Yeah, smart people keeping secrets from each other is one of my biggest pet peeves in fiction. Just talk to each other!

Speaking as someone who is now just scrolling right on by, it is annoying to have these threads be dominated by one or two commenters who repeat themselves in extended rants or who go off on tangents about Japanese customs that have little relation to Outlander. My scroll finger is getting numb. ;-)

"Because of the serious deviations from the source material, we're on the verge of needing expert/newbie sections."

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In the book Alex has consumption (TB).

Burn the witch! ;-)

The Comte makes even that silly wig look sexy. 10/10, would pollinate.

My sentiments exactly. It was handled well but it's a plot device that Gabaldon uses far too often.

"If Frank had never existed, she wouldn't have been in the Highlands in 1945 so she wouldn't have gone to the stone circle or back into the 1700's or any of the rest of it. But she never thinks past Frank's birth."

I think it's mostly fan service, but Sawny does make return appearances in later books (starting with Voyager) and those have some emotional significance, so it's a good idea to introduce it now and build that history.

Yes, Madame Elise, who is stronger presence in the book.

Leoch was her element. Lallybroch was her element. L'Hopital des Anges is her element. She is useful in all of those places. The artificiality of Paris society, the formal drawing rooms and dining rooms, are not her element. She cannot bond with these people, she is too direct and straightforward (in a way that is…

No, that wasn't all you were saying. The crack about taxing her was beyond condescending. Own it.

I think Mother Hildegarde becomes her female counterpart in Paris. And she is by no means a flimsy or frivolous woman. She is a worthy ally and a compelling character in her own right.

Agreed. And as good a Tobas is, I can't see him being plausible as a 20-something, let alone pulling off a trait that hasn't yet been revealed.

Who says it's the same pregnancy?

I put this down to the writing choices. Sam had some serious acting chops in S1, especially in episodes 11, 15, and 16.

I think the books are a realistic portrayal of untreated PTSD. It may get better over the years, its impact may be lessened, but it will always be there and can be triggered by present-day trauma.

In the novel there were months in between the rape and their life in Paris (they were at St. Anne in between). With condensing the story, the rape is a lot fresher and more recent in Jamie's memory.

I don't want nonstop sexytimes, but sometimes the writers don't always make the best choices as to focus, and character development can suffer as a result. "Both Sides Now" in S1 was the most blatant example of that.

Yeah, having read her works, heard/seen her in numerous interviews, and met her in person, she has never struck me as someone who is easily coerced or who does anything she isn't willing to do.