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Julia and Henry Beauchamp in Blood of My Blood

Who Are Julia and Henry Beauchamp in Outlander: Blood of My Blood?

August 13, 2025 Blake 0 Comments

If the Blood of My Blood premiere wanted to make one thing clear right away, it’s this: Julia and Henry Beauchamp are not just cute little franchise connective tissue

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How They Made It: A Chat with Diana Gabaldon

October 30, 2022 Blake 6 Comments

Welcome back to our occasional series, “How They Made It,” where we explore the food and drink of Outlander. This time we’re chatting with Herself, Diana Gabaldon, about the food and drink she includes in her books, plus a bit about her background, too. Slainté! (Note: some of the links on this page can be…

Over the Sea to Skye: Escape of the Bonnie Prince

April 16, 2022 Blake 0 Comments

“Mark me,” the tale I am about to tell is indeed one of epic proportions. A tale of a man defeated, but who escapes death with the help of a certain female heroine. A tale of truth. We explore how the Bonnie Prince Charlie inspired a nation, a movement, a young woman, and the song…

5,045 Miles: The Trail of Tears

April 13, 2022 Blake 0 Comments

“It is some kind of hell to be forced to choose one irreplaceable thing over another.” – John Silver (Black Sails) Jamie is tasked with an impossible choice, irreparably change history for the worse by warning Chief Bird about the ultimate fate the the Cherokee tribe, or watch them all trudge onward to their death,…

The Braw Men of Outlander’s Fraser’s Ridge

March 22, 2022 Blake 0 Comments

Outlander’s latest episode packs an emotional punch, shouldered heavily by a quartet of worthy performances by the braw men of Fraser’s Ridge.

Wee Whisky Recap: Allegiance

March 22, 2022 Blake 0 Comments

A blow-by-blow and sip-by-sip journey through the latest episode of Outlander. We’ve got no weddings and a funeral coming right at ya! Are you ready for round two, Sassenachs?! Here we go!

Reading Between the Lines

March 17, 2022 Blake 0 Comments

Surviving Droughtlander with Outlander Fan Fiction: Why Great Characters Inspire Great Stories

Look Behind the Scenes of Outlander Season 6!

March 14, 2022 Blake 0 Comments

Time, space, history and Covid, be damned! You may have heard or even felt it this past weekend, a deep global exhalation of contentment. It was millions of us Outlander Obsessenachs, tuning in to the long-awaited season 6 episode 1, Echoes. Yes, now that our beloved STARZ series is back, our oasis in the desert after…

A Wee Whisky Recap: Echoes

March 13, 2022 Blake 0 Comments

A blow-by-blow and sip-by-sip journey through the latest episode of Outlander. We’ve made it! We’ve survived yet another Droughtlander, crawling our way through the parched desert expanse of Covid towards the shimmering cool oasis of season 6 and . . . well . . . I don’t know about you, but I’m thirsty!

A Deep Dive with Diana Gabaldon (Pt.1)… Outlander Season 6

February 28, 2022 Blake 35 Comments

As we race toward the finish line of the longest Droughtlander on record, my favorite author and mentor, Diana Gabaldon shares her insights on Outlander Season 6, which she describes as “excellent” from start to finish.