Better to Marry Than Burn Season 5 Episode 506 Directed by Meera Menon Written for Television by Stephanie Shannon   Jocasta shares her heart and difficult history. Murtagh tries to sway her away from marrying. Governor Tryon continues to cause trouble for Jamie. Jamie has a crisis of pride and hurts Claire. Claire hatches a plan that gets her 20th-century self in trouble. Roger finally gets R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Jemmy becomes the heir apparent.                                          Forbes is a bad Hobbitses.                                                              War with the Regulators is back on.

Better to Marry Than Burn Season 5 Episode 506 Directed by Meera Menon Written for Television by Stephanie Shannon Jocasta shares her heart and difficult history. Murtagh tries to sway her away from marrying. Governor Tryon continues to cause trouble for Jamie. Jamie has a crisis of pride and hurts Claire. Claire hatches a plan that gets her 20th-century self in trouble. Roger finally gets R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Jemmy becomes the heir apparent.                                          Forbes is a bad Hobbitses.                                                              War with the Regulators is back on.

Better to Marry Than Burn

Perpetual Adoration Season 5 Episode 5 Written for Television by Alyson Evan and Steve Koracki Directed by Meera Menon It all feels very Greek tragedy with the webs and spinners.  Claire is contemplative, hesitant, and pushed to discover how important a single patient was to her finding her way back to Jamie.  Jamie, as ever, a man of honor, duty, and blood defends his family from incursion, exposure, and takes a life. Roger's insecurities get the upper hand yet again before he is wisely counseled by Claire and the picture comes into clearer view for him moving forward. Brianna's own webs of deceit unravel and she is exposed to Roger before they can make peace and work together.  And for now and forever because of his introduction, Adso will be known as "Murder Kitty". 

Perpetual Adoration Season 5 Episode 5 Written for Television by Alyson Evan and Steve Koracki Directed by Meera Menon It all feels very Greek tragedy with the webs and spinners.  Claire is contemplative, hesitant, and pushed to discover how important a single patient was to her finding her way back to Jamie.  Jamie, as ever, a man of honor, duty, and blood defends his family from incursion, exposure, and takes a life. Roger's insecurities get the upper hand yet again before he is wisely counseled by Claire and the picture comes into clearer view for him moving forward. Brianna's own webs of deceit unravel and she is exposed to Roger before they can make peace and work together.  And for now and forever because of his introduction, Adso will be known as "Murder Kitty".

Perpetual Adoration S5 E5

In this podcast episode I discuss both 503 Free Will and 504 Company We Keep. Roger is having incredible growing pains in the 18th century both in his relationship with Jamie and in his feelings of adequacy and fitting in. Brianna is processing through her trauma and assault even more deeply now that she's learned Stephen Bonnet is alive. Her fear is causing her to panic and not think clearly. In this, Marsali proves to be a friend. The Beardsley home and property are ill-kept with several secrets within. Jamie and Claire discover a shocking truth when they try to free the Beardsley brothers from their indenture. In the end, they leave with the proper papers, a herd of goats, and a wee bonnie bundle.  Brownsville is rife with conflict, sorrow, adultery, an interesting broadsheet, and merriment.  Claire and Jamie make a profound decision that draws them closer together. And as ever, love, foolish or wise, wins.

In this podcast episode I discuss both 503 Free Will and 504 Company We Keep. Roger is having incredible growing pains in the 18th century both in his relationship with Jamie and in his feelings of adequacy and fitting in. Brianna is processing through her trauma and assault even more deeply now that she's learned Stephen Bonnet is alive. Her fear is causing her to panic and not think clearly. In this, Marsali proves to be a friend. The Beardsley home and property are ill-kept with several secrets within. Jamie and Claire discover a shocking truth when they try to free the Beardsley brothers from their indenture. In the end, they leave with the proper papers, a herd of goats, and a wee bonnie bundle.  Brownsville is rife with conflict, sorrow, adultery, an interesting broadsheet, and merriment.  Claire and Jamie make a profound decision that draws them closer together. And as ever, love, foolish or wise, wins.

From the Beardsley's to Brownsville S5 E3 E4

Jamie Fraser is The King of men walking the razor's edge of loyalty, honor, and oaths between the Crown and his people.  Murtagh Fitzgibbons has become a man of blood while stirring the Regulators to violence and rage.  Claire Fraser is a frustrated 20th-century physician feeling stuck in the ways of the 18th.  Roger Wakefield MacKenzie is feeling inadequate and cannot seem to find a useful place in the 18th-century. He wants to go home to the 20th-century. Brianna Randall Fraser MacKenzie is struggling with trauma and desiring to stay near family in the 18th-century.  Marsali Fraser is caught between two mothers and curiosity.  Stephen Bonnet believes he is a father and wants what's his. 

Jamie Fraser is The King of men walking the razor's edge of loyalty, honor, and oaths between the Crown and his people.  Murtagh Fitzgibbons has become a man of blood while stirring the Regulators to violence and rage.  Claire Fraser is a frustrated 20th-century physician feeling stuck in the ways of the 18th.  Roger Wakefield MacKenzie is feeling inadequate and cannot seem to find a useful place in the 18th-century. He wants to go home to the 20th-century. Brianna Randall Fraser MacKenzie is struggling with trauma and desiring to stay near family in the 18th-century.  Marsali Fraser is caught between two mothers and curiosity.  Stephen Bonnet believes he is a father and wants what's his.

Between Two Fires S5 E2

 Season 5 Episode 1 "The Fiery Cross" Written for Television by Matthew B. Roberts Directed by Stephen Woolfenden 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. Season 5 Episode 1 is the strongest opening episode only behind Season 1 Episode 1.  It was written with the deft hand of Mattew B. Roberts leading the writers' room. It inhabited the spirit of the written word and achieved an adaptation that stood beautifully on its own with well-crafted storytelling that requires no external explanation.  From storyline references, character development, foreshadowing, costuming, hair, acting, music, variations of emotion and tone, all the way to the set design, no elements are left wanting.  This season is looking to be a spectacular ride.  Call or email me to share your thoughts and comments at 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and the official website. All photos are the property of Starz/SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INC. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. THE INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC SEGMENTS ARE TAKEN FROM A PIECE BY DAMIANO BALDONI AT URL ON FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE. CURATOR: CCCOMMUNITY. COPYRIGHT: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL–NODERIVATIVES 4.0: HTTP://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/LICENSES/BY-NC-ND/4.0/

<a href="https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/21796/episodes?season=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Season 5 Episode 1</a> "The Fiery Cross" Written for Television by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3833881/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew B. Roberts</a> Directed by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941189/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0#director" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Woolfenden</a> 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. Season 5 Episode 1 is the strongest opening episode only behind Season 1 Episode 1.  It was written with the deft hand of Mattew B. Roberts leading the writers' room. It inhabited the spirit of the written word and achieved an adaptation that stood beautifully on its own with well-crafted storytelling that requires no external explanation.  From storyline references, character development, foreshadowing, costuming, hair, acting, music, variations of emotion and tone, all the way to the set design, no elements are left wanting.  This season is looking to be a spectacular ride.  Call or email me to share your thoughts and comments at 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: <a href="https://twitter.com/Outlander_Starz?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outlander_starz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OutlanderTVSeries.starz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and the official <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/featured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. All photos are the property of Starz/SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INC. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. THE INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC SEGMENTS ARE TAKEN FROM A PIECE BY DAMIANO BALDONI AT <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/Celtic_Warrior" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">URL</a> ON <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE</a>. CURATOR: CCCOMMUNITY. COPYRIGHT: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL–NODERIVATIVES 4.0: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HTTP://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/LICENSES/BY-NC-ND/4.0/</a>

On This Day S5 E1

 The Fiery Cross Installment 13 Chapters 23-25 Domesticity, Building Bonds, and Duty Chapters: 23 – The Bard 24 – Playing with Fire 25 – The Angeling of My Rest Summary:  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. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC – December 1, 1770 Active Characters:  Claire Jamie Brianna Roger  Of Interest:  A peek into domestic life Roger and Brianna style. Jamie’s inspiring music list. The fiery cross in the yard. Roger warmed the crowd up for Jamie’s main event. The main event. Roger’s inner thoughts as he sings. Jamie’s physical reaction before… The need for private moments to ground and reassure. Claire’s happiness at leaving on an adventure. “Can you remember everything you did today?” A bedtime devotion brought on by a memory. Jamie’s letter to Lord John and the significance.  Links:  Ho Ro! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c55j8teqiOM Birniebouzle -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBk-BTnxXI&amp;list=RDalBk-BTnxXI&amp;start_radio=1 The Great Silkie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSxrH8yYI_E Killiecrankie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Kp590Ovsw The Haughs of Cromdale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n24v5_sOx0Q The Sherrifsmuir Fight - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TkQkyXV-M4 Johnnie Cope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcZ4uMmF0vw    Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image.   Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post.   The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

<a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/the-fiery-cross/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Fiery Cross</a> Installment 13 Chapters 23-25 Domesticity, Building Bonds, and Duty Chapters: 23 – The Bard 24 – Playing with Fire 25 – The Angeling of My Rest Summary:  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. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC – December 1, 1770 Active Characters: <ul> <li>Claire</li> <li>Jamie</li> <li>Brianna</li> <li>Roger</li> </ul> Of Interest: <ul> <li>A peek into domestic life Roger and Brianna style.</li> <li>Jamie’s inspiring music list.</li> <li>The fiery cross in the yard.</li> <li>Roger warmed the crowd up for Jamie’s main event.</li> <li>The main event.</li> <li>Roger’s inner thoughts as he sings.</li> <li>Jamie’s physical reaction before…</li> <li>The need for private moments to ground and reassure.</li> <li>Claire’s happiness at leaving on an adventure.</li> <li>“Can you remember everything you did today?”</li> <li>A bedtime devotion brought on by a memory.</li> <li>Jamie’s letter to Lord John and the significance.</li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li>Ho Ro! - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c55j8teqiOM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c55j8teqiOM</a></li> <li>Birniebouzle - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBk-BTnxXI&amp;list=RDalBk-BTnxXI&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBk-BTnxXI&amp;list=RDalBk-BTnxXI&amp;start_radio=1</a></li> <li>The Great Silkie - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSxrH8yYI_E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSxrH8yYI_E</a></li> <li>Killiecrankie - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Kp590Ovsw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Kp590Ovsw</a></li> <li>The Haughs of Cromdale - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n24v5_sOx0Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n24v5_sOx0Q</a></li> <li>The Sherrifsmuir Fight - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TkQkyXV-M4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TkQkyXV-M4</a></li> <li>Johnnie Cope - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcZ4uMmF0vw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcZ4uMmF0vw</a></li> </ul> Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

Domesticity, Building Bonds, and Duty Ep 177

 The Fiery Cross Installment 12 Chapters 21-22 Chapters: 21 – Twenty-Twenty 22 – The Fiery Cross Summary: 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. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC - Fall Active Characters:  Claire Roger Brianna Jamie Bug The Muellers Chisolm  Events:  Claire exams Roger’s eyes. Roger doesn’t have binocular vision. He isn’t able to shoot at moving targets. He has eyes like a hawk! But the real question is, is it genetic? Mrs. Bug is in her element cooking and caring for Jamie, Claire, and those staying at the ridge or in the big house. The Muellers being at The Ridge is challenging since Gerhard is the one who scalped the local Tuscarora who he thought cursed his family with the measles. Claire does careful math of the stores to ensure Mrs. Bug isn’t being too elaborate with the feeding. Claire cleverly hides the special foods, so they won’t get gobbled up. She also worries about vitamin deficiency over Winter.   Claire’s botched penicillin experiment and the catfight between Mrs. Bug and Mrs. Chisolm. Claire yearns for the predictability of home, hearth, and her surgery. Everyone present is at their wits end with the overcrowded spaces and rowdy children. Brianna snaps. Claire decidedly finds the male folk easier to be around than a bunch of women. The echoes of Nayawenne visit Claire as she walks with Jemmy. Claire having unsuccessfully visited the malting shed to find some helpful whisky for Jemmy’s sore gums, happens upon Jamie bathing by the spring. He is in the act of ritually cleaning himself. After Jamie’s prayer reached its conclusion, Claire and Jemmy join him. Of course, Jamie has a flask of the holy water to soothe his sore gums. Jamie explains the calling of the clans for war as he had seen Dougal perform. There is a deep understanding that he is not clan chief or laird of the peoples on The Ridge or in the backcountry. The men must come by free will. Jamie walks a fine line of a loyalist who will have to turn traitor. Jamie shares it was his Uncle Dougal he was seeking for help when he prayed.    Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image.   Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post.   The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

<a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/the-fiery-cross/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Fiery Cross</a> Installment 12 Chapters 21-22 Chapters: 21 – Twenty-Twenty 22 – The Fiery Cross Summary: 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. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC - Fall Active Characters: <ul> <li>Claire</li> <li>Roger</li> <li>Brianna</li> <li>Jamie</li> <li>Bug</li> <li>The Muellers</li> <li>Chisolm</li> </ul> Events: <ul> <li>Claire exams Roger’s eyes. Roger doesn’t have <a href="https://www.children-special-needs.org/questions.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">binocular vision</a>. He isn’t able to shoot at moving targets. He has eyes like a hawk! But the real question is, is it genetic?</li> <li>Mrs. Bug is in her element cooking and caring for Jamie, Claire, and those staying at the ridge or in the big house.</li> <li>The Muellers being at The Ridge is challenging since Gerhard is the one who scalped the local Tuscarora who he thought cursed his family with the measles.</li> <li>Claire does careful math of the stores to ensure Mrs. Bug isn’t being too elaborate with the feeding. Claire cleverly hides the special foods, so they won’t get gobbled up. She also worries about vitamin deficiency over Winter.  </li> <li>Claire’s botched penicillin experiment and the catfight between Mrs. Bug and Mrs. Chisolm.</li> <li>Claire yearns for the predictability of home, hearth, and her surgery.</li> <li>Everyone present is at their wits end with the overcrowded spaces and rowdy children. Brianna snaps. Claire decidedly finds the male folk easier to be around than a bunch of women.</li> <li>The echoes of Nayawenne visit Claire as she walks with Jemmy.</li> <li>Claire having unsuccessfully visited the malting shed to find some helpful whisky for Jemmy’s sore gums, happens upon Jamie bathing by the spring. He is in the act of ritually cleaning himself.</li> <li>After Jamie’s prayer reached its conclusion, Claire and Jemmy join him. Of course, Jamie has a flask of the holy water to soothe his sore gums.</li> <li>Jamie explains the calling of the clans for war as he had seen Dougal perform.</li> <li>There is a deep understanding that he is not clan chief or laird of the peoples on The Ridge or in the backcountry. The men must come by free will.</li> <li>Jamie walks a fine line of a loyalist who will have to turn traitor.</li> <li>Jamie shares it was his Uncle Dougal he was seeking for help when he prayed.</li> </ul> Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

Of Chaos and Change

 The Fiery Cross Installment 11 Chapters 19-20 Chapters:  19 - The Devil Ye ken 20 – Shooting Lessons  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. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC Active Characters:  Jamie Claire Herman Husband Roger Brianna Brianna’s lactating breasts  Events:  Hermon Husband visits the Ridge seeking to sell a horse and carrying a letter. He’s being heavily fined and must sell whatever he can to pay or leave. The letter he brings is in service of the Regulators to meet friends versus foes. Jamie and he discuss friendship and duty. Jamie is called to bring his militia when the Regulators are set to assemble in Salisbury. Brianna and Roger go into the wilderness to hunt.  Brianna demonstrates how to handle the gun to Roger’s aw, appreciation, and astonishment. Another animal is added to the farm’s menagerie, Jerusha AKA Mistress Piggy. Brianna experiences mama guilt because she needed a break. The hazards of the 18th century can easily lead to death. The memory of Young Ian infiltrated Roger and Brianna’s outing. Another round of “20th-century foods I miss” is played and arrived at “How Pizza Came to the Colonies.” Roger assists Brianna in relieving her milk full breasts. Insight into Brianna’s shooting skills and how odd it was that Daddy Frank was determined she has outdoor skills.      Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image.   Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post.   The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

<a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/the-fiery-cross/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Fiery Cross</a> Installment 11 Chapters 19-20 Chapters: <ul> <li>19 - The Devil Ye ken</li> <li>20 – Shooting Lessons</li> </ul> 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. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC Active Characters: <ul> <li>Jamie</li> <li>Claire</li> <li>Herman Husband</li> <li>Roger</li> <li>Brianna</li> <li>Brianna’s lactating breasts</li> </ul> Events: <ul> <li>Hermon Husband visits the Ridge seeking to sell a horse and carrying a letter. He’s being heavily fined and must sell whatever he can to pay or leave. The letter he brings is in service of the Regulators to meet friends versus foes. Jamie and he discuss friendship and duty. Jamie is called to bring his militia when the Regulators are set to assemble in Salisbury.</li> <li>Brianna and Roger go into the wilderness to hunt. <ul> <li>Brianna demonstrates how to handle the gun to Roger’s aw, appreciation, and astonishment.</li> <li>Another animal is added to the farm’s menagerie, Jerusha AKA Mistress Piggy.</li> <li>Brianna experiences mama guilt because she needed a break.</li> <li>The hazards of the 18th century can easily lead to death.</li> <li>The memory of Young Ian infiltrated Roger and Brianna’s outing.</li> <li>Another round of “20th-century foods I miss” is played and arrived at “How Pizza Came to the Colonies.”</li> <li>Roger assists Brianna in relieving her milk full breasts.</li> <li>Insight into Brianna’s shooting skills and how odd it was that Daddy Frank was determined she has outdoor skills.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

Date Night on The Ridge Ep 175

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.  Thank you for your patience! Join me for the next many months as we tackle the GIGANTIC book five in the Outlander series.  Desirre Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post.  The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

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.  Thank you for your patience! Join me for the next many months as we tackle the GIGANTIC book five in the Outlander series.  Desirre Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post.  The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

The Podcast Returns June 25th

 The Fiery Cross Week 10 Chapters 17 &amp; 18 Chapters:  17 - Watchfire 18 – No Place Like Home  Summary:  The Gathering and the longest day draws to a close. Jamie ponders the act of surrender. There is a call to duty. The caravan heads to Fraser’s Ridge. Jamie happens upon a spirit-filled place. A gift for Claire is picked up amongst the trees. There is fear for what might be found at the Ridge. Homecoming is sweet and noisy. A wee posy for Claire. For what is a sponge?  Roger gives Brianna something practical and special. It’s not a dream. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC Active Characters:  Jamie Claire Roger Brianna  What’s Happening:  The Gathering is winding down and Jamie takes notice. To surrender and not lose oneself. Jamie’s call to duty. Jamie has a spiritual encounter. A feisty wee kitten is found. Jamie’s reticence at returning home. The relief of homecoming and Mrs. Bug. A wee posy for Claire in light of the lost gift. The parallels of sponges. Plump like a hen. Roger’s posy to Brianna more practicality than romance. A dream and a gift discovered.  Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

<a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/the-fiery-cross/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Fiery Cross</a> Week 10 Chapters 17 &amp; 18 Chapters: <ul> <li>17 - Watchfire</li> <li>18 – No Place Like Home</li> </ul> Summary:  The Gathering and the longest day draws to a close. Jamie ponders the act of surrender. There is a call to duty. The caravan heads to Fraser’s Ridge. Jamie happens upon a spirit-filled place. A gift for Claire is picked up amongst the trees. There is fear for what might be found at the Ridge. Homecoming is sweet and noisy. A wee posy for Claire. For what is a sponge?  Roger gives Brianna something practical and special. It’s not a dream. Setting: The settlement of Fraser’s Ridge, NC Active Characters: <ul> <li>Jamie</li> <li>Claire</li> <li>Roger</li> <li>Brianna</li> </ul> What’s Happening: <ul> <li>The Gathering is winding down and Jamie takes notice.</li> <li>To surrender and not lose oneself.</li> <li>Jamie’s call to duty.</li> <li>Jamie has a spiritual encounter.</li> <li>A feisty wee kitten is found.</li> <li>Jamie’s reticence at returning home.</li> <li>The relief of homecoming and Mrs. Bug.</li> <li>A wee posy for Claire in light of the lost gift.</li> <li>The parallels of sponges.</li> <li>Plump like a hen.</li> <li>Roger’s posy to Brianna more practicality than romance.</li> <li>A dream and a gift discovered.</li> </ul> Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

No Place Like Home Ep 174

An Outlander podcast inspired by the Diana Gabaldon books series, the Starz television series, and bonnie Scotland.  Produced and narrated by Desirre Andrews.

Funny, chili, great and interesting commentary. But dang...the sipping, ice movement, and ICE CHEWING was a hard pass. Eliminate that and its a perfect 5 stars!

Love the vibes, but the mouth noises keep it from 5

Very thoughtful and insightful. I look forward each week to her analysis of the shows and books.

Great podcast

A Dram of Outlander Podcast

Outlander Starz The Battle Joined S3 E1 Ep 100 Written by Ronald D. Moore Directed by Brendan Maher Listen to the podcast to get my fully realized coherent thoughts on the episode. Bottom line: Ron did us a solid. I LOVED it.  For fun, here are my thoughts while watching the episode the first time through.   OMG OMG OMG shhhhh it’s time to watch…. Squee. Sings along nervously. Is he going to wake up dead? Oh, damn dead bodies in piles. Seriously everyone shhhhhhh. Dude that’s harsh – killing them where they lay. Jamie wakes up, someone’s lying dead on top of him. Jamie don’t let them notice you. Don’t move damn it. Disordered battle memories flood his mind. MARK ME Someone get him a medic! Gut punch he remembers smelling Claire’s wrap. SHE’S GONE. Murtagh…sigh BRRRRR anyone else freezing while watching this? NOOOO you’re running the wrong way – not towards the redcoats. Uh oh he sees HIM. BJR is in his line of sight. Double uh oh BJR sees Jamie too. IT’S ON bitches. Soooo many dead. BJR is liking this proximity…. personal space bubble please… Is he going to lick him? Kiss him? Ummmm boys there’s a fight going on. Death match BJR vs Jamie. Advantage BJR thigh slash move. YES, Jamie went for the gut. “Stand right there Jamie so I can finish you off, please, I’m just so tired now.” Ew BJR don’t you touch him. Slaps hand away. He just fell into his chest. WHAT IS HAPPENING? Ashes to ashes they all fall down. BJR dies on top of Jamie. He must have been thrilled. Little bunny foufou… what?! Enter Claire hallucination. Are you alive? It’s RUPERT. Hey old buddy. Another gut punch, he wants to be left to die. Tortured let me be. Atta boy Rupert. The dragonfly in amber is left on the ground. Boston 1948. Huge home. Frank is trying so hard. It’s sad and desperate. Frank don’t wait for meals. She’s not so domestic these days. Modern appliances screw that. She looks so cute pregnant. She’s going to do it. Cook in the fireplace. Nosy neighbor for the weirdness. Of course, it’s all about the husband. Side eye. Snort, he LOVEs surprises. FTS Claire is thinking. Look pretty for the boss. Jamie needs Claire to patch him up. So painful to watch. Holed up in the farmhouse waiting for death. Rupert abides. Claire is one unhappy feminist, erm housewife. Smash the patriarchy! Pompous ass. Oh, the little lady has an opinion. Smug douche canoe. Frank way to speak up for your wife. Atta husband. She IS a badass. SMASH THE PATRIARCHY! Insert sarcasm emoji. Thems fighting words. Yes, Harvard Medical… That’s the ticket Frank. Good you are checking how she is after that BS. Two days later on the moor… Where’s Murtagh? We want to know too Jamie. The redcoats are here. It’s HAL! LJG’s brother. “No milord, traitors all.” We need a Rupert sarcasm emoji. Hal is not impressed. And you get a soldier’s death, and you get a soldier’s death. Claire, master of the stove! Bad milk is a bad omen. The bird, what does it mean. Frank, man, you’re trying too hard. Tea bagged American style. Claire’s been thinking, egad. I want to be an American!!!! That was a bone throw to Frank, “our child”. No touchy the belly! AWKWARD. Well that breakfast went south quickly. Can of worms opened and flung all around. Frank eke. Heartbreaking desperation. Oh Frank. Oh Claire, dayum woman. You went there. DUCK FRANK. Why you shocked man. Calling her a cheater. WHOA nelly he’s giving her an out. Rupert may have a job as a motivational speaker in the afterlife. It burnses seeing Jamie so busted up and invalid. No, you’re crying. STOP talking about Angus. Where’s the damn tissues? Rupert Thomas Alexander MacKenzie – noooooo It’s a lonely night on the timeout couch. Dear Reverend can wait… her waters have broken. Oh hell. Not Red Jamie. God’s Blood. “Shoot me or go away.” LMAO Freaking debt of honor. Jamie proves once again he’s hard to kill. It’s labor time! Claire’s doulaing herself. Enter Doctor Dirt bag. Oh, second child I see. Frank didn’t think he could be shocked again. Way to take a case history and decide it complicates things. Sweet Frank wants to go with her to delivery. I love you. They put her under after she says no… grrrrr. Paging Doctor Misogyny. You bastard is spot on Claire. HE’s HOME! Jenny and Ian greet him. Claire wakes up in a panic over her baby. She’s alive! In the afterglow of holding her live baby Claire wants to try, Frank loves her so. Another I love you gone without response. No, you didn’t just ask that! Damn way to break the mood.  All pictures are the property of Starz. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: Twitter,Instagram,Facebook, and the official website. What’s Coming up? Season 3 Episode 1. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line by Monday morning after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO.  Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below!  Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, YouTube To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/featured" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Outlander Starz</a> The Battle Joined S3 E1 Ep 100 Written by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601822/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ronald D. Moore</a> Directed by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536827/?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brendan Maher</a> Listen to the podcast to get my fully realized coherent thoughts on the episode. Bottom line: Ron did us a solid. I LOVED it.  For fun, here are my thoughts while watching the episode the first time through.  <ol> <li>OMG OMG OMG shhhhh it’s time to watch…. Squee.</li> <li>Sings along nervously.</li> <li>Is he going to wake up dead?</li> <li>Oh, damn dead bodies in piles. Seriously everyone shhhhhhh.</li> <li>Dude that’s harsh – killing them where they lay.</li> <li>Jamie wakes up, someone’s lying dead on top of him.</li> <li>Jamie don’t let them notice you. Don’t move damn it.</li> <li>Disordered battle memories flood his mind.</li> <li>MARK ME</li> <li>Someone get him a medic!</li> <li>Gut punch he remembers smelling Claire’s wrap. SHE’S GONE.</li> <li>Murtagh…sigh</li> <li>BRRRRR anyone else freezing while watching this?</li> <li>NOOOO you’re running the wrong way – not towards the redcoats.</li> <li>Uh oh he sees HIM. BJR is in his line of sight.</li> <li>Double uh oh BJR sees Jamie too.</li> <li>IT’S ON bitches.</li> <li>Soooo many dead.</li> <li>BJR is liking this proximity…. personal space bubble please…</li> <li>Is he going to lick him? Kiss him? Ummmm boys there’s a fight going on.</li> <li>Death match BJR vs Jamie.</li> <li>Advantage BJR thigh slash move.</li> <li>YES, Jamie went for the gut.</li> <li>“Stand right there Jamie so I can finish you off, please, I’m just so tired now.”</li> <li>Ew BJR don’t you touch him. Slaps hand away.</li> <li>He just fell into his chest. WHAT IS HAPPENING?</li> <li>Ashes to ashes they all fall down.</li> <li>BJR dies on top of Jamie. He must have been thrilled.</li> <li>Little bunny foufou… what?!</li> <li>Enter Claire hallucination. Are you alive?</li> <li>It’s RUPERT. Hey old buddy.</li> <li>Another gut punch, he wants to be left to die. Tortured let me be.</li> <li>Atta boy Rupert.</li> <li>The dragonfly in amber is left on the ground.</li> <li>Boston 1948. Huge home.</li> <li>Frank is trying so hard. It’s sad and desperate.</li> <li>Frank don’t wait for meals. She’s not so domestic these days.</li> <li>Modern appliances screw that.</li> <li>She looks so cute pregnant.</li> <li>She’s going to do it. Cook in the fireplace.</li> <li>Nosy neighbor for the weirdness.</li> <li>Of course, it’s all about the husband. Side eye.</li> <li>Snort, he LOVEs surprises.</li> <li>FTS Claire is thinking.</li> <li>Look pretty for the boss.</li> <li>Jamie needs Claire to patch him up. So painful to watch.</li> <li>Holed up in the farmhouse waiting for death.</li> <li>Rupert abides.</li> <li>Claire is one unhappy feminist, erm housewife.</li> <li>Smash the patriarchy!</li> <li>Pompous ass.</li> <li>Oh, the little lady has an opinion.</li> <li>Smug douche canoe.</li> <li>Frank way to speak up for your wife. Atta husband. She IS a badass.</li> <li>SMASH THE PATRIARCHY!</li> <li>Insert sarcasm emoji.</li> <li>Thems fighting words. Yes, Harvard Medical…</li> <li>That’s the ticket Frank. Good you are checking how she is after that BS.</li> <li>Two days later on the moor…</li> <li>Where’s Murtagh? We want to know too Jamie.</li> <li>The redcoats are here.</li> <li>It’s HAL! LJG’s brother.</li> <li>“No milord, traitors all.” We need a Rupert sarcasm emoji.</li> <li>Hal is not impressed.</li> <li>And you get a soldier’s death, and you get a soldier’s death.</li> <li>Claire, master of the stove!</li> <li>Bad milk is a bad omen.</li> <li>The bird, what does it mean.</li> <li>Frank, man, you’re trying too hard.</li> <li>Tea bagged American style.</li> <li>Claire’s been thinking, egad.</li> <li>I want to be an American!!!!</li> <li>That was a bone throw to Frank, “our child”.</li> <li>No touchy the belly! AWKWARD.</li> <li>Well that breakfast went south quickly.</li> <li>Can of worms opened and flung all around. Frank eke.</li> <li>Heartbreaking desperation.</li> <li>Oh Frank.</li> <li>Oh Claire, dayum woman. You went there.</li> <li>DUCK FRANK.</li> <li>Why you shocked man. Calling her a cheater.</li> <li>WHOA nelly he’s giving her an out.</li> <li>Rupert may have a job as a motivational speaker in the afterlife.</li> <li>It burnses seeing Jamie so busted up and invalid.</li> <li>No, you’re crying.</li> <li>STOP talking about Angus. Where’s the damn tissues?</li> <li>Rupert Thomas Alexander MacKenzie – noooooo</li> <li>It’s a lonely night on the timeout couch.</li> <li>Dear Reverend can wait… her waters have broken.</li> <li>Oh hell. Not Red Jamie. God’s Blood.</li> <li>“Shoot me or go away.” LMAO</li> <li>Freaking debt of honor.</li> <li>Jamie proves once again he’s hard to kill.</li> <li>It’s labor time!</li> <li>Claire’s doulaing herself.</li> <li>Enter Doctor Dirt bag.</li> <li>Oh, second child I see. Frank didn’t think he could be shocked again.</li> <li>Way to take a case history and decide it complicates things.</li> <li>Sweet Frank wants to go with her to delivery.</li> <li>I love you.</li> <li>They put her under after she says no… grrrrr.</li> <li>Paging Doctor Misogyny. You bastard is spot on Claire.</li> <li>HE’s HOME! Jenny and Ian greet him.</li> <li>Claire wakes up in a panic over her baby.</li> <li>She’s alive!</li> <li>In the afterglow of holding her live baby Claire wants to try, Frank loves her so.</li> <li>Another I love you gone without response.</li> <li>No, you didn’t just ask that! Damn way to break the mood.</li> </ol> All pictures are the property of Starz. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: <a href="https://twitter.com/Outlander_Starz?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/outlander_starz/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OutlanderTVSeries.starz/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and the <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/featured" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">official website</a>. What’s Coming up? Season 3 Episode 1. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line by Monday morning after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO.  Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="http://dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. 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The Battle Joined Ep 100

The Doldrums 309 Written by Shannon Goss Directed by David Moore Another excellent offering. I enjoyed it. Great flow and storytelling. You'll need to listen to the podcast to hear what I really think.   Starz Synopsis: Claire and Jamie leave Scotland, sailing to the West Indies on an urgent quest. But when the superstitious crew looks for someone to blame after a string of bad luck, rescue comes from an unlikely source. My Summary: They obtained a ship to search for the lost nephew, Fergus brings a stowaway, seasickness overwhelms Jamie until needles save him, Claire doctors those who need it, superstitious sailors create suspicions during weeks of windless standstill, the china man and Jamie win the day, the weather returns as does the passion, a plague ship commandeers Claire. The End. Setup: Jamie and Claire have secured the Artemis, cousin Jared’s ship to take to the West Indies. Jamie will be the supercargo (a representative of the ship's owner on board a merchant ship, responsible for overseeing the cargo and its sale). The ship Young Ian was taken on is the Portuguese flag, the Bruja (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvFVpp6sDc). It’s late in the season for taking a ship, the seas will not be calm. Jared makes not of Jamie being prone to seasickness. Jared is upbeat about their ability to find Young Ian.  Jamie has sent a letter to Jenny and Ian explaining everything. They won’t get it until the ship is far from Scotland. Fergus is up to something. Jamie vows he won’t return to Scotland unless he has Young Ian with him. He’s a man on a mission. Superstition is high among the men on the ship. Women and redheads are bad luck. Enter Fergus with Marsali they’re hand fast (http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/tying_the_knot_handfasting_through_the_ages.shtml). Stepdad Jamie is not a happy man about the surprise.  Marsali is a firecracker of a young woman. He refuses to allow Fergus and Marsali to consummate their marriage and puts Marsali in Claire’s cabin. Jamie’s in the doghouse with Claire now. Jamie also mentions the wind as being necessary to catching up to the Bruja quickly. State of Mind: Jamie is worried he’s being punished by God because he wanted Claire so much and needed the treasure to pay Laoghaire her hush money. Claire seems distant from Jamie and maybe questioning staying. He’s questioning whether they’ll be happy. He says he’ll take her to the stones if she doesn’t want to stay. He’s insecure in the state of their reunion. They haven’t settled in after the Laoghaire event or her wondering if they should be together on the cliff top. There’s tension and unease between them.  They secure the Artemis from cousin Jared. They set sail after the Bruja to the West Indies after young Ian. Hayes and Lesley are the replacement bromance for Angus and Rupert. Fergus has a stowaway, Marsali, Laoghaire’s daughter. They are traditionally married through handfasting. Jamie is one angry stepdad. He and Claire, along with Marsali and Fergus will not be sharing quarters. King of Virtue is would seem. Jamie’s in the doghouse with Claire now too. His seasickness is in full swing. She treats with ginger tea. Claire treats an injury. The men believe someone didn’t touch the horse shoe for good luck. Claire scoffs at the superstitious ways. Claire’s invited to dine with the captain. Jamie tries to talk Fergus out of the marriage to no avail. Fergus claims he was cowardly in not telling Jamie about his courting Marsali. Like Jamie was in not telling Claire about Laoghaire. Jamie being a protective stepfather asks if Marsali knows all about Fergus’ past. He’s serious about Marsali having lain with no other woman or her since they began courting. Dining with the captain solo, Claire gets instructed on the superstitions and the power they hold. https://www.boaterexam.com/blog/2011/07/boater-superstitions.aspx Can you imagine Claire and Marsali walking around topless to calm the sea? Jamie is horrifically seasick. Yi Tien Cho tells Jamie he could lose his baws because of the excessive vomiting, but he has a remedy. Marsali’s trying to charm Claire, but the hoor ain’t biting that hook. The act doesn’t last long, Marsali’s true colors show. Yer a hoor. Indeed, the hoor should get the bigger bed. Claire pondering the bare bosomed bow. “My rack is finer.” Jamie is eating like his life depends upon it. Right as rain he is. Marsali knows everything. They’re asking for Jamie’s blessing. Claire is on their side. Jamie is stubborn as a rock. Yi Tien Cho doesn’t want to be forgotten, like the vanishing deck poetry. Time passes, Claire tends to injuries of the crew and makes medicines. There’s a rave in the galley. Claire happens upon Yi Tien Cho administering acupuncture. Jamie is trying to hail the mother ship with his face. Hurt her feelings? What? He thinks she would use it a fuel she doesn’t belong there if she knew her tea wasn’t working. I’m not loving insecure Jamie. Needs assurity she loves him. Claire’s giggle is adorable. AHA the doldrums. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/doldrums.html It must be bad luck. Someone didn’t touch the damned horse shoe. Jamie forgets the needles and freaks out the men. Spotlight on Hayes – he must be the evil offender. When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore! In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red balloon… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yu_g5x3ZoQ Sniff we miss Bree too. Weeks with no wind. Danger rises. Water barrels have gone bad. How does he know to boil the rest of the water? The men are looking for the offender and want him overboard. The captain wants to give the men what they want. A death to feed the superstition. Keep order. Jamie will not allow it. Hayes is being singled out. He doesn’t remember touching it. Don’t do it Hayes!!!!! Testosterone poisoning and mob rule. Jamie to the rescue, with wingman Yi Tien Cho. Jamie doesn’t need that rotator cuff. To diffuse the mob Yi Tien Cho captivates with his own story. Claire shut up. Yi Tien Cho is laying it down. And he scatters his story to the wind returned. Mic drop. The weather returns with a vengeance, as does joy and fresh water. Jamie and Claire reignite. He’s digging her silver streak. Me too Jamie. Ah she coins him the king of all men if he were to praise her gray in the 2th century. Their back to each other. Oh, hell no an English Man o’War. That’s certainly not good fortune, English boarding your vessel. Pressing men was a thing.  http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/british-navy-impressment/ Wee bairn Captain Thomas Leonard of the Porpoise needs a surgeon. A plague outbreak on his ship. Claire scolds him for coming on board. Tsk tsk Mr. Leonard. Jamie doesn’t want her to go. She’s sworn an oath. And she’s been inoculated. She thinks it typhoid. He gets it. Ain’t no stopping her and her doctoring. Jamie’s finger tapping watching her go. Claire rubs her hands as she is upon the Porpoise., That’s her tell. I love the pickups on her skirts to shorten her layers for ease of movement. It’s a hellish scene. Shite and vomit. The Foleys must have had a blast. She surveys the ill. Claire thinks I’ll give you an action plan of protocols and procedures and will be on her way. Elias Pound sweet wee man boy. Yeah sure you’ll alert them she’ll be a little while. And buh bye Artemis. The Porpoise is going to Jamaica with Claire on it. Jamie is going to be pissed!!!!!  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<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Doldrums 309</a> Written by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1557867/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Goss</a> Directed by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601095/?ref_=nv_sr_2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Moore</a> Another excellent offering. I enjoyed it. Great flow and storytelling. You'll need to listen to the podcast to hear what I really think.   Starz Synopsis: Claire and Jamie leave Scotland, sailing to the West Indies on an urgent quest. But when the superstitious crew looks for someone to blame after a string of bad luck, rescue comes from an unlikely source. My Summary: They obtained a ship to search for the lost nephew, Fergus brings a stowaway, seasickness overwhelms Jamie until needles save him, Claire doctors those who need it, superstitious sailors create suspicions during weeks of windless standstill, the china man and Jamie win the day, the weather returns as does the passion, a plague ship commandeers Claire. The End. Setup: Jamie and Claire have secured the Artemis, cousin Jared’s ship to take to the West Indies. Jamie will be the supercargo (a representative of the ship's owner on board a merchant ship, responsible for overseeing the cargo and its sale). The ship Young Ian was taken on is the Portuguese flag, the Bruja (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvFVpp6sDc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvFVpp6sDc</a>). It’s late in the season for taking a ship, the seas will not be calm. Jared makes not of Jamie being prone to seasickness. Jared is upbeat about their ability to find Young Ian.  Jamie has sent a letter to Jenny and Ian explaining everything. They won’t get it until the ship is far from Scotland. Fergus is up to something. Jamie vows he won’t return to Scotland unless he has Young Ian with him. He’s a man on a mission. Superstition is high among the men on the ship. Women and redheads are bad luck. Enter Fergus with Marsali they’re hand fast (<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/tying_the_knot_handfasting_through_the_ages.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/tying_the_knot_handfasting_through_the_ages.shtml</a>). Stepdad Jamie is not a happy man about the surprise.  Marsali is a firecracker of a young woman. He refuses to allow Fergus and Marsali to consummate their marriage and puts Marsali in Claire’s cabin. Jamie’s in the doghouse with Claire now. Jamie also mentions the wind as being necessary to catching up to the Bruja quickly. State of Mind: Jamie is worried he’s being punished by God because he wanted Claire so much and needed the treasure to pay Laoghaire her hush money. Claire seems distant from Jamie and maybe questioning staying. He’s questioning whether they’ll be happy. He says he’ll take her to the stones if she doesn’t want to stay. He’s insecure in the state of their reunion. They haven’t settled in after the Laoghaire event or her wondering if they should be together on the cliff top. There’s tension and unease between them. <ul> <li>They secure the Artemis from cousin Jared.</li> <li>They set sail after the Bruja to the West Indies after young Ian.</li> <li>Hayes and Lesley are the replacement bromance for Angus and Rupert.</li> <li>Fergus has a stowaway, Marsali, Laoghaire’s daughter.</li> <li>They are traditionally married through handfasting.</li> <li>Jamie is one angry stepdad.</li> <li>He and Claire, along with Marsali and Fergus will not be sharing quarters. King of Virtue is would seem.</li> <li>Jamie’s in the doghouse with Claire now too.</li> <li>His seasickness is in full swing. She treats with ginger tea.</li> <li>Claire treats an injury. The men believe someone didn’t touch the horse shoe for good luck.</li> <li>Claire scoffs at the superstitious ways.</li> <li>Claire’s invited to dine with the captain.</li> <li>Jamie tries to talk Fergus out of the marriage to no avail.</li> <li>Fergus claims he was cowardly in not telling Jamie about his courting Marsali. Like Jamie was in not telling Claire about Laoghaire.</li> <li>Jamie being a protective stepfather asks if Marsali knows all about Fergus’ past.</li> <li>He’s serious about Marsali having lain with no other woman or her since they began courting.</li> <li>Dining with the captain solo, Claire gets instructed on the superstitions and the power they hold. <a href="https://www.boaterexam.com/blog/2011/07/boater-superstitions.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.boaterexam.com/blog/2011/07/boater-superstitions.aspx</a></li> <li>Can you imagine Claire and Marsali walking around topless to calm the sea?</li> <li>Jamie is horrifically seasick.</li> <li>Yi Tien Cho tells Jamie he could lose his baws because of the excessive vomiting, but he has a remedy.</li> <li>Marsali’s trying to charm Claire, but the hoor ain’t biting that hook.</li> <li>The act doesn’t last long, Marsali’s true colors show. Yer a hoor.</li> <li>Indeed, the hoor should get the bigger bed.</li> <li>Claire pondering the bare bosomed bow. “My rack is finer.”</li> <li>Jamie is eating like his life depends upon it. Right as rain he is.</li> <li>Marsali knows everything. They’re asking for Jamie’s blessing.</li> <li>Claire is on their side. Jamie is stubborn as a rock.</li> <li>Yi Tien Cho doesn’t want to be forgotten, like the vanishing deck poetry.</li> <li>Time passes, Claire tends to injuries of the crew and makes medicines.</li> <li>There’s a rave in the galley.</li> <li>Claire happens upon Yi Tien Cho administering acupuncture.</li> <li>Jamie is trying to hail the mother ship with his face.</li> <li>Hurt her feelings? What?</li> <li>He thinks she would use it a fuel she doesn’t belong there if she knew her tea wasn’t working. I’m not loving insecure Jamie. Needs assurity she loves him.</li> <li>Claire’s giggle is adorable.</li> <li>AHA the doldrums. <a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/doldrums.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/doldrums.html</a></li> <li>It must be bad luck. Someone didn’t touch the damned horse shoe.</li> <li>Jamie forgets the needles and freaks out the men.</li> <li>Spotlight on Hayes – he must be the evil offender.</li> <li>When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore!</li> <li>In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red balloon… <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yu_g5x3ZoQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yu_g5x3ZoQ</a></li> <li>Sniff we miss Bree too.</li> <li>Weeks with no wind. Danger rises. Water barrels have gone bad.</li> <li>How does he know to boil the rest of the water?</li> <li>The men are looking for the offender and want him overboard.</li> <li>The captain wants to give the men what they want. A death to feed the superstition. Keep order.</li> <li>Jamie will not allow it.</li> <li>Hayes is being singled out. He doesn’t remember touching it.</li> <li>Don’t do it Hayes!!!!!</li> <li>Testosterone poisoning and mob rule.</li> <li>Jamie to the rescue, with wingman Yi Tien Cho.</li> <li>Jamie doesn’t need that rotator cuff.</li> <li>To diffuse the mob Yi Tien Cho captivates with his own story.</li> <li>Claire shut up.</li> <li>Yi Tien Cho is laying it down.</li> <li>And he scatters his story to the wind returned. Mic drop.</li> <li>The weather returns with a vengeance, as does joy and fresh water.</li> <li>Jamie and Claire reignite.</li> <li>He’s digging her silver streak. Me too Jamie.</li> <li>Ah she coins him the king of all men if he were to praise her gray in the 2th century.</li> <li>Their back to each other.</li> <li>Oh, hell no an English Man o’War.</li> <li>That’s certainly not good fortune, English boarding your vessel.</li> <li>Pressing men was a thing. <a href="http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/british-navy-impressment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/british-navy-impressment/</a></li> <li>Wee bairn Captain Thomas Leonard of the Porpoise needs a surgeon. A plague outbreak on his ship.</li> <li>Claire scolds him for coming on board. Tsk tsk Mr. Leonard.</li> <li>Jamie doesn’t want her to go. She’s sworn an oath. And she’s been inoculated. She thinks it typhoid.</li> <li>He gets it. Ain’t no stopping her and her doctoring.</li> <li>Jamie’s finger tapping watching her go.</li> <li>Claire rubs her hands as she is upon the Porpoise., That’s her tell.</li> <li>I love the pickups on her skirts to shorten her layers for ease of movement.</li> <li>It’s a hellish scene. Shite and vomit.</li> <li>The Foleys must have had a blast.</li> <li>She surveys the ill.</li> <li>Claire thinks I’ll give you an action plan of protocols and procedures and will be on her way.</li> <li>Elias Pound sweet wee man boy.</li> <li>Yeah sure you’ll alert them she’ll be a little while.</li> <li>And buh bye Artemis. The Porpoise is going to Jamaica with Claire on it.</li> <li>Jamie is going to be pissed!!!!!</li> </ul> Episode Quotes: You'll need to listen to find out.  What’s Coming up? Episode 310 Heaven &amp; Earth How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. 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The Doldrums Ep 110

Season 4 Episode 410 The Deep Heart’s Core Directed by: David Moore Written by: Luke Schelhaas   My thoughts are below, but you’ll need to listen to the podcast to get my in-depth perspective. Summary: Jamie teaches Brianna a valuable lesson. Roger continues to travel with the Mohawk. Claire offers Brianna a choice. Young Ian is smitten. Claire’s at home in the garden. Homestead life thrives. Claire and Brianna play a missing game. A nightmare causes revelation. “Where’s Roger?” Brianna rages. Punches and slaps are thrown. A plan is made. Jamie asks for a favor. Young Ian proposes. Everyone departs. Aunt Jocasta meets Brianna. Roger makes an escape. A buzzing calls to Roger. An anguished decision is being made. The Fraser Fire and Many Shades of Parenting There’ve been glimpses of the Fraser fire in Brianna in the past couple of episodes, but tonight the emotional dam breaks and she lets loose. Following in her English parents’ footsteps, she generally doesn’t open up easily, but she can’t seem to stop herself at any point in the episode. If you’ve ever been through a serious traumatic event or events, sometimes emotions can’t be held in regardless of intent. All the internal box lids come flying off and emotional chaos ensues and hopefully, healing can begin. Brianna’s emotional transformation begins with her telling Jamie he must hate her because she’s an unwed, pregnant, and so forth daughter. This is more about her self-image and what she believes about herself than what Jamie thinks. Jamie to his credit expresses he doesn’t hold her accountable for what someone else did to her before he jumps in and says she’ll be wed before the baby comes. Because you know it’s the culture of the time. Regardless, she has someone in the 20th, her Historian, so she won’t wed anyone else. Jamie is feeling her out and giving her parental space while being reassuring. When Brianna begins talking to herself about how she is stupid and at fault because she didn’t fight and should’ve known better than to follow “him” into a dark room, Jamie jumps in telling her it’s not her fault, but she doesn’t believe him. Jamie’s parenting style takes a dark turn for many, but demonstrating the truth is more impactful than telling it. He begins to taunt her, tells her maybe she’s lying, or she liked it. Her anger riles, and she goes to take a swing at him, he grabs her placing her into a choke hold. Brianna can’t move no matter how she fights. She takes his point and finally understands there’s nothing she could’ve done to stop the man from harming her. I love how they sit together, and he speaks into her what she is feeling. That she is a coward because she couldn’t fight off a wolf.  In my mind, this is a nod to the books, where Claire did, in fact, fight off wolves bare handed outside of Wentworth.  He knows Brianna would’ve died at her attacker’s hands had she fought. Brianna is in a state of vulnerability that can’t sit by itself, she asks Jamie about his experience with Black Jack Randall. Did he fight back? Did seeking vengeance help? Did killing his attacker make him feel better or forget? Jamie took the questioning in stride. He’s walking a fine parenting line, having his private pain sitting next to hers without judgment, only openness, and wise guidance. The next level to Brianna’s emotional breach is after a nightmare (a really beautiful nod to Jamie’s nightmare in Season 2 where Black Jack Randall is swapped for Claire) when she learns from Lizzie that Roger came to the Ridge and was mistakenly beaten up and sent away by Jamie. The way she barges into the cabin is the bull in the china shop we expect. She yells, growls, slaps, says terrible things to Jamie, and generally commands the room.  Jamie being the adult and the parent, takes her tongue lashing, he takes her brutal words, he lets them absorb without turning on her (even though some furniture is not so lucky). He is the Da. He learns what parenting this daughter, a Fraser daughter means during this moment. There’s no altering her course or changing her opinion. Claire is the protective mother yet is at a loss seeing her daughter unhinged when Brianna goes beyond all measure and punches Young Ian in the face. Brianna is grown and claiming what is hers. She wants Roger back no matter how long it takes. Last, she goes on to make her mother leave her because she doesn’t trust Young Ian and Jamie will get the job done because of their judgment and because Roger will need to see a friendly face and a doctor. She puts the pursuit of Roger in front of all else, even if that means her mama misses the birth of the baby while she is safe at River Run under Aunt Jocasta’s care.  When mentioning shades of parenting, I have to address Claire offering Brianna a surgical abortion. It’s a tender and most gentle offering. Though we don’t get the background in the show, Claire referred patients who sought an abortion to other doctors. She couldn’t do them because she could feel the life force of the fetus. She’s a healer. For her to offer the choice to Brianna by her own hand, is a very big deal to Claire as a mother and as a physician. When Brianna asked Claire If she considered it (with her pregnancy), Claire was astonished and horrified at the thought. This squeezed my heart for Brianna to get that reassurance and the truth from her mama. And it not only speaks volumes about how Claire felt about the baby she was carrying and Jamie, but how she trusted Frank even though she tried to send him away. I like this vulnerable and fiery Brianna. I love this truly connected mother and daughter pair. For the first time maybe ever, Brianna gets her mama as she really is and shares the pieces of her heart she long concealed in the 20th century. Brianna and Jamie have a long way to go to repair and grow their relationship, but the seeds and foundation are there to be reaped when he brings Roger back. Run, Roger! Run! The note about Roger is about his utter devotion to getting away from the Mohawk and back to Brianna. He accidentally escapes (boy, oh boy those Mohawk are bad trackers so far) and finds himself face to face with the standing stone we saw the ancient people dancing around in the first episode. He has the gemstones in hand. He is anguished and can escape this horrid reality right now if he wants to. We’re left hanging as he reaches for the standing stone when the camera fades to black. Could he really go without having a resolution in the 18th century? 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<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 4 Episode 410</a> The Deep Heart’s Core Directed by: David Moore Written by: Luke Schelhaas My thoughts are below, but you’ll need to listen to the podcast to get my in-depth perspective. Summary: Jamie teaches Brianna a valuable lesson. Roger continues to travel with the Mohawk. Claire offers Brianna a choice. Young Ian is smitten. Claire’s at home in the garden. Homestead life thrives. Claire and Brianna play a missing game. A nightmare causes revelation. “Where’s Roger?” Brianna rages. Punches and slaps are thrown. A plan is made. Jamie asks for a favor. Young Ian proposes. Everyone departs. Aunt Jocasta meets Brianna. Roger makes an escape. A buzzing calls to Roger. An anguished decision is being made. The Fraser Fire and Many Shades of Parenting There’ve been glimpses of the Fraser fire in Brianna in the past couple of episodes, but tonight the emotional dam breaks and she lets loose. Following in her English parents’ footsteps, she generally doesn’t open up easily, but she can’t seem to stop herself at any point in the episode. If you’ve ever been through a serious traumatic event or events, sometimes emotions can’t be held in regardless of intent. All the internal box lids come flying off and emotional chaos ensues and hopefully, healing can begin. Brianna’s emotional transformation begins with her telling Jamie he must hate her because she’s an unwed, pregnant, and so forth daughter. This is more about her self-image and what she believes about herself than what Jamie thinks. Jamie to his credit expresses he doesn’t hold her accountable for what someone else did to her before he jumps in and says she’ll be wed before the baby comes. Because you know it’s the culture of the time. Regardless, she has someone in the 20th, her Historian, so she won’t wed anyone else. Jamie is feeling her out and giving her parental space while being reassuring. When Brianna begins talking to herself about how she is stupid and at fault because she didn’t fight and should’ve known better than to follow “him” into a dark room, Jamie jumps in telling her it’s not her fault, but she doesn’t believe him. Jamie’s parenting style takes a dark turn for many, but demonstrating the truth is more impactful than telling it. He begins to taunt her, tells her maybe she’s lying, or she liked it. Her anger riles, and she goes to take a swing at him, he grabs her placing her into a choke hold. Brianna can’t move no matter how she fights. She takes his point and finally understands there’s nothing she could’ve done to stop the man from harming her. I love how they sit together, and he speaks into her what she is feeling. That she is a coward because she couldn’t fight off a wolf.  In my mind, this is a nod to the books, where Claire did, in fact, fight off wolves bare handed outside of Wentworth.  He knows Brianna would’ve died at her attacker’s hands had she fought. Brianna is in a state of vulnerability that can’t sit by itself, she asks Jamie about his experience with Black Jack Randall. Did he fight back? Did seeking vengeance help? Did killing his attacker make him feel better or forget? Jamie took the questioning in stride. He’s walking a fine parenting line, having his private pain sitting next to hers without judgment, only openness, and wise guidance. The next level to Brianna’s emotional breach is after a nightmare (a really beautiful nod to Jamie’s nightmare in Season 2 where Black Jack Randall is swapped for Claire) when she learns from Lizzie that Roger came to the Ridge and was mistakenly beaten up and sent away by Jamie. The way she barges into the cabin is the bull in the china shop we expect. She yells, growls, slaps, says terrible things to Jamie, and generally commands the room.  Jamie being the adult and the parent, takes her tongue lashing, he takes her brutal words, he lets them absorb without turning on her (even though some furniture is not so lucky). He is the Da. He learns what parenting this daughter, a Fraser daughter means during this moment. There’s no altering her course or changing her opinion. Claire is the protective mother yet is at a loss seeing her daughter unhinged when Brianna goes beyond all measure and punches Young Ian in the face. Brianna is grown and claiming what is hers. She wants Roger back no matter how long it takes. Last, she goes on to make her mother leave her because she doesn’t trust Young Ian and Jamie will get the job done because of their judgment and because Roger will need to see a friendly face and a doctor. She puts the pursuit of Roger in front of all else, even if that means her mama misses the birth of the baby while she is safe at River Run under Aunt Jocasta’s care.  When mentioning shades of parenting, I have to address Claire offering Brianna a surgical abortion. It’s a tender and most gentle offering. Though we don’t get the background in the show, Claire referred patients who sought an abortion to other doctors. She couldn’t do them because she could feel the life force of the fetus. She’s a healer. For her to offer the choice to Brianna by her own hand, is a very big deal to Claire as a mother and as a physician. When Brianna asked Claire If she considered it (with her pregnancy), Claire was astonished and horrified at the thought. This squeezed my heart for Brianna to get that reassurance and the truth from her mama. And it not only speaks volumes about how Claire felt about the baby she was carrying and Jamie, but how she trusted Frank even though she tried to send him away. I like this vulnerable and fiery Brianna. I love this truly connected mother and daughter pair. For the first time maybe ever, Brianna gets her mama as she really is and shares the pieces of her heart she long concealed in the 20th century. Brianna and Jamie have a long way to go to repair and grow their relationship, but the seeds and foundation are there to be reaped when he brings Roger back. Run, Roger! Run! The note about Roger is about his utter devotion to getting away from the Mohawk and back to Brianna. He accidentally escapes (boy, oh boy those Mohawk are bad trackers so far) and finds himself face to face with the standing stone we saw the ancient people dancing around in the first episode. He has the gemstones in hand. He is anguished and can escape this horrid reality right now if he wants to. We’re left hanging as he reaches for the standing stone when the camera fades to black. Could he really go without having a resolution in the 18th century? I can see why he would want to jump centuries and get the hell out of the nightmare. Wrap Up: <ul> <li>What consequences will Jamie face over yet another secret?</li> <li>Can Claire forgive him for Stephen Bonnet being alive and able to continue to wreak havoc?</li> <li>Can Jamie forgive Claire for not telling him who the rapist is?</li> <li>How will Brianna acclimate to River Run?</li> <li>What will Murtagh do with Bonnet until Jamie returns?</li> <li>If the Mohawk catch Roger and adopt him, who will take his place?</li> <li>What is Jocasta scheming? You saw how she was feeling Brianna out like she is a prized beast.</li> </ul> Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. 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The Fraser Fire Ep 161

Voyager Chapters 1-26 Overview Jamie wakes up on the moor of Culloden thinking he is dead, but he is not. He survives only to be secretly sent back to Lallybroch by Lord Melton to honor a family debt. For seven years Jamie lived in the cave as Dubonnet to avoid the English soldiers. After a close call, he decides to have himself turned in for the reward. Off to Ardsmuir he goes where he becomes the chief of the Jacobite prisoners. The incoming Governor is none other than Lord John Grey arriving under scandal for a cooling off period away from society. John is forced to ask Jamie to help him. He does and keeps the spirit of the agreement while running away to seal island to find out if there are clues of Claire. From there they resume the weekly meals to go over the needs of the Highland men, play chess, and chat about cultured things.  John makes a grave error and Jamie takes drastic measures. Back in 1968, Claire, Roger, and Brianna are searching high and low for Jamie. He is found as the legend of the Dubonnet, then on a prison roll. Continuing they find an A. Malcolm printer who's writing matches that of Jamie's on the deed of sasine.  It's a go for Claire. Preparations complete, Roger and Brianna send her back to through the stones on Samhain.  Claire makes the journey from Inverness to Edinburgh, finally finding her way to Carfax Close.  There she enters the printshop. She scares Jamie into a faint when he realizes she is real. The reunion is sweet, tender, awkward, and too short. They are off on a misadventure, retrieving an associate Mr. Willoughby from the World's End. Such a raucous occurs they must flee down the backstreets to the safekeeping of a brothel. Jamie has a standing room and is friendly with Mme. Jeanne the proprietor. Claire is suspicious until she learns the nature of their relationship.  They share a wonderful reunion of flesh and soul. The morning comes and it's a free for all of people coming and going. Claire has no clothes, so it's a tad bit unusual. She ventures out wrapped in a quilt to find a dress and food. Brunching with the whores, her appetite is sated. Madame Jeanne is none too pleased to find her in the company of the working girls.  Another misadventure awaits before Jamie returns. Fergus, Willoughby, and an exciseman are involved. It ends badly. Jamie is a printer AND a smuggler, and who knows what else at this point. They have A LOT of catching up to do.  What’s Coming up? A Voyager roundup chapters 26-roughly 50 counting down to the September 10th Season 3 premiere of Outlander. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for the regular read along, email or call in to the listener line by Thursday. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO.  Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook   Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below!  Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

<a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/voyager/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Voyager</a> Chapters 1-26 Overview Jamie wakes up on the moor of Culloden thinking he is dead, but he is not. He survives only to be secretly sent back to Lallybroch by Lord Melton to honor a family debt. For seven years Jamie lived in the cave as Dubonnet to avoid the English soldiers. After a close call, he decides to have himself turned in for the reward. Off to Ardsmuir he goes where he becomes the chief of the Jacobite prisoners. The incoming Governor is none other than Lord John Grey arriving under scandal for a cooling off period away from society. John is forced to ask Jamie to help him. He does and keeps the spirit of the agreement while running away to seal island to find out if there are clues of Claire. From there they resume the weekly meals to go over the needs of the Highland men, play chess, and chat about cultured things.  John makes a grave error and Jamie takes drastic measures. Back in 1968, Claire, Roger, and Brianna are searching high and low for Jamie. He is found as the legend of the Dubonnet, then on a prison roll. Continuing they find an A. Malcolm printer who's writing matches that of Jamie's on the deed of sasine.  It's a go for Claire. Preparations complete, Roger and Brianna send her back to through the stones on Samhain.  Claire makes the journey from Inverness to Edinburgh, finally finding her way to Carfax Close.  There she enters the printshop. She scares Jamie into a faint when he realizes she is real. The reunion is sweet, tender, awkward, and too short. They are off on a misadventure, retrieving an associate Mr. Willoughby from the World's End. Such a raucous occurs they must flee down the backstreets to the safekeeping of a brothel. Jamie has a standing room and is friendly with Mme. Jeanne the proprietor. Claire is suspicious until she learns the nature of their relationship.  They share a wonderful reunion of flesh and soul. The morning comes and it's a free for all of people coming and going. Claire has no clothes, so it's a tad bit unusual. She ventures out wrapped in a quilt to find a dress and food. Brunching with the whores, her appetite is sated. Madame Jeanne is none too pleased to find her in the company of the working girls.  Another misadventure awaits before Jamie returns. Fergus, Willoughby, and an exciseman are involved. It ends badly. Jamie is a printer AND a smuggler, and who knows what else at this point. They have A LOT of catching up to do. What’s Coming up? A Voyager roundup chapters 26-roughly 50 counting down to the September 10th Season 3 premiere of <a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Outlander</a>. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for the regular read along, email or call in to the listener line by Thursday. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO.  Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="http://dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ADramOfOutlander1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google+</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

Outlander S3 1 Ep 97

A. Malcolm Written for Television By: Matthew B. Roberts Directed By: Norma Bailey   It's roughly a 24 hour period in this episode. There's humor, chastisement, laughter, tears, restraint, vulnerability, love, sexy sex, birth control advice, and so much more. I adored this episode. Jamie and Claire finally reunite after 20 years apart. They fall back into intimacy, while knowing there's so much more they must learn about each other. It's a slow burn to the sexy parts. It's emotions brewing at the surface, but held at bay. It's the ease of conversation after years of not opening up. It's being seen and accepted. It's revelations shared.  It's worth the watch. Let it burn.  What’s Coming up? Episode 307 Creme de Menthe. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below!  Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, YouTube To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A. Malcolm</a> Written for Television By: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3833881/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew B. Roberts</a> Directed By: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047425/?ref_=tt_ov_dr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Norma Bailey</a> It's roughly a 24 hour period in this episode. There's humor, chastisement, laughter, tears, restraint, vulnerability, love, sexy sex, birth control advice, and so much more. I adored this episode. Jamie and Claire finally reunite after 20 years apart. They fall back into intimacy, while knowing there's so much more they must learn about each other. It's a slow burn to the sexy parts. It's emotions brewing at the surface, but held at bay. It's the ease of conversation after years of not opening up. It's being seen and accepted. It's revelations shared.  It's worth the watch. Let it burn.  What’s Coming up? Episode 307 Creme de Menthe. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="http://dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ADramOfOutlander1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google+</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyUNX6qJSeJEqypYByPpZxg?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

A Malcolm Ep 107

The Fiery Cross Week 1 Chapter 1 Before I begin the opening of TFC, I feel the need to address what we didn’t yet see in some form in S4 of the television show. Six chapters were not covered in the adapted material. And since Roger returned to River Run instead of the Ridge, they’ll be some changes to the order of things and surely some scenes will be omitted altogether.  Jamie and Brianna’s reconciliation. Jamie bonding as a grandfather. Lord John returning to River Run and traveling with the group until he was to turn toward Virginia. Roger’s oath to the baby and claiming him as his own. Roger and Jamie accepting each other. Roger and Brianna hashing out their feelings and relationship while discovering who each other is now. Who doesn’t want to see Roger awkwardly stripping down the first time he is in Brianna’s intimate space while she breastfeeds the baby? Roger becoming acquainted with his baby. Claire and Jamie’s relationship advice to Roger. The big house being built. Jocasta getting engaged. Naming the baby. The beginning of the Gathering at Mt. Helicon. Days 1-4.   Update from Young Ian. Claire getting Frank's ring back.  Reuniting Lizzie with her dad. Jamie taking the baby gambling. Claire doctoring folks. The Highland Regiment Roger disclosing the contents of Frank’s letter to the Reverend to Jamie. Jamie making peace with Frank. Calling of the Clans    How do you think the writers will fit it in? How do you think it will be adapted? What will end up being ignored? Chapter 1  Happy the Bride the Sun Shines On Setting: Mount Helicon, The Royal Colony of North Carolina, Late October 1770 Characters we see:  Claire Frank Jamie Roger Brianna Marsali Fergus Germaine Jemmy 67th Highland Regiment Archibald Hayes Lizzie and her hormones. Duncan Innes The weather.  Scenes:  Claire converses with a ghost. Jamie dreams of becoming the King of Ireland. Roger and Brianna are to be officially married.  Jamie doubts Roger’s abilities in the 18th.   Governor Tryon’s letter. Jamie inviting people to breakfast. Germain's antics and family chaos.  Brianna’s diaper pin. Roger's wound.  Claire taking a moment to herself at the water. Hayes wanting to speak with Jamie.  Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question. THE INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC SEGMENTS ARE TAKEN FROM A PIECE BY DAMIANO BALDONI AT URL ON FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE. CURATOR: CCCOMMUNITY. COPYRIGHT: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL–NODERIVATIVES 4.0: HTTP://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/LICENSES/BY-NC-ND/4.0/

<a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/the-fiery-cross/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Fiery Cross</a> Week 1 Chapter 1 Before I begin the opening of TFC, I feel the need to address what we didn’t yet see in some form in S4 of the television show. Six chapters were not covered in the adapted material. And since Roger returned to River Run instead of the Ridge, they’ll be some changes to the order of things and surely some scenes will be omitted altogether. <ul> <li>Jamie and Brianna’s reconciliation.</li> <li>Jamie bonding as a grandfather.</li> <li>Lord John returning to River Run and traveling with the group until he was to turn toward Virginia.</li> <li>Roger’s oath to the baby and claiming him as his own.</li> <li>Roger and Jamie accepting each other.</li> <li>Roger and Brianna hashing out their feelings and relationship while discovering who each other is now. Who doesn’t want to see Roger awkwardly stripping down the first time he is in Brianna’s intimate space while she breastfeeds the baby?</li> <li>Roger becoming acquainted with his baby.</li> <li>Claire and Jamie’s relationship advice to Roger.</li> <li>The big house being built.</li> <li>Jocasta getting engaged.</li> <li>Naming the baby.</li> <li>The beginning of the Gathering at Mt. Helicon. Days 1-4.  <ul> <li>Update from Young Ian.</li> <li>Claire getting Frank's ring back. </li> <li>Reuniting Lizzie with her dad.</li> <li>Jamie taking the baby gambling.</li> <li>Claire doctoring folks.</li> <li>The Highland Regiment</li> <li>Roger disclosing the contents of Frank’s letter to the Reverend to Jamie.</li> <li>Jamie making peace with Frank.</li> <li>Calling of the Clans</li> </ul> </li> </ul> How do you think the writers will fit it in? How do you think it will be adapted? What will end up being ignored? Chapter 1 <a href="http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199539536.001.0001/acref-9780199539536-e-247" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Happy the Bride the Sun Shines On</a> Setting: Mount Helicon, The Royal Colony of North Carolina, Late October 1770 Characters we see: <ul> <li>Claire</li> <li>Frank</li> <li>Jamie</li> <li>Roger</li> <li>Brianna</li> <li>Marsali</li> <li>Fergus</li> <li>Germaine</li> <li>Jemmy</li> <li>67th Highland Regiment</li> <li>Archibald Hayes</li> <li>Lizzie and her hormones.</li> <li>Duncan Innes</li> <li>The weather.</li> </ul> Scenes: <ul> <li>Claire converses with a ghost.</li> <li>Jamie dreams of becoming the King of Ireland.</li> <li>Roger and Brianna are to be officially married. <ul> <li>Jamie doubts Roger’s abilities in the 18th.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Governor Tryon’s letter.</li> <li>Jamie inviting people to breakfast.</li> <li>Germain's antics and family chaos. </li> <li>Brianna’s diaper pin.</li> <li>Roger's wound. </li> <li>Claire taking a moment to herself at the water.</li> <li>Hayes wanting to speak with Jamie.</li> </ul> Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. 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A Day in the Gathering Ep 165

Season 4 Episode 413 Man of Worth Directed by: Stephen Woolfenden Written by: Toni Graphia   My initial thoughts are below, but you’ll need to listen to the podcast to get the details! Summary:  Roger remains imprisoned. Jamie and Claire arrive at the village but are turned away. River Run receives a guest. Brianna awaits the birth of her baby. Otter Tooth is revealed. Young Ian makes a decision. Jocasta gets some lovin’. Testosterone poisoning rears its head. Roger learns the truth. Roger reveals his experiences. A choice needs to be made. A baby is born. Uncle Murtagh enjoys the baby. Jamie and Claire return. The baby has no name. But is Bonnet dead? Roger returns. The British are coming. Tryon assigns Jamie a job. Things I am Pondering (in no particular order):  Hey 1970’s Otter Tooth, how’d you bring the gemstone through the stones without it dissolving? Young Ian is quite decked out in tribal ware and language coming into the episode. Seriously?! They traveled for months, only to get turned away. Why did the Mohawk go roughly 700 miles to bury Otter Tooth’s head and the stone? Why would Murtagh, a fugitive, show up at River Run knowing Jocasta has many British friends? By the way, Murtagh has terrible manners. Where the heck is Lord John? Phaedre’s magical skills feeling the baby’s position through layers of clothing is, well, close to reality. Her technique was decent and well ahead of the times, but hands on a bare belly are needed to really feel for the baby's position. Would the Mohawk really have taken Otter Tooth’s head and g It’s a good thing Claire knows one word in Mohawk. Will the banished Mohawk woman end up at the Ridge? Jamie, Young Ian outwitted you, sir. He’s a man grown now choosing his own destiny. It’s gut-wrenchingly sad to see young Ian left behind. Who knew being told you were never liked and getting a drink in the face is foreplay? Smooth operator, “Remember where ye came from…” By the way, Murtagh is looking like a fine silver fox lying shirtless in bed. Jocasta is a saucy minx. Testosterone poisoning at its finest. That said, I truly enjoyed Roger’s fighter coming out on Jamie. Young Ian killed the gauntlet. Clever boy. Claire’s annoyed stance looks like any wife, sister, mother, waiting for the boys to stop it. I am curious why Claire did not look at Roger’s obviously injured arm after he stopped hitting Jamie. Roger, Roger, Roger! So many feels. Just so damn good. As he asks questions and the information he is given sinks in and as he shares what he knows, seems to deepen the loss and difficulty of the whole situation. Roger needs a minute! Jamie simmer down. Wait a minute. ROGER cost you a lad that you love? No. Claire did by wearing that damned gemstone of Otter Tooth. One of my fave moments, when Roger says, “What?!” with disdain to Jamie. A gorgeous laboring scene with Brianna being surrounded by women then cut to Brianna being introduced to her baby. What the absolute hell?! “We will choose his birth date wisely, but you can be sure the lad was born in wedlock.” So “Uncle” Murtagh has been hanging around River Run for several months. Interesting. Brianna’s sadness that Roger is not with her parents is tough to watch. But Murtagh do you really know Bonnet didn’t get out of the jail too? What’s the significance of that awkward dinner Brianna decides to show up at? An olive branch of forgiveness? Finally, Brianna’s love for Roger shows when she runs out the door and into his arms. Homerun that. The love is there and we can feel it. “Take me to see my son.” Roger’s looking pretty fine with his low cut 70’s open shirt. The snuggle between Jocasta and Murtagh has Jamie and Claire perplexed. Murtagh’s regulating ways have him in hot water.  Ongoing thoughts:  Did Roger stop at the standing stones on the way to River Run? Who’s tending to and settling the Ridge? One-handed Fergus with Marsali’s help and the one other tenant are not capable of doing it all these past many months. That storyline got dropped like a hot potato. Has Roger processed his trauma? Will Jamie fake Murtagh’s death by sending him to Canada or back to Scotland? When in Season 5 will we get to see Young Ian decked out in his new Kanienkehakan manner? What in the heck are the circular pin adornments for? I looked it up and couldn’t find the answer. Why did Brianna not ask where Young Ian was? The lack of any reconciliation between Jamie and Brianna is strange especially because she told Murtagh she already forgave him. The timey-wimey-ness of Season 4 hurts my brain and made it difficult to figure out any frame of reference. Certainly, Brianna’s timeline was ahead of Roger’s. He was gone for 11 months. Jamie and Claire were gone 6.5-7 months to retrieve him even though they were only a couple of weeks behind him in theory?  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<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 4 Episode</a> 413 Man of Worth Directed by: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941189/?ref_=tt_ov_dr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Woolfenden</a> Written by: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335791/?ref_=tt_ov_wr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toni Graphia</a> My initial thoughts are below, but you’ll need to listen to the podcast to get the details! Summary:  Roger remains imprisoned. Jamie and Claire arrive at the village but are turned away. River Run receives a guest. Brianna awaits the birth of her baby. Otter Tooth is revealed. Young Ian makes a decision. Jocasta gets some lovin’. Testosterone poisoning rears its head. Roger learns the truth. Roger reveals his experiences. A choice needs to be made. A baby is born. Uncle Murtagh enjoys the baby. Jamie and Claire return. The baby has no name. But is Bonnet dead? Roger returns. The British are coming. Tryon assigns Jamie a job. Things I am Pondering (in no particular order): <ul> <li>Hey 1970’s Otter Tooth, how’d you bring the gemstone through the stones without it dissolving?</li> <li>Young Ian is quite decked out in tribal ware and language coming into the episode.</li> <li>Seriously?! They traveled for months, only to get turned away.</li> <li>Why did the Mohawk go roughly 700 miles to bury Otter Tooth’s head and the stone?</li> <li>Why would Murtagh, a fugitive, show up at River Run knowing Jocasta has many British friends?</li> <li>By the way, Murtagh has terrible manners.</li> <li>Where the heck is Lord John?</li> <li>Phaedre’s magical skills feeling the baby’s position through layers of clothing is, well, close to reality. Her technique was decent and well ahead of the times, but hands on a bare belly are needed to really feel for the baby's position.</li> <li>Would the Mohawk really have taken Otter Tooth’s head and g</li> <li>It’s a good thing Claire knows one word in Mohawk.</li> <li>Will the banished Mohawk woman end up at the Ridge?</li> <li>Jamie, Young Ian outwitted you, sir. He’s a man grown now choosing his own destiny.</li> <li>It’s gut-wrenchingly sad to see young Ian left behind.</li> <li>Who knew being told you were never liked and getting a drink in the face is foreplay? Smooth operator, “Remember where ye came from…”</li> <li>By the way, Murtagh is looking like a fine silver fox lying shirtless in bed. Jocasta is a saucy minx.</li> <li>Testosterone poisoning at its finest. That said, I truly enjoyed Roger’s fighter coming out on Jamie.</li> <li>Young Ian killed the gauntlet. Clever boy.</li> <li>Claire’s annoyed stance looks like any wife, sister, mother, waiting for the boys to stop it.</li> <li>I am curious why Claire did not look at Roger’s obviously injured arm after he stopped hitting Jamie.</li> <li>Roger, Roger, Roger! So many feels. Just so damn good. As he asks questions and the information he is given sinks in and as he shares what he knows, seems to deepen the loss and difficulty of the whole situation.</li> <li>Roger needs a minute! Jamie simmer down.</li> <li>Wait a minute. ROGER cost you a lad that you love? No. Claire did by wearing that damned gemstone of Otter Tooth.</li> <li>One of my fave moments, when Roger says, “What?!” with disdain to Jamie.</li> <li>A gorgeous laboring scene with Brianna being surrounded by women then cut to Brianna being introduced to her baby. What the absolute hell?!</li> <li>“We will choose his birth date wisely, but you can be sure the lad was born in wedlock.”</li> <li>So “Uncle” Murtagh has been hanging around River Run for several months. Interesting.</li> <li>Brianna’s sadness that Roger is not with her parents is tough to watch.</li> <li>But Murtagh do you really know Bonnet didn’t get out of the jail too?</li> <li>What’s the significance of that awkward dinner Brianna decides to show up at? An olive branch of forgiveness?</li> <li>Finally, Brianna’s love for Roger shows when she runs out the door and into his arms. Homerun that.</li> <li>The love is there and we can feel it.</li> <li>“Take me to see my son.”</li> <li>Roger’s looking pretty fine with his low cut 70’s open shirt.</li> <li>The snuggle between Jocasta and Murtagh has Jamie and Claire perplexed.</li> <li>Murtagh’s regulating ways have him in hot water.</li> </ul> Ongoing thoughts: <ul> <li>Did Roger stop at the standing stones on the way to River Run?</li> <li>Who’s tending to and settling the Ridge? One-handed Fergus with Marsali’s help and the one other tenant are not capable of doing it all these past many months. That storyline got dropped like a hot potato.</li> <li>Has Roger processed his trauma?</li> <li>Will Jamie fake Murtagh’s death by sending him to Canada or back to Scotland?</li> <li>When in Season 5 will we get to see Young Ian decked out in his new Kanienkehakan manner?</li> <li>What in the heck are the circular pin adornments for? I looked it up and couldn’t find the answer.</li> <li>Why did Brianna not ask where Young Ian was?</li> <li>The lack of any reconciliation between Jamie and Brianna is strange especially because she told Murtagh she already forgave him.</li> <li>The timey-wimey-ness of Season 4 hurts my brain and made it difficult to figure out any frame of reference. Certainly, Brianna’s timeline was ahead of Roger’s. He was gone for 11 months. Jamie and Claire were gone 6.5-7 months to retrieve him even though they were only a couple of weeks behind him in theory?</li> </ul> See you next up for The Fiery Cross read-a-long. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. 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Man of Worth Ep 164

 Drums of Autumn Chapter 34 Week 18 “Lallybroch” Summary:  Brianna did it. She went through the stones. She arrives at Lallybroch. She meets the Murrays to their surprise and happiness. She also meets a vengeful woman and her brother. Brianna stands up for herself and her mother. A lengthy letter makes it wild and worth the trip. She bonds with her Uncle. She clears the air of her intention. She connects with this place so a part of her though she's never been. To the Colonies, she will go.  Inside the Chapter: Chapter 34 Lallybroch Scotland, June 1769 Brianna is on horseback. Brutus is his name. He flawlessly, if not swiftly has carried her on  General Wade’s old military roads, the bad roads, and the  red deer track trails on her way to Lallybroch. She looks out over the valley below and sees Lallybroch. It matches the description her mother told her, down to the  kailyard. Rising smoke from the chimney indicates someone is home. She is nervous and excited. Who would she meet first? Will they believe her story of who she was and why she had come? Her story was based on as much truth as possible. She brought evidence with her. They would have to believe her. Could her parents be there right now? A horse carrying a tall brown-haired man approaches her from behind. He was wary of her until he got close enough to realize she was a woman. She’s a big woman and looks like a man from a distance. This is to her advantage when traveling alone. She tells the man her name, he’s puzzled and shares his with her, Jamie Fraser Murray of Broch Tuarach (p576, Nook). His reaction is perfect. Jenny is going to birth some form of an animal to be sure.  Brianna notices the carved lintel over the door, Fraser, 1716 it said. Brianna instinctively ducks while going through the door (p576, Nook). She thinks how little family she has in the twentieth century, one distant cousin of her dad Frank. Here she will have a large family connection to her. Jamie’s son Matthew goes running past being chased by his sister Janet. Matthew comments on Brianna’s choice of clothing (p578, Nook). Matthew discloses Jenny and Ian are in the back parlor with a man and a woman who are eating a large amount of food. Jamie sends the boy to get his granny, Jenny. Jamie tries to get Janet to guess who Brianna is related to. She figures it out with great surprise. Enter Jenny Murray (p579, Nook). Just as Young Jamie is introducing Brianna, the woman from the parlor joins the group (p579, Nook). Jenny admonishes Laoghaire for her foolishness and tells her this is a lass, not a man. Laoghaire looks at Brianna for the first time (p580, Nook). The realization Jamie Fraser could have married again chills Brianna to the bone.  She thinks of her mother and is horrified she could have found Jamie with another wife when she went through the stones. She wants to run out of the house and keep on running. She is like her mother in some ways. Young Jamie steers her to a place to sit. In the room she sees two men, one asks her name. It’s Ian Murray, her uncle. She feels safer in his presence until Laoghaire comes in havering up to high heaven (p581, Nook). I need a dram or two after this scene. Brianna asks after her mother, Ian assures Brianna that Claire is with Jamie. Laoghaire cannot help herself. She says the pearls are hers by right (p583, Nook). Brianna snatches the pearls off the table and holds them tightly.  Brianna addresses Laoghaire without success. Laoghaire calls Jamie a bastard and says he married her under pretenses four years earlier. Laoghaire explains that Jamie left her (p584, Nook). As if insulting Jamie and her mother wasn’t enough, she insults Brianna, calling her a witch’s child (p585, Nook). The Fraser anger rises in Brianna, and she lets Laoghaire have it (p585, Nook). Hobart leads a stunned Laoghaire out of the room to take her home. Laoghaire must have the last words and leaves Brianna with a parting twist of the tongue (p586, Nook). I am in love with Brianna here. She is coming into her own as a confident woman, as a Fraser daughter. They finish dinner with the joy of Brianna, the joy that Jamie has his child. She’s thankful that Laoghaire’s accusations of Jamie were untrue. He was the man her mother said he was. Brianna asks if they know where her mother and Jamie are. They basically do, and Ian offers to show her a letter from her parents. Following Jenny, Brianna stops and notices a portrait on the wall with her father as a child in it. Jenny shows her a painting of her mother, Ellen. Brianna gasped when she saw it. Brianna looks remarkably like Ellen MacKenzie. The painting will hang in the National Portrait Gallery in two hundred years. Ellen painted the portrait herself. Brianna’s talent for drawing and painting comes from her grandmother. Jenny explains how she came into possession of the painting. Ned Gowan brought it to her from Leoch. Brianna feels a stab of grief for those lost. We learn that Jenny never saw Leoch for herself and now it’s gone. Brianna follows Jenny into the bedroom. Jenny finds the letter and explains they live in the Colony of North Carolina but not near any towns. She explains it’s difficult for him to write since his hand was broken “that time.” Brianna knows the whole story behind the broken hand; Jenny does not. Brianna recognizes the writing. The letter is from the prior September. Young Ian sent a porpentine (porcupine) skull for Young Jamie’s boys. Jamie included a gift for Jenny. He explains Claire’s manner of communicating with the elderly Indian woman who made it (p591, Nook). He goes on to document his homesteading work and the local bear population. Fergus acquired a new large kettle, and a hearty stew was made in it (p592, Nook).  Tomatoes have an interesting and rich history. The white sow is close to birth, so he placed her in the pantry. This does not please the sow or Claire. Tuscarora hunters came looking to hunt the bear. Young Ian and Rollo accompanied them on their journey. There was quite an adventure in the night of the 22nd (p593, Nook). Jenny interrupts Brianna’s reading to ask if she still plans on going to such a wild place and to show her the leather bag that Jamie sent. She is relieved Brianna is not afraid to go to the Colonies and on to Fraser’s Ridge, but she wants her to stay for a couple of days. Now alone Brianna rereads the letter slowly, and she can almost see the man in the letter in front of her. She gets to the part she was interrupted by Jenny (p595, Nook). There were still two more pages to go. By now it was mid-October. Jamie and Ian wrote (p597, Nook). Young Ian told of his measles illness and his restored health. Brianna thought Lallybroch to be primitive, but the Colonies were indeed a more wild and dangerous place. Ian takes Brianna on a tour of the farm and the property. She sees all is in good condition and the animals healthy. Ian was sporting his kilt to the surprise of Jenny and Young Jamie (p599, Nook). Brianna thinks about how the kilt, swords, pistols, and bagpipes were hidden away after Culloden. At first, she thinks of the items as symbols of pride conquered, but that wasn’t quite right (p599, Nook). Ian was pleased Brianna asked to see the property. She’d be leaving in a week’s time to board a ship to the Colonies. She thought it was a beautiful place. Brianna thinks she sees a cairn (p600, Nook). They walk a long way and up to the top of a hill. They can see the whole valley. Ian pulls out a stone bottle and remarks it was Claire’s doing he has teeth (p601, Nook). Ian thinks Claire knew what she was about seeing how braw Brianna is. Ian wishes he could see Jamie’s face when he meets Brianna. She is so much like him. Ian explains there wasn’t much time during his last visit with Claire to Lallybroch to tell them about her and there was a great moil. He lets her know why Jenny is anxious for her to leave (p602, Nook). Brianna asks what Jenny had to do with Laoghaire. Oh, GIRL, your hair is going to curl when you hear what she had to do with it. Ian is surprised at how much knowledge Brianna has of Jamie’s history. He goes on to explain Jamie’s countenance when he returned from England after being in Ardsmuir and the contrast to him after Culloden (p602, Nook). They climbed up to where Jamie had lived as Dunbonnet. Brianna entered the cave and immediately felt entombed. She had no idea how Jamie lived there for seven years but thinks maybe she could if she had to. She was a Fraser after all. She sat outside the cave becoming part of the nature surrounding it. This is something her mother and father do. She connects to it and thinks she understands why Jamie could tolerate his time in the cave. One word explained it, solitude (p604, Nook). She leaves a small memory offering before heading down to Ian. She asks Ian about the legality of wearing his kilt. Soldiers hadn’t come in a long time. There was nothing left of value to the soldiers; only the land was left. Ian asks Brianna to have a question answered by Jamie when she finds him (p605, Nook). Brianna assures him Jame wouldn’t want to change who has Lallybroch and Brianna doesn’t want it. Ian thinks she knows an awful lot about what Jamie will do even though she hasn’t met him. Of course, Claire would have told her all about Jamie (p605, Nook). Claire was indeed special. Brianna asks about something Laoghaire said. She had used the word fetch when going on about Brianna’s mother Claire interfering with her marriage to Jamie (p606, Nook). Getting back to why Jamie married her, Ian tells her Jamie was like a ghost with no spark in him (p606, Nook). Jenny made the match with the intention of helping Jamie (p606, Nook). Brianna is relieved at hearing the tale of Laoghaire and Jamie’s response to Claire’s return. There’s much to unpack in this chapter. First, Jamie has a child, and his family is shocked. Second, the Laoghaire incident. Brianna was brilliant! Third, the worry over Jamie wanting Brianna to have the property. Four, Brianna finding her connection and realizing she’s no longer alone. She has a huge family. Five, the letter from The Ridge and the realization it is a dangerous and precarious place she will be going. Six, Jamie and Claire are together and happy. Seven, Jenny has guilt, and she’s terrible at direct communication when it counts. Thankfully Ian is excellent at deciphering and communicating what is necessary. Eight, Jenny Murray is a sensitive person underneath her steel. Nine, Brianna has come into her own as a woman. She has matured and has the combined strength of her mother and her fathers. There are so many literary elements at play and excellent depth of character development as we see through Brianna’s eyes the family she’s only heard of and her realizing her mother did an excellent job in relaying who they are.I think Claire prepared Brianna extraordinarily well without meaning to for her journey back in time. We cannot forget about Frank being an expert on this time in history. Brianna certainly would have read his works.   What’s Coming up? Chapters 35-36 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you’re reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook All images are Wiki Commons. Click on picture for attribution link. 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<a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/drums-of-autumn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Drums of Autumn</a> Chapter 34 Week 18 “Lallybroch” Summary:  Brianna did it. She went through the stones. She arrives at Lallybroch. She meets the Murrays to their surprise and happiness. She also meets a vengeful woman and her brother. Brianna stands up for herself and her mother. A lengthy letter makes it wild and worth the trip. She bonds with her Uncle. She clears the air of her intention. She connects with this place so a part of her though she's never been. To the Colonies, she will go.  Inside the Chapter: Chapter 34 Lallybroch Scotland, June 1769 Brianna is on horseback. Brutus is his name. He flawlessly, if not swiftly has carried her on <a href="https://www.scotlandinfo.eu/general-wade-military-roads-scotland/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> General Wade’s old military roads</a>, the bad roads, and the <a href="http://www.newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/wildlife/mammals/deer/field-signs/slots.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> red deer track</a> trails on her way to <a href="http://hopetoun.co.uk/estate/outlander-at-hopetoun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lallybroch</a>. She looks out over the valley below and sees Lallybroch. It matches the description her mother told her, down to the <a href="https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2008/11/scots-word-of-the-season-kailyard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> kailyard</a>. Rising smoke from the chimney indicates someone is home. She is nervous and excited. Who would she meet first? Will they believe her story of who she was and why she had come? Her story was based on as much truth as possible. She brought evidence with her. They would have to believe her. Could her parents be there right now? A horse carrying a tall brown-haired man approaches her from behind. He was wary of her until he got close enough to realize she was a woman. She’s a big woman and looks like a man from a distance. This is to her advantage when traveling alone. She tells the man her name, he’s puzzled and shares his with her, Jamie Fraser Murray of Broch Tuarach (p576, Nook). His reaction is perfect. Jenny is going to birth some form of an animal to be sure.  Brianna notices the carved lintel over the door, Fraser, 1716 it said. Brianna instinctively ducks while going through the door (p576, Nook). She thinks how little family she has in the twentieth century, one distant cousin of her dad Frank. Here she will have a large family connection to her. Jamie’s son Matthew goes running past being chased by his sister Janet. Matthew comments on Brianna’s choice of clothing (p578, Nook). Matthew discloses Jenny and Ian are in the back parlor with a man and a woman who are eating a large amount of food. Jamie sends the boy to get his granny, Jenny. Jamie tries to get Janet to guess who Brianna is related to. She figures it out with great surprise. Enter Jenny Murray (p579, Nook). Just as Young Jamie is introducing Brianna, the woman from the parlor joins the group (p579, Nook). Jenny admonishes Laoghaire for her foolishness and tells her this is a lass, not a man. Laoghaire looks at Brianna for the first time (p580, Nook). The realization Jamie Fraser could have married again chills Brianna to the bone.  She thinks of her mother and is horrified she could have found Jamie with another wife when she went through the stones. She wants to run out of the house and keep on running. She is like her mother in some ways. Young Jamie steers her to a place to sit. In the room she sees two men, one asks her name. It’s Ian Murray, her uncle. She feels safer in his presence until Laoghaire comes in havering up to high heaven (p581, Nook). I need a dram or two after this scene. Brianna asks after her mother, Ian assures Brianna that Claire is with Jamie. Laoghaire cannot help herself. She says the pearls are hers by right (p583, Nook). Brianna snatches the pearls off the table and holds them tightly.  Brianna addresses Laoghaire without success. Laoghaire calls Jamie a bastard and says he married her under pretenses four years earlier. Laoghaire explains that Jamie left her (p584, Nook). As if insulting Jamie and her mother wasn’t enough, she insults Brianna, calling her a witch’s child (p585, Nook). The Fraser anger rises in Brianna, and she lets Laoghaire have it (p585, Nook). Hobart leads a stunned Laoghaire out of the room to take her home. Laoghaire must have the last words and leaves Brianna with a parting twist of the tongue (p586, Nook). I am in love with Brianna here. She is coming into her own as a confident woman, as a Fraser daughter. They finish dinner with the joy of Brianna, the joy that Jamie has his child. She’s thankful that Laoghaire’s accusations of Jamie were untrue. He was the man her mother said he was. Brianna asks if they know where her mother and Jamie are. They basically do, and Ian offers to show her a letter from her parents. Following Jenny, Brianna stops and notices a portrait on the wall with her father as a child in it. Jenny shows her a painting of her mother, Ellen. Brianna gasped when she saw it. Brianna looks remarkably like Ellen MacKenzie. The painting will hang in the National Portrait Gallery in two hundred years. Ellen painted the portrait herself. Brianna’s talent for drawing and painting comes from her grandmother. Jenny explains how she came into possession of the painting. Ned Gowan brought it to her from Leoch. Brianna feels a stab of grief for those lost. We learn that Jenny never saw Leoch for herself and now it’s gone. Brianna follows Jenny into the bedroom. Jenny finds the letter and explains they live in the Colony of North Carolina but not near any towns. She explains it’s difficult for him to write since his hand was broken “that time.” Brianna knows the whole story behind the broken hand; Jenny does not. Brianna recognizes the writing. The letter is from the prior September. Young Ian sent a porpentine (porcupine) skull for Young Jamie’s boys. Jamie included a gift for Jenny. He explains Claire’s manner of communicating with the elderly Indian woman who made it (p591, Nook). He goes on to document his homesteading work and the local bear population. Fergus acquired a new large kettle, and a hearty stew was made in it (p592, Nook). <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-the-tomato-was-feared-in-europe-for-more-than-200-years-863735/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Tomatoes</a> have an interesting and rich history. The white sow is close to birth, so he placed her in the pantry. This does not please the sow or Claire. Tuscarora hunters came looking to hunt the bear. Young Ian and Rollo accompanied them on their journey. There was quite an adventure in the night of the 22nd (p593, Nook). Jenny interrupts Brianna’s reading to ask if she still plans on going to such a wild place and to show her the leather bag that Jamie sent. She is relieved Brianna is not afraid to go to the Colonies and on to Fraser’s Ridge, but she wants her to stay for a couple of days. Now alone Brianna rereads the letter slowly, and she can almost see the man in the letter in front of her. She gets to the part she was interrupted by Jenny (p595, Nook). There were still two more pages to go. By now it was mid-October. Jamie and Ian wrote (p597, Nook). Young Ian told of his measles illness and his restored health. Brianna thought Lallybroch to be primitive, but the Colonies were indeed a more wild and dangerous place. Ian takes Brianna on a tour of the farm and the property. She sees all is in good condition and the animals healthy. Ian was sporting his kilt to the surprise of Jenny and Young Jamie (p599, Nook). Brianna thinks about how the kilt, swords, pistols, and bagpipes were hidden away after Culloden. At first, she thinks of the items as symbols of pride conquered, but that wasn’t quite right (p599, Nook). Ian was pleased Brianna asked to see the property. She’d be leaving in a week’s time to board a ship to the Colonies. She thought it was a beautiful place. Brianna thinks she sees a cairn (p600, Nook). They walk a long way and up to the top of a hill. They can see the whole valley. Ian pulls out a stone bottle and remarks it was Claire’s doing he has teeth (p601, Nook). Ian thinks Claire knew what she was about seeing how braw Brianna is. Ian wishes he could see Jamie’s face when he meets Brianna. She is so much like him. Ian explains there wasn’t much time during his last visit with Claire to Lallybroch to tell them about her and there was a great moil. He lets her know why Jenny is anxious for her to leave (p602, Nook). Brianna asks what Jenny had to do with Laoghaire. Oh, GIRL, your hair is going to curl when you hear what she had to do with it. Ian is surprised at how much knowledge Brianna has of Jamie’s history. He goes on to explain Jamie’s countenance when he returned from England after being in Ardsmuir and the contrast to him after Culloden (p602, Nook). They climbed up to where Jamie had lived as Dunbonnet. Brianna entered the cave and immediately felt entombed. She had no idea how Jamie lived there for seven years but thinks maybe she could if she had to. She was a Fraser after all. She sat outside the cave becoming part of the nature surrounding it. This is something her mother and father do. She connects to it and thinks she understands why Jamie could tolerate his time in the cave. One word explained it, solitude (p604, Nook). She leaves a small memory offering before heading down to Ian. She asks Ian about the legality of wearing his kilt. Soldiers hadn’t come in a long time. There was nothing left of value to the soldiers; only the land was left. Ian asks Brianna to have a question answered by Jamie when she finds him (p605, Nook). Brianna assures him Jame wouldn’t want to change who has Lallybroch and Brianna doesn’t want it. Ian thinks she knows an awful lot about what Jamie will do even though she hasn’t met him. Of course, Claire would have told her all about Jamie (p605, Nook). Claire was indeed special. Brianna asks about something Laoghaire said. She had used the word fetch when going on about Brianna’s mother Claire interfering with her marriage to Jamie (p606, Nook). Getting back to why Jamie married her, Ian tells her Jamie was like a ghost with no spark in him (p606, Nook). Jenny made the match with the intention of helping Jamie (p606, Nook). Brianna is relieved at hearing the tale of Laoghaire and Jamie’s response to Claire’s return. There’s much to unpack in this chapter. First, Jamie has a child, and his family is shocked. Second, the Laoghaire incident. Brianna was brilliant! Third, the worry over Jamie wanting Brianna to have the property. Four, Brianna finding her connection and realizing she’s no longer alone. She has a huge family. Five, the letter from The Ridge and the realization it is a dangerous and precarious place she will be going. Six, Jamie and Claire are together and happy. Seven, Jenny has guilt, and she’s terrible at direct communication when it counts. Thankfully Ian is excellent at deciphering and communicating what is necessary. Eight, Jenny Murray is a sensitive person underneath her steel. Nine, Brianna has come into her own as a woman. She has matured and has the combined strength of her mother and her fathers. There are so many literary elements at play and excellent depth of character development as we see through Brianna’s eyes the family she’s only heard of and her realizing her mother did an excellent job in relaying who they are.I think Claire prepared Brianna extraordinarily well without meaning to for her journey back in time. We cannot forget about Frank being an expert on this time in history. Brianna certainly would have read his works.   What’s Coming up? Chapters 35-36 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a> or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. 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Lallybroch Ep 132

Season 4 Episode 411 If Not For Hope Directed by: Mairzee Almas Written by: Bronwyn Garrity and Shaina Fewell   My basic thoughts outline is below, you’ll need to listen to the podcast to get the details! Summary: Roger is recaptured. Brianna uses art therapy. Brianna sketches a beautiful woman. Jocasta plans a party. Jamie, Claire, and Young Ian are on the trail. There is a worry about Brianna. Young Ian plays a marriage therapist. Fergus finds intel, but not work. Jocasta bears a gift. Marsali knows what a man needs. The eligible men arrive. Brianna commands a parlor game.  A pirate is captured. A proposal will be made. Brianna hatches a plan. Bones are discovered. Jamie and Claire makeup. Roger is put to a test. This episode brims over with emotional vulnerability and characters being unable to hide who they are, what they are, and exist in bareness for viewers to watch. The overarching theme of hope is a bit over the top and lacks any subtlety. Brianna The Prized Heifer:  Salivating single men…mostly. Jocasta is persuasive. A Lord joins the dinner party. A game of psychology. Brianna swoons and begins to gain a friend. An offer he couldn’t refuse.  Lord John:  His presence. His friendship. His encounter. Bonding with Brianna.  What’s Up with Roger:  He daydreams. He’s tested by the Mohawk villagers.  Jamie and Claire:  The divide between them. The makeup.  A Man Needs A Purpose:  Fergus’ plight and the wife knows best.  Murtagh the Wanted:  Regulator business. Capturing the pirate.  Lizzie the Loud Mouth:  She’s judgmental. She’s irresponsible with her words. She’s loyal.    Final Thoughts: I wanted to love this episode. So much detail and excellence were given to the whole River Run experience, yet the Jamie and Claire makeup seemed okay but not as impactful as desired. The Fergus subplot is bizarre since he had a job when Roger ran into him at the newspaper shop. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and the official website. All photos are the property of Starz/SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INC. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question. THE INTRO AND OUTRO MUSIC SEGMENTS ARE TAKEN FROM A PIECE BY DAMIANO BALDONI AT URL ON FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE. CURATOR: CCCOMMUNITY. COPYRIGHT: CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVATIVES 4.0: HTTP://CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/LICENSES/BY-NC-ND/4.0/

<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season 4 Episode</a> 411 If Not For Hope Directed by: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021772/?ref_=tt_ov_dr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mairzee Almas</a> Written by: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5567881/?ref_=tt_ov_wr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bronwyn Garrity</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1014801/?ref_=tt_ov_wr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shaina Fewell</a> My basic thoughts outline is below, you’ll need to listen to the podcast to get the details! Summary: Roger is recaptured. Brianna uses art therapy. Brianna sketches a beautiful woman. Jocasta plans a party. Jamie, Claire, and Young Ian are on the trail. There is a worry about Brianna. Young Ian plays a marriage therapist. Fergus finds intel, but not work. Jocasta bears a gift. Marsali knows what a man needs. The eligible men arrive. Brianna commands a parlor game.  A pirate is captured. A proposal will be made. Brianna hatches a plan. Bones are discovered. Jamie and Claire makeup. Roger is put to a test. This episode brims over with emotional vulnerability and characters being unable to hide who they are, what they are, and exist in bareness for viewers to watch. The overarching theme of hope is a bit over the top and lacks any subtlety. Brianna The Prized Heifer: <ul> <li>Salivating single men…mostly.</li> <li>Jocasta is persuasive.</li> <li>A Lord joins the dinner party.</li> <li>A game of psychology.</li> <li>Brianna swoons and begins to gain a friend.</li> <li>An offer he couldn’t refuse.</li> </ul> Lord John: <ul> <li>His presence.</li> <li>His friendship.</li> <li>His encounter.</li> <li>Bonding with Brianna.</li> </ul> What’s Up with Roger: <ul> <li>He daydreams.</li> <li>He’s tested by the Mohawk villagers.</li> </ul> Jamie and Claire: <ul> <li>The divide between them.</li> <li>The makeup.</li> </ul> A Man Needs A Purpose: <ul> <li>Fergus’ plight and the wife knows best.</li> </ul> Murtagh the Wanted: <ul> <li>Regulator business.</li> <li>Capturing the pirate.</li> </ul> Lizzie the Loud Mouth: <ul> <li>She’s judgmental.</li> <li>She’s irresponsible with her words.</li> <li>She’s loyal.</li> </ul> Final Thoughts: I wanted to love this episode. So much detail and excellence were given to the whole River Run experience, yet the Jamie and Claire makeup seemed okay but not as impactful as desired. The Fergus subplot is bizarre since he had a job when Roger ran into him at the newspaper shop. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. 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If Not For Hope Ep 162

The Fiery Cross Week 2 Chapter 2 Summary: Breakfast is served, but not for Claire. Jamie desires an astrolabe. John Quincy Myers summons Jamie. A thief-taker threatens. Claire has a pop-up clinic. The unintended consequences of high taxes. A personal account of the riot is offered. Chapter 2: Loaves and Fishes Setting: Mt. Helicon, NC, Late October 1770 Characters:  Claire is making breakfast, wanting to be in on the MacGillivray mayhem, and prepping for her clinic day. Jamie is borrowing food, making a list of these he wants to barter for, quashing the MacGillivray mayhem, and learning about Abel MacLennan’s story. Abel MacLennan is eating breakfast, soothing Marsali, and sharing his tax and riot tales. Private Andrew Ogilvie is eating breakfast and sharing the demise of the regiment. Lizzie is mooning over Private Ogilvie. John Quincy Myers is fetching Jamie to assist the MacGillivray family. Fergus is following Jamie into the MacGillivray’s situation. Marsali is helping with breakfast, feeding her baby, and talking to Abel. The MacGillivray Family is in a fix with the thief-taker. The thief-taker is being held by the MacGillivray family. Taxes and crooked lawmen are causing problems.  Of Note:  The 67th Highland regiment is disbanding. Safety Lizzie’s hormones. Foreshadowing The Hillsborough Riot aftermath. Story building and foreshadowing Jamie’s intended barters. The McGillivray mix-up. Shows protectiveness and Jamie’s abilities to fix a problem. Claire’s pop-up clinic.  Emmenagogues – blue cohosh, ergot, pennyroyal, rue, and blue tansy. Marsali’s cracked nipples. Abel MacLennan’s story. Hillsborough Riot – a personal perspective.  Interesting Links:   Hillsborough Riot  Ergot Abortifacients and emmenagogues. Anthelmintic herbs Anthelmintic for animals Astrolabe    Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image.   Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post.   The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

<a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Fiery Cross</a> Week 2 Chapter 2 Summary: Breakfast is served, but not for Claire. Jamie desires an astrolabe. John Quincy Myers summons Jamie. A thief-taker threatens. Claire has a pop-up clinic. The unintended consequences of high taxes. A personal account of the riot is offered. Chapter 2: Loaves and Fishes Setting: Mt. Helicon, NC, Late October 1770 Characters: <ul> <li>Claire is making breakfast, wanting to be in on the MacGillivray mayhem, and prepping for her clinic day.</li> <li>Jamie is borrowing food, making a list of these he wants to barter for, quashing the MacGillivray mayhem, and learning about Abel MacLennan’s story.</li> <li>Abel MacLennan is eating breakfast, soothing Marsali, and sharing his tax and riot tales.</li> <li>Private Andrew Ogilvie is eating breakfast and sharing the demise of the regiment.</li> <li>Lizzie is mooning over Private Ogilvie.</li> <li>John Quincy Myers is fetching Jamie to assist the MacGillivray family.</li> <li>Fergus is following Jamie into the MacGillivray’s situation.</li> <li>Marsali is helping with breakfast, feeding her baby, and talking to Abel.</li> <li>The MacGillivray Family is in a fix with the thief-taker.</li> <li><a href="https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/Policing.jsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The thief-taker</a> is being held by the MacGillivray family.</li> <li>Taxes and crooked lawmen are causing problems.</li> </ul> Of Note: <ul> <li>The 67th Highland regiment is disbanding. Safety</li> <li>Lizzie’s hormones. Foreshadowing</li> <li>The Hillsborough Riot aftermath. Story building and foreshadowing</li> <li>Jamie’s intended barters.</li> <li>The McGillivray mix-up. Shows protectiveness and Jamie’s abilities to fix a problem.</li> <li>Claire’s pop-up clinic.</li> <li><a href="https://planetherbs.com/research-center/specific-herbs-articles/the-emmenagogues/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Emmenagogues</a> – blue cohosh, ergot, pennyroyal, rue, and blue tansy.</li> <li>Marsali’s cracked nipples.</li> <li>Abel MacLennan’s story.</li> <li>Hillsborough Riot – a personal perspective.</li> </ul> Interesting Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/hillsborough-riot-1770/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hillsborough Riot</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/fungi/ascomycetes/pages/ergot.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ergot</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/abortifacients" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abortifacients and emmenagogues</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://herbpathy.com/Action-of-Anthelmintic-Cid295" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthelmintic herbs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2202332/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthelmintic for animals</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/tops/astl-hist.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astrolabe</a></li> </ul> Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

Loaves and Fishes Ep 166

It's been almost ten months since the finale of Outlander Season 3, and in a mere 5 weeks, Season 4 will premiere.  Last seen, Jamie and Claire, the family, and crew had washed up on the southern shores of The Colonies in America. Season 4 is based on book 4 of the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Jamie and Claire are no longer being pursued by the British, however, expect adventure, trouble, surprises, and love as they embark on their life in The New World. This podcast discusses the six revealed episode titles, the main characters this season, which characters will have the most misadventure, slavery, American Indians, indentured servitude, The Ridge, mature marriage, and more! Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. What coming up? More Countdown to S4 The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and the official website. All photos are the property of Starz/Sony.   Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question. The intro and outro music segments are taken from a piece by Damiano Baldoni at URL on Free Music Archive. Curator: ccCommunity. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

It's been almost ten months since the finale of <a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Outlander</a> Season 3, and in a mere 5 weeks, Season 4 will premiere.  Last seen, Jamie and Claire, the family, and crew had washed up on the southern shores of The Colonies in America. Season 4 is based on book 4 of the Outlander series by <a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. Jamie and Claire are no longer being pursued by the British, however, expect adventure, trouble, surprises, and love as they embark on their life in The New World. This podcast discusses the six revealed episode titles, the main characters this season, which characters will have the most misadventure, slavery, American Indians, indentured servitude, The Ridge, mature marriage, and more! Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. What coming up? More Countdown to S4 The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: <a href="https://twitter.com/Outlander_Starz?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outlander_starz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OutlanderTVSeries.starz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and the official <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/featured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. All photos are the property of Starz/Sony. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ADramOfOutlander1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google+</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question. The intro and outro music segments are taken from a piece by Damiano Baldoni at <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/Celtic_Warrior" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">URL</a> on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Music Archive</a>. Curator: ccCommunity. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</a>

Countdown To Season 4 Ep 150

 Drums of Autumn Chapters 63-65 Week 32 “New Life and Returning Home”   Summary: Brianna was angry about Jocasta’s will. Lord John had a plan if he needed to help. Brianna feared how things would be between her and Roger if he came back. Only two riders returned. Brianna forgave Jamie. Claire assessed John. Brianna went into labor. Jamie and Claire supported her. A healthy baby was born. The Fraser’s and Lord John left River Run. They happily returned to The Ridge. Roger was nearby. He was committed and ready. Inside the Chapters: Chapter 63 Forgiveness River Run, May 1770 Brianna was in a huff over Auntie Jo’s stubborn refusal to change her will. Lord John to Brianna, “Pot meet kettle.” John believed doing nothing was the answer (p997, Nook). John went on to explain if Jocasta died leaving the plantation to Brianna, he would buy her slaves and free them in Virginia, and she would return his money, thus fixing the problem. He slyly made another point along the way (p998, Nook). Brianna asked and inferred that Lord John could never care for a child who wasn’t his own, so how could Roger be expected to? He told her for the sake of the parent, and he’d been doing that very thing for some time. Brianna misinterpreted it to mean her he was caring for because of her father (p999, Nook). Upon deeper reflection, Brianna was worried about the intimacy between her and Roger (p999, Nook). I love the ease of their conversation and the sharp wit of Lord John. Brianna was raped, there is a level of worry whether or not she can sexually be with Roger. Could he accept her if he couldn’t touch her? Could she ask such a sacrifice of him? She knows healing can take place because of Jamie being able to have a full relationship with her mother. Brianna seems to hold onto the most negative outcome possibilities as a way to guard and prepare herself.  Only two riders were seen by the servants, Brianna thought it must be Jamie and Claire.  So many thoughts were running through Brianna’s mind. “Was Roger not found? They found him, and he didn’t want to come back?”  She jokes to Lord John about him being her fallback. Lord John came up with other scenarios in which Young Ian and Roger rode separately from her parents. John proceeded to ask Brianna how far her remorse went for almost getting him killed (p1001, Nook). Out of the room, she flew to greet her father. Lord John was the wise and caring friend Brianna needed. Like Claire, Diana describes Brianna about nature, a storm cloud in this instance. Cut to Claire as she examined Lord John (p1003, Nook). He asked after MacKenzie. She assured him Roger would be coming along later. Lord John is not convinced. Claire had faith in Roger returning. Without asking Claire opened John’s shirt to listen to his heart, lungs, and abdomen. Why would John be surprised by this gesture? She manhandles anyone needing medical attention. When she asked if he has moved his bowels, he downright refused to answer. John looked her over (p1003, Nook). I think he was admiring her and at the same time looking for anything to critique in a bitchy and catty way. Claire wanted to get a look at the trepanation site and was unusually delicate in the asking because she was curious (p1004, Nook). That line is quintessential Lord John. As Claire examined his head, she thanked him for helping Brianna while they were gone. John was pleased to have helped even if it cost him a hole in the head. John worried for the state of Brianna and Jamie’s relationship. Claire instructed him to look into the garden. All was well between the father and daughter. Claire thought Brianna would deliver soon and John professed his thankfulness at their return (p1004). At that, Claire returned the sapphire to John at Brianna’s request. “Jilted, by God!”. Chapter 64 Bottom of the Ninth Claire told Brianna labor is like a baseball game. It’s mostly boring with bouts of activity. I like to say it has phases. Most of the labor a woman has more rest periods than work periods until near pushing when the end of active labor requires more work and little rest to finish dilation and bring the baby down. Brianna mentioned beer and hot dogs in response. Jamie asked if he should fetch some  small beer. He then asked about a hot dog. Claire explained it was sausage on a roll. Brianna didn’t want one. Jamie decided he should leave, but Brianna wouldn’t let him (p1005, Nook). Claire was gripped with worry, and her brain went haywire thinking of how she almost died when she lost Faith. By the way, that was a placental abruption that could not have been stopped or fixed at any time. She’d had a subchorionic hemorrhage in mid-second trimester that resulted in a full abruption in the sixth month of pregnancy. This problem had nothing to do with her ability to carry a baby or birth. They sometimes happen without injury or accident. Claire prepared in her mind for how she would handle various situations that might arise during labor. Jamie was called into service to walk Brianna around the room like he would a horse with colic to help distract her and progress labor. Claire opened the windows and took a moment to inhale the freshness of the outdoors. The house was in full anticipation and readiness for the birth. Claire contemplated how little needed to be done to support normal birth and how little could be done if it went wrong. Brianna wanted to lie down after walking for a long time. The labor was getting more intense and organized. Claire didn’t think it would be much longer, though five minutes apart is usually early labor, and it could last another 5-12 hours on average. I love how Brianna clings to Jamie and calls him daddy. Brianna asked Jamie to tell her a story. He told her stories as she held onto him. Claire rubbed her back. They offered excellent labor support! Claire had Phaedre fill the room will candlelight to provide light since Brianna had started voluntarily pushing. Claire provided perineal massage with oiled fingers (not necessary, but usual for her training). The amniotic sac broke, and the waters splashed upon the bed and floor. The baby came down, and Claire felt the head with her fingers (p1010, Nook). Claire assessed the baby quickly, he was healthy and well. There was no sign of hemorrhage (p1010, Nook). WELL DONE! Claire waited to cut the cord until after the placenta which gave an opportunity for the baby to receive the blood back into him from the placenta. The house was abuzz. Jamie was crying with joy. Brianna was grinning and put him to breast right away. He latched without a problem and surprised Brianna with the force of it. Claire was crying too and realized it when she tasted tears when she smiled. The baby and Brianna were settled in, and Claire found Jamie (who had gone to tell Lord John of the birth). They kissed and afterward she noticed the marks on his hands from Brianna’s nails (p1012, Nook). Jamie was trying to figure out if the baby resembled MacKenzie or Bonnet. Claire said it was impossible to tell right now and mentioned recessive genes. Jamie had no idea what she meant, she went on to explain the baby could be any color, and they wouldn’t know for sure who the father was and wondered aloud if it mattered (p1012, Nook). Jamie fell fast asleep, but Claire thought about why she said that phrase. It was something Frank always said (p1012, Nook). Peace swept over Claire, and she slept.   Chapter 65 Return to Fraser’s Ridge Jamie, Claire, Brianna, nameless baby boy, and Lord John traveled together as far as they could. Lord John turned toward Virginia and William (p1013, Nook). The others kept on toward Fraser’s Ridge for another week. Though the cabin was in disarray, the garden was a mess, and everything unkempt, Claire was the most joyful she had ever been at a homecoming. The baby not only didn’t have a first name, but his last name was also under question. They all called him a different nickname. Brianna was waiting for Roger to come before deciding what the baby would be called. Jamie was fed up with the waiting (p1014, Nook). Claire was cranky too since the baby had kept everyone up from crying due to a diaper rash. Claire was trying to fill out the baby’s birth certificate, she could fill in the date, approximate time, and who the attending doctor was, but no name as of yet. She and Jamie got sidetracked with names of Saints (p1015, Nook). Jamie goes on to tell her of the Saint against impotence. Claire hit another problem with the birth certificate; what last name should she put for Brianna? Fraser, Randall, or both? Claire decided to write both last names and to have faith Roger would come. Roger was preparing himself to ride up the path to Fraser’s Ridge. He must have been a sight to see but didn’t think it mattered much. He passed through the clearing where he had met Jamie on that fateful day many months ago. The memory stabbed him, but nothing mattered because he was there. What’s Coming up? Chapters 66-67 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you’re reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook Any images are from Wiki Commons. Click on picture for attribution link. The intro and outro music segments are taken from a piece by Damiano Baldoni at  URL on Free Music Archive. Curator: ccCommunity. Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

<a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/drums-of-autumn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Drums of Autumn</a> Chapters 63-65 Week 32 “New Life and Returning Home” Summary: Brianna was angry about Jocasta’s will. Lord John had a plan if he needed to help. Brianna feared how things would be between her and Roger if he came back. Only two riders returned. Brianna forgave Jamie. Claire assessed John. Brianna went into labor. Jamie and Claire supported her. A healthy baby was born. The Fraser’s and Lord John left River Run. They happily returned to The Ridge. Roger was nearby. He was committed and ready. Inside the Chapters: Chapter 63 Forgiveness River Run, May 1770 Brianna was in a huff over Auntie Jo’s stubborn refusal to change her will. Lord John to Brianna, “Pot meet kettle.” John believed doing nothing was the answer (p997, Nook). John went on to explain if Jocasta died leaving the plantation to Brianna, he would buy her slaves and free them in Virginia, and she would return his money, thus fixing the problem. He slyly made another point along the way (p998, Nook). Brianna asked and inferred that Lord John could never care for a child who wasn’t his own, so how could Roger be expected to? He told her for the sake of the parent, and he’d been doing that very thing for some time. Brianna misinterpreted it to mean her he was caring for because of her father (p999, Nook). Upon deeper reflection, Brianna was worried about the intimacy between her and Roger (p999, Nook). I love the ease of their conversation and the sharp wit of Lord John. Brianna was raped, there is a level of worry whether or not she can sexually be with Roger. Could he accept her if he couldn’t touch her? Could she ask such a sacrifice of him? She knows healing can take place because of Jamie being able to have a full relationship with her mother. Brianna seems to hold onto the most negative outcome possibilities as a way to guard and prepare herself.  Only two riders were seen by the servants, Brianna thought it must be Jamie and Claire.  So many thoughts were running through Brianna’s mind. “Was Roger not found? They found him, and he didn’t want to come back?”  She jokes to Lord John about him being her fallback. Lord John came up with other scenarios in which Young Ian and Roger rode separately from her parents. John proceeded to ask Brianna how far her remorse went for almost getting him killed (p1001, Nook). Out of the room, she flew to greet her father. Lord John was the wise and caring friend Brianna needed. Like Claire, Diana describes Brianna about nature, a storm cloud in this instance. Cut to Claire as she examined Lord John (p1003, Nook). He asked after MacKenzie. She assured him Roger would be coming along later. Lord John is not convinced. Claire had faith in Roger returning. Without asking Claire opened John’s shirt to listen to his heart, lungs, and abdomen. Why would John be surprised by this gesture? She manhandles anyone needing medical attention. When she asked if he has moved his bowels, he downright refused to answer. John looked her over (p1003, Nook). I think he was admiring her and at the same time looking for anything to critique in a bitchy and catty way. Claire wanted to get a look at the trepanation site and was unusually delicate in the asking because she was curious (p1004, Nook). That line is quintessential Lord John. As Claire examined his head, she thanked him for helping Brianna while they were gone. John was pleased to have helped even if it cost him a hole in the head. John worried for the state of Brianna and Jamie’s relationship. Claire instructed him to look into the garden. All was well between the father and daughter. Claire thought Brianna would deliver soon and John professed his thankfulness at their return (p1004). At that, Claire returned the sapphire to John at Brianna’s request. “Jilted, by God!”. Chapter 64 Bottom of the Ninth Claire told Brianna labor is like a baseball game. It’s mostly boring with bouts of activity. I like to say it has phases. Most of the labor a woman has more rest periods than work periods until near pushing when the end of active labor requires more work and little rest to finish dilation and bring the baby down. Brianna mentioned beer and hot dogs in response. Jamie asked if he should fetch some <a href="https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2017/01/02/the-myth-of-medieval-small-beer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> small beer</a>. He then asked about a hot dog. Claire explained it was sausage on a roll. Brianna didn’t want one. Jamie decided he should leave, but Brianna wouldn’t let him (p1005, Nook). Claire was gripped with worry, and her brain went haywire thinking of how she almost died when she lost Faith. By the way, that was a placental abruption that could not have been stopped or fixed at any time. She’d had a subchorionic hemorrhage in mid-second trimester that resulted in a full abruption in the sixth month of pregnancy. This problem had nothing to do with her ability to carry a baby or birth. They sometimes happen without injury or accident. Claire prepared in her mind for how she would handle various situations that might arise during labor. Jamie was called into service to walk Brianna around the room like he would a horse with colic to help distract her and progress labor. Claire opened the windows and took a moment to inhale the freshness of the outdoors. The house was in full anticipation and readiness for the birth. Claire contemplated how little needed to be done to support normal birth and how little could be done if it went wrong. Brianna wanted to lie down after walking for a long time. The labor was getting more intense and organized. Claire didn’t think it would be much longer, though five minutes apart is usually early labor, and it could last another 5-12 hours on average. I love how Brianna clings to Jamie and calls him daddy. Brianna asked Jamie to tell her a story. He told her stories as she held onto him. Claire rubbed her back. They offered excellent labor support! Claire had Phaedre fill the room will candlelight to provide light since Brianna had started voluntarily pushing. Claire provided perineal massage with oiled fingers (not necessary, but usual for her training). The amniotic sac broke, and the waters splashed upon the bed and floor. The baby came down, and Claire felt the head with her fingers (p1010, Nook). Claire assessed the baby quickly, he was healthy and well. There was no sign of hemorrhage (p1010, Nook). WELL DONE! Claire waited to cut the cord until after the placenta which gave an opportunity for the baby to receive the blood back into him from the placenta. The house was abuzz. Jamie was crying with joy. Brianna was grinning and put him to breast right away. He latched without a problem and surprised Brianna with the force of it. Claire was crying too and realized it when she tasted tears when she smiled. The baby and Brianna were settled in, and Claire found Jamie (who had gone to tell Lord John of the birth). They kissed and afterward she noticed the marks on his hands from Brianna’s nails (p1012, Nook). Jamie was trying to figure out if the baby resembled MacKenzie or Bonnet. Claire said it was impossible to tell right now and mentioned recessive genes. Jamie had no idea what she meant, she went on to explain the baby could be any color, and they wouldn’t know for sure who the father was and wondered aloud if it mattered (p1012, Nook). Jamie fell fast asleep, but Claire thought about why she said that phrase. It was something Frank always said (p1012, Nook). Peace swept over Claire, and she slept.   Chapter 65 Return to Fraser’s Ridge Jamie, Claire, Brianna, nameless baby boy, and Lord John traveled together as far as they could. Lord John turned toward Virginia and William (p1013, Nook). The others kept on toward Fraser’s Ridge for another week. Though the cabin was in disarray, the garden was a mess, and everything unkempt, Claire was the most joyful she had ever been at a homecoming. The baby not only didn’t have a first name, but his last name was also under question. They all called him a different nickname. Brianna was waiting for Roger to come before deciding what the baby would be called. Jamie was fed up with the waiting (p1014, Nook). Claire was cranky too since the baby had kept everyone up from crying due to a diaper rash. Claire was trying to fill out the baby’s birth certificate, she could fill in the date, approximate time, and who the attending doctor was, but no name as of yet. She and Jamie got sidetracked with names of Saints (p1015, Nook). Jamie goes on to tell her of the Saint against impotence. Claire hit another problem with the birth certificate; what last name should she put for Brianna? Fraser, Randall, or both? Claire decided to write both last names and to have faith Roger would come. Roger was preparing himself to ride up the path to Fraser’s Ridge. He must have been a sight to see but didn’t think it mattered much. He passed through the clearing where he had met Jamie on that fateful day many months ago. The memory stabbed him, but nothing mattered because he was there. What’s Coming up? Chapters 66-67 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a> or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you’re reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The Outlander book series is written by <a href="http://dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Any images are from Wiki Commons. Click on picture for attribution link. The intro and outro music segments are taken from a piece by Damiano Baldoni at <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/Celtic_Warrior" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> URL</a> on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Music Archive</a>. Curator: ccCommunity. 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New Life Ep 147

Surrender  Directed by: Jennifer Getzinger Written by: Anne Kenney Podcast Episode 101   That's a whole lot of storytelling to digest. Anne Kenney did an amazing job with the material given, but it definitely felt like too much for one episode. I wanted it to slow down to a more comfortable pacing. Overall, I liked it. There was a good flow to it. The direction was thoughtful as well. Here are my basic thoughts on Jamie, Claire, and Frank. To get my deep thoughts and ideas, you'll need to listen to the podcast.  It's 1752 at Lallybroch. Six years since the Battle of Culloden.  Jamie Fraser, aka Dunbonnet and Red Jamie, showed us a desolate, purposeless, and wounded man. He was emotionally isolated and barely spoke when he was amongst the family. He was a ghost of a man, until he again found a purpose to live for. He looked dirty and without care for his own comforts or needs. Jamie's relaxed posture when Mary McNab shaved him was a subtle beauty. When he shed a tear as she gifted him with wholeness the night before he left for prison, was gut wrenching. Sam Heughan can convey emotion without much speech or overacting.   I wanted to know more about his time in the cave though. I wanted to see him dream of Claire, as she did of him to give layers to his desolation. I want to know why he wore his hair down underneath the brown hat.   Claire is trying her best to re-integrate into married life with Frank and to mothering Brianna. She's also desolated and emotionally isolated. She thinks she can be one place in her mind and heart, while going through the motions in real life. She cannot. At one point, she wakes Frank to have sex with him saying, "I miss my husband." That is top level cold right there. I am dumbfounded they would write that depth of disconnect into Claire. That was downright mean. She thinks Frank won't notice her lack of intimacy while he is connected to her body, ultimately her internal betrayal sinks Frank's ability to be close to her. It is awful to watch play out. I don't like to think of Claire as so selfish. Hurt, grieving, acting out...sure, but cold like this, it's too much. In the end, being a stay-at-home mother and wife isn't enough and she enrolls in medical school. On her first day, she meets her soon to be BFF Joe Abernathy.  The heavy handed play of her being a feminist is over the top. Claire goes to medical school because she must. It's not to further a feminist agenda. She can't not be a doctor. She finds her deeper purpose there.  Frank Randall is a good man who keeps hoping Claire will open to him and be his honest to goodness wife. He loves her. He wants her. After the dinner party, the jig is up. He knows for sure she is thinking of Jamie while giving her body to him. It's too much. Something broke revealing that truth. He chose to stay. I feel so terrible for him.  I wanted to see more of their everyday interaction to reveal what type of husband he was overall. what were his expectations of home and hearth? I think it's a missed opportunity to flesh him out more than Claire being a cold bi*ch to nice guy Frank.  The shot panning back from their twin beds was an absolute acknowledgement of the type of relationship they moved into, after that fateful night.  Jamie surrendered in a literal sense to the British, for the betterment of his family. He went from one prison to another to serve a greater purpose.  Claire surrendered to her different life, different marriage, and found purpose in going back to medical school. She found a lifeline.  Frank surrendered to being a father to the only child he would ever call his own, and to be a husband in a loveless marriage. All pictures are the property of Starz. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: Twitter,Instagram,Facebook, and the official website. What’s Coming up? Season 3 Episode 3. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below!  Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, YouTube To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/featured" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Surrender </a> Directed by: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315298/?ref_=tt_ov_dr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Getzinger</a> Written by: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448455/?ref_=tt_ov_wr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Anne Kenney</a> Podcast Episode 101 That's a whole lot of storytelling to digest. Anne Kenney did an amazing job with the material given, but it definitely felt like too much for one episode. I wanted it to slow down to a more comfortable pacing. Overall, I liked it. There was a good flow to it. The direction was thoughtful as well. Here are my basic thoughts on Jamie, Claire, and Frank. To get my deep thoughts and ideas, you'll need to listen to the podcast.  It's 1752 at Lallybroch. Six years since the Battle of Culloden.  Jamie Fraser, aka Dunbonnet and Red Jamie, showed us a desolate, purposeless, and wounded man. He was emotionally isolated and barely spoke when he was amongst the family. He was a ghost of a man, until he again found a purpose to live for. He looked dirty and without care for his own comforts or needs. Jamie's relaxed posture when Mary McNab shaved him was a subtle beauty. When he shed a tear as she gifted him with wholeness the night before he left for prison, was gut wrenching. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1537825/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Heughan</a> can convey emotion without much speech or overacting.   I wanted to know more about his time in the cave though. I wanted to see him dream of Claire, as she did of him to give layers to his desolation. I want to know why he wore his hair down underneath the brown hat.   Claire is trying her best to re-integrate into married life with Frank and to mothering Brianna. She's also desolated and emotionally isolated. She thinks she can be one place in her mind and heart, while going through the motions in real life. She cannot. At one point, she wakes Frank to have sex with him saying, "I miss my husband." That is top level cold right there. I am dumbfounded they would write that depth of disconnect into Claire. That was downright mean. She thinks Frank won't notice her lack of intimacy while he is connected to her body, ultimately her internal betrayal sinks Frank's ability to be close to her. It is awful to watch play out. I don't like to think of Claire as so selfish. Hurt, grieving, acting out...sure, but cold like this, it's too much. In the end, being a stay-at-home mother and wife isn't enough and she enrolls in medical school. On her first day, she meets her soon to be BFF Joe Abernathy.  The heavy handed play of her being a feminist is over the top. Claire goes to medical school because she must. It's not to further a feminist agenda. She can't not be a doctor. She finds her deeper purpose there.  Frank Randall is a good man who keeps hoping Claire will open to him and be his honest to goodness wife. He loves her. He wants her. After the dinner party, the jig is up. He knows for sure she is thinking of Jamie while giving her body to him. It's too much. Something broke revealing that truth. He chose to stay. I feel so terrible for him.  I wanted to see more of their everyday interaction to reveal what type of husband he was overall. what were his expectations of home and hearth? I think it's a missed opportunity to flesh him out more than Claire being a cold bi*ch to nice guy Frank.  The shot panning back from their twin beds was an absolute acknowledgement of the type of relationship they moved into, after that fateful night.  Jamie surrendered in a literal sense to the British, for the betterment of his family. He went from one prison to another to serve a greater purpose.  Claire surrendered to her different life, different marriage, and found purpose in going back to medical school. She found a lifeline.  Frank surrendered to being a father to the only child he would ever call his own, and to be a husband in a loveless marriage. All pictures are the property of Starz. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: <a href="https://twitter.com/Outlander_Starz?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/outlander_starz/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OutlanderTVSeries.starz/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and the <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/featured" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">official website</a>. What’s Coming up? Season 3 Episode 3. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="http://dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. 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Surrender Ep 101

First Wife 309 Written by Joy Blake Directed by Jennifer Getzinger I loved this episode. It could've gone sideways on so many levels, but delightfully did not. It's emotional, deep, funny, heartbreaking, hopeful, painful, connecting, and raw. The characters are spot on. The direction is beautiful. We meet favorites and a someone we'd rather forget. We see their hearts out in the wide open. This episode is near flawless.    Here's the outline to the podcast this week. I warn you, it IS a rather lengthy listen at 92 minutes. There is so much to cover I couldn't do it in any less time.  Enjoy! Starz Synopsis Claire returns to Lallybroch with Jamie, where she does not receive quite the reception she was expecting. Unbeknownst to her, Jamie's made some choices in their time apart which come back to haunt them with a vengeance. Key Players Claire, Jamie, Young Ian, Jenny, Ian, Young Janet, Laoghaire, Joan(ie), Marsali, and Ned Gowan. Key Scenarios  Claire and Jamie bringing Young Ian home.  Claire returning after 20 years with no word in between.  Jamie repairing his relationship with Ian and Jenny.  Claire wanting to tell the truth to Jenny and Ian about who and what she is like they told Murtagh. Jamie’s Secret Wife and the interruption of him about to tell Claire. Ian putting Jenny in her place.  Claire confronting Jenny about Laoghaire and their reparation. Laoghaire shooting Jamie while trying to shoot Claire. Young Ian bonding with Aunty Claire. Repairing the Laoghaire with Claire Dispatching of Laoghaire since marriage is invalid. NED GOWAN. The treasure to pay for the alimony Entrusting Jamie and Claire with Young Ian to go to get treasure and go to France with them. Claire having doubts over the realities of being back with Jamie. How hard it already has been. Jamie assuring her she is meant to be there. They are mated for life.  Favorite Quotes from Episode (you need to listen to fdind out) Excellent direction, music, writing flowed well, it felt cohesive and not rushed, even though much ground was covered. A promising and marked improvement over the missteps in 307. Follow Outlander Medicine to get details on the surgery. What’s to Come  Jamie and Claire must figure out what ship he is on and where it is going to follow him and get him back. Hello South Africa Black Sails filming locale. Must tell his sister and Ian Young Ian was kidnapped. Must come up with money for Laoghaire and the girls. Yi Tien Cho and Fergus should show up in the next episode. When do we find out about Murtagh?   Their wild adventure officially begins. What’s Coming up? Episode 309 The Doldrums How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. All pictures are the property of Sony/Starz. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: Twitter,Instagram,Facebook, and the official website.   Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below!  Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, YouTube To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/featured" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">First Wife 309</a> Written by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1703666/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joy Blake</a> Directed by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315298/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Getzinger</a> I loved this episode. It could've gone sideways on so many levels, but delightfully did not. It's emotional, deep, funny, heartbreaking, hopeful, painful, connecting, and raw. The characters are spot on. The direction is beautiful. We meet favorites and a someone we'd rather forget. We see their hearts out in the wide open. This episode is near flawless.    Here's the outline to the podcast this week. I warn you, it IS a rather lengthy listen at 92 minutes. There is so much to cover I couldn't do it in any less time.  Enjoy! Starz Synopsis Claire returns to Lallybroch with Jamie, where she does not receive quite the reception she was expecting. Unbeknownst to her, Jamie's made some choices in their time apart which come back to haunt them with a vengeance. Key Players Claire, Jamie, Young Ian, Jenny, Ian, Young Janet, Laoghaire, Joan(ie), Marsali, and Ned Gowan. Key Scenarios <ul> <li>Claire and Jamie bringing Young Ian home. </li> <li>Claire returning after 20 years with no word in between. </li> <li>Jamie repairing his relationship with Ian and Jenny. </li> <li>Claire wanting to tell the truth to Jenny and Ian about who and what she is like they told Murtagh.</li> <li>Jamie’s Secret Wife and the interruption of him about to tell Claire.</li> <li>Ian putting Jenny in her place. </li> <li>Claire confronting Jenny about Laoghaire and their reparation.</li> <li>Laoghaire shooting Jamie while trying to shoot Claire.</li> <li>Young Ian bonding with Aunty Claire.</li> <li>Repairing the Laoghaire with Claire</li> <li>Dispatching of Laoghaire since marriage is invalid. NED GOWAN.</li> <li>The treasure to pay for the alimony</li> <li>Entrusting Jamie and Claire with Young Ian to go to get treasure and go to France with them.</li> <li>Claire having doubts over the realities of being back with Jamie. How hard it already has been. Jamie assuring her she is meant to be there. They are mated for life.</li> </ul> Favorite Quotes from Episode (you need to listen to fdind out) Excellent direction, music, writing flowed well, it felt cohesive and not rushed, even though much ground was covered. A promising and marked improvement over the missteps in 307. Follow <a href="https://www.outlandermedicine.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Outlander Medicine</a> to get details on the surgery. What’s to Come <ul> <li>Jamie and Claire must figure out what ship he is on and where it is going to follow him and get him back. Hello South Africa Black Sails filming locale.</li> <li>Must tell his sister and Ian Young Ian was kidnapped.</li> <li>Must come up with money for Laoghaire and the girls.</li> <li>Yi Tien Cho and Fergus should show up in the next episode.</li> <li>When do we find out about Murtagh?</li> </ul>  Their wild adventure officially begins. What’s Coming up? Episode 309 The Doldrums How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="http://dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. All pictures are the property of Sony/Starz. Visit Outlander Starz on social media, like or follow: <a href="https://twitter.com/Outlander_Starz?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/outlander_starz/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OutlanderTVSeries.starz/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and the <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/outlander/featured" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">official website</a>. 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First Wife Ep 109

Freedom &amp; Whisky Written for Television by: Toni Graphia Directed by: Brendan Maher   This week's episode slows down to cover a short period of the Christmas season 1968. Don't for one second think you can put away those tissues for holiday cheer. The struggles are real. The fear is spoken. The complexities of adult child and parent relationships are navigated.  We see Claire's foundational determination and skill as a physician. We see her fragile and vulnerable, when she acknowledges herself as a woman with needs and desires. We see her as mother bear, fierce, tender, loving, and the willingness to be sacrificial. She's been hurt and shut off the passionate and sexual side of herself. She's lived for her daughter and her work. It's time for her to live whole once more. She's been "living half a life," according to good friend Joe Abernathy. He's correct. Go get him, Claire. Insert that fuzzy ear worm, Let It Go for Claire here. Brianna has matured and grown through her father Frank's death and the revelations in Scotland. She's no longer the bratty girl. She sees herself as a woman in her own right. She sees her mother as a woman separate from being her mother. She knows she is grown and not only urges her mother to go, she asks her to go. Jamie deserves to know who she is.  Roger is not a knight in shining armor, he's an orphan like Brianna. He's a friend and future lover. He understands Brianna in a way no one else can. He understands her mother in a way no one else can either. He's a kind, generous, and brilliant man, who happens to be falling in love with Brianna. Joe Abernathy is a friend and wingman. Claire's only friend throughout her medical school and hospital career. He is trustworthy and an advocate for Claire to live a full life. I expect, he will be there for anything Brianna needs. He can be like an uncle in my estimation. Did Claire tell him EVERYTHING about Jamie and her 18th century adventure? I think she must have.  The zinger in this episode was Candy, um Sandy, confronting Claire at an event to honor Frank Randall. She accuses Claire of being selfish and making Frank and Bree live a lie. She should have let him go. Claire offered Frank his freedom more than once. Does Sandy know this? Or is it her grief talking? What was the point of this confrontation? I think it's a vehicle for Brianna to ask who the woman is. Also, for Claire to have clarity on what she needs to do.  There were some three beats to cement ideas in this episode.  Brianna being an engineer, not a historian. Claire's insecurities over her looks, sexiness, and age. Claire's willingness to stay because she can't bear to leave Brianna. She's a good mother. Brianna urging her mother to go because she is an adult and can care for herself. She's a maturing daughter.  I adored how Roger and Brianna looked like ghostly images in the window when Claire looked up as she left for Scotland. Then the light plays on Claire as she was in the cab making her look like she was transitioning to a new place from the 20th century. Finally, the puddle from the cab to Edinburgh was a brilliant transition. Combined, those images created a feeling of time travel without literally needing her to go to the stones onscreen. Bravo! Lastly, Jamie and the print shop. You didn't think I would forget about that did you? Claire makes it to Edinburgh and finds her way to Carfax Close. Outside the printshop you can feel her apprehension and excitement. She opens the door and he questions who is there. Following his voice, she says who it is. He looks up, she seems a ghost, and he faints. #DunbonnetDown. He crashes to the floor. She gasps. Fade to black. SHE DID IT! She found him! We know he couldn't have died from a coronary because there's more episodes this season. And this isn't Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin might have killed Jamie off in front of Claire. We laughed. We cried. We cheered. We grabbed smelling salts for Jamie. Anyone else out of your mind excited for episode 6?  What’s Coming up? Interview with Theresa Carl-Sanders, chef/author of Outlander Kitchen Cookbook. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Follow A Dram of Outlander Thank you for sharing posts, joining the discussions, and following this website or pages listed below!  Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, YouTube To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comments.

<a href="https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/episodes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom &amp; Whisky</a> Written for Television by: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335791/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Toni Graphia</a> Directed by: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536827/?ref_=nv_sr_2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brendan Maher</a> This week's episode slows down to cover a short period of the Christmas season 1968. Don't for one second think you can put away those tissues for holiday cheer. The struggles are real. The fear is spoken. The complexities of adult child and parent relationships are navigated.  We see Claire's foundational determination and skill as a physician. We see her fragile and vulnerable, when she acknowledges herself as a woman with needs and desires. We see her as mother bear, fierce, tender, loving, and the willingness to be sacrificial. She's been hurt and shut off the passionate and sexual side of herself. She's lived for her daughter and her work. It's time for her to live whole once more. She's been "living half a life," according to good friend Joe Abernathy. He's correct. Go get him, Claire. Insert that fuzzy ear worm, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHue-HaXXzg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Let It Go</a> for Claire here. Brianna has matured and grown through her father Frank's death and the revelations in Scotland. She's no longer the bratty girl. She sees herself as a woman in her own right. She sees her mother as a woman separate from being her mother. She knows she is grown and not only urges her mother to go, she asks her to go. Jamie deserves to know who she is.  Roger is not a knight in shining armor, he's an orphan like Brianna. He's a friend and future lover. He understands Brianna in a way no one else can. He understands her mother in a way no one else can either. He's a kind, generous, and brilliant man, who happens to be falling in love with Brianna. Joe Abernathy is a friend and wingman. Claire's only friend throughout her medical school and hospital career. He is trustworthy and an advocate for Claire to live a full life. I expect, he will be there for anything Brianna needs. He can be like an uncle in my estimation. Did Claire tell him EVERYTHING about Jamie and her 18th century adventure? I think she must have.  The zinger in this episode was Candy, um Sandy, confronting Claire at an event to honor Frank Randall. She accuses Claire of being selfish and making Frank and Bree live a lie. She should have let him go. Claire offered Frank his freedom more than once. Does Sandy know this? Or is it her grief talking? What was the point of this confrontation? I think it's a vehicle for Brianna to ask who the woman is. Also, for Claire to have clarity on what she needs to do.  There were some three beats to cement ideas in this episode. <ul> <li>Brianna being an engineer, not a historian.</li> <li>Claire's insecurities over her looks, sexiness, and age.</li> <li>Claire's willingness to stay because she can't bear to leave Brianna. She's a good mother.</li> <li>Brianna urging her mother to go because she is an adult and can care for herself. She's a maturing daughter.</li> </ul> I adored how Roger and Brianna looked like ghostly images in the window when Claire looked up as she left for Scotland. Then the light plays on Claire as she was in the cab making her look like she was transitioning to a new place from the 20th century. Finally, the puddle from the cab to Edinburgh was a brilliant transition. Combined, those images created a feeling of time travel without literally needing her to go to the stones onscreen. Bravo! Lastly, Jamie and the print shop. You didn't think I would forget about that did you? Claire makes it to Edinburgh and finds her way to Carfax Close. Outside the printshop you can feel her apprehension and excitement. She opens the door and he questions who is there. Following his voice, she says who it is. He looks up, she seems a ghost, and he faints. #DunbonnetDown. He crashes to the floor. She gasps. Fade to black. SHE DID IT! She found him! We know he couldn't have died from a coronary because there's more episodes this season. And this isn't Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin might have killed Jamie off in front of Claire. We laughed. We cried. We cheered. We grabbed smelling salts for Jamie. Anyone else out of your mind excited for episode 6?  What’s Coming up? Interview with Theresa Carl-Sanders, chef/author of Outlander Kitchen Cookbook. How can you participate? To have your questions, comments for email or call in to the listener line after the show airs. Join the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday nights at 6pm PT/9pm ET to discuss the previous latest podcast chapters using the hashtag #ADoO. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="http://dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. 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Freedom & Whisky Ep 104

 Drums of Autumn Chapters 30-33 Week 17 “Wouldn’t you?” Summary: Roger overstays his Oxford term. Brianna isn’t coming to visit as planned. A mysterious crate arrives. Roger confers with Joe Abernathy. JHRC on toast did she do it? Yes, oh yes she did. A grimoire is revealed. Roger and Fiona make a plan. Midsummer’s Eve means time to travel. Inside the Chapters: Part 8 Beaucoup Chapter 30: Into Thin Air Oxford, April 1971 The Dean talks Roger into staying in Oxford an extra week to do a conference for some Americans even though he’s due to be in Scotland. The money is a good incentive, so Roger agrees. Roger has a disconcerting letter from Brianna in his hand (p547, Nook). She was supposed to be visiting him in July. Now she’s not coming. He thinks she’s lying (a lying bitch wee in fact) and has found someone else. He’s trying to be mad. He feels empty. May 1971 Some boxes arrive for Roger on the last day of the conference. Remember he’s not supposed to be at Oxford right now. He’s mystified. He opens the attached envelope (p548, Nook). He takes the crate into his sitting room and looks for a tool to open it. He wonders if she would send him her history if she meant to break up with him. Good thinking Rog. She packed it with museum quality. He finds a variety of things. Photos and a large portrait of Claire, her Raggedy Ann doll, other memorabilia, silver dinner service with the history typed on each. It’s the family silver passed down from 1842; it was a wedding present to Frank and Claire. Roger places the items on the floor next to him growing ever puzzled. She sent her entire history to him. He realizes she sent it there on purpose knowing he was supposed to be in Scotland when it arrived. Last, he unpacks a jewelry box; it’s filled with brooches and earrings. He notices two items are missing, the silver bracelet he’d given her and her grandmother’s pearls (p550, Nook). Yes, she could have Roger.   He’s beside himself over Brianna possibly traveling through the stones without telling him. Where had she gone? He phones Joe Abernathy, Brianna’s only other connection in the twentieth century. Joe thinks she’s with Roger. Joe explains the last time he saw Brianna (p551, Nook).  She left on April 27th for Scotland. Roger is panicked. Joe explains she planned to go to Inverness from Edinburgh. She would have arrived in Inverness for Beltane when the Stones would be open. Now Joe is worried too. Roger asks Joe a simple question (p552, Nook). “Wouldn’t you?” Those two words asked by Joe Abernathy haunt Roger. He and Joe had discussed the finer points of why Brianna would have gone. She found her father and was curious. Yes, Joe did know the way of the traveling, Claire had told him (p552, Nook). Roger tells Joe he does know what the stones are like, but not everyone hears them and reflects on Claire going through at Craigh na Dun on Samhain two and a half years before. Remember Claire accidentally went through at Beltane the first time and returned to the twentieth century near Beltane on the eve of Culloden. Roger hates thinking about the sounds and the feelings at Craigh na Dun. Joe is curious (p553, Nook). He doesn’t want to go into the things he knows about Claire with Joe and explains unless someone did something BIG it wouldn’t make the historical news. Roger asks Joe if he knows how dangerous the eighteenth century is? He doesn’t but (p554, Nook). Roger drives toward Inverness with “Wouldn’t you?” continuing its chime in his head.  He likely would (p554, Nook). Lack of communication or purposeful miscommunication has Roger all riled up. Why not a note to say this is why I went, and this is why I need you to wait for me in the twentieth? This is a mess in the making. What would you do? I would go like Brianna, but I wouldn’t omit the lack to Roger. I wouldn’t lie. Argh, for as smart as Brianna is sometimes her common sense goes out the window and did she not think Roger would figure it out? Uncle Joe is such a good guy. I’m glad he’s a touchstone for Brianna and Roger in the twentieth. Chapter 31: Return to Inverness Fiona has turned the old manse into a bed and breakfast establishment. Fiona is excited to see Roger though her betrothed Ernie is less enthused. Roger becomes a detective to track Brianna’s steps. He finds it fairly easy since there aren’t many 6-foot-tall red-haired women from America around Inverness.  Roger ponders when he should go after Brianna through the stones (p556, Nook). He must choose one of the  feast days to most safely pass. Roger keeps himself busy while he quietly prepares for his departure. Some nights he even slept. Roger and Fiona have a chat. She wants to know why he has a photo of Gillian Edgars (Geillis Duncan Abernathy) and why he’s been up to Craigh na Dun. She is not having his joke of an answer (p558, Nook). Fiona knows something about Gillian and the stones. Roger means to find out what it is. He tries to bargain with her, but she runs off saying she needs to think. His mind is racing, and he thinks of Brianna. his stomach flips and flops. He thinks of Fiona’s words, “She’s dead. Isn’t she?” She was alive when Claire went back the first time. Is she alive in the past now? The timey-wimey reality hurts Roger’s head. Fiona is back at the sink. She’s not supposed to tell, but she’s going to tell him because she must. Roger remembers Claire telling about her and Frank seeing the dancers at the circle one Beltane morning and Mrs. Graham was one of the dancers. Fiona goes on to explain that grannie (Mrs. Graham) was the caller (p560, Nook). Fiona knows all the words; she’s the caller now. Fiona met Gillian because she had been one of the dancers. Roger asks her to go on. She asks Roger if he knows where Brianna’s gone. Roger is disquieted (p561, Nook). He tells her he must go after Brianna. Fiona is unsure if men can go through. She’s only heard of women who do. Then she discloses a bomb. She has Gillian’s grimoire. She meant to give it to the police after she’d disappeared, but after reading it didn’t think it would help them. Chapter 32: Grimoire This is the grimoire of the witch, Geillis (p562, Nook). Roger thinks she’s a nutcase and a poor writer. He thumbs through the sections and notices each of the sun and fire feasts has notes and crosses. He reads the notes under Samhain (p564, Nook). She had also logged what she called case studies of dead people who were found at various stone circles in Scotland, northern England, and Brittany. There were twenty-two persons listed. Some may have known what they were doing, while others were unsuspecting. It chilled Roger to his core. Claire was right; it was no revolving door. The disappearances near the circles were also notated. The crosses signified those who disappeared near each feast. One entry, in particular, caused Roger to stop (p566, Nook). Claire was part of Gillian’s information for her casebook. Gillian did not have any record of Claire’s return three years later.  The book felt like a bomb in his hands. The last section of the book is called “techniques and preparations” (p566, Nook). He understands why the book upset Fiona when she read it. He walked toward the river but couldn’t get the last words from his mind, “Shall I kiss you, child, shall I kiss you, man? Feel the teeth behind my lips when I do. I could kill you, as easily as I embrace you. The taste of my power is the taste of blood-iron in my mouth, iron in my hand. Sacrifice is required.” That is some CRAZY and eye-opening information right there. We know blood isn’t needed, but does it help steer? Chapter 33: Midsummer’s Eve June 20, 1971 We’re getting a micro view of Roger from April to June. We haven’t seen Brianna in 18 months except for what is disclosed through Roger’s point of view. It’s Midsummer’s Eve in Scotland (p567, Nook). The description gets to me every time. I have been in Scotland during Beltane as the days were beginning to stretch. I can imagine what the Summer Equinox would be like to witness.  The stones buzzed and hummed before Roger could see them. On prior visits, the stones felt odd, but they were silent. Claire hears them all the time I think. He and Fiona stopped thirty feet from the circle. He thinks Fiona is afraid for herself, but it’s for him she scared. Roger is dressed in eighteenth-century clothing. He suddenly feels like he’s playing dress up. Fiona goes into the circle without him to perform her ceremonial ritual in privacy. The humming from the stones got into Roger’s body, bones, and blood. It almost felt like he had an itch to scratch within. He hears her sing with words he cannot understand. Can he make it through? Claire and Brianna both had. Geillis is his ancestor, so yes, he should be able. He likens the feeling from the Stones to being eaten by ants. He’s restless and cannot ease the feeling. Fiona’s singing was making the sensations worse. She finally came to get him, and he cannot hear her for the noise in his head. Before he enters the circle, he stops and kisses her full on the mouth requesting she not tell Ernie. Roger smells something burning. He feels bodiless. He also smells coffee. The feeling of wrong came over him. His body hurts. What he thought was stars above him is Fiona yelling his name (p570, Nook). They try to figure out why he disappeared and came back (p570, Nook). Roger had to gather himself, so he can tell Fiona what happened. Roger had thought of his father, and he must have crossed his timeline when he saw his father.  He thanks Fiona for not letting him burn. They talk about the gemstones in his mother’s locket likely keeping him alive in the crossing. Roger realizes thinking of his dad was the problem. He decides to go again to Fiona’s horror and objection. He explains how he knows it will be okay (p573, Nook). She understands. She places her engagement ring in his hand. It has a small diamond in the setting. She’ll tell Ernie she lost it. It’s insured after all. He’s ready to go again (pp573, Nook). Fiona waited for a long time to be sure Roger doesn’t return. She bids him well (p573, Nook).   What’s Coming up? Chapters 34-35 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to contact@adramofoutlander.com or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. If you’re reading ahead, you can leave comments for any part of the book too. 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<a href="http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/drums-of-autumn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Drums of Autumn</a> Chapters 30-33 Week 17 “Wouldn’t you?” Summary: Roger overstays his Oxford term. Brianna isn’t coming to visit as planned. A mysterious crate arrives. Roger confers with Joe Abernathy. JHRC on toast did she do it? Yes, oh yes she did. A grimoire is revealed. Roger and Fiona make a plan. Midsummer’s Eve means time to travel. Inside the Chapters: Part 8 Beaucoup Chapter 30: Into Thin Air Oxford, April 1971 The Dean talks Roger into staying in Oxford an extra week to do a conference for some Americans even though he’s due to be in Scotland. The money is a good incentive, so Roger agrees. Roger has a disconcerting letter from Brianna in his hand (p547, Nook). She was supposed to be visiting him in July. Now she’s not coming. He thinks she’s lying (a lying bitch wee in fact) and has found someone else. He’s trying to be mad. He feels empty. May 1971 Some boxes arrive for Roger on the last day of the conference. Remember he’s not supposed to be at Oxford right now. He’s mystified. He opens the attached envelope (p548, Nook). He takes the crate into his sitting room and looks for a tool to open it. He wonders if she would send him her history if she meant to break up with him. Good thinking Rog. She packed it with museum quality. He finds a variety of things. Photos and a large portrait of Claire, her Raggedy Ann doll, other memorabilia, silver dinner service with the history typed on each. It’s the family silver passed down from 1842; it was a wedding present to Frank and Claire. Roger places the items on the floor next to him growing ever puzzled. She sent her entire history to him. He realizes she sent it there on purpose knowing he was supposed to be in Scotland when it arrived. Last, he unpacks a jewelry box; it’s filled with brooches and earrings. He notices two items are missing, the silver bracelet he’d given her and her grandmother’s pearls (p550, Nook). Yes, she could have Roger.   He’s beside himself over Brianna possibly traveling through the stones without telling him. Where had she gone? He phones Joe Abernathy, Brianna’s only other connection in the twentieth century. Joe thinks she’s with Roger. Joe explains the last time he saw Brianna (p551, Nook).  She left on April 27th for Scotland. Roger is panicked. Joe explains she planned to go to Inverness from Edinburgh. She would have arrived in Inverness for Beltane when the Stones would be open. Now Joe is worried too. Roger asks Joe a simple question (p552, Nook). “Wouldn’t you?” Those two words asked by Joe Abernathy haunt Roger. He and Joe had discussed the finer points of why Brianna would have gone. She found her father and was curious. Yes, Joe did know the way of the traveling, Claire had told him (p552, Nook). Roger tells Joe he does know what the stones are like, but not everyone hears them and reflects on Claire going through at Craigh na Dun on Samhain two and a half years before. Remember Claire accidentally went through at Beltane the first time and returned to the twentieth century near Beltane on the eve of Culloden. Roger hates thinking about the sounds and the feelings at Craigh na Dun. Joe is curious (p553, Nook). He doesn’t want to go into the things he knows about Claire with Joe and explains unless someone did something BIG it wouldn’t make the historical news. Roger asks Joe if he knows how dangerous the eighteenth century is? He doesn’t but (p554, Nook). Roger drives toward Inverness with “Wouldn’t you?” continuing its chime in his head.  He likely would (p554, Nook). Lack of communication or purposeful miscommunication has Roger all riled up. Why not a note to say this is why I went, and this is why I need you to wait for me in the twentieth? This is a mess in the making. What would you do? I would go like Brianna, but I wouldn’t omit the lack to Roger. I wouldn’t lie. Argh, for as smart as Brianna is sometimes her common sense goes out the window and did she not think Roger would figure it out? Uncle Joe is such a good guy. I’m glad he’s a touchstone for Brianna and Roger in the twentieth. Chapter 31: Return to Inverness Fiona has turned the old manse into a bed and breakfast establishment. Fiona is excited to see Roger though her betrothed Ernie is less enthused. Roger becomes a detective to track Brianna’s steps. He finds it fairly easy since there aren’t many 6-foot-tall red-haired women from America around Inverness.  Roger ponders when he should go after Brianna through the stones (p556, Nook). He must choose one of the <a href="http://www.celticcallings.com/resources/celtic_traditions/celt_history/celebrations.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> feast days</a> to most safely pass. Roger keeps himself busy while he quietly prepares for his departure. Some nights he even slept. Roger and Fiona have a chat. She wants to know why he has a photo of Gillian Edgars (Geillis Duncan Abernathy) and why he’s been up to Craigh na Dun. She is not having his joke of an answer (p558, Nook). Fiona knows something about Gillian and the stones. Roger means to find out what it is. He tries to bargain with her, but she runs off saying she needs to think. His mind is racing, and he thinks of Brianna. his stomach flips and flops. He thinks of Fiona’s words, “She’s dead. Isn’t she?” She was alive when Claire went back the first time. Is she alive in the past now? The timey-wimey reality hurts Roger’s head. Fiona is back at the sink. She’s not supposed to tell, but she’s going to tell him because she must. Roger remembers Claire telling about her and Frank seeing the dancers at the circle one Beltane morning and Mrs. Graham was one of the dancers. Fiona goes on to explain that grannie (Mrs. Graham) was the caller (p560, Nook). Fiona knows all the words; she’s the caller now. Fiona met Gillian because she had been one of the dancers. Roger asks her to go on. She asks Roger if he knows where Brianna’s gone. Roger is disquieted (p561, Nook). He tells her he must go after Brianna. Fiona is unsure if men can go through. She’s only heard of women who do. Then she discloses a bomb. She has Gillian’s grimoire. She meant to give it to the police after she’d disappeared, but after reading it didn’t think it would help them. Chapter 32: Grimoire This is the grimoire of the witch, Geillis (p562, Nook). Roger thinks she’s a nutcase and a poor writer. He thumbs through the sections and notices each of the sun and fire feasts has notes and crosses. He reads the notes under Samhain (p564, Nook). She had also logged what she called case studies of dead people who were found at various stone circles in Scotland, northern England, and Brittany. There were twenty-two persons listed. Some may have known what they were doing, while others were unsuspecting. It chilled Roger to his core. Claire was right; it was no revolving door. The disappearances near the circles were also notated. The crosses signified those who disappeared near each feast. One entry, in particular, caused Roger to stop (p566, Nook). Claire was part of Gillian’s information for her casebook. Gillian did not have any record of Claire’s return three years later.  The book felt like a bomb in his hands. The last section of the book is called “techniques and preparations” (p566, Nook). He understands why the book upset Fiona when she read it. He walked toward the river but couldn’t get the last words from his mind, “Shall I kiss you, child, shall I kiss you, man? Feel the teeth behind my lips when I do. I could kill you, as easily as I embrace you. The taste of my power is the taste of blood-iron in my mouth, iron in my hand. Sacrifice is required.” That is some CRAZY and eye-opening information right there. We know blood isn’t needed, but does it help steer? Chapter 33: Midsummer’s Eve June 20, 1971 We’re getting a micro view of Roger from April to June. We haven’t seen Brianna in 18 months except for what is disclosed through Roger’s point of view. It’s Midsummer’s Eve in Scotland (p567, Nook). The description gets to me every time. I have been in Scotland during Beltane as the days were beginning to stretch. I can imagine what the Summer Equinox would be like to witness.  The stones buzzed and hummed before Roger could see them. On prior visits, the stones felt odd, but they were silent. Claire hears them all the time I think. He and Fiona stopped thirty feet from the circle. He thinks Fiona is afraid for herself, but it’s for him she scared. Roger is dressed in eighteenth-century clothing. He suddenly feels like he’s playing dress up. Fiona goes into the circle without him to perform her ceremonial ritual in privacy. The humming from the stones got into Roger’s body, bones, and blood. It almost felt like he had an itch to scratch within. He hears her sing with words he cannot understand. Can he make it through? Claire and Brianna both had. Geillis is his ancestor, so yes, he should be able. He likens the feeling from the Stones to being eaten by ants. He’s restless and cannot ease the feeling. Fiona’s singing was making the sensations worse. She finally came to get him, and he cannot hear her for the noise in his head. Before he enters the circle, he stops and kisses her full on the mouth requesting she not tell Ernie. Roger smells something burning. He feels bodiless. He also smells coffee. The feeling of wrong came over him. His body hurts. What he thought was stars above him is Fiona yelling his name (p570, Nook). They try to figure out why he disappeared and came back (p570, Nook). Roger had to gather himself, so he can tell Fiona what happened. Roger had thought of his father, and he must have crossed his timeline when he saw his father.  He thanks Fiona for not letting him burn. They talk about the gemstones in his mother’s locket likely keeping him alive in the crossing. Roger realizes thinking of his dad was the problem. He decides to go again to Fiona’s horror and objection. He explains how he knows it will be okay (p573, Nook). She understands. She places her engagement ring in his hand. It has a small diamond in the setting. She’ll tell Ernie she lost it. It’s insured after all. He’s ready to go again (pp573, Nook). Fiona waited for a long time to be sure Roger doesn’t return. She bids him well (p573, Nook).   What’s Coming up? Chapters 34-35 Drums of Autumn (DOA). How can you participate? Send your comments to <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a> or call the listener line at 719-425-9444 by Friday of each week. 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Wouldn't You? Ep 131

 The Fiery Cross Week 5 Chapters 7 and 8 Summary: Claire greets an unexpected patient. Ghosts of Culloden emerge with 25-year-old shrapnel. Jamie is given orders. We meet an important pair. Roger questions his place in the family. A baby must eat after all. The MacKenzies of Leoch live on. Roger goes from zero to hero. Chapter 7: Shrapnel Chapter 8: The Factor Setting: Mt. Helicon, NC, Late October 1770 with cool, grey, and wet weather. Active Characters:  Claire is working at her pop-up clinic. Archie Hayes comes to get shrapnel from Culloden removed after hearing how amazing Claire is through Farquard Campbell. Jamie Roger Duncan The Bug’s – Arch and Murdina  Of Note:  Hayes was 11 years-old at Culloden. Jamie saved him when Murchison shot him at point-blank range. Hayes giving Jamie the letter from Tryon to form a militia. The revelation to Hayes that Jamie didn’t remember much of Culloden and fills in the blanks for Jamie. Duncan is dressed to the 9’s for his wedding to Jocasta. Duncan calls to Roger and introduces him to the new factor for the Ridge. Arch’s wife is an extroverted talkative woman. Roger is upset and allows his mind to reel when he thinks Jamie thinks poorly of him and his thoughts lead to all sorts of insecurities about his abilities in this time. “A hopeless numpty?” Bug takes charge of Roger’s coat and the Jemmy situations. The big house has gained a housekeeper. The idea of Marsali breastfeeding Jemmy comes up because Brianna is not around. Roger’s insecurity increases when Mrs. Bug mentions how the baby will grow to be like him. There is a surprise in learning the MacKenzies of Leoch are somewhere in the Colonies or Canada. Roger becomes Captain MacKenzie.  Interesting Links:   Breastfeeding in Colonial America Militias of Colonial North Carolina  Revolutionary War era North Carolina Militias Military Warfare History Culloden Battlefield Weapons  Myths About the Battle of Culloden  Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or contact@adramofoutlander.com. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post.   The entire Outlander book series is written by Diana Gabaldon. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! Facebook Page, Facebook Group,  Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr To financially support the podcast, go to my Patreon page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

<a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/the-fiery-cross/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Fiery Cross</a> Week 5 Chapters 7 and 8 Summary: Claire greets an unexpected patient. Ghosts of Culloden emerge with 25-year-old shrapnel. Jamie is given orders. We meet an important pair. Roger questions his place in the family. A baby must eat after all. The MacKenzies of Leoch live on. Roger goes from zero to hero. Chapter 7: Shrapnel Chapter 8: The Factor Setting: Mt. Helicon, NC, Late October 1770 with cool, grey, and wet weather. Active Characters: <ul> <li>Claire is working at her pop-up clinic.</li> <li>Archie Hayes comes to get shrapnel from Culloden removed after hearing how amazing Claire is through Farquard Campbell.</li> <li>Jamie</li> <li>Roger</li> <li>Duncan</li> <li>The Bug’s – Arch and Murdina</li> </ul> Of Note: <ul> <li>Hayes was 11 years-old at Culloden. Jamie saved him when Murchison shot him at point-blank range.</li> <li>Hayes giving Jamie the letter from Tryon to form a militia.</li> <li>The revelation to Hayes that Jamie didn’t remember much of Culloden and fills in the blanks for Jamie.</li> <li>Duncan is dressed to the 9’s for his wedding to Jocasta.</li> <li>Duncan calls to Roger and introduces him to the new <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">factor</a> for the Ridge.</li> <li>Arch’s wife is an extroverted talkative woman.</li> <li>Roger is upset and allows his mind to reel when he thinks Jamie thinks poorly of him and his thoughts lead to all sorts of insecurities about his abilities in this time. “A hopeless numpty?”</li> <li>Bug takes charge of Roger’s coat and the Jemmy situations. The big house has gained a housekeeper.</li> <li>The idea of Marsali breastfeeding Jemmy comes up because Brianna is not around.</li> <li>Roger’s insecurity increases when Mrs. Bug mentions how the baby will grow to be like him.</li> <li>There is a surprise in learning the MacKenzies of Leoch are somewhere in the Colonies or Canada.</li> <li>Roger becomes Captain MacKenzie.</li> </ul> Interesting Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://breastfeedingusa.org/content/article/nursing-public-what-us-mothers-faced-colonial-times-until" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Breastfeeding in Colonial America</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ncpedia.org/militias-colonial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Militias of Colonial North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_patriots_militia_nc.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Revolutionary War era North Carolina Militias</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milmedhist/chapter1.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Military Warfare History</a></li> <li><a href="https://cullodenbattlefield.wordpress.com/tag/weapons/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Culloden Battlefield Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/7-myths-about-the-battle-of-culloden-busted/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Myths About the Battle of Culloden</a></li> </ul> Images are CC or Wiki Commons unless produced by ADoO or otherwise specified. Featured image. Please share your thoughts and comments to 719-425-9444 or <a href="mailto:contact@adramofoutlander.com">contact@adramofoutlander.com</a>. Comments or messages may be included in the podcast or a written post. The entire Outlander book series is written by <a href="https://www.dianagabaldon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana Gabaldon</a>. You can find her on <a href="https://twitter.com/Writer_DG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDianaGabaldon/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Join the A Dram of Outlander Community Please share posts, join the discussions, and follow this website and social media sites listed below! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Adramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/adramofoutlander/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>,  <a href="https://instagram.com/dramofoutlander/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dramofoutlander" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://adramofoutlander.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> To financially support the podcast, go to my <a href="http://www.patreon.com/adramofoutlander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page. Call 719-425-9444 listener/reader line to leave your comment or question.

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