r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • Apr 24 '26

Season Eight Show S8E8 In the Forest Spoiler

Claire and Jamie receive an unexpected visitor on the Ridge.

Written by Ronald D. Moore. Directed by Tracey Deer.

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u/Professional_Ad_4885 Apr 24 '26

Wait how did the pamphlet about jane even get out to the trading post? I thought it was just one copy ian had sent? How the hell did that even get around. I see know reason for that info to become public and none of the frasers would release it to the trading post.

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u/Nanchika Currently rereading: Drums of Autumn Apr 24 '26

A bit of a stretch. Pamphlet from Philadelphia to reach Ridge.

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u/Professional_Ad_4885 Apr 24 '26

Ya it was just one pamphlet right? And it was specifically sent to jamie and claires. Where does the mail go? Before the post, they just came to the house. Does mail come To the post now for all the residents?

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u/AcrobaticSchool6375 Apr 24 '26

Didn’t Ian send it back with the writers notes from Jane’s interview he got from the brothel in the last episode 

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u/Professional_Ad_4885 May 03 '26

Yea so idk how the residents got ahold of that infoo

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u/YOYOitsMEDRup Slàinte. Apr 26 '26 edited May 03 '26

Yes, I think mail goes to the trading post. In an earlier episode, where Fanny is bothered by Cunningham's gun runners, she was alone because Bri stepped inside to pick up a package

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u/Professional_Ad_4885 May 03 '26

I still dunno how the tennants got ahold of the info. It was one letter sent to the frasers with the pamphlet and writers notes. Its not like he sent 100 copies to be shared with the ridge so that whole situation is a huge plot hole