Claire Fraser

Minute-by-Minute Blog: Outlander Season 3, Episode 5, “Freedom & Whisky”

Want a minute-by-minute recap of Outlander Season 3 episode 5, “Freedom & Whisky” We give all the details….

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I Stand with Claire: Why Outlander Fans Need to Cut Claire a Break

Some Outlander Season 3 fans are giving Claire a ton of grief over her treatment of Frank. Here’s why it’s time to cut Claire a break.

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The Meaning Behind Outlander’s Signs and Symbols

When is a sign more than a sign? When it’s A. Malcolm’s print shop sign in Outlander Season 3. What do the signs and symbols mean?

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Crushing on Cait: 5 Reasons I/We Love Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe

Yes, Caitriona Balfe is one amazing actress. But she is so much more than that. Here’s a look at the impact she is having beyond the screen.

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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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Outlandish Locations: Discover the Bloody History & Haunted Towers of Blackness Castle

Take a walk with us through the history of Blackness Castle, aka Fort William, in this installment of Outlandish Locations.

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In Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, It’s a Matter of Trust

Diana Gabaldon makes reference to “trust” more than 60 times in the first two books of the Outlander series alone. (Trust me, I used Kindle Search to count.) It appears in all manner of references, like this simple-yet-powerful declaration Jamie makes to Claire in Outlander:“I decided to trust you instead.” Considering that trust is defined…

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Fanwoman Without a Show: Living through Droughtlander AGAIN!

          Without revealing one smidgen of partisan detail, I will simply say that these past few months in the U.S. have been supremely distracting. After getting sucked into the quicksand of current events, I needed a break and I needed it bad. I needed the kind of distraction that could literally…

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Outlander’s Claire Fraser: Queen of Women and the Ultimate Badass

James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser: King of Men, ovary exploder, giver of smoldering looks, and the one responsible for the shortness of breath among so many Outlander fans. I get it. Book Jamie is hot. Screen Jamie is hot. The man is like a greatest hits reel of women’s dreams around the world. But what…

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Black Jack Randall: The Perfect Outlander Antagonist… But Why He Has To Go

In New England, where I live, we have a saying about someone (usually a sports figure) who can do no wrong in your eyes, and who you support no matter what. We call that person a “binky.” For example, Tom Brady is totally my binky. Well, I can honestly tell you that Tobias Menzies is…

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