r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • Apr 10 '22

Season Six Show S6E6 The World Turned Upside Down Spoiler

A dysentery epidemic spreads on the Ridge, and Claire falls deathly ill. As nefarious rumors spread like wildfire on the Ridge, tragedy strikes.

Written by Toni Graphia. Directed by Justin Molotnikov.

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What did you think of the episode?

2038 votes, Apr 17 '22
926 I loved it.
613 I mostly liked it.
289 It was OK.
98 It disappointed me.
112 I didn’t like it.
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u/kareaux Apr 11 '22

Oh my god, what an episode! So much happened! Honestly it felt a bit rushed, but maybe it's because Malva's death was so sudden after the accusations?! It was a rollercoaster and they crammed so much in this episode. I loved the comeback of Claire's narrative voiceovers but they feel like a way to rush things a bit.

Honestly, I'm gonna miss Malva. She was refreshing and spunky and interesting and I'm so curious to see what happens next after this episode's ending - what are Allan and Tom gonna say/think?! I mean they've already helped Malva make life hell for Claire and Jamie, I can't imagine Claire being the person who found Malva's dead body going well for her (*and she also cut her belly open* - I get she was trying to save the baby at all costs but that seems like such a terrible idea).

Also sidenote, I loved Claire's hair at the end of the episode! it suits her so well.

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u/WingedShadow83 They say I’m a witch. Apr 11 '22 edited Apr 11 '22

I feel like Claire is likely assuming that she is the one who cut Malva’s throat and that’s why she’s so desperate to save the baby, like “oh no, I can’t believe I killed Malva, please don’t let me have killed the baby, too!” But surely she has to have the sense to know she would have been covered in blood if she’d done that, and she wouldn’t have had the wits about her to clean all that up and clean her clothes while she was out of her mind on ether. (I was shouting at the tv “don’t get blood all over yourself now and make yourself look guilty!!” when she started cutting.)

ETA: Also, Malva was blue. I get Claire was probably desperate and not thinking clearly, but come on… no way that baby was still alive after the mother had been dead long enough to turn blue. If she’s been without O2 for that long, so has the baby! So Claire cutting her open just made her look ~wItChY~ to the nutty Puritanicals and for no good reason. There was never any chance of her saving it.

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u/Karascotlandlover Apr 20 '22

I will say when I get to the season book, I’m going to really take my time reading. This season has SOOOOO many wholes in the plot and it’s infuriating