Outlander Recap: The Fox’s Lair (S2.E8)
Well now we know. What does the fox say? It says, "Why on god's green earth would you bring Laoghaire back to Outlander?!" And in doing so, we have Outlander author Diana Gabaldon's "jump the shark" moment. But I digress. More on that later.
Previously on Outlander.... Laoghaire is a certifiable capital B bitch, Claire is a good witch (mwah! miss you Comte!) and Bonnie P Charlie is worth a ditch. Time to abandon France and crawl back to Scotland. New credits tonight! I spy with my little eye two significant people visiting a loch together....
Claire and Jamie are back in Scotland, which has healed them from all the crap they endured in Paris. Ian and Jenny have added another bairn to their family and the Frasers are celebrating a successful harvest of potatoes (French fries anyone?) when their Scottish idyll is interrupted by some terrible news via the mail.
Jenny's had a nice letter from Aunt Jacosta (fingers crossed for season 4!) but Jamie finds out Prince Charles has circulated a letter declaring his intent to take the English throne. It's signed by several of the Scottish clans... and Jamie, thanks to a bit of forgery on the part of the crazy loon. The letter brands Jamie a traitor in the eyes of the crown. Oh, and Charles has landed in Scotland with an army. Hello crappy reality.
Jamie tells Claire they must go all in, and try and change history. Wait. Is such a thing even possible? Jamie says instead of trying to stop the war, they're going to try and win, baby, win. Claire would rather escape to America, but Jamie reminds her they can't abandon their people. They both decide there's no choice but to fight.
Later, the Frasers set their plans in motion. Murtagh will gather the men of Lallybroch while Jamie and Claire go visit his grandfather, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat. Say what? Says Jenny. She reminds Jamie that their grandfather is a double dealing two timing raping asshole. Jamie's only met him once because his father would never let Lord Lovat see them on account of him trying to kidnap Jamie's mother to prevent her marriage to his son, Brian Fraser. None of that is going to stop Jamie from asking his grandfather to help send men to fight with Charles.
That night Jamie reveals another secret to Claire. His father, Brian, was the bastard son of Lord Lovat. His grandmother was Lord Lovat's kitchen maid. Jamie feels terrible he didn't tell Claire before they got married. Eh. Says Claire, our 20th century woman. When you look like that with your shirt off, all is forgiven. (And congrats to Jamie who seems to have lost his back scars for the moment...) The two "go to bed."
read more (plus what the “jump the shark” moment turned out to be)
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