Outlander
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That being said, this midseason finale could have used like 50 percent less Benedict Arnold.
A weird sentence to write but true nonetheless.
Theres more to dig into here.
The episode picks up where we last left off with Jamie unconscious on the Saratoga battlefield.
She says, I will kill you!
Just fucking try me, and it is awesome.
He has a hand injury that Claire can easily repair, but thats not the point.
She is very much over Jamies stupid hero complex, and you know what?
Shes had to watch this man almost die repeatedly; that seems exhausting.
Cant you do that for once, Jamie?
Thats the man she loves blood of her blood and all that jazz.
Claire also knows this is bigger than her husband.
And she would know, right?
Still, you cant blame her for wishing her husband had nothing to do with any of it.
Just like you cant blame Denny, an exiled Quaker, for questioning the violence of it all.
Will loving Ian be worth it in the end?
Enough about love; lets get back to war.
Regardless of the color hes wearing, that man is kin.
With Simon down, the British army is in disarray.
Benedict leads the men forward, and eventually they surround their enemies and take their stronghold.
The entire time, however, Jamie lives in fear that William will be killed.
He sees his son everywhere.
But it does end.
The Continental Army is victorious.
Its a lovely scene between Jamie and his cousin.
They reminisce about their childhood.
Jamie has another charged moment over in enemy territory.
He comes face-to-face with William.
it’s possible for you to feel the nerves pouring out of him.
So Jamie gives him his own hat and tells him he owes him one.
Jamie assumes it will be the only time he ever speaks to his son as an adult.
William will be safe.
Once again, the duty falls on Jamie.
Has a man ever been so thrilled to haul a relatives dead body across an ocean?
Finally, theyre going home.
They know Rob wont kill Jem because he needs him, yet THE GUY TIME-KIDNAPPED THEIR SON.
Roger has never been hotter.
In a fun little twist, Buck demands to go too.
Roger will need his help back in Bucks time, and they are family, after all.
Buck wants to do this for his clan.
Lets not end on such an ominous note, though, okay?
This episode does have quite a happy ending.
We find Claire, Jamie, and Ian at the tail end of their journey across the sea.
In a hilarious callback, Jamie is once again plagued with seasickness.
Its a nice bookend to another, much more emotional callback.
Both Jamie and Claire look like theyve seen a ghost.
Those two will forever and always be haunted by the past, wont they?
But the bit on the ship with Jamie refusing acupuncture?
A much lighter moment for the Frasers to revisit.
And before they know it, the boat has reached land.
The three of them are in tears.
