As a Scot the 18th of September will always be synonymous to me, no matter what side I was on. For those of you who don't know Scotland voted in there independence referendum a year ago to the day. So as I will have everything Scotland on my mind today I decided to dedicate my blog to everything Scottish for the day.
So we are going to talk about Outlander who studios are about a ten minute drive away from my house. The release in the UK was pushed back due to the independence referendum at a request from the Prime Minister as he felt it could have political implications on the union. I don't blame him, the red coats are pretty brutal in this series.
Outlander is based on Diana Gabaldon's novel series. For those who haven't see the show or read the books this is the story of Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) who is a married English combat nurse in the second world war. After the war she and her husband Frank (Tobias Menzies) go on a second honeymoon to Inverness, they try to reconnect after the war meant that they spent so much time apart but then Claire is swept back in time to 1743 Scotland.
Her life is constantly threatened in this unknown land where she comes into contact with Franks ancestor Jack Randall who is a red coat and her husband's spitting image. She is saved by Jamie (Sam Heughan) and is taken in by the Mackenzie clan. She doesn't speak the language as gaelic is prominent and we go on this journey with her as we don't know Gaelic either (when I grew up it wasn't taught at school but I am currently trying to learn thanks to http://learngaelic.net/) and there are no subtitles.
I don't want to spoil too much for those who haven't watched it but it is definitely one to watch, yes there is a hell of a lot of romance in it but there is also action and in the background a Jacobite rebellion. But don't believe what those pesky Mackenzies say about the MacDonald clan, it's just jealousy! Sorry I am a MacDonald descendant and it bothered me a little.
Now I am going to talk about season two so SPOILERS ARE COMING! Jamie and Claire are on there way to stop Bonnie Prince Charlie and many Highlanders from being massacred and the Highland way being outlawed due to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Pictures have been released of Jamie and Claire in France (it's really Prague) with Claire's costumes getting bigger and brighter due to the French fashion of the time, and Jamie appears to be wearing a kilt but I did hear he will also be wearing trousers this season.
In a twitter Q&A session Executive Producer Ron D. Moore stated season two won't be with us until March or April 2016. He also stated he won't be directing any episodes this season but he did write the seasons first episode. He also stated he wants to scare fans, even fans of the book, stating that fans shouldn't expect to know what he has in store for them.
I am looking forward to the new season and seeing what new hurdles Jamie and Claire need to jump over, will they save the Highland way? I hope all you SASSANACHS out there are just as excited as I am.
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