UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 13 (Dragonfly in Amber)

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Right, this is it, folks. The Outlander Season 2 finale has arrived. And all the signs are there for an ambitious climax – after all, you don’t name an episode after the very book you’re adapting … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 12 (The Hail Mary)

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Time and tide wait for no man – and that’s clearer than ever as Outlander Season 2 nears its big, battled-filled finale.

Diana Gabaldon’s story has always been one titled against the odds – romance against … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 11 (Vengeance Is Mine)

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It’s not easy being the head of the Jacobite Rebellion. Firstly, your nickname is Bonnie. Secondly, you look and sound like a petulant schoolboy. And thirdly, nobody in your war cabinet can agree on what the … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 10

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As Outlander nears the end of its second season, it has to start delivering on all of those promises it made at the start – and then some. Unlike most programmes, Ron D. Moore’s take on … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 9 (Je Suis Prest)

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“Je Suis Prest” reads the Fraser family motto. It’s a nice nod that the show embraces it for the title of Episode 9 of Season 2, as it tackles not just questions of families and loyalties, … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 8 (The Fox’s Lair)

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“They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result,” opines Claire in Episode 8 of Outlander Season 2. Which is partly why she and Jamie fled France to head … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 7 (Faith)

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Faith is the title of Episode 7 in Outlander Season 2 – and it more than lives up to it. After a slight step down in quality over recent weeks, the show’s second run rediscovers its … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 6 (Best Laid Schemes)

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“How did she forgive you?” goads Black Jack in Episode 6 of Outlander Season 2 – and it’s telling that this isn’t the question any of us have been thinking during this second run. If anything, … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 5 (Untimely Resurrection)

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Claire Fraser just might be the worst person ever. Not only is she happy to change the entire history of the world just to save her lover, she’s also willing to ruin a friend’s love life … Read More

UK TV review: Outlander: Season 2, Episode 4 (La Dame Blanche)

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There’s significantly less Bouton: The Marvellous Medicine Dog in Episode 4 of Outlander’s Season 2 – and that’s partly why it’s a slight disappointment.

Claire confesses to Jamie almost immediately … Read More