Diana Gabaldon

Who Is Dougal MacKenzie In Outlander? His Story, Actor, Death & Why He Matters

Dougal MacKenzie is Clan MacKenzie’s War Chief, Jamie Fraser’s uncle, and one of Outlander’s most complicated characters. Here’s his story, actor, ambition, death, and why he matters.

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Outlander Showrunner Ronald D. Moore Interview: Frank, The Finale And Why The Book Had To Be TV

Outlander showrunner Ronald D. Moore joins Mary & Blake to explain Frank, the Season 1 finale, and why Diana Gabaldon’s book had to become television instead of a movie. The real value of this interview is not simply that Ronald D. Moore came on the podcast, although Blake absolutely geeks out because this is the…

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Curing that Emmy Expectation Hangover, continued…

Roll out the red carpets, the Emmys are this Sunday. Ho hum. Two months have passed since the nominations were announced and the pain of hearing Outlander *crickets* still feels fresh. For those who missed my first offering on how to cure that Emmy expectation hangover, read here. Let’s be honest – I talk a…

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Why Can Claire Travel Through The Stones In Outlander?

Claire can travel through the stones because she appears to have an inherited time-travel gift tied to bloodlines, gemstones, Samhain, Master Raymond, and blue-light mythology.

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Outlander Writer Ira Steven Behr Interview: Black Jack Randall And Why The Finale Never Flinched

Outlander writer and executive producer Ira Steven Behr joins Mary & Blake to talk Black Jack Randall, Wentworth Prison, “To Ransom A Man’s Soul,” and why the Season 1 finale never flinched. That is the real value of this interview. This is not just a behind-the-scenes victory lap. It is not just a “how did…

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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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