Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 10, “Prestonpans.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander “Prestonpans” works because it gives Claire, Jamie, and the Jacobites the victory they have been chasing, then refuses to let that victory feel clean. The Battle of Prestonpans…
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 9, “Je Suis Prest.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander “Je Suis Prest” works because Jamie is trying to make men ready for war while Claire already knows war is the thing no one is ever truly…
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 8, “The Fox’s Lair.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander “The Fox’s Lair” works because Claire and Jamie finally leave France, but Scotland does not give them peace. After losing Faith, they come home needing family, land,…
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 7, “Faith.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander Season 2 Episode 7, “Faith,” works because it refuses to treat Claire’s loss as a plot point. Claire does not simply lose a pregnancy. She holds the daughter she…
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 6, “Best Laid Schemes.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander “Best Laid Schemes” works because every plan Claire and Jamie make finally turns against them. They tell Murtagh the truth, fake smallpox to sabotage the wine deal,…
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