Sasha

I haven't read the books and had a vague idea that this was some kind of epic love story. I really tuned in because I love Ron Moore and the beauty of Scotland kept me watching. I read the hype but the first 6 episodes didn't really show me why Jamie or Jamie and Claire have been at the top of the charts for 20 years. For me this episode centered on Jamie and I thought it really added layers to his character. The first viewing was I admit to see the wedding night. I'm shallow and they are pretty. Second viewing it really was the wedding. Jamie's conditions to have a priest, proper ring and dress says so much about his character. When he said his vows and the blood oath he's not just trying to protect her but he's giving his heart and soul to her. I think this is serious business for him. It isn't some quickie deal (sorry Frank) but needs to be blessed by the church/God. He doesn't think he has much to offer her but he does want her to have a ring and a beautiful dress. Even though he is young and inexperienced he is so open and unguarded. Being a virgin he was probably really to pop the minute they entered the room but he stops several times for her comfort. Dougal and the rest are like yeah she's hot and you get to bed her but Jamie is in love with her and he's all in. No holding back. Considering what he has suffered, that makes him pretty damn appealing. Jeez Ron Moore has turned me into a fangirl and only one episode left. No fair. I'm gonna have to read the damn books.

I was really impressed. Wow. When Jamie was undoing the laces on her corset I completely forgot to breathe! Then when Jamie was lying on his back and Claire was busy, my goodness. You never get to see a man's reaction like that. So well done and intimate. I can't believe there's only one more episode. I am hoping that Dougal was just testing Claire. I don't know why they had to throw that scene in there. More naked Jamie please. I feel like Claire. First few episodes he was okay. Kind of cute and sweet but after tonight I'm sold.

Man do I long for the days of toxic monkey balls. PC needs a good disaster to clean house. There are too many useless fucking characters. Say the name Kiki 3 times and a giant hell mouth opens in the middle of GH and starts sucking people in. Nina gets rolled first so I don't have to hear her tell one more person about her husband, Sigh, screwing her. It tooks me 5 minutes to get through today's show. Kiki, nope, Nina, nope, Franco, nope, shirtless Morgan, pause - rewind, damn kids, nope. And it's over!

Enigma X mentioned doing an ancestry DNA test. Has anyone else had theirs done and what did you think? I just sent in samples for me and my son. My sister did hers with ancestry.com a while back and it took forever to get any decent results. For about a year all it said was 75% central europe and 25% southern europe. Not exactly what she expected for $100. Finally it has broken down into smaller areas like Scotland, Italy, Germany etc. But we were so disappointed to not show any Native American. Like a lot of families in the South we have all those stories that gg grandma or grandpa was full blooded Cherokee. We do have a Blackhawk and a Blackfoot in the tree but nothing showed in her DNA. I'm a little confused on the database they use to compare DNA samples. Does anyone have a clue how it all works? Or did you get the results you were hoping for?

Agree with using anyone else's tree on ancestry.com. Some of the work is incredibly sloppy. You can't give birth to a child when your 5 years old or have been dead for 50 years! But I will admit if I have hit a wall and I'm really stuck on a person I will search other trees as a last resort. It might give you a place to start but always do your own work. Another thing to keep in mind is when you are using the search engines, all of these documents have been indexed by humans and humans make mistakes especially with all the different handwritten records. For example I had trouble locating some Olberts because whoever did the indexing thought the handwriting was Alberts. Old cursive writing can be quite different from what we use today. If you are stuck say on a birth record try just putting in the day with no name and check through all babies born that day or week etc. I've found many records by just looking through all the births, marriages, deaths per month or even year. If you have a small county it really doesn't take long.

A professional who's been hired to do a job isn't going to hide the facts. My own private files on my family also don't hide any facts or hidden truths. When my mother told me in confidence that her brother is not the biological father of my cousin that is not going into the family tree I might be asked to share with relatives. That is not my secret to tell. It's way different than gg granddad was a bigamist 100 years ago. I'm just saying be careful if you find out certain things that might upset family members don't put them in the Xmas newsletter!

Thanks Driad for putting in the links! Cyndislist is a great resource I had forgotten. Plus talk to your family and get as much information as you can. I didn't start my research until after my last grandparent passed away. There are so many questions I wish I could ask and now everyone is gone. My grandmother's parents were Italian and German immigrants and I have found so much information on them and family members in Germany and Italy. She would have been so thrilled. Don't wait!

I've got a bigamist in there too with 2 wives and 6 children each in the same small town. The more family lines you check the more scandals you find. Seems like every family had a black sheep. My library has an online database of several historical newspapers. I started searching my surnames and plenty of crazy stories popped up. Adultry made the papers alot. Those farmers weren't just plowing the fields. Some people may not know but you can use ancestry.com for free at the public library or LDS family history centers. You have to print what you find because it won't let you save it but I go there to find Italian and German records. Ancestry world membership is a bit expensive. Don't overlook the LDS website since it's free and they have a lot of records that ancestry.com doesn't. Historical societies, county or city archives and many others are putting records online for free. You just have to do a bit of searching but you can get a really nice family tree going without having to spend a lot of money.

I have to add be careful when you uncover family secrets. I recently found out when my grandmother was 15 she ran away and married a 45 year old fireman. She apparently left him after a few weeks and they divorced. This was in 1935 and she came from a strict Catholic family. My sister had to blab to my Dad and he is still upset. I feel like we invaded her privacy. She passed away a while ago and never told a soul. So be warned you can innocently find things better left buried.

I'm waiting for Ron to quote himself on Twitter. His narcissism is so apparent. The guy had his own portrait hung up in the gallery. I'm willing to bet he painted those monstrosities hanging on the walls now. That's his level of taste and talent. I seriously have to stop watching GH as I have lunch. Not an episode goes by that I don't taste bile when Ron thinks he's being clever and provocative. Dude you are just gross.Holy shit he did Tweet. I would really like to bitch slap him!

Oh Noes!! Poor Alice needs a new heart! What if they don't find a donor in time? It's so nerve-wracking I can't watch. Someone PM me if they manage to find her a new heart. Geez how hard is to play brain dead? All that eye twitching I though we were going to have a vampire on our hands and Sam would have to stake his ass. Stay in school kid. You're gonna need a good education. My goodness Lucas is so tiny I could put him in my pocket. His little chest is so puffed out I wonder how he keeps from falling over.

My reaction to shirtless Levi: Kill it, kill it with fire!

Can we use that Kickstarter thing to raise money for a stylist to show up on set? Levi, Morgan, Rafe, and Silas all need a major overhaul. They are what we in the South call a double bagger. If your "acting" isn't up to soap standards then at least bring the pretty or provide some distraction like Nathan and the low hanging towel.

I just can't with this Levi character. His weird doll hair and colorless lips. I hate his face. The thought of him in a love scene makes me shudder. Please don't let him be Mac's son.