Mary and I recently had the pleasure of speaking with actor Graham McTavish (Dougal MacKenzie) on Outlander Cast. We interviewed Graham for the podcast and Outlander Cast Blog as part of our #Gonelander series — a celebration of all the actors and characters from Outlander who we fell in love with but who won’t be part of the story in Voyager and beyond. You can find the audio…
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 13, “Dragonfly In Amber.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. I’m just going to say it plainly: “Dragonfly In Amber” is simply a breathtaking episode of television. That is the review. That is the thesis. That is the whole thing….
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 12, “The Hail Mary.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander “The Hail Mary” works because Claire and Jamie are still making desperate plays, but the season has reached the point where history is closing every door. Jamie…
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 11, “Vengeance Is Mine.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander “Vengeance Is Mine” works because it gives the audience the satisfaction of seeing Sandringham punished, but it never pretends that justice can undo the damage. Murtagh delivers…
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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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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 Season 1 Episode 14, “The Search,” is the episode where Claire’s love for Jamie is absolutely right — but her plan kinda sucks. And honestly? That is what makes this episode worth talking about. “The Search” is not clean. It is not tight. It does not have the same emotional precision as “The Devil’s…
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Outlander writer and producer Matthew B. Roberts did not just explain “The Reckoning.” He explained why one of the show’s most divisive episodes had to be told through Jamie’s eyes. That is the real value of this interview. “The Reckoning” is not just another Outlander Season 1 episode. It is the hour that changes the…
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Outlander Season 1 Episode 10, “By The Pricking Of My Thumbs,” is the episode where Claire trusts the wrong witch — and finally learns that superstition can become a death sentence. That is the trap sitting underneath the whole hour. Claire thinks she understands what is happening around her because she is modern, educated, medically…
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