Outlander season 1 finale11/8/2022 This latest Droughtlander could be the longest yet, and the books offer plenty of content. If you haven’t checked out the books just yet, the hiatus between the end of Season 5 and the premiere of Season 6 on Starz could be the ideal time to try them. Interestingly, Outlander actually dipped into the plot of the sixth book, called A Breath of Snow and Ashes, for the Season 5 finale, so the show already has a jump on the next installment of source material. There was some slight good news, insofar as Brianna, Jemmy, and Roger are staying with the family in the 1770s after all. It definitely means the Brown threat isn’t finished, on top of the upcoming war and the aftermath of what Lionel did to Claire. Unfortunately, Richard Brown also hinted that he would bring retribution to Fraser’s Ridge at some point, which could mean the fire. Jamie had no issue with it, and Richard Brown seemed to accept that his brother had to reap what he sowed when Jamie took the body to Brownsville. Claire’s oath wouldn’t allow her to kill him, but when Marsali saw how Brown was treating Claire as well as herself, she used her newfound medical knowledge to kill him. Lionel Brown was brought back to Fraser’s Ridge, injured but alive, for questioning. Of course, Outlander did also use the finale to set up Season 6, which is likely still a ways off. That said, Balfe’s work was incredible, and I think Outlander handled the brutal twist in a way that it didn't feel like something done for shock value. I didn’t enjoy watching the episode, nor will I be able to hear “Never My Love” without some very unpleasant associations for a long time. Her portrayal of Claire in the aftermath was just as effective as during the assault. The Season 5 finale was a master class in acting, with Caitriona Balfe turning in a performance that I hope wins her some awards. Kudos to César Domboy, John Bell, and Richard Rankin as well. Jamie and his men finally showed up to kill her captors, and I have to give credit to Sam Heughan as well for his performance when Jamie realized what happened to Claire, and the cold fury when he said that the survivors should all be killed. Outlander spent less than 20 minutes of its 50-minute runtime on Claire while she was abducted, but it felt much longer to me as I watched. More men followed, and while the focus shifted primarily to Claire’s mind, her imaginary world became sinister because Outlander had made it clear what was happening while she retreated there. “Never My Love” was replaced by sounds of Claire’s attack, and the camera stayed on Caitriona Balfe’s face to tell the story of what was happening without showing it explicitly. Claire was first assaulted by Lionel Brown’s nephew, and Brown himself proceeded to rape her. None of this is to say that Outlander skirted around Claire’s rape or left it at an implication while Claire hid away in her mind. These flashes also included the vase from all the way back in Season 1, a dragonfly, an orange, and a rabbit that were all clearly significant but also dissonant with the serenity. In Claire’s imaginary world, Caitriona Balfe was serene, but showed that Claire couldn’t even entirely retreat from her present circumstances, because something was wrong and she was cold and Lionel Brown kept intruding, not to mention the “news” that Roger and Bree had died in a car crash. Ian was a soldier on leave, Murtagh was alive with a spiffy haircut, Jocasta was happy and smiling, Fergus had both hands, and Marsali was looking like she was born for 1960s fashion. If not for the scenes of her in the present, these might have been hopeful moments, but the episode had already shown that her defiance and bluffs about witchcraft wouldn’t be enough to spare her this time.Īs for Claire’s imaginary world, “Never My Love” by The Association played constantly over the soundtrack, and she was hosting a Thanksgiving dinner in a lovely '60s-era red dress with Jamie at her side. In the flashbacks, Claire was slashed and exposed as she tried to make a run for it, and Caitriona Balfe showed Claire’s defiance despite the danger.
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