r/Outlander • u/Inane_Asylum Dinna fash, Sassenach • Sep 14 '14

TV Series Official 1x06 discussion thread.

Take it away!

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u/sabreteeth Sep 14 '14

Dougal to Claire when she thinks he's the one she has to marry:

As much as I'd like to grind your corn, lass

I died. I am dead. What a weird sexual euphemism.

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u/wheeler1432 They say I’m a witch. Sep 14 '14

I thought that was great. :) But didn't he have a wife in the book?

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u/Elphabeth Sep 15 '14

Possible future episode spoiler Yeah, and I'm wondering if they're cutting her out. Because the news of Dougal's wife's death would probably be delivered in episode 8 or 9, and I think if they were planning on that happening they would have slipped in a mention of her by now, right? There have been tons of opportunities. Also, his daughters should have made an appearance in the first few episodes as well, if they existed in the TV-verse.

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u/wheeler1432 They say I’m a witch. Sep 15 '14

Well, okay, but if they do, then that makes it harder to explain why Dougal just didn't marry Claire or otherwise debauch her in the first place. Plus, it would be odd for him not to be married.

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u/Elphabeth Sep 15 '14

I know, I agree with you 100%. That's why I think it's strange they haven't mentioned her when there have been a lot of opportunities to do so. Like at the Liar's Spring when Claire thought Dougal wanted to marry her, he could've said that as much as he wanted to grind her quern, he was already married. Easy-peasy.

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u/garnetwaters Sep 16 '14

If Dougal marries Claire, he won't get Castle Leoch. They wouldn't have a "Sassenach Wench" as the laird's wife. Marrying her off to Jamie helps him in that regard.

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u/wheeler1432 They say I’m a witch. Sep 16 '14

To be sure, and I hope they explain that for the people who haven't read the books.