Karen K. Rutledge Archives

The Braw Men of Outlander’s Fraser’s Ridge

Outlander’s latest episode packs an emotional punch, shouldered heavily by a quartet of worthy performances by the braw men of Fraser’s Ridge. (more…)

Outlander Easter Eggs in the Season 5 Finale: How Many Did You Find?

Obsessenachs love a good Easter egg and Outlander Season 5 did not disappoint. Here’s a look at the 30+ Outlander Easter eggs in the Season 5 finale. (more…)

New York Comic Con 2019: Recapping the Outlander Cast Panel

The Outlander cast took a break from filming to greet fans and offer tidbits about Season 5 at New York Comic Con 2019. Here’s what they had to say. (more…)

My Outlander Heart Score

When Karen Rutledge saw the promo hashtag, #thedeepheartscore for Outlander Episode 410, her brain interpreted those last two words as “heart score.” Turns out, Karen’s subconscious was actually keeping a running tally on Outlander affairs of the heart. (more…)

My Doubtlander is Done: An Outlander Fan Shares Her Ups and Downs with the Show

Even the most passionate Outlander fan has some ups and downs about the show. Karen Rutledge shares how she lost her Doubtlander and fell in love with the show again. (more…)

Take a Virtual Tour of the Outlander Season 3 Costume Exhibit

Can’t make it to LA for the 12th Annual Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition? Take our virtual tour of the Outlander Season 3 costume exhibit. (more…)

The Exquisite Single Tears of Outlander Season 3

Viewers have shed plenty of tears during Outlander Season 3. But what about the actors? We round up all the exquisite single tears we’ve seen in their brilliant performances. (more…)

I Watch Outlander for the Lighting . . . I Really Do

I’ve decided that my Outlander obsessive tendencies might actually be scientific. Just hear me out. Studying scenes from the STARZ TV show has improved my critical thinking skills. Yes, really, it’s possible. Just ask author Amy Herman who wrote Visual Intelligence to help people do just that. It’s science. Seriously, science. Somewhere in my obsessive re-watching that...

Outlander’s Makeup Magic: How Do They Make it Look so Natural?

This 2017 Droughtlander has us all hanging by a teeny, tiny thread. Obsessenachs around the globe are trying to pass the time to the September premiere by: • re-watching, • re-reading, • looking for other time-worthy books, • hanging with the cast, • celebrating World Outlander Day, and • swigging every last dram on social media, desperate...

In Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, It’s a Matter of Trust

Diana Gabaldon makes reference to “trust” more than 60 times in the first two books of the Outlander series alone. (Trust me, I used Kindle Search to count.) It appears in all manner of references, like this simple-yet-powerful declaration Jamie makes to Claire in Outlander:“I decided to trust you instead.”...