Claire and Jamie don’t get long in Lallybroch before they are separated yet again.
Where are we in the timeline?
Who has been kidnapped this time?
Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan.Starz Entertainment
Are we in America or Scotland?
Thankfully, theopening chords of the theme songsucked me right back into the moment.
As long as we are singing songs of lasses who are gone, Im good.
John Bell, Steven Cree.Starz Entertainment
Bring on the love stories, time travel, and the American Revolutionary War.
The bagpipes and highlands do not scream Colonial Williamsburg.
This is where it all started, and Jamie is visibly emotional about finally being home.
Richard Rankin and Dairmaid Murtagh on ‘Outlander’.Starz Entertainment
Young Ian quickly realizes that someone is missing.
The crowd of grave faces cant be masked.
Jenny quickly eyes Claire, noticing her horror.
He tells his father that she is well and has a son also named Ian.
Hes named after his father.
Bonus points if you’re able to respond like John Bell in that moment, too.
It was brutally tender and gut-wrenchingly sad, mixed with hope and joy.
How could they both portray all things at once?
Young Ian swears hes made peace with Emily.
Not to mention, he has an eye on another young lass named Rachel.
Ian perks up between coughs and questions if his son has told Rachel of his feelings for her.
Technically, he told her in Mohawk.
And he asked her to take care of his dog while he was gone.
So thats basically code for I love you, right?
He didnt raise him to be a fool.
GO GET THE GIRL!
Rachel will have to wait.
Claire teases him, wondering if he wants to know who is warming his former wifes bed.
I love sarcastic Claire!
Laoghaire is not happy to see Jamie.
Now Jamie is back with that hussy woman, and Laoghaire wants to know if he ever loved her.
Or was it pity?
Has it been Claire all along?
His name is Joey, and hes in love with Laoghaire.
Jamie picks up his hat and leaves.
Claire all but agrees with me, reminding Jamie that he indeed pitied Laoghaire.
And hes not the only one.
Jenny and Ians son Michael lives in France.
And Claire knows that in ten years, there will be a revolution inspired by the one in America.
so that save Jamies family, she has to convince him to leave the country.
She warns Michael that he has a few years to prepare and that he must get out before 1788.
The words fairy woman and witch are batted around when everyone hears a knock at the door.
Roger knocks again, and the door opens.
We find a strange man standing in the doorway who introduces himself as Brian Fraser.
This is Jamies dead father, which means Roger is in the wrong timeline!
Jamie laughs, assuming this is about a boy, and asks his stepdaughter who she wants to marry.
However, Laoghaires wont release Joans dowry.
Child support stops when she marries another man, and she will lose her property.
Joan pleads with Jamie to take action.
Jenny wonders out loud if Claire even has a soul.
I know Jenny is grieving, but that is harsh.
Later, Jamie finds Jenny screaming in the woods out of frustration.
PS: Jamie is no longer providing alimony.
I dont think anyone was as happy as Joey.
Claire must come immediately to Pennsylvania to help.
What is going on?
SHE JUST GOT THERE!
Jenny claims that Claire should go because she can save a life.
Here we are with the waterworks again, but Im still ticked.
Jenny tells her son its the right thing to do.
Yes, his father is dying, but Ian would want Young Ian to live!
And to do it while wearing his fathers coat.
This is happening so fast!
We are one episode in, and our love birds are separated.
They really are leaving.
With Young Ian in the back of the carriage.
His father limps out onto the driveway by himself to wave a final goodbye to his son.
Could anything be worse?
The answer is yes.
Gird your loins, people.
Geillis Duncan (Lotte Verbeek) is back!
