So, we open with Jamie sitting pensively at his desk while Murtagh pratters on about the impending duel now that BJR has been released from the Bastille. It was not a #blessed moment for the two, ya know? We left off last episode at a particularly fraught moment when Jamie agreed to give Black Jack Randall “one year” while cringing away from Claire’s touch. Almost every action they take, every subplot, eventually have a ramification down the road (either in this episode, or several books from now). And while I overall enjoyed this episode, and found certain scenes powerful, in recapping it, there are moments when all you can do is say “and then this happened, and this happened, and this, and then this,” and you have to trust that all of the pieces come together and matter in terms of the overall story of Jamie and Claire. I guess my point is that upon reflection, I can definitely see why some people might feel like stopping the rebellion is not a huge deal, or don’t feel invested in it. This only sometimes frustrates me, but then again I expected this having read the books. Much like Jamie and Claire struggle to stay on the same page, the historical events and plots and external issues sometimes seem pull away from the central characters’ relationship and journey. The thing about the book Outlander is that there are so many subplots that the show version can, at times, feel disconnected from itself.
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