![]() ![]() See, Claire has a husband whom she loves and hopes to return to in the 1940s, but she has to marry Jamie in the 1700s to protect herself from an evil British army officer. That’s probably owed to the delicately tortured romantic connection between Jamie and his new bride, Claire. But it’s more intense and personal, and in that way daring, startling even. The sex that happens during tomorrow night’s episode isn’t so tremendously graphic that it rivals any of the senseless f-king on Game of Thrones. ![]() It's because they knew what was, er, coming. I knew there had to be a reason why fans of the books are so particularly hot and bothered by them, and were already so devoted to Heughan before the show had even aired. But, aha, during “The Wedding,” that all changes. But, well, the show’s temperature plateaus at a cheery bubble, never reaching the furious boil we expected from the marketing materials. Sure there are some interesting culture-clash plotlines, and yes the handsome Scot, Jamie (the hero from hunk heaven, Sam Heughan), does smolder well with our lead. Watching the first six episodes, it can be a little confusing as to why the books have such a fervent fanbase. Because Saturday night’s episode, “The Wedding”-which centers on the two romantic leads doin’ it for the first time-is when the show really kicks into high, sexy gear. Which is why I’m writing to you today, urging you to change your mind. And yet, it’s entirely likely that you, dear reader, are not one of them. Based on a cherished, rapaciously read book series that began in 1991, Outlander has a vocal corps of intensely devoted fans. It’s an oddball mix of tropes and themes, but likable in all its offbeatness. Have you been watching Outlander? It’s Starz’s genre-mashup show about a 1940s British woman transported back in time to 18th-century Scotland (how timely!), where she maneuvers various intrigues, of the medical, political, and romantic variety. ![]()
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