Each man knelt before him, promising to rush his blade rather than stand against Jamie Fraser, ever. The observing redcoats watched the silly Scottish tradition believing it was Jamie calling his neighbors to arms against Murtagh. Jamie explained that this was a symbolic bonding ritual, no big deal legally, of course. By lighting that flame and telling the traditional tale of “The Fiery Cross,” he manages to get the head of every house to “symbolically” pledge fealty to him, making himself basically the first American Laird.Īnd they did do it. So he took the opportunity to pull on the heartstrings of his fellow Scots. They also know that the settlers will have to be loyal to Jamie if he plans to go against the lawmakers in the future.
What kind of genius is he? After talking with Claire, they realize that Roger will never be able to survive a hunt and battle. Lighting a cross on fire, he calls out the leaders of all the houses in his territory. JAMIE FRASER, KING OF MEN AND OF KILTS, HAS RETURNED! ? #Outlander /4HvGKNf7xH But they also had begun to build “The Big House.” It wasn’t yet finished, but with the wedding set there, we saw how amazing it was. Jamie and Claire had gifted the cabin to Bree and Roger to raise their family and stay with them on the ridge. When we return for the wedding, it has clearly been a little while since we left. Just how he would do that was something we had to ponder. But we also knew he would get to work on avoiding that assignment. You do have to be careful when you sell your soul, you never know what “time to collect” will entail. We know Jamie was told that he’d have to hunt down the outlaw, Murtagh Fitzgibbons. Still, in order to get the land to establish Fraser’s Ridge, Jamie had to make some promises. He’s basically the man’s father and definitely his trusted best friend for all of time. We know that Jamie would never hurt Murtagh. The Murtagh problem is what I was personally sweating when Season 4 came to a halt. But for the show, Outlander leaned us toward something more specific to our own agenda. What I found interesting was the discussion about the gathering, as they called it in the book, the wedding of Bree and Roger was basically the center point. But now I’m fully intrigued.įollowing Episode 1, there is a little bit of commentary available and we get to hear how it was all done. I’m still a toddler in this fandom and that’s always a rough ride at first. Also, (don’t laugh) until recently, I had no idea this was all based on books. So according to people who have read “The Fiery Cross,” this episode was a significant trimming of the story. To compromise with myself and feel less like I just fell for the best marketing, I did a little research and discovered that my Xfinity service offered the same access for 6 months at that same price.
I don’t fall for that kind of bait too often, but yeah, I really wanted it. So I was more than excited when I got an official tweet on Valentine’s day telling me that I was special and I could view the episode early if I wanted to subscribe to the Starz app for only $5.00 per month for the first three months.