Jamie valiantly tried to protect her from Jack’s physical attack, and though he failed (hence the flogging), he’s clearly a hero in the fight against sexual abuse. Thanks to a gloomy flashback, we learn that Jamie was tilling the land / merrily enjoying his kilt flapping in the breeze, when Jack and his ponytail of doom descended from on high and tried to sexually assault his sister. But first things first: she must tend to Jamie’s bullet wound, which is a great opportunity for a bonding session - not to mention a great opportunity for Jamie to recount his flogging by Captain Black Jack Randall, aka the Redcoat ancestor of Claire’s husband, Frank.

She ditches her 20th century smock, dons a choker necklace reminiscent of something Britney Spears might have worn in 2004, and even squeezes herself into a corset. In an effort to convince her captors that she can sashay around Scotland like the best of ’em, Claire fully immerses herself in highland life. And speaking of seductive wound-tending, let’s gird our loins, shout “Och aye!” and time-jump into another episode of this torrid show.Ĭlaire Keeps Up Appearances, Jamie Remains Shirtless We’re encouraged to forget the fact that he captured Claire against her will, and instead focus on moments that give her power over him - like her ability to seductively tend to his wounds. Getting around this troubling dynamic is central to this week’s episode of Outlander, which carefully crafts Jamie into a victim of equal standing to Claire. Unfortunately, Jamie’s technically Claire’s captor - and she risks acquiescing the little power she has over her own body by surrendering to their undeniable sexual tension. Randall now inhabits a world where she’s casually threatened with rape by a bunch of kilted randoms, but she’s all about discovering what lies beneath the skirts of a certain Scottish dreamboat named Jamie. (Normal.) This week, Claire found herself fully entrenched in the highlands’ undulating moors, and spent much of her time treading the line between spirited free-thinker and whatever word best describes “the urge to bosom-heave at a gaggle of unwashed Scots.” (Maybe there’s a Gaelic word for it!)Ĭlaire’s transformation into a stoic adversary of sexism is more than fully realized, but don’t confuse her for a misandrist.

Last week on Outlander, burgeoning feminist Claire Randall flitted off to Scotland for a post-war tryst with her husband, touched an ancient stone that was high on magical Druid fumes, and time-traveled to the 18th century.

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