Want a minute-by-minute recap of the Outlander Season 3 finale episode? We detail all the magic from the “Eye of the Storm.”
Do you find yourself gabbing obsessively about Outlander to your friends and family? Wishing your Sunday nights included a living room full of people with whom to watch, discuss, comment, cheers, jeers and well, experience alllllll the feels? Dinna fash, Obsessenach—you are not alone.
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Now let the show begin…
[8:01 p.m.] The finale? Really. How did we get here already?! Why does real-life time drag, but 13 episodes of Outlander felt like a quickie?
[8:02 p.m.] Since we’ll soon enter an enormously long dry spell of sorts, we both appreciate this final gift of strong sexual content. Thank you, Matt and Toni.
[8:03 p.m.] This box once contained three sapphires… and the penises of three virile young men.
[8:04 p.m.] Any episode that kicks in with the “Faith” track and an “I was dead” is bound to be an emotional doozy. Someone go ahead and hold me, please.
[8:05 p.m.] I thought I had cried all my tears for this season, but that image of Claire sinking got me.
[8:06 p.m.] Claire got herself a ticket on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride toward the House of Horrors Whooooores. Actually, whore. Just one.
[8:07 p.m.] Frasers 2.0 are on the case. Fergus, you’ve basically just married blond Claire so when Marsali says she’s coming with you, don’t argue.
[8:08 p.m.] He’s not answering because you’re not saying YOUNG IAN. He’s genuinely confused. Also, Claire is a lot of things, but stealthy is not one of them.
[8:09 p.m.] The return of the billboard forehead. Are we sure she’s not kin to Jenny Murray? Also, Ian definitely has his momma’s lack of verbal filter. Give her hell, Young Ian!
[8:10 p.m.] “Ye’re welcome anytime. We’re friends.” That’s what we’d call an invite on a string. The words were there, but Geillis’ hospitality behind it was about as thinly veiled as that yellowing hair of hers.
[8:11 p.m.] Someone’s accused Jamie of murder. Anyone have a count of how many times that’s happened?
[8:12 p.m.] Lord John Grey’s familiarity with the intricacies of bureaucracy makes my administrator heart feel all warm and fuzzy. He can sign your paperwork today, or he can sign it three months from now. It all depends on how he’s feeling at this moment.
[8:13 p.m.] I thought all debts had been paid in episode 3, but it feels like with LJG’s intervention we might have one more before this season ends. Let’s hope this nets out better than the last time a British officer pardoned James Fraser from the executioner’s block and into their charge instead (*cough BJR cough*)
[8:14 p.m.] Blah, blah, blah, rules, borders, authority…look into my gorgeous blue eyes and then bugger off back to your ship.
[8:15 p.m.] LJG’s looking at Jamie all, I think we’re alone nowwww, there doesn’t seem to be anyone arounnnnnd.
[8:16 p.m.] This tiki-lit veranda feels better suited for a rum runner or mojito, Claire. Let us put this more directly, PUT DOWN THE GEILLIS TEA, girl. You’re not that thirsty.
[8:17 p.m.] Do you think Claire gets tired of being reminded about all the bonds that she and Jamie can’t share? (Side note: Nikki, did Geillis just say Claire knows full well about the brassiere? She must have heard about the legend that is the bat suit.)
[8:18 p.m.] I haven’t even been in this time for the last 20 years ago. I feel ya, Claire. This is our new favorite Outlander go-to phrase at work. Think of the looks that you’ll get from your boss when you tell her why you couldn’t meet that deadline.
[8:19 p.m.] Oh my god, she must have drunk the Geillis tea because girl’s opening up the vault and spilling allll the goods. Claire, THIS IS NO TIME FOR SHOW AND TELL.
[8:20 p.m.] Geilis is doing the math in her head. If there are two things that don’t mix well, it’s batshit crazy and math. This can lead nowhere good.
[8:21 p.m.] “I shall retire now.” Either all that talk of time travel and her dead husband’s lovely cock have left her weary, or she’s just given us our new classy gal exit from all lengthy conference calls.
[8:22 p.m.] These Frasers are becoming such seasoned pros at this whole parted-periled-reunited thing that they just managed to sum up 3 episodes in 7 seconds flat.
[8:23 p.m.] That way, towards the drumming. It sounds like they’re headed to a luau. Mmm…pig on a spit…mmm drinks in a coconut shell.
[8:24 p.m.] Jamie and Claire hiding in the bushes watching the dancers with torches reminds me of Frank and Claire hiding…oh wait…I guess that was intentional.
Side note: This scene is stunning. We see two different cultures, oceans apart engaged in a spiritual ceremony that shares more likenesses than differences. Bear McCreary’s music weaves them both together beautifully; bonus points for amazing writing and musical composition.
[8:25 p.m.] Willoughby finally gets his happily ever after and Jamie can’t fit in a little “good on ye” or congrats to toss his way? Poor form, Fraser. And as for Margaret, when you find someone who not only sees your particular brand of crazy, but loves you for it and suggests that you live out your days in Martinique, you know that you can finally stop the dating game. Margaret Campbell is officially off the market, boys!
[8:26 p.m.] I think I prefer Yi Tien Cho’s zen-like method of artistic seeing with nice drawings and calm tones to Margaret’s crazy-eye, toothy muttering. That pointer finger and Dora the Explorer like blink, though.
[8:27 p.m.] This is starting to feel like an episode of Scooby Doo. I’m just waiting for the farmer to rip off his mask and say he would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids and your dog.
[8:28 p.m.] When your party ends with a murder and the sacrifice of a chicken you may be at the wrong party, or not. Hey, I’m not judging.
[8:29 p.m.] Please god, help us Abandon-a-way out of this scene. Swiftly.
[8:30 p.m.] If James Earl Jones comes walking out of the cornfield muttering about how if the Frasers build it, people will come, I’m out.
[8:31 p.m.] Of all the voice options available on GPS, never choose the Outlander theme. With directions like “that way toward the drums”, “that way, it’s a bad place” and “I hear the humming” you’ll probably reach a final destination but it might be truly final if you catch my drift.
[8:32 p.m.] “We lost Faith. We will not lose Brianna.” I love the look that Frasers 1.0 give each other when they’ve made up their mind to do something. I would not want to be the person standing between a determined James and Claire Fraser.
[8:33 p.m.] If Geillis mutters one more breathy threat about Hercules, I’m going to need her to issue a command to “bring out The Gimp.”
[8:34 p.m.] Every time Jamie has to battle a body guard twice his size, I think of Andre the Giant trying to strangle Wesley in The Princess Bride.
[8:35 p.m.] Well, it wouldn’t be the end of an Outlander season without a severed body part.
[8:36 p.m.] “There’s no reason to be afraid, lad.” Jamie’s killed so many out of necessity, he’s likely unfamiliar with the clinical shock others might experience from having to do the same. But I’m willing to bank money that a strong Fraser hug is a start in the way of an antidote.
[8:37 p.m.] This moment of tenderness between two people who Jamie love more than himself. Yes, hold them both Jamie. Hold them both.
[8:38 p.m.] Maybe it’s because she’s been wearing a bat suit all season but Claire’s reminding me a lot of Cat Girl lounging in the window.
[8:40 p.m.] Real-time whispering from the corner…
Nikki to Ashley: Are we supposed to be typing something here?
Ashley to Nikki: Maybe? But I can’t look away.
…
Ashley to Nikki: Curious though, is it okay if I make squeaking noises?
Nikki to Ashley: Depends. Dog toy squeaking or Claire squeaking?
[8:41 p.m.] If you’re going to fondle my buttocks be sure that you do so properly. Please?
[8:42 p.m.] I think I might need to watch this sequence a couple more times—just to make sure I didn’t miss a James Fraser step. I do love a good bulleted step-by-step outline for easy compliance.
[8:44 p.m.] My god, he loved her into a completely different weather pattern. Now THAT’S impressive.
[8:45 p.m.] That damn oath. Again. I’m having a hard time understanding what kind of surgery might be required on deck in those conditions. But I do hear saline is a good sterilizing agent.
[8:47 p.m.] We’re losing her. While there have been a few moments of exaggeration this season, this is not one of them.
[8:48 p.m.] I saw The Perfect Storm and this did not end well for George Clooney, Marky Mark and the Gloucester bunch. Please let this go better for our Scottish friends. But kudos—again—to the CGI and SFX team for pulling this off so realistically.
[8:49 p.m.] It took this long, but we finally found a look that’s not the best for Claire. Please don’t let it last long. Incredibly unsettling, all of this. And here it comes again…the Faith music…the tears… Can you hear us allll the way in Providence, Rhode Island, sitting in a corner and sobbing?
[8:50 p.m.] They’ve always breathed life into each other and now, most literally. Thank you, Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe, for all that wrinkled and waterlogged time you spent in that tank making this memorable scene come to life.
[8:51 p.m.] How very Titanic. It’s so cold, Sassenach. So cold. At least Jamie made room on the damn “headboard” for her.
[8:52 p.m.] And since we haven’t had any Hamilton references and we’re into the 1760s, I’d just like to say that “in the eye of a hurricane there is quiet…for a moment…a yellow sky…”
[8:53 p.m.] That looks like an Atlantic beach if I’ve ever seen one… and I’ve seen a lot of them.
[8:54 p.m.] Jamie grieved Claire’s absence for 20 years never knowing her fate and it’s heartbreaking to see him face-to-face with her in a moment when he believes that she is truly gone.
[8:55 p.m.] Of all the looks these two have ever donned, this one of them on the beach staring into each other’s eyes with sheer relief and complete love might be their best look yet.
[8:56 p.m.] Georgia! My people! Bless your hearts, Frasers—you’re gonna be just fine. I see a good cream of mushroom casserole headed your way and some good conversation on a sturdy porch.
[8:57 p.m.] The look of hope in their faces when they realize what a Georgia landfall means to them and their lives. Chills!
[8:58 p.m.] Ashley’s people are known for their hospitality, so why are these folks just walking back home to let these poor beached humans fend for themselves? Maybe they’re going to get the casseroles?
[8:59 p.m.] They’re moving to Dawson’s Creek? But seriously, that drum and fife! We’re headed for a whole new world, Obsessenachs, and we cannae wait! … well I suppose we can because of that whole Droughtlander thing.
Ashley’s Closing Thoughts:
Dear Outlander, I’m sorry I ever doubted you and your ability to pull off the finale of this epic voyage, dense book and so many dangling plot points in less than 60 minutes. What a ride! This is why you do you and all that showstopping production magic you do and I do me and all that… wait, what is it I bring to the table? I digress.
As it turns out, it was us on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride—one brimming with emotions I didn’t even know were churning around in there. Uncertainty, despair, well-placed laughter, anxiety, swooning, relief, hope, uncertainty and anxiety again, lust, lust some more, a little more lust, oh hey there’s anxiety again, relief, love, hope, anticipation. They were ALL there, and then some. And all scored to more gorgeous Bear McCreary music. Just rinse and repeat. Watch and re-watch.
Thank you, Matt Roberts and Toni Graphia, for re-taking the helm and playing a little game of “I’m the Captain now” right when it counted the most. You outdid yourselves. While I’m not ready to say goodbye to Outlander—is anyone, ever?—what a completely satisfying end to a season that, while it had its ups and downs (though the ups far outweighed the downs, and what TV show doesn’t have both?), you’ve left me 50 shades of giddy to head to the Colonies come fall 2018 (fingers crossed).
And thank you to you, dear readers, for your generous patronage of our humble little spot in this great big Outlander interwebs world. This season brought me great joy as a viewer, and as an Outlander Cast blogger—between Janet and I working the red carpet of the Entertainment Weekly premiere event with Sam and Caitriona to being able to watch 3 episodes in the company of my fellow Outlander Cast pals and meeting many of our Outlander Cast Clan Gathering members, and more. And all of that was possible largely in part to you and your readership of my oft-twisted ramblings.
But don’t go away now. Because while Outlander goes dark, we at Outlander Cast will be sure to keep the lights on for you throughout the dreary days of Outlander.
Nikki’s Closing Thoughts:
I thought I had shed all my tears for this season, but I was so wrong. From the opening sequence scored to Faith’s theme to the final sweeping shots of the Georgia coast scored to a revolutionary war march, I found myself alternately sobbing, gasping for breath, and then sobbing again. The dialogue, the score, and the return of the many looks of love shared between the Frasers were so fabulous that I still have goosebumps. I promise I’ll seek medical attention if they persist for more than four hours. It could just be the magical atmosphere of the room where I watched or the warm, fuzzy feelings I got with those final Jamie and Claire embraces on the beach but, at this moment, this is my favorite episode of the season. I had so many worries about how the writers would tie up all the loose ends in 57 minutes and, to be honest, I was still a little angry at them for unnecessarily separating Jamie and Claire last week. Tony Graphia and Matthew Roberts not only tied up those ends but they gave us a few bonus moments with Lord John Grey. It’s all I could have asked for and more.
This was the first season that I’ve watched week-to-week and it’s also my first season with Outlander Cast. In that time, I’ve made many new Outlander friends. Writing for the blog has brought me a great deal of joy and drawn me closer to the amazing podcast and blog staff. It’s sad to close out this season but it somehow feels appropriate to do so surrounded by the people who love this thing as much as I do. So, thank you Sam, Caitriona, Tony, Matt, Ron, and all of the amazing cast and crew for bringing this amazing adventure to the screen. You done good, folks. On to Season 4, the colonies, and more Fraser love. Sláinte!
If you’ve missed any of our episode recaps, you can catch up with them here:
Episode 3.01: “The Battle Joined”
Episode 3.02: “Surrender”
Episode 3.03: “All Debts Paid”
Episode 3.04: “Of Lost Things”
Episode 3.05: “Freedom & Whisky”
Episode 3.06: “A. Malcolm”
Episode 3.07: “Crème De Menthe”
Episode 3.08: “First Wife”
Episode 3.09: “The Doldrums”
Episode 3.10: “Heaven and Earth”
Episode 3.11: “Uncharted”
Episode 12: “The Bakra”
I think Fraser 1.0 and Fraser 2.0 are my favorite things from this season.
That’s why we pay Nikki the big emoji bucks!
Thanks for the final “beat by beat”! Much enjoyed merriment this season, as always!
8:34pm – Or Indiana Jones fighting the bald giant at the getaway plane. At least Hercules made out better than that guy!
Best line, at 8:44pm, almost made me spit out my shortbread and tea!
Here’s to a Droughtlander that seems as short as Voyager did!
“Here’s to a Droughtlander that seems as short as Voyager did!” PERFECT. Thanks for reading and commenting!
Thank you Ashley and Nikki for such a wonderful season of recaps. I didn’t discover you until mid-season, and I’m so glad I did. You have given me some great laughs. Most of all though, I love your closing thoughts which give me new perspective on what I’ve just seen and make me look at it in a different light. Thank you also for giving me a platform where I can express my own thoughts and frustrations. I appreciate the opportunity to “get things off my chest” so to speak. I now I get a bit wordy.
Thanks for putting up with me.
I started reading the books when they first came out in the 90s and like many others, fell in love with this amazing story. Diana is such a wonderful story teller. I’m still trying to figure out this obsession. I have never reread or rewatched anything as much as this in my entire 70 years of life. For me, seasons 1 and 2 were magic. Yes, there were changes made to adapt it to TV, but when I look at the whole, the story is still there. Maybe it’s because the first two books had a purpose that was easier to follow, or maybe it was the incredible writing, production and attention to detail. Or maybe all of these things. This beautiful love story came to life before our eyes, and with their long march to Culloden, made it exciting. I was hooked, reel me in.
I have totally mixed feelings about this season, and I think it comes down to why I watch this series. There seemed like lots of additions, deviations and detours (love those words Ashley) from the book in the first six episodes, but I can still see the story. I felt the pain and agony of Jamie and Claire through their separation and rejoiced in their reunion. The magic was still there. Whether it was the new writers, or just the need to cover so much story in such a short amount of time, the next six episodes seemed all over the place. Some of them seemed so rushed and disjointed. It took me a while to figure out why I disliked 307 so much, but I think it was because I felt that I lost the story. I lost the magic. 308 seemed to bring us back a bit but then seemed to lose it again in 309.
And so it went until tonight. OMG, what a ride. Thank you Matt and Toni. The photography was incredible. That wall of water and the eye of the storm. WOW! Then the small attention to details that we have come to love about Outlander. Loved the tie in between the dance at Craigh Na Dun and Jamaica. I forgot to breathe so many times I can’t tell you. All the elements from the book were there to tie it all together, and I was so happy to see that particular love scene from ch. 52. It is one of my favorites. I can’t say enough about the chemistry these two bring to this beloved story. It was magic. And it’s why I watch.
” I can’t say enough about the chemistry these two bring to this beloved story. It was magic. And it’s why I watch.” Amen, Linda! That’s the EXACT reason I heartily recommend this show to people. Because if you attempt to summarize what it’s about, you fall flat and sound corny in the process. But if you can get someone to watch the first episode when those two lock eyes and first share a screen, you’ve got them on the hook for good. Thank you for your kind comments and continued readership. It’s been fun!
Exhale! For now…….
Thanks girls for all you do and did throughout the season. Minute by minute recap has always been my favorite!
….for now. I like that. Thank you, Pam! That is beyond flattering. We love that you keep coming back to our little rambling corner of the world.
Hi Ashley and Nikki and everyone again!
Thanks so much for your minute by minute recap. I just love them. Oh, I’m so going to miss not only Outlander, but these wonderful recaps as well.
I’m just so thrilled I can discuss this delicious show with like-minded addicts? Like myself. LOL.
I was hooked right at the strong sexual content part.
And the start of the show shocked me right back to S2’s Through A Looking Glass Darkly (Sorry to break a commandment), Almost immediately I think I said “NO” aloud, when I KNEW there was a S4 on the horizon, and Diana wrote 10 books!
Loved seeing (Wee) Ian giving Gellis hell. Wow, major kudos to John Bell. His portrayal is a mixture of Jenny’s temper and Ian’s calm, and the Frazer love and loyalty.
Loved seeing Fergus and Marsili–oh with just that small scene both of them cemented that both of these characters were willing to go to the ends of the earth for both Jamie and Claire. (are we sure that Marsili is Leghaire’s daughter?)
While I thought that Jamie being arrested AGAIN (eye roll) was a lazy and
overdone plot device, I almost forgave it when I saw Lord John Grey again.
Oh my, there’s another actor who I just can’t keep my eyes off of him. His character is not only elegantly studly, he seeks to do what is right with in the confines of the law, and has a good soul. (the antithesis of Black Jack Randall)
If Jamie does not want him… then…
But I digress, Oh God, Gellis!!! Lottie Vanbeek is AMAZING. Just the perfect mixture of sexy minx and crazy!!!!
The 2oo year old baby prophecy was so easy to figure out, it really was.
Gellis would have been ready to kill anything in her way. (Perhaps Gellis should have went back in time to be Bonnie Prince Charlie’s wife then she would have had a shoo in to the throne)
There is one thing that drove me crazy though, for a woman who is supposed to be so smart, WTH Claire! She reverted right back to her dynamics in Both Sides Now (I think) with Black Jack Randall, and told Gellis EVERYTHING when she knew Gellis was a murderer and could not be trusted.
Claire, what were you thinking, Girl?
The dance sequence was amazing as it was juxtaposed with the witches of Craig Na Dune.
Oh God, at least Claire saved Bree.
When Jamie said to Claire, we lost Faith, we will not loose Briana. I teared up.
The sex scene made me giggle! And it was outrageously sexy.
Loved the storm at sea, now Claire and Jamie are starting a new adventure in America.
Nice.
Oh, I so can’t wait
Thanks so much for everything, ladies!
You are most welcome, Dawn! We LOVE your comments and sop them up like Claire and Jamie will now do with a trademark Georgia biscuit.
Once again you gals nailed it! I love watching you in real time do what you do! Thanks for the relief in dark times!
So many hearts back to you, friend!
Lots of thoughts … but first I’ll echo the preceding comments in expressing my thanks to Ashley and Nikki in providing a place to share our love of Outlander and the smart and snappy play by play that always brings smiles, chuckles and a gaffaw or two – thank you ladies.
I think I’ll post only the surface thought at this time and will probably have another comment or two after I’ve been able to plumb the depths of my thoughts and organize them into some form of cognitive sense.
I thought it was a good choice to dispense with the whole “Jack the ripper” intrigue and still get us to where Archie Campbell is the bad guy who gets it in Jamaica, along with the bonus of having Mr. Willoughby and Margaret find each other and head off into the sunset together. Sweet.
There’s been a few times over the three seasons when my male chauvinistic mindset has slipped out from behind my 21st century mask and it happened again in this episode. I know this is going to sound bad and I don’t think of women as required to take orders from a man – I really don’t – but for crying out loud Claire, there are times when Jamie is justified to tell you to stay where you’re at and you wandering up to the heaving deck of a ship in a hurricane instead of staying below is one of those times. I’m sorry ladies, but there are times when the difference in physical strength between a man and a woman is the difference between Jamie fighting to keep the ship afloat and Jamie fighting to keep the ship afloat while also trying to keep his wife from being tossed off the ship. But … as in real life, gotta take the good with the bad and there’s a lot more good about Claire than bad, so … moving on.
I couldn’t help get the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” out of my head when I head the name of the cave. That song is really annoying, especially if its stuck in your head. The cave scene in the book was a whole other level of scary, but again, we got from here to there so all’s well that ends well. I wonder if they will explore the eerie story of Claire knowing about the skull in the cave before/after she severed the head of Geillis. And speaking of the severed headed Geillis – YAY! May she never be seen again – her and LegHair. Toodles. Adios. See Ya.
Lastly, for this comment, the casting has been superb. Every one of the characters was as near to perfect as could be. Three cheers to Ron Moore and his team for giving us an Outlander adaptation that makes even us book lovers happy – no small feat. May the Droughtlander seem to go by as swiftly as Season-3.
“May the Droughtlander seem to go by as swiftly as Season-3.” From your lips to Ron and the Outlander god’s ears, please. Thank you for your continued readership of our goofy little recaps. I love what you said about “male chauvinism”, but will let you off the hook on that shaming and say it’s just common sense. For the same reason Jamie wouldn’t jump in on doing anything medical because has brute physical strength that could help, she should know where she’s needed. Read the situation better. Mending broken bones on the deck of a ship in the middle of a hurricane is ridiculous, at best. I’m with you, and I’m a woman. Thanks for watching with me all season, Glenn!
One thing you all missed and I did too on my first watching was Margaret channeling Bree so Jamie could “meet” her. Go back and rewatch it!
Jen, oh I promise we didn’t miss it. But we were watching with Blake (the one who is supposed to experience it all unspoiled) so we deleted our foreshadowing reference with the Margaret-Bree moment. Fascinating stuff!
Bravo Ashley and Nikki!~
I’ve really enjoyed your hilarious and witty recaps this season and
so glad I stumbled upon them! All the best!
Jean, I’m glad you stumbled upon our disjointed ramblings too! This makes us feel squishy and happy.
Naturally! I just discovered your site?. Loved this recap and will plan on pulling up all your others as I go through and re-re-re-re-re-watch each episode!
Nancy, I hope you do! We hope they provide you some comfort and giggles during the long days of Droughtlander.
Ashley/Nikki, do you know if Season-3 is going to be offered for download without a Starz subscription? Seasons 1 and 2 were offered for a one-time charge but the only thing I find for Season-3 requires a (monthly) subscription for a package of Outlander and two other Starz shows I’m not interested in.
I apologize for the off topic “comment” in this thread but I didn’t know where else to post it.
You all ROCK! I have enjoyed these Minute by Minute blogs so much this season!! Thanks for putting into words those thoughts that cross my mind as well. Thanks for all of the chuckles. It was a wonderful season. I’ll be spending this Droughtlander starting with Season 1, Episode 1 and watching the whole thing all the way through. Again.
September 2018 is so far away. Wahhh!
Once again, a wonderfully entertaining recap! LOVED the Tommy James & the Shondells song reference! Will miss y’all!
Thank you, Ashley and Nikki for another on point and enjoyable blow by blow account of the show. I’ve come to look forward to these weekly recaps almost as much as a new episode of the show. They are a joy to read.
Like you, I found myself wondering at the end of 312 how they were going to condense the remaiing story into an hour long episode. But Matt Roberts and Tony Graphia delivered big time. Episode 313 was an emotional and visual feast. We definitely owe the entire Outlander team, production and cast, a heart felt thank you for their gift. Lord John’s dress down of Captain Leonard was definitely one of those highlites for me.
Fraser 1.0 and Fraser 2.0? Going to have to add these two to the Outlander vocabulary. LOL. Thank you both for your posts this season. Until next year.
I love you ladies. I look forward to your commentary as much as I look forward to the episode. I am from Massachusetts and am curious to know if you would ever consider doing a live review with an audience. Maybe perhaps a contest where a fan could join you to see how it’s done? Just a thought. ? Keep up the fantastic work. I always laugh when I read your recaps. I look forward to following you through S4.
I was a fan but no longer after the season 2 & 3! Season 3 sums up my disenchantment. The story loses its depth the moment Claire decides a return to the past. At this point I am convinced Jamie-Claire duet is a romance based on sex-appeal, mental needs and sexual dependency. Season 3 highlights Claire lives in utter denial, which is brought to light also in season 2. She leaned on Frank’s body at the hospital morgue and swore she had loved him always; then she told Jamie in season 3 exactly the opposite when he confronted her upon 20 years’ marriage to Frank in America. She is selfish to the core in season 3 too. She only thinks of herself and refuses to look at the destruction her arrival is causing all over the place, in Jamie’s family and with her ‘new’ wife, not to mention in his business. All this couple have been doing in the last two series is cry like babies, break down and rekindle their disturbing love story with sex and sex again…I do not buy this version of love, at all! Love should in anyway be not like this…
Season 1 was magnificent as we got full exposure of the characters frailties. We were also able to follow different characters’ lives and tribulations, which was touching and sensitive.
Just one tiny disagreement. When Willoughby tells Jamie and Claire that he and Margaret are a couple and leaving to make a home, Jamie gently squeezes the man’s shoulder in acknowledgement of his new-found happiness. Jamie would not be the type to smile and shake hands and be overly demonstrative. That gesture says it all.