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outlander_forumThis was another episode that beautifully blended actual book content with non-book content -- what I think I am going to call hybrid episodes.
From the book, we get the main plot of the episode, Jocasta's wedding to Duncan Innes. (Side note: I know Innes is pronounced "In-niss", but seriously, am I the only one who always hears "Ducan Heinz" in my head when I see that name?) But even that storyline wasn't completely book-true. It couldn't be, of course, because of the Murtagh factor. Other differences were the subplot of the attempt to murder Duncan, with the slave Betty ending up dead instead, which lead to Claire doing the autopsy to prove it was murder, being discovered in the process of doing said autopsy by Stephen Bonnet and friends, the shed burning down etc., and also the actual physical attack on Jocasta and Duncan in an attempt to learn of the wheareabouts of the gold, leading to Jocasta telling Jamie and others about the gold's existence...
But at least we finally have learned about the gold, thanks to the flashback that opened the episode, and then having those events being retold by Jocasta to Murtagh. So only Murtagh knows about the gold, not Jamie and co.
Also different was the presence of Gov. Tryon at the wedding (and Lord John, who, I repeat, is not physically present at all in Book 5).
What was fairly same-y was the whole Philip Wylie storyline. Somewhat tweaked, yes, but essentially the same.
What was new were the events back at the Ridge. At least, I'm pretty sure there wasn't a plague of locusts in the book. If there was, I've completely forgotten about it. I quite liked that storyline, and it was nice to see Roger finally able to do something that gained him a measure of respect.
Fun time travel speculation: Roger gets the idea for the smoke to ward off the swarm from a story he remembers the Reverend reading to him when Roger was a child. What if the story the Reverend read was actually a recounting of or based on Roger's actions on the Ridge?
As always, there were some scenes from the book that were left out, and I for one am very glad that they were. Chief among those was that really bizarro scene from when Claire is sleeping in the room with a bunch of other female wedding guests, and someone sneaks in and sexually molests her foot. It's never clear if it's Jamie or someone else, completely pointless, and yeah -- glad it was left out. Some on social media were unhappy with the scene in the stable -- the second one, where Jamie and Claire go at it, but I barely remember that scene from the book, so not sure what they're upset about -- that no one was naked?
I also liked the bit at the end, with Forbes telling Bonnet that "his son" is now the owner of River Run. Again, I think the show is doing a much better job than the book did with regards to the Bonnet storyline.
Going forward, episode 507 will be the Battle at Alamance, and quite likely will include the series of unfortunately events that befall Roger? I know Diana Gabaldon wrote the episode after that one, 508, and I think I recall her making some specific comments about Richard's acting in that one, so it's likely the aftermath of what will happen next week? Both looking forward to and dreading that one in equal measure!
From the book, we get the main plot of the episode, Jocasta's wedding to Duncan Innes. (Side note: I know Innes is pronounced "In-niss", but seriously, am I the only one who always hears "Ducan Heinz" in my head when I see that name?) But even that storyline wasn't completely book-true. It couldn't be, of course, because of the Murtagh factor. Other differences were the subplot of the attempt to murder Duncan, with the slave Betty ending up dead instead, which lead to Claire doing the autopsy to prove it was murder, being discovered in the process of doing said autopsy by Stephen Bonnet and friends, the shed burning down etc., and also the actual physical attack on Jocasta and Duncan in an attempt to learn of the wheareabouts of the gold, leading to Jocasta telling Jamie and others about the gold's existence...
But at least we finally have learned about the gold, thanks to the flashback that opened the episode, and then having those events being retold by Jocasta to Murtagh. So only Murtagh knows about the gold, not Jamie and co.
Also different was the presence of Gov. Tryon at the wedding (and Lord John, who, I repeat, is not physically present at all in Book 5).
What was fairly same-y was the whole Philip Wylie storyline. Somewhat tweaked, yes, but essentially the same.
What was new were the events back at the Ridge. At least, I'm pretty sure there wasn't a plague of locusts in the book. If there was, I've completely forgotten about it. I quite liked that storyline, and it was nice to see Roger finally able to do something that gained him a measure of respect.
Fun time travel speculation: Roger gets the idea for the smoke to ward off the swarm from a story he remembers the Reverend reading to him when Roger was a child. What if the story the Reverend read was actually a recounting of or based on Roger's actions on the Ridge?
As always, there were some scenes from the book that were left out, and I for one am very glad that they were. Chief among those was that really bizarro scene from when Claire is sleeping in the room with a bunch of other female wedding guests, and someone sneaks in and sexually molests her foot. It's never clear if it's Jamie or someone else, completely pointless, and yeah -- glad it was left out. Some on social media were unhappy with the scene in the stable -- the second one, where Jamie and Claire go at it, but I barely remember that scene from the book, so not sure what they're upset about -- that no one was naked?
I also liked the bit at the end, with Forbes telling Bonnet that "his son" is now the owner of River Run. Again, I think the show is doing a much better job than the book did with regards to the Bonnet storyline.
Going forward, episode 507 will be the Battle at Alamance, and quite likely will include the series of unfortunately events that befall Roger? I know Diana Gabaldon wrote the episode after that one, 508, and I think I recall her making some specific comments about Richard's acting in that one, so it's likely the aftermath of what will happen next week? Both looking forward to and dreading that one in equal measure!
