[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJWMl-X0KVU] Outlander: Both Sides Now (1×08) Synopsis: Frank desperately searching for his missing wife, while Claire tries to come to terms with her new marriage to Jamie. Claire is faced with an emotional quandary as a life-altering opportunity presents itself. Rating: ★★★★★ It’s hard for me to express how painful these episodes have […]
Outlander: The Wedding Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKJ2SvpRu3M] Outlander: The Wedding (1×07) Synopsis: Claire and Jamie get married! Rating: ★★★★☆ For lack of a better description, this week’s episode was most definitely not safe for work. As we found out last week, Claire must be a legitimate Scottish woman in order to escape the clutches of the sadistic Black Jack and […]
Outlander: The Garrison Commander Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCYyWlsZjbU] Outlander: The Garrison Commander (1×06) Synopsis: Claire and Dougal are taken to The Garrison. Claire meets Brigadier General Lord Thomas. She is also reunited with Black Jack Randall as he questions her intentions. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Oh, sweet, sweet Tobias Menzies. I remember when you were merely Edmure Tully, the foolish flopping trout of Riverrun. […]
Outlander: Rent Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_g4in7BjmE] Outlander: Rent (1×05) Synopsis: Claire goes on the road with Dougal as he collects rents from the tenants. She meets the clans solicitor who is riding with them. She also becomes aware of Dougal’s involvement in trying to raise money for the Jacobite rebellion. Rating: ★★★★★ If I could give this episode […]
Outlander: The Gathering Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE1lBClrHwQ] Outlander: The Gathering (1×04) Synopsis: People come from all over the land to attend the Gathering held at Castle Leoch, as clansmen pledge fealty to Colum MacKenzie while Claire plots her escape from Leoch. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ So The Gathering has come. The time when clansmen from across the land come to […]
Outlander: The Way Out Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvGbLfTOB3I] Outlander: The Way Out (1×03) Synopsis: Claire begins to heal the people of Castle Leoch, but a startling revelation in the village leads her to face off with the superstitions of the Highlands. Rating: ★★★★½☆ I’m enjoying the way this show is picking up pace slowly. While the Castle Leoch episode […]
Outlander: Castle Leoch Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfIriJlpMxc] Outlander: Castle Leoch (1×02) Synopsis: Claire is presented to Colum MacKenzie, laird of the castle, and soon realizes that she is under suspicion of being an English spy. She meets the mysterious Geillis Duncan, and witnesses Jamie doing a kindness for the granddaughter of Mrs Fitzgibbons. Rating: ★★★☆☆ While the pilot gave us […]