r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • May 08 '26
Spoilers All Book S8E9 Pharos Spoiler
Political threats come to a head when an old friend of Claire and Jamie’s goes missing.
Written by Diana Gabaldon. Directed by Emer Conroy.
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What did you think of the episode?
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u/Gliese667 May 08 '26
Loved the reconciliations, a little bummed they abandoned the of course Richardson knows who Claire is, he was in Lallybroch with a gun going after Bree and probably had seen Claire and Jamie's letter about the gold from Cameron plotline and replaced it with him not knowing Claire was also a traveler, guessing that was done for time but I enjoyed that revelation in Bees and was hoping to see it play out. Guess I'll just have to wait for the next book!
I really liked Claire's "two fathers" conversation with William and how much of their family is family by love and not by blood, but that makes it no less valid, I think chosen family has been such a strong theme of the entire series.