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,” 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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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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Outlander Season 1 Episode 9, “The Reckoning,” is the episode where Jamie and Claire’s marriage stops being a fantasy and becomes a fight between two centuries. That is the real shock of the midseason premiere. Yes, Jamie rescues Claire from Fort William. Yes, Black Jack Randall is still terrifying. Yes, Laoghaire is becoming a much…
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