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Outlander Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: Better to Marry than Burn

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Want to relive Outlander Season 5 Episode 6? We do a minute-by-minute reaction to “Better to Marry than Burn.”

[9:00 p.m.] I feel a Murtagh sighting coming on this week — just what we all need right now — and hopefully not of the tar-and-feather variety. I’d love to praise our Silver Fox on his hide and [no] seek game prowess, but in fairness, we haven’t really been to all that many places since he received the “be hard to find” directive. Although I imagine it might feel like a million places to Jamie Fraser living between two fires, anxiously riding into each new stop hoping it’s not the one where he inadvertently runs into his godfather.

[9:02 p.m.] This week’s title card — my mind is wrestling between whether we’re about to attend one of those hipster creative vessel cocktail parties, or if we’ve just stumbled upon Outlander’s suggestion for a makeshift COVID-19 mask. If you can’t tell, there’s high probability my mind won’t truly escape into the World of Outlander this week.

[9:03 p.m.] Sweet majestic hills, we’re back in Scotland! YAY. But Culloden and Redcoats. BOO. Ohhh a young Jocasta! YAY. But why are we here? EEK. Outlander, you know you do this to us, right? Yeah, I thought so.

[9:04 p.m.] God save the King… and the stolen fortune? Oof. You daughter might’ve been the one to step in it, Hector, but this is allllll your doing.

[9:05 p.m.] Well that escalated quickly. A parent should never have to bury a child, and she didn’t even get to do that. If this gut-wrenching sequence (blue ribbon and all) is any indication, Maria Doyle Kennedy’s acting is likely to send me toppling over emotionally this episode. And not just because we’re all presently living on the edge and can’t help ourselves from falling.

[9:06 p.m.] Wait, this loveless marriage is actually going to happen? I mean, I’m a book reader, but that purist ship sailed lonnnnnnng ago when we kept Murtagh alive. #TEAMMURTAGH

[9:07 p.m.] And just when I didn’t want to like Duncan Innes on principle, he reels me in with his clear appreciation for the magic of lavender to calm frayed nerves and bring about sleep. I do love a man who speaks essential oils.

[9:08 p.m.] Bless his heart — did he just solicit her for down-the-road sex using a nature metaphor? You say gentleman, I say amateur. Original sentiment still holds: #TEAMMURTAGH

[9:09 p.m.] Ulysses, he’s hoping to afford her a wee bit of peace and something else if I followed his diverging rivers metaphor correctly.

We all need a Ulysses in our life, and not for any service* he provides. Because he cares enough to recognize who brings true light and joy to Jocasta’s eyes and to care enough to speak up against her living without it. You know how brave that was for a slave, no matter how familial a bond he’s forged with her, to interject his opinion unsolicited during this time in our history.

[9:10 p.m.] I’m not sure which is more beautiful and awe-inspiring — 18th century calligraphic penmanship or a bespectacled, aging James Fraser. Also, no offense to Jamie and his spread at Fraser’s Ridge, but wee Jemmy just inherited his own “big house.” Lil lad to his granddad.

[9:11 p.m.] “We can put a man on the moon but there’s no cure for the common bloody cold.” From your lips to God’s ears, Roger. And also, a little too eerily applicable to the current pandemic for my liking.

[9:12 p.m.] For the love of my sanity, can we just get more kittens and less end-of-days pondering?

[9:13 p.m.] I’m never one to turn down a good party and Aunt Jocasta is family and all, but I’m with Jamie… can we just grab a crab cake or two and get going? This affair’s a tough one to fake your way through thanks to the groom and the stiff guest list.

[9:14 p.m.] Can we get a recount on crowning this the “social event of the year?” Roger and Bree’s rustic fun style of hosting a wedding at home was more my speed. And yet, I do love that Lord John Grey is the refined party animal who makes the rounds at all. Is this the only way we’ll see him this season?

[9:15 p.m.] As if I needed another reason to adore Jamie and Claire as a couple… while the governor and his wife admonish others in public for upholding snooty titles, the Frasers are perfectly content to drop the BS formalities and refer to each other as Sassenach and Soldier.

[9:16 p.m.] Gov. Tryon just detailed a piece of legislation prohibiting 10 men or more from gathering under certain circumstances. Holy. Hell. For real right now? Greatest inadvertent PSA for social distancing.

[9:17 p.m.] I had such high hopes for Roger the leader there… he came in firing strong, then ~~petered~~ Homered out (yes, that one again).

[9:18 p.m.] It takes 10 days on a horse to get to Aunt Jocasta’s?! Who knew! Sheesh, I feel bad now for the grief I used to give my parents on our 12-hour road trips to grandma’s house.

[9:19 p.m.] Oh, she said “repute.” I heard house of ill… and my brain immediately interrupted her with a WE’RE GOING BACK TO THE BEARDSLEY CABIN?!

[9:20 p.m.] Leave it, Claire. LEAVE IT. Heed the wise advice of Cher from Clueless.

[9:21 p.m.] Annnnd she didn’t leave it. Dear God, woman. You couldn’t just drink your drink and find the crab cakes? But also, I feel like these women might be the original cast members of The Real Housewives of Cape Fear.

[9:22 p.m.] I didn’t think mimes were supposed to talk? Also, this Wylie clown is making me want to go take a shower.

[9:23 p.m.] Wow, that’s a hell of a Pinterest-inspired yurt. Gov. Tryon’s shedquarters is more furnished and designed than some of the rooms in my permanent home.

[9:24 p.m.] I’m not entirely certain I’m following what’s going to happen next (and for the record, Jamie looks confused too)…

[9:25 p.m.] …but anything that weaves in “delayed justice” and “the choice of heaven or hell” doesn’t seem like it’s headed anywhere with rainbows and kittens.

[9:26 p.m.] “Here, I’ll handle this. You keep shoveling your shit.” Bree, and every capable woman since the advent of time.

[9:27 p.m.] But OF COURSE this sleezy party clown knows Bonnet. Me.

[9:28 p.m.] “A lifetime ago.” I love when Claire avoids lying about timelines and timeframes by skating on a technicality.

[9:29 p.m.] As it turns out, Mr. Wylie also possesses this skating gift. Notoriously unhappy temper is, again, technically correct… but talk about an answer that only pinky scratches the surface of Bonnet’s vile character.

[9:30 p.m.] “I’d love to show you my pride and joy” is an even less effective metaphorical proposition for sex than that river BS from earlier.

[9:31 p.m.] Mend a fence, LOL. Sweet Roger, you should know by now that the Frasers don’t do anything easy or casual.

[9:32 p.m.] Please don’t let this stable skeeze be the strong sexual content the show disclaimed in the ratings warning. If so, READ THE ROOM, SHOW. We need something other than sexual harassment or assault and Innes’ lavender to soothe our collective frayed nerves.

[9:33 p.m.] For real? You’ve got horse sh*t all over your back and you’re worried about how your hair looks?

[9:34 p.m.] This compromised position Claire put herself in is a tough reminder that there is no measure of length too great for what a mother will do to help her child — no matter the age, no matter what ails.

[9:35 p.m.] Biblical plague indeed, but now I just feel like Outlander is effing with us. Also, for what it’s worth, I preferred the blanketed sky of passenger pigeons in “Free Will” to the locust-laced one here. Not a bug person. Nope.

[9:36 p.m.] Quick fact check — someone actually slept with this powdered dude?

[9:37 p.m.] This wedding has had a garden cocktail reception, dancing and now gambling and we’ve yet to see any nuptials exchanged. I’m starting to feel like I cheated my guests at our wedding. Also, gambling then a wedding… is this where the idea for Las Vegas started?

[9:38 p.m.] Jamie, woof. This has nothing to do with her lack of trust in your poker game. If you can’t see the underlying meaning to why that ring can’t be compromised, let alone used as collateral to lure Bonnet — even as she vividly recalls for you how he tried to RIP IT OUT OF HER THROAT — then I might have to call you the jester of men for a bit. Just a bit.

[9:39 p.m.] Wow. When another couple starts fighting and uses their rings as a weapon (physical or verbal)— now it’s a wedding! #TeamClaire, for the record.

[9:40 p.m.] How fitting that facing and overcoming a biblical plague using knowledge gained from his reverend father is what finally makes Roger walk proudly and earn the respect of others.

[9:41 p.m.] It’s nighttime already? What the hell time does this wedding start?!? Special guest… oh my god, it has to be…..

MURTAGH!!!!!!!

[9:42 p.m.] Forget a white knight, the silver fox and all his charm are in the house. BOLT THE DOOR.

[9:43 p.m.] Um, I don’t think “wait” is the verb she was looking for on bended knee after all this time. Waiting is all she’s done.

[9:44 p.m.] “Christ.” Murtagh, and also anyone in love whose grand gesture apology of sorts couldn’t outweigh the riff or damage that elicited it.

[9:45 p.m.] Quick, someone create a new Outlander-inspired board game: Opinion, Reason or Question?

[9:46 p.m.] “…hear in a man’s voice that he meant all the right things… even if he hadna the right words to say” is Murtagh’s championing for a sixth love language to join the original five and I’m sold. It would certainly solve a lot of nonsense squabbling in our house. Also, she felt that kiss down to her toes. Swoon.

[9:47 p.m.] Quite the dig, Jocasta, and no, and we can’t fault you either. As much as I love Murtagh, when it comes to love, never settle for having to play second fiddle to an alternate agenda, motive, cause, you name it. She’s clearly in — all in — for him; why should she accept anything less for herself?

[9:48 p.m.] Just as I was admiring the warmth and decor of her room, her voice chimed in to remind me that she’s growing old in a palace made from the gold that took her daughter from her tragically. It just goes to show, don’t ever assume that because a person has wealth and privilege, they seemingly have it all and are exempt from pain. Hardship is defined as more than just financial.

[9:49 p.m.] I’ve never doubted Murtagh’s compassion or empathy. But in all the years we’ve known him, his rushing to comfort Jocasta, grief written all over his face, is the most physical he’s been in demonstrating the depths he can feel for another’s pain.

[9:50 p.m.] Poor Jocasta has surmised that her leaving her daughter dead on the road and never looking back is to blame for her blindness. If Claire’s earlier encounter in the stable was this episode’s reminder of a mother’s love, Jocasta’s reminding us just how debilitating mother’s guilt can be.

[9:51 p.m.] If I were Murtagh and knew I had access to a future-knowledgeable Claire, I’d damn sure be doing a gut check with her on my need to put all my chips in on the Regulators cause (and likely death), sacrificing with it the chance to finally having a love to call my own. Talk about a valuable tool in the toolbelt going unused. I’m just sayin’.

[9:52 p.m.] WHERE IS THAT DAMN KITTEN WHEN WE NEED IT?!? We’ve witnessed so many heartbreaks on this show over the years, but this one is cutting me wide open. Just because you know something is bound to happen, or is ultimately for the best, doesn’t make it easier to stomach. The heart wants what the heart wants. AND THIS HEART WANTS MURCASTA.

[9:53 p.m.] *LOLOLOLOL* — My husband, in the best way possible, through this whole lead-in, cheering that he knows after all this time what it means when Claire gets that look. Jamie does too, dear. As a book reader, I’d hoped they’d include this scene. These two exemplify how passion can come out in different ways, sometimes at the same time. Also, I’m glad we’ve got a better memory to take with us of Lucas and this stable.

[9:54 p.m.] And here’s Jamie, reminding us there’s also nothing a father won’t do for his child. Also, he truly is the King of Men to be able to put not just his ring back on her finger, but Frank’s too. I don’t think we’ve seen that before, have we?

[9:55 p.m.] Ew, Bonnet. Time to take another shower. Also, wait, the lawyer is a weasel? What’s he about to tell———NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.

[9:56 p.m.] Now we’re fitting a battle into the wedding festivities too? I really did cheat our guests out of an all-inclusive affair.

Closing Thoughts:

Helloooo, Outlander! What an episode. This week we got to virtually travel — the only way to travel given the current state of the world — and to my favorite destination: Scotland! We took our second visit this season into the Scottish past, this time to better understand how the other half of our Murtagh-Jocasta pairing arrived in the physical, mental and emotional place they are today. Such a terrific move on the writers’ part to include Jocasta’s backstory as a lead-in and undercurrent that helped me fully appreciate why these two simply cannot be. Maria Doyle Kennedy and Duncan Lacroix’s superb talent and onscreen chemistry is palpable and that chemistry showed in spades during their emotional final parting. I’d been wondering how Jocasta would still marry Duncan Innes, as she does in the book, with Murtagh still firmly ensconced in her heart. I didn’t realize until now I needed more closure on these two than was had from their tent rendezvous in the premiere, so kudos to the producers and writers for responsibly and delicately tying up this loose end of our unexpected continuance with Murtagh. Sigh. We’ll always have this.

It’s been awhile since we saw Jamie and Claire ride out both extremes of their partnership in the span of a single hour — the bold, defined lines of maddening anger and impulsive passion before softening into a dreamy, colorful shade of shared perspective and solidarity. While much of what lies in store for them is unknown, these two always find comfort in knowing they can conquer the world… as long as they brave it together.

And then there were bugs. Ew, bugs. So. Many. Bugs. Bugs that served no purpose another than to have a B-story connection to life back at the Ridge and to show much-needed growth for Roger. I miss the days of our confident, witty scholar. Think back to how we was when we met him in 1960s Scotland — so nerdy smooth, confident and even stoic, when need be. It’s a solid reminder to give people an ounce of space and grace in adjusting to their world gone upside down before groaning (aloud or to yourself) about their behavior, mannerisms, weaknesses or how much they’ve changed from the person you knew. Think of how much has changed for Roger since we first met him. That he’s fared as well as he has given all he’s endured is utterly impressive. If we need a week of bugs to give him a platform to gain back some confidence and a sense of belonging, then bugs we shall have.

I generally feel stuck in place at the moment, unable to move. So thank you, Outlander, for picking up steam this week and indicating a true propulsion forward of this season’s story arc in the episodes to come given we are halfway through. Gulp. It’s so trippy to me how parallel these episodes are playing out with subtle nods to the changing times. We can find comfort, solace and knowledge in the oddest of places in any time, let alone trying ones. I, for one, am not surprised that I’m finding inherent nuggets of wisdom in my favorite show that are nestling themselves into all the nooks and crannies of my soul that need it most right now. I hope it’s doing the same for you, too.

Until next week, friends…

If you’ve missed any of our Season 5 episode recaps, you can catch up with them here:

Episode 5.01: “The Fiery Cross”

Episode 5.02: “Between Two Fires”

Episode 5.03: “Free Will”

Episode 5.04: “The Company We Keep”

Episode 5.05: “Perpetual Adoration”

A complete library of recaps from Seasons 2-4 is also available here.

*My sincere thanks to a very insightful reader, Sandi, who corrected me on the improper inclusion of the word “indentured” to describe Ulysses. I’ve since removed it. I always welcome and appreciate any information that can help me grow and learn… keep it coming!

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Sarah Holder
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March 23, 2020 at 4:07 PM

Please keep these reviews coming! I look forward to them each week. Thank you 🙂
- Ashley Crawley
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  March 26, 2020 at 10:33 AM
  
  Why thank you, Sarah! I’ll keep the lights on… please join me next week!
Donna Leonard
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March 23, 2020 at 6:08 PM

Great and welcome recap Angela. As we are all living the new normal of self quarantine, it is a special connection to not only have Outlander but to share the love of it with like minded people. I’ve watched this episode 3 times. As a reader I am one book ahead, about halfway thru Snow and Ashes. I think for the most part the writers are doing a great job. Was floored when Forbes told Bonnett that his son was the new heir to River Run. I screamed “and him a hobbit!” I also said “I don’t hate drunk Jamie”. Yup. His magnetism is off the charts. Thank you for taking the time to entertain us. Stay safe. ??
- Ashley Crawley
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  March 26, 2020 at 10:36 AM
  
  “I don’t hate drunk Jamie” is my new favorite slogan to put on a t-shirt. Fantastic. Thank you for that, Donna! Brought a smile to my face.
Sandi
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March 23, 2020 at 6:44 PM

I was so looking forward to this episode! I reread Jocasta’s wedding during the week. Being stuck gave me something to look forward to. I also rewatched older episodes and read your recaps. Thanks for the smiles.

Huge kudos for tightening up the wedding all all the goings on! I only take exception to one statement. Ulysses is NOT indentured. He is a slave, bought and paid for with little to no hope of freedom. Indentured is for a limited term of service thar is one could survive 7 to 20 years depending freedom was granted and often a trade or apprenticeship was part of the contract if you male.

My hubby, who tolerates my Sunday only discussion actually talked about this episode a bit more than normal. We both were finally able to cheer for Roger and Bree. I was pleased to see marital teamwork. Communication is not a strong suit. Robert’s humor even came back.

Murtagh and Jocasta were heartwrenching. Loss of her children, his cause, her need to protect herself. Great acting.

The barn scene was amazing. We both were grateful Jamie let loose (alcohol induced?) and called Claire out on her behavior. Not everyone wants her opinion like the ladies discussing Dr. Rawlings. The qualities that are admirable and make her wonderful also when not tempered make her a pain. Those actions have serious consequences which she occasionally ignores thus creating ramifications for Jamie. I loved that while he reminded her it is what he loves about her, he puts her firmly in her present time. Frank, btw, never in the series nor book, ever to my knowledge defended or uplifted her strengths, especially after returning. Frank doesn’t understand the silences.

Our final point of discussion was Frank’s ring. I get she has always worn it and felt obligation to him. I also get she loved him before Jamie and raised Bree, but time to let him go. Please, let him go. I am so not in camp Frank. Love, love, Tobias, awesome actor. Frank is not a favorite. I have wanted to like him, but I couldn’t.

Hope you are well. In the house indefinitely, but coping just fine by baking and working on new recipes.

Until next week….
- Ashley Crawley
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  March 26, 2020 at 2:17 PM
  
  Sandi, first and foremost, thank you so much for correcting me on indentured. I’ve updated the post and given you full credit and praise for helping educate me! Always appreciated. With a few days between when I watched and now, I’ve got new appreciation for your comments about Claire’s place in her current world (speaking his reminding her she’s a woman) and the disapproval in her outrage over Frank’s ring. At first, I thought — it’s important for Bree to see both… maybe? Now that Bree’s married, I think she’s not childish enough to need such a reminder. Why Claire still needs it, I’m not sure. If it was a reminder of her life with Frank, which included Bree, before she could see Bree everyday, then maybe. But now that Bree has joined her in the same century, she has that physical reminder in Bree.
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March 24, 2020 at 12:52 PM

Ashley, thanks once again for your fun recap.

It puzzled me why Claire suddenly cared so much for Frank’s ring. She told Jamie that Wiley knew how much it meant to her, but actually in that scene, Wiley simply asked her about the ring. Claire didn’t say anything that seemed like it meant a great deal to her, other than for the sake of nostalgia. I thought that perhaps this season Claire would give up that ring and put on the original ring Jamie gave her when they wed.

Claire’s attachment to Frank’s ring seems odd. She doesn’t love Frank and hasn’t since she knew she was in love with Jamie in Season 1 and committed to him. Claire’s sudden fury at Jamie about using the ring in this episode seemed strange. If she fears his desire for vengeance will come between them as in Season 2 in Paris, that seems strange to me too. They worked that out in an emotionally realistic way, and Claire admitted she felt she was to blame in part for that mess. Besides Jamie only went after Black Jack then after he had attacked Fergus. That’s why her fury at Jamie in this episode seemed out of place, as if she has never forgotten or forgiven him for Paris when all of that seemed resolved.

I did like their sex scene in the barn but only after watching it a second time. I realized Jamie told her to remember she was a woman to reminder her that in the time they were living in she’d have to be careful. I also think Jamie knew Claire would slap him and that it would arouse her and him (his little smile).
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  March 25, 2020 at 11:30 AM
  
  Thank you Lauren. You explained the ring quite well for me. Thanks.
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    March 26, 2020 at 5:33 PM
    
    Hi Sandy, I’m glad 🙂 Thanks.
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  March 25, 2020 at 3:22 PM
  
  PS: I think the barn scene with Jamie and Claire seemed off for me (Claire’s anger) because they didn’t give Jamie and Claire more time in this episode to show why she was that disturbed about the ring and Jamie wanting revenge. I think it would have helped that scene if there was more of a context leading up to such heat from Claire (especially the dialogue “Answer…the question.”
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  March 26, 2020 at 2:22 PM
  
  Lauren, thanks as always for your great comments! And for reading these recaps. Makes it worth it.
  I’m going to paste to you what I just said to Sandi about the ring………. because I’m now confused on it too. At first, I thought — it’s important for Bree to see both… maybe… and that’s why Claire insists on still wearing it? Now that Bree’s married, I think she’s not childish enough to need such a reminder. Why Claire still needs it, I’m not sure. If it was a reminder of her life with Frank, which included Bree, before she could see Bree everyday, then maybe. But now that Bree has joined her in the same century, she has that physical reminder in Bree and doesn’t need a ring to remind her of the life she carried on without Jamie.
  Can you imagine if Jamie wore someone else’s ring or a memento of some sort of a love/life he carried on for those 20 years between Claire times? Hell hath no fury, I suspect.
  
  My change of heart on this maybe speaks to Claire’s reaction, too… we all feel a lot of things on impulse. But with passing time and clear heads, hearts and breaths, those sharp edges might soften.
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    March 26, 2020 at 6:22 PM
    
    Ashley, that’s a good point. If the shoe were on the other foot Claire would as you say, be furious about it, and would let Jamie know. I feel sad for Jamie. I’m not sure how he feels about Frank’s ring. He may accept that Claire needs it as a reminder of her own time or something (Bree, as you mention) and he’s generous with her about it because he knows that Claire loves him.
    
    Still, would Jamie feel part of her is still in her own century? Or that she has regrets. I honestly don’t know why Claire would potentially hurt Jamie by wearing it. If I were Claire I’d remember that Jamie subsumes his own needs if need be and will sacrifice himself to protect her. In the future, she may be faced again with Jamie wanting to send her back to her own time to save her (I haven’t read beyond book 5 so I have no idea). I think Claire needs to tell Jamie that she loves him for who he, not because he’s her protector and that his life is available to forfeit. Because now, with Frank’s ring still on her finger, I worry he might feel that he’s not really real to her.
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March 24, 2020 at 5:10 PM

Hi Ashely:

Loved your recap! Crab cakes, yes please! So good. Love them.

Oh my heart just broke for Jocasta! No one should ever lose a child, and in such a vile way at that!

It isn’t only Jamie who has cause to hate the Redcoats or the wars, if it comes to that.

You could just feel Jocasta’s loneliness and her feeling that her blindness is a punishment for leaving her daughter was just so natural (but undeserved)

I too love the Murtaugh/Jocasta connection and pairing. More than once I was insisting that Murtaugh should have said something about loving Jocasta before she had decided to marry this other fool.

And speaking of fools….

Good God, Jocasta sure knows a lot of them!!!

Mr Wylie…Well, there was another prissy fop attempting to steal Claire’s rings, and rape her. Of course, he knows Bonnet. Jeez though, are we really supposed to believe this guy is a rake and whoremonger?

He’s about as manly as a powder puff.

Claire throwing him in the shit and Jamie threatening to kill him while the man nearly cried was comical and reminded me of the scene in Paris when The Minister of Finance made a pass at Claire and Jamie threw him in the river

My thoughts on him wanting Frank’s ring was because the ring was gold. Powder Puff most likely saw it only in terms of money value.

Loved seeing Lord John. I wish we’d see more of him and less of these fops.

Goodness, Claire should have just ignored the ladies and not commented on the “Dr. Rawlings”
advice.

I don’t think the woman can stop herself.

The dialogue preceding the Jamie/ Claire sex scene reminded me of the argument they had in The Reckoning.

But being so heated is like foreplay for those two, and the sex scene in the stable was pretty hot.

I’m with you on the gross bugs. A Biblical Plaque. I chuckled when Roger said that. I was thinking the same thing.

I hope this isn’t how the fire in the Obituary starts.

I thought it was great that Roger’s recollections of Rev. Wakefield gave him the idea to get rid of the locusts. Bree gave me a giggle when she said “I’ll take care of this. You keep shoveling shit.”

Who else wanted to kill that bloody lawyer Forbes? I hated him last season. Hate him more now that he spilled the beans to Bonnett that Jemmy is going to inherit River Run.

Honestly, when are they going to get around to protecting that kid? It’s so obvious that Bonnet is coming for him.

If he were my son, I would have gone back through the stones already to protect him if I even suspected Bonnet was out there!
- Ashley Crawley
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  March 26, 2020 at 2:24 PM
  
  Dawn, I might have to lobby Blake into creating a new t-shirt for the Outlander Cast store with Wiley’s face on it that says: “I’m about as manly as a powder puff.”
  Thank you for the hearty laugh!
Anna
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March 26, 2020 at 3:42 AM

And here is the stuff you may hear..or of read somewhere else …

I am still on the fence for a rating( may be because I am half book reader at this point and half show watcher only— havent finished the books yet)

Also, if it’s cool I share my GBG in a different order for this episode …I’ll be doing so and will explain later.

For my bad – I could hardly handle after J+C faught , when Claire was slapping at jaimie again ,then claire gave those rings to him– I literally almost thought they were gonna be mad at each other.

For my good – seeing #murcasta again got me pumped; good for murtagh on giving his feelings despite the things that have happened — didnt expect to see murtagh this soon again— hehe to you murtagh haters currently …they may be surprising us yet! Great to see roger and bree getting along again; the locust story and adso stuff was kinda cool.

Lastly, for my great- near the end of the Jaimie and Claire fight I had a feeling…a funny feeling. Like that ” aha” moment of ohh yeah…this is where it’s going to happen. Some of that rumpy pumpy that others keep complaining we need more of was about to happen. About to happen right there in the horse corral . Take that…some spicy happened. No they werent naked or anything but it still was enough to give the gooseys ( although it coukdve been cause my mom is in the room too..never know what to think watching this stuff with her and I am way past the age for her to give me heck for watching this stuff ..)
These men that have connections with Bonnet , aka creepy Wylie and Forbes– folks we are getting closer to Bonnet being back..like really back. Part of my great because I think they really know how to keep us on our toes. I dispise these villains so but it gets me pumped for more…

As you see…this is why I gave you all my GBG’s in this order ..normally I wouldn’t. Couldnt help but put it this way. Wasn’t sure how much to say as it was another filled episode but also just didnt really know for surely what to share. Soon I will be able to finish the reading and I feel that then itll be easier for me to share a thing.
For now I’m just gonna have to try enjoy as a show watcher only perspective– it’s a struggle but I’ll get there. Maybe for anyone else that’s out there that gets me who is maybe in the same boat as me will get it..if you’re a show watcher and a reader it is just that much easier to get through the show. And hey..maybe be cause of the type of show this is??????? anyway, I havent had a fave episode thus far but thats why I dont give up..were a little more than halfway done but theres still hope for some more goodness . Down and out everyone..till next week!– keep safe and wash them hand..practise that social distancing !
Dawn
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March 27, 2020 at 3:43 PM

My pleasure, Ashley! And I’m just giggling at the thought of that T shirt with Wiley’s face and that caption underneath.

He was another character that took up way too much time! As Blake would say, get rid of these gabronies and get to the good stuff!

Dawn
Mary
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March 28, 2020 at 12:49 PM

Still swooning over the farewell scene between murcasta. Where was Gladys Knight and the Pips doing Midnight Train to Georgia when Jocasta needed them to sway her choice: I’d rather live with him in his world, than live without him in mine…. Yes, I know I’m dating myself, but there were alot of good songs back then too, haha! I also get all tingly when Jamie (Sam really has it downpat) does his little “heh”, part surprise, part triumph, who doesn’t love a little foreplay slap between them, just like Jo throwing her whisky in Mur’s face too, great foreplay there, haha! The scene after the locust attack where Rog & Bree were standing like superheroes was a little cheesy, but like you say, after all he has been through since chasing after her through time, it’s amazing he is still sane. And being a book reader from the beginning, to know what’s coming for him as well.
Stay safe, keep well all, enjoy each episode!
M