Midhope Castle is the real-life Lallybroch from Outlander, and that is why fans do not treat it like just another filming location. They treat it like coming home. In the series, Lallybroch is Jamie Fraser’s ancestral home. It is the place that shaped him before Claire ever fell through the stones. It is the place…
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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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There is something mystical yet earthy about our friendships with women. Oftentimes our girl friends are so like us in many ways, but just as often they are so very different. Throughout a woman’s lifetime, we may discover friendships that enrich a specific time in our lives or fulfill a particular need. Those friendships…
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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 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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Hosts Mary and Blake discuss Outlander Season 1 Episode 12, “Lallybroch.” In this episode of Outlander Cast, we break down Jamie and Claire’s return to Lallybroch, why the episode works as a necessary breath after so much forward motion, and why Jamie’s homecoming is not nearly as peaceful as it first appears. Want the…
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Outlander Director Mike Barker Interview: The Devil’s Mark, Lallybroch And Claire’s Impossible Truth
Outlander director Mike Barker joins Mary & Blake to explain how the show made Claire’s impossible truth feel real. That is the center of this interview. Yes, Barker directed two hugely important Outlander Season 1 episodes: “The Devil’s Mark” and “Lallybroch.” Yes, those episodes include the witch trial, Geillis Duncan’s reveal, Claire telling Jamie she…
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