Diana Gabaldon's comments on Episode 109
Diana Gabaldon made some very interesting comments today on Compuserve about a controversial scene in Episode 109 ("The Reckoning") of the OUTLANDER TV series. (No, this has nothing to do with the infamous "spanking" scene!)
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I've seen comments from a lot of fans who really disliked the scene with Jamie and Laoghaire by the river. While I personally didn't have a problem with it (because Jamie resisted the temptation and didn't actually kiss Laoghaire), to my surprise it's become one of the most controversial parts of that episode.
Diana Gabaldon posted a detailed explanation on Compuserve here, and I would really urge you to take the time to read what she has to say. My reaction on reading her comments was that I really hope we get to see the longer version of this scene on the Blu-ray of the second half of Season 1, eventually!
*** SPOILER WARNING!! ***
There are SPOILERS below! If you don't want to know yet, stop reading now.
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I've seen comments from a lot of fans who really disliked the scene with Jamie and Laoghaire by the river. While I personally didn't have a problem with it (because Jamie resisted the temptation and didn't actually kiss Laoghaire), to my surprise it's become one of the most controversial parts of that episode.
Diana Gabaldon posted a detailed explanation on Compuserve here, and I would really urge you to take the time to read what she has to say. My reaction on reading her comments was that I really hope we get to see the longer version of this scene on the Blu-ray of the second half of Season 1, eventually!
I'm more interested how Jamie resolves his suspicion that Laoghaire is behind the illwish. Because in the book it's sort of glossed over whereas the episode makes Jamie out to be seriously pissed off. unless it's explained how Jamie later decides it's not a big deal, there will be some pretty righteous Sassenach anger coming Jamie's way in season three.
I'm gonna guess whatever she was doing that got her called out in Hall could be qualified as "heavy petting" ... while the affair with the married man could have come at any time after the river confrontation. SPOILER ALERT FOR NON-BOOK PEOPLE: In ECHO, Laoghaire reveals to Jamie (when he rides out to confront her at Balriggan following Joan's appeal for her dowry as partial payment for admission to the nunnery) that she *did* give up the goods with a married man, but only AFTER Jamie & Claire had returned to Leoch as a married couple - but this would have occurred after Jamie had spoken with her. Running off the way she did from the riverbank scene could very well have led to whatever tacksman's bed she ended up in! (Before his ring errand.)