Better to Marry than Burn S5 E506 Directed by Meera Menon Written for Television by Stephanie Shannon Listen to the podcast! Here’s my overview. You’ll need to listen to the podcast to get all my thoughts. Jocasta shares her heart and difficult history. Murtagh tries to sway her away from marrying. Governor Tryon continues to […]
Perpetual Adoration Season 5 Episode 5 Written for Television by Alyson Evans and Steve Koracki Directed by Meera Menon Listen to the podcast! It all feels very Greek tragedy with the webs, spinners, and lies. Claire is contemplative, hesitant, and pushed to discover how important a single patient was to her finding her way back […]
Season 5 Episodes 503 and 504 Click below to listen to the podcast! In this podcast episode, you get a double offering, 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 […]
Season 5 Episode 2 “Between Two Fires” Written for Television by Toni Graphia and Luke Schelhaas Directed by Stephen Woolfenden Listen to the Podcast: Unlike episode 1, this episode is hit and miss. Jamie Fraser/The Regulators/Knox The Jamie Fraser, Murtagh (Regulators), and Knox (The Crown) storyline is compelling and showcases Jamie’s honor, duty, and loyalty. […]
Season 5 Episode 1 “The Fiery Cross” Written for Television by Matthew B. Roberts Directed by Stephen Woolfenden Listen to the Podcast: 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 […]
The Fiery Cross Installment 13 Chapters 23-25 Domesticity, Building Bonds, and Duty Listen to the podcast! 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 […]
The Fiery Cross Installment 12 Chapters 21-22 Click below to listen! 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. […]
The Fiery Cross Week 8 Chapters 13-14 Listen to the podcast! Summary: The age-old argument of what makes the best barbecue unfolds. Beans are indeed a musical fruit. Memories endure and bond. Aunt Jocasta is a savvy woman. What makes an honorable man? Jamie makes a confession. A religious event occurs. Marriage cannot wait. Setting: […]
The Fiery Cross Week 9 Chapters 15-16 Listen to the podcast! Summary: A wedding feast is had by all. An evening calling of the clans occurs. Jamie makes a moving speech. The families of the Ridge are announced. Roger vows to always sing for her. Lactating breasts don’t care. Brianna takes matters into […]
The Fiery Cross Week 10 Chapters 17 & 18 Listen to the podcast! 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 […]
The Fiery Cross Week 7 Chapters 11-12 Click play to listen! Summary: Roger seeks a kindness from Jocasta. Jocasta shocks Roger and she gets a piece of his mind. The Gathering is drawing to a close. Claire’s guts are griping. Germaine sings a tune. The mobcap dies an ugly death. Jamie consoles Claire. Jamie has […]
The Fiery Cross Week 6 Chapters 9 and 10 Click below to listen to the podcast! Summary: Claire uses a cautery iron to staunch bleeding. Claire receives gifts. Roger and Jamie recruit for the militia. Roger meets an interesting family. Where is Stephen Bonnet? Take care of family first. Chapter 9: Germ of […]
The Fiery Cross Week 5 Chapters 7 and 8 Click on the player to listen to the podcast! 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 […]
The Fiery Cross Week 4 Chapters 5 and 6 Below is the outline for the podcast. Click play on the link to listen. http://traffic.libsyn.com/adramofoutlander/Ep_168_For_Old_Times_Sake_TFC__4.mp3 Summary: Claire treats some interesting patients. There’s more to Goodwin than meets the eye. Brianna is grossed out. Roger and Brianna meetup. Celibacy or sex? Passion wins out. The implications of […]
The Fiery Cross Week 3 Chapters 3 and 4 Click below to listen to the podcast! Chapter 3: Bilious Humours Chapter 4: Wedding Gifts Setting: Mt. Helicon, NC, Late October 1770 with cool, grey, and wet weather. Active Characters: Claire Brianna Murray MacLeod and his patient. Roger Duncan Innes Of Note: The morning clinic set-up, […]
The Fiery Cross Week 2 Chapter 2 Listen to the Podcast! Summary: Breakfast is served, but not for Claire. Jamie desires an astrolabe. John Quincy Myers summons Jamie. A thief-taker threatens. A mother protects her own. Jamie shows his leadership prowess. Claire has a pop-up clinic. The unintended consequence of high taxes is revealed. A […]
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 […]
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! Click above. Summary: Roger remains imprisoned. Jamie and Claire arrive at the village but are turned away. River Run receives a guest. Brianna […]
Season 4 Episode 412 Providence Directed by: Mairzee Almas Written by: Karen Campbell My basic thoughts outline is below, you’ll need to listen to the podcast to get the details! Summary: Roger completes the initiation and remains a slave. He is known as dogface. Fergus plans. Lord John brings Brianna news. She requests an audience […]
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 above to get the details! Summary: Roger is recaptured. Brianna uses art therapy. Brianna sketches a beautiful woman. Jocasta plans a party. Jamie, […]