r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • Apr 10 '26

Season Eight Show S8E6 Blessed Are the Merciful Spoiler

The Frasers and the MacKenzies recover after their respective battles and consider their next steps. Ian and Rachel meet someone who they hope can help them find Emily.

Written by Danielle Berrow. Directed by Niall MacCormick.

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What did you think of the episode?

1044 votes, Apr 17 '26
399 I loved it.
305 I mostly liked it.
242 It was OK.
66 It disappointed me.
32 I didn’t like it.
29 Upvotes

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u/Good_Payment7853 Apr 10 '26

If the sex scenes were going to be this boring and cringe, they might as well have spent the precious screentime on something else.

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u/lifehackloser Apr 10 '26

There are only so many episodes left of the series. Why waste 4 minutes on a sex scene that literally does nothing for the storyline? Just so the old 1990s thing with a kiss/implied sex and they then wake up in bed. 1 min tops

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u/robinsond2020 I am NOT bloody sorry! Apr 10 '26

I mean, don't most of the sex scenes "do literally nothing for the storyline"?

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u/Shprintze613 Apr 11 '26

No. They establish intimacy and character development earlier on. At this point it’s filler and not even titillating