Full spoilers for Outlander continue below.
Outlander certainly isn't in Scotland anymore in Season 2, and it leaned fully into that premise in the second episode of the season.
Welcome to 18th century Paris, and all the glitz, glamor and political intrigue that comes with it. "Not in Scotland Anymore" leaned into the humor of the Frasers being a couple in the wrong setting (twice over for Claire, as she's not even in the right time period). If there was one through-line of the episode, it's that it was funny, and that balanced the darkness that was plaguing Jamie and Claire.
Speaking of that darkness, the big reveal at the end of the episode is that Black Jack Randall didn't die at Wentworth Prison. Showrunner Ron Moore was smart not to keep that a secret past two episodes (especially given the fact Black Jack's "alive" status in Dragonfly in Amber is well-known by book readers). Still, the structure of the episode underlined well just how significant that reveal is. Even if Black Jack had been dead, he still is alive in Claire and Jamie's relationship. The poison of his torture is keeping them apart intimately, in both a sexual sense and a personal one.
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Outlander certainly isn't in Scotland anymore in Season 2, and it leaned fully into that premise in the second episode of the season.
Welcome to 18th century Paris, and all the glitz, glamor and political intrigue that comes with it. "Not in Scotland Anymore" leaned into the humor of the Frasers being a couple in the wrong setting (twice over for Claire, as she's not even in the right time period). If there was one through-line of the episode, it's that it was funny, and that balanced the darkness that was plaguing Jamie and Claire.
Speaking of that darkness, the big reveal at the end of the episode is that Black Jack Randall didn't die at Wentworth Prison. Showrunner Ron Moore was smart not to keep that a secret past two episodes (especially given the fact Black Jack's "alive" status in Dragonfly in Amber is well-known by book readers). Still, the structure of the episode underlined well just how significant that reveal is. Even if Black Jack had been dead, he still is alive in Claire and Jamie's relationship. The poison of his torture is keeping them apart intimately, in both a sexual sense and a personal one.
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