My personal top for s7 couples
6. Brianna and Roger
Ugh, I hated them for such a long time. They had a weird age gap and I’m personally not into it :(
It’s probably going to be an unpopular opinion, BUT their children made them more interesting together. They as a family are more believable than they were as a couple. Jemmy and Mandy really gave a boost to their energy or maybe both actors just found it easier to play responsible parents rather than lovebirds?? I dunno. Now they just seem like everyone’s papa and mama and maybe that’s enough.. I don’t need to see them in sexy scenes anymore though.. they resemble my parents a little too much for that
Someone commented that Sophie had a much better chemistry with Ed Speleers who played Charles Bonnet, and I absolutely agree. I even thought that in the beginning Roger and Claire had a stronger chemistry than them, for that matter :/
But in s7 their separate storyline was more interesting than whatever was going on in the 18th century, and like I said it was enjoyable to see Roger and Bree be parents. Also can we just acknowledge how cute the little actress who plays Mandy is? 🥰
5. Claire and John
Yesss I KNOW it was weird, yess it was completely fucked up, but nevertheless both actors did such a great job portraying that kind of embarrassing and terrifying situation. But like someone said, Caitriona does have chemistry with a chamber pot so it was obvious that their sex scene would not be as terrible as we all imagined (even though I’ve had to pause every 5 seconds to pull myself together). And then the morning after scene!!
Um.. what can I say? I think it definitely brought some spark into the whole trio and I loved it for all of them. LJG rage-baiting Jamie, Jamie almost killing the poor man, then that amazing fighting scene with J&C (and mind you it was filmed on separate days)
I haven’t read the book but someone said that the author made the whole situation almost satirical and I think they did kind of transcribe it into the show which I didn’t hate.
4. Dougal and Geilis
So we got a wee flashback into the scene with Dougal and Geilis. And may I say, I was a wee bit disappointed? Because why would there be no convo, no nothing between them? She just caught his eye out of nowhere and then he was enamored completely?? Like I get it men are simple creatures but this simple??? I guess I just wanted to see more of their passion, maybe them talking about the Jacobite rebellion or at least Scotland?? Ugh but no we had to follow Brian's father's TT story *boring* *tragic but boring*
Wanted to see just a little bit more of them...
3. Ian and Rachel
Oh, at first I felt indifferent… They did a good job showing the bond between him and the tribe woman and then the chapter was closed (and they also did a good job showing that — it was a very bittersweet but necessary goodbye). So I was ready for some new action for young Ian!!
Then the whole love triangle happened and I don’t know… It wasn’t sparkly enough for me at the beginning (maybe that was the point?? Maybe it had to be DEMURE..) But when William very naturally left the scene, oh I loved Ian and Rachel together!! A quaker and a retired mohawk get married? Gimme that. Probably the only couple aside from J&C that had a chemistry-filled lovemaking scene.
Rachel’s more like an angel now than a multi-dimensional character, but I’m hoping to see more of her in s8 and how her character would grow.
Really loved Izzy btw, she’s a great addition to the outlander family 🥰
2. William and Jane
Personally, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked their couple. They obvs aren’t meant for each other, but meeting Jane I think made William more open-minded and less of an idealist, so it was a very necessary relationship in his life, even though it ended so badly. I feel like Jane as a character had a lot of potential and maybe didn’t have to die so soon..
It’s just that I’m a sucker for gentleman-whore kind of relationship. I think it brings the best kind of drama into the story and I’m really sad that they didn’t let William be stupid in love for just a little while longer
I don't want them to be relatives 😭
1. Claire and Jamie
So… I have a problem with Claire and Jamie’s ages because why are they fucking like this being 50-60 (I stopped counting) without any lube in sight? True sci-fi behavior
But yes, I loved them this season. From table-fucking to a bucket of piss, it was perfect. I think some scenes were a little too heavy-dialogued but I guess that’s the point as the characters get older, plus they obviously do express their love with words a lot
Yeah, always number one for me, these two.