As we start inching closer to April 9th, we uber Outlander fans … the Samssenachs, the Caitnips, the Tobiases, the Rickardians, the Sophmorics, you know the big, important fan groups … we start eye twitching over the little things that are coming in season 2 of Outlander.
Spoilers abound in the form of behind the scenes photos and tiny teasers that someone dutifully DVR’d between back episodes of Blunt Talk. We can debate all day long about what we think is going to happen based on what we’ve seen. We can guess what’s going to change from the book and what’s going to stay the same, but nothing can deter us from what we expect to see in season two of Outlander.
For instance, we’ve seen fireworks:
These, we guess
AND these we definitely EXPECT
We even got to see a red dress. Of course, if I’m making a list of the things in season 2 that I really need to see based on a book I loved and hated, that red dress falls just under Bouton’s deworming and only slightly above one of those really fun political dinner parties at the Fraser apartments. In other words, I’m more interested in Fergus’ teeth.
Five Things We Expect from Outlander Season 2
***slightly spoilery for Dragonfly in Amber and potentially season 2 of Outlander***
The Premiere
What we know: The release date for season 2 is Saturday, April 9 in the Year of our Lord 2016 on Starz. That is the same day as the New York Tartan Day Parade, of which Mr. Samwise Heughan is Grand Marshall.
What we guess: Starz may have an LA premiere for the show a few days prior to the 9th with a red carpet and cast appearances. Maybe. But they will most likely take advantage of the Scottish Pride Week in NYC and have a really great premiere in NYC. Sam and Caitriona could live tweet the east coast viewing together.
What we expect: Sam will ride into Manhattan on a mighty black steed, newly christened Donas, wearing naught by his authentic Fraser tartan that he dug from the grave of the Old Fox himself. He’ll be declared mayor of the city, and will subsequently take Primae Noctis rights with every Outlander fan that traveled from farther than Jersey to be a part of the parade. Everyone with a Bloodwise t-shirt will get an engraved, yet personal, invitation to the after-after-party in his room.
What we hope: The Hangoutlander crew is getting drunk.
Roger and Bree
What we know: We’ve gotten Roger and Brianna casting long before season 2 is done filming. We’ve seen Falkirk turned into 1960’s Inverness.
What we guess: We can guess pretty easily that Roger and Brianna will show up near the end of the season, helping Claire discover what happened at Culloden and segueing nicely into season 3 and the plot of Voyager.
What we expect: Roger and Bree BUST OPEN FRAME ONE, EPISODE ONE, much the same way that they do in DiA so that show watchers are TOTES CONFUSED FOREVER about what they accidentally DVR’d. Roger seranades everyone for no reason. Probably with lots of Beatles hits. LOTS of unresolved sexual tension, and some whisky spilled on tweed trousers.
What we hope: The appearance of Jamie and Claire’s grown daughter happens early enough in the season (and by that I mean I’d like to see her in the penultimate episode at least) to cause a major upset to non-book-readers, a what the hell is going on water-cooler moment that makes Outlander something you want to talk about the next day at church. Because church needs more talk about dubious parentage.
The Episodes
What we know: There are 13 episodes in season 2, as opposed to 16 in the first season. Ep 201 is titled “Through a Glass, Darkly” and Ep 202 is titled “Not in Scotland Anymore.” Diana wrote Ep 211 and an actor who’s never written anything ever wrote one as well.
What we guess: The season arc will be tighter and less meandering than some of the first season, simply by being shorter.
What we expect: At least 13 (because we secretly suspect we are getting one episode per chapter of DiA), perfectly-paced (meaning I never personally get bored), artfully shot (read: Jamie’s butt) framework stories for soft-core Fraser sexy times.
What we hope: Zero filler episodes with no Jamie. But that hope is seriously diminished by the titles of the first two episodes. “Through a glass darkly” is also translated from the Greek as “through a mirror dimly” and speaks to how the first episode of season 2 will most likely mirror season 1. “Not in Scotland Anymore” is a terrible title, and basically means they’ll be in France, but NOT UNTIL EPISODE 2. So well, bring on the next thing.
That Alternate Opening
What we know: If you’re really bad, you’ve seen the alternate trailer. You know the one. The one that only bad fans mention out loud. The one that started like this:
And then had lots and lots and lots of … Frank??? Frank on the stairs. Frank in the hospital. Frank being forgiving and understanding. Frank on a plane. A PLANE!!!! FRANK!
What we guess: The first episode is going to mirror the first episode of season one, with Claire waking disoriented at the stones. We will see her realize she’s in 1948, not 1745. We will cut to Frank as he learns of her reappearance and as he goes to her side. We will see approximately 52 minutes of exposition and wandering and post traumatic stress syndrome and heaps of guilt and reluctant reconciliation before we flashback to how Claire got there.
What we expect: THIS NONSENSE BETTER NOT LAST A MOMENT LONGER THAN IT DID IN THE TRAILER. TEN MINUTES TOPS, DO YOU HEAR ME??? GET BACK TO JAMIE FRASER ON THAT SHIP, IN THAT HARBOR, ROCKING THAT COAT ASAP. I WANT TO SEE HAPPY GINGER LOCKS NO LATER THAN 9:12PM 4.9.2016.
What we hope: Please just give us some damn good storytelling. If looking at Claire’s face in this trailer is any indication, this is going to rip my heart out, so let’s do it thoroughly: I want to see Jamie bereft at the stones, even if it’s just Claire imagining him there in some fever dream. You screwed us out of the emotional impact of the first time he left her there (I’m looking at you, The Devil’s Mark), so give me INCONSOLABLE JAMES. Balance my pain and please don’t give us an entire episode without him.
Future!Daddy Jamie
What we know: Claire is knocked up.
What we guess: This will be a plot point that is referred to often, most likely by Jamie tenderly holding Claire, rubbing her burgeoning belly and generally being over-protective.
What we expect: ALL THE ADORABLENESS FROM JAMIE. (Also lots of relieved looks on Claire’s face when she gets to take her corset off).
What we hope: Seriously, future-baby-daddy-Jamie is one of my favorite (and most short-lived) versions of Jamie from the books. EVERYTHING about Jamie preparing to be a father makes me smile for days, and I want to see lots and lots and lots of adorableness. Just give me fluff to help ease the hurt OK!?!
