STACK #191 Sep 2020

FEATURE TV

THE STORY SO FAR…

SPOILERS AHEAD

SEASON 1 Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) is a World War II army nurse who is reunited with her husband after five years. During a second honeymoon in Scotland, Claire touches a mysterious monolith on the hill of Craigh na Dun and is transported back in time to 1743, winding up in the middle of the Jacobite uprising. Given refuge by the rebellious MacKenzie clan, Claire is quickly swept up in a romance with Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a dashing Scottish officer battling to overthrow the British redcoats. But will she find a way to return to her own time?

SEASON 2 Temporally displaced heroine Claire finds herself in an increasingly bigger pickle. Beyond the issues in 18th century Paris and trying to infiltrate the Jacobite rebellion, there’s the return of the despicable 'Black Jack' Randall and the Battle of Culloden to deal with. Then there is the more complicated stuff, like making sure that your husband from your own time actually gets to be born someday and explaining how you’re pregnant to another man. “But it was hundreds of years ago, honey,

SEASON 3 The climax of season two saw Jamie marching to near certain death in the Battle of Culloden, and Claire returning to her present. The third season finds her adjusting to a post-war world and life with her husband, Frank (Tobias Menzies). She also has a child, Brianna, from her relationship with Jamie. Claire is able to return to the 18th century only to discover some significant changes since she left. Reunited with Jamie, they embark on a rescue mission that leaves them shipwrecked on one of the southern colonies of British America…

SEASON 4 Reunited and relocated, Claire and Jamie face new challenges in colonial era America, circa 1767. Navigating the New World proves particularly problematic for Claire, whose modern perspective on issues of slavery and the treatment of Native Americans by the settlers inevitably leads to conflict – and quality drama. A season that returns the series to its cozy comfort zone and shifts the focus back to the central couple, whose resilient relationship has always been the heart and soul of the show.

• Outlander: Season 5 is out on Sept 23

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