Season 2 launched last weekend and has not disappointed.
Episode 1 revealed that Claire returns to the 1940s, to Frank, and a life...without Jamie. As she stated, "he was gone, they were all gone". The only thing I can imagine would be similar is if you were in an earthquake, tornado or hurricane, and were the lone survivor of your friends and family. Not just losing one person but 100s of people, 1000s of people. Poof! In another time...lost in time. When Claire went through the stones the first time to the 1740s, the world she left behind remained. She worried about Frank and how to get home. Then Jamie spoke to her soul, and she chose to remain in the 18th century. Now, being whisked to the 1940s, the world behind her has been destroyed. They are all gone, not just from the 20th century but also the 18th!
The second half or actually the last third of the episode transitioned from 20th to 18th century as if in memory. She reaches out for Frank's hand as she disembarks the plane in New York and in her memory the hand which grasps hers is Jamie's. We are in 18th century France. And so it begins. New friends, new dangers, reminded me of Dougal's statement as she entered Leoch in Season 1. "Some bad luck, some good". We meet Jared Fraser, Jamie's cousin, a wine merchant. We also meet LeComte Saint Germaine, an aristocrat with a spirits business as well.
As usual, the sets and costumes are a series all of their own. You can watch just to see the lush backdrops of Le Havre by Jon Gary Steele and the truly wonderful costumes by Terry Dresbach. This is a series to watch and enjoy.
Excellent production by Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis and Matthew B. Roberts.
Read the books Outlander and Dragon Fly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon.
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