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  1. While they were talking about the prophecy, I was like, "Wait, wait, who do they mean?" I don't know why it didn't come to me immediately that it was Brianna, but I decided to just let it go and keep watching so that I didn't miss anything. It came to me a minute or two after finishing. It was a decent episode. Loved Young Ian's shocked reactions and Geilis being both evil and not stupid (I really liked, "Of all the gin joints . . . "). And Lord John not knowing wtf was going on but trying to be okay with it all. I'm glad they went there (a bit) with the slavery issue. I expected Jamie and Claire to say, "Are you sure you want to live off in the woods with a colony of runaways? We might be able to get you somewhere where you can live openly and freely . . . " But I guess they're done with that character, so they let him ride off into the sunset (kind of). I really liked the repurposing of clothing, as they discussed in the behind the scenes snippet. It is quite realistic, actually. Clothing was very valuable, especially the finer stuff like Claire's dress and Jamie's suit of clothes. Very cool. Oh, and I LURVED Geilis's sack dress when she was talking to Archibald and Margaret! The wigs were bad, but I think that was purposeful. :) The blood bath was insane. It could have come off dumb of silly, but I think it worked. Is she crazy or awesome or scary or what? Young Ian, like Lord John, has a great WTF face. I think we got subtle clues that Claire understands what's going on with Lord John, but I'm glad it wasn't more overt and that it wasn't actually discussed (I would have had to roll my eyes HARD if Claire openly discussed the fact that LJ has the hots for her husband in a public place where anyone could overhear it).
  2. Oh, I liked that clip. John Bell is killing it as Young Ian. :)
  3. I'm actually a fan of the secondary characters, perhaps more so than Claire and Jamie. I love Roger and Fergus and Marsali and Young Ian. I've never liked Briana much, but I don't dislike her. Then there are the one-off characters like Father Fogden, who kind of steal the show. Once C and J are established, the other characters take on a lot of the story. We're seeing quite a bit of that here--Fergus and Marsali got a lot of screen-time, and in this episode and others secondary figures have really been handled effectively (Mary McNabb, for instance). I'm sure next season we'll have lots of Briana and Roger (yes, please).
  4. Oooh! That was flint she stumbled over? I couldn't tell. I thought she'd brought flint and steel with her when she jumped because, yes, you do need flint AND steel to make a fire, as far as I know. A decent episode. Nothing really blew me away. We didn't need as much of the wandering through the jungle. I thought this version of Father Fogden was interesting and gave us just enough tension--he fluctuated between bat-shit and maybe-okay. The info-dumpy bit was info-dumpy. And I also didn't love Marsali's line about wanting to bed Fergus. The line before it (something about "Hurry up and I'll be able to see for myself whether he has a cock") was sufficient to get across the meaning. The rest of the wedding was nicely done, and kudos to the actors playing Fergus and Marsali. They did a lovely job. I also enjoyed the turtle-soup scene and Yi Tien Cho's smile as he walked away from the door, hearing Jamie and Claire's, er, moans.
  5. "Mess" would be where they ate. I believe the term on a ship for "toilets" (of a sort) was "the head".
  6. Fergus and Marsali convinced the captain that if Jamie gave his word not to rebel, he would keep it. I'm not a hundred percent sure why the captain believes them, but I think we can infer perhaps from previous episodes that he was really looking for an excuse to let Jamie out. He seems to be the sort to put on a display to mollify his men while knowing at the same time that it isn't necessary the best option. And thank God *Fergus* kept his head, because bloody Jamie telling him to try to incite a mutiny . . . Jesus. That would be a sure death sentence because it almost certainly wouldn't work. And for what? So they could catch up with Claire, when they're going to meet up with her in Jamaica anyway? Jesus, Jamie, way to bring down everyone with you for no really good reason. And yes, he's worried about Claire being alone on a ship with 300 men, but I think getting yourself, Fergus, and probably some other men killed isn't the best way to try to help her. She wasn't in imminent danger, really--just in a place where there *might* be some danger. Anyway, I was really glad to see the photographs come out again, and I loved poor Elias Pound. That kid was great--heartbreaking, too. He was trying so hard. I didn't like the way Claire yelled at him about licking the grog off his fingers. Lay off, Claire. He has no idea what germs are or why you're doing what you're doing. Take it easy. She did treat him much better in other scenes. I was really pleased to see them develop the relationship between Fergus and Marsali. They're cute and a good team. And the goat-lady (sorry, can't recall how to spell her name) was really cool, too. I like how secondary characters are competent and are helpful, whereas in many shows it's all The Hero doing Hero Things and the rest of the world is just kind of there. I really did love all the seafaring details. Overall, a great episode.
  7. Finally got to watch the episode this morning, and I really enjoyed it. I don't have a lot to add to what's already been said. I think Sam's doing a really good job. If there are weak moments, it seems to be because the script is a bit weak. He's done some fine work this season. I haven't watched Black Sails and so haven't noticed any cross-over. I wouldn't say there are "Easter eggs". They're using the same sets (for practical reasons, not in order to pay homage [or whatever] to Black Sails) and apparently there's one actor who's in both. Not exactly a huge overlap. I did love the little tiff between Marsali and Jamie. And I agree that Claire's comment about letting it "fizzle" was her telling Jamie to give F and M time to get over that initial rush--but to [try to] keep them from consumating their relationship in the meantime, since that would be irrevocable.. I really liked Marsali's feistiness. She has every reason to dislike Claire and is not the sort to keep quiet about it. To be fair, I'm probably okay with her attitude only because I know it will change. If I didn't know that, I would not like her at all. Though it's been mentioned here in this thread, it's important to remember that Fergus is handicapped. He's limited in the work he can do with one hand. It was more stigmatized in the 18th century to be handicapped/disabled. Add to that the fact that he's a bastard, orphaned Frenchman raised in a brothel as a petty criminal . . . . Well, on it's face, it's a bad match, and while Jamie loves Fergus, I think he's aware that it's a "bad match". And, as is indicated by the list of women's names, Jamie has reason to distrust Fergus's ability/desire to remain faithful to Marsali. I really think Jamie is thinking of Marsali here. He's (rightly) wary of the match. I'm bummed they cut that bit with Briana's photos, especially since they underplayed the scene when he first sees the photos. What a missed opportunity. I'm sure they edited these episodes ages ago and are kicking themselves for cutting this, given the backlash they got over the earlier scene.
  8. Okay, another question I had, and maybe it's addressed somewhere, but . . . why do they not take a bloody boat out to the island? Why do they swim?
  9. Also, at some point I think Jamie says something to the effect that he took good care of Young Ian and will continue to do so . . . I was like BWAAHAHAHA on both counts.
  10. Yes, that was much better. I enjoyed the whole episode, with the interplay of humor and drama, and people not acting like fools. The more elaborated stories that Claire and Jamie told Jenny were plausible. The actress playing Jenny (Laura Donnelly, right?) brought her A game. Lots of layers there--you could see the thoughts going on under the surface. I continue to love Young Ian; young Joanie was delightful, and yey for Marsali! [Side note: in my head, it's Mar-sally. I guess it's Mars-a-lee?] I had two very small quibbles: Jamie says essentially that Jenny wouldn't understand The Truth because she's lived all her life on the farm. I was a little insulted on Jenny's behalf. Just because she lives at Lallybroch doesn't mean she's dumb. Second, Claire mentions Richmond being lovely "this time of year", which was funny. However, Richmond was an upstart town at that time, and Williamsburg or Alexandria would have been more familiar to Scots in the mid-18th century. To them "Richmond" would probably mean the place in England first. Also, when Claire mentioned "Boston" in previous episodes, it occurred to me that her listeners might have thought first of the Boston in England (though Boston, Mass. *was* a thriving city at that point, obviously). Those are SUPER minor, though, and unimportant since the meaning was perfectly clear.
  11. Ah, but it didn't have to be FRANK, which is what I alluded to up-thread. There were, in my mind--and this is just where I might take it if I were the writer; who knows how well it might actually play out--two options. One, handle it much as they did, with Claire and Jamie moving in tandem through time. However, instead of focusing on Claire and Frank, they could have focused on her career (and given Joe more screen time), or her relationship with Briana like they did with Jamie and Willie. Two--and this is what I propose above--just stay in 1968, which is where we were at the very end of season 2. The drama would be the constant uncovering of new bits of information and what it all means for Claire and Briana. That's how I would have played it if I were a writer (also, that's basically how DG handled it). Too bad they didn't ask me, lol.
  12. Yeah, they could have cut a lot of the Frank stuff, his resemblance or otherwise to the book character notwithstanding. It was somewhat pointless. We basically learned all we needed to know about Frank, Claire, and Bree at the end of season 2--he's dead, he raised Bree, he and Claire had a fraught relationship. Anything more could've been worked in as dialogue. He could have been present without being there, ya know? My strategy, much like the book, would have been to continue on with 1968 as a frame to the 18th-century story: as they came across new info, we saw Jamie living it. That would have done wonders in developing Claire, Briana, and Roger together and in making the story more about Claire's goals instead of about Frank. Ahem, anyway, that's just my own take on that. But I can't imagine they'd SKIP Fergus and Marsali's wedding. Kind of an important life event, no? They might downplay it a bit more than me/you/others might like, but it seems like they have to hit that particular milestone.
  13. Also, I think it's fair to point out that even if 16 was considered "full-grown", it was still young. And, heck, I'm 30, and my parents would be worried if I went missing! What Papa Ian was worried about specifically was Young Ian being impressed/pressed--that is, being kidnapped and taken into the navy or onto a merchant vessel. If you could knock someone out and carry them onto a ship, by the time they wake up, the ship is off to sea and will be gone for months or years with no one back home being any the wiser. That was a common practice at the time, and actually was one of the major gripes the new United States had with Great Britain in the early 1800s: the British kept kidnapping Americans and forcing them to work on their ships. That's what Ian was talking about--a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, but a reference to a real historical practice.
  14. Quick historical note: trephination [drilling a hole in the skull] has been done for millennia. It was usually unsuccessful, as you can imagine . . .
  15. Also, it's entirely possible Yi Tien Cho will be accused of murder simply because he's an outsider. That would be *at least* as realistic as having him be accused because he has a sexual fetish. People do start blaming outsiders when they lack answers (see: like every witch trial ever).
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