Recap / Outlander

Outlander is a time-travel drama based on the book series of the same name, revolving around a married, former WWII nurse from 1945, who is mysteriously sent back to Scotland in 1743. The show has run on Starz from 2014 to present.

Unmarked spoilers are present throughout the subpages as well as some of the synopsises below. Read at your own risk.

Season 1

What if your future was the past?

Inexplicably pulled into the past by magical stones, Claire is initially desperate to return home to her loving husband. But as she struggles to formulate an escape plan, Claire finds herself falling in love with the spirited Highlander Jamie Fraser and begins to wonder if perhaps this is where she was meant to be all along?

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Season 1A

1. "Sassenach"
2. "Castle Leoch"
3. "The Way Out"
4. "The Gathering"
5. "Rent"
6. "The Garrison Commander"
7. "The Wedding"
8. "Both Sides Now"

Season 1B

1. "The Reckoning"
2. "By The Pricking of My Thumbs"
3. "The Devil's Mark"
4. "Lallybroch"
5. "The Watch"
6. "The Search"
7. "Wentworth Prison"
8. "To Ransom A Man's Soul"

Season 2

The etiquette of war.

Armed with Claire's knowledge of the future, Jamie and Claire are determined to rewrite history only to discover that destiny is very difficult to defy.

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1. "Through A Glass, Darkly"
2. "Not In Scotland Anymore"
3. "Useful Occupations and Deceptions"
4. "La Dame Blanche"
5. "Untimely Resurrection"
6. "Best Laid Schemes..."
7. "Faith"
8. "The Fox's Lair"
9. "Je Suis Prest"
10. "Prestonpans"
11. "Vengeance Is Mine"
12. "The Hail Mary"
13. "Dragonfly in Amber"

Season 3

True love is never lost.

After the catastrophic Battle of Culloden decimates the Highlander Clans, Jamie and Claire each struggle to adjust to life without the other. Although separated by their respective time periods, neither has ever been able to truly let go. When Claire discovers evidence that Jamie may have survived Culloden, she is determined to reunite with her true love.

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1. "The Battle Joined"
2. "Surrender"
3. "All Debts Paid"
4. "Of Lost Things"
5. "Freedom and Whisky"
6. "A. Malcolm"
7. "Creme de Menthe"
8. "First Wife"
9. "The Doldrums"
10. "Heaven and Earth"
11. "Uncharted"
12. "The Bakra"
13. "Eye Of The Storm"

Season 4

Brave the new world.

Finding themselves unexpectedly stranded in the American Colonies, Jamie and Claire work to establish a new home, quickly learning that the "American Dream" is wondrous for some and nightmarish for others. Roger and Brianna decide that time is not a barrier for love, but soon discover that the past is far more brutal than depicted in the history books.

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1. "America the Beautiful"
2. "Do No Harm"
3. "The False Bride"
4. "Common Ground"
5. "Savages"
6. "Blood of My Blood"
7. "Down the Rabbit Hole"
8. "Wilmington"
9. "The Birds & The Bees"
10. "The Deep Heart's Core"
11. "If Not For Hope"
12. "Providence"
13. "Man of Worth"

Season 5

Stand for all.

Having established a home on Fraser's Ridge, Jamie and Claire find their loyalties divided between the Highlander Rebels fighting for rights in the New World and the government agents for the Crown who could take away everything the Frasers have at the first hint of disloyalty. Roger and Brianna continue to struggle to adjust to a time in which the ideals, traits, and skills that define them have very little meaning or value.

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1. "The Fiery Cross"
2. "Between Two Fires"
3. "Free Will"
4. "The Company We Keep"
5. "Perpetual Adoration"
6. "Better to Marry Than Burn"
7. "The Ballad of Roger Mac"
8. "Famous Last Words"
9. "Monsters and Heroes"
10. "Mercy Shall Follow Me"
11. "Journeycake"
12. "Never My Love"

Season 6

Come what may.

With the colonies on the precipice of Revolution, the Frasers work to position themselves for survival only to find their fragile alliances unraveling in unexpected ways and their future more uncertain than ever.

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1. "Echoes"
2. "Allegiance"
3. "Temperance"
4. "Hour of the Wolf"
5. "Give Me Liberty"
6. "The World Turned Upside Down"
7. "Sticks and Stones"
8. "I Am Not Alone"

Season 7

Our History is Now

Jamie, Claire, and Ian are pulled directly into the heart of the raging Revolution and find themselves struggling to balance oaths of love, family, and loyalty with the brutal demands of war. When Roger, Brianna, and their children reluctantly return to the 1980s, they soon realize that while it may not have the rough and brutal problems of colonial America, the twentieth century holds it own dangers and difficulties.

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Season 7A

1. "A Life Well Lost"
2. "The Happiest Place on Earth"
3. "Death Be Not Proud"
4. "A Most Uncomfortable Woman"
5. "Singapore"
6. "Where the Waters Meet"
7. "A Practical Guide for Time-Travelers"
8. "Turning Points"

Season 7B

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