Ariah
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I think Claire is becoming more and more attracted to Jamie and she's trying to push the thing down and cover it with 'reason' - and it comes off awfully childish.
Perhaps it's the first time she has ever felt that way about another man after Frank? It seems like that. She virtually doesn't know what to do with herself.
Teasing at the table? Sooo high-school. And so overflowing with jealousy.
I think she's reminding herself of Frank as a sort of a safety-switch. "Anytime you feel the hots for the Scot, think of Frank. Think of Frank. Frank.... But let me just check the bandages, ok? Frank."
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Claire, Gaellis is onto you! Better be carefull what you're letting others see.
Also, Dougal is getting into Claire's personal space. Now also personally, not only with his two lackeys (whom I'm starting to adore as comedy relief. They're both great!)
I liked all scenes Claire had with Jamie, especially how she invited him to sit beside herself and Laoghaire in a bit intoxicated good faith that she's helping the "young ones" get together, only for Laoghaire to feel completely ignored. As it was mentioned, Claire and Jamie make a great team, saving boys from scaffoldings and poisons. Also, I loved Claire's smile in the final scene of the episode - she was so happy she has a chance of coming back to Frank... That I'm sure she'll do soemthing stupid in the next episode.
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When Jamie is volunteering to take the beating for Laoghaire, did anyone else hear him say "Haggis!" twice? The way he said it, it made me think that calling something haggis in Gaelic is like saying "rubbish!" in British English. Or "Codswallop" if you're Hagrid in Harry Potter.
Then again, I thought Scots like haggis.
I also heard him say "hooooor", but that may be because I'm listening for that particular pronunciation of this little gem.
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As for the ghost / apparition thing, if it was Jamie or somebody else... I believe at the time Diana Gabaldon was writing 'Outlander' she didn't know if there were going to be any other parts. So, within the world of 'Outlander' alone, I think that was supposed to be the ghost of Jamie, walking on Samhain.
In the light of future books, that is not so straightforward anymore. Both Claire and Jamie are older now and the timeframe is wonky at best.
I'd appreciate if an older Jamie did admit that he had an out-of-body experience / a vision and saw Claire brushing her hair, but Randall's voice brought him back from that scene. It could have been during one of his many near-death moments, when his spirit almost left the body.
At least that's how I would write it in order to cover up a plot blunder I've made unaware that one book i wrote for practice would sprung into half a dozen.
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I'm more and more impressed with their choice for Jamie.
He's got it all - the cockiness, the bravado, but also that deeply rooted melancholy and charm.
It does help that Sam reminds me a lot of Alexander Skarsgard, especially when he half-smiles. Or looks longingly.
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Good second episode. I enjoyed all Claire's fish-out-of-temporal water moments and her blunders ("Hello, Hamish, how's your father!" "Widow from Oxfordshire... family in France... Actually never been there... What was the question again?...").
I'm glad Claire's got her faults and that she broke down in the beginning, thinking of Frank. She's human. Naturally, she's also showing off too much of her modern attitude, like with her talk with Dougal. Women of the time were not as outspoken, unless they were Ms Fitz's age.
I liked Gellis, witchy-witch. She kind of revels in the air of mystery ad she enjoys every moment of it. Looking forward to more of her scenes in the future episodes.
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I hated the fact that the ship was so stationery - I mean in the storm it hardly moved when Emma jumped overboard.
Inertia, people! She should have been left waaaaay behind the Jolly Roger and nobody would have been able to save her. Especially with the whole Regina "my powers can lift mermaids out of water but cannot do the same with Emma and Charming" stuff.-
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Do we know when they're dividing the season? I mean we have now 8 episodes, and I guess we'll get to their marraige and - maybe - Claire's illfated escape attempt concluded in the infamous spanking scene. But will they really end the half-season on such an ambigous note?
As for the show-book comparison, I'd love for them to keep the pace and develop the characters. Rushing and abrupt changes of some beloved book scenes is what soiled GoT for me.
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However, I assume that Claire is going to pick up some Gaelic eventually, and I'm curious to see how they deal with that. Subtitles sometimes? Or maybe they'll just make everyone speak English then.
Perhaps we'll also pick up this lines and be able to understand them without the subtitles?
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Sassenach (spoken by Jamie in a low voice) is understandable...
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I liked Claire's attitude. It was very modern and was supposed to be shocking to the Highlanders as well. Perhaps her self-preservation instinct goes into sleeping mode whenever someone needs her medical attendance. I mean, she was saving Jamie's life (and if not life, then health at the very least). She couldn't have bothered for someone interupting her.
And she was royally p... off. I understand the feeling.
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I must admit, I liked the scene in the woods, when he's all covered in blood and jumps down the horse to get to Claire and stop her from escaping. But the moment I actually felt pure love for the character, was when he smiled in the end and said "well, I guess you're coming with me". Yes, please, more of that small smile!
Also, in the scene when Claire was cursing and bandaging his arm and he was looking at her in pure admiration. Like she was the only thing existing in the whole world.
I'm looking forward to more Jamie and Jamie/Claire interactions.
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I loved it. As a book reader I was a bit afraid, but... the first episode was short from perfection. Perhaps it was too short ;)
Caitrona as Claire is a wonderfully sensous creature. She's beautiful and funny and brave. I think the casting team hit the jackpot with this choice, as much of the story hangs on Claire.
Frank - I do agree that he came off much better than in the book. It's good, because he'll be contrasted with Jonathan Randall and this way the contrast will be starker.
Jamie - not much of him in this episode, but from what I've seen, I like him already. There's a lot of charm in his way of speaking and the way he looks at Claire in the end, when she's bandaging him on the road? Whew!
Other things:
The Scots party was all kinds of fun especially when they had to look away during the whole arm-setting scene.
The flashbacks were nicely done, especially the one with a car crash.
Scotland is beautifull.
In general, I was pleased that Starz didn't amp the gore and sex but kept it all at a reasonable level. Now I cannot wait to see episode 2. And the rest of the season. Which will be cut in half. I'm heartbroken.
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I really liked this episode: first, there were no bratty kids around. A big plus for me, I'm not here for teenage drama of being misunderstood.
Second: there must be something wrong with me, because I'm liking this Molly. Couln't she have been written this way in the Pilot? Now I'm beginning to think she was so bend on staying in the country only because it would be wrong not to attend the funeral. The writers could have shaped her better, she still come sacross bi-polar. And sort of "I know your father killed millions, but it's ok, he didn't kill OUR millions."
The ending, when Jamal jumps in Barry's face, with the general at his side: I think Jamal was this close to putting his brother in jail or even executing him. I believe he'll ponder the thought more often now. And I think laila has an axe to grind against Barry, as hell has no furry - she was left behind by him after all.
As for the whole "who will be the Tyrant" thing: basically, I believe Barry is doing good things, but in the end the outcome will remain the same. He'll try to bring peace, he'll try to act in a democratic way... But the people will not notice the change. For them, he'll be just another Al-Fayeed, a nominal tyrant. No matter how much good intentions he has. And that's the tragedy of it.
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I must be weird, but I still remember the sex scene from Enemy at the Gates. Jude Law and Rachel Weisz, making silent love among sleeping soldiers. She comes to him, slips under the blanket and they have sex, removing only the necessary clothing items (bacause it's Russia! and it's cold!).
This scene really made an impact when i was younger.
Speaking of Ms Weisz, let's not forget her lovely scene with Tom Hiddleston in The Deep Blue Sea.
Also, as crazy as the film might have been, the opening scene of The Counselor, with Fassbender and Cruz in bed and talking dirty? Hot.
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It took me a moment to recognize JJ Field (whom I adore). I wish he had played a different, less doomed character (and recurring).
I liked the episode nevertheless, but I find it strange that the musketeers could be so openly insubordinate and get away with punching their captain.
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I wonder why they also took out the her branding?
So she could wear all these fab dresses with no sleaves?...
With the hair, I think they went for the femme fatale look - the dark seductress and all. The branding was replaced by the neck scar, and it's much easier to cover with pretty ribbons (plus it makes for great dramatic moments of ripping the ribbon...)
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Not that the show is obligated to follow any history, but I don't know if they'll add another level to Anne's relationships over the long term.
If they ever go with the Duke, they may make him an obsessive creature bound to rekindle the thing they had with Anne way back, as she struggles to keep everything hidden from Louis, juggling her feelings for Aramis etc.
Actually, I never liked the Duke. They may turn him into a villain and I'd clap with joy.
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I must admit that the thing that really really got to me (and made me say: "I'll watch it") was seeing the guy who played Flash in the past as Barry's father.
I haven't read any spoilers about casting, so I was surprised. I loved that old series!
Anyway, I don't care about the special effects and the plot was pretty generic / introduction. If Iris will be clueless for more than three epiodes, it will become riddiculous, but the future headline reveal is kind of intriguing. Also - what actually did kill Barry's maother? Excessive speed? Electricity? Her body seemed pretty intact. Did the high speed suck the air out of her lungs?...
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In The Wolverine, Hugh Jackman's love interest was Japanese.
And in the previous one, she was Native American.
Grand Budapest Hotel - Agatha (white) and Zero (probably Arabic)
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Some Like it Hot
Frankly, the whole movie. But mostly, the very final scene, on a speedboat. "Nobody's perfect".Crazy Stupid Love
I just couldn't stop laughing during the garden fight scene.
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Frankly, I wish that the idea behind introducing a person of color into the story was not all about how they differ from the rest of the characters because of their ethnicity, but what kind of people they are.
The defining feature of a fictional character should not be their race but their personality.
I'm not talking about films based on true stories or accounts of historical events, but contemporary stories or stories set in the future, fantasy stories, etc.
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Actually, after thinking for a while about Molly, I'm really in fond of the abovementioned theory that she's a CIA plant.
This would make her character not only bearable but actually interesting. So, she apprached Barry in med school, made him fall for her and kept him in check. The US ambassador guy would be her handler now in Abuddin. CIA's goal would be to place a forward-thinking "puppet" in the position of power...
Now I would be really disappointed if this isn't the truth.
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Oh dear, I've called the Laila/Barry thing a week ago.
Now I'm waiting for Molly to sleep with the US ambassador, John Tucker.
I like the fact the show is not shying away from showing how what we may think as moral and ethic is not necessarily perceived that way in other circumstances. I felt that the boys were just misguided and did not deserve to die. But the general might have been right - one of them could have got a bomb and kill many innocent people.
And I'm almost sure the general will try to perform a coup one day in the future.
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...and looking at Barbie (and now Sam!)
My thoughts exactly. Only here for the eye-candy.
The rough hotness that is Eddie Cahill graces my screen again. I kind of don't care about the rest... It's just all too inconsistent.
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S01.E04: The Gathering
in Outlander
I don't think Dougal was about to rape Claire - he was clearly drunk and ordered her to run once their kiss was over. Claire only knocked him out because he was about to see her Escape-the-Leoch-Kit.
This episode really fleshed out Dougal for me: I love him as a complex character, and - as my mother pointed out - he is mighty handsome. He's like a great grey wolf, slightly past his prime, but still very dangerous.
He does care about his men, and his family, but he's also pretty power hungry, I guess. But still, if he was dead set on killing his nephew, he would have forced him to come to the gathering earlier. The whole situation just played the way it did because Claire wouldn't watch her step and because Jamie wanted to be with her a minute longer.
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Diana's cameo was funny. And she did look nice in that dress, even if it was an old-fashioned dress ;)
Angus/Rupert are comedy gold. Never change, boys.
Laoghaire's sweetness did have a drop of poison to it. She's not as apt in her act as Gaellis, but she'll get there. Still, she and Jamie kissed last episode and now she needs a love potion. Would that mean he stopped their loose behaviour after being seen by Claire? And now Laoghaire is desperate to get his "heart" back.
I have seen plenty of wild boars in my life (they come pretty close to my house, we live near a forest) and neither had such long tusks. Must be the Scottish Breed.
Loved Claire's dress to the gathering. Still, very impractical for an escape attempt.
The grass hockey game (or whatever that would be) reminded me of that one scene from the Last of the Mohicans with daniel Day-Lewis. This one was much more brutal though. I think Dougal wanted to vent his pain after losing Geordie (or, in general, after losing a man to a boar), plus his anger against Jamie (or, strictly speaking, Jamie's presence at leoch) got the best of him. The onlookers were all pretty shocked when he and Jamie went mano-a-mano.
And let me just say that Claire was adorable in her complex escape plan. She had everything written out in her head.