‘Outlander’ Stars React to That Season 7 Finale Twist

The twist within the Outlander Season 7 finale was a shock even for e book readers. The finale revisited a forgotten second from Season 2 by viewers the place it was established that Jamie (Sam Hueghan) and Claire’s (Caitríona Balfe) youngster Religion died. In the Outlander Season 7 finale, Claire is in for the shock of a lifetime when she discovers that Jane’s (Silvia Presente) sister Frances (Florrie Mae Wilkinson) is likely to be associated to Jamie and herself by means of their presumed lifeless daughter Religion. And for Heughan and Balfe, it was as stunning because it was for a lot of viewers after they learn it. The actors talked to The Hollywood Reporter about that jaw-dropping second and the way they reacted to this new improvement within the story.

“It’s attention-grabbing as a result of even enjoying [Faith’s death] manner again in season two, we performed the reality of it; we had no concept ourselves. So it was a shock for us as actors studying it and studying about it, because it was for the characters. I feel the thought course of for Jamie is, “How is it doable?” The elation, the happiness that, truly, it may very well be doable. After which, who is that this younger woman in entrance of us proper now?” Heughan mentioned. “I simply like it if you find yourself given a scene, and also you learn it, and it’s like, ‘Ooh, that’s actually good,'” Balfe mentioned of discovering out in regards to the twist within the scripts. She added:

“However within the enjoying of it, when the hairs in your arms are standing up, it’s fairly good. . . . . It’s such an attention-grabbing cliffhanger as a result of it simply opens up this entire different world of questions, which leads us so brilliantly into the following season. I feel for Claire, it’s like her coronary heart stops, her coronary heart breaks and her coronary heart sings — all on the identical time.”

‘Outlander’ Ends with Season 8.

The next season marks the top of the highway for the present, which has been a fixture in Heughan and Balfe’s lives. Season 8 has already wrapped production, however a premiere date has not been introduced but. Viewers may also be launched to extra tales within the Outlander world as a prequel, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which may also premiere quickly. After Season 8, nevertheless, Balfe and Hueghan is not going to enamor viewers as they’ve performed for the final decade. When requested in the event that they want to sort out one other challenge collectively, “I’d like to do a comedy with Sam,” admitted Balfe. So far as Season 8 is worried, collection star Sophie Skelton teased to Collider: “There’s simply far more grit to Season 8, for my part, for Brianna no less than.”

Season 8 would not have a premiere date but, however keep tuned to Collider for additional updates. You’ll be able to stream all of the previous seven seasons on Starz.

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