Outlander Season 5 makes it clear not to mess with Murtagh

STARZ has released another image of Outlander Season 5. This time, it’s all about Murtagh, and we certainly don’t want to mess with him.

While there are plenty of individual promotions for the Frasers and MacKenzies, there’s a certain person in Outlander Season 5 that we can’t forget. Murtagh is a man we don’t want to mess with.

STARZ has released an image of the man who is technically the head of the Regulators, even if he doesn’t want to view himself as that. He’s the one who is coming up with the plans to take down the British government, focusing on a way to get their lands and money back. They’re fighting against unfair taxes, but could it all end up being for nothing?

If you know your history, you’ll know how things end for the Regulators. What we don’t know is how things will end for Murtagh specifically. I can’t call it either way. As much as I want to see Duncan Lacroix remain in the series, I have a gut feeling that Jamie is going to have to make a sacrifice he never thought he’d have to make to protect his family and the community he’s building on Fraser’s Ridge.

As for Murtagh, he has a journey to go through. The man he promised to protect is now on the opposite side of a war. Oaths are being broken for new oaths. There is a sense of regret in Murtagh’s eyes in the photo from Outlander Season 5, as if he wishes that life hadn’t come to all this but he knows there’s no choice in the matter.

This part of the story isn’t in “The Fiery Cross,” not in full. While the building of the militia and the war against the Regulators is certainly there, Murtagh’s part of the storyline is fresh and new. That leaves us with questions but also plenty of excitement as we try to guess which way the writers will go.

What do you hope to see for Murtagh in Outlander Season 5? What do you take from the promo photo? Share your thoughts in the comments below.