#outlander theory

[jamieatthebarricade]

Theory on Jamie’s Ghost

OKay so read an Outlander theory that basically stated that Jamie actually died on Culloden field and that the rest of the show since then has been a dream.

Now I'm pretty 50/50 on whether I believe this

Reasons I believe it

1. Jamie’s ghost being young.

The ghost Frank see’s and what we see in the show is a young highlander man. Jamie is definetly not young anymore so It would make sense for that to be him at culloden, because he was 25 when he would’ve died. Now I will say, perhaps Diana and the showrunners didn’t expect it to last this long so they could’ve just written him as a young man, but then the show lasted longer than they expected. 

2. Some of the wild things that happen in seasons 3-5

Some of the events that happen in the later seasons/episodes definitely seem like they’d happen in a dream. Jamie and Claire getting caught in a hurricane, Claire seeing the native american ghost, Brianna getting thrown up by a buffalo, and other things. I’m not saying these couldn’t happen, but it just seems unlikely. 

Reasons I don’t believe it

1. Jamie knowing important events/meeting important figures.

in Season 4, Jamie meets George Washington at a play (Claire tells Jamie about him). Jamie couldn’t know who George Washington is so it seems unlikely, and this isn’t the last time the Jamie comes into contact with famous events and people. In Season 5 Brianna comes to warn Jamie and Claire that the battle their fighting was a real battle, the Battle of Alamance, and the spark of the american revolution. How would Jamie know about this? Claire didn’t even know this, so it seems unlikely she would tell Jamie about this part of American History. Also Jamie know’s about the American Revolution from Claire. 18th century boy Jamie wouldn’t know anything about the American Revolution, so it doesn’t really make sense for this to be his dream.

2. Bad shit happens

If this was Jamie’s vision of him and Claire’s life, there are a lot of bad things that happen. Brianna getting raped, Murtagh dying, and Claire getting kidnapped and raped. If this was Jamie’s vision of him and Claire’s life, death, war, and destruction seem to follow them a lot. 

3. Documents proving Jamie lived.

Maybe Jamie imagined these, but it seems unlikely. There are documents that prove Jamie lived well beyond culloden (scrolls at ardsmuir, frasers ridge, him and Claire’s death) and for him to think of all of those seems unlikely.

Overall, I think the theory is cool and interesting, but when you start to think about it more it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

[ronandhermy]

So if they can, what if William shows up in town fevered and half out of his mind. He doesn't seem to have the best luck in America and we have no real idea where he went. So if something were to happen and he were to appear in town, not looking himself, and all but collapsed and dying on the side of the road, it wouldn't be too far fetched. And then what if Mandy, or Jem, sense someone in their "family" is near by and they go to find him.

Then, what if Bree and Roger take Willie back with them to the Ridge to care for him. And when he becomes coherent he realizes someone is sitting beside him. Maybe it's Roger. And he goes to fetch Bree and she's just so happy and relieved he's going to make it through after all. 

Naturally Willie is confused as all get out because WTF??? is his sister doing here. Where is he? And so on and so forth. And they begin to talk and it's a whole new experience for both of them, having a sibling. But it's obvious they care about each other. And Jem and Mandy are thrilled at the idea of having an Uncle. Of course, Willie doesn't know how to handle any of this.

But yeah, that's a theory.