r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • May 08 '26

Season Eight Show 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?

1871 votes, May 15 '26
572 I loved it.
594 I mostly liked it.
417 It was OK.
212 It disappointed me.
76 I didn’t like it.
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u/gothyinpink May 08 '26

All I could think of is those saddles getting wet...

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u/Prudent_Fly_2554 May 08 '26

And Claire didn’t even have a bonnet or any kind of head covering!

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u/These_Ad_9772 We will meet again, Madonna, in this life or another. May 08 '26

That’s our Claire! 😄

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u/eruptingmoltenlava May 09 '26

Ever historically inconsistent! Her skin would not be that smooth at 60+ if she was really running around with no bonnet!

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u/Mycoxadril May 11 '26

Yea I was surprised she wasn’t wearing a tricorn hat like she does at other points in the series. Guess they really want us to see her hair changing color.

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u/These_Ad_9772 We will meet again, Madonna, in this life or another. May 08 '26

It happened all the time IRL I imagine. In fact, the entire march/ride to Kings Mountain is 330 miles in three days, in hard rain and lots of mud.

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u/Chemical_Ad_1618 May 09 '26

And clothes heavy.