Outlander isn’t back until April, but now we have a deleted scene to tide us over.
As “Droughtlander”, the fan dubbed waiting period until the the second half of series, continues, the creative team is providing some glimpses into what landed on the cutting room floor.
Executive producer Ron Moore kicks off the clip below, which takes place during the episode entitled “The Garrison Commander”. The episode was a pivotal one where Claire (Caitriona Balfe) discovers she is to marry Jamie (Sam Heughan), and that Jamie is a virgin.
As Moore explains, he decided to shorten the scene where Claire first learns the news and to steer away from the voice-over narration. Interestingly enough, we made the exact same point on our Talking Outlander post-show Google Hangout right after the episode aired. We mentioned how relieved we were that there wasn’t extensive voice-over. In essence, Claire’s nuanced facial expressions really tell the story. No words are needed.
The other notable addition in the above footage is a scene between Claire and Frank (Tobias Menzies). The two are sitting at the side of a loch before Claire disappeared, talking about what their post-war life may hold.
Earlier this week, Starz released a teaser for the second half of the first series. The footage shows what happens to Claire and Jamie after Claire is presumably rescued from the clutches of Captain Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies).
It’s still going to be a bit of a drought until the show comes back in April. The good news is that Ron Moore is promising new footage, either deleted scenes or teasers, on the fourth of every month. So it looks like January 4 will be our next look.
What’s on many book fans minds is casting news for the second series. Starz greenlit a second series which will cover the events in the second Outlander novel, Dragonfly in Amber. Production on series two is rumored to begin in February 2015. Given that time frame, book fans are most anxious to hear who will be cast in the pivotal roles of Roger (the grown-up version) and Brianna.
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