#TSWDM Promo

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Sam Heughan promoting Caitriona Balfe any chance he gets

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Sam‘s face when the Bond topic was mentioned in the second interview in a row...😬😅

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Was the dig at Cait and FvF really necessary to answer that question? Plus, from what I saw, she and the other supporting players all seemed to get along well, particularly she with Noah Jupe. And big stars - like Christian Bale, Matt Damon and Vin Diesel - don’t normally bother with the supporting actors anyway. You could have side-eyed the cast of TSWDM. Why dump on Cait and her movie? Isn’t there enough of that in this fandom?

Mom!?  Didn’t I tell you never to call me here?   Not dumping on Cait but I thought she looked kind of tense in any FvF promo that I saw, and now that you mention it, yes I also side-eye TSWDM.  Now off you go.  I’m not here to defend my opinions or how I word them.  Don’t like it?  Don’t follow.

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Sam Heughan Teases the Season 4 Finale of Outlander

“It’s the best finale, I think, that we’ve ever shot -- we’ve just finished shooting -- I think than any other season. It’s really going to be remarkable.”

(apologies for any grammatical errors in the article - this was translated using Google xD)

Patience, the Outlander season 4 is not very far and it is Sam Heughan who says it! This weekend, PBRK was able to meet the actor that we find at the cinema on August 8 in The Spy Who Dumped Me. The opportunity for the interpreter Jamie Fraser to confide on what awaits us in the rest of the series. And it's promised, it'll be crazy!

It is surely one of the series that we expect the most! Unlike season 3, it will take a little longer to find Jamie and Claire in Outlander season 4 . In May, the production studio of the series had unveiled that the show would not return before the month of November and had also announced that a season 5 and a season 6 were already ordered. The filming of the fourth season has just been completed and PRBK took the temperature on the side of Sam Heughan . So what is waiting for us?

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[tithora]

Nice interview!

[its-moopoint]

If someone asks him where Catalina is, he'll say, 'She's here somewhere' like he did during his TSWDM promo in NYC and shippers found the back of a woman who looked nothing like her to say she was at the same party. Another Christmas and end of the year away from each other and he alone and bored spending his time on IG and Twitter.

Wtf are you saying, he is a troll and he did say that but she was in LA and the woman looked everything like her, mole in the back, hair and all. Don't forget she removed her hair with the left hand, just like Catalina does.

I do think she was there, only maybe not in the same capacity I believe she was back then.

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I hope he is still w/MM, but if they are underground they are doing a hell of a job! Can't imagine there wouldn't be candid photos posted. The only reason that makes sense to me for them to hide now is that maybe he/his team was concerned that the extreme "fans" might bring some of their crazy time to TSWDM. That is not a way you want to stand out to a studio. Plane photo looks like 1st class table w/water & drink so I think he was alone. He clearly is using a different promo strategy now.

I agree with you, Anon that Sam’s team thought “extreme “fans” might bring some of their crazy time to TSWDM. That is not a way you want to stand out to a studio.” Totally. Same for your assertion that “He clearly is suing a different promo strategy now.” Agreed. As for the plane, he was in a first class seat, you sit by yourself in a small cubicle, regardless, I don’t think Mackenzie was with him. As for them not being photographed in L.A. see my previous post, L.A. is HUGE, if you don’t want to be seen, you’re not seen. Simple as that.

[tithora]

The hair is too long to be caits. And she’s in la filming her car movie. To think they’re always secretly hiding her is not rational. And it’s also good for couples to spend time apart. You do want to miss the one you’re with.

Nothing is rational with these two…

Cait is MIA all this time Sam is doing tswdm promo. I know she can pass undetected, but not even one fan in whole LA could spot her? Come on...

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Sam’s Meltdown - Burnout?

Well Sam had a Twitter melt down this weekend. Was it surprising, or not? After reading he got insults for his Skype call with Con goers, I went and read the tweets. Unless some were deleted, I did not see anything that was anymore than harsh criticism, not hate.

So why did this happen? Well after three cancellations for him, and almost two for Cait (she did reschedule one where she appeared the day before), I think the dragon boat race was the straw that broke the camel’s back. These cons were expensive, and some people feel cheated (in plain English). When you factor in the Go Fund Me request for Graham’s project, the dam just burst. 

But why? For some time I have thought that Sam has over committed himself with OL, charity work, photo shoots, gym work, promo for TSWDM, etc. I’ve suggested in past posts that IMO he has been burning the candle at both ends for some time. Perhaps yesterday, the burning ends met in the middle for a big flare up. 

As for Bloodshot, who know what is going on there? Are the cast changes causing the schedule changes, or has the script been rewritten? Just how big is his part as Cpl Harlan, if this is even the role he is to play. (If anyone know for sure, please leave a comment.) For me, I am not a big fan of Vin Diesel movies - not into the violence. So it will have to get really good reviews before I see it, and since most of the OL fan base is older females, I am quite sure I am not in the minority. 

But back to Sam. His meltdown was out of character, so what is going on? It’s very obvious that he is campaigning for James Bond. Could this be the reason for his excessive activity and SM presence? Perhaps it is, or just overwork. However, maybe he needs someone to better manage his personal schedule and build in more down time to recharge his batteries.

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If they want me (a fan) to talk about it, I’ll talk about it.

Outlander S4 PR has been doing so well until this (IMHO).

My take on some Q&A from Cait’s Parade article. 

It’s 3AM where I am and there will be grammatical errors on this but I had to let it out. 

Really lengthy, snark, rant ahead. You’ve been warned. ✌🏻😊 Feel free to pass if not your cup of tea. I mean, I probably wrote a bunch of woozy anyway. But this is my space and yeah, haha! 

1. What’s with the title?

Yeah, Sam’s name just had to be inserted somewhere here to make it clickable, sure. I don’t know if the motivation for “total opposite” was to show “how different Sam and Cait are” or “how Sam and Cait will never be” - but all I know is...opposites attract. If it meant to hurt shippers, well, were just getting started here. 

But seriously - If I get a chance to chat with Caitriona Balfe about season 4 scoop, I’d prefer that instead of talking about fans and using the name of her supposed platonic co-star to speculate some clickbait on the article. If the latter was the goal, they probably succeeded a bit cause here am I writing this loooong post. 

2. A great mystery - Who is Maestro? 

First of all, Caitriona is NOT newly engaged - ITS ALMOST BEEN A YEAR. Second, I am yet again confused as to the nationality and job of the great maestro. I asked this once in my blog and an anon came through with a thorough explanation of Maestro’s “history” but I guess I’ll just go back to “NEVER being sure who he really is” again. 

3. Oh, I grew up watching car races and now I’m in a racing movie!

I get the PR - Cait grew up watching car racing and now she’s in a car racing movie, what a way to come round full circle. 

But I’ve read a couple of articles from Cait about her life in Ireland before and never have I seen before that she’s mentioned that watching car races was part of their family tradition holidays up until now. (or is there? I may be wrong. I’m not sure, could be. Some other people can share it, if there is) But nonetheless, true or not, it works well with the PR. 

Also, Cait, I know a guy (Sam) who goes and watches F1 races from the paddocks. Why don’t you guys drop by sometime and you know, watch together? *wink wink* It’ll be good for research and stuff. Not to mention going out with one of your best mate, am I right? ✌🏻

4. I spend the weekends by myself - as shown in the way this statement is filled with singular pronouns

She drags herself alone to go out for some food, She reads alone, she walks alone, she prepares her own food and putters around the house. (I am my own, independent person regardless of my “soon-to-be hitched” status)

Okay, the way I see this - she really doesn’t want to be defined who she’s in a relationship with or who she’s engaged with. Look how independent the statement above is. I get it - she wants to be known more as “an actress” and not as an “engaged and extremely in love with my fiancé actress”. 

Basically it kinda says “sometimes forget I’m engaged at all except when Sam and I are being too touchy-feely with each other.” 

But seriously, Cait, not screaming/vibing engaged here! Meaning saying his actual name and weaving your relationship in the public face, inviting him to pose with you in red carpets and events despite his “shy” stature, etc. Erm, maybe just don’t be engaged at all and don’t get married yet - I didn’t say break it up or anything, just straighten the confusing narrative first? 

5. I am not exactly like Claire but Sam, my co-star only, will be the first one to disagree.

Why do I feel like “and the other people who know me very well” line got added after a pause cause Sam got mentioned and she cannot mention only Sam because fans will suspect. Hahaha! (And suspect we well cause isn’t that the purpose of this article?)

Also, but why not “Tony, my fiance, will be first to disagree because he knows me so well” rather than her “were super platonic only” co-star? 

Oh, cause of the narrative. 

Which narrative again? I am getting confused now. 

Oh, the one where Sam Heughan is just her friend who loves her and knows her so well. 

Great. 

6. SINCE SAM GOT MENTIONED THE QUESTION BEFORE ITS ONLY NATURAL WE TALK ABOUT HIM...

OMG, my English grammar mind is like screaching those dangling modifiers. “Sam Heughan, who plays your soul mate...” HAHAHAHAHA! That’s the first thing that I noticed. Second, the question would be much clearer if phrased “Are you good friends with Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser, your character’s soul mate?” - SEE  sentence construction HERE, we would be talking about the show and its characters and not see anything else. But then, this is just me.

Also, why ask Cait if she’s good friends with Sam? Of course she is! (and I truly believe this regardless of whatever situation they chose). Other wise, if she says “no”, just imagine the PR nightmare it would entail. The repercussions, the bad PR from tabloids how the two leads “don’t get along”, the possibility of not getting renewed after season 6, a lot of bad will follow if she said the wrong answer. Hahahaha! Either this or the writer (don't know his history with OL) is super new to the fandom who don’t have an idea just how close Sam and Cait are.

Oh goody, we get the Hyde Park walk mentioned again! I always love this memory of theirs.

Comment on Paragraph 1: Why do I feel like Cait got caught off guard rehashing this story. The answer, if verbatim, is so jumpy and incoherent. Like I could summarise the story in shorter sentences. Eitherway, I’ve always loved that they spent the time together at the beginning and realised just how much of a relationship they were going to have. Also, the line” Who knows what this is going to be?” which they asked even before they started filming - so loaded the possibilities of the meaning of this simple question. 

Comment on Paragraph 2: Shouldn’t it be maestro’s job to be her biggest supporter, the first person she calls to have talking to about stress? Also, love the “vice versa”. Sometimes, I can’t imagine Sam being the stressed one between the two of them but I just love their dynamic. OH AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR PERSONALITY TRAITS (where is the complete opposite part?! (*see next question*, here we go)

7. HOW TO DESCRIBE BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP 101

Here it is....how opposite Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe are that it’s impossible to think of them ever being in a relationship. 

Cait is bullish and Sam calms her down before she gets too frustrated. 

Sam is a little passive and Cait gives him a nudge and a strength to stand up for something. 

OH WAIT

Erm, what you guys just described about each other is “being in a good, healthy relationship” - thanks, bye. Again...opposites attract. The statements just show that they’re both not as strong as one seem and really feed off strength from each other’s lives and company. Like, you know, being together or something to that effect. 

Also, if you guys, Sam and Cait, are dropping the fake narrative soon, you know - Cait can nudge Sam to stand up for them and publicise their “real”  relationship and then when the reality of their “real score” being revealed gets too frustrated, Sam just can calm Cait down. It’s honestly, a win-win, guys. 

8. ONTO THE “BEST FANS EVER”

This question was actually fine until the follow up...

9. WAS ASKING THIS QUESTION FREAKING NECESSARY?

I think I’ve mentioned this before but IF PR WANTS TO STAY AWAY FROM FANS TALKING ABOUT SAMCAIT, then they have to stop allowing these kind of questions. They could’ve asked the author to not include this question in the publishing because what is the freaking point. If the writer have done his research, he already knows the answer to this (heck we know from various and numeous sources). And if he knew the climate of the fandom, this should not have been asked published - yet again.  I’m sure Sam and Cait hate answering these questions because, lets admit it, it takes away some of the magic. But here it is and there again is their punchline and I’ve seen this same answer as before. 

But Cait had to add something new: “But I think things are pretty clear now that I'm engaged to someone else. Everyone gets it now” HMMMMMMMMM...So was the purpose of the engagement to put off the stench and speculation that Sam and you aren’t together? That the main purpose was for all shippers to stop shipping you and Sam cause you’re engaged some someone else whose name you’ve yet to mention yourself in public or social media and your fans have no total idea who he is and what he does for a living? 

Oh and uhh, Cait - NOT EVERYONE GETS IT NOW. If anything, were all the more confused. Also, regardless of what you guys do, you can never ever avoid the shipping (real or show) cause that’s just fanning is. Oh, and you’re not the first and only ship with OTP that have spouses. Seriously, you’re not the first nor the only experiencing this and the other fandoms have actually embraced this instead of trying so hard to shut it down. 

9. REHASHING SEMI-FAMOUS FANDOM HISTORY

Seriously. 

If the author had done his/her research, these are semi-famous stories already from before and he could’ve asked about book 4 or season 4 or anything RECENT that would make sense why this article was even written in the first place. 

I just think it’s a missed opportunity to ask something else, something new. Meh. 

10. Cait’s Faves

Maybe it should be Cait’s current fave things.

TSWDM as her favorite movie? I mean no offence to TSWDM but considering how deep her book choices are, I thought she’d choose a “deep, serious” movie as her favorite but choosing her “platonic” co-stars recent comedy flick as her choice (maybe in support of them having each other’s backs, you know) she chose that one - or maybe she really, really loved the movie too. 

Race Car Documentaries - lets push the PR for her upcoming movie, yes!! 

The Fiery Cross - EARLY PROMO FOR NEXT SEASON!!

Yeah, so I wouldn’t assume this is Cait’s “all-time” faves... 

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SO, WHY DID I DO THIS?!

BECAUSE I THOUGHT I’D FIND A POINT ABOUT THIS ARTCLE AND NOT SOME OBVIOUS HIDDEN AGENDA BEHIND IT?

WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE POINT OF THIS ARTICLE? WHY DID IT NOT TALK ABOUT OUTLANDER OR SEASON 4 AT ALL INSTEAD OF FANS AND NARRATIVES?

WHAT IS THIS PUBLICITY ALL ABOUT?

TO REITERATE THE “THEY’RE NOT TOGETHER” NARRATIVE CAUSE THE “SHE’S ENGAGED TO ANOTHER GUY” WASN’T ENOUGH OR DIDN’T WORK? TO PROVE JUST HOW WEIRD SOME CORNER OF THE FANDOM IS (as per the writing of this lengthy, rant post)

SERIOUSLY. I AM FLARING.

BECAUSE ALL THESE IS IRRELEVANT TO THE PROMOTION OF OUTLANDER SEASON 4 AND IT IRKS ME THAT THEY HAD OR TRYING TO PUT SHIPPER FANS IN, YET AGAIN, A BAD LIGHT, WHEN WE’RE TRYING TO STAY IN OUR LANE FOR MOST OF THE YEAR AND MAKING SENSE OF WHAT’S GOING ON. 

IS THIS WHAT THEY WANTED? FANS TALKING AROUND HOW IRRELEVANT THESE THINGS ARE? OR SPECULATE HOW WEIRD OR AMBIGUOUS EACH ANSWER IS?! 

Oh, Lordy. 

COME ON, PR.

SELL YOUR SHOW. 

NOT THE “NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP”. 

NOT THE “BEST FANS EVER”.

NOT THE “DELUSIONAL” FANS WHO NOW FINALLY “GETS IT”. (cause, as per this article, we still don’t)

SELL YOUR SHOW AND WHAT IT’S ABOUT - JAMIE AND CLAIRE FRASER.

BECAUSE ALL I WANT IS OUTLANDER SEASON 4 COVERAGE. 

TALK ABOUT CLAIRE AND JAMIE. TALK ABOUT BREE. TALK ABOUT THE BOOK. TALK ABOUT THE RIDGE. TALK ABOUT THEIR CHARACTER’S AND BOOK’S LIFE. 

SUCH A WASTE OF SPACE AND TIME AND ALL FOR WHAT?

TO IRK SHIPPY FANS TO MORE EYE-ROLLING MOMENTS?

TO GET RID OF THE 20 SHIPPERS REMAINING?

CAUSE GUESS WHAT OUTLANDER/STARZ PR?

THE (RESPECTFUL) SHIPPING WILL NEVER STOP EVEN IF CAIT AND SAM ARE MARRIED - EITHER TO EACH OTHER OR OTHER PEOPLE.

THAT’S JUST HOW IT IS AND HOW ITS GOING TO BE CAUSE THAT IS FANDOM AND THAT IS SHIPPING.

SO, JUST FOCUS ON SELLING THE SHOW AND WHAT ITS REALLY ALL ABOUT.

JAMIE AND CLAIRE FRASER.

NOTHING MORE. NOTHING LESS. 

Thanks. 

*end of caps lock writing*

It’s 4AM and I’m going to sleep. 

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Updating this the following day after reading some comments and theories as to why this ever seen the light of day: 

1. Could this be a follow up “aggressive shipper” article by EW?! A ploy put into place by Sony/Starz to, yet again, attack the “shipping” community? 

IT COULD VERY WELL BE. WHY ELSE PUT UP THIS NONSENSE OF AN ARTICLE THAT DOESN’T PROMOTE THE SHOW ONE BIT. 

Like to control shippers yet again after the love fest the past two weeks at cons? To control shippers after releasing S4 promo photos of Jamie and Claire?

I mean if they put this same effort in shutting “shippers” down to promoting their show, they might increase their ratings and subscribers!! UGH. 

2. Could Caitriona be that Caitriona did NOT actually say some of the things said? 

Possibly. I mean, now that I think about it, some statements were contradictory to what she’s said before and the language seems a little too forward that she usually is (e.g. “But I think it’s pretty clear now. I’m engaged now so everyone gets it”). Yeah, maybe it doesn’t feel like Cait saying this - cause I think she knows it’s NEVER clear but - yeah, could be. Could be that the this article was written deliberately to counter the “aggressive shipping” happening since the cons and using Cait’s “engagement” was their weapon of choice this time. 

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Promo is always rehearsed. Outlander is too. We all say how some of the talking points get hammered home. But there’s a comfort when you have been working with people for 5 years that are family. I think the criticism of caits 1 interview we’ve seen is jumping the gun. She’s doing her job for a movie she’s not even close to lead on. people, imo, need to separate what we’ve seen her do for outlander. No one sat here comparing sams interviews last yr when he was doing tswdm. Why is cait?

We did actually. It’s what we do. We thought he looked less at ease and more on the outside than he does with Outlander and we wished Mila hadn’t said that stuff about him running without his shirt on.

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Sam Heughan interview Jenna Green WWD for TSWDM promo.

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déjà vu

At a TSWDM promo when a OL fan tells him she loves ‘them’ together…We understand why it makes his day!

Aww just look at those 😍 looking at her once he’s signed the photo of them!

Head over heels and proud ….but don’t tell anyone! 🤫🤪… oops Sam just can’t help himself!

I love the way the mere sight of her turns him to mush…💕💚💕

Loving that his voice is getting louder by the day! 🤭

Pre Oscars

Post Oscars

There’s no way he’s going to stay quiet when he can claim what’s his…it’s coming and we can’t wait ! 🥰🥂JMHO

Original post 25 Feb 2022 /Additional Post 7 June 2022

Thanks to all gif makers

Best part of the night? …Samshine

The way he looks at her… 🥵

Lip lick 🥵

Amazing how little it takes to get a natural smile and 😍 ….JMHO

Thanks to @caitsamuniverse for video