Roger had some outstanding moments throughout Outlander Season 4. Here’s a look at the best moments just from the 2019 episodes.
We got to see more of Roger Wakefield MacKenzie throughout Outlander Season 4, delivering more character development. He had some standout performances throughout the season, and we’ve already looked at the Top 10.
Those Top 10 moments came from throughout the season, and not just the 2019 episodes. For Day 17 of the 25 Days of MacBree-mas, we’re looking at from “The Deep Heart’s Cove” to “A Man of Worth.” That’s four episodes worth of content, and some of Roger’s best moments of the entire season, in my opinion.
Here are the five top moments from 2019.
5. Choosing to stay for Brianna
Roger had the chance to return home. He’d escaped from the Mohawks and found himself a set of standing stones. There was this chance to go home, heal up, and then return for Brianna if he wanted to.
But no. He couldn’t do that. He didn’t know Claire and Jamie were looking for him, but he couldn’t leave Brianna behind. How would he know if he could get gems once he did come back? At this point, he had two, one for each of them.
This was a romantic thing to do. Stupid in some people’s opinion (heal man!) but he showed his love and devotion for Brianna in that moment.
4. Vowing to return
There was this romantic moment for Roger, as he spoke to another prisoner of the Mohawks. He made it clear that Brianna was waiting for him. Well, he thought she was. He also wondered if Brianna had sent Jamie out to beat him and sell him because of everything that had happened back in Wilmington.
However, despite his thoughts and his worries, he knew he would break free of the Mohawks. He took stock of the direction they were traveling in and kept track of the number of days they’d been walking for. This gave him some sort of idea for a plan back to Brianna, and he made a vow to return to her.
3. Opening up to Father Alexandre
In the “idiot hut,” as it would become known, Roger had the chance to meet Father Alexander. He learned about Alexander’s plight and tried to understand why Alexander wouldn’t do something just to save himself.
This was a chance for Roger to tell his story. And he didn’t just tell us everything that happened to him. Roger managed to share his own thoughts and feelings about it. After everything that happened in Outlander Season 4, he shared how he was going to start being selfish.
We got a chance to see Roger at his weakest up to this point. This was the moment he seemed to break and lose a sense of who he was. We knew what would eventually happen, but it still made us feel for him after everything that he had been through.
2. His reaction when he learned about Bonnet
After being saved by Claire and Jamie, Roger learned of everything that had happened to Brianna. At first, he was happy to hear she was pregnant. Of course he’d return to her! But then he learned she had been raped, and by none other than Stephen Bonnet.
The memories of the ship came through. The knowledge that Bonnet was the reason Brianna had left and he’d been sold to the Mohawks came back to him. His hatred of Bonnet could have stood in the way, and you could tell that throughout the scene.
1. Returning to help Father Alexandre
The biggest standout Roger moment in 2019 has to be from “Providence.” After the speech about saving himself, Roger had the chance to do just that. He escaped the “idiot hut” as Father Alexandre was taken to burn.
Roger walked down the path, hearing the screams of the priest. And there Roger realized that he couldn’t be selfish. He needed to end the priest’s suffering, and so he returned to the village and threw the gunpowder on the fire. It killed the priest immediately, even if it did put him even worse bad books with the Mohawks.
What were your standout Roger moments on Outlander in 2019? Which ones will always be your favorites? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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