Yes, a thousand times. simple and direct and much more powerful than in the book, I really loved the whole end when Jamie comes back, it felt like a good closure to the whole Paris storyline. Jamie and Claire are not deceitful political intriguers and bad things came of their whole time in France. The cathartic…

And my response was that the show gave a pretty accurate portrayal of a fat bored aristocracy and a suffering third estate caste. And that Claire's rant came from a different era- 20th century morality and the fact that she knew all their heads would be on the guillotine pile in 40 years time. Her disguist is as…

Also, seriously? Defending the French aristocracy pre- revolution? You wanna defend the Russian tsar next because you read Doctor Zchivago? If you want prove an historical theory you cite primary or secondary sources by peer reviewed historians NOT Guardian reviews of a book not written during the time period.

I'm done. you're clearly not a rational person with much experience in historical debate or literary criticism. you're just interested in others saying you're right and that you're smart. And all you keep harping on is the changes to the book and seem hell bent on saying nasty things about the creator and it's fans.…

Ugh. The internet in a nutshell.

You can't cite fictional books written in different eras as "accurately representing Revolutionary France" Also in Tale of Two Cities aren't the aristocracy comically over the top cruel and that's why they go so blood thirsty in the reign according to Dickens- fictional- account of the revolution? Isn't the point of…

or they just have a different opinion than you. if you want to criticize the show that's fine but your attacking the people who like it and calling them deluded and stupid. you don't like it. that's fine. you want to write overly wordy comments about each episode ripping it apart. fine. But cool your jets on insulting…

Anyone else catch the nasty line Jack said during the duel? 'how did she forgive you?'

in the book Jack was drunk and had already abused one of the girls beyond what was acceptable. Fergus is just there and he insists on using him next. Fergus sees the writing on the wall and tries to at least get him to let him take it in the mouth. Randall in a drunken rage refuses. Jamie sees before he has a chance.…

honestly, people flip out over taking care of themselves and doing all this stuff when they're pregnant… but at the end of the day shit happens without much rhyme or reason. Even in our modern age women and babies still die during pregnancy.

"pay attention!"

Yeah… My point proven.

When in doubt remember your Thomas Paine, “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.”

I love power structures in fiction. I love seeing a character who normally has all the power I his own world (the British army) suddenly rendered helpless in a different setting

Goodness, they fially fixed the pacing problem. This episode was meticulous with the tension. The acting was through the roof

Yes! And Terry Dresbach did the costumes for it as well! That show was such an awesome trip.

I think it was also a bit jealousy. She's kind of pissed he's getting some when she's not.

I love the organic nature of TV, the fact that the actor they cast for Murtagh is so good gets to add so much to his character than in the books

Fergus was an employee and presumably a brothel baby, his pick pocketing was exceptionally elicit hence his fear of the threat of being turned in as a thief to the Madame who runs the place. This brothel clearly caters to the 2nd estate and presumably because of that held a high discretion threshold that it's…

I heard that happened to a lot of families, or the electric and heating bills sky rocketed for those giant new homes. Plus they dropped these Mcmansions in lower income and modest middle class neighborhoods making them too hard to resell. it always annoyed me, it was such a product of its time- giant reveal and over…