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toolazy

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I don't see them doing Mary & BJR's wedding in the second to last episode.  I'm guessing that Nidratime is right and it's more about their desperation than anything literal. 

 

Also, the document that Jamie sent with Fergus was the Deed of Sassine that gave Lallybroch to Young Jamie.  So, even though Jamie didn't die, he also was no longer the owner of Lallybroch.  

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mybabyaidan
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My favorite part of that article:   Claire and Jamie have a run in with two desserters.   Now I am picturing 2 Redcoats wandering around the forest with cakes and various cookies.  They take Jamie

Firebunny
Firebunny

Maybe he gives her a pearl necklace, but not the kind we're expecting.             I'm so so so very sorry.  With my pervy little mind I couldn't not go there.

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DittyDotDot

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They probably shifted things around so people don't get confused and it makes mores sense. In the novel, that last part of the story can be quite confusing, going from "the battlefield" to "the old fox" and back again, plus all the other maneuvering. I bet they streamlined and simplified.

 

Yeah, those sequences in the book had me scratching my head at times, so I can see them needing to make them clearer for TV.  Perhaps The Fox's Lair will be the episode Jamie learns of the sneaky prince signing his name to the declaration coupled with that sneaky prince also asking Jamie to go beg is grandfather to support the cause. The "fox" could be referring to both Lord Lovat (The Old Fox) and to the sneaky prince.

 

Perhaps they'll have Claire taken to Lallybroch after she loses Faith instead of her friends villa in France?

 

I'm kinda curious how they bring that whole Prestonpans segment to life. Not so much the battle itself, but the preparation and the aftermath I remember really being drawn into when reading the book.

Petunia846

Petunia846

Well, when I think of a "Hail Mary," I not only think of the literal name of the character, Mary, but I think of that football terminology, the Hail Mary pass, which is defined as a very long forward pass in football, made in desperation with only a small chance of success. So, to me, that's what Jamie is trying in his last days/hours with Claire -- planning to get Fergus away to Lollybroch (with Jamie's last will), seeing Claire off into the unknown future -- which is definitely something they're taking on faith -- and returning to try and get his men out of harms way before the big battle -- all of which seems like a lot to accomplish with no guarantees.

 

The thing about the last episode is that they're going to have to include stuff from the beginning of the book as well as from the end -- the entire framing device.

 

Also, of course Jaime, as a Catholic, would pray the rosary which includes the Hail Mary prayer. And at that part of the season, I can think of lots of reasons for him to be praying. Lots of combined meanings there I think.

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peacefrog

peacefrog

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It could also be Alex Randall marrying Mary off to BJR. Lot's of meanings here!

Edited:Oops should have read further up thread, it was mentioned. This should be a real frantic episode, could have all these things and Jamie & Dougal's fight.

I do think J&C farewell will be shown in the last episode though.

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Nidratime

Nidratime

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Since this is a review that has some spoilers in it, I'll post it here.

 

Variety's Review:

TV Review: ‘Outlander’ Season 2

http://variety.com/2016/tv/reviews/outlander-review-sam-heughan-caitriona-balfe-tobias-menzies-1201740725/

 

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This review reveals a bit more detail, so ... ahoy SPOILERS ahead:

 

‘Outlander’ switches its game to juicy espionage

http://www.dailynewsx.com/news/entertainment-news/outlander-switches-its-game-to-juicy-espionage-77600.html

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lianau

lianau

Did Geilles/Gielles(sp?) know about Claire before she, Geilles, travelled to the 18th century❓

I think it's sort of a yes and no answer to that . Geillis planned her departure to the 18th century and also compiled a list of strange happenings and disappearances in and around stone circles . In that list Claire's vanishing act is mentioned  but Geillis did not know Claire in person until they met at Castle Leoch . And I don't think we ever found out if Geillis  had  identified this Claire as  the missing  one from  her list .

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Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny

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For those curious about the king's mistress and her, um, dress (link contains a NSFW photo):

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/04/outlander-nipple-dress-season-2

 

In no way did I ever think they were going to do that dress for the show. I'm guessing, for non-book readers, this dress might get more attention than the Red Dress.

 

Prepare yourself now for the Janet Jackson jokes.

 

Kudos to Starz and Co. for all the costume promos, articles, and the like. They're really planting seeds for some well-deserved Emmys. 

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Lion

Lion

I think how that dress is perceived by the audience will depend entirely on how the scene is set.  I may be recalling this wrong, but I think in the books the nipple dress lady looked uncomfortable as though she'd been forced into that dress against her will.  Or that might have simply been Claire's assumption.  Either way, the nipple dress needs to be treated carefully so that it's not just a nipple dress.  It needs to say something, and it needs to say something more than just characterization about the man in the scene.  Of course, it can just be a nipple dress that's a lazy way to show the daring fashion with the king and his court.  However, I think that might damage some of the credibility this show has built, especially in how it treats its female characters.  

Lion

Lion

The king's mistress is quite a strong character as I recall.

I could just be remembering how Claire described her.  I thought I had recalled her using words like "followed like a puppy, annoyed, obedient" and the like.  Though it's been a long time and I think I listened to the book rather than read, and I don't retain as well with just listening.

WatchrTina

WatchrTina

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Here's the latest trailer from STARZ for upcoming episodes -- over 3 minutes long -- full of hints of what's to come but no major spoilers.  I'm a reader so nothing much can surprise me but I was interested to note that 

Louise is wearing a red dress when she is introduced to Prince Charles Stuart. I wonder if that is a hint that she saw the impact that Claire made at Versailles and decided to have her own dress made up in that power color.

 

https://www.starz.com/video/901521248c45440eb5942ab8d220ef40

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WatchrTina

WatchrTina

There's sneak peek clip out there for episode 203. http://www.accesshollywood.com/videos/outlander-season-2-exclusive-sneak-peek/#MGzV5B0aumOWIOL6.02

 

203 hasn't aired yet so I won't talk about the content but can I just say how clever and heartbreaking the blocking of this scene is?  Jamie and Claire are having a disagreement while he walks down a gallery (or hallway) outside the dining room and Claire walks in parallel inside the dining room so that walls periodically come between them.  They can only see each others at the doorways.  What a nice visual metaphor for the strain between them and the lack of connection they are both feeling.

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Nidratime

Nidratime

The following is a clip from episode 4, involving Murtagh and Fergus. (I think this kid is actually 45 years old.)

EXCLUSIVE 'Outlander' Sneak Peek: Fergus and Murtagh Discussing the 'Affairs of Women' Is the Cutest Thing You'll See All Day!
http://www.etonline.com/tv/187516_exclusive_outlander_sneak_peek_fergus_and_murtagh_discussing_the_affairs_of_women_is_the_cutest_thing/

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Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny

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Between the bitter cascara and what I'm fairly sure will include 

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the street attack and Mary raped scenes (get prepared for the non-book viewers' anger),

Jamie needs to get at least a little more affectionate with Claire. It doesn't have to be sex, but some emotional intimacy would be a nice change of pace.

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morgan

morgan

I've pretty much come to accept that there is not going to be any closeness between Jamie and Claire until after the Faith/Bastille/Louis stuff goes down.  They are just skipping over any of the sexy stuff that was in the book in the early part.  And I'm sad about it, because I miss them together and would like to see it.  But I do think they are doing a wonderful job with the season in general so am going to just know it will come eventually.  I'm afraid it's making me far too eager for the weeks to fly by to get to it though!

Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny

2 hours ago, asp said:

Are we gonna get a mirror version of 2x01Claire's "I wish I were dead" by Jamie in the aftermath of Culloden?

http://jamiefraserfan.tumblr.com/post/143958239686/uselesstat-its-definitely-going-to-kill-us

I would love that. And it sets up some robust Jamie POV for the first-half of season 3. It was established a bit in "Reckonings", but there hasn't been much since then. It would be great to finally have equal-time voice-overs, so we can see that Jamie and Claire really are a team.

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