The 13th and final episode of Season 2 of the British romantic time travel drama TV series “Outlander” shall air on Starz on July 9 with a 90-minute episode titled “Dragonfly in Amber,” which happens to be the title of the source material of the show written by Diana Gabaldon.
Based on the episode synopsis of the Season 2 finale episode, Jamie Fraser, played by Sam Heughan, and Claire Fraser, played by Caitriona Balfe, will be going back and forward in time as they make their last-minute attempts to alter the course of history.
With the Battle of the Culloden drawing near, it is imperative for the Fraser couple to stop it from happening as it would mean the complete wiping out of the Jacobites.
The 13th episode shall also introduce Sophie Skelton as Brianna Randall and Richard Rankin as Roger Wakefield.
Brianna is the daughter of Jamie and Claire, while Roger is Brianna’s future love interest in the novels of Diana Gabaldon, notes the International Business Times of UK.
The synopsis also mentioned that Claire shall reveal the truth to her daughter in the 18th century while Jamie will do everything to save his loved ones as the Battle of Culloden begins.
An emotional finale
In a recent interview, actor Sam Heughan revealed that “Outlander” shall have an emotional Season 2 finale. He said that he has not seen the last episode but he recalled it to be very emotional and critical.
Heughan said that it is already close to zero hour for him and Claire to stop history from happening which shall make the Season 2 finale very exciting.
The Season 2 finale of “Outlander” was supposed to air on July 2 but Starz decided to push it back by one week. But in exchange, the network offered its viewers the opportunity to watch the first 12 episodes on their mobile devices.
In addition, Starz has also made a Season 2 marathon up to the 12th episode starting at 12 noon on July 2 which gives fans and viewers more than enough time to get their complete recap before the finale airs on July 9, notes TV Line.
Favorite episode
The 10th episode of “Outlander” aired on Starz on June 11 and it turned out to be the favorite episode of actor Sam Heughan.
His reason is quite legit because the episode entitled “Prestonpans” saw the hero in Jamie finally coming out of the shadows of his psychologically scarred and physically beaten self.
In a recent interview, Heughan confirmed that Jamie was really hiding behind his persona who has struggled mightily with the duplicity required to carry out his mission of changing history.
But the return of Jamie and Claire Fraser from Paris to Scotland has re-energized change in the attitude and zest of Jamie.
Every fan of “Outlander” knows for a fact that the psychological anxiety of Jamie emanated from his rape at the hands of Black Jack Randall, deliciously portrayed by Tobias Menzies, in Season 1.
However, it was also his recent encounter with the perverted fellow in Season 2 which allowed Jamie to find peace and regain his confidence. So much so that comes the 10th episode, Jamie has become the leader of men that he was supposed to be.
Jamie already has the loyalty of his men as well as the trust of Bonnie Prince Charlie but as the Jacobites come closer towards the historic catastrophe that awaits them at Culloden, the situation becomes more desperate, as if foreboding an imminent danger or bloodshed.
He and his men were victorious in the battle against the British at Prestonpans but it came with a dear price. They lost many men including Angus and Kincaid. Towards the end, Dougal MacKenzie, played by Graham McTavish, was forced out of the main army after an unfortunately timed outburst in the presence of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, played by Andrew Gower.
Earlier, Dougal rode across the marsh to test out the ground and determine whether it was okay for a Highlander assault. He was fired upon while approaching the Redcoats sustaining a cut to the head.