FFS I wasn't being sarcastic, I wasn't trying to be smug, I wasn't whining! Wasn't trying to be "tiresome" or whatever! I was being serious, in a humorous way, when I said for all I know you could be an acting expert! I was giving you the benefit of the doubt rather than trying to tell you how to suck eggs if you…

I felt that a little too, especially at first (although it could be because I knew it was not her normal accent and I was conscious of it), but I felt she settled into it a little toward the end. I think she'll get better as she goes along. Someone else mentioned to me perhaps it is because her accent stands out…

Actually I wasn't being at all sarcastic. I heard what you had to say, I took it on board and respected it, then I gave a counter argument citing facts and tried to end with a touch of wry humour. I guess that's why you found it tiresome. The fact bit. (That was a wee bit of sarcasm, just so you know.) I guess it…

Hey that's cool. You don't have to like her, or her acting, it's not compulsory after all. It is an interesting point though that she has been nominated by her peers in the US and overseas on numerous occasions for her role in Outlander - her acting skills as it were - and continually lauded in reviews by respected…

I get your point, but I know for a fact there were quite a few UK actresses auditioned, from a friend there. I'm sure there are many actresses in the UK and further afield (it definitely made it to the US, it appeared on the Strasberg Institute site in September) who would have sent in their tapes, or been put forward…

OK, perhaps you didn't read my comment. I pretty much said that everyone has the right to different opinions, that in fact we all do have different views, and that's OK, it's what makes the world go around. I do take exception to people who just slam something for effect, offering no constructive criticism however.…

Sorry Claudia, I tried to reply with appropriate humour. It's hard to read tone in the written word sometimes ;)

I didn't see any humorous tone to your comment. DIA is my favourite of all the books so I was looking forward to this season, especially the Paris part, and I was not disappointed. The plot, character and rapes were all in the source material, not invented by the writers or producers. The costumes were true to the…

It would be amusing to think Ron scours the internet reading all the comments on blogs, reviews and Facebook but i'm sure with all his extensive experience and his very talented and experienced team he has no need or desire to, especially when his time is better spent working hard, as he currently is, to bring us the…

Everyone has a different view. I wasn't sure at the beginning. By the time she believed Claire at the stones, I liked her. On subsequent viewings I have really come to like her. Which was less time than it took me to like Brianna in the books, who was a pain in the butt. I think she will be just fine. Most…

But it was obvious from the first time Claire met her that she was a bit nutty. And she doesn't get less nuttier as time goes on.

Who is 168cm tall! 10cm shorter than Sophie and already the complaints are that she is too short!

But that is the point. It WASN'T easy. In interviews Ron & Co have explained how they tried desperately to find a tall redhead who looked like S&C and had chemistry with Roger. They auditioned actresses of many nationalities. Why would you think they would just cast anyone in one on the major roles of the series…

They auditioned a LOT of actresses from all over the world. THey tried for tall and red-headed first but could not find an actress that could pass as S&C's daughter, have chemistry with Roger and be believable in the part. They ditched the hair, then the height, and cast a wider net, concentrating on someone with…

Remember with Claire she lived a nomadic lifestyle, travelling the world with her Uncle, so her accent would be a bit unique anyway.

She was never likeable at the beginning of the book either. She grew on me over time. In the show, by the time she believed Claire, I liked her.

Gillian/Geillis is a fervoured fruitcake who needs no reason at all to kill a husband or two if it furthers her cause for a free Scotland. He didn't have to do anything wrong, she just didn't need him anymore since she was going back through the stones. She's a cold hearted witch.

I have non-reader friends who had no trouble following all the bits and pieces, and often pick up things that I miss. Because I already know where things are going, perhaps they don't sink in. Book-readers don't give the TV-only viewers much benefit for intelligence.

Yes, Geillis told Claire she had been putting her husband's money away for Dougal during their incarceration during the Witch Trial.

Really? They mentioned it constantly, I thought it was glaringly obvious.