![]() ![]() Remember how I said that every Outlander episode is packed from stem to stern? Well, "Surrender" is no different, but this installment really owes a lot of its brilliance and place on this list to more wonderful performances from Sam Heughan and the also always fantastic (but not seen enough) Laura Donnelly as his sister, Jenny. This is not to mention her decision to go to medical school and become a doctor, which, as we know, is certainly going to come in super handy once she heads back to Jamie and the considerably less medically advanced 1700s. She's not getting any respect at all for being smart and ambitious or for being willing to speak her mind. We also get to look in on Claire's renewed life in the 20th century, but it's immediately clear that it's going to be a tough road for her (and, yes, Frank). ![]() When he's finally hauled away to be shot by the English for being a traitor, he's saved by Lord John's brother, who's grateful that Jamie spared his younger sibling years ago. And, his death leads to a reprieve for Jamie, who's hidden, still alive under his body. But, "The Battle Joined" is also important because after two full seasons of menace from Black Jack, Jamie finally has his revenge on the bastard, killing him during the battle. After a second season which was very dedicated to the Frasers trying to stop the Battle of Culloden, we finally get to see that all their efforts truly were for naught. This episode was a loooooong time coming. And, in my opinion, this relationship is second in its complexity only to that of Claire and Jamie, which is yet another reason why this awesome episode had to be included.Ĩ. While Jamie and Grey already grudgingly owed their lives to one another, they would eventually come to respect each other as friends and continue to have their fates tied together. Of course, Frank's death means that Claire is now truly free to love Jamie and eventually head back to him, but this episode is also quite notable for introducing the now very grown up Lord John Grey to audiences. ![]() ![]() Does he say some mean stuff to Claire? Sure, but he's also been trapped in a loveless marriage for over a decade as he raised another man's baby, so, I think it was fair to see him blow off some steam. It's pretty hard not to feel for a guy who had found the love of his life, only to have that love be usurped because of accidental time travel and a hot Scot in a kilt, but Frank really tried our patience in his last outing. First? We get our last "modern day" looks at Frank Randall (minus a brief flashback appearance in Season 4), before he dies in a car accident. As is typically the case with Outlander's action and story-packed episodes, "All Debts Paid" had a lot going on, but (also pretty typically) it also had a lot going for it. ![]()
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