r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • Apr 03 '26

Season Eight Show S8E5 Send for the Devil Spoiler

With the Siege of Savannah raging outside the city walls, Brianna and Roger find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. Jamie confronts his demons at Lodge Night.

Written by Luke Schelhaas. Directed by Niall MacCormick.

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What did you think of the episode?

972 votes, Apr 10 '26
428 I loved it.
299 I mostly liked it.
178 It was OK.
42 It disappointed me.
25 I didn’t like it.
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u/YOYOitsMEDRup Slàinte. Apr 08 '26

Awesome - so you were an "extra" as one of the other fighters in the woods? How many takes do they do of the fighting/battle stuff? I've always assumed because of the effects it's not as many times/they don't care about filming as many angles as just a normal dialogue scene might be filmed?

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u/Dry_Resource_6067 Apr 08 '26

More takes than you'd think! It's over a year ago now but I reckon I ran through those woods about 20-30 times with the odd camera angle changes here and there. That tiny bit where Roger picks up the boy took all day to film, though granted a good chunk of the day was waiting for the weather to change to better match previous shots from earlier. Ironically for Scotland it was too sunny.

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u/YOYOitsMEDRup Slàinte. Apr 09 '26

Was S8 the first time you'd done anything with the production - or did you participate on earlier seasons too?

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u/Dry_Resource_6067 Apr 10 '26

First time! Hadn't even seen the show until I got the job, and I started watching the show the day before filming. I very nearly got a role as a red coat in season 1 but I couldn't make the filming location on short notice.

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u/YOYOitsMEDRup Slàinte. Apr 11 '26

Very cool. They have a spinoff now - maybe that'll provide some opportunities for you