The season 2 premier isn’t until Saturday, but if you are a Starz subscriber you can stream it beginning 12:01am on 4/7, which is what I will be doing tonight.
The reviews for this season have been positive, with much credit going to Terry Dresbach’s gorgeous costumes. I’ve seen (but am trying to avoid) comments on Facebook from fans that the first half hour of the premier will leave you a blubbering mess.
Droughtlander is over!!
Oh boy. I’d better text Mrs. SMV. She’s probably the only woman in the world who finds Jamie sexier in trousers than in a kilt, and she’s been salivating at the thought of him in 18th century French haute couture.
And out of it, to be sure. 
Gotta stay off Facebook and Twitter for now!
I’ve seen the Season 2 premier, but I won’t say anything specific until Saturday 10p EST, just in case folks can’t watch it On Demand early.
All I can say is “Wow.” It’s amazing. Random acts that make little to no sense for non-book readers will be tied in.
I was squeeing like a teenage girl at a Taylor Swift concert.
What did you think of the premier?
Not a book reader here, but watching the opening of the new season.
Loving it. So glad it is back.
Is this year split into two halves or do we get the whole season in one push?
What is the decision on spoilers for this thread. Book-readers vs. Show-readers, and so forth?
I haven’t read the book, so I would prefer open spoilers as the show airs, but closed spoilers for the book analysis/comparison.
It was Grand! I’ve watched it all (the Mrs has a Major thing for it).
Today, I bought the extended version of the “Skye Boat Song” just to send to her by email.
She barely said two words though, but thats just her way.
Next weekend, I’d like to make Shepards Pie with a good curry sauce for her, but I don’t have any good recipes.
(Its a slight hijack, but I wouldn’t mind a good recipe for Scottish or Irish curry sauces. I’m decent at an awful lot of things… and food is easy for me.)
Mrs. SMV and her Facebook coterie were besmitten by the Comte de St. Germain - he reminded them of John Malkovich in Dangerous Liasions.
I thought Claire and Frank’s meeting scene was very well done, with her seeing his reflection in the window.
Still reserving judgment, but it seems promising. Just before we watched the episode, Mrs. SMV showed me the last episode of last season; the parallels between Jamie’s response to his torture and Claire’s response to her return to 1948 was clever. Best of all, the opening scenes imply that we’ll see a recreation of the Battle of Culloden at the end of the season, which has the history nerd in me all squee-y. Mrs. SMV posted that one of the things she’d forgotten was that the return of Outlander would come with more lectures on Scottish history from me, hooray. See what I get for trying to enlighten her ignorance.
Good compromise. We’ll put book spoilers in spoiler boxes but anything goes once the episode airs. Please note, our CanadaDopers will be watching the new episodes on Sundays.
I am in awe of Caitroina Balfe’s performance. When she curled up in a ball on the road, wailing, I couldn’t breathe. And Tobias is fantastic. I really feel sorry for Frank.
I only have two quibbles. After two years, Wee Roger should have aged a bit, and poor kid has to go outside and play in a tie? Yikes! He’s still totally adorable.
Like a complete fangirl, I was waving hello at the screen when we first saw Jared and the Comte. And my goodness, Comte St. Germain certainly is easy on the eyes, isn’t he? It’s a toss up whether I want to hear Jamie’s Scottish brogue or the Comte’s snarling French. By all means, my good Comte. Tell me what a bad bad girl I am in French.
Now we have the set up, time to get into the meat! We have a total of 13 episodes with no break, so hang on, folks!!
P.S. I’ve read all the books multiple times, so if a non-book reader needs some clarification, I can help, as long as it doesn’t spoil anything.
Non book reader here, this episode was devastating! I’m on pins and needles to find out if Claire ever goes back and what happened to Jamie.
I’m a little confused about the timeline since Claire isn’t showing her pregnancy in the 1948 scenes. But I assume this will be explained later.
Totally agree on the John Malkovich/Comte St. German hotness.
All will be explained. Suffice to say that from the moment Jamie pulled Claire off the boat (nice visual, there, Mr. Moore) we’re getting the story that she has already told Frank in their night long chat session.
loved the swerve back to the boat - well done.
However, based on the ‘this season on’ previews - I have but only one person to blame for the disastrous battle that is yet to come.
I’ve heard they made a major, major change from the second book in this episode. Can anyone closed-spoil what it is? I thought they followed the first book very closely, though I have not read them.
All I heard was the difference in the time jump. The book opens in 1968, but in the show they opened 20 years earlier.
I’m okay with the change, if this is what you’re talking about. It fits within the time frame and Diana said she’s happy with how they’re handling things.
All I can say is Terry Dresbach is a freaking genius. We got the red dress, the woman with the pierced nipples (:eek:) and Claire’s Dior-inspired shopping dress. I want the robe Claire was wearing after Jamie returned from meeting the prince at the brothel.
Jamie’s PTSD flashbacks were hard to watch. I’m glad they’re not glossing over the trauma.
Master Raymond does look like a frog! The minister’s wig after Jamie threw him in the water was hilarious.
They introduced Alex Randall in a different manner, but it’s still fraught, since Claire is the only one who knows Black Jack isn’t dead.
Mary Hawkins looks like she’s 14 years old, and the waxing scene was great, with Louise slapping her aesthetician after he yanked off the cloth.
The King trying to poop in front of an audience and Jamie recommending the porridge was great, and Murtagh is fully on board with stopping Bonnie Prince. Prince Charles did come off as delusional, and it was a nice touch, Murtagh getting him to admit that he wanted to rule a land he’d never set foot on.
In case you didn’t know, today is the 270th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden.
I’ve only seen the first episode of this season (the second isn’t available on demand yet). I read the books twenty or so years ago so I’m a little vague but. . . this TV show isn’t following the books, is it?
I don’t know if it was mentioned in the books, but there was a subtle little nod to history when Jamie and Murtagh met Charles in the brothel - he drank about two or three glasses of claret to their one. The historical Charles Edward Stuart died an alcoholic.
For the most part they are, with the extreme time jump at the beginning that the audience wasn’t expecting, either as a book reader or as a show watcher.
The thing that struck me was just how tall Caitronia Balfe is. She is TOWERING over anyone else in the scene, from the Duke of Sandringham to Louise to Monsieur Duverny.
Mary was sweet and quiet, and Alex looks so much like his older brother. I wonder if the actor got with Tobias to practice mannerisms?
Anyone see what was on the back of Master Raymond’s vest? It looked like a skull to me.
SMV, I’m glad they’re not romanticizing Bonnie Prince. He was hopeless and useless, not some dashing poor gallant fool.
Now I know why the French Revolution got so bloody. The aristocracy are a bunch of buffoons. Did people really stand around watching the King take a dump?
Randall’s brother really looks like him.