Castle Leoch

When a Kiss is So Much More Than Just a Kiss

Move over Casablanca. If Outlander has taught us anything, it’s that sometimes a kiss isn’t just a kiss. Here’s our look at the ways kissing in Outlander reflects Jamie’s growth as a man.

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I Watch Outlander for the Lighting . . . I Really Do

I’ve decided that my Outlander obsessive tendencies might actually be scientific. Just hear me out. Studying scenes from the STARZ TV show has improved my critical thinking skills. Yes, really, it’s possible. Just ask author Amy Herman who wrote Visual Intelligence to help people do just that. It’s science. Seriously, science.  Somewhere in my obsessive re-watching that began in 2016, I realized…

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Who Is Mrs. Fitz In Outlander? Glenna Fitzgibbons, Castle Leoch & Why She Matters

Mrs. Fitz, full name Glenna Fitzgibbons, is Castle Leoch’s beloved housekeeper in Outlander. Here’s who plays her, how she helps Claire, and why fans remember her.

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Outlander Season 1 Episode 4 “The Gathering”: Claire Finds Out She Is Not The Main Character

Outlander Season 1 Episode 4, “The Gathering,” is the episode where Claire Randall finds out she is not the main character of everyone else’s life. Claire wants out. She wants back to Craigh na Dun, back to Frank, back to the life she understands. And honestly, who can blame her? She has been kidnapped by…

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Outlander Season 1 Episode 2 “Castle Leoch”: Claire Talks Herself Into A Trap

Outlander Season 1 Episode 2, “Castle Leoch,” is the episode where Claire Randall learns that being smart is not the same thing as being safe. After falling through the stones, surviving Black Jack Randall, and getting dragged into the MacKenzie world, Claire arrives at Castle Leoch thinking she may have found a temporary stop on…

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