And an unlikely criminal blows Fraser’s Ridge to smithereens.
This is theOutlanderwe’ve all come to know and love.
The first unforeseen narrative is the discovery of Malva’s (Jessica Reynolds) actual murderer.
Caitriona Balfe as Claire and John Bell as Ian.Starz Entertainment, LLC
Was I the only one whobelieved Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) was the culprit?
I should have known it was her brother Allan (Alexander Vlahos).
He’s always vibed sketchy at best.
Caitriona Balfe as Claire and Sam Heughan as Jamie.Starz Entertainment, LLC
Or that Allan slit Malva’s throat because she wouldn’t leave with him to start a new family.
The duo trek deep into the forest to bury the man under a fallen tree.
The scene switches to Brianna (Sophie Skelton) giving birth to a beautiful daughter named Amanda.
Caitriona Balfe as Claire and Richard Rankin as Roger.Starz Entertainment, LLC
Is Jamie teaching the week-old baby about horses the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?
Bree catches her mother inspecting Mandy, and she knows something is horrifically wrong.
A blood vessel in Mandy’s heart didn’t close, which is causing all sorts of problems.
And it will only get worse.
Through tears, Bree calmly asks her mother if Mandy will die.
Claire is almost positive.
Bri then asks if Claire can fix Mandy’s heart.
You just have to take a trip through the stones to get there.
Hello, second unforeseen storyline!
The Mackenzies are going back as a family.
They just need four gemstones.
They have one and must procure the others by any means necessary in Wilmington.
But she encourages Lord John to tell William the truth, especially since he’s marching to war.
It won’t make William love him any less.
Later, Jamie visits Lord John just to check up on William.
The young man is hell-bent on fighting, and Jamie laughs at his stubbornness.
Knowing independence is inevitable, Jamie gently tells Lord John they should sever all connections between them.
But even in silence, Jamie will remain his most humble friend.
Both men tear up, and I, for some reason, have a lump in my throat.
He presses the jewel in his friend’s hand and says goodbye.
Thank goodness for Lord John, because with his gift the Mackenzies have their fourth gemstone.
Tomorrow, they will travel to Boston.
Right now, Jamie wants to take a walk with Bree.
Wherever family is located is the happiest place on earth.
The time alone gives Jamie all sorts of feels.
Also, did you have to throw the one thing away that can get you to another timeline?
The next day, we find the Mackenzies and the Frasers standing around four ominous stones in a field.
Claire and Bree refuse to say goodbye, hoping this isn’t forever.
Roger (Richard Rankin) and Jamie have a moment that revolves around honor.
Little Jemmy makes everyone cry, and I lose it when Jamie and Bree promise that nothing is lost.
It’s only about to change.
Roger shoves a stone in Jemmy’s pocket while Bree tucks one under Mandy’s blankets.
They hold hands and are sucked into the rocks.
Did they make it?
What year are they in?
Here’s hoping they can find some clothes, money, and the doctor Claire knows!
Claire and Jamie return to Fraser’s Ridge, which is both a relief and a misery.
Their people are gone!
Jamie runs his horses.
Young Ian plays with his wolf-dog.
Lizzie has her baby.
Everyone seems content for the time being.
Claire comes home to find her door ajar.
She stealthily enters and finds Wendigo Donner (Brennan Martin) striking Bri’s homemade matches.
Claire is irate that this man is at her house.
At first, Donner is passive.
All he wants is information.
He escaped his captives and tried to go through the stones.
Claire barks at him that he shouldn’t have been drunk when passing through.
You need a clear mind and a specific date or place to steer yourself.
Donner seems good with that answer, but things get heated when he demands she gives him a gemstone.
Again, perhaps we shouldn’t have thrown the garnet out the window, Claire.
Claire claims she doesn’t have one, which she doesn’t, but Donner doesn’t believe her.
He calls for his cronies to come and tear the house apart.
One of the men breaks open her cabinet full of ether, and it spills to the ground.
The burglars whine about being unable to see anything in the darkened room.
Donner thinks he’s helping his fellow villains by striking a match to light a candle.
That’s the moment whenthe entire house explodes.
I can’t say the same for Donner and his gang of misfits.
Or anyone else on Fraser’s Ridge.
