You’re Not Entitled To A Gig
Running a comedy night – even for a short time – is an interesting exercise if only to ascertain how annoying some comics can be. Annoying ticks can vary from cancelling last minute (just a few hours before an out-of-town gig via text is always a favourite); or deciding the gig is far too small […]
Continue readingOutlander – Man of Worth
Sterling Acting from Rankin Again, Murtagh Gets a Love Life and Heughan Seems to Have Been Short Changed. Contains SPOILERS. Thanks to the exceptional navigational skills that all Outlander characters seem to be blessed with, Claire (Caitriona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Ian (John Bell) arrive at Shadow Lake attempting to trade for Roger’s (Richard […]
Continue readingOutlander – Providence
Things are hotting up (literally), Rankin acts his socks off, Brianna grows up while Lord John and Brianna’s relationship is delightful and surprisingly not in the least bit weird.Contains SPOILERS. Another week, another episode and Roger ‘Lucky’ MacKenzie’s (Richard Rankin) run of bad fortune isn’t showing any signs of improvement. Not surprisingly, he doesn’t manage […]
Continue readingOutlander – If Not For Hope
Misdirection, Marriage Proposals and Making Up. Contains SPOILERS. This week’s episode opens with a sneaky bit of misdirection in the teaser before the opening credits when we are first led to believe that Roger (Richard Rankin) has headed back through the stones and is enjoying the advantages of 20th century indoor plumbing. It turns out […]
Continue readingOutlander – The Deep Heart’s Core
In this week’s episode the story becomes all the more dramatic, secrets are revealed and Brianna proves she’s Jamie’s daughter in more ways than one – primarily by having a great right hook. There are some fantastic scenes in this week’s episode including the opening one when Jamie (Sam Heughan) informs Brianna (Sophie Skelton) that […]
Continue readingOutlander – The Birds and The Bees
This week’s episode pulls no punches both literally, after all it is Jamie doing the hitting, and emotionally, when Jamie finally meets his daughter. Contains SPOILERS. At its heart Outlander is all about love. It’s one of the main reasons why the books and TV series are so compelling. There is romantic love as depicted […]
Continue readingOutlander – Wilmington
Full Marks to the Outlander Production Team in Dealing with a Difficult Scene So Well. If Nothing Else, the Wilmington Episode Makes Clear the Stark Difference between Sex and Rape This week’s episode is a tale of two halves – Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) are in Wilmington, summoned by Governor Tryon (Tim […]
Continue readingOutlander – Down the Rabbit Hole
No Jamie or Claire this week, instead the focus is on the trials and tribulations of Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Roger (Richard Rankin), with the added bonus of a surprise return by one of Outlander’s stalwarts in the form of Brianna’s 20th century father, Frank Randall (Tobias Menzies). Thus this week’s show begins with Brianna, […]
Continue readingOutlander – Blood of My Blood
Surprise Visitors (Again), Secrets and Confessions.Contains SPOILERS For somewhere that is at the back of beyond, Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) don’t half get their fair share of unexpected visitors at Fraser’s Ridge. This time it’s none other than Jamie’s would-be paramour, Lord John Grey (David Berry) who has made a rather considerable […]
Continue readingOutlander – Savages
The Return of a Much Loved Character, Claire’s in Trouble (Again) and Roger is Wearing Even More Wool than Usual. CONTAINS SPOILERS. Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) are in a good place emotionally, as witnessed in a tenderly written scene at the start of this week’s episode. Here Jamie reveals to Claire that […]
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