#outlander premiere

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Thank you for posting videos, pictures, and the Tribeca panel commentary on twitter. It is much appreciated. 🙏🏻

[ Anonymous #2 asked ]: Sarah, would you mind writing a S701 review since you were at the premiere last night? Don't mind spoilers and you can warn others if they don't want to read. Loved it when you did it before. Thanks!

Hello Anons! Thanks so much for both your asks! I hope you don't mind me combining both your asks.

You're so welcome, Anon #1! I so glad so many people enjoyed my posts about it! I'm very grateful that I've been able to go to these events for several years now. I know that so many of you don't get that opportunity, so I try to do what I can to bring it to you all even if only virtually. Things are always so much more fun when they're shared, anyway. After all, that's what fandom should be about! 💜

For anyone who missed it, you can check out my Twitter page for my full coverage of 92Y and the Tribeca Festival. But here's some GIF spam from my favorite of the videos I was able to capture this week!

Anon #2, yes of course I'll write up a summary of my thoughts. I know you said you don't mind them, but I will try my very best to not include any spoilers in it as I know it really does ruin it for some. But just in case:

~~~POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR OUTLANDER 7x01 BELOW~~~ ~~~SERIOUSLY, DON’T @ ME THAT I DIDN’T WARN YOU~~~

Outlander 7x01, "A Life Well Lost"

As Caitriona + Sam have mentioned previously in interviews, 7x01 picks up right where 6x08 left off. No time jump or anything, which I was really glad for. The opening scene was SHOCKING and used something that I thought was really clever and really rude all at the same time lol. I can tell you that the audience gasped because of it. I feel this bit was extremely effectively done. Caitriona's micro-expressions really made it for me.

One thing that surprised me — and perhaps it shouldn't simply because Outlander has always been full of this — was that there were so many small moments of humor in this episode, despite the obvious dire situation Claire and Jamie are in (but really, when aren't they lol). There's a new small side character that both Claire and Jamie get to interact with that provides much needed comedic breaks. Even Jamie's menacing looks add to this. Claire especially, I feel, gets to use her biting wit (or just straight up cursing) to add some humor to the tenseness. There's one particularly funny scene that takes place on a boat and involves an interrupting officer that I so loved! The entire audience burst out laughing when we saw it.

While Caitriona + Sam were obviously amazing, I'll say the surprising standout actor in this episode wasn't them. I won't say who, but it's someone we're well acquainted with. There are moments straight out of the book that this actor just fully nails. We're so lucky to have such strong actors filling these side character roles and s/he is just fantastic. Their sincerity and conviction sold me completely.

As book readers can probably guess from the title and from where we are in the timeline, we know basically what will happen in this episode — and they to stick pretty well to it. Even so, it is still so satisfying to get to see it played out on screen. Claire's despair, hope, and heartbreak. Jamie's torment, anger, and determination. The relief of it all. It's all played so, so well across Caitriona + Sam's faces and in their line delivery. Sam said during the Tribeca panel that Jamie is perhaps "more frail" in this episode, and I think that can be said for both of them. Despite them being well versed in separation, I think every subsequent one after their 20 year split wears on them more and more. And they both play that so expertly, making the time that we do see them together just that much sweeter. I don't think it's too spoilery to say that yes, they do share several scenes together this episode so dinna fash!

As for Brianna and R*ger, their scenes are pretty well separate from the Jamie x Claire scenes. I don't really have much to say about them, except that they move certain other storylines that will become more important later on in the season forward. And only just so. While it was important to do so, honestly it felt a bit filler-like. That said, I am actually pretty excited for certain arcs for Brianna and Jemmy later on (while also hoping they don't include that storyline for R*ger... sorry, not sorry) and this brought them maybe half a step closer to it.

Other than the moment on the boat I had mentioned earlier, there are two scenes toward the end which I really loved. One was such a sweet moment straight out of the book with some really great book lines that I had very much wanted to hear. it is Classic™ Jamie x Claire, so you know Caitriona + Sam knocked it out of the park. The second is not a book scene (I believe?? I don't remember it anyway), but was a great one for Sam / Jamie. It's how the episode ends and I told a new friend I had met in the Tribeca line that the final moment of the episode reminded me of Batman's cape swooshing over the camera turning everything black. Lol take from that what you will!

Some other random thoughts:

Jamie x Claire are SO. SOFT. They say separation makes the heart grow fonder? Really, it makes those two grandparents softer AND I LOVE IT.

I LOVED seeing Caitriona + Sam's names appear as Executive Producers! The entire audience was singing along to The Skye Boat song and then burst out cheering when that came up.

I really hope Major MacDonald's wig gets snatched by Adso at some point because F him lol

Overall, I'd say I enjoyed the episode. Some might say it's a bit slow, which I wouldn't disagree with. But knowing that 1) they had to get this part over with the tie up the Season 6 cliffhanger; and 2) this is really going to be a jam packed season of action and emotion, I think I'm okay with that. I've heard it from more than one source that 7x02 is even better than 7x01 so I'm really excited! I'm also really excited to meet our newer cast members, as none of them featured in the premiere episode. The Hunters especially will be so much fun to watch!

Hearing Caitriona + Sam speak about not only this season, but their journey with Outlander overall makes me so grateful that the quality is still there after seven seasons. They're clearly still so passionate about these characters and are determined to do them justice in every way to the very end. And I think that most definitely shows up in their scenes. I'm super curious to see if there's anything noticeably different or better now that they've been promoted to Executive Producers. And of course, to see Caitriona's first foray into directing!! Until then, I'm looking forward to you all seeing the first episode for yourselves 💜

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Can hardly believe it’s been 5 years since this magical night, at the S4 Premier in Savannah, GA! @jonesmle and I had a great view from our 3rd row seats and Sam and Cait sat right in front of us on stage! I was lucky to capture this moment when Sam waited for Cait before leaving the stage. 💕

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Caitriona Balfe attending the 'Outlander' Season Two World Premiere at the American Museum of Natural History on April 4, 2016 in New York City.

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One of the Team just solved one of the Sam Heughan and "mystery blonde" riddles!

So, remember these exclusive source pics I posted in early June 2023? 👇 They were of Sam Heughan leaving his hotel with a mystery blonde the day after the Outlander Season 7 premiere in New York City.

Later and completely separately, another Team member had let me know Sam was following this wellness account based in New York City. 👇

The very attractive blonde who is the founder is named Lauren Hawkins. 👇 I made a mental note in case anything came of it, and forgot all about her...until now.

Well, remember, the sneakers the New York City mystery blonde woman was wearing? 👇

Lauren Hawkins is wearing the same exact sneakers also in June 2023 in New York City. 👇 Matchy matchy! The team member made the connection and DMed me to let me know.

And the long, wavy dirty blonde hair is also an exact match. 👆

The ankle tattoos also match. 👇

This made me think back to another mystery blonde seen having a meal with Sam at New York City restaurant, Jack's Wife Freda. The pic with the blonde with the Kith shopping bags. And long, wavy, dirty blonde hair with thin black sunglasses. This pic was posted by another blogger in May 2023. One month before the sighting by my New York City source. 👇 The bottom pic is Lauren Hawkins. Match matchy again!

I don't know if they dated last year, were or are friends, but the blonde with Sam in my New York City source pics is definitely Lauren Hawkins. So, I'd say that's pretty much Mystery Solved. 🤗

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OUTLANDER season 7 premieres tonight at 8pm on Starz

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Love at first sight? In Outlander (2014) Sassenach

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Six months after the end of World War II, Claire Randall and her husband Frank head to Scotland for a second honeymoon. They've been apart for 5 years with Claire having served as a front line nurse and this is a chance for them to get to know one another again. Frank is researching his own family history and they visit the ruins of Castle Leoch. Frank is particularly pleased when, with the help of a local minister, he comes across letters that mention his 18th century ancestor, Black Jack Randall, a British army officer who served in the area. When Claire goes off on her own and visits the site where they had watched Druid worshipers, she finds herself transported back in time to 1743. There she encounters Frank's ancestor and a handsome young Scot by the name of Jamie.

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Caitriona Balfe attending the UK premiere of Outlander on 23rd March 2015.

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So, I received additional info from a different source regarding the woman seen with Sam leaving his hotel. I'm starting a new post about it since the reblogs and comments on the other one got so long.

I'll start by summarizing: Yesterday, a source sent me these pics of Sam and a woman leaving Sam's hotel in New York. She said she didn't see the woman's face because by the time she realized it was Sam, they had already turned. Here are the pics I posted 👇

Some people thought it was his handler at the Premiere and she was also his handler at 92Y (I'm guessing she's a Starz handler). But side by side pics show the blonde leaving the hotel with Sam was NOT the handler. 👇

Some people thought the hotel mystery woman could have been the blonde woman working the Tribeca Film Festival, who was seen filming Sam. But, nope. Some eagle eyed followers noticed the hotel mystery woman has tattoos on both ankles, the red carpet woman has no tattoos on her ankles. 👇

The NEW info I got is this. Someone DMed me that some fans had taken a selfie with Sam in New York yesterday. I'm not allowed to post or share the full picture but what is of note is not the fans with Sam, but the reflection in one of the fan's sunglasses. I know, I know, but this reflection is pretty clear. No need to guess or squint hahaha. The reflection shows the blonde woman that was with Sam leaving the hotel. She is wearing sunglasses like Sam was. So, I still can't identify who she is. The pic was taken on Spring Street, and the specific place where it was taken is a 5 minute walk from Sam's New York hotel. This is all I was given to share. 👇 For now...

You can see on the right, the fan raising her hand, holding her phone to take the selfie with Sam. And on the left, the mystery hotel woman. Wonder why the mystery hotel woman didn't take the pic. 🤔

Soooo, she's still a mystery. If I get more info that I can post, I'll update here.

PS. For those asking if Sam is with Karina Elle since they're both in New York at the same time. Nope. In fact, today, Karina was in Montauk, NY working. 👇

And Sam is scheduled to return to filming The Couple Next Door tomorrow.

Oh, and Chloé Montana is back in Paris with her male best friend and a couple of female friends.

I'll keep you guys posted if I find out anything else. 😘

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Outlander Season 7 World Premiere & Panel Discussion • Friday, 9 June 2023 • 8:00 p.m. EDT (New York)

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Season 7 Premieres First half June 16th and second in 2024. It's a long time!!