Written by: Anne Hawkinson Murtagh is alwaysthere. Dependable, stable, loyal. You never have to wonder, you never have to doubt. He doesn’t push to the front or seek the limelight, like Dougal has on more than one occasion. And his reward is that he gets passed over, or passed by. “Prestonpans” proved it once again….
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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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Written by: Anne Hawkinson Wow. I thought I’d seen the last of Laoghaire, that trouble-making, scheming, two-faced —–. Good riddance, and all that. You get my drift. Yet, here she is, in “The Fox’s Lair,” at Castle Beaufort, the home of Jami e’s grandfather, Lord Simon Lovat. How did she manage to get this gig…
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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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Written by: Anne Hawkinson A Great Blue Heron appears on the page of a library book and soars in the sky as Episode Seven, “Faith” opens. It had to be more than just a pretty image to fill a space in time, so I searched for characteristics of both the soaring bird and Claire’s earth-bound…
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Written by: Anne Hawkinson It’s more than just a staircase, more than a mechanism to get from one level to another. The staircase in Jared’s Parisian apartment is a curvaceous, sensuous journey from one floor to the next. The balusters are swirling filigree topped by a grooved, serpentine handrail. Between flights, an oval paned window…
Read MoreWritten by: Anne Hawkinson Jamie and Claire have found their way back to each other! Break out the port, whisky, or your beverage of choice for a celebratory drink! But wait. What? Hold the mental images of sex, tenderness, and re-connection. Jack Randall is back! Instead of two people caressing and canoodling, Claire and Jamie…
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Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 8, “The Fox’s Lair.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander “The Fox’s Lair” works because Claire and Jamie finally leave France, but Scotland does not give them peace. After losing Faith, they come home needing family, land,…
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