Sam Heughan & Caitríona Balfe Tease Former 'Outlander' Cast Members’ Return in New Video

Reshma Gopaldas

April 1, 2024 at 5:52 PM·2 min read

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For Outlander’s final season, fans can look forward to the return of a lot of old faces. Okay, not old per se, but familiar faces that they loved from the past that are coming to their future. Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan released a little video from on set with two surprise guests, a beloved couple, that left Outlander in a past season. If you guessed Dougal MacKenzie and Geilles Duncan, you would be incorrect. One of them is dead. (See Claire and Jamie season 2 about that). And the other is a redheaded witch that once tried to off Brianna and Claire, but then Claire took her head off. Not figuratively. Literally. Don’t mess with Claire Fraser. Anyway, here’s who you have to look forward to seeing in season 8. Hint, they love making babies. Even though, one of them asked Claire, specifically, how to not not make babies on her wedding night. And then got pregnant pretty soon after that.

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