I agree with y'all saying that everyone's looking a little too young. In the books, there is a lot of talk about Claire looking so young compared to the 18th century folk because she lived most of her life in the 20th century, with better nutrition, hygiene, etc. Obviously, they need Jamie to still be amazing looking, but seriously, I don't think graying up Sam H is going to detract from his looks one bit. And LOTS of men get better looking with age! That said, I noticed his hair looking really dirty, but didn't realize it was a wig.
Bonnet looking like Heath Ledger was a serious distraction for me, to the point where it kept taking me out of the show.
While I was watching, I at first took the Ray Charles song as similar to what they did in the first season (ep 1?) with the 1940s music. A song she knew that was from her time, something that connected her to her previous life. But I googled and Charles' version of that song was not recorded until 1972 and Claire returned to Jamie in '68 or '69, I think? So she would not have known it, at least not that particular version. But I still liked it. On the surface, the song is a description of the physical beauty and majesty of America's landscape, which in the 1700s would have been absolutely incredible to see. Jamie and Claire are heading into an 'untamed' land full of promise and opportunity. (Putting aside manifest destiny for a moment). There is THAT side of America, the shiny American Dream side, and then there is the brutal reality side, full of violence and greed. From the Governor on down to the petty thieves, there is the law, and then there is what is done, right? Putting the pretty, patriotic song (that is *roughly* from the timeframe of Claire's last stint in the 20th C) over the brutal robbery worked for me. If one wanted to make the song work a little better, one could say that Brianna for sure would know the song, and couple that with Jamie's line about wanting to stay in the colonies to make America a better place for her. It's a little bit of a stretch, but I wouldn't get mad about it.
Of course, Rollo stole the show. Can we have a spin-off that is all from Rollo's POV? I would watch that show.
