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Outlander | BTS: Cast Discuss the Shocking Cliffhanger | Season 7

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Cracks in the Armor - William's unseen trust in Jamie

Over on TikTok, I received a comment from a follower insinuating that William must trust Jamie if he asks for his help with Jane and her sister, Fanny at the end of season 7.

I wanted to reply with a long-form explanation because there is an interesting passage in ‘Go Tell the Bees’ that leans into this idea of William not necessarily realizing his trust in Jamie until later on.

But first, I need to remind everyone of the differences between the book and the show when it comes to Jane's death. In Chapter 134 of ‘Written in My Own Hearts Blood,’ Jane’s burial scene takes place in Savannah, GA. Jane’s body is retrieved for Fanny and her burial is arranged with the help of Lord John Grey, not Jamie. John knows a family with a small private cemetery where Jane can be buried. To take one's own life is a sin, and so she cannot be buried in a churchyard. Jamie grapples with this in the books and he prays for Jane’s soul multiple times, despite his faith saying he shouldn’t.

At such time, John also has a conversation with Claire, where he learns that William sought out Jamie’s help. He had thought that William might but hoped he wouldn’t for both their sakes. When Claire asks where William is now, John tells her that he has left on an errand outside of the city and will return that night. 

John tells Claire to plan for the burial to take place the next morning, early, and Clare tells John about Ezekiel Richardson. In the books, he had recently paid a visit to Claire in her surgery in Savannah and asked Claire to spy on John and his family. This scene takes place earlier in the show while Claire is married to John.

Claire warns John that Richardson is with the Continental Army, and that [Richardson] “knows about you, what you are, I mean.” John asks Claire if she has any idea of how he came into the information and she does not.

The next day at the burial, William stands at the entrance to the cemetery while the rest of the group carries out the burial services. John is there, along with Jenny Murray, Marsali, Fergus, and their children, Rachel, Ian, and Fanny. This scene also takes place after Marsali and Fergus lose Henri-Christian, so it is a very sad moment for everyone in the books.

This chapter takes place in Claire’s POV, and she spots William holding the reigns of a very large horse, whose name is Miranda. He presents it to Fanny and tells her that it is hers now and that she ‘will need her.’ William looks up at Claire and asks “Will you look after her, mother Claire?” and Claire says of course they will.

Jamie and William have the talk about Geneva that we see on the TV series a day or so later before William leaves Savannah. It takes place on the docks where Jamie is working, and William does not say “I will never call you father” during that scene. In large part, I believe this to be a plot device used for a payoff in season 8 where William does call him father. 

In Chapter 12 of Go Tell the Bees, William is at Mount Josiah plantation in Virginia and is paid a visit by a man named John Cinnamon, and Manoke, the Indian Scout from Quebec that Lord John Grey told Claire about in their morning after scene. William is still in the midst of his crisis of identity and doesn’t know if he will stay at Mount Josiah or not. He wants to find out what is happening with his cousin Benjamin Grey. Ben had been reported dead of goal fever in New Jersey. This is later disproved when William discovers his grave and determines that the man in the grave is not Ben. 

William begins to think about how to make things right in his life before going on the quest to find Ben. He thinks about Rachel and Ian, and how nothing can be fixed between him and Rachel now that she is married. Then he thinks of Jane, and how that situation cannot be fixed (or removed from his memory).

Neither can his true paternity. After spending the night with Jamie on their mission to rescue Jane, there was no possible way for William to deny the truth.

He recalls Jamie telling him “Ye’ve a claim to my help for any venture ye deem worthy,” and how Fraser did help, at once and without question. Not just for Jane but also for her little sister, Francis.

There’s a lovely passage in Chapter 12 of Bee’s where William recalls Jane’s funeral, where he was unable to speak and full of grief. He had thrust Francis into Fraser’s arms and walked off, and William wonders why he had done that. He could have had Lord John help Francis, he was there, but William hadn’t even thought about giving her to John.

‘No. No, I am not sorry’ echoes in William’s ears and he recalls the touch of Jamie’s hand on his cheek. William chokes on his fish, coughs, and chokes again before the thoughts leave his mind.

I always interpret this scene as the first sort of crack in the armor for William. As he continues to have anxiety over who he is and the obligations that come with that, it is at this moment when he thinks of Jamie that provides clarity on the scene between them in the season seven finale. The show’s use of the line “I will never call you father” makes us believe that William has no appreciation for Jamie, but we can see in the books that he might be starting to view Jamie differently after all. 

What are your thoughts on William and Jamie’s final scene together in season 7?

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7x16 “A HUNDRED THOUSAND ANGELS”

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Caitriona Balfe + Sam Heughan | SheKnows x TVLine

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Caitriona Balfe officially wrapping Outlander and saying goodbye to Claire Fraser for the final time🥹😭

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“Nothing is lost Sassenach, only changed.”

Outlander has officially wrapped. What a journey. This show will always be in my heart.🤍

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Sam Heughan ↳ Gold Derby | Hublander -> February 27, 2024

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Sutara Gayle plays Lord John's feisty housekeeper Mrs Figg in Series 7 of Outlander.

She will feature in the latter part of the series, in episodes 11-14. 

《Spent the best part of 2022 & 23 filming in Bonny Scotland! Looked after by everyone on set, especially gorgeous @samheughan and the super wonderful @caitrionabalfe Oh how we laughed! 😂

Icing on the cake is when Sam gifted me a bottle of his very own sassenach Whisky Woyoiii! Fyahh wata at its best. Smooth and tantalising like the man himself!

This was a great gig ✊Outlander is epic 🙌 watch it ☝》

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I had to make a video with caption, their thoughts and behavior, of the interviewer, Sam and Cait. 😂 Just like my other video with Sams 'ramrodding'. But this is a wee bit longer. Enjoy and share the fun❤️👀

(Video edit by me)

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The best emoji to describe season 7b of Outlander according to David Berry

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Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of Outlander, Joss Agnew, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton and Caitríona Balfe on their ASTRA TV Award nominations!

Pictured above is Joss Agnew with Charles BTS of episode 7x07 of Outlander ‘A Practical Guide for Time-Travelers’ which is the episode Joss is nominated for.

Outlander is nominated for FIVE awards:

Outlander - Best TV Drama

Joss Agnew - Best Director (‘A Practical Guide for Time Travelers’)

Caitríona Balfe - Best Actress in a TV Drama

Sam Heughan - Best Actor in a TV Drama

Sophie Skelton - Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama

Throwback to Charles Vandervaart in 7x07

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Outlander | 10th Anniversary Celebration Hosted by Josh Horowitz | STARZ

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Una entrevista llena de miradas y sonrisas cómplices...las vibras de Jamie dad...ok

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WARRIOR | n o u n

—JAMES FRASER—

season 3, season 5 + season 7a&b

OUTLANDER

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NEW / OLD photos of Caitriona + Sam from 2014 TCA era (part 1 | part 2)

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SamCait playing pictionary on Happy Sad Confused