Happy New Year!
As we prepare to ring in 2016, I thought it would be appropriate to have an old-fashioned Hogmanay celebration, as they might have celebrated it on F... Read more
2015 Year in Review
2015 has been an unforgettable year for OUTLANDER fans all over the world! Here are some of my favorite moments from the past year: January 7 - O... Read more
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OUTLANDER Yule Log and marathon 12/26
He're's the OUTLANDER Yule Log , from STARZ, featuring music by Bear McCreary. And for those of you in the US: STARZ will be running a maratho... Read more
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Christmas quotes from the OUTLANDER books
Here are some Christmas-themed quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books. This has become an annual tradition here on Outlandish Observations, and I hope... Read more
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Walkers Shortbread Castle Leoch
This model of OUTLANDER's Castle Leoch was built with more than 1500 shortbread cookies from the Walkers Shortbread OUTLANDER Assortment . Isn'... Read more
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Richard Rankin will play Roger Wakefield!
Exciting news today: we have our "Singing Thrush" at long last!! Richard Rankin has been cast as Roger Wakefield in the OUTLANDER TV series... Read more
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Favorite lines in OUTLANDER that are not in the book
Diana Gabaldon has commented frequently that "the book is the book, and the show is the show." The point being that there WILL be differen... Read more
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Golden Globe nominations for OUTLANDER!
OUTLANDER has received three nominations for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards! Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Caitriona Balfe Best Support... Read more
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Episode Recaps
Re-reading BEES
Notable Dates This Month
April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)
April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)
April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)
April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)
April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)
April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)
April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)
April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)
April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)
April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)
April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)
April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)
April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)
April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)
April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)
April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)
Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)
April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)
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