tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3943935801111772632..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Outlander: The Devil's MarkBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49766011372101292622020-04-22T08:12:01.254-04:002020-04-22T08:12:01.254-04:00Josie, sadly it's not mine. https://tvtropes....Josie, sadly it's not mine. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatEarthAtheistmagrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-22745081458783484822020-04-21T21:18:42.729-04:002020-04-21T21:18:42.729-04:00Magritte, "flat earth atheist" is a deli...Magritte, "flat earth atheist" is a delightful phrase.Josienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-90369744773749301492020-04-05T11:52:16.034-04:002020-04-05T11:52:16.034-04:00magritte, I actively dislike dramatized witchcraft...magritte, I actively dislike dramatized witchcraft trials, but this one is just so good that this is my favorite season one episode. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-22314860194492248722020-04-05T11:41:47.105-04:002020-04-05T11:41:47.105-04:00I didn't expect to like this one. I'd bee...I didn't expect to like this one. I'd been expecting Claire to be accused of witchcraft ever since her run-in with the priest, and when she gave the charm to Laoghaire, I felt it was an out-of-character action that was included just for ammunition to be used later. She's been openly dismissive of the supernatural throughout to the point of being a flat earth atheist: you'd think that after having traveled through time she might be willing to credit some beliefs in the supernatural. <br /><br />I should have had more faith in the storytelling. The show has surprised me repeatedly throoughout, so I should have realized the trial wouldn't play out as predictably as I feared. The priest's devious testimony caught me completely off guard. And though Geillis is a murderer, she was a faithful friend in the end. I had wondered if Geillis guessed Claire was from the future, but it never occurred to me she could be as well. <br /><br />Something else I liked is that the episode had a singular focus. The last couple of episodes have seemed a bit hurried and clumsy, with "Chekhov's gun" elements introduced only minutes before being used. Claire gets taught to use a knife and kills a man with one almost immediately afterward. We learn Dougal is married only to have his wife fridged a few minutes later. I enjoyed the return to the show taking its time rather again, rather than racing from one plot point to the next.magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35695143241728739712019-08-01T20:14:37.695-04:002019-08-01T20:14:37.695-04:00As much as I hate witchcraft episodes, they hit th...As much as I hate witchcraft episodes, they hit this one out of the park. If you're watching this first season, knowing this is going to happen, it's so obvious that Geillis suspects Claire is a time traveler and is trying to get her to admit it. This is my second time through, and this time I noticed one of the examiners yelling that Geillis is with child. Meaning they're probably not going to burn her. Yet.<br /><br />Was Colum trying to get rid of both women in order to keep control over both Dougal and Jamie? If so, fie on him.<br /><br />The second half of this episode made my shippy heart go pitter pat. She told him everything, and he believed her. He told her all about Lallybroch, but then he took her to the stones so that she could go home to Frank, an incredible gesture of unselfish love. How could she possibly leave a man like that? <br /><br />And I agree -- the acting was top notch. From everyone, but especially our two leads. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-11158217780876755862019-01-01T16:42:03.999-05:002019-01-01T16:42:03.999-05:00They probably also didn't have barbeques - tha...They probably also didn't have barbeques - that's just how they cook.Emmelienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13433790861178906453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91337791174844511572018-10-27T04:05:27.454-04:002018-10-27T04:05:27.454-04:00On my second watch, I realized that Geillis' e...On my second watch, I realized that Geillis' exclamation about going to a "f***ing barbeque" was meant as a sign. Jamie didn't know what f***ing meant last episode. It blew my mind a little.<br /><br />Unless I'm reaching too far... Which happens. Laure Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692780015410946019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42622661861464445342015-04-22T19:36:06.074-04:002015-04-22T19:36:06.074-04:00What great comments!
Vero -- I love "the Wed...What great comments!<br /><br />Vero -- I love "the Wedding" as well, but I liked this one better as I liked watching the two women interact. I knew what was coming as well, but was concerned about how far off course Moore & Co. would go. I thought the reveal was actually better than in the book. Much more dramatic in any event.<br /><br />milo -- I love your idea about 1968 being the perfect year. I hadn't thought of it that way, but you are so right about the times. <i>t's just a damn shame though that she missed out on The Beatle's White Album</i> may be my favorite comment I've ever had on one of my posts. I laughed out loud.<br /><br />Thanks again for such great comments.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50676487483293869002015-04-22T19:08:22.010-04:002015-04-22T19:08:22.010-04:00Agree with Vero and Chris completely. I will even ...Agree with Vero and Chris completely. I will even say it is the best yet as good as "The Wedding" was.<br /><br />I have a copy of the first book, but I'm waiting to read it for the first time until this season is over. So all of this is hitting me for the first time.<br /><br />And boy did it hit me! I was like a pinball in a machine riding on an emotional roller coaster as Geillis is my favorite character after Claire. And they were both in "The Hole" together! Those scenes were just off the charts! And when she showed her vacination scar, looked at Claire and shouted "1968!" every hair on my body stood up and saluted, I gasped, and shouted out loud: "Oh my god! She's one of us!" I had always suspected that Geillis knew about Claire and the stones and maybe had even come through herself, but that she deliberately came back in time to aid the Jacobite cause was stunning.<br /><br />1968 was the perfect year too. People her age at that time were idealistic enough and crazy enough to jump back in time for a cause. It's just a damn shame though that she missed out on The Beatle's White Album. ,)milostanfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601982445850157037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52413412450868795082015-04-22T14:59:51.465-04:002015-04-22T14:59:51.465-04:00This episode was perfect, simply perfect. I read O...This episode was perfect, simply perfect. I read Outlander during the hiatus (I'm now halfway through Voyager), and everything that happened during this episode was pretty much exactly how I had envisionned it while reading the book. And my expectations were crazy high.<br /><br />Anyway, I don't want to talk about the book too much here, but of course, I knew what was going to happen, which made it even more impressive how they managed to put so much tension and drama throughout the episode. It was so, so well done. The actors were also amazing, even more so than usual, I thought.<br /><br />I'm not sure I would call it my favorite episode of the season so far (The Wedding is really hard to beat!), but I do think it was the best. If that makes any sense.Véronoreply@blogger.com