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If I recall correctly, there were some Camerons that tried to raid our friends right after the Jamie / Claire wedding, so I wonder if Rob is trying to settle the score with the McKs. Or perhaps he is trying to save Geillis. Or maybe he is going to France to ensure his ex’s family doesn’t become rich. Maybe they made their wealth by selling supplies to the “Americans”.

I guessed that Jemmy would travel back but thought Rob would take the boys to the tunnel for a fun, secret outing and lose Jemmy that way. I wonder how far back in time he’s trying to go? I had assumed to some time before he got divorced but I guess it has to be the 18th century. I like how Buck now has Roger’s back and told him about the hot-eye. I think I’m going to use that expression in real life. Glad William got acquainted with the reality of war—it’s not all honor and victory. It should make him wiser going forward.

I liked the reference to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That Cameron guy seems creepy. Poorly executed return of that Buck MacKenzie guy. Really enjoyed history class

Fugue is my favorite! All the opera!

Good for Brianna for besting those jerks of colleagues and putting them in the Eid place. That one guy who wouldn’t drink with her will be a problem. Rachel is a bit of a flirt— Ian and William! Brianna and Roger are idiots for not immediately reading all the letters. That creepy tunnel is clearly how the guy hanging around Lallybroch came through time. No idea who it could be, though. little Ian James is a cutie! We now have a target for Bug.

I thought it was because she had BJR and the time period on her mind due to conversation with Frank and Rev Wakefield

Re pining for Joan: Rewatching Morse after years of Endeavour. I always thought…

The man Thursday killed had not raped and murdered anyone and was poor Big Pete who had suffered and grown up the tough way. However, based on the what they showed it looked like manslaughter not murder— and maybe even self defense.

This really made me mad. I thought Jamie would do something unselfish with it, but him keeping it was not better than the Bugs doing so

A slow paced but good episode. We called it on Allan, but I would have preferred it if Malva was a willing participant vs. a molested little sister. I am glad that chapter is over… How has William grown up when no one else has aged a say? The youthful looks of Jamie and Lord John are jarring. Also, he should look more like Jamie. Poor little Amanda. Glad they made the choice to go to the future rather than Claire miraculously operate. Disney product placement! I can’t believe they went every year! I guess the Randalls were wealthy! Scenes with meeting baby Amanda and the goodbyes were all well done. I don’t know why everyone here seems to hate the Brianna actress—I think she has done a good job. So now we have the fire. I hope all of our friends survive. But have the Bugs been stealing? That would be sad. But if the Fraser’s hold them accountable they could reveal where a certain body is. i don’t recall any mention of Brown. I guess it will come up later

Great episode. Finally, I have some must watch TV again. I liked that they resolved the Claire prison issue. I don’t think Christie killed his daughter. I think it will be revealed to be Allan later. I also noticed he avoided the question of the baby’s father (also Allan IMO). Laughed when they embraced and the guard said “That is not permitted.” It reminded me of “No touching!” from Arrested Development. New characters that I hope we will see again are Sadie for comic relief and Governor and his wife. I really enjoyed the debate between Bree and Roger. When do you stand up for others and when do you protect yourself? I honestly don’t know what I would do if put in that difficult situation. I completely got each of their positions on the topic, which is what made it compelling. Even from the beginning, Bree plunged fearlessly and recklessly into the past to save her parents. Not sure Roger would have done that, even for reverend Wakefield.

Since it’s unclear if most people have seen the season 3/series finale I will put my thoughts in spoiler mode.

In my mind, at the end Robbie comes back and they finally have a happy and healthy relationship. But the end seemed unfinished—I assume this was a Covid issue. They were working up to a murder reveal by Cheryl— which I assumed would be the cause of Robbie coming back. Additionally, what happened to the long lost son Gary. Was he even mentioned in the last few episodes? He was a huge part of season 3 However, overall great show.

Assuming there is a second season, he may think about the timing. It was a very rough day after all… The sad thing is that he has turned out to be a great dad and Annika often relies on him as a sounding board and advisor on parenting. Michael is introduced in the first episode as the diver of the team.

I am obsessed with this show… from “call me Annika” and the Moby Dick references to the last line in the series/season, which literally caused me to emit a high pitched squeal. I love the actors, the breaking of the 4th wall, the sulky teen.

Chip-Alex is toxic but I kinda find myself hoping these 2 crazy kids get together. 😆 I absolutely think people would watch the train wreck Alex show. I mean, how many Real Housewives, Kardashian, and other shows are there with people making fold of themselves? It’s going to go viral and it will spawn memes. They will start out malicious and then earn the show a cult following. I also thought Daniel would be shot by the police. The MeToo storyline is now played out and they need another compelling story with characters that can be grey. Police brutality is exactly the right topic. It would be interesting for them to tie to Reese’s real life encounter with the police in which yelled at them and nothing happened to her— in contrast to what would happen to a Black person in the same situation. I am surprised at how many posters hate this show. It has it’s weak moments this season, but I think the Alex-Chip-Mitch scenes are consistently compelling.

I like the choices so far. I think it makes sense to make Alicent more nuanced than in the novella. I remember people calling her Alic_nt and I think people will emphasize with the show version more. I am curious about what will be made of all the king’s injuries

Very rushed Will/Bonnie romance in the final episode. It didn’t have to go that far in my opinion. And why couldn’t Leonard operate a successful business with profits doing to help the poor? Seems like a good business model to me.

In addition to Will not knowing anything about Maya, there doesn’t appear to be any chemistry between the two of them. I rewatched the very first episode and felt like there was a lot more heat and longing (and humor) between Sidney and Amanda…

Leonard as a beatnik is everything.

I actually enjoyed this episode a lot and felt the stress of Jamie and Claire in the standoff. Honestly, I left this episode wishing the British would defeat these stupid Americans in the upcoming war (and I am American- 🤣). The “justice” and willingness to kill people who had done so much for them was appalling. I was happy to see Ian come to the rescue! Tom Christie is an interesting case. I think he instinctively knows what a loving couple Jamie and Claire are and that it’s unlikely he cheated on her. He knows that Malva was not to be trusted but could not publicly deny her claim. His guilt and genuine belief in justice causes him to want to do right by Claire. It will be interesting to see how far integrity will take him… So glad they resolved the Jemmy paternity question in a positive way. Made me smile!

I do think that 2 young women of the Fraser household getting pregnant outside of wedlock reflects a little badly on Claire and Jamie and their moral leadership (for the period). They really have to pay more attention to the norms of society if they want a peaceful life. It’s irritating how little they learn from their experiences. Jamie threatened someone when he should have been showing himself to be wise and nonviolent and Claire tried to carry the little coffin. She could have easily asked Bree to take it. On the other hand, Go Lizzie! Very sexually liberated of her. I was not really expecting that. I thought the brothers would fight over her. Handfasted to both brothers. Very clever of her! However, if they play it cool the brother can live with her and her husband and no one would be wiser. So they have successfully gotten Fergus, Marsali, Bree, and Roger off the Ridge. I guess we’re heading towards the fire about which Bree read (season 4?) that led to her coming back into the past. Glad that many of our faves are out of the way.

Yeah, they showed Claire being raped on Mother’s Day in the US. Maybe they learned their lesson

I don’t like the ether plot line, but she was gang raped. Wanting to block out the world seems like a normal response.

Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones spelled it this way, so it’s possible that viewers of both are confusing the two.