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The Scotland Diaries — May 19-21 — The Highlands Part 2

Written by: Anne Gavin I keep saying, “It doesn’t get any better than this.”  And…then…it does. Every location exceeds the location before it and every travel experience touches me deeper than the one before.  I seriously am out of adjectives at a little over the half way point of the trip.  This country is truly…

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LIVE Blog: Episode 2.08 – “The Fox’s Lair”

Do you find yourself obsessively gabbing on about Outlander to your friends and family? Wishing your Saturday 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. Good news – we can get new family and friends pour ourselves…

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A Curious look at Outlander’s Master Raymond: Who is this guy? *SPOILER WARNING*

By now we have all — maybe — stopped weeping over episode 7 of Outlander. The script, the set, the ACTING — “Faith” was the episode where season two finally came together in one glorious hour of outstanding television. Move over “The Wedding.” “Faith” may supersede you for fan rewatching. This is the also the episode…

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Episode 207: “Faith” Can Move Mountains

  Going into episode 207 I knew just by the title it was going to be a tear jerker.  But who would have thought it was going to be a total sobfest?  Toni Graphia has brought everything to the table in this one epic hour of television! “Faith” can be as simple as remembering the…

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Passing the Crown: How RDM rules over the Outlander fandom.

When the reigning Queen of England relinquishes her crown, it’s expected to be the biggest event in British history in over 70 years. No such fanfare for HERSELF, Diana Gabaldon, our Queen of Outlander. Although her reign ended in 2014, she is in fact, and thankfully, alive and kicking.  Kicking herself? Hmm.. perhaps? But probably…

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Why Outlander will help Starz win the battle of Sunday night TV

Starz CEO Chris Albrecht made a startling announcement this week: He’s moving the cable channel’s original programming from Saturday to Sunday nights, starting in July with Power. That means that season 3 of Outlander — yes, yes it’s going to happen! — would go up against the likes of Game of Thrones on HBO and Homeland on…

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[Relatively] LIVE Blog: Episode 2.07 – “Faith”

Do you find yourself obsessively gabbing on about Outlander to your friends and family? Wishing your Saturday 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. Good news – we can get new family and friends pour ourselves…

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If You Knew, Would You Tell?

Written by: Anne Hawkinson In “Best Laid Schemes,” Murtagh is finally told the secret Claire and Jamie have been keeping from him. But the timing of the reveal really threw me off.  Wait . . . what?? Claire has just given Jamie her smallpox potion, which means any second now he should be vomiting and…

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The Scotland Diaries — May 15-17 — Castles, Kirks, Cairns and Culloden

Written by: Anne Gavin You could almost hear the thump, thump, thump of my heart at we set off from Edinburgh pointed north and west towards the Highlands. I had just met my fellow travelers and we all nervously looked at each other and hoped we would remember faces and names and where everyone journeyed…

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Claire’s Cruel Compassion

Written by: Anne Hawkinson Source Alex Randall is a really good guy, despite the fact that his brother is the sick, perverted Black Jack Randall who abused and tortured Jamie at Wentworth Prison. Alex also happens to be in love with Mary Hawkins, which sets all manner of alarm bells ringing for Claire. Alex and…

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