Outlander Season 2 Review

Hey People,

Long time no hear from. Shows have been ending and I haven't gotten around to watching them yet. Some I have and just haven't finished the last episode. What can I say? I'm trying really hard not to have them end on me. However, Outlander is the exception. If that's a good thing or a bad thing, you'll find out in this review.

I told you from the beginning that most people probably won't like this season because of it being so political and I turned out to be one of those people. I hated France, which is surprising to me because out of Europe France is my favorite. The only thing I liked about Claire and Jamie being in France is the fact that they spoke french. That's about it. But once they went back to Scotland, the show definitely improved; however, because of the war happening and the bonny prince being a total idiot, things kept getting worse for our 2 heroes. Never mind, I take that back. There were 2 things that were good about France--people speaking French and Fergus. Loved that kid. Wouldn't it be interesting if Fergus all grown up and Bree were to meet. Just putting it out there.

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

It's been awhile since I've had a Saturday lineup, but hey I kind of think Saturdays have the best shows, but that's just my opinion.

S4 E1 & E2

Banshee is back for its final season. Now remember folks, this season will only have 8 episodes, which is just disheartening since tonight we'll be almost half way there. But let me backtrack a bit since I missed recapping the premiere.

E1
They still haven't found Job yet. Nooooooo! Who's going to be my comic relief this season? And hot Rebecca is dead. Again, nooooooo! It's been 2 years since season 3's finale and a lot has changed. Hood looks like Jesus and gave up on finding Job. Carrie lost the right to raise her kids and is now a vigilante. Proctor is the mayor. I questioned who the hell voted for him, but when you run unopposed how could he not win. Smh. Sugar is probably the only consistent character that has not changed. Brock, of course, became the new sheriff at an awesome new sheriff department. Bunker is still there as a deputy. Now the funny thing about Bunker is he has the most interesting story right now to me. He's banging his brother's wife. It doesn't get any better than that. Now it still looks like the brothers are going to go to war with each other as I predicted in last year's finale, but with this going down it will only escalate everything.

So the big mystery this season will be who killed Rebecca. Proctor thinks it's one of his enemies, but I think it's his right hand man. Clay. Man has always been crazy, controlled, but crazy.

E2
Job is alive! I mean, Job is barely alive! Whoever is torturing Job will feel my wrath. I was worried that he was actually dead because I didn't see Hoon Lee's name in the title sequence. Now we only have to get the group to believe that he's still alive.

Proctor has some major issues. He killed his niece's ex just because he was screwing her. Still think Clay is the one that killed Rebecca. I don't like the fact that Proctor has more power now. When is this dude going to die? At least he's going to have problems with the Brotherhood very soon. I can't wait for his demise.

Carrie is a real vigilante and Bunker gives her the cases to work. They could have a show just based on this. Spinoff! That's all I'm saying.

S2 E1

I swear when I watch this show, I forget everything exists other than this show. Now I try to stay away from spoilers about this show as much as possible so it's hard for me to read the comment section because there's always someone who wants to spoil it for you. At least do me the courtesy of putting spoiler that's all I ask.

Tobias needs an Emmy and a Golden Globe for both of his roles as Black Jack and Frank. He can make you hate him so much as Black Jack, while being sympathizing for him as Frank. And man did I feel bad for Frank.

First of all, when this show opened I was like how the hell did she get back to her time? Why the hell is she back in her time? I thought she went to France, But I guess we won't find out how she ended up there until the end of the season. Something tells me Jamie pushed her to go because of the war. But anyway, Claire is back in her time and she's not alone. She's pregnant and Frank wasn't all too happy about his wife carrying another man's baby. Can you blame him? But he decides to accept the child as his, even after hearing everything that happened to Claire. Her falling in love with another man didn't faze him. Well it did, but he was willing to look beyond that. They decide to make a deal. Frank only wanted 2 things: they raise the child as his child and that Claire let's go of Jamie. Now these are reasonable conditions, but we all know that they are very hard ones. However, Claire agrees not because they're reasonable, but because Jamie told her to let go, which makes me believe that Claire coming back was planned.

Frank and Claire planned to leave Scotland and go to the States and that's when we're hit with a flashback. And yes this is a flashback. I read a comment from someone who thought she traveled back in time, which would make no sense at that moment, but whatever. I hear that this whole season will be this one very long flashback, which is fine by me.

Claire and Jamie are in France. Parlez en francais tout le temp. It's crazy, but I like hearing France. In America you would hear Spanish a lot so I'm glad there's some shows that feature French. Anyway, Claire and Jamie are trying to rewrite history by stopping the uprise of the Jacobites. I hear this book the season is based on was very political so some thought this episode was boring, but I found it intriguing and if you didn't like this episode something tells me you're not going to like this entire season because of it being political. Think of it this way. It's like Game of Thrones wait it out until you get an action scene.

Claire has already made an enemy in France because she diagnosed 2 men of having smallpox, which meant the whole shipment had to be burned, which cost that guy a pretty penny. That's our Claire.

Let us not forget Mutter who is just going along for the ride at this moment. He's a great wing man.

P.S. Love how they changed the opening song and added a bit of french in.

Luv ya,
            Diva

Outlander vs. Game Of Thrones (On Rape & Nudity)

Hey People,

I always wait to release finale not because I'm lazy (although that's a good portion of it), but because I like to see others' reactions and who knows, you might find more information out like The Good Wife. However, Outlander started a huge debate. Maybe I shouldn't say debate, but discussion. So instead of writing about what happened in the finale, which I could sum up in 4 short sentences (Jamie was raped. Claire helped him move passed it. Claire announces she pregnant. Jame and Claire are moving to France and plan to stop the future from happening.), I rather talk about rape. Yes, I know I already talked about it before with Game of Thrones, but this time it's different. This time it was on Outlander and it started the discussion of are we seeing too much rape on TV.

I'm not going to talk about Outlander or Game of Thrones just yet. Instead, I want to talk about a show that I just watched the first time ever this past season. This show has been on for several seasons and the only reason I watched it was because it was a crossover episode. That's right I'm talking about Law & Order: Special Victim Unit. I never knew what it was about, I just knew that it was a procedural and I'm more of a serial girl and so I stayed away. Chicago Fire has been having a lot of crossovers so I watched SVU's and that's how I found out what's so special about this unit. They deal with sex crimes. During the episode I cried because the shit was sad and I really can't comprehend how this show has last so long because I don't know how people can deal with these sexual cases all the time. Are people becoming numb to sexual crimes?

It's one thing to say a character has been raped, but it's entirely another to show the actual rape. I read a comment about Outlander's finale on how there was no need to show the rape because you can understand and feel the scene without seeing it. This was my response to the person:

I disagree. While I agree with you that people are becoming numb, I don't think Outlander applies in this case. There's a reason why they say a picture is worth a thousand words. While you can understand when a character says they were raped that doesn't necessarily mean you're going to feel it. Outlander made you feel it. They forced it upon you while watching and as hard as it was to watch, you had no choice but to feel.

While I watched, I was hoping they wouldn't show it, but of course they did and now that I think about it, I don't think I would feel as strongly as I do now if it was just said. However, I will probably never watch that episode again because it was just too much for me.

This person mentioned that they haven't watched the episode and claims they will probably never watch it, but I suggest that person and anyone who hasn't seen it should see it because maybe that's why we're overlooking or in this case what the original poster suggests becoming numb to rape in television shows. I think Outlander and Game of Thrones did it correctly. I think rape should be shown for the horrific act it is instead of it being said because the act is far worse than the claim of the act. Now in SVU's defense, they deal from the police perspective and therefore there's no need to be shown because the detectives only deal with the victims after the assault takes place and of course, SVU isn't on cable, so SVU can't show as much as Outlander or Game of Thrones even if they wanted to.

So back to the original question, are we seeing too much rape on TV? Yes, we are and I'm not just referring to GoT. Rape plots are being used too easily and it shouldn't be. The reason why GoT is feeling the pressure is because I don't know any other show that has used rape more. I'm not part of the group that is against Sansa's new story. I never read the books, so this is the only story that I know. However, reading comments and talking with friends is how I came to understand this wasn't how it happened in the books. I understand why some would hate what happened to Sansa and why even some of them quit. Sansa was already mentally abused by Joffery and just when you thought she would be safe, the writers thought they should combine characters and let Sansa be raped as well. And on top of that, this isn't the first time a character has been raped on the show. So how many more rapes do I have to sit through? By my count, this is the 3rd of the 5 seasons (and I'm only including the main characters, there are way more if I include the others). But that's not even what bothers me the most. It's the fact that, so far, none of these rapes had any lasting effects. You don't just get over being raped, but the writers on GoT write like you do. We still don't know what will happen to Sansa so maybe I'll be proven wrong, and therefore, I take back my words, but until that time, Game of Thrones will still feel the pressure. While I applaud GoT for showing the rape acts, I take back my applaud for not following through with the lasting effects of rapes.

Now Outlander spent its entire last episode dedicated to its rape scene. It was a lot and some even claim they won't return because of it, which is fine by me because as long as I can keep watching I say sayonara. However, there were some comments that had issues with how fast Jamie got over his rape. I have been informed by book readers that this will still affect him, so he won't just get over it like they do on GoT. I also noticed some people having a timeline issue asking how can Claire be pregnant. Time is different in the show than in the books (and so is the setting apparently) so the looking and saving of Jamie must have been shorter in the show for her to be pregnant. There really is no other explanation.

Lastly, I want to talk about the nudity of these 2 shows. One these shows does it correctly, while the other not so much. Can you guess which one? Alright, I'll tell you or how about I let the executive producer tell you provided by TVLine:

Outlander has gotten a lot of press for being one of the few series willing to show full frontal male nudity. What was behind the choice to do it in this episode?
That was mostly just decisions you make [during editing]. I remember not really caring one way or the other what I saw… It was OK in certain moments, and then if I saw their penis in this other shot, it might distract me. It might be like, “Oh, look, they’re showing it!” [Laughs] And that’s just not the right idea.

I think we only left one cut in there that’s full frontal of just Tobias [Menzies]. It’s the one where he gets up and walks away. It’s not really about anything else happening in that moment. It’s a quiet moment. He’s literally just getting out of bed, and he’s walking across the room. It wasn’t taking you out of the scene, if that makes sense. There were other points where you just decide, “No, if I use that angle, I’m not even listening any more.” You’re just kind of going, “Wow, look.” That was the wrong note to sound in those scenes.

That's how every show should approach nudity. Don't do it to get a reaction from people, do it for the art. Sometimes GoT does it well like when Dany is alive with dragons after being engulfed in flames. She's naked because her clothes are burned, but it speaks volumes when Emilia Clarke decided not to do nude scenes anymore. Did it take away from the show? Not at all, I didn't even notice until I read a comment about it. But then you have scenes like last week where one of the Sand Snakes starts exposing herself (the whole scene was pointless to be honest since she gave Bronn the antidote anyway), you start thinking maybe GoT is doing this just to make their nudity quota. Like really, what was the point of their discussion of if she was pretty? Smh Game of Thrones.

So what have we learned? In the case of Outlander v Game of Thrones, Outlander does it better. Game of Thrones needs to revamp their show or it'll just alienate its fan base even more like The Mary Sue.

Luv ya,
            Diva

P.S. My feelings on the Outlander finale:

It took me awhile to gather my thoughts after I watched. Hell, I was still crying afterwards. Like I said before, I was stunned. But before I dived into this episode let me say this was Sam Heughan's episode. He has my vote for best actor in any award he wants. All he has to do is turn this episode in and he should win. Tobias Menzies is still incredible. He really made me hate his character. Like I really hated Black Jack and there has been a debate online on whether Black Jack is the most diabolical character on TV. He makes me say Ramsey who? I started a poll 2 weeks ago about which scene was worse the jail scene in Outlander or the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones. Over 80% of you said the Red Wedding, but I wonder if I held off until this episode aired if people would have changed their mind. It was gruesome. I saw a man break to the point that he wished death. Not going to lie to you folks, I was a bit depressed after watching, but I still can't wait for next season.

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

WARNING: I just watched the finale and I'm just stunned. I can't move right now because I'm just filled with emotions. I got the feels bad! But in all seriousness this was an intense episode, it was so intense they had to warn you how intense it would be before viewing it. I suggest you have tissues in hand for when those drops from your eyes come because I didn't have any ready and I was just swiping my face like a windshield wiper.  To be honest, I cried the whole way through and I haven't done that since the shooting of the hospital in Grey's Anatomy. It's been that long! Yes, I cry in shows sometimes, but rarely do I cry throughout the episode. You really need to be mentally prepared for this episode. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

The review for the finale will come out after it airs. This is a Previously On... so let's talk about what happened previously on Outlander. I usually like re-watching this show, but this time not so much. Although compared to the finale, this seemed easier to digest this time around. I'll save you from the gritty details.

Jamie is in prison waiting to be hanged when Black Jack shows to hold of his hanging. Meanwhile Claire and gang are cooking up a plan to save Jamie. Jack offers Jamie a deal. He can't save him; however, he's willing to give him an honorable death if he submits his body willingly to him. At first Jamie basically tells him to fuck himself off, but when Claire tries to save Jamie and Jack catches her, he makes a deal with Jack that he will submit if he let's Claire go. That's the gist.

Did I forget to mention Jack was torturing him the whole time? His hand was hammered upon and nailed to a table. It was so hard to watch and it still fails to compare to what I saw in the finale.

Watch, but be prepared and check back here when it's over so we can discuss.

Luv ya,
            Diva

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

WARNING: Tonight's episode is not for those with easily upset stomachs and/or those who think good will always conquer over evil.

S1 E14

I feel like I need a shower after watching tonight's episode. One word can describe the it: sadistic. Like seriously, it makes you wonder if in life are we meant to lose. If I were to re-watch the 1st season, I would skip this episode not because it was bad, but because it was just too gruesome. But enough of that, let's recap what happened last week.

I was surprised to find out so many people didn't like the episode because they thought the show should have just skipped the dancing and singing bit. It didn't bother me as much, but I can see how people see it as a waste. The milking scene with Jenny was also well talked about. I was shocked and surprised with that one, but I also thought it was hilarious and would be something I would do. Jenny grows on me with each episode. Eventually, she had to leave to go feed her baby, but she left Claire in good hands with Murtagh. He's the one that came up with the gig.

And so they did their routine going all over the place hoping that Jamie would hear about the Sassenach. Some gypsy saw how profitable the routine was and so he stole it. When Claire and Murtagh confronted him about it, Claire gave him money to quit the routine until she found her husband. Of course, they didn't listen, but they did tell Claire that when they were on the road a note was passed to them that was meant for her. They knew where to find Jamie, but it wasn't Jamie waiting their for him. Instead, they found Dougal.

The good news is he did hear about them, the bad news is it led him to being caught. Dougal offers Claire a proposal. She should marry him for protection against the sadistic Black Jack. Claire sees right through him and knows he just wants the Fraser land. She decides to marry him if she can't save her husband. Dougal lets his men join her if they choose to, and so,Willie, Rupert, and Anghus join.

But seriously make sure you prepare yourself before watching tonight. I'm not joking.

Luv ya,
           Diva

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

S1 E13

So the people that had their guns pointed at Jamie weren't that bad. It just goes to show you that just because someone points their gun at you doesn't mean they're bad people. That's definitely not something to live by though. Turns out these "soldiers" knew Horrocks and we all should remember him. He tells the men about his plan to rob the Redcoats, but in the meantime, he tries to get extra coin from Jamie to go to the Americas. Jamie had to pay Horrocks so he would keep his secret about the price on his head, but then Horrocks just wanted more money, so Jamie had to kill him, except Jenny's husband, Ian, got to him first. The leader of the men became suspicious when he found Horrocks horse still there, but Horrocks was nowhere to be found. Jamie told the truth and it turns out the leader didn't give 2 shits about Horrocks anyway.

Claire was taking care of Jenny the whole time, who had a breech baby. The baby was fine in the end and Jenny got to welcome a daughter into the world. Claire came clean to Jamie that she's tried in the past to have a child and thinks she's unable to have children. Jamie accepts Claire as she is stating that he wouldn't be able to handle her in pain anyway. If you haven't noticed yet, Jamie is awesome.

Before the child was born, Jamie and Ian went on a trip with the men to do the heist Horrocks was planning. It was a trap. Horrocks made a deal with the Redcoats. Ian made it back to Lallybroch, but Jamie and the leader were captured. Claire plans to get her man back.

I can tell you that the tonight's episode is definitely worth watching sooner rather than later. If you liked last week's episode than you'll love this one more unless you're only watching for Jamie, for I can tell you right now you won't see him at all tonight. Instead, Claire will go on a journey with someone, who we'll get to see another side of. This is a great setup episode and I can't wait to see the outcome next week.

Luv ya,
           Diva

P.S. I love how before Jamie was going to leave Claire, Claire kissed him and they didn't say "I love you" to one another, but instead nodded to each other. It was subtle and I loved it because you knew what it meant. Just a thought.

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

S1 E12

So not much really happened last week, which is probably why most of you hated it. It definitely was the worst episode to date, but at least we knew it wouldn't stay boring after seeing how last week ended.

I wish we could hear more of Claire describing to Jamie what the future was like. It was fun hearing her describe planes to him. I want more. We meet Jenny, Jamie's sister, and her husband. I wasn't too fond of the girl, but after watching tonight's episode, she definitely grew on me. She's just headstrong. Jenny describes what happens to her after Jamie was knocked out the first time he meets Black Jack. When in a rape, laugh at the guy's dick. It worked for her. I've never seen a show do this before. It was interesting/weird to watch because it was a rape scene and all I kept saying was "Girl, why are you laughing? He is trying to rape you!" In the end, she didn't get raped, so I guess it worked. I was shocked when we found out Jamie also could have been raped by Black Jack to pardon his illegalities. Did not see that coming at all. Jamie said no and this led to his 2nd brutal flogging. Jamie's father couldn't stand to see his son, literally. That's how Jamie's father died.

Claire learned when in Rome do as Romans do and Jamie learned to stop being an ass (although I didn't really think he was acting much like one). The big takeaway from this episode is Claire and Jamie saying they love each other. Jamie fell for Claire the 1st episode, but he didn't start loving her until the 2nd, when Claire wept in front of him. Aww. But the nice moment didn't last long because the next day, Jamie had a gun in his face.

Tonight's episode picks up where it left off. You learn a secret Claire has been hiding from Jamie and an old "friend" comes back to cause havoc for Jamie. This episode is definitely not boring and it'll leave you wanting to see what happens next. Don't they all? Almost forgot, the baby is coming!

Luv ya,
           Diva

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

S1 E11

Did I tell you or did I tell you? Last week's episode was probably the best episode so far. I wasn't to crazy about the witch trial because I hate witch trials in general.They're based on religion and it's a bunch of crap. The only few things I liked about it was Gillis and Claire talking and, of course, the end result. It was revealed that Gillis does truly love Dougal and Claire calls out Jamie's name in her sleep. Usually that would be the big takeaway from the episode, but there was just so much shit that happened in the end that we have to go over it.

Gillis is from the future and we're talking about further than where Claire is from. I bet Gillis was a hippie. She has that hipster vibe going on. I have to admit I didn't even think someone else could have been from the future until I read a comment suggesting it and I definitely didn't think it was her when she seemed like she never has left Leoch. She believes all the superstitions. I guess she has every right to considering how she got to the past. All Claire had to do was give Gillis up as a witch, but she couldn't do that to her only friend and so both were condemned to death. However, Gillis claimed she's a witch by showing the mark of the devil, which was just her smallpox vaccine. Apparently she's also carrying the devils child and made Claire do her bidding. True friendship right there. We never see Gillis die and you know what that means folks. If you don't see the body, they could still be alive. Maybe Dougal grew some balls and actually did what Jamie had and saved his lover.

Claire and Jamie escape and Jamie knows Claire has the same "devil's mark" so he asks her if she truly is a witch. It's the moment we've all been waiting for folks. Claire just spills the beans on everything. I didn't expect this to happen so fast, and simultaneously, I was expecting the show to be over at the same time, thinking they would leave me hanging and save the good stuff for the next episode, but nope, we got to see this shit play out. Claire told Jamie everything about her past and how she got there. Jamie felt bad for disciplining her when all she was trying to do is get home and so he did what most people could not--he took her to the rocks to go home. Claire had a very difficult choice to make. Jamie or Frank? Jamie stayed near by that night just to make sure Claire would be safe. Claire woke him up and told him they should go home. If that's not love I don't know what is.

A lot of people commented on Claire's decision. Most were stating that Jamie is hot, but electricity and running water win every time. I would have to agree. I'm sorry Jamie, but I can't live without my internet. I was actually surprised when I realized Jamie and Claire haven't said those 3 words to each other yet and that's about to change in tonight's episode. Don't expect the episode to be as good as last week's but it will get you excited for next week. that's for sure.

Luv ya,
           Diva

P.S. I'm so proud of Starz. I haven't seen one vagina yet and I don't mind seeing theme. I just don't think it's fair how shows show females' lower parts more often than males'. Starz can teach HBO a thing or two.

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

I have to make this statement: every woman should always be awoken like that every morning. That is all.

Jamie is still seeking his freedom and tries to get the help of The Duke, who has a fondness of boys. Nothing wrong with that. Claire using her future knowledge blackmails The Duke to help Jamie or she'll make it known that he takes Jacobite gold. The Duke will help out Jamie as long as he wins a duel for him, to which, he does and so The Duke will help Jamie with his predicament.

I love Geillis because she was so smart and keen on figuring out who Claire actually was, but once she said she was Dougal's lover, I lost respect for her. She can do so much better. Anyway, I'm not sure if Dougal and Geillis had his wife and husband killed or if they both just kill Geillis's husband after Dougal's wife passed. She did die from an illness so I'll go with the latter. Either way, they are both dead and Geillis and Dougal think they can be together now, but Colum makes sure that they don't. Colum sends Dougal away to separate him from Geillis and now Geillis (without a husband) is vulnerable to Colum's wrath of killing her husband. Jamie must go with Dougal to make sure he stays in line and to make sure Jamie follows orders, Claire must remain behind. And so our 2 lovebirds are separated.

Laoghaire admits putting the ill wish under Claire's bed, thinking Jamie is still hers and Claire must have to get him drunk before they have sex. Claire smacks the shit out of her and it was loud too. Laoghaire decides to get vicious and even by setting up Claire to be there when Geillis gets arrested for witchcraft and so I guess by association Claire is arrested as well. Laoghaire is a bitch. But damn it, why can't Claire listen to Jamie? He said stay away Claire!

Luv ya,
           Diva

P.S. I just watched tonight's episode and it's definitely one you don't want to miss.

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

S1 E9

I'm all for Jamie doing voice overs from time to time. I know the last episode definitely had to be from his perspective or people, including myself, would have found it hard to forgive Jamie for the spanking. I know there's a heated debate going on about the spanking scene and to me it seemed quite funny and I think that was the intent since the music in the background suggests it. Of course, I've been spanked in the past by my parents, but if it were my spouse, well let's just say they wouldn't dare. So props to Claire for fighting back. These 2 are hot even when they're fighting each other. At least Jamie knows now that the wife always has the last word when she kicks you out of the bedroom.

That sex scene though...that was something else. Jamie understood that his relationship had to be different with Claire and so Jamie did something he couldn't do to Colum, he pledged his loyalty to Claire. It's been awhile since I've seen The Gathering so I had to go back and watch. Actually, it gave me an excuse to go re-watch the 1st part of the season. Anyway, Jamie's pledge and truth about Claire's ring being a key to his home led to some hot steamy sex and...what's the point of me writing it. Just go watch it for the 1000th time.

So Hamish is Dougal's son, not a big surprise, but Dougal shouting it at Colum was. Over on the political side, Colum found out about the extra collection and he wasn't happy about it. He also wasn't happy about Jamie marrying Claire since it meant people are less likely to vote Jamie in as his successor. But the last thing the clan needs is a war among each other so Colum gave Dougal back the money to keep peace.

As for that bitch Laoghaire, she'll get what's coming to her. I get she's mad about the marriage, but to wish someone death is just wrong. Some people are upset that Jamie touched her boob, but in his defense, she placed his hand there and him being denied by Claire, which isn't an excuse, but since their marriage is unconventional, I can see why Jamie may think his marriage is only for name and nothing more. In the end, he denied her ass and had hot sex with his wife so all's well that ends well, that is, until they found that ill will.

Luv ya,
           Diva

P.S. I know that the sex scene was shot before the wedding day, but I honestly couldn't tell because Claire's hair was so much curlier than usual and tight curls makes hair seem short, while loose curls make them longer and Jamie's hair is still longer than when we originally first saw him so I just didn't notice.

Previously On Saturday...

Hey People,

Finally, Outlander is back! I didn't even want to count the days because I thought it was so far away and now it's already here. I'm glad I have a show to watch on Saturdays again. Outlander Midseason Review just in case you can't remember what happened last. It has been awhile. Have you seen the new posters? Clever. Very, very clever.

Season 1 Part 1

Season 1 Part 2

Luv ya,

           Diva

Outlander Midseason 1 Review

Hey People,

(*Note: I have not read the books, nor have I looked at spoilers)

Well that was crazy or should I say crazy good? Outlander has been my show that came out of nowhere, the show I thought I was not going to get into. It's my surprise of the summer and dare I say the best summer show on television.

We were pretty much hit with some great episodes recently and I want to get into them, but first let's quickly talk about what has happened to Claire so far.

Claire has been on a journey to the past and the only way for her to get back to her time is through the stones. However, she's having some difficulty getting back to them (she was so close). She hates her 20th century husband's ancestor because...well...he's a d*ck and the only way for her to ignore his commands is to marry a Scot so she can no longer be called an Englishwoman and under the rules of the King. So she get's married again in the 18th century to a Scottish cutie and then that's when things complicated.

So let's talk about that wedding night, shall we? From the beginning to end of the episode, it was perfection. I have replayed that episode so many times that if I told you the actual number, I would be ashamed. But don't get me wrong, the sex was great, but that's not why I was replaying the episode. However, the sex was an added bonus. I rewatched it based on the three things: cinematography, gender roles, and emotions.

My Saturday Lineup

Hey People,

So usually I wouldn't have any Saturday shows, but this time around I do and this one is very special because it's the midseason finale. I'm talking about Outlander.

It's the midseason finale tonight and I was debating with myself if I should have wrote about what happened last week, but decided against it because I knew I would be talking about it this week. But make no mistake, I will be talking about that episode in the review.

It is not too late to catch up with the show. There has only been 7 episodes so far and the 8th will be tonight. That's only 7 hours you have to binge through and trust me when I say you won't know time has passed. This show is that good.

I will write a review on the season so far which will be up later on (possibly Sunday) so be on the lookout for that. Surprisingly, Outlander is my most viewed post at the moment so to those who want a review, will definitely get one.

Keep Watching This Show!


Luv ya,
             Diva

P.S. I'll give you a head start. You can watch the 1st episode here on YouTube.
P.P.S. Once you finish the show and love it as much as I did, check this out.

Outlander: The Complete Pilot Episode

Hey People,

If you haven't seen the pilot episode of Outlander like I told you to, well now is the time.

It's rare to find a complete episode of a show on YouTube, but luckily for you, Starz is generous.

Click play below and start your journey with Claire.

What I tell ya? Good huh?

Luv ya,

          Diva

Outlander Review

Hey People,

So I just recently watched this new show Outlander on Straz that started this weekend and I must say I am very impressed.

Summary: WWII just ended and Claire and her husband are trying to reconnect after the war separated them for so long. Road Trip! But somehow Claire in transported back through time during the Scottish and English wars. There she meets some Scottish warriors that save her life and in return saves a handsome Scot's life. With her knowledge of knowing what will happen next, we wonder what will happen next?

Before I ventured down this rabbit hole, I wasn't even sure this was the show where a woman travels back in time torn between two lovers until more than half way through the first episode. Some people commented that the pace didn't pick up until the time travel, but I enjoyed the back story of her life and the re-connection of her marriage, even though I didn't really feel the chemistry of Claire and her husband. You can show me all the sexy sex scenes you want that doesn't mean I'm going to buy into their love. I mean I felt more chemistry with the handsome Scot than with her husband.