The Review at the End of the Universe
Season 1 Episode 5 – “Rent” There’s an interesting sense of foreboding with this outing of Outlander; it is strongly hinted from the opening minutes that events are heading towards something very significant. Claire’s conversation with Ned Gowan complete with John Dunn quotes highlights the importance of the events that are building up. I like…
Season 1 Episode 4 – “The Gathering” After weeks of planning and deliberation Claire is ready to attempt her escape after hearing a folk song describing a situation similar to hers provided her with hope last week. Her plan is quite genius when you look at it; she has used her position as a valued…
Season 1 Episode 3 – “The Way Out” Claire tries to make the best of her situation as prisoner in Castle Leoch by attempting to win the trust of those around her so she can later plan her escape. The main focus of this episode is Claire fully acclimating to her day to day life…
Season 1 Episode 2 – “Castle Leoch” This episode picks up right after the end of the last one and sees Claire arrive at Castle Leoch, the home of the leaders of Clan MacKenzie -name misspelled in last week’s review so I apologise- and has to learn her place in 18th century Scotland. For the…
Season 1 Episode 1 – “Sassenach” Here we have a new TV show from Ronald D. Moore (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica) therefore giving me enough of a reason to check it out. I’ll make no secret of the fact that I really like Ron Moore as a writer and a producer, the guy is just…
