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Lurking and Listening?

Written by: Anne K. Hawkinson Jared’s home in Paris is fully staffed with capable and loyal (so we’re told) servants. We see them in every part of the house, attending to Claire, Jamie, and Murtagh’s every need. When they are not attending to their respective charges, they stand at quiet attention, within earshot of private, potentially…

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Live Blog: Episode 2.04 — “La Dame Blanche”

Do you find yourselves 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, cheer, jeer, and well, experience, alllllll the feels?  Dinna fash, Obsessenach — you are not alone. Good news — we can get new family and friends…

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Murtagh As Ballast

Written by: Anne K. Hawkinson “Not in Scotland Anymore” drew me into a web of deception, plotting, and lies. Who is friend and who is foe? One slip of the tongue, one conversation with the “wrong” person and it could all be for naught. I searched for a steady thread, a ballast of sorts, and…

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Episode 203: Outlander Comes into Its Own

  Bravo! Bravo! BRAVO!!  They did it!   Finally for me watching episode 203 of Outlander, “Useful Occupations and Deceptions,” actually FELT like a real episode of TV.   You’re probably wondering what I am talking about.  Well, up until this episode, I felt I was constantly comparing the story set before me to the book…

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Outlander episode 2: THAT dress! No, not the red one! *SPOILERS*

Everyone knew the red dress was coming. Starz based much of its promotional material on that gorgeous image of Claire in it. Vive les Frasers! And stunning it — and Caitriona Balfe — both were. But if anyone was unclear on the fact that we weren’t in Scotland anymore, that point was made patently obvious…

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LIVE Blog: Episode 2.03 – “Useful Occupations and Deceptions”

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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It’s Over! NYC Tartan Week Wrap-Up

Last of a Series   2016 NYC Tartan Week, we loved you long time, and now we are tired.  Hundreds of Outlander fans making their way home echoed sentiments of how much fun was had, but hella glad that it is finally over; kind of like how you need a vacation after spending a week…

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Are We Really Leaving Scotland Behind? But Wait! What About the Penny Whistle?

  As we were entering into season two of Outlander, so many articles and interviews were cataloged over how the new season would be vastly different from season one.  The second season mostly takes place in Paris, and more specifically, in the presence of King Louis XV’s court.  With the inclusion of the French aristocracy, the…

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Embrace Change — Why the Book vs. Show Debate Needs to End

Written by: Anne Gavin   I know very little about the business of television.  Some others associated with this Blog know a lot.  But, I consider myself more *average* when it comes to the ins and outs of television production.  I think most Outlander fans are in the same boat.  Also, I have never published…

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Leaving the Past Behind

Written by: Anne K. Hawkinson How can you leave the past behind when it’s become part of your present self? Claire’s gut-wrenching grief brought me to tears 15 seconds into Through a Glass, Darkly. Her loss was palpable, the kind that makes your heart literally ache with the reality that someone you loved so deeply…

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