Roger didn’t get an easy ride in Outlander Season 4. He’s not going to get one in Season 5, either. Here’s a look back at his 10 best moments from Season 4.
“Poor, Roger,” was the general consensus throughout Outlander Season 4. From his first moment in the past, it all seemed to go downhill. He just didn’t fare all that well, especially after being mistaken for Brianna’s rapist.
If you thought Season 4 was hard, wait until you see what’s in store for him in Outlander Season 5. I wouldn’t blame him if he decided to go back through the stones and live the rest of his days in his own time. It would be far more safer for him!
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I’ll leave out the spoilers though for those who haven’t read the books yet. Whether you prefer to stay a book behind or that’s just the way it’s going to be, I get it that you don’t want spoilers. So, we’ll get to the focus of this. It’s all about Roger’s best moments in Season 4.
Within the bad, there were certainly some standout moments. He got to have some happiness, there was some humor, and there were some major moments for his character development. All are important for him moving forward.
I often find there’s a beauty in the subtle moments. There are also some excellent moments in both the present day and the past for him, even within the darkness.
Here are Roger’s 10 greatest moments in Outlander Season 4.
10. Attempting to lie to Fiona
This was one of those funny moments that the show needed. Fiona made it clear that she knew Claire had gone to the past. This wasn’t a question but a statement, and Roger tried so badly to lie to her.
I was glad that he didn’t try to hide it for too long. He accepted that he was a bad liar and just opened up about the truth. It wasn’t his story to tell, but at the same time, it wasn’t really something to hide. Fiona knew something about Claire’s fate in the past and this was the only way to get that information out there.
9. Choosing to follow Brianna through the stones
After learning about Brianna going to the past, Roger decided to follow her. He needed to make sure she was safe. It’s a storyline that was taken straight from the books, although we didn’t quite get a sense of the time difference for the two characters in Outlander Season 4.
Regardless, it was the act that I love the most. We saw how much Roger cared about Brianna. He knew the dangers of the past and went there in spite of them to protect the woman he loves.
8. Standing up for his beliefs
I know there are many who dislike that Roger pushed his idea of marriage before sex on Brianna. However, I love a man who stands up for what he believes in. Yes, he’s been with other women before, but he wasn’t a hypocrite for wanting to marry Brianna. He respected her too much to use her in the way he’s used others.
Instead, this moment showed his love for Brianna. And he stuck to those ideals even when Brianna was offering herself.
If you’re going to dislike Roger for pushing his beliefs and wants on Brianna, then you should also dislike that Brianna was pushing her own on Roger. It works both ways.
7. Helping Morag MacKenzie on the boat
On the ship to the Colonies, Roger watched in horror as those with smallpox were thrown overboard. Anyone with any sign of a rash was at risk, and that included Morag MacKenzie’s baby.
Without even knowing who Morag was, Roger offered help. He put his own life at risk for the sake of the baby, hiding them in the cargo to protect them from the overzealous sailors. When he was caught by Stephen Bonnet, he could only hope that luck would be on his side.
This moment showed the goodness in Roger’s heart. It’s a side to him we didn’t get to see up to this point, but he will always try to do what’s right.
6. Choosing to stay for Brianna
When he had the chance to step through the stones and go back to his own time, Roger held back. He decided to return to the Mohawks, remaining in the past in the hope that he’d get to Brianna.
In a way, it was an idiotic decision. He could have got to his own time, healed, and then headed back to the past for Brianna. Just a couple of weeks would have been enough time for the Mohawks to move on and for Roger to get supplies and return to Brianna. It’s not like he’d have to travel the ocean again knowing where the new set of stones were.
But his decision to stay showed his love. Love is blind and patient, and that’s definitely the case for Roger!
5. Vowing to return to Bree
After being sold to the Mohawks, Roger had an idea that Jamie was the one to beat him. He knew that he was close to Fraser’s Ridge, so put the pieces of the puzzle together. What he didn’t realize was that Jamie believed Roger to be Brianna’s rapist. He didn’t even know Brianna had been raped.
Outlander Season 4 delivered a beautiful moment for Roger, as he told a fellow prisoner that he would return to his wife. The fact that he called Brianna his wife made it clear that he held his vow close to his heart.
4. Opening up to the priest
In the “Idiot Hut,” Roger met a priest. They had a discussion of morals, of faith, and of doing what’s right. Roger opened up, sharing everything that he’d been through. More importantly, he shared his own realization that he needed to put himself first.
After months of trying to get back to Brianna, Roger had given up. Everything was for nothing right now. He’d almost resigned himself to failing and leaving without his love.It was a sign of just how far Roger could be pushed.
3. Continuing his research after the breakup
Despite breaking up with Brianna in the 1970s, Roger returned to Britain and kept researching. Some of that research was more by chance, reading about Fraser’s Ridge. He could have just put the book aside, but he decided to find out more about Fraser’s Ridge and figure out whether there was a chance it was Brianna’s parents.
There was this sweet moment on the phone, as Brianna realized that Roger had done all this despite them being broken up. He cared about her. And it’s a shame something couldn’t have been said then.
2. His reaction when he learned about Bonnet
Roger had been through one hell of an ordeal, but it wasn’t going to be over when Claire and Jamie rescued him. He learned about everything that had happened to Brianna and how Stephen Bonnet was the one involved.
The venom in Roger’s voice was clear and shocking. He was quite a mellow guy, but he had so much hatred for this man. It’s not all that surprising why considering his own dealings with Bonnet. To hear that there was a chance that the baby could be Bonnets was more than Roger could take, and that was clear.
1. Returning for the priest
One of my favorite Outlander Season 4 episodes is “Providence.” I didn’t even notice Claire and Jamie were barely in it because I was drawn into Roger and Brianna’s storylines. More specifically, I was drawn into the character development Roger received in this episode.
After talking to the priest, it looked like he would get a chance to escape. However, hearing the priest’s screams in the fire, Roger knew that he couldn’t just walk away. Despite knowing it meant heading back to captivity, Roger helped reduce the pain the priest would feel in the fire.
What were your favorite Roger moments in Outlander Season 4? What do you hope is shown in Season 5? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Outlander Season 5 premieres on Feb. 16 on STARZ.