In the book, Gabaldon uses sex between Jamie and Claire as almost a healing kind of thing. Interesting that Jamie is having trouble sexually in the TV version. There are a ton of characters in this season and they can be hard to keep straight, but I feel like episode 2 introduced them well. I can’t complain about anything else the show is remarkably close to the book so far, and they’ve covered a lot of ground in only three episodes. Episode 3 was better, I think because it focuses on Claire’s work at the hospital, and you see Jamie really struggling with what he’s trying to accomplish. Onscreen it feels like she’s bullied Jamie into betraying his uncle. Okay, she’s super-bossy in the books too, but because you get more insight into her thought process, it feels more like “strong-minded” to me. Heughan still feels too beautiful for the role (is that terrible to say?), but I do like how uncomfortable he seems with Versailles, spying, etc. I want to love Heughan and Balfe, but I’m going back and forth this season. I think the books just give life to these characters in a way the actors can’t. That’s the problem with reading a book while you’re also watching it. You have Jamie struggling to recover from his rape and torture by Jack Randall, and you have Claire struggling to meet the societal expectations of 18 th Century France.Īs for the show, three episodes in, I will say this: I think they’re doing everything really well, but it’s lacking something for me. I also love the level of detail she brings, whether it’s medicine, battle, clothes, etc.Ĭlaire and Jamie don’t have much time to get to know each other in Book 1, but they do here. But at the same time she’s so insightful. Yes, she can be long-winded and extremely melodramatic at times.
I’m reminded all over again how much I love Gabaldon’s writing. I’m about halfway in and loving the book, especially the relationship development between Claire and Jamie. The show is a little more fun because at least you get amazing costumes. The people are horrible and their lives are horrible. On the other hand, and as much as I personally love France, pre-revolutionary France is not my favorite setting.
Claire and Jamie have one mission and they’re doing their best to carry it out. This one’s more focused, has more character development and a great plot. The other books move slowly and have a ton of different plot points. On the one hand it’s probably Gabaldon’s best STORY in the series, except maybe Book 1. I’ve always felt a little conflicted about this book. This picture is what my book looks like, which I bought in the mid-90s (!). I’ve been binge-reading Book 2 of the Outlander series, Dragonfly in Amber, and also watching the show.
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