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First I must say this was a great episode. However, Brianna spoiled it for me. Just as in the books, Brianna shows herself to be a disrespectful brat. If Brianna does not like what you have to say, you'd better duck cause she's gonna start swinging. She has every right to be angry, but she does not have the right to slap and punch her family...people who love her and put her best interests first. If Brianna was not such a child , she would have been able to understand HER role in this mess...and Lizzie's mistake because Lizzie did not have the right information. And when did Claire start keeping secrets from Jaimie?....Oh yes. When her bratty daughter arrived. It's hard to like the character 'Brianna' in the series. She was not likeable in the books either. Unfortunately, Brianna's personality does not improve. Claire and Frank spoiled her rotten.

The character of Brianna fell from my grace in this episode. She acted like a spoiled little brat. It was a good episode in moving the storyline, which has shifted its focus from Jamie & Claire to Brianna & Roger. It is just as interesting but some of the writing just didn't click with me this time.

Did Brianna went back in time, 200 years, to tell Jamie that Frank Randall was a better father? Did she go through all that time traveling hassle to scold Jamie and tell him he's a savage and that her "real" Father wouldn't say the things Jamie said to her in the woods? Is Jamie some sort of a fortune teller that can read people's minds? Why wasn't Brianna angry with her maid? After all, she is the source of this episode's misunderstanding.

And through all this, you have Claire siding 100% with her daughter! She certainly didn't "side" with her when she decided to go back in time and look for her true love, Jamie.

I guess the writers needed to throw some conflict into the story just to keep it going (I haven't read the books) but I think Brianna's linea could've been more thought out (yes, she was raped, but it was her hot headed nature that sent Roger away from her, not Jamie's fault).

All in all, Outlander keeps matters interesting and at a nice pace. Hope Brianna realizes how annoying she's become!

The whole time I was on the edge of my seat and I was like come on! Move faster! Brianna be angrier! Jaime storm out! Claire be more vocal! But everyone kept it calm, and Brianna just slaps everyone invloved, and I kind of find it disturbing, it doesn't show that she respects her Da as a Da yet, not anymore anyway. I really saw them bond, but using the words Savage, and Jaime acting like a hurt brother than a father was just not what I expected his reaction would be. The episode could have been a lot more satisfying if it presented more drama.

I don't know what was the director, writer or whoever added the scene of Bryana slapping Jamie and punching her cousin for no clear justification

Wow! So many scenes where the characters didn't even need words, their faces expressed everything! Sam Heughan and Sophie Skelton were amazing whether they were lovingly bonding or bitterly fighting as only two Frazer's could! Not the "feel good" episode of last week, but a great adaptation from this section of Drums of Autumn and with just enough of a twist to give us book readers a thrill as well! I just loved the sparks that flew between Aunt Jocasta and Murtaugh! Can't wait for more next week!

One more episode that was (as usual) a piece of art. Direction and performances were excellent once more. However, something about the writing was....a bit off. For the first time I hated the Brianna character 'cause I think her reactions towards her real father and cousin were way too much harsh. It would be completely normal to be upset and angry with this fate's misfortune and misunderstanding and that's it. But to slap her family, to call Jaime a savage comparing to her other father and above all....Claire stood like a statue doing and saying absolutely NOTHING to her spoiled and disrespectful daughter, encouraging her behavior.....Really? Calire always supported Jaime what happened on this episode? Jaimie and Ian disposed the man who thought to be the rapist to protect Brie. It was all Handmaid's fault who had absolutely NO F...ING right to involve. To involve in general. (I never felt or understood the "bond" between Brie and this one). I hope next episodes show Brianna regretted all of her bad behavior. P.S: Anyway It was HER who yelling and fight with Roger after their "Wedding" and pushed him away.

KEEEPS getting the short end of the stick, nasty Bree is so selfish and spoiled and stupid, she needs to smarten up if she is going to survive this era. I love Murtagh, i would marry him, he is such a great character. and when Ian got on his knee and Jamie yelled at him, i couldn't stop laughing, "but we are cousins!" such a great episode all around.

I truly disliked it that much. I have been a faithful watcher this whole time, and have not read the books but have heard this was not faithful. Jamie is a beloved character. Seeing his own daughter...and I don't care if she does not see him that way yet. It was her decision to go....mistreat Jamie and Ian horrible. Jamie was left mute, humiliated in front of his godfather, deeply hurt and rejected, all because of lies told, and not just his. It made me instantly dislike the Bree character. I don't know where Claire's head was. I can usually watch older episodes over again. I won't be re-watching this one. And for the record, I have never felt any chemistry between her and Roger.

I read the previous reviews before writing mine as I often do.

There seems to be a lot of hate towards Bree. She does slap her father and Ian, but at different points. Jamie does think she was lying when she gets angry. The build up is more understandable in the book.

First, it was Jamie's idea to sell Roger to the Indigenous and Ian had initially tried to shoot Roger in the head. It's Jamie talking Ian out of shooting Roger that prompts the idea of selling him. It is true that Lizzie mistakes Roger for the rapist. Bree never takes it out on Lizzie when the mistake occurs because Lizzie is a young girl that Bree has become maternal towards and also has malaria. She understands where the mistake took place.

Claire doesn't just stand there in the books either, but she is the one that reveals it was Bonnett. At this point, there is a large amount of emotional stuff that comes out. Jamie becomes aware of Claire's offer to abort the child, which he is against.

Jamie is portrayed nicer in the show than he is in the books. The reader does see him as violent and full of rage at different points and if they were true in that adaptation there would be a lot of backlash from viewers as having a white Male say many of those things.

It's for the same reason a lot of the racist language in the books towards any race that isn't white never makes it to the screen either. I think viewers need to be mindful of what happens during these adaptations.

Also, the Mohawk are nicer to Roger than what they portray in the show. Yes, he does have ropes on him but many times he's on a horse or no ropes at all. The theory being they trust him not to run away as where would he go? Roger does find an opportunity to escape and he does come across the rocks, but he's not as conflicted with going through and they resemble the ones in Scotland more. In the book, he makes note to bring Bree here and continues his search for her.

I really miss the humor of Ian's proposal that was in the books. In the book, he doesn't fancy Bree. Instead, Jamie asks him to propose to Bree because Jamie doesn't want to see Bree unwed while pregnant. This causes a whole hilarious scene with Claire, Bree and Ian.

Overall, I thought they did a good job at adapting the book.

I can't understand some of the hostility towards this episode. It's not the easiest one to watch. It is tense in places, but it is realistic. Those who have been giving it low marks because of the antagonism between Brie and Jamie have completely misunderstood such a storyline. I'm sure they wanted a reunion between father and daughter that was all sunshine and cotton candy but that would never happen. Regardless of the circumstances Jamie is very much a stranger to his daughter and they each have the values and mindset of two completely different centuries. It couldn't not be tense as these two characters try to learn about one another with Claire trapped in the middle. Outlander manages to not fall into the trap of being some cheesy historical romance by stopping and asking 'How would this situation play out realistically'? The characters don't all behave well in the situation because they are fleshed out individuals and not just stereotypes. It's one of the better episodes of season 4.

After reading a lot of the reviews, I wish people would understand trauma and how it effects your daily routines. Everyone is finding Bree annoying due to the fact that she lashed out at Jaime & young Ian. This poor woman went through a severely traumatic experience & relives it daily knowing that the father of her baby is possibly her rapist. Put yourself in her shoes. Your birth father accuses you of wrongly victimizing yourself & your cousin sold your lover to the Mohawk Natives. I would be angry too! Thinking rationally was not in anyone's favor this episode. Claire is the only one who truly helped Bree out in this episode. Poor Lizzie thought she was helping. The scene where Bree & Jaime were discussing their trauma from rape left me shaken up. Jaime is from an entirely different era, but Bree's wounds are still fresh & barely healing.

The trauma of being raped or sexually assaulted can be shattering, leaving you feeling scared, ashamed, and alone or plagued by nightmares, flashbacks, and other unpleasant memories. The world doesn't feel like a safe place anymore. You no longer trust others. You don't even trust yourself. You may question your judgment, your self-worth, and even your sanity. You may blame yourself for what happened or believe that you're "dirty" or "damaged goods." Relationships feel dangerous, intimacy impossible. On top of that, like many rape survivors, you may struggle with PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

It's important to remember that this experience is a normal reaction to trauma. Feelings of helplessness, shame, defectiveness, and self-blame are symptoms, not reality. I hope that within the next few episodes, Bree can come to terms with what happened, regain a sense of safety and trust, and learn to heal and move on with her life.

I didn't like Brianna misbehavior. After all, Jamie is her Dad and she has to respect him especially in this time period when parents were very honored and dignified.

I could never understand the hate for Brianna in previous episodes. I actually found her quite charming after getting past her initial introduction, in which she acted like a whiny petulant child until she believed her mother's story with Craig Na Dun. I especially loved her reunion with her mother and her first meeting with Jamie. Superb acting all the way around.

Then came this episode. I felt deeply for Brianna, completely understanding her feelings of self-doubt after the assault. Jamie's attempt to make her see that none of it was her fault and that there was absolutely nothing she could do to stop it made me tear up. It would be next to impossible to find a better man than Jamie, and Brianna is lucky to have not just one, but two wonderful fathers. I am beginning to doubt the level of Brianna's intelligence or her grasp of any common sense, however.

Naive and used to a world that is much safer than the one she traveled back in time to, her decision to go alone into a dark room with a stranger in that tavern was acceptable. How was she to know she could possibly be raped in a room surrounded by people who wouldn't help her? I also understand her decision to keep the whole situation a secret. She was ashamed. I was relieved when she finally unburdened herself by telling her mother. I also understood her decision for not wanting to tell Jamie who the attacker was. That's where my sympathy for Brianna ended. She gave zero details about her rapist to anyone other than her mother, who she swore to secrecy, but flies off the handle when Jamie beats up the man he believed to be her attacker? Then has the gall to judge him and think him a bad person because of this? Then she punches her own father and her young kid cousin for his role in Roger's beating? Maybe she should have expended that same energy while being attacked in the tavern, maybe she wouldn't be in this situation.

I have not read the novels so I'm honestly unsure as to whether or not Brianna is supposed to be a sympathetic character or just another unlikable minor one, passing through and causing drama until she returns to the future to live the rest of her life happily ever after. My mouth dropped open with all that self-righteous anger towards her family, when they were only defending her honor, though the target was unwittingly misidentified. Roger never would have been in the situation to begin with if she didn't yet again throw a temper tantrum and chase him off due to another misunderstanding. If Brianna didn't act like the innocent victim in this whole mess, I could forgive her. The fact that she truly believes that Jamie and Ian are the bad people while she did nothing wrong really bothers me. I hope that she has a redemption arc in the next few episodes or I will have a difficult time finishing the series. Disappointing, especially since I was determined to read the series once I watched all the episodes. Claire also disappointed me by making zero attempt to defend her husband's action, other than a weak "Bree" after she punched a child.

Just wow. This wasn't a terrible episode, but watching someone we are supposed to like constantly put herself in situations where it's hard to root for her is difficult and frustrating. She honestly acts like a spoiled child, and I am beginning to wonder if it's a result of being Jamie's child. At least Willie had a redeeming final scene, showing us that perhaps he isn't the spoiled brat we thought he grew up to be. I hope the same happens for Bree or season 4 May fall apart.

This is just ridiculous. If they would've toned down Brianna's lines, this could've been a pretty good episode. This series is just getting worse as it goes. It's 20 mins of a single love scene, 20 mins of either Claire or Brianna getting overly emotional about something petty & the other 20 mins is actually pretty good. SPOILER****Brianna gets mad at her father because he beats a man he was told was her rapist AFTER she said Roger sailed back to Scotland, but she wants to kill her rapist & that's ok. Next, she says she doesn't trust Jaime & Ethan to get Roger back. Then, she tells EVERYONE what they're going to do & how they're going to do it... because she has so much more experience in this world than everyone else. And lastly, she has the bright idea of her mother also going deeper into Indian land, because that's a good idea... 🙄 What an entitled brat! I hope the book wasn't this bad.

The episode was well written and well done as always, with lots of tension and great acting again. I dont understand where criticism comes from - viewers just want to have their way and not think otherwise at all, or let themselves get challenged? Bree understandingly loses it - she is in a strange world she didnt fully adapt to, she was raped and she is pregnant. No normal people from 1960's would understand how somebody can attack another person based on just words, without some trace of evidence or further judgement. I didnt see Claire siding with either party, she is just caught in the middle by a web of lies that she was also part of and I am sure she realizes that. All in all, this is the plot developed by the writers and we viewers have to interpret what we have; otherwise we would be writers and producers.