15 best Roger moments on Outlander Season 5

6. Episode 6: Finding a way to deal with the locusts

While Jamie and Claire are at Jocasta’s wedding, Bree and Roger remain at the Ridge. Roger is in charge and needs to keep the people of the Ridge calm when there’s the threat of locusts.

It’s up to him not just to keep people calm but to protect Jamie’s crops. He needs to do something to make sure nobody will starve in the winter. We get to see him problem solve in a way that can work for the past; with the “technology” they have available at the time.

This is a moment for Roger to prove himself as capable as a husband. He proves himself worthy of being Jamie’s captain of the militia. And it gives him a boost in confidence as he realizes that he can deal with situations.

5. Episode 10: Taking down Bonnet

In the previous episode to this moment, Roger isn’t sure he can take a life. He admits to Jamie that he doesn’t think he can even kill a man like Bonnet. However, once he gets time to think about it, he realizes that he can.

As Jamie, Roger, and Young Ian head out to lure Bonnet into a trap, Roger makes one request. He wants to be the one to take down Bonnet. The standout moment is when he gets the chance at the end of the episode. As Jamie and Claire help Bree, Roger chases after Bonnet to make sure the pirate can’t escape.

We get to see this primal side of Roger; this man who wants revenge and wants to protect his wife at the same time. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.

But he doesn’t actually kill Bonnet. He knocks the pirate out and then leaves it up to Bree to decide what to do.