Is there an Outlander thread?

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Started watching it on Amazon Prime last night, I'm hooked already.

Haven't read the books it's based off, which makes a nice change for me!

Anyone else?

I haven't watched it yet, but a tiny bit was filmed in our village. A bit with monks apparently - they filmed at the castle.

Agreed red, if it's the scene we're thinking of Ive often just skipped straight to that part and carried on from there!

but there is a particularly lovely and compelling section that takes place in Edinburgh.

My absolute favourite bit in all the books

Ok am now going to have read them to find out which big you are on about!

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I do picture him as that yes! But thats a bit sad because he's a good man at the end of the day. I guess all heroes can't be handsome!

Has anyone seen the latest episode? I'm watching it as soon as ds is asleep

Just about to watch it. Exciting ....

I fell asleep watching it last night! Damn. Have to wait all day now.

I saw it last night. Good opening scene
Thought they went away from the book the most in the latest episode but it all worked. Love Gaellis still and that Leoghire (sp?) girl gives good bitch face !

I watched it at 9am yesterday

I do think Laoghaire gives good bitch face. I do not like her in the slightest which is all credit to the woman playing her. Geillis Duncan is a fabulous character (though her Scottish accent is a bit hit and miss). I'm looking forward to them explaining her back story.

I am simultaneously enjoying Outlander and dreading it continuing. In my head Jamie and Claire can just stay happily married and live a long and happy life together. Sadly, I've read the books (re-reading atm) and know it's not quite that straightforward.

I sprained my ankle last week and sadly can't go to work this week . Unfortunately i can see I'll be forced to rewatch the first 8 episodes so that I can go straight on to the new ones.

Oh you poor, poor thing. Forced to sit Down and watch Jamie Fraser Outlander for hours on end. You have my complete sympathy. Perhaps some cake and chocolate will take the edge off your pain? Do it. Don't suffer unnecessarily.

I hope the twisted ankle isn't too serious, just serious enough! I enjoyed last night's episode immensely, the baby was sad though, was hoping it would wake up as she cuddled it!

Oh no my hope all the episodes take your mind of it !

The actress playing Gellis is actually Dutch so I guess her accent isn't too bad considering that.

I'm not sure telling my DM about the series was my best idea. She sent me a text last night which read "did they know about cunnilingus in the 18thC?"

I'm forcing myself here, hard job but I need to keep my spirits up. Sadly no cake or chocolate in the house, and the shop is a 10 minute hobble away
Loving the costumes, especially the knitwear

did they know about cunnilingus in the 18thC?

did they know about cunnilingus in the 18thC?

It reminded me of the bit in the books where hadn't washed properly for a while and he was about to go dan unda, and she's all like, "Jamie, no!" and he's all like, "why not?" and she's like "...the smell" and then let him anyway - anyone remember it?

Haha! I feel like that's part of their wedding night... Definitely remember the scene anyway.

There are a few bits you wish they'd glossed over from the book! I could also do with a few less almost rape scenes - if they'd made captain Randall a nicer character it would have improved things I adore the actor!

stated watching it last night on Prime. I went to school with Frank!

Iamblossom really?! I love him I think he is a fantastic actor.

He was in Game of Thrones as well I think?

Tobias Menzies is great. I think he does a good job of playing Frank and Jack so differently. He's Edmure Tully in GoT iirc.

Lotte Verbeek who plays Geillis is Dutch yes and I think she looks and acts the part brilliantly. The cadence of her speech is the thing which jars the most I suppose and it is because she's Dutch but as DH pointed out last night it does help with the actual story behind where she's from and her sounding like she doesn't quite fit in with the locals (I'm trying to be as vague as possible here!).

I don't know about cunnilingus. Blow jobs go back to time immemorial. There are some pretty explicit images of Osiris receiving a blow job from Iris. There are quite a few similar references from ancient Egypt. I can't remember anything about it happening the other way round. I'd google but, well, I tried something like that once before and all I asked for was a bloody brownie recipe.

From the dredges of my memory I think the 18thC was quite a good time for women sexually speaking, before the Victorians decided they didn't like it and had to lie back and think of England.

Or Scotland