To think Outlander is just Scottish soft porn and LOVE it

[SistersOfPercy]

I mean, the sight of Jamie Fraiser in his kilt. Good Lord how did I let this show pass me by!
I watched the Wedding episode the other night (I'm only on episode 8), never known DH so quiet

[HuskyMcClusky]

On the one hand, it doesn’t sound like my thing.

On the other, dear God...a Scottish accent on a good-looking man (or even a fairly average one, tbh) KILLS me. Almost drooling at the mere thought.

[AKAmyself]

Love love love Outlander. We have a thread over in Telly Addicts, it’s called lassies of Lallybroch. Come over and join the fun!

[ALemonyPea]

DH loves this, I'm not so keen on it. I call it 50 shades of tartan.

[ConciseandNice]

I watched the first episode last night. It felt like one of the longest hours ever. It does have potential though. Should I stick it out? Or will it just not be my thing, based on the first episode. Plus how annoying is Claire??

[SenecaFalls]

Claire can be annoying but, to me, in an endearing kind of way. She's a woman who knows her own mind and won't listen to advice so she manages to get herself and others in all kinds of scrapes, ranging from dire and life-threatening, to merely amusing.

The production values are very high in Outlander, and it's worth it to watch for the costumes and sets alone.

Someone said it's not historically accurate. Much of it is, but the biggest issue is that the Jacobite rising is depicted as a fight between the Scots and the English, when it was actually between the British government and the supporters of the Stuart succession, most of whom were Catholic or Episcopalian. Many Scots, especially nearly all Presbyterians, were supporters of the Government.

Spoiler alert here: It is very historically correct on the migration to North Carolina and much of what is depicted in the colonies.

[Notonthestairs]

Concise - i remember the first episode dragging but the story gets going properly at Castle Leoch so try another episode or two before you bin it. The first series is great, interesting plot with proper will they/won't they conflict (or should she/shouldn't she), cinematography is beautiful and lots of kilts knocking about.

Jamie does nothing for me. Murtagh on the other hand.

[misskatamari]

I started series one yesterday thanks to this thread and already LOVE it!

[snozzlemaid]

Yay! A new convert.
I'm always jealous when I hear of people watching it for the first time.

[RaininSummer]

I love this series. May have to rewatch soon.

[CoraPirbright]

I always used to think of Gaelic as a rather gutteral, unpleasant sounding language but, dear god in heaven, when Sam Heughan/Jamie whispers sweet Gaelic nothings in lucky old Claire’s ear.......

SH for the new Bond, I say!!

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

The person who recommended it to me didn’t tell me how racy it is...

I was watching the first episode on a train, and turned it off sharpish when we got cunnilingus in a castle 15 minutes in! I have watched the rest since though

[PrimalLass]

I struggle to watch it, but it is full-on BRILLIANT for the local economy.

[FoofFighter]

Bratsandtwats Sun 25-Feb-18 19:29:48

I tried to watch it. Got two episodes in and gave up. It's awful! The time travel woman gets on my tits too.

YY

Really gave it a good go as I had heard it was brilliant, plus some of the locations are not a million miles away from me - but omg what a pile of rubbish! Plus that Claire actress is awful.

[PrimalLass]

There was a tiny bit filmed in our village, early on.

I was at a conference last week and they were talking about how massive the Outlander market is in the US. Anything that helps, tbh, is a good thing.

[SenecaFalls]

Plus that Claire actress is awful"

She was a bit stiff in the beginning, but she really grows and matures as an actor as the series progresses.

[ShawshanksRedemption]

Another big fan here too. Both characters have their faults that's what to me makes their relationship so believable. The actors have such great chemistry and yes, my DH also groans whenever I'm rewatching and the sex scenes are on, but then we've both watched Game of Thrones and he's not refused to watch that!

Jamie is very easy on the eye, but Sam doesn't do anything for me! Too clean cut LOL.

[Lollyb86]

Love it! Binge read all the books and enjoyed them too. Complete escapism

[sonjadog]

I was rewatching the first episode this evening. My goodness but Frank bores on about history a lot! In a fatherly, «let me educate you» kind of way. She was well shot of him.

[giggly]

Is the boatsheds at Kilsyth or Bowling then?

[Gingersstuff]

I bloody love Outlander.
If you remember the scene at the mill with the water wheel where Jamie's magnificent buttocks were bared looking for his shirt and I drooled like a St Bernard it was filmed literally 5 minutes away from my house.

[TigerTrumpet]

They were filming near me last week. All behind a wall and under tent things so I didn't get to see much. So excited for the next series!

[gryffen]

I live 5 mins from pollok park and I'm fr9m Fife so Falkland and Culross are my stomping grounds. Gotta love the whole cast and crew.

[AnnaConda2]

I'm a very late convert to 'Outlander' and I'm so addicted! I've skim-read the first couple of books and, while there's a lot to like about them (great universe, nice writing style, interesting characters), my inner feminist/believer in gender equality can't deal with some of the content from the first book... In my humble opinion, Diana Gabaldon has some pretty 'effed up' ideas about romance...

On the other hand, I love the TV show's depiction of Claire and Jamie. I'm not normally a big fan of sex scenes, but, in my opinion, 'Outlander' does them well (it doesn't hurt that I'm bi and both Jamie and Claire are hot!)

However, there's a lot more to the series than sex, and I feel that it's still worth watching 'Outlander'-even if you skip over these scenes.

Despite the slight historical inaccuracy (which the author acknowledges), 'The Devil's Mark' is a particularly good episode. The acting is superb and the (non sexual) chemistry between Claire and Geillis really drives this episode. These events mark another significant milestone in Claire and Jamie's relationship and made me fall deeper in love with the couple.

I'm hoping to visit Scotland in the near future and, even if 'Outlander' is only fiction (😢), I'll be sure to pack some gemstones and a few essential modern day items... 😉

[Scatterlingsofafrica]

I’m a late convert too- I have never this addicted to a series before! Absolutely love it and have to keep looking up the historical background after episode. Am in mild shock though after watching episode 2 of season 4 ... the lynching of the slave... terribly sad and depressing, and horribly relevant to the current situation.