8. Jamie rescuing Claire from BJR with an unloaded pistol
When it happened: Season 1, Episode 8
Why it happened: When trying to get back through the stones, Claire was captured by the Redcoats and taken to Black Jack Randall. Jamie learned about everything and set up an assault to get his wife back.
Why it was so romantic: Who didn’t love the moment Jamie crouched in the window with the pistol and said “I’ll thank ye to take your hands of my wife?” This had to be one of the sexiest things we’d heard Jamie say, and he said it with so much certainty and calm. Despite everything he was feeling, his emotions were completely bottled up.
And while the rescue was romantic in itself, it was something much bigger that helps to push it further up this list. Jamie swung into the window with an unloaded pistol. Sure, nobody else knew right away, but Jamie knew that if he had to use the pistol, he wouldn’t be able to.
It’s no wonder that Jamie was nervous. This moment is followed by one of may favorite Claire and Jamie moments: the argument after saving Claire. Jamie was going up against his greatest foe at the time with an unloaded pistol.