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Inside Outlander Ep #112 [SUB ITA]

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Inside Unfinished Business • Part 2

🧵Outlander_ Starz: Kristin Atherton faced not only the challenge of taking over a role previously played by Laura Donnelly, but also took on *two* different time periods! Said Director Stewart Svaasand, "Kristin had no easy scenes. Straight into the meat." Said Caitríona Balfe, "Stepping into a role set by another actor is one of the hardest things to do... but Kristin really knocked it out of the park... She was wonderful."

Learn how Costume Designer Trisha Biggar approached Jenny's looks in 1739 and 1778.

We see Jenny's younger self in 1739, where she's sort of adventurous. We kept her in a very youthful lilac heather tweed, fresh and matching with the countryside. When we saw her again in the 1770s, we put her into more autumnal, natural colors, russets and warm browns and red tones, moving from the youthful, fresh colors into slightly softer, more mature colors.

We used antique pieces in both time periods. In 1739, the fashion for women was stomachers, which fit down the center front of a lady's bodice. Women could have one bodice and several stomachers to make different outfits. The apron was a fashionable thing in the later 1770s that women wore decoratively rather than just practically. — TRISHA BIGGAR, COSTUME DESIGNER

🧵Outlander_ Starz: “Clothes were worn very much forever, as long as they lasted, and often adapted to a future fashion... it wasn't unusual for items of clothing to be handed down," says Costume Designer Trisha Biggar.

This theme comes to life in this episode, first as we glimpse both Brian Fraser in the leather coat we've seen passed down to Jamie before, and as Old lan gifts Young lan his tweed coat upon his departure as a memento.

🧵Outlander_ Starz: I can never get enough of the costume department's fabulous sketches. Take a look at some from this episode below!

🧵Outlander_ Starz: Hair and Makeup Designer Ann McEwan had nothing but compliments for Nell Hudson on her willingness to let the team run with her looks over the years. "She'll age. She'll look ugly. She'll look pretty. Whatever needs to be done!"

As for Laoghaire's current wig... the team keeps it in the family. It once was worn by Annette Badland when playing Mrs. Fitz, Laoghaire's grandmother, in Season 1!

🧵Outlander_ Starz: That's all for this week. Learn even more about the episode, plus answers to fan questions, with The Official Outlander Podcast, hosted by Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts! Listen here: Spotify 🎧 Apple 🎧 Note: unable to link 🎧🎧… 🤷🏻‍♂️… see my S07E09 Official Podcast post

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Remember… stepping into a role set by another actor is one of the hardest things to do... but Kristin really knocked it out of the park... She was wonderful. — Caitríona Balfe

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The Missing 🎧 Links

So, many moons ago when wee Faith rested peacefully in a Paris cemetery and Fergus happily breathed Savannah air, I reposted the Outlander Season 7 Inside The Episode series, minus the podcasts for the last six episodes. Five of those podcasts are now available (who knows if 716 will ever materialise? I’ve been checking regularly since December⏳). Here are links to my Inside posts, with links to the podcasts under the photos.

Inside A Hundredweight Of Stones S07E11 Part 1

Part 2 Part 3

Spotify 🎧 Apple 🎧

Inside Carnal Knowledge S07E12 Part 1 Part 2

Spotify 🎧 Apple 🎧

Also missing from my S07E12 Inside post is this video:

Inside Hello, Goodbye S07E13 Part 1 Part 2

Part 3

Spotify 🎧 Apple 🎧

Inside Ye Dinna Get Used To It S07E14 Part 1

Part 2

Spotify 🎧 Apple 🎧

Inside Written In My Own Heart’s Blood S07E15 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Spotify 🎧 Apple 🎧

Inside A Hundred Thousand Angels S07E16 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

Spotify 🎧 Apple 🎧 Might be updated someday… might not. 🤷🏻‍♂️

All photos from Starz.

Remember… podcasting is a democratizing force, giving anyone with a message and a microphone the ability to reach a global audience. — Ira Glass

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Inside Unfinished Business • Part 1

🧵Outlander_Starz: Outlander is back and so is "Inside Outlander," your scoop on the behind-the-scenes magic that brings this magical series to life! ✨ Let's dive into the emotional premiere, "Unfinished Business," shall we?"

Returning to Lallybroch and the location of Midhope Castle where Outlander films wasn't just magical for the fans but for the cast as well. Sam Heughan says this was his favourite location from this second half of the season.

Going back to Lallybroch was a really big moment, for Jamie but also for Outlander. It's where we started. I have a lot of memories working there. One of my first days shooting in Season 1 was at Midhope at Lallybroch... so it was quite a special moment.

Actually, I'd never been in the actual castle because it's derelict. We were using the doorway. So, I actually got to go in this time and have a look inside, which was very special. — SAM HEUGHAN, JAMIE FRASER

🧵Outlander_Starz: Showrunner and Executive Producer Matthew B. Roberts said, "Bringing one of our main characters back into the show... Scotland... she's such a beauty.

You miss her when you're not there. I love when we can play Scotland for Scotland at any point. And that iconic driveway going up to Lallybroch, it always makes your heart beat a little faster."

🧵Outlander_Starz: Set Decorator Stuart Bryce, who has been on Outlander since the beginning, was nostalgic at recreating this set across decades: "New touches, like Mike Gunn's murals, were a great addition, but essentially we didn't have to change too much. We kept it as true as we could to the original Lallybroch.

The tapestries in the dining room had been in storage, and there were a few pieces missing, so finding the original plans and having to recreate them was a challenge."

🧵Outlander_Starz: For Production Designer Mike Gunn, now that we're seeing Lallybroch in 1739 as well as the 1770s and 1980s, it was important to instantly recognize Roger was in a different time. He came up with the idea that behind the incredible tapestries from Season 1, there were murals created in the time of Brian Fraser, hidden after Culloden, then discovered by Bree and Roger in the 80s.

Read more about how Mike used these murals to plant Easter Eggs about Jamie and the story of Outlander itself!

I developed this backstory that the murals depicted the Jacobite rising and fight for Scottish independence. By the time the 1770s came and the Jacobites had lost Culloden, that's when the tapestries were hidden... In the 1980s, the tapestries were taken off. That was the starting point.

Then I decided to weave in the story of Outlander...

The unicorn, which I decided to depict in all of the four images, was Jamie. And of course, Claire is going to come into that journey. The central mural above the fireplace with the unicorn and horse, that's the two of them in love. But the unicorn is depicted as having his struggles throughout. He's depicted fighting a mythical beast that you could say is Black Jack. — MIKE GUNN, PRODUCTION DESIGNER

🧵Outlander_Starz: Fans will be delighted to see Jamie and Claire staying in the Laird's bedroom again with the iconic blue wallpaper. Set Decorator Stuart Bryce says of this room: "There is something about that blue that makes people's skin look amazing and enhanced those early romantic scenes of Jamie and Claire.

When we came to put the room back together, though it was exactly the way it should have been, by some mystery, the room was bigger...something spooky happened there!"

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Remember… you miss her when you're not there. I love when we can play Scotland for Scotland at any point. And that iconic driveway going up to Lallybroch, it always makes your heart beat a little faster. — Matthew B Roberts

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Inside Written In My Heart’s Blood • Part 1 of 3

🧵Outlander_Starz: I think I speak for all of us when I say Episode 715, "Written in My Own Heart's Blood," tore all our guts out.

Join me for a behind-the-scenes look at this monumental episode, named after Diana Gabaldon's book, while we wait for the season finale, airing January 17.

First off, did everyone spot the familiar faces in this week's opening titles? 👀

🧵Outlander_Starz: This episode was directed by Joss Agnew, who also directed the big battle episodes in Season 7, Part 1: Episodes 708 and 709. I'm declaring him our official war expert and wow, did he deliver!

Let's talk about Claire. This episode, the Costume Department had to craft an ensemble that not only looked good, but served the heart-breaking story as well.

Caitríona Balfe was a fan as well, saying, "To me, this costume — the linen waistcoat and jacket when she's in the field hospital — screams practicality but it also looks cool. That, to me, is just very Claire."

Claire's costume for the Battle of Monmouth took quite a lot of thought because it had to do many things.

We were filming outside in Scotland in January and February, so we had to make sure Caitriona was going to stay dry and warm enough to be comfortable acting, but it also had to be a costume that she had a lot of freedom of movement in.

Within the story, we wanted to see certain aspects of her journey through color, like the progression of her being wounded, to let the audience see how serious it was. So, I chose pale colors, natural fabrics, and dyes that were ideal to show blood but would not look totally impractical for her position triaging soldiers. — TRISHA BIGGAR, COSTUME DESIGNER

🧵Outlander_Starz: Speaking of costumes, can we hear some commotion for Jamie's uniform? Our JAMMF is now a Brigadier General with the official get-up to match.

The iconic blue and buff colors match the Continental General's uniform worn by Washington himself, while the red sash identifies Jamie's rank as Brigadier General.

We have to talk about the general's uniform. It's a beautiful blue and cream-colored American outfit... but I don't think Jamie really is a man that is comfortable in that kind of clothing. He would much rather be in his loose fitting kilt in the Highlands of Scotland. For him to be buttoned up and wearing a sash, a very fancy outfit, is not really him.

Like in Paris, he can integrate into society, but he's most comfortable when he's in his kilt. — SAM HEUGHAN, JAMIE FRASER

🧵Outlander_Starz: This episode introduced a brand new set, the Tennent Church, which had interiors in the studio and exteriors on location.

The Old Tennent Church is actually a very real church that still exists today that was indeed used as a hospital during the 1778 Battle of Monmouth.

The season ends, set wise, with the Tennent Church exterior and interior. It's a glorious thing. The first thing I did was look up historical archives to discover that the Tennent Church was, in fact, a real place and found what it looked like. I wanted to be quite faithful to that.

There's a respect you have to give these moments of historical significance that Outlander does so well, to portray them close to how they are. It was a decision I made to not reinvent Tennent Church, but to give an accurate representation of it. We've tweaked some things to suit our action, but essentially, we were faithful to it, and that was a joy. — MIKE GUNN, PRODUCTION DESIGNER

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Remember… this costume — the linen waistcoat and jacket when she's in the field hospital — screams practicality but it also looks cool. That, to me, is just very Claire. — Caitríona Balfe

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Inside Written In My Heart’s Blood • Part 2 of 3

🧵Outlander_Starz: Inside, we wanted to have evidence of the church elements still there. So we built all the pews as if they would have been there, then removed them and tried to push them out the way so that everywhere you look, you can see evidence of the fact that this is an ad hoc pop up M*A*S*H* hospital that's been created.

Then, we wanted to pull the action for Caitríona into the middle of the room. [Production Designer] Mike Gunn made this beautiful array of windows on either side of the pulpit with light pushing through them... it looks stunning. — STUART BRYCE, SET DECORATOR

🧵Outlander_Starz: Take a look at some of the Art Department's renderings for this set below.

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🧵Outlander_Starz: The Art Department also continued their work on the military camps they'd established in Part 1.

Said Set Decorator Stuart Bryce, "As the season progressed, we applied more decay to the environment. The tents got ripped. We patched them up even if they didn't need patching up. Everything was muddy or grubby. The weather helped us. As we went from Saratoga to the Battle of Monmouth, the camps got bigger. We used every single asset we had and half of it blew away every other day." Ah, Scotland!

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Remember… we used every single asset we had and half of it blew away every other day. — Scott Bryce, Set Decorator

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Inside A Hundredweight of Stones • Part 2

🧵 Outlander Starz: The incredible performances this episode absolutely tore my guts out.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate David Berry, who shows us a raw, heartbreaking, and visceral side of Lord John we've never seen before? Episode 711 is a massive emotional journey for John as much as it is for Claire.

Navigating that relationship with Claire is hugely complicated and hugely difficult. I think what we learn about John through that is not only his generosity but also his skill.

We understand how he's survived. That world is so political. You see him being able to bring those skills into a personal setting.

It's been such a privilege to work with David... David as an actor is really brave and absolutely up for pushing himself and his character as far as possible. — LISA CLARKE, DIRECTOR

I think this is probably one of the most challenging episodes I’ve ever filmed…

David was amazing. We talked about it quite a lot. In many ways, it sort of mirrored Lord John Grey. He was much more brave about stepping into the unknown and finding a way through it. — CAITRÍONA BALFE, CLAIRE FRASER

🧵 Outlander Starz: And of course, we have to give it up for Caitríona Balfe, whose performance took my heart and smashed it into a million pieces.

I've always admired Caitríona's work. To know that these storylines were coming up and to get that chance to work with her again on some material that, I think, really challenged both us and everyone, was something that I was really looking forward to. I never felt that there was anyone else that I would rather do that with because I knew that Caitríona was going to be committed, courageous, and bold with the material.

To be led by her in those scenes, to be supporting her in those scenes... her generosity was amazing. — DAVID BERRY, LORD JOHN GREY

🧵 Outlander Starz: Fun fact: SOMEONE was smiling during that wedding... just not who (or what) you think. The scene called for vows said to-camera.

Said David Berry, "I found that quite difficult. I just didn't feel it. I asked for another take, got a piece of tape, drew a little smiley face on it, stuck it next to the camera, and that's what l was giving my vows to. So Lord John is actually wed to a little piece of tape on the side of a camera and not Claire."

🧵Outlander Starz: The mood at Lord John's party may have been somber but Claire's dress was absolutely dazzling. Costume Designer Trisha Biggar called it one of the most complicated, time consuming pieces created in her time on Outlander.

The dress was crafted almost entirely by hand out of teal lace, built in a couture fashion with lace applied on lace (no seams), then covered with over a thousand tiny crystal stones. The stomacher was partly vintage, embellished with pearls, gold thread, and beads.

🧵 Outlander_Starz: And what about Claire's party hair? According to Hair and Makeup Designer Ann McEwan, ladies of the time would use cages in their hair or wigs to add height, which we see on Claire here.

The women of 1700s Philadelphia actually would have had *bigger* more audacious hair than depicted on Outlander but a slightly lower profile helps ensure vision lines on-screen.

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Remember… this episode is a massive emotional journey for John as much as it is for Claire.