The Outlander Finale Gave Everything We could have Asked For

For everyone else, pour another shot of whisky and listen up… “Lord. You gave me a rare woman”. Claire, who has been fielding some snide remarks from Bri about her love for Frank, discovers that very same dragonfly in amber at a local museum.

The shift forward makes a lot of sense for this episode and actually works pretty well (more on that in a bit), but the lack of time spent in the past – particularly seeing the Battle of Culloden take place – makes me wonder if we’ll pick back up there in Season 3.

The season 2 finale kicks off in Scotland circa 1968, where a now-grown (and rather dishy) Roger Wakefield is hosting Reverend Wakefield’s funeral.

“It’s just such a attractive moment and just a disgusting moment”, Davis said of the couple’s stone sendoff. That’s a different kind of romance and love and commitment, and I think if you want to just watch sex you can see it on any channel. I even took a photograph on my phone of it, with the two of them looking down at me! Mr. Moore also opens up about the Outlander rules of time travel and how much input author Diana Gabaldon had in detailing those rules. So we asked Davis to break down the biggest differences that happened with our Laird and Lady’s last goodbye, last dance, and last lovemaking.

It’s not just about Claire and Jamie anymore. “It’s a more gradual process with his story, so we have time to figure out the makeup and all of that.” he said. Frank didn’t want Claire searching through history for him; he wanted her to let Jamie go. “Dragonfly in Amber” was essentially over 90 minutes of deeply emotional feelings, because the show has done such a wonderful job of making us really believe in the power of Jamie and Claire’s love and connection, and even more than that, to feel invested in it.

Speaking to Bustle, Moore promised that they are trying to as faithful as they can to the books but fans can expect some “added elements” to the storyline.

“And I you”, Jamie replies. It’s two people really fighting to the death – the literal death – and unfortunately, it’s me that dies. “You made me go and live a life I didn’t want to live”. She visits Lallybroch, and can hear the voices, envisioning Jamie standing there. “I do, but there was this man in 1746 I loved more…”

The third novel in Gabaldon’s Outlander series tracks Claire as she returns to the 18th century to find Jamie after learning he survived the Battle of Culloden.

Also, you could perhaps argue that Dougal’s end was inevitable. While there was some happiness and some very satisfying resolutions this year (like with Simon Callow’s squirrely Duke of Sandringham) there was also that whole business with the faux witchcraft with Claire and the King, and an overwhelming amount of sexual assault. It’s something I’ve considered again and again. “It’s just so moving”.

The finale – “Dragonfly in Amber” – was something else altogether, and introduced us to the brink of Culloden Moor’s battle, while spending most of its time in 1968.

They sure set up a fantastic premise for the next season. “And our writer and producer Matt Roberts was like, ‘Because Claire would keep disappearing and then reappearing!’ We thought that was kind of amusing”. Brianna and Roger’s chemistry is electric from the moment they meet. “I think a decision was made in the second season that the story didn’t always lend itself to having those more quiet and intimate, lovemaking moments”.

“I can’t wait to get out to sea”.

When Jamie informs Claire that the Battle of Culloden will, in fact, take place, she offers one more (traitorous) solution: offing Charles. Without spoiling anything, it’s safe to say that Season 3 will see them reunited after a twenty-year separation, and it would be almost impossible to remove the impact from that.