TV fans flocked to social media site Reddit to discuss the problems with the storyline surrounding Jocasta Cameron and Murtagh Fraser reunion.
With the highly anticipated eighth and final season of Outlander looming, die-hard fans have been left scratching their heads over certain plot “inconsistencies” surrounding their favorite characters.
Fans flocked to the social media site Reddit to discuss the problems with the storyline surrounding Jocasta Cameron and Murtagh Fraser’s reunion. In the series, the two develop a romantic relationship, despite the fact that Murtagh is in love with Ellen, Jocasta’s sister, and Murtagh eventually dies at the Battle of Alamance in the series.
This relationship is a major divergence from the source material, the Outlander books, where Murtagh dies at Culloden. One fan wrote on Reddit: “I would give myself a headache if I stopped to consider all of the inconsistencies they never thought about. Bless you for having the stomach for it.”
“That said, the the whole Jocasta/Murtagh ‘reunion’ when he brought Brianna to River Run made no sense,” they continued. “Murtagh was a Fraser and wouldn’t have been in the habit of hanging out at Leoch, but he attended the Gathering where he tried to court Ellen. Jocasta was already married off and gone by then. They never would have met before.”
Another said, “Maybe Murtagh visited Miss Fitzgibbons.” A third added, “Not impossible, but it wouldn’t explain Jocasta acting like he’s her long lost love.” A fourth said: “Yes, her remembering his hands sounded as if they grew up together.”
A fifth chimed in, “Even once Jocasta was married I suppose she still could have gone to the Gathering or otherwise visited her sister Ellen? Jamie identifies him as a Fraser by surname but his aunt by marriage Mrs. Fitzgibbons is at Leoch. When we met him he’s traveling/living with the MacKenzies intermittently.
“While obviously that’s for Jamie’s benefit, none of the other men behave as though he’s an outsider or a guest at Leoch’s table, to the point that Claire has to be told he’s not just another Leoch MacKenzie. I always assumed he had some marginal connection to the Leoch MacKenzies like a grandparent.”
Meanwhile, just last month, several Outlander stars have joined forces for a new venture. Steven Cree, who played Old Ian Murray, Duncan Lacroix, known for his role as Murtagh Fitzgibbons, and Claire Sermonne, who portrayed Louise de Rohan, have all featured in the latest music video from fellow Outlander actor Andrew Gower’s band Gustaffson.
The Outlander alumni, along with a host of other celebrities including Line of Duty’s Leanne Best, David Gyasi of The Diplomat, and Arty Froushan from Carnival Row, have all shared their previously unseen audition self-tapes, which are showcased in the music video for Gustaffson’s new single Closer from their debut album Black and White Movie. In a fleeting moment, clips from the various stars are mixed with footage of Gustaffson performing Closer on stage at Manchester’s Albert Hall.
Express UK had an exclusive chat with Gustaffson frontman and Outlander’s Bonnie Prince Charlie actor Gower, who shed light on how this exciting collaboration came to be. “The nice thing is some of those Outlander actors haven’t been in scenes together, so they can say they’ve been in scenes together now,” he said.
“It’s been wonderful. Again, another job Outlander – that community, that cast, regardless of being in scenes or episodes together, we managed to stay in touch. Duncan and Steven were two of the first people to send their stuff over. It was so wonderful to have them in it and so nice to see them out of their Outlander costumes as well,” he said.