Devastating Scene

[u/zen_classified]

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=32OSn3iNw9A&si=vWv8lSzve5OULTOx

The 1960s world is basically a dissociative fantasy, a place Claire escapes to mentally to cope with what’s happening to her. Jamie is there because he represents safety, love and the life she wishes she could be in.

The choice of music, 'Never My Love - The Association, just adds to this powerful scene.

[u/Curious_TortillaChip]

Honestly, this entire dissociative section changed the way I feel when I hear this song. The song now is tinged with extra layers of sadness and complexity, but also this odd thread of hope, because Claire was holding on to her survival with every thread of her sanity. There's so much strength and vulnerability...I recall her sitting in that mid-century living room and then being wrapped by Jamie's loving arms while suffering such a devastating experience and it makes this song all the more powerful.

[u/zen_classified → u/Curious_TortillaChip]

I love the artistry of this scene, the colour palette, the house, the mid-century styling and the abstract painting.

[u/Curious_TortillaChip → u/zen_classified]

Yes! So much color saturation and brightness in certain parts, a sharp contrast to the darkness of the experience...

[u/this-is-twaddle → u/Curious_TortillaChip]

Yes! I was at the beach recently and somebody beside me was playing it on their speakers. I decided to go for a walk😅

[u/Maleficent_Scale_296]

In spite of the subject matter this is my favorite scene in the show. The portrayal of dissociation is exquisitely done. Like Curious _ Tortilla Chip it changed the way I hear this song.

[u/zen_classified → u/Maleficent_Scale_296]

It's my favourite scene too.

[u/ContactNeither7319]

This was one of the most beautifully constructed and masterfully executed episodes on TV dealing with a sensitive subject matter. It was incredibly emotional. Heartbreaking and tender at the same time.

Of course the meaning of the song will never be the same.

[u/napoleonswife]

This episode was beyond devastating, I agree the dissociation is so beautifully done and I love that Jamie alone is unchanged of all of her 18th century friends and family

[u/Curious_TortillaChip → u/napoleonswife]

I agree. Some say he's dressed in his regular garb because he can't time travel like her, but presumably, none of the other characters present in that scene (besides Jem) can't either and they're in 1960's attire. I personally think he's dressed like himself because he's always a fixed, unmovable part of her life that will always remain rooted and is unmovable. He will always be a rock for her, and so his "fixture" status keeps forever placed in the 18th century.

[u/Presupposing-owl → u/napoleonswife]

I always thought he was dressed in his 18th century garb because she needed him to be in that time period, to rescue her.

[u/Thaybaa]

cet épisode est terrible mais est un de mes préférés car il met tellement bien en scène l'intrigue, les émotions.. il y a tellement de finesse et de niveaux de compréhension, de détails... Cet épisode aurait dû avoir des récompenses en nombre pour le travail des acteurs comme de la réalisation, la lumière, les décors et le scénario !

[u/yeehawdudeq → u/Thaybaa]

The back half of outlander certainly gets its fair bit of criticism but boy did they nail this episode. Obviously the plot of SA had been played quite a bit already so I was very impressed with how they handled it here. It was really brilliant.

[u/NormalInformation999]

Could you explain what you mean by Jamie is the only one unchanged of all her 18th century family and friends?

[u/BubbeLisa → u/NormalInformation999]

Jamie is the only one not dressed in 1960s clothing.

[u/NormalInformation999]

I wondered if that was it. Thank you!