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Narrative
Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously travels back in time to Scotland in 1743. There she meets a dashing Highland warrior and is drawn into an epic rebellion. Moore (the developer of the television series), his team decided to keep the Gaelic words rather than translate them into English. This maintained the first-person narrative by showing Claire’s inability to understand Gaelic.
The opening song changes from season to season to reflect what is happening in the plot
This idea came from producer David Brown, who said he saw something similar in Skin Deep (1998), a foreign alternative film starring actor and singer Gustavo Goulart. In some episodes, the characters say “OK,” an American term that didn’t come into use until the 19th century. In the first half of the second season (which is set in France), some of the song’s lyrics are in French. In the second half of season 2 (which is mostly about war preparations), a militaristic drum roll is added to the opening song.
Included in Outlander: An Epic Adaptation (2015)
In season 3, tribal drums are added since much of the season is set in the West Indies. In season 4, bluegrass fiddle and banjos are added and some lyrics are sung in a Southern accent since most of the season is set in America.. The Skye Boat Song (uncredited) Traditional Scottish tune with lyrics by Sir Harold Boulton New lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. The first two seasons were fantastic.
I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen
The music, the set design, the characters were perfect. However, after season 3, it went downhill rapidly and became really boring. Brianna and Rodger are really annoying and Brianna in particular is hard to watch at times. It’s really disappointing since it was such a fantastic show.
I’m not sure if it’s the same story as the book, but I bought the books and think I’ll read those instead
I watched season 4 and am still hooked on season 5, but it became clear that the show would never get its magic back, so I left the show.