The last time we saw our beloved Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan), they were sailing away to France in hopes of escaping the clutches of the English Army. Season 2 of Outlander will pick up right where season 1 left off with our heroes landing in France. We find our couple trying to figure out how to navigate genteel society after being on the run from the English Army. They will also continue to address Jamie’s Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the rape and torture at the hand of “Black Jack” Randall (Tobias Menzies). To add another wrinkle to the situation, Claire and Jamie will act as double agents in hopes of stopping the Jacobite rising would eventually end the Clans. With help from a distant relative of Jamie’s living in France, they get access to aristocrats society of the French court. Undeterred from his plan of changing history, Jamie seeks out Bonnie Prince Charlie. He hopes to befriend him and change his mind about pursuing the Jacobite cause.
In a recent interview with Blastr, Heughan said,
"“Jamie’s thrown himself into it wholeheartedly. He’s in it, but he’s not relishing it at all. We see them slowly get better at [playing the game] and learn they can undercut people and be quite political themselves. Publicly he’s a good businessman and very charming, but in those late nights with Claire we see the mask come off. They are bonded mostly by their child, and it carries them through.”"
Jamie is not the only one who is going to be struggling in France. Claire is trying to find her place in society, a new home and a pregnancy she never expected.
In the same interview with Blastr, Balfe explained,
"“Claire is dealing with her pregnancy and [wondering], how do you support someone going through a trauma like [Jamie’s]? How do you help him get over it, or get past it? The idea they have of changing the future, she uses it like a mission and something for Jamie to put his focus and energy into so he’s not dwelling on what’s happened. In a way she sacrificed herself a little bit because she’s dealing with her pregnancy on her own in a way. They are going through a very complicated time in their relationship. It’s not an easy time for them, but it’s beautiful to watch how they figure out a way to support each other.”"
This makes for an exciting season 2. Hopefully, producers will not veer away too much from the book Dragonfly in Amber which is what season 2 is bases off.
Are you comfortable with the direction season 2 of Outlander is going?