This week on Outlander: Claire and the Seven Dwarfs go on a super long camping trip, but with no bathhouses or baby wipes. I’m sure it was fun for the first few days, when Mrs. Potts’ bannocks were still un-stale, and everyone was still holding over at least a little bit of that last bath freshness. But, after the first few days, like all camping trips, the novelty fades. The highlanders aren’t singing 99 Bottles of Scotch on the Wall, but OH LOOKY they are still making really crass and inane sex jokes. SO FUN FOR CLAIRE.
I was really excited for this episode because it has two of my favorite moments from the book in it. And well, only one of them made it into the show. WAAAAA. But ok, without further adieu, here are my top ten moments from Outlander, episode 1×05, The Rents.
1. Murtagh LITERALLY standing up for Jamie
Mystery-man Murtagh was NOT.OK with Dougal showing Jamie’s back. After Jamie’s confession to Claire that he doesn’t want people to see something so personal and never be able to see HIM again, you can understand why. We don’t even really know who Murtagh IS to Jamie at this point (in the SHOW in the SHOW, book readers. Yes, I know who Murtagh is, calm down), but we do see in this one little bit his FULL understanding of the wrong Dougal is doing Jamie.
Gratuitous Screencap for Jamie Hotness
2. All the Single Ladies
These wool-walking girls look like a damn good time. Like a little Scottish version of Pitch Perfect. Substitute piss for vomit. I envision their contemporary counterparts singing Party in the USA on road trips, getting tacos and hitting the H&M sale rack. This lady right here is obviously the Rebel Wilson of the group, ie my favorite.
I call myself Fat Mertha so you bitches don’t do it behind my back.
3. Claire you throw like a Sassenach
These scene was so tense, I felt so ANGRY on Jamie’s behalf, and then splat! Claire tries to make this ferocious stance that Dougal is a grade-A arse-hole, but her pitching arm is obviously out of practice because that ripped shirt floats to the floor like a polite little handkerchief. Big Girl Blouse that it is.
I really just needed to screencap the shirtlessness.
4. Dear Jamie,
Nothing gives me life more than Jamie advice. It’s always tied up in this big knot of practicality, honor, good old fashioned chauvinism, and protective swooooon. This might be the first time we’ve seen him directly tell Claire something and she’s not prepared to swallow it. Oh hell. TWSS.
Claire, trust me, you need to swallow Jamie’s …. advice.
5. Scottish Steve Buscemi
Nothing to add but: that’s damn uncanny
6. The “such attentions” scene
There are some scenes from the book that have stood out for me from the beginning. THIS was the moment that I knew Claire meant something to Jamie. When I was reading the book for the first time, this was the point where I went BACK and re-read all of Jamie’s scenes, to catch glimpses of what was certainly brewing between them. It was a straight-from-the-page scene that did not disappoint. Except, well, I wish Jamie was a little less honorable because the UST if he’d spent the night on her floor would have been EPIC.
7. Jamie showing off his dirk skills
That’s DIRK. With an R. (I love bringing back old jokes). My other favorite book scene from this part of the novel is when Claire comes across Jamie practicing his sword play, and he shows off a bit for her (OMG THERE ARE SO MANY TWSS OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS RECAP AND I AM JUST LETTING THEM GO …. ), but we didn’t get it. Instead we got this adorable business in the background of a pretty mundane scene. I loved it because I kept thinking of Sam learning a new little trick and asking the director to give him a chance to do it on screen. I have a feeling after every take, he grinned a giant NAILED IT. This thought made me giggle verra hard.
I bet your left hand gets jealous of your right.
8. FRANK!!!!
Hello, my bb. I’ve missed your posh accent, your totally unsubtle perusal of your wife when she wears adorable sweater vests, and YOUR LAUGH LINES. I missed you. Hello.
Tweedy Show Off
9. Claire’s Sick Burn
I think a better burn would’ve been, “I believe your left hand is just glad he’s not your right,” but what do I know? Nothing except: Rupert’s laugh was amazing. And probably a little bit overdone do keep him from crying because Claire burned him SO HARD.
HAHAHAHAAha..hahha…ha. Ha. *sniffles*
10. FINALLY A REAL LIFE CLIFFHANGER!!!
I mean, FOR REAL. FINALLY. We finally ended an episode desperately, totally NEEDING the next one. Hallelujah. We were not sent off to our Saturday night beds nicely tucked in by Claire’s soothing bed time story voice-over. Tonight’s ending was the definition of I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. Yessssssssss.
Good thing Angus helped me with that pack earlier or you’d be EFFED, Dougal.
BONUS MOMENT:
Because I accidentally made this screencap, and it makes me laugh.
Captioning this is too easy.
So, there ya have it. Like Claire, we learned a lot about what’s actually going on in the Highlands: Jacobite unrest, the watch’s abuse of power, the British sympathizers and British abuse. We’ve got a lot more conflict now than just Claire trying to get back to the stones and having trouble getting away. Also, Jamie has a crush.
What were your favorite moments from this week’s episode? What do you expect NEXT week?
That awesome Jamie gif will be available Monday on Starz.com’s Outlander Gif Wall, along with tons more from tonight’s episode. Go there.
Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can catch our weekly recap show with Hypable, Talking Outlander. You DEFINITELY don’t want to miss it this week. And check back in a couple of days for my husband’s thoughts on tonight’s ep. I’m sure #blurtlander will have no TWSS moments at all.
