Better to Marry Than Burn
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Jocasta shares her heart and difficult history.
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Perpetual Adoration S5 E5
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It all feels very Greek tragedy with the webs and spinners.
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From the Beardsley's to Brownsville S5 E3 E4
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Jamie and Claire discover a shocking truth when they try to free the Beardsley brothers from their indenture. Roger commands his way to Brownsville gathering men of fighting age. An adulterer is in their midst. Roger keeps the peace, but ruffles feathers all the same. Brianna fears. Lives are saved. Babies abound.
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Between Two Fires S5 E2
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Jamie is The King of men walking the razor's edge of loyalty, honor, and oaths between the Crown and his people. Murtagh has become a man of blood while stirring the Regulators to violence and rage. Claire is a frustrated 20th-century physician feeling stuck in the ways of the 18th. Roger is feeling inadequate and cannot seem to find a useful place in the 18th-century. Brianna struggles with trauma. Marsali is caught between two mothers. Bonnet believes he is a father and wants what's his.
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On This Day S5 E1
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The people of Fraser's Ridge, friends, and family gathered to celebrate the wedding of Roger MacKenzie and Brianna Ellen Randall Fraser. The big house was almost complete. Memories were shared and made, drinking games, feasting, dancing, romance, threat, treachery, bonding, politics, oaths, and a release of oath all happened in the two days lived onscreen.
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Domesticity, Building Bonds, and Duty Ep 177
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Roger returns with mission incomplete. The baby is cranky. Brianna is at her wit's end. Roger gets beautified. He’ll sing to help Jamie prepare the guests. Roger gives an uncomfortable history lesson to Brianna. Roger sings to an appreciative crowd. Jamie calls the men to duty. Roger reflects. Jamie and Claire find respite in their room. Jamie writes a letter.
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Of Chaos and Change
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Claire administers an eye examination. Mrs. Bug takes ownership of the running of the big house. A family with a sordid past comes to visit. Claire worries. Claire struggles with the changes to come. Fight. Fight. Fight. Solace is found outdoors. Jamie ceremonially prepares for the changes ahead. The men Jamie calls to arms must come of their own volition. A family member is asked to join Jamie in the fight.
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Date Night on The Ridge Ep 175
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Summary: The activities of the Ridge create a picture of the day today. A friend visits bearing news. Brianna and Roger go hunting. The dangers of the 18th century run through Brianna’s mind. Only one has experience with a gun. A willing student Roger makes, but a great shot he is not. Memories of a dear one surface. Roger makes a confession. They play a game only travelers can play. Lactating breasts need relief. A fowl encounter happens on the way home. Brianna was purposely prepared for the 18th.
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Date Night on The Ridge Ep 175
A Dram of Outlander Podcast
Summary: The activities of the Ridge create a picture of the day today. A friend visits bearing news. Brianna and Roger go hunting. The dangers of the 18th century run through Brianna’s mind. Only one has experience with a gun. A willing student Roger makes, but a great shot he is not. Memories of a dear one surface. Roger makes a confession. They play a game only travelers can play. Lactating breasts need relief. A fowl encounter happens on the way home. Brianna was purposely prepared for the 18th.
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The Podcast Returns June 25th
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Hello, A Dram of Outlander listeners. The podcast is back after an unexpected and unavoidable hiatus. We're jumping right back in with The Fiery Cross chapters 19-23 on June 25th.
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Wilmington
Directed by: Jennifer Getzinger
Written by: Luke Schelhaas
Summary: Roger searches for Brianna. Jamie and Claire visit Fergus, Marsali, and the baby. Roger mopes in a tavern before finding Brianna. A declaration is made. A wedding transpires. Jamie and Claire are off to a play with the who’s who of Governor Tryon’s friends. A consummation occurs several times. Claire fangirls over someone famous. A plan is underway. Jamie worries for Murtagh and creates a distraction. Claire performs surgery in front of a crowd. Roger and Brianna fight. There is an unhappy parting. Murtagh is saved for another day. Brianna is drawn into trouble.
The Good:
- Seeing Fergus, Marsali, and meeting baby Germain and their home. What a dumpling that baby is.
- Claire being so excited to meet George Washington.
- The initial reunion.
- Jamie’s creation of a distraction to warn Murtagh.
- Claire is performing surgery amongst a crowd to gain street cred.
- The handfasting ceremony.
- The absolute horror that is Stephen Bonnet.
The Okay:
- The sexy time between Roger and Brianna.
- The use of the magical alcohol during the surgery. Laudanum was commonplace, and surely someone would have had some handy.
The Ugly:
- How the fight escalated between Roger and Brianna ending with Roger leaving her.
- Murtagh being an ungrateful jerk when Fergus shows up to warn him.
- Roger’s unfortunate costuming.
Character Portrayal and Storytelling:
- There are traitors everywhere. Poor Georgie W., he’s a patsy.
- The family is a central theme this season and continues into this episode.
- Brianna seems small and weak causing Roger to look like a serious jerk who wants to control her.
- The lack of relationship development of Brianna and Roger, leaves me struggling to find the passion and necessity of their relationship moving forward.
- The constant fighting between Roger and Brianna doesn’t add realism. It makes me not care about them as a couple, and I wonder why they want to be together.
- Murtagh’s sour grapes coupled with Tryon’s constant harping about taxes is so in our face. WE GET IT. SOMETHING IS COMING.
- The feeling things move too quickly without a pause to get to know pivotal information. I can sense there’s so much being edited out that doesn’t make it to the screen that is in the script.
Interesting Links:
- Inguinal Hernia Surgery
- Blowing smoke up an ass as a medical therapy.
- Handfasting
- Edmund Fanning
- John Frohock
- The plot to kill George Washington.
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