Outlander: The Medium is the Message
Every viewer of Outlander comes to the community with a vastly different background and set of expectations. Millions of novels have been sold, including the corollary Lord John series and several...
View ArticleOutlander: Prologue and Foreplay – Recap of Sassenach, Episode 1.01
We’re just about eight weeks out from the return of new Outlander episodes, so there’s no time like the present to revisit the past. I do not hold myself up as the paragon Outlander expert. I’m just a...
View ArticleOutlander: Majesty and Mayhem – Recap of Castle Leoch, Episode 102
The chief criticism levied against Outlander, both in print and on the screen, is that there is a substantial amount of groundwork and backstory, both prior to the inciting incident and during the...
View ArticleOutlander: Two Roads Diverged – A Review of ‘The Way Out’ and ‘The Gathering’...
My angle in the Outlander commentary business is to compare and contrast the novel and the television series. I have to admit that this post was far more difficult to write than the first several....
View ArticleOutlander: Like La bohème, but with Less Consumption and More Live Pigs – A...
Definition of Rent: 1: To grant or gain temporary possession and enjoyment of something in exchange for payment. 2: An opening made by or as if by rending. 3: A split in a party or organized group;...
View ArticleOutlander: Know Thy Enemy — a Review of The Garrison Commander, Episode 106
Writing these reviews months after the episodes’ premier dates gives me a certain latitude, but it’s not without its challenges. Sure, I have hundreds of blogs, podcasts, “behind the scenes” clips and...
View ArticleOutlander: All is Forgiven—A Review of The Reckoning, Episode 109 (Part 1)
I’ve tossed this episode around in my thoughts all week, and I still don’t have my head around it. I wrote and scrapped hundreds of words, hoping that some clear conclusions would surface. In turn,...
View ArticleOutlander: The One With All The Reckonings—A Review of Episode 109 (Part 2)
Ain’ No Party Like a Leoch Party Having all but exhausted my thoughts on this episode’s first half, let’s get our arses back to Leoch, where the most awkward surprise wedding reception ever awaits us!...
View ArticleOutlander: Cosa Nostra—A Study of “The Watch” Episode 113
“Cosa Nostra” is what the the Sicilian mafia calls itself. It means “Our Thing.” Short of a wholesale abandonment of the source material, Outlander is a show about strong women. Those who read the...
View ArticleOutlander: Ishtar 2-Ghàidhealtachd—A Study of “The Search” Episode 114
You couldn’t fire a bit across the World Wide Web this week without hitting a preview for Outlander‘s next installment, Wentworth Prison. Scarce was the review of last week’s episode, however, save...
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