OUtlander season 2

Outlander Prestonpans Explained: Victory Still Looks Like Loss

  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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Outlander Je Suis Prest Explained: Claire Knows No One Is Ready For War

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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Outlander The Fox’s Lair Explained: Jamie Learns Blood Is Just Another Bargain

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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Master Raymond In Outlander Explained: The Healer Who Makes Time Sacred

Master Raymond is one of Outlander’s strangest mythology characters: healer, apothecary, time traveler, blue-light figure, and possible ancestor to Claire and Geillis.

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Outlander Faith Explained: Claire Holds The Daughter She Cannot Keep

Full spoilers for Outlander Season 2, Episode 7, “Faith.” This discussion is spoiler-free for the books, but full spoilers for the television episode. Quick answer: Outlander Season 2 Episode 7, “Faith,” works because it refuses to treat Claire’s loss as a plot point. Claire does not simply lose a pregnancy. She holds the daughter she…

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