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The Five Love Languages in Outlander

February 14, 2017 Janet Reynolds 0 Comments

The Five Love Languages may be a 21st century phenomenon but do they transfer to 18th century Scotland? We take a look at Outlander’s couples to see.

Black Jack Randall Explained: Why Outlander’s Perfect Villain Had To Go

January 25, 2017 Blake 0 Comments

Full spoilers for Outlander Seasons 1-3, including Wentworth, Faith, Culloden, and Black Jack Randall’s death. Content note: This article discusses Black Jack Randall’s violence, abuse, sexual assault, and the lasting trauma he causes Jamie and Claire. We discuss those events through the lens of story, character, and adaptation, not to excuse or romanticize them. Black…

What Outlander’s Jamie Gives Claire: Roots and Wings

January 6, 2017 Blake 0 Comments

Depending on the moment, our Outlander hero Jamie Fraser has been called many things — outlaw by those on both sides of the Jacobite cause, laird by the tenants he so lovingly serves, and, by Claire, the love of my life. Here in the 21st Century, many of us — including the writers of the Outlander…

Getting to Know #Outlander’s Annette Badland: 10 Questions

January 4, 2017 Blake 0 Comments

Mary and I recently had the pleasure of speaking with actor Annette Badland (Mrs. Fitz) on Outlander Cast for our Christmas Special. Our episode with Annette is the second installment of a new series for the podcast and Outlander Cast Blog we’re calling “Gonelander” — a celebration of all the actors and characters from Outlander who we fell…

Outlander’s Diana Gabaldon on Lord John Grey, her fave sex scene & more!

December 16, 2016 Janet Reynolds 0 Comments

It was a big day in the Big Apple yesterday as Random House held its annual open house with authors that included Jodi Picoult, Trevor Noah, Fannie Flagg, and, yes, Diana Gabaldon. The event, which included author panels and a gift bag filled with free books — be still my beating book lover’s heart! — was…

“In Case You Missed It”: Outlander News Round-Up — #Droughtlander Edition #2

December 13, 2016 Anne Gavin 0 Comments

I wake up some days and think, when will it end? Can I endure? When will it stop, the wanting you? It’s interminable. I don’t entirely understand this level of torture. I mean – are we not just all devoted fans looking for the good (mostly!) in this enterprise known as “Outlander?” All we want is…

The Need to Belong: More Outsiders in Outlander

December 10, 2016 Blake 0 Comments

Outsiders don’t fit in. That is their key characteristic. They fly solo through life. As humans, we conform to the expectations of the group(s) we belong to as this makes it easier to fit in and be accepted. But not everyone does so successfully. Like a dark thread in the weft of a plaid, outsiders…

Yes, I’m a Man and I Love Outlander: One OutMANder’s Perspective

December 4, 2016 Blake 0 Comments

Outlander is not just for women, as this post by guest contributor Glenn Gotling proves. It’s time for OutMANders to come out of the closet.

Into the Darkness: Finding Personal Light through Outlander

November 30, 2016 Blake 0 Comments

I discovered Outlander this spring when my family moved to a new house. On the day of the move, I went to the house early to wait for the cable installer. My partner was coming later with the movers. After the cable was installed,…

The Need to Belong: Outlander’s Jamie and Claire as Outsiders Looking In

November 28, 2016 Blake 0 Comments

The heart of Outlander is Claire and Jamie’s story, but it is also the stories of outsiders — those who find themselves through circumstance, birth, character or social position outside of society. The need and drive to belong — to a family, a home, a place — and to feel loved is a deep-rooted human imperative. We…