Outlander

Outlander
An epic romance about an English woman, who ends up, quite ironically, being called: “An Outlander’’ in her own country, United Kingdom. The story is told from the perspective of Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), who is a nurse in the Second World War. Right after the war she is reunited with her beloved husband Frank Randall (Tobias Menzies); they decide to travel to Scotland to celebrate the end of the war and rekindle their romance after years of separation.

Frank is a historian and thus obviously interested in local traditions and history. He also seeks to uncover some information about his ancestors, in particular about “Black’’ Jack Randall. Frank and Claire unwillingly witness a pagan ritual within an ancient stone circle. Later, driven by curiosity, Claire touches one of the stones and suddenly finds herself in the middle of a battle. The tension is highlighted by the sharp contrast between her casual stroll in countryside and darting through the forest to save her life only moments later.

In the last episode Claire and Jamie were on a ship heading towards France, they decided to change the course of history. Whether they succeed or whether their plan will fail is yet to be seen in the next series. For now, though, they certainly influenced my future, I was so impressed and intrigued by the plot, that I have already bought all and read most of the books the series are based on. The first novel Outlander, containing approximately 300000 words, is the shortest of Diana Gabaldon’s books.

You would agree that the director has done a wonderful job with the adaptation, not only with preserving all the essentials of the book but especially expressing the deepness of the emotional interactions that give the story its power. The seemingly tenuous twists escalate into unexpected turns and keep you in suspense.

Hello Anna,

A good review of a series with lots of good language, well done.

Bob