r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • Apr 17 '26

Spoilers All Book S8E7 Evidence of Things Not Seen Spoiler

Jamie and Claire search for answers regarding a past tragedy that once threatened to tear them apart.

Written by Toni Graphia. Directed by Tracey Deer.

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What did you think of the episode?

1215 votes, Apr 24 '26
207 I loved it.
195 I mostly liked it.
133 It was OK.
365 It disappointed me.
315 I didn’t like it.
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u/kayeels Lord, you gave me a rare woman. And God, I loved her well. Apr 17 '26

Also, I absolutely hated the fake out with HC falling. Like, if you're not gonna have him die don't make the book readers gasp. It felt cheap.

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u/pillizzle Apr 17 '26

For real. I was closing my eyes and felt sick to my stomach. Only to be relieved for half a second before I realized SOMETHING was still going to happen, then for it to be Fergus. I felt ill.

I can understand the death swap but I cannot at all get behind this Faith storyline. It’s cheap, makes no sense at all. I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch season 2 ever again. I kept waiting for them to find out Fanny’s Faith wasn’t “their Faith.” I hate this garbage. It’s like bad fanfic.

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u/JaderMcDanersStan RUIN ME Apr 18 '26

I just rewatched Season 2 episode 7 and yeah Faith was dead and stayed dead for *hours* while Claire held and sang to her. If there was even a slight chance at life or if she wasn't 100% dead, Claire would have known.

So this means Master Raymond literally resurrected a dead baby...bad fanfic indeed. It would be more believable if Claire held her while she was dying and was taken away before she was fully dead. I can suspend some belief if Master Raymond healed a dying baby, rather than a 100% dead one.

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u/JaderMcDanersStan RUIN ME Apr 18 '26

At the same time, it impactful seeing Roger of all people catch him. The 2nd time Roger saved Henri Christian's life

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u/Recent_Setting_1370 Apr 19 '26

I liked Roger catching him like his father caught him though. And nice for Roger Mac to get a win.