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The Five Love Languages in Outlander

February 14, 2017 Janet Reynolds Blogs, Outlander Cast 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. 

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Claire Fraser In Outlander: Character Guide To Caitríona Balfe’s Time Traveling Badass

February 1, 2017 Blake Blogs, Outlander Cast 0 Comments

Claire Fraser is the central heroine of Outlander: a World War II combat nurse, later a doctor, time traveler, wife to Jamie Fraser, mother to Brianna, healer, survivor, and the woman whose choices pull the entire story across centuries. Played by Caitríona Balfe in the Starz series, Claire begins the story as Claire Beauchamp Randall,…

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Into the Darkness: Finding Personal Light through Outlander

November 30, 2016 Blake Blogs, Outlander Cast 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,…

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

November 28, 2016 Blake Blogs, Outlander Cast 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…

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OUTLANDER SEASON 3 RETURNS EARLIER THAN EXPECTED BUT WILL A MUCH ANTICIPATED REUNION TURN TRAGEDY FOR FANS?

November 6, 2016 Blake Blogs, Outlander Cast 0 Comments

This article is so spoilery, it spoils the spoiler! You know the drill. Seriously, though . . . major spoilers after the jump, so if you have not read ALL of Voyager, stop reading RIGHT NOW.   Still with me? Okay . . . let’s hit the jump and get into this, shall we? Ask…

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

September 24, 2015 Blake Outlander Cast 0 Comments

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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Outlander Season 1 Episode 16 “To Ransom A Man’s Soul”: Survival Is Not The Same As Being Saved

June 4, 2015 Blake Outlander Cast 0 Comments

Outlander Season 1 Episode 16, “To Ransom A Man’s Soul,” understands something brutal: survival is not the same as being saved. Jamie Fraser is out of Wentworth Prison. That should be the victory. Claire got him out. Murtagh got the cattle into the prison. Angus and Rupert helped create the chaos. Black Jack Randall is…

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Outlander Season 1 Episode 15 “Wentworth Prison”: Do I Make You Uncomfortable?

May 18, 2015 Blake Outlander Cast 0 Comments

Outlander Season 1 Episode 15, “Wentworth Prison,” is the episode where Jamie is saved by the worst man alive. That is the horror of it. Jamie Fraser is standing at the gallows. He is seconds away from death. The noose is ready. The redcoats are doing their work. Taran MacQuarrie has just died badly in…

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Outlander Season 1 Episode 13 “The Watch”: When Lallybroch Can’t Save Jamie

May 5, 2015 Blake Outlander Cast 0 Comments

Outlander Season 1 Episode 13, “The Watch,” is the episode where Jamie finally has home, wife, family, and future within reach — and Lallybroch still cannot save him. That is why “The Watch” is more painful than it first appears. On the surface, this is the episode with Horrocks, MacQuarrie, the Highland protection racket, Jenny’s…

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Outlander Season 1 Episode 11 “The Devil’s Mark”: When Jamie Loves Claire Enough To Let Her Go

April 20, 2015 Blake Outlander Cast 1 Comment

Outlander Season 1 Episode 11, “The Devil’s Mark,” is the episode where Jamie loves Claire enough to let her go — and Claire finally chooses the life that can hurt her most. That is why this episode works so hard. Yes, “The Devil’s Mark” has the witch trial. Yes, it has Ned Gowan going full…

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