'Outlander' Just Revealed How Claire & Jamie Might Die
Wondering when/how Jamie and Claire are going to eventually die on Outlander? Desperate to know what Roger "Thank U, Next" MacKenzie is up to now that he's changed out of his emo black turtleneck? Concerned about Young Ian now that he's morphed into Regular Ian? Cool, because this week delivered on all fronts. Here are the biggest reveals from Sunday's episode-and prepare yourself, becuase they're major.
Did you hear the happy questionable news? Claire and Jamie wandered onto a random piece of land, liked the view, and decided to live there! And now Claire's literally frolicking around singing "My Country 'Tis of Thee"-and based on the gleeful expression on her face, she's apparently completely forgotten that entire chapter in history when white people stole a bunch of land from the Native Americans.
So, what's Claire and Jamie's big plan? Good question. Basically, they want to build a home for themselves, plus a "shed" for Claire to practice her medicine in, and a bunch of cabins where settlers (like Fergus, Marsali, and The Artist Formerly Known as Young Ian) can live. What could possibly go wrong?!
Understandably, it takes approximately two seconds for the Cherokee to show up and make it clear to Jamie and Claire that their colonial nonsense isn't welcome. And while Claire (to her credit) is like, "hmm, we could build somewhere else?" Jamie explains that a mountain "spoke to him" and said they're supposed to be there. Which, cool, that's probably how the Cherokee felt when they settled this land CENTURIES EARLIER.
Fortunately, Jamie fixes everything by killing what everyone thinks is a bear, but is actually a man dressed as a bear who's been attacking Cherokee and European settlers alike. Turns out he'd been a member of the Cherokee community but was ostracized after raping a woman, and lost his mind while living alone in the woods. The Cherokee seem pretty grateful, dub Jamie "Bear Killer," and even enjoy a communal meal on his property.* Which brings us to....
*Their property.
Claire has a lot to be worried about, at least according to a healer in the Cherokee community, who explains that she had a dream wherein Claire became a white raven who flew over the water and swallowed the moon. The white raven then flew back and laid and egg, which split open to reveal a shining stone with healing powers. So far, this all sounds pretty positive-especially since we know Claire has a fancy stone from that grave she casually robbed last week.
But um, there's more. The healer also tells Claire that she shouldn't stress because "death is sent from the gods" and "it will not be her fault." Soooo... looks like we have an unexpected RIP coming our way-and as someone who has not read this particular Outlander novel, my personal theory is that Claire won't be able to save one of her loved ones in a future episode. (Potentially Marsali, since this episode made it clear that her pregnancy has been difficult). Buy the book
Good news: Roger's changed out of his turtleneck. Bad news: He's taken to staring despondently out of windows. Clearly, he's extremely sad thanks to his breakup with Brianna and wants to redeem himself, so (surprise, surprise!) he opens the book that Bri gave him about Scottish settlers in Colonial America and, after some sleuthing, discovers that Claire reunited with Jamie and they settled in North Carolina.
Roger calls Brianna to tell her the exciting news, and for some reason, she seems happy to speak to him, despite the fact that he's an emotional terrorist who yelled at her for not wanting to marry him. Huh, weird. Clearly she didn't watch the same episode we did.
After telling Brianna the happy news about Claire and Jamie, Roger heads home to discover that Fiona (the granddaughter of Reverend Wakefield's druid housekeeper) has done some sleuthing of her own. In fact, Fiona's discovered an obituary for Claire and Jamie, stating that they both died of "death by fire" anywhere from two to twelve years after they settled. Roger initially decides not to tell Brianna to protect her from the harrowing news, but then begrudgingly calls her, only to discover that...
Yup. Bri's roommate casually tells Roger that she's in Scotland seeing her mom, and judging from the expression on his face, he's almost as shaken as I am every time I see Jamie's straight-across bangs.
Please join me in a prayer for Normal-Aged Ian, a sweet and gentle man who always has a positive attitude and seems happy but is clearly suffering on the inside. Need convincing? This poor soul's life literally consists of dealing with Claire and Jamie's constant threat of public love-making, stepping in poop, being a third wheel, knitting, and sleeping with a dog. That's all!
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