Midwest here I come.

When I say female fantasy popcorn I'm referring to the wish fulfilment aspect not the genre: Claire ends up in romantic 18c Scotland where she gets rescued first off by Murtaugh from JBR then taken to a castle where they put clothes on her back, feed her and look after her (obvs they also keep her prisoner because of…

I agree: I really don't think she gives a rat's ass, she just wants to put him off (bad luck there) and then she's kind of astonished (like every non-novel reader) by the reveal. I mean, come on, have you looked at Sam Heughan? The guy is a like a walking Scottish oats commercial.

I started watching this just because of Ron Moore. I love Battlestar Galactica - one of the greatest tv series of all times. Ah, the quality of the writing on BSG. And the characterization. I can't fault the production on this, the sets are so real that you get dirt under your fingernails just watching it and the…

For that you get an upvote my friend.

Hannibal would eat Black Jack Randall for breakfast.

Money, darling, money.

I actually quite like the portrayal. Layered, surprising, foreboding. I don't want to say that I "like" the punch to the gut but it sells the character and grounds the scene. It's just the overall pacing is way off - but then that's perhaps down to the source material which ambles along rather aimlessly. It was…

Totally agree. Jason Isaac's did a terrific job (when doesn't he?) in The Patriot. People don't give him enough credit.

Caitriona is doing a fantastic job. The acting throughout has been superb.

I hear you but I think my response is more to the casting: Sam Heughan doesn't exactly look, well, how shall I put it, virginal?

Well, obviously you are honey

Also, in all fairness, I should point out the following: the writing is superb, the acting is outstanding, the costumes and the direction and everything else is excellent. And Randall is a great great villain. I just don't like Claire. I think she's an idiot.There I said it. *runs from room*

Well, I think anybody watching this will have to agree that this is female fantasy popcorn - and there's nothing wrong with: after all James Bond (totally different genre/setup but you get my drift) is male fantasy popcorn. So if men have this why shouldn't women? It's perfectly valid in my view. However, I'm just…

Different opinions are allowed, non?

Same here.

Girlfriend hasn't realised life lesson no. 1: speaking up will get you into deep s**t.

I think she's just giving him an out if he wants to take it. I don't think she's too concerned with any other implications - after all she thinks she's going to be gone soon.

Thank you. It dragged. The novel is quite meandering (to put it mildly) and so far the adaptation has been too faithful.

I know, I know. He looks like a serial shagger.