This articles contains sensitive images, probably not appropriate for youngens ;-). We’re not in the 40’s anymore Toto. Outlander has kept us in the past with our dashing Scotsman. This episode was steamy and intense, especially learning that Black Jack Randall is still alive. Cue evil music….dun dun dun….This and most all my articles contain spoilers…..especially when I’m catching up after a long hiatus 😉

The episode starts off with our favorite couple making love with such passion, you’d think you were watching soft core porn. As they continue, Jaime imagines Randall is the one he’s making love to, begging him not to stop. Jaime then grabs a knife and begins stabbing Randall in the face over and over and over again, yet Black Jack just doesn’t seem to die. Evil bastard. Bad dreams after traumatic events can be devastating. He wakes sweaty and shaken. We can tell this happens on the regular due to Claire’s “He’s dead, Black Jack is dead” assurance. To Jaime, however, Black Jack is very much alive in his head and will not leave.

The Frasers are mostly settled in Jared’s Paris home. A beautiful home I might add. I would love, love, love to have such a wonderful home to call my own. #Jealous lol. Claire goes out shopping for the day and comes across an apothecary shop. Master Raymond is the owner of the shop, quite a strange little man. Claire seems to like the older gentleman, although, you can tell she’s a little nervous to trust so easily. She tells him of her husband not being able to sleep. After a quick get to know you chat, Master Raymond gives Claire an infusion to help Jaime sleep, and a new friendship begins. I look forward to more of Master Raymond this season, he is quite the character.

Jaime is invited to a local brothel to meet with Prince Charles, another thanks owed to Jared. Meet Bonnie Prince Charles, an annoying little wino who gets pissy when attention isn’t revolved around him. He tells Jaime and Murtagh he needs straight-talking advisors, they tell him the clans won’t get behind a King who’s never stepped foot in Scotland. The Prince tells them “God demands a Catholic king sit on the British throne. My father is that king.” I love the looks Jaime and Murtagh give each other. Prince Charles knows he needs Jaime help to get the French finance minister’s help to fund the Jacobite cause. Now remember, this meeting has taken place in a brothel, so there are quite a few women making their rounds, trying secure a client. It’s time to really get these men’s attention. Pull out the newest pleasure-ful toys. Our lady of the brothel, shows off an array of dildos, small, big, tall, short. Wonderful toys for the men to play with, with their companion….They were flying around the scene like no one’s business. Interesting….toys have been around a long, long time hahaha. God Bless the French 😉

Our lovely Frasers need an invitation to the French Court, in order for their plans to succeed, so Claire makes friends with Paris’ own social butterfly, Louise. While visiting Louise on beautiful day, Claire manages to get an invite to Versailles. She meets Mary Hawkins, a shy British girl Louise is chaperoning until Mary’s arranged marriage to a much, much older man. She also gets introduced to the fine art of waxing. Claire looks shocked at first, as Louise is not shy one bit and opens up her legs for her “beauty treatment”. She tells Claire “it drives the men wild”. Claire decides to do it as well and wants nothing more than to show it off to Jaime. As Jaime caresses his wife’s body, he’s very intrigued by her “bare honeypot”. Though that doesn’t last long, as Black Jack is always lingering in Jaime’s mind, and trying to sleep is better than imagining your wife is the man who brutally raped and tortured you.

A couple weeks later Claire and Jaime are getting ready to leave for Court and this woman is wearing an incredible red dress. Very skimpy bodice. Jaime does not approve, but come on now, we all know Claire, she’s wearing it or she’s not going, simple as that, and we all know Jaime, whatever Claire wants, Claire gets, period.

They arrive at Court with Louise and Mary, and of course Murtagh, who’s attention is on a woman wearing only swan-like nipple ring holder things[???] and a skirt. Not long after arriving a beautiful blonde woman runs up to Jaime, embracing him saying “My petite savage!”, and wouldn’t you just know it, he liked her as a teen, he even fought a duel for her. Jaime awkwardly introduces Annalise to his beautiful wife.

Claire excuses herself and Jaime’s little fan obtains him an audience with the King. Unfortunately, it’s while he has a crowd watching him strain and curse because he can’t….poo. Murtagh had one of the best lines of the night “Only in France does a king need an audience to shite.” Buhahaha. I absolutely adore Murtagh.

Claire goes outside for some air and a drunken French finance minister makes a pass at her, which causes Jaime to toss him into the lake. Claire tells Jaime who the man was, since they desperately need him on their side.  They all apologize and make friends, and seem to be in the position they hoped to be.

Then they see the Duke of Sandringham, the man who promised to clear Jaime’s name last season but instead helped Black Jack, across the room. Jaime doesn’t want to cause a scene, but Claire ain’t having it. She makes her way over to speak with him, threatening to out him as a Jacobite supporter, which would be seen as treason. The Duke has something up his sleeve as well Mrs. Fraser. He introduces her to his assistant, Alex Randall, younger brother of Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall. Alex assures her that his brother is alive and well after nearly losing his life in combat. Finding this out nearly makes Claire drop that baby right there as the fireworks lit up the sky over the gardens. Should she tell Jaime? Will she tell Jaime?

We already know the answer but we also know I’m playing catch up lol. Stay tuned for my next Outlander article.
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