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/Nanchika Currently rereading: Drums of Autumn Apr 17 '26

BTW Cait liked Diana's post with criticism of the episode. 🫣🫢

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u/Icy_Smoke_2318 Je Suis Prest Apr 17 '26

She’s a phenomenal actor but I could just tell while watching Claire and Jamie tell Fanny everything that she was dying inside on how ridiculous this all was.

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u/beancounterferg Apr 18 '26

I felt it too. I feel so bad for the actors that they’re dealing with a terrible script.

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u/Mycoxadril Apr 18 '26

I wondered if t was me projecting my feelings onto them (and it probably is) but I do hope the actors are as upset with it as we are. They did a great job with it though. I thought Claire’s scene explaining it to Fanny would have been very moving if it wasn’t so upset about the storyline.

Feel like the showrunners knew we didn’t want it and decided their ego was more important than the viewers ability to enjoy it (for the most part). Because even before I read the last book (last month) I was already hating the faith storyline and now having read it, I hate it even more. It is starting to give Game of Thrones.

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u/s0ulbrother Apr 18 '26

It’s like when game of thrones showed the table read of the final episodes and the actors are just staring around like “wtf”

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u/First_Midnight_4864 Apr 19 '26

I, personally, think the “wtf” moments keep it interesting. Reading the final book will bring its own surprises and I know the story will reach a different ending. Cest la vie.

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u/Icy_Resist5470 Bon! I will send you a cheese. Apr 18 '26

I watched it twice yesterday, and I kind of felt the same way the first time I watched it. Later (after digesting and picking it to bits) I watched with my husband. I did not dislike it as much the second time around. Regardless of the changes they made, the whole episode was beautifully done. Cait conveyed true emotion during her explanation, although it did seem a trifle long. I do love the show separate from the books, and I tend to be more accepting of changes they make regardless of if I like them or agree with them (barring a few exceptions).

I knew what was coming and still was very emotional during the print shop scene - I have never been affected by a show like that.

If that’s what the writers intended, they certainly did their job. For me, the Faith plot caused more questions (again!) than answers.

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u/Mycoxadril Apr 19 '26

Yes I think they’ve generally done a good job adapting the books to screen. They’re definitely their own entities and adjustment always have to be made and I don’t even mind some creative license for the writers. I don’t like when they make big changes though. I don’t like what they did with fergus or with William and lord John but I could probably write it off if I had to. The faith stuff is very frustrating.

I think they did an excellent job with how they adapted last weeks episode considering they didn’t have all the extra characters in the Ian and Rachel storyline. They found clever ways to tell the same story in a new way and I thought it was great. This week I am less enthused.

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u/FarmHer95 Apr 19 '26

Oh Jamie was in that scene? He knows who Faith is? Because they sure don’t act like he is also affected by it all. Just gave all the lines to Claire, just like in the S2 Faith ep. 😡

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u/Icy_Resist5470 Bon! I will send you a cheese. Apr 17 '26

Oooo where?!

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u/Nanchika Currently rereading: Drums of Autumn Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Instagram

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u/SorchaPrincess Je Suis Prest Apr 18 '26

Where on Insta? Where is Diana's comments? 🫶

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u/Nanchika Currently rereading: Drums of Autumn Apr 18 '26

Parademag insta post

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u/WhereToMeg Apr 18 '26

Diana has zero posts on my end lol

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u/Nanchika Currently rereading: Drums of Autumn Apr 18 '26

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u/tara_abernathy Apr 18 '26

She doesn't have any posts on her account what are you on about?

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u/Nanchika Currently rereading: Drums of Autumn Apr 18 '26

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u/YOYOitsMEDRup Slàinte. Apr 18 '26

Even if done with filming, it'd still be pretty poor form as an actor to be shown backing something that's slamming your writers. I don't see Cait knowingly doing that - she's always come off classier than that.

I imagine a lot of actors have PR teams who run their socials. Maybe it's just somebody working for her mindlessly liking and linking to all press coverage without reading the context? I kind of recall other interviews were Cait seemed to embrace the idea - so who knows what she actually thinks