One more here whose sex life is greatly benefitting from Outlander :) The last time DH had it so good was in the midst of my Twilight fanfiction obsession!
I'm all too familiar with being in love with fictional characters... after losing two years of my life to Robert Pattinson/Edward Cullent (I'm only marginally ashamed of it), there has been Mitchell/Poldark (also known as Aidan Turner for those who care about small details such as reality), not to mention an uncomfortable few weeks spent agonising over Toby Stephens/Rochester. But Jamie is something else entirely. Googling ugly pics of him doesn't really help, because all I can see is how gorgeous he CAN be given the right lack of clothes.
Now back to this latest episode (spoilers)... i thought it was excellent, really well paced and strongly acted. Anyone else absolutely seething at Claire in that last scene? God it takes a strong woman to stand up to such a man, he was heartbroken/angry/devastated/ready to explode.... and with good reason. FANTASTIC acting by Sam there, he has rarely looked this powerful and subtle at the same time. Although I can sort of see her logic (up to a point...), I think Jamie is absolutely right to feel betrayed. I'll be interested to see how they come back from that one, as a couple.
In fact, while I really (really) miss the unrestrained lust of season 1, their falling in love and getting to know each other, all the sexy times and fun, I am thrilled to see how this show is not scared of going to the dark places of a couple's relationship and marriage. I think it is totally believable that two strong characters such as Jamie and Claire, in the extraordinary circumstances they find themselves in, would have an intense and stormy relationship such as this one - with conflict an a certain core of violence - if that makes sense.
Ok, rambling over. Now when's the next episode.