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[aweesassenachlassie]

I just watched episode 9 and I am unwell!!!! God that was such an emotional episode, all the emotions!!! This scene had me in a puddle. Bravo to the entire cast. Beautiful episode from start to finish. 😍👏🏼

[aweesassenachlassie]

Sam Heughan on turning 40, new ‘Outlander’ season, playing Paul Newman in film

LOS ANGELES—“The first episode is going to be for the fans,” Sam Heughan said about Season 5 of his hit time-travel drama series, “Outlander

I didn’t think it was possible to top Cait’s interview with Margaret Gardiner but after reading this Inquirer interview with Sam my heart is very full. 🥰 He is such a bloody lovely guy. Comes across so kind, humble, thoughtful, insightful. He really is such a class act. It makes me really happy to see him doing so well. As he says, he’s always put his career first, and his years of hard work are finally paying off with all the projects being released this year. Well done Sam! 👏🏼

[aweesassenachlassie]

My my, this fandom does like to be outraged doesn’t it.

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Is 'Outlander' getting a Lord John Grey spin-off? Starz CEO weighs in

What is the Starz mission about going after premium women? Has Netflix been a boon for Outlander? And will we…

Things I’m taking away from this article which I actually really enjoyed reading:

Starz is basically putting all of their eggs in an Outlander shaped basket. The show is a huge success and they are heavily promoting it as such. He calls Season 5 “one of the strongest, best seasons yet”. Jeffrey talks about the fact that yes, it’s primarily women who start watching the show, or it’s maybe their idea initially, but they will bring their boyf/husband/partner on board and they will stick around for the multifaceted show content, “romance, love, drama, story, loss, separation, or reunions”. He says Outlander is Starz’s bellwether. It’s literally their blue print for replicating other successful shows aimed at a predominately female audience.

Hirsch then praises Caitriona for her performance this season which deals with some difficult material (Book readers will have their ideas about this) and then says that he loves that the fan base is so passionate, when let’s face it, it’s been nothing but vicious towards him since last years unfortunate “Eye-Candy” comment. Finally he says Sam is a “phenomenal actor” who has been constantly developing that character since Season 1. He actually emphasises how much they appreciate his work on the show by saying “I want him to know that we value him for his ability to bring that character to the screen and to the fan base”. Like am I missing something? Have ya’ll been reading a different article? I think it’s pretty clear at this point that, for some Sam fans, the man can’t say anything right. Which is a shame, because everything he is saying bodes extremely well for the future of the show.

[aweesassenachlassie]

What was actually said by Sam this weekend at his meet and greet. 👇🏻

Good old Deb has gotten together with 4 other people who attended this meeting with Sam (That we now know Emma did not attend) and they have compiled the following summary. It’s actually a great read on its own but my favourite part it where she completely negates every single claim Emma made.

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[aweesassenachlassie]

Cait is on a roll! So happy for her. 😄👏🏼 Also don’t see how things could get any worse for shippers at this point. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

Outlander star Caitriona Balfe talks about Outlander, her new movie Ford v. Ferrari, how she chooses her roles and how she was able to keep

[aweesassenachlassie]

WaterAid today announces that actor Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Outlander, and Game of Thrones) has become an ambassador for the internationa

As if I didn’t love this guy enough. What a sweetheart. 🥰

[romanticsuspense]

Hello! Thank you for being able to separate reality and fiction so well :P Many can't and start thinking they're owed something and nonsensically go after the actors. At the end of the day Outlander is a job, it's not their lives. They all work hard, give a lot to it, by all accounts are lovely people, and I think we should respectfully leave our expectations as fans at that.

Well said, Anon. Just because we’re fans doesn’t mean we’re entitled to anything. I second this. 🧡

[romanticsuspense]

People are getting really defensive about Cait at the moment which I totally understand. People are making really rude comments about her and that is not ok. But there is a lot of hypocrisy going around considering that some of those same people basically all the time make rude comments about Sophie&Richard and Roger&Bree. When their fave is being trashed that is not ok but when they do it to other people and character then that's ok!? Like I said it's so hypocritical.

I received this ask several weeks ago, so I don’t know what rude comments were being directed at or made about Cait at the time, but I’m assuming it’s either about her personal life or appearance.

It’s all about perspective and a fan’s personal beliefs about what is and is not okay fandom behavior. You and I see this behavior as hypocritical (and sometimes appalling) because we believe that it’s not okay to trash an actor’s personal life or appearance. Period.

But, an Outlander fan who sees Cait as the only “good” or “decent” person involved with the show, will think it’s perfectly alright to defend her but then turn around and condone the behavior of fans who are trashing or bullying Richard, Sam, or Sophie. And that’s what it is—bullying—at least if it’s done on an actor’s social media accounts.       

Actors are real people with feelings. It is my personal belief that they should be treated with the same decency and respect that you would to any stranger. I also believe that an actor’s personal life is none of my business and I am not in any position to speculate on their relationships or criticize their appearance. I don’t need any of that negativity in my fandom life so I unfollow or block blogs that do this.  (I urge you to do the same, Anon.  There’s no point in getting worked up over a bunch of negative, mean, or entitled “fans.”) 

As for the trashing of certain characters...everyone has their favorites. It’s obvious who my favorites are.  Not that having a favorite excuses the trashing of other characters.  I think it’s perfectly alright to criticize a character’s actions or behaviors, or the writing or costuming of said characters.  What I don’t think is okay is sending anonymous hate in people’s inboxes, or dropping hate in the replies of a gifset, or reblogging a positive post just to add negativity.

Thank you, Anon, for sending this ask.  But, to be honest, I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to answer this.  I’m growing quite tired of talking about and analyzing the behavior of this fandom.  It seems that no matter what I say or how carefully I try to word things, someone will take offense.  Or they’ll interpret my defense of Roger/Richard and Bree/Sophie as hatred of Sam/Jamie and Cait/Claire.  It’s not a competition.  I’m not trying to create even more divisiveness in this fandom by speaking up for the characters or actors who I feel have been unfairly vilified.  I wish we could all coexist peacefully.  But, I cannot for the life of me understand the many different circles within this fandom, so I’m no longer up for commenting on or analyzing fandom behavior.       

I am, as always, up for spirited discussion of the books or show, or anything, really!  My inbox here, and at @themackenzies is always open.