Written by: The Outlander Cast Blog Team A note from editors Ashley Crawley and Janet Reynolds: We here at the Outlander Cast Blog are likely closing out 2016 in the same manner as you, our fellow Obsessenachs. Yes, we’ve made time to eat, drink and be merry with our family and friends for the holidays. We’ve…
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In the vast sea that is Droughtlander III: Attack of the Obsessenachs (more on that in a later post), we welcome casting news announcements like Kate Winslet clinging to that door . . . as if our very lives depend on them. Perhaps no casting was as nervously anticipated as Geneva Dunsany. Geneva is the…
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I’ll say right off the bat, I’m going to anger a bunch of fans. Lest you make the incorrect assumption that this somehow makes me less of a fan, consider that I devote much of my free time to this blog. Please also note the only cover that is curling in the above photo. But…
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Source Recently, Bear McCreary sat down with Adam Chitwood over at Collider.com to talk Outlander season 2, more specifically, the drastic tonal shift the music will take. We’re heading to the 18th century Parisian court, dear readers, and as a musician myself, this gets me really excited. Don’t get me wrong, I love some good bagpipes as much…
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I was minding my own business at home, nursing a chest cold and chasing my two year old when I got a text from my sister which radically altered my ability to function and put coherent sentences together. Her commentary accompanying the image she sent isn’t printable here, but of course, could you blame her?…
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It’s been a busy PR week for two premium cable networks and one up-and-coming streaming network. While most of us have been scurrying around preparing for Thanksgiving, HBO, Starz and Amazon have been releasing promotional teasers for their flagship series. To paraphrase George Orwell, however, “Some PR campaigns are more equal than others.” Granted –…
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Here at Outlander Cast, we may seem to be of one mind about things, and those are all things ‘Outlander’. But there are times, like today, when we need to shift our focus and look at the broader picture. Take a moment to stop voting for things. Stop posting about the cast and the crew…
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Source Those who know me well are aware that I am a huge nerd. I see literary and film references everywhere, especially in places which seem entirely unrelated. Rereading and rewatching Outlander has me seeing birds everywhere. Diana Gabaldon has turned me into a bird brain. Thanks, girl! In researching birds for my previous…
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Outlander is a literary work replete with metaphorical imagery, none of it accidental. Perhaps no single image is more ubiquitous than that of a wide variety of birds. In this piece, I will examine the species of birds which make major appearances in both the book and the show and what they mean in…
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“Don’t be afraid, “ he whispered into my hair. “There’s the two of us now.” I felt warm, soothed, and safe for the first time in many days. It was only as I drifted into sleep under the first rays of daylight that I remembered the knife above my head, and wondered again,…
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