To be fair, he did think 2 minutes ago that sex was done back-to-back, ‘like horses’. And then I think I died when Jamie asked Claire whether she liked it, and she’s like, ‘Uh……’ Dude, you lasted like 4 seconds. Yah, Claire’s face just represented what most of the female population has gone through at some point or another in their lives. Potatoes, pohtatoes.Ĭlaire finally plucks up the courage to get to it, and then we get some very sensual scenes of him unlacing her dress and them kissing – and then, the awkward losing-the-virginity moment. But you know, their getting-to-know-each-other scene was great, and very reminiscent of what most couples do when they first meet and start dating – except they’re doing it on their wedding night instead of their first date. The poor guy looked so heartbroken during Claire’s non-stop drinking and cry-faces, and it was clear the only reason he could see any light at the end of the tunnel was because she kissed him back pretty passionately during the actual wedding a ceremony – a fact he actually points out to her. The best part of the episode is also the part that fans have been waiting twenty years to see – all the sexy times between Claire and Jamie! Sweet, innocent, loving, virginal Jamie. Of course, all this was just distraction from the main event. Then, Jamie gives Claire the wedding ring, they have a passionate kiss, they do a weird, pagan ritual of cutting their wrists together and having it bound, and Claire looks like she’s going to cry through this whole thing.
Claire steps out in her stunning wedding dress and Jamie’s breath catches when he sees her. I also loved the wedding ceremony, which was beautifully lit and shot, as this whole show tends to be. WTH, dude? You gonna hit on your nephew’s wife literally the night she got married? As the Scottish would have said, have ye no shame, man! Dougal’s just gone to the top of my shit list, although he’s got a ways to go before catching up with Black Jack Randall at the #1 spot. I loved Dougal last week, but I wanted to hit him over the head with a chair just like Claire did during the Gathering. However, if we’re going to get to all of the MacKenzie clansmen, we can’t leave out Dougal. Plus, Murtaugh! Claire’s and Jamie’s #1 shipper proved himself to a valuable asset this week, getting Jamie’s Fraser kilt for him and generally being a BAMF godfather. Second, how great are Angus and Rupert? Or, for that matter, the nameless Mackenzie kid who had the Bible-off with the priest? All three of them killed it with their comedic scenes this week, and I’m glad the MacKenzie’s are getting their share in the spotlight. The narrative flow would have definitely come off more stilted, and this way, it allows you to see Claire’s and Jamie’s bond deepening in a more meaningful way. If they had just shot the traditional way, then it would have been build-up, build-up, and then just thirty minutes of sex. However, I think the flashbacks were a really, really good idea for this episode. It was definitely different from the way the previous episodes were shown, and I’ve already seen some complaints about this online. First things first, the structure of this episode. Ok, enough dilly-dallying, let’s get to it. I wonder if that played any part in how refreshingly female-centric the sex scenes were, or whether they were just sticking close to the source material. I do want to point out one tiny thing before I get into a recap, which is that this episode was both written by a woman, Anne Kenney, and directed by a woman, Anna Foerster.
Well done, Outlander writers, directors, producers, and actors, well done. The looks that Jamie kept shooting Claire, almost as though he couldn’t help himself? Swoon for days, ya’ll!! And the actual sex? A little awkward, emotional, romantic, passionate, and more akin to sex in real life than most of the romantic scenes we see on television.
#OUTLANDER SEASON 1 WEDDING NIGHT FULL#
Sam Heughan’s and Caitriona Balfe’s chemistry continues to be one of the best parts of this show, and it was out in full force last night.
They have really been holding out on us, haven’t they? Obviously, tonight’s episode wasn’t a surprise to anyone who had read the books, but I must say, I was almost taken back by how intimate and tender the sex scenes between Jamie and Claire were. Take note, Game of Thrones, THIS is how you do sex scenes.