The Review at the End of the Universe
“The Fox’s Lair” Claire and Jamie return to Scotland as Outlander starts to move the plot towards the endgame of the failure to save the Jacobites from being decimated at Culloden. Sometimes you don’t know that something is necessary until it actually happens and that is exactly the case with the return to Scotland for…
“Faith” The second half Outlander’s second season begins with the fallout from the previous episode as Claire has to deal with a profound loss. It doesn’t take it long for the episode to make it clear that Claire lost her baby and dedicate much of the remaining time to exploring how Claire deals with he…
“Best Laid Schemes” The return of “Black Jack” Randall shakes things up significantly in Outlander as his duel with Jamie upsets all the carefully laid plans. Now that we are moving into the halfway point of the season it makes sense that there should be some significant forward momentum on the main plot as well…
“Untimely Resurrections” The stakes rise in Outlander as Captain “Black Jack” Randall makes his return to show Jamie and Claire that they are not safe in France. It was always going to happen, there’s no way to not have a threat like that still out there and not capitalise on it. I’ll admit that I…
“La Dame Blanche” Claire and Jamie plot to make Prince Charles look foolish in front of everyone important enough to show him support as other complications get in the way as season 2 of Outlander starts to pick up speed. The main plot of the season is Claire and Jamie’s secret campaign to stop Prince…
“Useful Occupations and Deceptions” Outlander juggles a few plotlines when Jamie continues his attempts to stop the coming Jacobite Rebellion while Claire struggles to feel useful in French society. It’s immediately clear that some time has passed since the last episode as evidenced by Claire’ growing baby bump as well as the dialogue telling how…
Sir Ian McKellan becomes the latest actor to embody the legendary Sherlock Holmes in Bill Condon’s Mr. Holmes. This version is a bit of a departure from the recent Robert Downey Jr. or Benedict Cumberbatch portrayals of the character as the film depicts him at the end of his life. There’s a subtle tragedy to…
