced the news last July at San Diego Comic Con! What an episode written by Herself would be like? Well, this is action-packed, bloody with a rare, tender moment and some great lines. What
In Sam Heughan’s favorite episode of the season, the Scots take on the English army at a high cost to the MacKenzie clan. Break out the tissues… Recap – Episode #210 “Prestonpans” War is coming. There’s no way around it. Claire and Jamie can only hope that
Claire and Jamie have their troops so it’s off to battle, right? Nope. First we have to get the men into fighting form with a little help from some old friends and frenemies. Share on Facebook
For a one brief shining moment, there’s happiness for Jamie and Claire and then, well, perhaps war is inevitable. Or is it? This week’s book reader discussion makes some veiled references to events in Voyager and the most recent books. We don’t spoil anything specific, but the
Book readers have known this would be a tough episode of Outlander and, well, it didn’t disappoint! Strap in and break out the tissues! Recap – Episode #207 “Faith” It’s Boston in 1954 and a little red-headed girl flips through a bird book and calls for her
I think we can agree that nothing ever goes to plan when Claire and Jamie visit Versailles. Sigh! Just when The Plan starts to work, a curve ball comes along! Why is stopping a rebellion so hard? Recap – Episode #205 “Untimely Resurrection” After the upheaval of
Recap – Episode #204 “La Dame Blanche” Another day, another chess match – literally. This time Claire has joined Jamie for his regular game with Duverney, the French Minister of Finance. Most guys love a beautiful lady on their arm during a game, but Claire is actually
What does it take to stop a rebellion? A lot of listening, a lot of trips to Madame Elise’s brothel and some unlikely help from a nun, a pickpocket and Johann Sebastian Bach! Recap – Episode #203 “Useful Occupations and Deceptions” Claire and Jamie are well into
This half season flew by and we can’t believe this is the Outlander finale! We started off with Jamie rescuing Claire from Black Jack Randall and now we’re going to see Claire try to rescue Jamie back again. It’s been an amazing ride since September and the
#BlackJackisBack….bum, bum, buuuuuuummmm….. We’ve read the books…we knew what was coming…but still were unprepared for this… Recap – Episode #115 “Wentworth Prison” So to open a show with a hanging is pretty dramatic. To open it with multiple hangings while our hero contemplates his own demise is
Jamie’s been taken by the English…again! It’s a wonder Jamie and Claire ever step outside since it doesn’t end well for them! This week we have a road adventure, a vaudeville show and, wait for it, a dancing Murtagh! Just when you thought you’d seen it all…
The final half of the second half of the first season of Outlander! (Translation: Big action ahead!) This week we learn that life is anything but simple in lovely Lallybroch and we also kick off our final Outlander swag giveaway of the season! Recap – Episode #113
