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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Journeycake,” the 11th episode of “ Outlander ” Season 5.

In the 10th episode of “Outlander,” the show jumped the Stephen Bonnet (Ed Speleers) storyline ahead in time , skipping quite a bit of cat-and-mouse chasing from Diana Gabaldon’s book series. Instead, it neatly wrapped up Bonnet’s part by getting ahead to when he kidnapped Brianna (Sophie Skelton). He was subsequently tried and ordered to die by drowning, though Bree showed him a bit of mercy and shot him before the sea took In Episode 11, the show’s penultimate episode of Season 5, the action stayed in the sixth book, “A Breath of Snow and Ashes.”

On the way back from a trip to Willem’s Creek for supplies and food, Claire (Caitriona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan), Roger (Richard Rankin), and Brianna came across a burned-out cabin with only one survivor. (Though, the people were dead before the fire started). The survive was a girl Roger found outside who was burned over most of her body but still clinging to life. He smothered her to end her suffering, crying as Jamie said a prayer for her. As it turned out, this was just the latest in a string of similar incidents.

While there, Claire spotted a festering wound on Lionel’s (Ned Dennehy) leg and treated him for it. So when his wife needed to have her wrist looked at, Lionel brought his wife to Claire for treatment, too. In Claire’s surgery, Lionel spotted her medical supplies with the name “Dr. Rawlings” on it and put two and two together that the person writing medical advice in the paper was Claire, not a male medical doctor.

Meanwhile, young Jemmy was playing with an opal, which got so hot when he touched it, it cracked. He hurt his hand, sure, but the bigger implication was that he could travel through the stones. The Frasers knew they had to tell Ian (John Bell) what was going on because he was standing there to witness it all.

Once Ian wrapped his head around the idea of time travel, he asked if he could travel back in time to save his wife, but Ian, like Jamie, didn’t feel any heat when he touched the opal, which meant he would be unable to travel through the stones.

Instead, Bree and Roger decided they had to go back. They gave their land to Ian and he accompanied them to the stones after they told everyone on the ridge that they were headed to Boston for Roger’s new teaching job. Before they left, Lord John (David Berry) paid the ridge a visit, and Jamie took that opportunity to tell Bree about her half brother, whom she was dismayed she would never meet.

When Lord John left the ridge, he took with him Ulysses (Colin McFarlane), Jocasta’s (Maria Doyle Kennedy) right-hand man. He had been in hiding after killing Mr. Forbes (Billy Boyd)) to save Jocasta. It turned out that Jocasta had long ago given Ulysses his freedom but he stayed because he loved her. However, even his freedom wouldn’t save him from being lynched for killing a white man, so he was now in hiding without a way to escape. Enter Lord John. He agreed to take Ulysses with him under the guise that Ulysses was his new manservant. Then once they arrived in England, Ulysses could be a free man.

So Lord John took off for England, and Bree and Roger bid him farewell, then shared emotional goodbyes with Marsali (Lauren Lyle) and Fergus (Cesar Domboy) and Claire and Jamie, whom Bree and Roger knew they would never see again. They then left with Jemmy and Ian for the standing stones. Ian was not going to travel, but he was there to help them reach the stones and return the horses afterward. Once there, the three of them held tight to their gems, approached the stones, and traveled… somewhere. The show did not reveal where Bree, Roger, and Jemmy ended up.

But back at the ridge, all hell broke loose while they were traveling to the stones. Lionel and his men returned seeking vengeance because Lionel blamed Claire for her advice about not getting pregnant, which caused his wife not to lie with him. The men cause an explosion at Jamie’s still to act as a diversion, then they came into the big house and stabbed Claire’s patient, Geordie (Gilly Gilchrist), knocked Marsali unconscious and kidnapped Claire.

When Jamie returned and found out what happened, he ran to the hillside and lit the fiery cross once again, declaring war on the Browns. The next episode is the season finale, which means the action is headed toward the showdown between the Frasers and the Browns that has been building all season long.

“Outlander” airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Starz.

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The Entire Outlander Timeline Explained

If you're not familiar with Outlander , this historical drama — based on the series of books by Diana Gabaldon — follows Claire (Caitriona Balfe), an English World War II nurse who finds herself tossed 200 years back in time and falls deeply in love with a saucy Scotsman named James Fraser (Sam Heughan).

A romance with a sci-fi heart, Outlander finds its characters crossing multiple timelines in their quests for love and family. From 18th century fights for Scottish freedom to the opulent palaces of Paris and 1960s hippies and peace protests, this addictively twisty series covers a lot of ground. The relationship between Claire and Jamie is the constant beating heart of the story, no matter what time period or country the characters find themselves in, but even with that star-crossed bond rooting the show, things can get confusing. Whether you're a new viewer or you're looking for a refresher before diving back in, here's a comprehensive look at the complete, complex  Outlander  timeline.

Spring 1945: Scottish time travel

When Outlander  begins its first season, World War II has ended, and nurse Claire Randall is on a second honeymoon with her husband Frank (Tobias Menzies). They visit the Scottish town of Inverness to search the records of Frank's family and learn more about his ancestor Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall, an English officer who had a reputation for torture. Randall was also responsible for squashing the Jacobite uprising of 1745, in which Scottish rebels tried to reinstate Charles Stuart to the English throne.

While in Scotland, Claire and Frank visit the ancient Druid stone circle of Craig Na Dun, where they observe a ritual being performed by women who seem to be able to harness the stones' magic, or at least believe they can. When Claire returns the next morning to investigate a plant for her botanical healing interests, she hears a humming sound and finds herself drawn to the stone circle. She stumbles through the stones, tumbling 200 years into the past. When Claire wakes up underneath the circle, she finds herself in the year 1743.

Summer 1743: Thrown into the past

The first person Claire encounters after her incredible arrival in 1743 is none other than Black Jack Randall, her husband's evil ancestor. Randall attempts to take her prisoner, but she's saved by a group of Scottish rebels, including the dashing Jamie. Claire uses her advanced medical knowledge to heal his dislocated shoulder and endears herself to the clan by using her experience with 20th century medicine. She's taken in by Clan McKenzie to live at Castle Leoch, where she befriends a mysterious woman named Geillis (Lotte Verbeek) and learns of the brewing Jacobite uprising.

In order to stay safe from Black Jack Randall and prevent being turned over to his custody as a missing English woman, Claire marries Jamie — much to the chagrin of Laoghaire (Nell Hudson), the young Scottish lass who is madly in love with him. Even though Claire and Jamie's love grows over time, as is made obvious by their intense sexual relationship, Claire stills longs to return to her own time. When Jamie is off on clan business, Claire runs away and returns to the stones at Craig Na Dun to try and travel back to the future. Before she can use the stones to return to her own time, she's captured by Black Jack Randall.

Winter 1743: Witchcraft and Wentworth

Jamie manages to rescue Claire from Randall's clutches, but their problems don't stop there. Laoghaire's jealousy intensifies and she joins in a mob accusing Claire and Geillis of witchcraft. Jamie manages to rescue Claire again, but Geillis is carried off, presumably to be burned at the stake.

After the ordeal, Claire finally confesses her true identity to Jamie: She's from 200 years in the future, has a husband named Frank, and traveled through time using the stones at Craig Na Dun. He takes the whole thing rather well, considering it sounds more than a little bit crazy, and he brings Claire back to the stone circle so she can travel back to her own time. Black Jack Randall finds them again — only this time Jamie is taken prisoner, tortured and raped by Black Jack at Wentworth Prison. Claire organizes an elaborate rescue with the help of other clan members, breaking into the prison and freeing Jamie from Randall's grasp. The ordeal, however, leaves Jamie irrevocably changed.

Meanwhile, back in 1945, a distraught Frank continues the search for his missing wife.

Winter 1744: Allons en France

At the start of Outlander 's second season, Claire nurses Jamie back to health, rebuilding his confidence, healing his physical wounds and his mind after his extreme violation. Meanwhile, they have something to lean their hopes on when Claire informs Jamie that she's pregnant.

They then head to France, where the Scottish hero "Bonnie Prince Charlie" has taken up residence. Knowing the outcome of the Battle of Culloden, where Scottish rebels are massacred and the uprising crushed, Claire and Jamie work to subtly convince Prince Charles and his supporters that the rebellion might not be a good idea.

Claire and Jamie become a part of Prince Charles' social circle and even befriend King Louis XV. They take in a young boy named Fergus and Claire stops a case of smallpox from spreading through Paris. All the while, Claire earns a reputation as "La Dame Blache," and more witchcraft rumors begin to swirl. But their attempts to quiet the rebellion plans seem all for naught, as Prince Charlie and his supporters only grow more determined to take back the English throne.

Spring 1744: The past returns

The Frasers learn that Black Jack Randall didn't die during their raid at Wentworth Prison — in fact, he's in Paris. When they hear that Black Jack has attacked Fergus, Jamie challenges him to a duel. Claire begs Jamie not to kill him in order to keep the timeline in place and assure that Randall has children, and in turn, that Frank is eventually born. Jamie reluctantly agrees, but the duel still takes place, and Claire faints from a ruptured placenta just as Jamie approaches Randall with his sword.

Jamie is thrown in prison for dueling and Claire gives birth to a stillborn baby daughter that the nuns at the hospital name Faith. After her recovery, Claire appeals to King Louis for Jamie's release and has to endure a bizarre ritual followed by the King's sexual demands. Claire and Jamie return to Scotland, knowing that they've failed to stop the Jacobites from advancing their plots, and unsure what to do next.

Fall 1945: The Jacobite Uprising

Jamie and Claire have settled back into life in Scotland, residing at Lallybroch, Jamie's family home. They welcome new nieces and nephews and feel content in their life. But then a letter arrives informing them that Prince Charles has declared himself the rightful king and plans to come to Scotland to stage his takeover of the British crown. At first, the Jacobites make advances, taking various towns and cities for their cause. But the Battle of Culloden looms, and Claire knows the outcome isn't going to be good.

Rather than have Claire stay and try to survive the bloodbath, Jamie takes her back to the stone circle at Craig Na Dun. This time, their visit is successful — she walks through and finds herself in 1948. With three years having passed in 18th century Scotland, three years have passed in her time as well. Frank arrives back in Scotland to discover that his wife who was missing is now pregnant with another man's child, and although her story is unbelievable, he agrees to take her back and raise the baby as his own. They move to Boston, where Frank has gotten a teaching position at Harvard.

Meanwhile, Jamie fights in the Battle of Culloden and survives, finally killing Black Jack Randall.

Jamie's Timeline: 18th century Scotland

The third season of Outlander finds Jamie and Claire separated for 20 years, though their separation is thankfully limited to a few episodes. In Scotland, Jamie lays low, living in hiding near Lallybroch after the Battle of Culloden. When British troops start interrogating his sister Jenny, Jamie has her turn him in and is sent to Ardsmuir Prison. There, Jamie is reunited with Lord John Grey, who runs the prison and whose life he saved when Grey was just 16. They form a friendship that is somewhat complicated by Grey's enduring love for Jamie, but their bond is no less devoted for it.

When the prison closes, Grey has Jamie complete his sentence as a servant at the estate of Lord Ellesmere. Here's where Jamie's storyline gets a bit soapy. He's blackmailed into sleeping with Ellesmere's young fiancée Geneva and impregnates her. She dies in childbirth, and when Ellesmere tries to kill the baby, Jamie kills him instead. Grey then helps them cover up the whole affair, and the baby is raised by Geneva's sister Isobel. Grey then marries Isobel and raises Jamie's son as his stepson.

Once Jamie's parole is up in 1764, he sets off on his own and ends up marrying Laoghaire, now a mother of two, out of pity. But the two are absolutely miserable and eventually, Jamie leaves her to open a printing shop in Edinburgh.

Claire's Timeline: 20th century Boston

Claire and Frank live in Boston, raising daughter Brianna and attempting to rekindle their past love. But Claire's once-intense affections for Frank are tainted by her experiences with Black Jack Randall, and she can't stop thinking about or loving Jamie. Claire goes to medical school and becomes a doctor. She soon discovers that Frank is having an affair, but they stay married for Brianna's sake and come to an agreement that Frank is allowed to pursue his other relationship.

As Brianna grows into an adult, she figures out the truth about Claire's visit to the past. When Frank dies in a car accident, mother and daughter decide that Claire should attempt to find some closure by traveling to Scotland to see what they can learn about Jamie. Thinking that he may have died in the Battle of Culloden, they utilize the help of historian Roger MacKenzie to look into Jamie's story. When they discover that he survived the Battle of Culloden and would be living in Edinburgh, Claire decides to travel back in time through the stones once again to reunite with Jamie. They also learn that Geillis, Claire's friend from the past, was actually from the 1960s and had just used the stones to travel to the time when she and Claire first met — and that Geillis is an ancestor of Roger's, despite the fact that they both lived in the same time.

1766: A voyage across the sea

Jamie and Claire reunite in Edinburgh at Jamie's print shop. Though the two have aged 20 years, their love rekindles quite easily; Jamie is married to Laoghaire, but that marriage is quickly annulled considering Claire is "still alive" after Culloden. Jamie had been portraying himself as a widower, but Claire's return leads to an elaborate story that she was lost for 20 years. Laoghaire accepts the annulment but demands money from Jamie in return. He and his nephew Young Ian venture to a remote island so Jamie can procure some valuable gems stashed away after the Jacobite Uprising, but Young Ian is taken by pirates and put on a ship to the New World — Jamaica, to be exact. Jamie and Claire follow in another ship.

The rest of season 3 takes place in Jamaica, where Lord John Grey has become a governor and Claire discovers that her friend Geillis is still alive, not burned at the stake after all. She has become a type of local priestess who wishes to travel through time again, this time using Ian as a sacrifice. Claire tells her that she knows Geillis is actually from the 20th century, Grey helps them rescue Ian, and Claire and Jamie sail for Scotland, only to be shipwrecked. After surviving their ordeal, they wake up on the American mainland in Georgia.

1767: Claire and Jamie in the New World

Season 4 starts out with many characters divided as Claire and Jamie make their way up the coast of America to North Carolina. Along the way, they encounter Native Americans, redcoats, and hints of the budding American Revolution. But the most nefarious encounter they experience is with an Irish criminal pirate named Stephen Bonnet, who takes advantage of the Frasers' kindness and robs them.

They eventually arrive in North Carolina at Jamie's aunt Jocasta's plantation Riverrun, where they recover. Aunt Jocasta wants to make Jamie her heir, but he declines, saying that he could never own slaves. Though the two had their hearts set on returning to Scotland, Jamie is offered land and incentives that make staying in America more attractive. Jamie and Claire settle on some land, a beautiful hill that they name Fraser's Ridge, and begin to build the cabin that would become their family home.

1971: Brianna and Roger

Brianna and Roger grow close while in Scotland. He takes her to a Sottish festival and proposes marriage. Brianna rejects him, saying that she's not ready to get married just yet, even though she does want to have a sexual relationship with him. Roger, being a traditionalist, doesn't want to sleep with Brianna unless they're married.

Brianna learns through Roger's documents that her parents, Claire and Jamie, are killed in a fire at their home on Fraser's Ridge sometime in the 1770s. Brianna decides to head back in time to save her parents and travels through the stones to 18th century Scotland; Roger, realizing what she has done, follows behind her. The two are completely out of their element 200 years in the past, and Brianna continues her journey to America by ship with Roger just missing her every step of the way. He boards a separate ship, and the two land in Wilmington, North Carolina. Roger and Brianna are reunited in Wilmington. They decide to put their differences behind them and promise themselves to one another in a Scottish handfasting ceremony. But once Brianna learns that Roger knew about the fire and didn't tell her, she storms off, continuing her hunt for her parents. In her journey, Brianna, unfortunately, comes into contact with the pirate Stephen Bonnet, who violently rapes her. 

1770: The Fraser family

Brianna eventually finds Claire and Jamie, and they bring her to live at Fraser's Ridge. When Brianna learns she's pregnant, she tells Claire that it might be Stephen Bonnet's baby. Jamie learns about Brianna's attack, but Claire withholds the information that Brianna's rapist was Stephen Bonnet. As an unfortunate result, when Roger arrives at Fraser's Ridge looking for Brianna, Jamie assumes he's her attacker and beats him to within an inch of his life and hands him off to the Mohawk tribe. Jamie and Young Ian then set out on a rescue mission to find Roger and bring him back to Riverrun. Young Ian stays with the Mohawks in exchange for Roger's release, deciding to take on a new life with the Native Americans. Brianna gives birth at Riverrun and Jamie returns with Roger, who then promises to raise the child as his own.

Season 4 ends with British soldiers arriving at Riverrun and requesting that Jamie, who had promised himself to the English crown in exchange for his land, start a militia in order to quelch the growing American resentment against the English that would lead to the American Revolution. With rebellion looming, the Fraser family has to decide how much they want to stay in the past.

- Outlander - Follow All The Established Time Travelers On ‘Outlander’ & What We’ve Learned From Them

After five seasons of television, we still really don't know how time travel works on Outlander . But fans of the Starz TV series who haven't read the Outlander books shouldn't feel too bad since readers of Diana Gabaldon's novels don't know much about this magical teleportation either. Hell, even Outlander 's number one time traveler, Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser, is still ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Most of the information we have on time travel according to Outlander is through the trial and error of the characters who have successfully journeyed to the past. And there's one thing we've known for certain since the very first episode: You must be at an ancient stone circle.

Since then, we've learned that there's apparently a genetic predisposition for time travel. We also know, thanks to Gabaldon, that Jamie Fraser is absolutely, positively, not a time traveler like his wife and daughter. Sorry man.

Of course, there is a richer mythology to time travel in Gabaldon's novels and companion books, but when it comes to what we've learned about time travel from the series, we must look at those who have done it to get answers.

Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser

Claire has no idea how she the hell she landed in 1743 when she first travels through the stones at the Druid-built circle of Craigh na Dun. She simply hears a whirring or buzzing-like sound when she approaches this ancient stone circle and then she falls through time. Just like that. She had no control over the when , but as for the where , the rule of thumb seems to be that you'll always land in the same spot you left.

In Season 3's "Freedom & Whiskey," Outlander explained a bit more about how a gemstone is required to travel. Brianna had read about it in Gillian's journal (more on in her in a moment), so she gives her mother a topaz necklace for her next time-traveling journey. Claire confirms she has lost a gemstone anytime she went through — the first time, her jeweled watch and the second time, the stone in Jamie's father's ring.

Gemstones are one of the major keys to time travel and this understanding helps not only Claire pass through safely back to Jamie, but eventually, other members of her family are able to travel as well.

Geillis Duncan

Claire realizes that her buddy Geillis Duncan is a fellow time traveler when Geillis reveals her smallpox vaccine scar during their witch trial in Season 1's "The Devil's Mark." Geillis, whose original name is Gillian Edgars, traveled from the 1960s to ensure a Scottish ruler would take over the British throne. While Geillis knew about the gemstones — check — she also (incorrectly) thinks you must have a blood sacrifice to travel and so she murders her husband to pass through.

Though Claire tells her a human sacrifice isn't necessary in Season 3, Geillis isn't convinced and it costs her her head. Literally. Through Geillis, Claire does realize there are other stone circle time portals, including the cave at Abandawe on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Master Raymond

While not definitively stated in Outlander Season 2, there were certainly hints that the friendly apothecary in Paris, Master Raymond, was a time traveler like Claire. In the episode, "Best Laid Schemes," he told Claire, "We will meet again, Madonna... in this life or another." He also claimed that Claire had a blue aura like his own in "Faith." Slight book spoilers follow.

When it comes to the books, Gabaldon has confirmed he's a time traveler — even revealing that Raymond is a "prehistoric time traveler" on the FAQs section of her website.

Sticking specifically to the mythology Gabaldon created — and not the Starz adaptation — another time traveler Claire encountered in Paris is none other than the villainous Comte St. Germain (who was a real person , BTW). But the show decided not to portray him that way and thus, show watchers didn't learn anything about how time travel works from this Parisian pair. And I feel confident saying it's probably not super historically accurate that the real guy was a time traveler anyway.

Otter Tooth

When Claire gets lost in the woods of the American colonies in Season 4's "The False Bride," she encounters the skull, gemstone, and ghost (hey, if you can buy time travel, you can buy ghosts ) of the Native America Ta'wineonawira, "Otter-Tooth" — also known as Robert Springer. Since the skull has silver fillings, Claire correctly reasons that he's a time traveler like her.

In the Season 4 finale, "Man of Worth," Wahkatiiosta explains that Otter Tooth came to her Mohawk tribe to warn them that white men would eliminate their future existence. When Young Ian returns from living with the Mohawk in Season 5, he brings Otter Tooth's journal written in ballpoint pen, solidifying to Claire that Robert was a time traveler.

Brianna Randall Fraser MacKenzie

After she helps her mom return to the past to Jamie, Brianna herself goes through the stones in Season 4. She seemed to inherit her mother's ability since she goes to her parents to warn them of an impending fire at Fraser's Ridge that is supposed to kill them. At least in the books, her adoptive father Frank seemed to know about Brianna's time-traveling ability and fears that other people may be pursuing her because of it... ooo .

Roger MacKenzie

It's pretty convenient that the man Brianna loves can also travel through time, but it's no coincidence if you consider his ancestry (he is the descendent of Dougal MacKenzie and Geillis Duncan). Does that mean other members of Roger's family can time travel too? After all, Buck MacKenzie (the illegitimate son of Dougal and Geillis) returned in Season 5 when he so very nicely got his descendent Roger hanged by the British. At least it was good to see Dougal actor Graham McTavish again!

Roger also discovered a stone circle in Season 4's "The Deep Heart's Core" when he was captured by the Mohawk. This time portal located in the Americas was first shown in the Season 4 premiere when Claire spoke of the importance of circles.

Built by Native Americans, this circle exists between Fraser's Ridge in North Carolina and New York and is the same one that Brianna and Roger try to use in Season 5. They didn't successfully go through it, but at least its existence means they weren't required to take an 18th-century transatlantic boat trip to try to get back to the future.

Jemmy MacKenzie

The penultimate episode of Season 5, "Journeycake," was written by Gabaldon herself and it shows that Brianna and (presumably) Roger's son Jemmy is sensitive to the gemstones. That leads the family to theorize that he'll also be able to travel through the stones. Young Ian doesn't have that same sensitivity, so, like his uncle Jamie, he can't go through.

While it appears Jemmy is a time traveler too, he doesn't actually end up in the future since the MacKenzie family's attempt to return "home" lands them right where they were in the 1700s. So that tells us intention must have some influence over where you land in time.

Wendigo Donner

The Season 5 finale introduced another time traveler — Wendigo Donner. As a member of Lionel Brown's gang that kidnapped Claire, he figures out Claire is from the future by her Dr. Rawlings medical advice and her use of Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ.

After confirming that Claire knows who Ringo Starr is, Donner tells Claire that he had "traveled back with a group of American Indians from 1968," but he has since been stranded in the past without any gemstones. (So he's got that gemstone intel.)

Claire connects that he must have traveled with Robert "Bob" Springer and she promises she'll provide him gemstones and passage to a stone circle to get him if he would free her. But Donner is a coward and doesn't help her escape the sexual assault by Lionel Brown's men. Yet, he manages to not be killed by Jamie when the men of Fraser's Ridge do come to Claire's rescue.

Undoubtedly, the time-traveling Wendigo Donner will return to Outlander since Claire is the only other person he knows with his ability. However, even though he is from the future, he's far from a friend. So we may have a Geillis 2.0 on our hands in Outlander Season 6. The silver lining? This future foe may give us more intel on time travel.

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Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 Recap: Turning Points

The eighth episode of Starz’s historical series ‘ Outlander ’ season 7, titled ‘Turning Points,’ revolves around the Second Battle of Saratoga as Jamie Fraser returns to the battlefield against the British Army. Jamie faces his son William Ransom on the battlefield, only to accidentally fire a gun at the latter. Roger MacKenzie and his relative William “Buck” MacKenzie set out to find the former’s son Jemmy after confirming that Rob Cameron kidnapped the boy. Jamie’s relative Simon Fraser gets shot amid the battle, which turns around his and Claire’s lives as well. The intriguing episode ends with several questions. If you are trying to find the answers to the same, let us be your ally! SPOILERS AHEAD.

Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 Recap

‘Turning Points’ begins with Claire finding Jamie at the battlefield after the First Battle of Saratoga with a hand injury. She scolds him for putting his life on the line without thinking about her and takes care of his wound. In the 20 th century, Roger tells Brianna “Bree” Fraser MacKenzie that Rob Cameron kidnapped their son and traveled to the past through the stones. He gets ready to go back to the past, only for Buck to join him. Claire meets Major General Benedict Arnold, who meets her to garner a medicinal bark. After talking to Arnold, Claire informs Jamie that the former will betray the Rebels and join the British Army, which will pave the way for the victory of the Continental Army.

The Second Battle of Saratoga begins as Jamie and other riflemen, under the leadership of Arnold, attack the British Army, led by Simon Fraser. When Arnold asks Jamie to kill Simon, he intentionally shoots off-target to avoid killing his cousin, only for the bullet to hit William’s hat. Meanwhile, another rifleman shoots at Simon. When Simon gets injured, the British Army backs off, only for the Rebels to attack the British soldiers severely. The Continental Army wins the second battle and the remaining British soldiers confirm their surrender. After the battle, Simon expresses his wish to meet Jamie, his cousin. Jamie and Claire visit the dying soldier and the Fraser cousins talk about their companionship in their childhood.

After meeting Simon, Jamie encounters William. He reveals to his son, who is not aware of his father’s identity, that he is the rifleman who shot at him and offers his hat to the latter for doing the same. William accepts the hat and wears it. Young Ian talks to Rachel Hunter and kisses her without her permission, only for her to slap him. Despite the same, they share their warm feelings toward each other. Ian tells her that they love each other, which makes Rachel discuss the same with her brother Denzell Hunter, who doesn’t approve of her Quaker sister’s potential marriage with a violent man like Ian.

Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 Ending: Do Jamie and Claire Arrive in Scotland?

Yes, Jamie and Claire are arriving in Scotland. After Simon’s death, his fellow British officials let Jamie’s superiors know that they want their late superior to be buried in his home country as per his wish. Since Jamie is Simon’s family member, one of his superiors asks him whether he is willing to take his late cousin’s body to Scotland, especially since the fulfillment of Simon’s wish is inserted by the British as a stipulation in their acceptance of surrender. Jamie replies that he is willing to take his cousin’s body to their home country, which leads him, Claire, and Ian to Scotland on a British ship.

Although Jamie initially wants to leave for Scotland without taking part in the Revolutionary War, he gets forced to join the Rebels. However, he then decides against leaving the Continental Army and going to his home country because he realizes that he cannot abandon his fellow soldiers. He is aware of the might and size of the British Army, which makes him protect his fellow rebels even after his mandatory period of service comes to an end. Jamie likely changes his mind again after what happens in the Battles of Saratoga.

In the first battle, Jamie nearly gets killed and abandons Claire. In the second battle, he nearly kills his own son William with an accidental shot. Jamie must have realized that he is committed more to his wife and son than his fellow soldiers. Since he also has a promise, returning Ian to his sister, to fulfill, Jamie accepts the voyage with his wife and nephew. The journey also lets him fulfill the last wish of one of his cousins, who died heroically on the battlefield.

Will Roger and Buck Find Jemmy?

When Rob kidnaps Jemmy, the latter’s father Roger and his relative Buck start searching for him. They find Jemmy’s scarf near the stones, the doors to the past. Thus, they start to believe that Rob traveled to the past with Jemmy through the stones to find the gold hidden by Jamie. After discovering the scarf, Roger and Buck travel to the past through the stones to find the former’s son. However, Roger and Buck may not find Jemmy in the 18 th century right away, especially since Rob most likely hasn’t traveled to the past with the little boy. In Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Outlander’ novels, the source texts of the series, Rob hides in the 20 th century with Jemmy.

The scarf at the stones most likely is a distraction Rob plants for Roger to disappear from the former’s timeline. He must be hiding with Jemmy in the tunnel at his workplace, waiting for Roger to leave for the 18 th century. In the source novels, after Roger’s return to the past, Rob shows up at Lallybroch to force Brianna to make Jemmy reveal the location of the gold. Meanwhile, Jemmy, who is tied up in the tunnel, gets on a train and disappears through the portal his mother encounters at the same place. If Jemmy travels to the 18 th century through the portal, he may encounter his father.

Will Mr. Bug Kill Rachel?

Before leaving for Scotland, Young Ian leaves his companion Rollo with Rachel and promises to her that he will return for both of them. Rachel and Rollo then encounter Mr. Bug, who realizes that Ian must be loving the former enough to leave his constant companion with her. Bug wants to kill someone Ian loves dearly to exact his vengeance on the latter for killing his wife. Therefore, Bug may try to kill Rachel to fulfill his promise to himself and Ian. Having said that, he may not succeed in killing Rachel.

In Gabaldon’s source novels of the series, Bug tries to kill Rachel when Ian is away in Scotland but William comes to her rescue. He fights the old man and protects the woman who saved his life despite getting injured by an ax. Even after the failure of his first attempt, Bug tries to kill Rachel again, specifically after the latter visits Marsali and Fergus with Ian. While Rachel is keeping an eye on Fergus’ printshop, Bug shows up and attacks her. Ian and Rollo then attack Bug back. The predicament ends when William shows up at the place and shoots at Bug to protect Rachel.

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Outlander 's Season 5 Finale Left Us With Some Questions

Like, what exactly happened to young Ian?

Ahead of the season six premiere, we're taking a look back at the end of season five.

What exactly happened to young Ian?

When Ian returned to Fraser's Ridge about halfway through season five, it was clear that something had troubling happened to him during his time with the Mohawk people. He was depressed, suicidal even, and hinted at wanting to change the past when he learns of Claire, Roger, and Brianna's ability to travel through time . The show suggests that his problems stemmed from a relationship with a woman, but it didn't overtly explain the situation. Presumably, things will become more clear in the season ahead.

Will Roger, Brianna, and Jemmy ever return to the 1970s?

The MacKenzie family 's attempt to travel back through the stones in episode 511 failed, but it's unclear if they are stuck in the 1700s forever, or if that was a fluke based on their intention to go "home."

Roger and Brianna have now confirmed that Jemmy is able to time travel, but it's unknown at this point if they will try again down the line.

Is Fraser's Ridge still in danger of burning down?

This one is a hold over from season four. Brianna first came back through the stones to save her parents from a fire on Fraser's Ridge. She read about the blaze in a historic newspaper clipping, but thanks to a smudge on the page, it's unclear exactly when the disaster will take place. For now, Claire and Jamie are safe, but they might not be for long.

What does the timeline of the show look like moving forward?

In the final three episodes of season five, storylines (including Claire's kidnapping and Stephen Bonnet's death among others) stemmed from Diana Gabaldon's sixth novel, A Breath of Snow and Ashes . The plot moved quickly, shifting the timeline of the original story, and leaving out certain elements found in the book.

But will season six go back and include some of the storylines that didn't feature in season five? Or will it charge forward, perhaps covering both A Breath of Snow and Ashes and pieces of Gabaldon's seventh tome, An Echo in the Bone. We'll just have to wait and see.

How long will the series run?

Fortunately for longtime fans of the series, Starz has already renewed Outlander for its sixth season, and writers have started working on a script. But a premiere date has yet to be announced, and given the current coronavirus crisis, it's difficult to predict when production on new episodes could start.

Earlier this year, Caitriona Balfe let it slip that she is under contract for a seventh season , should Starz pick up the time-travel drama for another chapter. But what happens after that remains to be seen. It's possible that the writers and producers are hoping to get through the bulk of Gabaldon's books before contracts run out.

Right now, Gabaldon has published eight books, with a ninth, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone due out this year. In total, she has shared that the series will have ten books, but she has not written the final's text yet.

Will the series continue to use rape and violence against women to further the plot?

As the series has progressed, one of the main criticisms against it has been its considerable use of rape and violence against women in its storylines . It has yet to go a season without a character being sexually assaulted, a trend which continued in season five. Those involved with the series have defended choices involving these storylines, pointing back to the original book series, and to the violent nature of the period in which Outlander is set, but the question remains: do there need to be additional rapes in a show which has already had so many?

That said, the season ended with Claire experiencing intense PTSD following the attack of Brown's men. While Outlander 's use of rape is controversial, it is one of the few shows on TV that follows the physical and emotional aftermath of rape all the way through.

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'Outlander' Season 5, Episode 11 Recap & Spoilers: 'Journeycake'

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Spoiler Warning : This article contains spoilers for Outlander Season 5, Episode 11, “Journeycake.”

The Season 5 penultimate episode of Outlander will fill you with joy, make you cry, break your heart and then scare the sh*t out of you. Yes, this is just that type of episode. Remember the episode in season 4, where Claire was gutting a fish? Yeah, that’s you. You’re the fish. And this episode is Claire. It will gut you. Diana Gabaldon wrote this one and it does not disappoint.

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Last episode , Bonnet made like an NSYNC song and went, “Bye, bye, bye,” thanks to Brianna. For this one, get some tissues. Here we go.

Autumn 1772

It opens on Claire, Jamie, Roger and Brianna on a nice family horse ride. Claire’s talking about needing peanuts. And Jamie’s all, “Ahhh, you need it to make more medicine?” She says, “Nope, I want to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Jemmy.” Doctor, Witch, Wife, Peanut Butter and Jelly making Grandma. You have nothing on Claire. Don’t even try. But she admits she can’t make ice cream. Finally, Claire has one flaw.

As they’re riding, they see a house smoking, that has been burned to the ground. As the Frasers do, they jump off their horses to inspect. There are dead bodies inside and the crime fighting fam goes to see if there are any survivors. Jamie’s all true detective and determines they died before the fire. Roger finds a burned young child, barely breathing. Jamie comes over and Roger mercifully kills the child by suffocating her.

Wow. From peanut butter and jelly to pure sadness in the first 3 minutes. I see how it’s gonna be, Outlander .

The opening credit sequence is Claire eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from Season 3’s episode “A. Malcolm,” when she returned back in time to Jamie after 20 years.

Jemmy is just like his grandma

Claire and Bree are shelling peanuts, and Claire remembers how Bree had made her PB&J sandwiches to travel through the stones. Young Ian is playing with the cutest human ever, Jemmy. Jamie is watching and Roger is wood working. And this scene is way too happy and perfect and they’re going to take it all away. (Is Sophie Skelton actually laughing at Caitriona Balfe in this scene?)

The #OutlanderAtMidnight Twitter fan crew knew this episode was going to be tough. @cstorck05 made a strong drink from the looks of the gif. @IAmNotTrisha ’s video reaction to the beginning of the episode says it all. And @RaeLovesOL came in with the funniest question, “What’s the hashtag for this funeral?”

Young Ian playfully dangles a stone in front of Jemmy, and Jemmy suddenly cries when he touches it and says, “It’s hot.” Bree runs over and says it’s warm. Ian is like no it’s not. Uh oh, Jemmy has that stone power too just like his mom, G-ma and dad!

Jemmy takes the stone back and says ow hot and then Bree’s like give it back if it’s hot, and it breaks in his hand! Claire runs over and asks can anyone else hear that? It’s the sound she hears when she travels through the stones. Jemmy says, “I can!” Jamie says I can’t hear anything. But Bree, Claire and Roger all do.

Claire holds the stone, it’s hot to her too. Jamie says it’s cold to him and Roger says, “He can travel,” and Claire looks devastated.

Young Ian looks confused and is like this hot rock party is weird . (This is like the blue gold dress debate of 2015). Claire, Bree and Roger and Jemmy are like this rock is gold! And Jamie and Ian are like blue! Jamie asks them, “Will you travel?” He looks at Brianna then Claire and they all look devastated.

Claire and Lionel Brown, not BFFs

All of a sudden, the problematic Browns roll up with about 50 men on horses. Hate them. Not the horse, the Browns. They are here to ask Jamie to join their militia. For f*ck’s sake, Jamie just got out of one stupid war, he’s not joining your stupid war.

Jamie’s expression says, “Oh crap, this again.” White dudes on horses really love to start wars.

Claire notices that the jerk brother, Lionel has an injury. You know the one who disrespected Claire and broke her penicillin syringe and was the reason Jamie almost died ! Yeah that jerk. She sees his leg is bleeding and offers to attend to it. And jerko is like nope it’s fine, but his brother says get it attended to. Claire, it’s okay to not fix one person. As she’s wrapping his leg, she asks about the baby they left, and then tells him he has a nasty infection. CLAIRE! Do not waste a drop of Clairicillin on this wank.

He says, “I know what you think of me.” And then Claire just gives him a raised-eyebrow mom-look and says nothing. And the Emmy goes to Caitriona Balfe’s left eyebrow. Is there any part of her face that doesn’t deserve an award? Her chin won for its work in Season 1, “ The Reckoning ,” and in Episode 7, “ The Ballad of Roger Mac .”

He says, “I know you think I shot Morton. You think a father can’t get justice for his daughter who’s been dishonored?!” Is he referencing Bonnet? Because diff sitch, you idiot. One was rape, and the other was your daughter fell in love with someone and had consensual sex. Something tells me consent would be lost on Lionel Brown.

Brown being in Claire’s surgery office makes me nervous. I hope he didn’t see anything he wasn’t meant to. Remember it was at the Brown’s house, where Claire’s “Dr. Rawlings” medical advice was floating around.

The Brown’s militia of men say that the Indians must have burned down the house and skinned the scalps. Young Ian quickly points out that Indians aren’t the only ones who skin scalps. The other men with Brown look downright evil. One in particular. Lionel’s brother asks if Roger and Jamie will join their militia. Ugh this is inconvenient. Jamie says he’ll consider it. But Brown says, “I didn’t pause when you asked me.” I see no lies there JAMMF but still say no. “Fighting a war and maintaining law and order are two different things,” Jamie tells him and says he’ll think about it.

Young Ian learns the truth

Jamie and Claire are having a sad mom and dad convo about Bree leaving. Jamie asks her, “Do you really think they’ll go?” Claire says, “Brianna promised Roger.” They hug, and Young Ian says, “Is anyone gonna tell me what’s going on?” Yes, tell him. He should have been told two seasons ago! Ian reveals that the Mohawk ask about Claire. They know she had the rock power. Jamie says, “What did you say to them?” And he says, “The truth. I’ve never seen anyone like my auntie Claire.”

The way Young Ian loves Claire is unmatched. Pure love. This scene wins my heart. But then he’s like, “No seriously, what the f is going on?” He rattles off all the unique, weird facts, about Claire. “She popped up after, 20 years, and Brianna and Roger came out of nowhere. I learned not to ask questions but I have some for you now.”

He pulls out a book from the Mohawk and hands it to Jamie. * Tiny glasses alert. * I wonder if the cast finds it hard not to laugh when those Santa specs come out? This video that Caitriona Balfe posted indicates that perhaps they do.

Santa Jamie …. some behind the scenes footage from Ep 9. @SamHeughan @Outlander_STARZ pic.twitter.com/6JDZLfN4ed — Caitriona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) April 22, 2020

Claire takes the book and realizes it was written with a ball point pen. Ian asks Claire, “Who or what are you?” Jamie and Claire look at each other and Claire says Ian, “I come from another time. From the future, 200 years from now.” Ian looks shocked but then smiles, “I knew you were a fairy auntie.” She laughs, “I’m not a fairy.” Ian says, “You, Roger and Brianna?! It’s all of you!” Mind blown. And he looks at Jamie, “You knew all this time!” Jamie says not a lot of people would understand so we kept between us. Ian asks, “Did Murtagh know?” And they say, “Yes and now so do you.” New Murtagh, who dis. Young Ian smiles and Jamie closes the door so they can debrief.

Claire & Jamie visit Ulysses

Jamie and Claire pull up to a tiny twig cabin and Ulysses emerges. Claire asks how he is and he says great, except for the boredom. (Is anyone else picturing Ulysses making a “Bored in the House” TikTok video? Nope? Just me. Ok). Claire gives him some food and Jamie gives him a big ass book. Pause quickly: Claire’s wig is aging faster than Claire and also faster than Jamie’s wig. Slow it, show.

Claire asks Ulysses where he will go next. Jamie says you should leave North Carolina maybe go somewhere where slavery isn’t as prevalent? Where’s that Jamie? Mars? Ulysses reveals a document signed by Jocasta that says he’s not a slave. Claire says “You’ve been a free man all this time?” Ulysses replies, “I chose not to leave her.” Aww, he loves Jocasta. As Twitter fan @jessfortunato said, “Jamie’s like, God damn, how many people were in love with Jocasta?”

Roger & Bree’s exit plan

Bree tells Roger that because Jemmy can time-travel, it might be proof that he’s his biological son. They agree that the future will be safer. Roger says, “It’s not just the danger, it’s about living a life we were never meant to.” Bree says we have to figure out what we will tell people, we can’t just go poof. This is going to be very upsetting for Claire and Jamie. How many children do they have to lose? Faith, Brianna, enough. Roger says, “Let’s tell people I got a job that doesn’t require shooting or stabbing.” I mean everyone does know he’s very bad at guns . They say they’ll tell everyone they’re going to Boston and decide to leave within the month.

Lord John Grey visits his favorite guy in the world

Jamie is studying stuff in the kitchen with his tiny glasses , and Lizzy comes in and says you have a visitor. Lord John Grey is there. Jamie looks so happy like he didn’t just see him two episodes ago.

“Is everything alright? Is William okay,” Jamie asks. John says all is good. He updates Jamie that Hellwater is now William’s. LJG can’t hide his love for Jamie ever. And Jamie is the sweetest to his unrequited crush. Jamie asks if LJG and William will return to Virginia and LJG says, “I can’t imagine William never seeing you again. But the mood in American colonies is dark.” Yeah, Jamie, Claire can you please go back to Lallybroch? Your kid is leaving, no need to be in America fighting with the annoying Brown family. LJG gives Jamie a pocket size painting of William. (The William story has never resonated with me). Jamie says he’s such a handsome lad and LJG says, with heart eyes, “The older he gets the more he looks like his father.”

Young Ian begs Claire and Bree

Claire, Brianna and Young Ian are gutting fish by the river. “So you’re really leaving,” he asks Brianna. PSA: * Claire headwrap alert * That’s it. That’s all. Brianna says yes sadly. He says he’s happy for them but he asks can’t they stay and change things? “Auntie you told me you and uncle Jamie tried to stop Stuart,” Ian says. She replies, “We were able to prevent some of the men from dying at Culloden. But we weren’t able to stop the events.”

Ian asks, “Can you stop something smaller between a man and his wife? I want to travel through the stones.” And Claire’s like sorry boo, that won’t work. Yeah, Ian you failed the hot rock test! Bree says, “It’s something you’re born with.” Poor Ian is like please take me with you and you can return here. Man he really does not get time travel! Claire asks, “Does this have something to do with why you left the Mohawk?” But he says, “I can’t go, what difference does it make.” He walks away sadly, but like 4 feet to the river. Gotta work on that storm off, Ian.

Jamie, Claire and a window — It’s gettin’ hot in here

Claire and Jamie are in their bedroom, and Jamie is reading with his tiny glasses. Claire tells him she’s asked Brianna to draw some portraits of all of them something to remember them by. Ugh, this is going to be sad. Jamie says that he remembered her for 20 years no pictures at all, but it does help. Claire then puts on some perfume. Oh… I see she wants a little sexy time. Twitter fan @senoritav76 has the perfect name for Claire’s perfume, “Je Suis Prest.” She is ready, indeed. But Jamie falls asleep. JAMMF! You blew it!

Cut to the middle of the night, Jamie is asleep on top of the covers with his boots still on! Wow. He was really tired. Why is he always on their bed with his boots on ? I mean they are very high boots and historically he has needed Claire’s help taking them off. But germs James, your wife’s a doctor, she don’t want that boot bacteria in her bed! Claire can’t sleep. She’s having a hot flash. She gets out of bed and opens the window. Jamie wakes up, walks to Claire at the window, kisses her and says, “Your skin is salty, have you been crying?” She replies, “No just sweaty, then says she must smell like a white sow (aka pig).” Guess who disagrees? Jamie.

Then Jamie and Claire make out and they both say what the other smells like. Jamie tells her she smells like onions, garlic, basically what she made them for dinner. You wouldn’t think it, but wow this a GOOD scene. She decides to return the favor and tell him what he smells like. “Hay, wood, and the faintest whiff of manure.” That’s right, she basically told him he smells like sh*t, but made it hella sexy.

Then Jamie realizes she has perfume on and apologizes. “I feel asleep without touching you. Sorry Sassenach.” They are perfect. She says, “It’s alright, you were tired and he says, “You could raise me from the dead for this.” (Um, she actually did JUST THAT two episodes ago). And then he picks her up and puts her on the window sill, and she says, “What on earth are you doing?” Omg. They’re about to have sex out a window. This scene is similar to the Season 1 episode, “By The Pricking of My Thumbs. Let’s just say Jamie Fraser really knows how to make his wife’s pleasure the focus. Except they’re hanging out a window instead of in a bed. Best hot flash ever, eh? How’s the weather, Claire? Windy with a chance of oral.

I’m very glad she didn’t fall out of the window. That would be a super embarrassing sex accident to have to explain to Brianna. Twitter fan @frasercait approves of this risky location.

the animals outside seeing claire dangling out of a window pic.twitter.com/59fGdQ9M8V — m. (@bossbalfe) May 3, 2020

Jamie attends Claire’s super weird biology class

The next morning, Claire is looking at something under her microscope and Jamie’s all, “Whatchu doing?” She says she’s checking the new lens Lord John gave her. (That dude just has gifts for everyone, he’s the real Santa Claus). He puts down his coffee and she takes it. One thing that Balfe and Heughan and season 5 in general have done very well is add those little moments of intimacy. Like a couple sharing a cup of coffee. Sometimes with all the dramatic moments, these intimate relationship moments aren’t shown. But this season — there’s been several . Claire says have a look.

Jamie looks in the microscope and sees sperm! Except he calls it, “Wee things with tails.” Claire is trying hard not to laugh. “Aren’t they marvelous,” she says. And he’s all “Yeah! So many of them!” He thinks they are germs. She can’t stop smiling. Oh wow, JAMMF is looking at his own JAMMF. I can’t wait for her to tell him that’s what’s happening. He says, “I thought germs would have wee teeth!” Now I’m picture if sperm had teeth, ow. “But they have handsome thrashing tails.” Jamie, are you flirting with your own sperm?! LOL yes.

Claire: Those are sperms.

Jamie: What now?

Claire: Male reproductive cells? The thing that makes babies.

She’s waiting for him to realize…

Jamie: You mean seed? Well who’s are they?

Claire (laughing): Um yours, who else’s?!

Jamie: How did you get them?

And she says, “I woke up in custody of them this morning.” Oh okay, gurl. They really have a lot of sex , a very healthy and athletic sex life. Then she drops a sperm fact about how long they can last in the proper habitat and they kiss. Sex talk, but make it science.

Round of applause to Season 5, which has given us some amazing Jamie and Claire moments that will make you turn the color of Jamie’s hair in Season 1. I feel like this scene maybe had more that they didn’t include. I respectfully request the rest of this scene be released.

Jamie and Brianna

Jamie visits Brianna. Finally ! A substantial Brianna and Jamie scene! Twitter fan @kristalshay feels the same. He gives her the portrait of William and says, “It’s your brother,” and then gives her the history of William and tells her that Claire knows all about him. Jamie tells her he didn’t love William’s mother. Brianna says, “He looks like you.” And Jamie looks like a proud dad and says, “And very much like you!” He tells Brianna that Lord John is his father, and that William can never know about Jamie. This is a sweet moment. Jamie says, “I wanted you to know there’s more of your blood in the world than me and your mother.” He asks when will you leave? Brianna says, “A week.” Oof, gut punch.

Jamie says when your mother left with you in her belly, I never thought I’d see you but I knew you were there. I’m a father and now a grandfather. Jamie did not get enough time with his kids. Especially Brianna.

And then he says, “Even if I never see any of you again, you have made my life whole.” Tears. It is hard to type this. Man Sam Heughan and Sophie Skelton are magical together. We needed more of this the last two years. The show dedicated more time to Jamie and Roger’s relationship than Jamie and Brianna’s which was a miss. Don’t get me wrong, the snake episode , was fantastic and I enjoyed Jamie and Roger’s interaction and the evolution of their relationship. But more time, should have been dedicated to Jamie’s relationship with his daughter.

— “i was a husband and a father and now i am a grandfather … and even though i may never see any of you again, you have made my life whole” that moment was absolutely beautiful. don't touch me. pic.twitter.com/sxnyITDhWr — brenda balfe 🏳️‍🌈 (@balfestewart) May 3, 2020

Roger, Bree, Marsali & Fergus take a sad walk in the woods

Fergus and Marsali learn roger and Bree are leaving and they are not happy. Marsali says, “What are your parents going to do without you? And me, without you, with another bairn coming?!” She looks at Bree. Okay, Claire, you need to talk to Marsali and Fergus about birth control, yesterday! You can even use Jamie’s sperm show and microscope in the lesson!

Aww, Marsali looks heart broken, and says, “You’re like a sister to me.” Honestly, I don’t see why Roger and Bree are leaving their family. Safer shmafer. Isn’t life about being around people you love? We don’t need this heartbreak. And why are they leaving so fast?

Bree then runs into Lizzy, who says Boston will be colder but she’s looking forward to it. Poor Lizzles and Bits. You ain’t coming girl. Bree says we can’t take you, you’ll stay here at the Ridge. Then Lizzy, who historically has just mucked things up with misinformation, made me really feel for her. She begs Bree to take her and says, “You’re the one who saved me.” Oh great, now Lizzy made me cry. Twice in 10 mins. Lizzy says, “I’m meant to be with you always.” Guys there so much ridiculous love in this episode. And tissues. You need tissues.

Poor Lizzy is confused. But Bree says I need you to look after my parents. (Eh not really) Lizzy isn’t the most capable! Lizzy says of course I will if that’s what you wish through tears. So basically Brianna breaks up with Lizzy. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you Lizzy, you can’t stone travel, gurl).

Are Brianna and Roger really going to leave the show? Is that why Sam Heughan tweeted Sophie Skelton needs her own TV show?! What is happening?

Lionel Brown is the worst and Claire knows it

Lionel Brown shows up again and says we need an answer. Jamie says, “I have considered but with respect I have to decline.” Oh crap, this isn’t going to go well. He says, “I’ve spent the last year serving the crown it’s time to serve my family.” Swoon Jamie . Brown does not swoon and spits on the ground. Jamie says, “Best of luck bro,” and Lionel says, “My brother won’t be happy.” Who cares, Lionel. Scram.

Then Lionel says his wife is in need of a healer. The wife looks scared and her arm is hurt. Something is NOT RIGHT. As Claire attends to her arm, she asks her how long they have been married and Lionel answers for her, “Almost a year now,” and Claire gives him the shadiest, funniest look, whatta legend.

Claire tells the wife that her wrist is broken and asks how it happen. Ooooh ooh I KNOW. Probs a case of domestic abuse c/o drunk husband. Lionel Brown beats his wife?! Shockerspaniel.

Wife doesn’t answer. Claire says, “These injuries happen with a fall or if a wrist has been twisted,” and Brown spits, “ Just mend it like you mended me.” Claire tells Marsali to get some supplies, and tells Lionel to ask Jamie for some whiskey so she can make a tonic for the pain. Slime ball leaves.

The wife says, “I don’t know how I’m going to get chores done.” And indicates her husband will get angry with her. Claire says, “A good man wouldn’t hurt you.” She says, “It was my own fault, I wouldn’t lie with him. I don’t mind what he does to me but if he was cruel to a babe.” Oh wow, this guy is legit terrible. I don’t want Claire anywhere near him! And then she says, “Dr. Rawlings says if you don’t lie with him two weeks before your courses you won’t get pregnant.” Claire and Marsali are both like oh shit! What did I TELL YOU just 14 paragraphs above?!

Drunko comes back with a bottle of whisky. This is bad and about to get worse. He puts the whisky down and sees “Dr. Rawlings” stamp! F*CK. He says, “Come on let’s go.” And then says to Claire, “I’m obliged to you. You needn’t bother with your tonic.” Jamie should be present at all times when this human trash is near Claire.

Brianna’s goodbye tour

Roger asks Young Ian to come with them to the stone circle and says Brianna feels if Jamie and Claire do it, Brianna won’t have the courage to leave them. You shouldn’t leave! Ian agrees and Roger gives Ian the land Tryon gave him to thank him for everything. Ian and Lizzy should hook up. I know he’s sad about his wife, and she’s just sad, but together, I feel like they would be adorable. Like Jemmy-level adorable.

Brianna says, “I have a brother,” to Lord John. He smiles. I love the dynamic between these two. These two have accidental amazing chemistry I think.

Look. I absolutely couldn't love Brie and Roger more, honestly. BUT, Brie and Lord John? That chemistry? I understand, but they're my favorite two humans (probably followed by Brie and Ian) on #Outlander and if I'm honest… I'm NOT OK people! pic.twitter.com/rDICHYjTWJ — Drink Wine Not Bleach (@somm_bitch) May 3, 2020

He says, “You both are like your father in appearance and disposition.” Bree says, “So he has a temper too?” And they chuckle, he says he wishes he could tell William about Brianna. “Perhaps, some day.” LJG then says he’s taking Ulysses to England under the guise of a servant and then he’ll be free. He reveals it was Jamie’s idea. He then says to Brianna, “You are impossible not to like.” Don’t you even try it Outlander , not going to tear up for the third time.

Brianna watches Jamie and Jemmy sitting together on the horse. Okay, third time achieved. I’m crying, leave me alone. We needed more Jamie and Jemmy scenes! And now it’s too late! I need to talk to the manager. (Wait, technically Balfe and Heughan are the managers. I have some Season 6 requests for them). Bree and Roger look at Jamie and Jemmy, and lament they never had grandparents or in Roger’s case, parents. Um, hello! You kind of just proved my point. Why are you leaving ?! Ugh! I’m from the future-future and telling you not to leave. Think of me as, Marty McReally Fly.

The last supper

Oh this show is killing me. Bree then locks eyes with Claire and fourth time. Tears, and they haven’t even started talking. Bree says, “Mama.” And they hug. ( Remember hugging?) The kind of hug you only get from your mom.

Then it’s time for the final Fraser fam dinner. (Marsali and Fergus aren’t there for some reason, probably because they now have 14 kids). Claire brings out a meal which might make you think she’s really bad cook, but she says is “the future’s answer to Journeycake.” Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — WHICH JAMIE EATS WITH A FORK and KNIFE!

Jamie Fraser eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with a fork! And it’s hot as fork.

He does NOT like it! Not a fan. Claire should technically call these Peanut butter and JAMM-F sandwiches! I’ll be here all week. All year. Forever. When is quarantine ending? He compares it to tasting like boots and this family moment is great. And there’s 7 mins left in this episode which means it’s all about to go to sh*t. Btw, JAMMF is pronounced Jamm-iF (Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan declared it so).

Twitter fan @sassenachpetals , “The fact that nobody corrects him is my favorite thing… Claire and everyone is like, “Jamie – ah, you know what, never mind.”

Jamie says, “To home, to family and great health. Slainte.” And they all cheers and are crying and again this sadness could all be avoided. Twitter fan @IamNotTrisha says, “I love the way that Jamie and Claire look at their daughter. And the way Ian looks at those sandwiches.”

Brianna, Jemmy & Roger leave

The next scene is Ian taking Roger, Brianna and Jemmy them to the stones! WAIT. For real? They didn’t show a goodbye scene with Jamie and Claire? What?!? I feel ROBBED. And the music playing is the same haunting Jamie and Claire theme music that played in earlier seasons, and it’s heartbreaking and gutting.

There are a lot of nature shots. They could have cut this 2-minute nature montage for Claire and Jamie saying goodbye forever to their only child! Bree, Roger and Jemmy arrive at the stones. Jemmy is ridiculously cute. Please leave him behind with Jamie and Claire. Once again, we were robbed of seeing how adorable those two could have been as parents together. This behind-the-scenes video proves it. The mother of the twin boys, @kayleighadair5 , who play Jemmy posted it for Sam Heughan’s birthday, which oddly is the day before Jamie Fraser’s birthday.

Happy birthday @SamHeughan from Matthew and Andrew 💙💙xx @caitrionambalfe #Outlander @Outlander_STARZ pic.twitter.com/KiIBq79ksg — Kayleigh adair (@Kayleighadair5) April 30, 2020

Wait, are they sure one gem can get all 3 of them through?

Jamie & Claire’s empty nest syndrome

Claire sits alone in Brianna and Roger’s cabin and looks at Brianna’s drawings of them. It’s two weeks later. Jamie says, “I thought I might find you here.” She cries. Jamie says they should be reaching the stone circle now. Ohhh, hence the long nature montage! But still, nature montages, or laundry montages should not replace actual human scenes. Still mad about this one .

“Now it’s just you and me again,” Claire says. “We’re not alone Sassenach,” Jamie responds. They hug. And look at Brianna’s drawings. Claire says, “She’s so talented.” Jamie says, “Maybe in the future she can finally be an engineer.” Fifth time.

The family stone

The family that stones together stays together? They tie themselves together with a rope. Roger says, “Ready?” They thank Ian. Brianna says, “Take care of my parents. I love you.” And Ian says, “I love you too, cousin.” Crap sixth time. This episode. I don’t know what happened, but I spent most of this season being irritated by Roger, and now, Twitter user @clairress says it best.

Brianna holds out 3 gems. Oh phew. They each hold one, and touch the rock and are GONE. Ian runs up to the rock and tries to touch it. Nothing. Wow. Brianna and Roger and Jemmy are gone. GONE.

Oh wait. They’re back! They wake up in a pile of leaves! I did not think we’d see them again this season! But where are they?! Jemmy pops up and runs off. That guy looks like the stone ride did not affect him at all! Bree and Roger on the other hand look um, super stoned.

Roger says, “What the devil?!” And he and Bree look off screen in shock. Now let’s not forget, those were different stones. Claire, Bree and Roger traveled through the stones in Scotland. These are the stones Roger discovered in America in Season 4. It seems their time machine may have broken down. I am wondering if they end up in the future, but in Scotland? What if they’re at Lallybroch in the future! I would be fine with that.

The Dr. is out

Fergus, Jamie and one of the Beardsley twins are doing a bit of yard work on the Ridge. All of a sudden they hear an explosion in the distance. Oh man, this has got to be Brown related. Another fire? They run. Claire runs out and asks Jamie, “What was that?!” And he says, “The still!” She quickly replies, “I’m coming with you!” And he says, “Noo you have patients to attend to, we will see to it.” Omg, Jamie!! Have you learned nothing in 5 years?! (25 in Outlander years) — DO NOT LEAVE CLAIRE. But they do.

Claire and Marsali are helping a guy with dislocated shoulder and she snaps his shoulder back into place. Now you will remember this is how Claire and Jamie met for the very first time. She snapped his shoulder back into its joint and it was love at first painful dislocated shoulder. He loved her from that second on, and there was no going back.

This is a bad omen. Marsali loves this shoulder stuff and says, “It’s like the opposite of what you do when you joint a hog!” “Ummm sort of,” Claire replies. And again we are reminded that Claire and Marsali’s dynamic is actually one of the best in the show and we need it in every episode. It’s like medicine for the soul. Lauren Lyle and Caitriona Balfe’s chemistry is maternal one second and hilarious the next.

And then it happens! We hear glass breaking. Claire whips around the corner to see. Someone flies in and slaps Claire hard, and three men grab her. It’s the Brown’s men from the opening scene. Including that one I said had an evil vibe to him! Marsali tells young Germain to get under the bed and hide. This is very, very stressful! The patient tries to save Claire but he is stabbed. Claire struggles, Marsali grabs a knife and runs to try and help Claire but they knock her out cold. They legit knocked out a pregnant woman. Monsters. They throw a bag over Claire’s head and violently drag her out, as she screams, “Jamie!” Omg.

I HATE THIS. I do not need this stress. Claire must be protected at all costs.

They obviously think she’s a witch and she’s now been kidnapped by an abusive misogynist. I can’t even imagine what’s going to happen. We knew this would be bad in the episode when Fergus accidentally grabbed Dr. Rawlings’ notes and then made 1 million copies. I don’t want to blame Fergus. But Imma blame Fergus.

Jamie Fraser declares war

Jamie and Fergus return and find Germain standing alone. Fergus says, “Petit garçon, why are you out here?” Germain says, “Mama won’t wake up.” “Where’s your granny?” Jamie asks. Germain whispers, “The bad man took Grandmama.”

Jamie flies inside and screams, “Claire!” Fergus runs to Marsali who is still breathing. Jamie screams Claire’s name outside. And birds fly from a tree in a hella ominous shot.

Jamie then runs with a torch and lights the Fiery Cross. Oh gosh. And then the episode ends. Omg. Did Jamie Fraser just declare war? Yes. He. Did. Jamie didn’t light the Fiery Cross for any battle. But touch his wife. Game over. He declaired war alright.

Seven times. You will cry no less than 7 times. Lionel Brown should have been killed when he first disrespected Claire. Jamie and Claire’s weakness is not only each other, but how much they care for others. Bonnet. Brown. Babies. Beardsleys. Battles. Bunnies. Bees. Bastards.

Let me just say the way those men were hitting Claire when they kidnapped her, this is going to be terrible. And something tells me Jamie will murder everyone. He’s gonna burn those Browns to the ground.

Holy. Sh*t.

Next episode: Spoilers — Jamie is the voiceover for this episode. Not Claire. And we only see Claire twice. One being pulled to a river by two men. And the other she looks broken and beaten. Something tells me this finale is going to be traumatic. Jamie says “I have lived through war, and lost much. I know what’s worth a fight. Honor and courage are matters of the bone. And what a man will kill for, he’ll sometimes die for, too.” And we see Claire beaten, curling into a fetal position. Caitriona Balfe’s performance will no doubt be the one to watch, as the 3 seconds she’s shown in this preview are unnervingly powerful.

There is only one more episode of Outlander left. For a long, long time. Hold me. Starz , please order an extra long season 6, we all deserve it. And when are you announcing Season 7? Because WE NEED THAT KIND OF GREAT NEWS in these times.

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Roger is dead to me.

Well, Outlander's fourth season is over and the finale is best described as A) gut-wrenching, B) a huge relief, and C) the reason I'm currently rage-spiraling. Not even a documentary entirely devoted to Rollo and Young Ian's beautiful human-animal bond could make me feel okay about the Droughtlander that's coming our way—but discussing the finale might, so let's get right to it.

First Thing's First: Brianna Has Her Baby!

Once again:

Claire and Jamie Try to Rescue Roger, Fail Miserably

Well, kinda. Roger, or as the Mohawk lovingly call him, "Dog Face," does end up being rescued—but not without a major price. TL;DR, Claire and Jamie roll into the Mohawk village to trade for Roger, and everything's going great until Claire accidentally reveals the stone necklace she pilfered from a grave at the beginning of the season . The stone completely freaks the villagers out and Claire and Jamie are promptly banished. Great job, guys! You really handled this one well! At least we've all learned a valuable lesson: Robbing people's graves and wearing their belongings as jewelry is probably not the best idea.

Young Ian Sacrifices Himself to Free Roger

While the Mohawk Chief is fully not here for Claire, a group of renegade villagers explain that her stone necklace belonged to a time-traveler named Otter Tooth—who we see chilling in the future towards the beginning of the episode. Otter Tooth was on a mission to warn his people about the fate of indigenous people in America—and he ended up being killed by the tribe as a result of his claims. Claire manages to broker the return of Otter Tooth's stone in exchange for help kidnapping Roger, a plan which also (surprise!) fails miserably.

Basically, the entire group gets caught almost immediately, and the Chief refuses to give up unless he receives something (i.e., someone) in return. Jamie offers, but Young Ian ends up sticking around in exchange for Roger's freedom—and he seems pretty down with living among the Mohawk, ending the episode (and perhaps his tenure on the show?) super pumped to be accepted into their community.

Roger Finds Out About Brianna's Rape, Handles It Terribly

As anyone who's been reading my recaps knows, I think Roger is the worst for many reasons, including but not limited to: 1) his taste in turtlenecks, 2) the fact that he's lied to Brianna multiple times, 3) his despicable behavior at the Scottish fair . He really took things to a new level of ughhhhhhh this week, so to make myself feel better I'm going to share this fond memory:

To start, Roger spent his first moments of freedom beating up Jamie, which fine, I get it. But after this childish meltdown, Claire and Jamie explain that Brianna was raped . And does Roger immediately ask about her emotional wellness, or inquire if she's suffering from PTSD? Nope! He yells at Jamie for daring to mistake him for a rapist.

Even worse? Roger's reaction when Claire tells him that Brianna's expecting and the baby's father is unknown. This is obviously huge news that Roger deserves time and space to come to terms with, but a good person (like Claire or Jamie, for example) wouldn't even have to think about it. A good person would immediately say, "my wife was raped and now she's pregnant, of course I'm not going to abandon her." Like...it shouldn't even be a question! But for Roger, it is.

Roger and Brianna Reunite...But in the Worst Way

The last 10 minutes of Outlander are truly an emotional roller coaster thanks to our buddy Dog Face, who proves that he's the most disappointing man in the world by not coming home with Jamie and Claire.

But the "twist" at the end of this episode? That Roger had a change of heart a few days after parting with Claire and Jamie, and managed to find his way to River Run. At this point Outlander delivered some romantic music and a beautifully-lit reunion between Brianna and Roger, whose visible chest hair is literally billowing in the wind. The thing is, I'm not so sure Roger deserves Brianna. The fact that he rejected her for even a moment due to her pregnancy is an enormous character flaw that makes him pretty problematic, so here's to hoping he spends next season redeeming himself and we get more moments like this:

P.S. Jamie Is Ordered to Kill Murtagh

Outlander's finale ends with Jamie getting an official letter from The Crown ordering him to fight against the Regulators and find/kill Murtagh. Yikes. And speaking of Murtagh, our favorite silver fox lets down his hair and has hot sex with Aunt Jocasta this week, which is clearly the best part of this season. Jocastagh forever.

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Outlander recap: Brianna and Roger return to the stones

And an unlikely criminal blows Fraser's Ridge to smithereens.

You know a drama series is really on fire when not one, not two, but three storylines produce awe-inspiring and gasp-inducing reactions. This is the Outlander we've all come to know and love.

The first unforeseen narrative is the discovery of Malva's (Jessica Reynolds) actual murderer. Was I the only one who believed Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) was the culprit ? I should have known it was her brother Allan (Alexander Vlahos). He's always vibed sketchy at best. But I didn't expect to learn about his love affair with his sister and his confirmation that the baby she carried was his child ! Or that Allan slit Malva's throat because she wouldn't leave with him to start a new family.

Even though she's disgusted by Allan's confession, Claire ( Caitriona Balfe ) stops him from shooting himself, only to watch his eyes turn vacant as he falls to the ground with an arrow in his back. Claire may feel bad about Allan's father's sacrifice to keep her alive, but Young Ian (John Bell) doesn't. The duo trek deep into the forest to bury the man under a fallen tree.

The scene switches to Brianna (Sophie Skelton) giving birth to a beautiful daughter named Amanda. Sure, "Mandy" doesn't feel very colonial, but I'll allow it since Claire and Jamie ( Sam Heughan ) are so in love with this tiny bundle of joy. Is Jamie teaching the week-old baby about horses the cutest thing you've ever seen? Probably. It certainly comes close to Claire telling Mandy that she can be a surgeon when she grows up, because women surgeons rock.

They are so good that they can detect heart issues simply by noticing blue tints around a baby's fingertips. Bree catches her mother inspecting Mandy, and she knows something is horrifically wrong. It's true. A blood vessel in Mandy's heart didn't close, which is causing all sorts of problems. And it will only get worse.

Through tears, Bree calmly asks her mother if Mandy will die. Claire is almost positive. Bri then asks if Claire can fix Mandy's heart. Claire sadly shakes her head no, but seeps hope into the dire situation by saying, "I know someone who can."

You just have to take a trip through the stones to get there. Hello, second unforeseen storyline!

It's settled. The Mackenzies are going back as a family. They just need four gemstones. They have one and must procure the others by any means necessary in Wilmington.

Upon their arrival, Bree spies Lord John (David Berry) and his son William ( Charles Vandervaart ). Yes, William is just as good-looking as Lord John, who is sweating bullets, wondering if Bree is going to spill the beans about Jamie being William's birth father. She does not. But she encourages Lord John to tell William the truth, especially since he's marching to war. It won't make William love him any less.

Later, Jamie visits Lord John just to check up on William. The young man is hell-bent on fighting, and Jamie laughs at his stubbornness. Lord John asks Jamie if he's willing to renounce his association with the Sons of Liberty and begs him to fight for the red coats, claiming, "Can anyone oppose the crown and win?"

Knowing independence is inevitable, Jamie gently tells Lord John they should sever all connections between them. But even in silence, Jamie will remain his most humble friend. Gah! Both men tear up, and I, for some reason, have a lump in my throat. Having heard Jamie say he was in town to buy Bree a gemstone, Lord John gives him one he's been carrying around for the last 20 years. He presses the jewel in his friend's hand and says goodbye.

Thank goodness for Lord John, because with his gift the Mackenzies have their fourth gemstone. Tomorrow, they will travel to Boston. Right now, Jamie wants to take a walk with Bree. As they walk through a swarm of rather large fireflies, Bree shares a story about the magic of Disneyland and the wonder that is Mickey Mouse. Although Jamie is convinced all children should be afraid of a giant rat walking around, the gist of Bree's narrative is simple. Wherever family is located is the happiest place on earth.

The time alone gives Jamie all sorts of feels. As a result, he hands a small garnet to Claire and tells her that he's been saving this one gemstone in case he dies and Claire wants to go back. But now that the Mackenzies are all going through the stones, he's giving her the opportunity to go with them.

In a fit of anger, Claire throws the garnet out the window, promising never to leave Jamie again. How sweet! Also, did you have to throw the one thing away that can get you to another timeline? Seriously. I'm all for grand gestures, but I feel the same sentiment could have been projected by simply handing the jewel back to Jamie.

The next day, we find the Mackenzies and the Frasers standing around four ominous stones in a field. Claire and Bree refuse to say goodbye, hoping this isn't forever. Roger (Richard Rankin) and Jamie have a moment that revolves around honor. Little Jemmy makes everyone cry, and I lose it when Jamie and Bree promise that nothing is lost. It's only about to change.

Roger shoves a stone in Jemmy's pocket while Bree tucks one under Mandy's blankets. They hold hands and are sucked into the rocks. On the other side, I thought Roger was dead, but he lifted his head just as I started to panic. Did they make it? What year are they in?

Jemmy runs around with his toy airplane zooming in and out of the rocks, and I become very distraught again, assuming he will get sucked back into a stone. However, from the model of the airplane that flies overhead, we know they have to be somewhere near the decade they were shooting for. Here's hoping they can find some clothes, money, and the doctor Claire knows!

Claire and Jamie return to Fraser's Ridge, which is both a relief and a misery. Their people are gone! Jamie allows Claire to weep in his arms, and then we see life on the Ridge settling down a bit. Jamie runs his horses. Young Ian plays with his wolf-dog. Lizzie has her baby. Everyone seems content for the time being.

This means drama must be lurking around the corner — and it is, in the form of the third, unforeseen action sequence. Claire comes home to find her door ajar. She stealthily enters and finds Wendigo Donner (Brennan Martin) striking Bri's homemade matches. Claire is irate that this man is at her house.

At first, Donner is passive. All he wants is information. He escaped his captives and tried to go through the stones. He drank a bottle of whiskey, stepped through with his gemstone, and ended up exactly where he started without the amethyst in his hand. What went wrong?

Claire barks at him that he shouldn't have been drunk when passing through. You need a clear mind and a specific date or place to steer yourself. Donner seems good with that answer, but things get heated when he demands she gives him a gemstone.

Again, perhaps we shouldn't have thrown the garnet out the window, Claire.

Claire claims she doesn't have one, which she doesn't, but Donner doesn't believe her. He calls for his cronies to come and tear the house apart. Jamie is carried in, a bit bloody, trying to rationalize with the man currently smashing everything in Claire's office.

One of the men breaks open her cabinet full of ether, and it spills to the ground. The burglars whine about being unable to see anything in the darkened room. Donner thinks he's helping his fellow villains by striking a match to light a candle.

That's the moment when the entire house explodes . Knowing we are on the second episode of this season gives me great confidence that Jamie and Claire will make it through the blast. I can't say the same for Donner and his gang of misfits. Or anyone else on Fraser's Ridge.

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Warning: This Outlander review contains MAJOR spoilers for the Season 5 finale.

In the penultimate episode of Outlander Season 5, Brianna and Roger take their kid, head through the stones, and seemingly disappear from the 18th century. This was not only a shocking moment for fans of the TV series, but no doubt for fans of the book series as well. After all, the event in question doesn’t happen in The Fiery Cross , the fifth book in the Outlander series on which Season 5 is based, but rather A Breath of Snow and Ashes , the sixth book in the series.

But Outlander reversed course in the Season 5 finale, revealing that Brianna, Roger, and Jemmy hadn’t actually traveled through time, as the previous episode had led us to believe. They actually stayed right where they were in 18th century Colonial America. We get to see who Roger and Bree were looking at off-screen in Episode 11, and it is Ian, just as confused as the Mackenzies that they are all still together. The group then heads back to Fraser Ridge.

So, what happened? It’s not totally confirmed, but Roger and Bree discuss how, when they touched the stone and thought of “home,” it wasn’t the 20th century they held in their heads (and hearts) but rather Fraser’s Ridge. This caused the stone to spit them back out in the same time they left.

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While I understand the temptation to give the book readers a surprise they weren’t expecting, this plot twist felt like a gimmick more than an earned narrative movement—a decision to get people talking rather than a choice that serves the characters or the story, most especially because the suggestion that the stones take into account your own wishes calls into question why Claire was pulled through the stones in the first place.

Where Do Brianna and Roger End Up?

This section contains spoilers for the Outlander book series , including A Breath of Snow and Ashes and An Echo in the Bone .

Now that we’ve seen the Outlander Season 5 finale it seems like the TV series will continue to follow the book plot. In the books, Roger and Bree decide to travel back through the stones not for a better chance at a life for Jemmy, but because their daughter—Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie, born in A Breath of Snow and Ashes —has a heart murmur that Claire is unable to safely repair using what she has at her disposal in the 18th century. This prompts the MacKenzies to use the gemstone to travel forward in time, which will presumably happen in Season 6 .

As Roger, Bree, Jem, and Mandy don’t leave the 18th century until near the end of A Breath of Snow and Ashes , we don’t properly find out where they end up until the seventh book in the Outlander series: An Echo in the Bone . They settle in 20th century Lallybroch, following along somewhat with what Claire and Jamie are up to in the 18th century by reading a series of letters from Claire to Jamie. And of course they also get caught up in a dangerous search for hidden gold that involves one of Roger’s ancestors who accidentally traveled through time to 1980.

What did you think of the Roger and Bree time travel fake out? Let us know in the comments below.

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Kayti is a pop culture writer, editor, and full-time nerd who comes from a working class background. A member of the Television Critics Association, she specializes…

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Outlander: every character who knows claire is from the future.

At this point, it seems like half the characters in Outlander know that Claire is a time traveler... including all of these.

The STARZ hit television series,  Outlander ,  is full of superstitions, but one thing is most certainly a fact: Claire fell through the stones in the 1940s and landed in Scotland 200 years prior. This delicate information is kept secret as the character attempts to navigate her way through a rebellious time period.

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While most characters believe Claire to simply be a healer with witch-like tendencies, there are some characters that know the truth about the 20th-century sassenach. Here is a look at which characters from the STARZ television show know Claire Randall Fraser is from the future .

James Fraser

James Fraser is the very first person Claire informs of her time travel through the stones. This tell-all moment truly shows Claire's vulnerability toward the situation and the compassion and faith Jamie has for his new wife. He believes her wholeheartedly, even though he does not fully understand the magic, or how something of that nature is possible.

Murtagh Fitzgibbons

Murtagh found out that Claire was from the future while he accompanied Jamie and his wife to France in season two . After one-too-many half-truths and accurate foretellings, Murtagh became suspicious, so Jamie took him outside and explained everything to his godfather. Like Jamie, Murtagh believed Claire's fantastical tale after this.

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Even though Jamie and Claire chose to keep the secret from Murtagh for quite a while, their relationship with Murtagh wasn't tested. In fact, being privy to this knowledge seemed to bring the trio together even more.

Roger MacKenzie

Raised by Rev. Wakefield, Roger was a mere lad when Claire went through the stones. As a man, he realizes the truth about Claire and even follows Brianna through the stones. The three are reunited in the 1770s and must keep the secret that each of them is from the future.

Brianna MacKenzie

Daughter of Jamie and Claire, Brianna is told of her father and even encourages her mother to reconnect with the red-headed Scot after Frank passes away.

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Brianna also follows her mother through the stones later in the series, which shows that Brianna is also a time traveler.

Frank Randall

As soon as Claire returned to her own time through the stones, she was reunited with her first husband, Frank. Though their marriage was testy and rather toxic, Frank was one of the privileged few that knew Claire's Craig Na Dun experiences. As a history professor, he even found an old newspaper detailing her obituary in the 1770s.

Tewaktenyonh

Tewaktenyonh was a Mohawk healer that met Claire when the Frasers began constructing the Frasers Ridge settlement and Jamie slew the "bear".

Related: Outlander: 7 Reasons Why Claire Should Be With Jamie (& 7 Reasons Why Frank Is A Better Choice)

Her heartbreaking prophecy was proof that while Tewaktenyonh knew Claire to be from another time, this character was also gifted with a form of time-bending. Though Tewaktenyonh could not time travel, she seemed to accurately foresee the future.

Geillis Duncan

Like Claire, Geillis Duncan was also a time traveler. Geillis was constantly questioning and probing Claire for more information; it was as if she knew Claire didn't belong in that time period. During the witch trial portion of the series, Geillis finally understands that Claire is from the future. When she escapes death and is seen again in a later season, she confesses to Claire that she needs to have the 200-year-old baby (Claire's baby) as a blood sacrifice.

Mrs. Graham

Mrs. Graham is a character born and raised in the Scottish Highlands. She is very familiar with the magic of Craig Na Dun. She even prophesied Claire's time travel. Fast forward in the series, when Claire returns back her own time, she confides in Mrs. Graham. It is Mrs. Graham that convinces her to leave the past, well, in the past and try to make a life in Claire's new future.

Related: Outlander: 5 Ways Jamie Has Changed Since Season 1 Until Now (& 5 He's Stayed The Same)

She also passed this knowledge of Claire's abilities down to her granddaughter Fiona.

Rev. Wakefield

Rev. Wakefield shared Franks Randall's passion for history and was a very useful character throughout the first few seasons before the character passed away. The character found out that Claire could time travel in part because of Mrs. Graham's insisting and openness to the magic of the Scottish highlands, and in part because when Claire returned back through the stones, she returned to Rev. Wakefield's home to talk to Mrs. Graham.

Dr. Abernathy

Dr. Abernathy is one of Claire's best friends in her own time period. Equally overcoming adversity to become a doctor, the two were bound by their drive for success and breaking societal barriers.

Related:  Outlander: 5 Theories About The Ghost Outside Claire’s Room We Wish Were True (& 8 Hope Aren’t)

Though he did not understand it, he accepted Claire's truth and remained a great friend and colleague to her.

Fiona Graham

Fiona Graham, the granddaughter of Mrs. Graham grew up in the 1960's Scottish Highlands which was still shrouded in supernational and superstitious beliefs. Learning for Mrs. Graham, Fiana knew Claire was a time traveler but did not make a big fuss about it. Perhaps in Fiona's eyes, this was just another tale come true.

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‘Outlander’ Season 7 Episode 8 Ending Explained: Who Kills Simon Fraser? Will Mr. Bug Kill Rachel? Where Did Roger and Buck MacKenzie Go?

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Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 “Turning Points” ends not with a bang, but a song. Outlander Season 6 singer Griogair Labhruidh returns to the Starz show’s soundtrack to croon the classic ballad, “ Tha mi sigith ‘n fhogar seo,” or “I am weary of this exile .” The song might signal that Claire ( Caitriona Balfe ) and Jamie ( Sam Heughan ) have found a semblance of a happy ending — for now — but Outlander fans know that trouble is brewing on the horizon elsewhere…

**Spoilers for Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 “Turning Points,” now streaming on Starz**

After years living in colonial America, Claire, Jamie, and Young Ian (John Bell) have finally returned to Scotland.Jamie has been tasked with taking the body of his cousin Simon Fraser (Angus Macfadyen) back to Scotland for burial. The Outlander mid-season finale on Starz ends with the travelling trio spotting the Scottish coast from their ship as Labhruidh sings in Gaelic. It seems that all is well for these three faves…or is it?

What Claire, Jamie, and Young Ian don’t know is that their loved ones are in peril. In the future, Brianna (Sophie Skelton) has just bid adieu husband Roger (Richard Rankin) and Buck MacKenzie (Diarmaid Murtagh). The two men are traveling back in time using the stones at Craigh na Dun to rescue Jem (Blake Johnston Miller), who has been kidnapped by Rob Cameron (Chris Fulton). All we know is that Roger and Buck successfully pass through the stones. Where they wind up is anyone’s guess.

Back in the colonies, Ian’s beloved Rachel Hunter (Izzy Meikle-Small) makes a fateful encounter in the woods. The sweet Quaker meets a mysterious stranger who takes an interest in her and Ian’s dog Rollo (whom Ian left in Rachel’s charge). Hardcore Outlander fans will remember this is Mr. Bug (Hugh Ross), who harbors a vendetta against Ian.

So what does the end of Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 portend for the rest of Outlander Season 7? Here’s the Outlander Season 7 mid-season finale ending explained…

Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 Ending Explained: Who Does Rachel Meet? Is That Mr. Bug?

At the end of Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 “Turning Points,” Rachel meets Mr. Bug in the woods. The last we saw of the old Scotsman was in Outlander Season 7 Episode 3 “Death Be Not Proud.” There, he crashed his wife’s funeral to harass the Frasers, his former long-time employers. See, things soured between Jamie and Mr. Bug when it was discovered that the Bugs had been secretly hoarding some of the Jacobite gold that had originally been meant to help Bonnie Prince Charlie take back Scotland from the English.

Jamie and Young Ian attempted to ambush Mr. Bug as he retrieved his gold from its hiding place, but Ian accidentally killed Mrs. Bug (Sarah Collier) in the process. Murdina Bug was dressed as her husband. The oh-so-chivalrous Ian would not have shot his arrow if he’d known it was Mrs. Bug.

Naturally, Mr. Bug was upset. Young Ian told Mr. Bug that he was willing to give his own life up in exchange for Mrs. Bug, but the old man refused. “Too easy,” Mr. Bug said. “Would you give me your hound to kill?” Ian is horrified that Rollo could die for his crime and says so. Mr. Bug coldly declares that a flea-ridden dog is not a wife. When Ian has something of value to lose, Mr. Bug says he’ll see him again. The implication is Mr. Bug wants to kill the woman Ian loves.

Guess who Ian loves? Rachel.

The last we see of William (Charles Vandervaart) and Ian’s mutual crush, Rachel Hunter, she is en route with the Continental Army to Valley Forge. She now has Ian’s dog Rollo as a companion, which might ironically spell her doom. That’s because Arch Bug spots the dog and clearly recognizes Ian Murray’s loyal pet. Mr. Bug has to realize that Young Ian would only trust Rollo in the care of someone he truly loves.

Mr. Bug now knows that Ian loves Rachel…and Ian is in no position to protect her.

Does Jamie Kill Simon Fraser During the Battle of Saratoga on Outlander ?

We’ve known ever since Jamie joined Daniel Morgan’s (Barry O’Connor) rifle corps that he would be pitted directly against two relatives on the Redcoats’s front line at Saratoga: son William (Charles Vandervaart) and cousin Simon Fraser. In Outlander Season 7 Episode 8 “Turning Points,” it finally happened.

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When Benedict Arnold (Rod Hallett) joins the fray, he spurs the snipers on to take down Simon Fraser since he is the Redcoats’ most capable and charismatic commander. Jamie has his cousin in his sights, but purposely misses to spare his kinsman. The twist? In firing to his right, he actually blows the tricorn hat off son William’s head. The realization rattles Jamie. While he collects himself, a nameless American rifleman shoots Simon.

After the Americans win the battle, Jamie and Claire are invited to the Redcoat camp under a flag of truce. It seems Simon is dying and wants to be with family in his final moments. We learn that the Fraser cousins were closer than we thought; they recall playing together as boys.

Part of General Burgoyne’s surrender includes the provision that the Americans will shepherd Simon Fraser’s body home to Scotland for burial. It’s a task, as we know, that falls on Jamie.

Do Roger and “Nuckelavee” Buck MacKenzie Successfully Travel Through the Stones to Save Jem on Outlander ?

We don’t know! All we know is that Roger and Buck successfully traveled somewhere through the stones. Will they wind up back in Buck’s time — the 1770s — where they can save Jem from Rob Cameron and potentially reunite with Claire, Jamie, and Ian??? Or did something go awry?

Weirdly this might be the biggest cliffhanger of them all: where exactly did Roger travel to via the stones at the end of Outlander Season 7 Episode 8? We won’t find out until Outlander Season 7 returns in early 2024….

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Outlander: Explaining how Geillis’s time traveling

By alexandria ingham | may 25, 2020.

Geillis only ever traveled once on Outlander so how was she in multiple times?

Geillis Duncan is an intriguing and manipulative character. All she wants is freedom for Scotland, so it’s not surprising that she time travels to the 18th century. However, many Outlander fans have become confused by how Geillis can be in two timelines. Does she travel more than once?

Certainly not! Geillis only ever travels through the stones once. In 1968, she heads to the past. So, how does Claire cross paths with her so much?

Shows involving time travel can end up making your head hurt. It’s always worth not going down the time travel rabbit hole, but that can be hard to avoid. Let’s break down Geillis’s timeline.

Birth to time travel

Geillis is born Gillian in the 20th century. It’s not clear when she’s born, but it has to be around the same time or a little earlier than Brianna and Roger. She’s in her 20s or maybe early 30s in 1968.

This is when Brianna, Claire, and Roger see her. Bree sees her first at the rally. Claire then realizes that this is when Geillis traveled from. There was always that hint at the witch trials. Geillis’s comment about 1968 was the year that Geillis traveled.

Geillis went through the stones at this point. Her aim was to get there around 1743, giving her time to help ensure the Jacobite cause wouldn’t be lost. She went a little earlier than planned, which is how she was in the past before Claire time traveled. So, Geillis was there in 1743 when Claire arrived for the first time.

Understanding Geillis on Outlander Season 3

Try not to look at Claire’s linear timeline as Geillis’s linear timeline. When Claire goes back through the stones in 1746 (and reaches 1948), Geillis remains in the past. She doesn’t come back through the stones at all.

This allows Claire to live 20 years in the 20th century and find the younger, pre-traveled Geillis in 1968. Meanwhile, Geillis Duncan is in the 18th century trying to survive. Dougal had helped to save her from death at the stake and she made her way to the West Indies. There, she became a slave and plantation owner.

We catch up with her 20 years later when Claire heads back through the stones and ends up in Jamaica while searching for Young Ian.

This is when Geillis learns that there is a way to travel again. She also finds out about Brianna. While younger Geillis had met Brianna, she would have had no idea who Brianna was. And after more than 20 years spent in the past, do you really think Geillis would have even remembered Bree’s face? This was just some American girl in Scotland. There was no need for Geillis to remember her at this time.

Claire killed Geillis to protect Brianna. The bones remained in the cave until they were found and sent to Joe Abernathy in 1968, which is when Claire (still in the 20th century at this point) comes across the bones and feels a connection to them .

Phew! Did you get all that? I know time travel can be hard to work your head around. What’s linear for one character isn’t linear for another. You need to look at different characters on their own to understand their own time travel.

Geillis’s death in the past doesn’t affect her birth

By the way, something that happens in the past isn’t necessarily going to prevent a birth. Geillis would need to do something that prevents her parents from being together to prevent her own birth. Just because she’s died in the past doesn’t mean her birth in the future is going to be affected.

Her timeline is linear. Geillis is born around the 1940s and time travels to the past where she dies. That’s it. Time itself will just continue as it was going to.

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Which bits of time travel do you struggle to get your head around? What do you get confused about when it comes to Geillis? Share in the comments below.

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