Jemmy and Germaine end up drunk in Outlander Book 6, Chapter 6
This chapter in Outlander Book 6 is a long one. I’ll admit, though, that I don’t feel like a lot happened in the chapter and it was more about the focus on life at the Ridge.
The chapter starts with Young Ian waking up and remembering things that happened to him and where he is right now. It then moves onto Brianna and Roger as they decide to fetch Jemmy from where their son was supposed to be staying for the day.
We do get to see live at the McGillivrays a little, and it does offer us a little foreshadowing. I’ll get to that when it comes to the foreshadowing section. However, it just doesn’t feel like a chapter that moves a lot of the story forward. It’s more of a chance to see Roger and Brianna grow their bond more.
I’ll admit that I’m not surprised this chapter wasn’t used in the TV series. If you’ve read the times that I’ve not be surprised by the lack of inclusion in the show, you’ll know that a lot of it comes to the differences between the way books and shows need to work. So, I never expected this chapter to be used on the show, and I’m not disappointed that it wasn’t.
Will it be used? There’s a chance some of it might, but that depends on the direction Lizzie’s story is taken on the series.
Let’s dive into A Breath of Snow and Ashes Chapter 6.
Just the Outlander chapter
The chapter starts with Young Ian waking up. He is still in pain, but he notes that he can’t be dying. Claire wouldn’t leave him with just Rollo as company if he was dying. I love that he trusts her so much. As soon as Claire returned from the future, Young Ian immediately trusted her and respected her. He wanted to get to know her, and we see that he still has that loyalty now.
He does overhear some voices from in another part of the house. MacDonald is still around and he’s talking to Jamie and Claire. Young Ian overhears a conversation about Jamie becoming an Indian Agent.
Jamie eventually comes into the room Young Ian is staying and suggests that Young Ian heads up to the guest room. MacDonald is staying, so Young Ian refuses. Plus, by this point, Rollo has gone outside and Young Ian wants to stay by the window until Rollo comes back. We just get that confirmation that all is well for Young Ian now. He’s just concussed.
The chapter then moves on to Roger and Brianna. They are on their way to get Jemmy, who is at the McGillivarys. When there, Bree and Roger see a lot of people and there’s a discussion about where Ute’s daughter’s name, Senga, comes from. It turns out that it’s Agnes backward, and that’s a common theme among some Scottish names.
Brianna sees Lizzie while at the house. Lizzie is there to see her fiance, Manfred. However, it’s clear that Lizzie isn’t all that bothered by Manfred being around.
The biggest moment is finding out that Jemmy is drunk. Germaine got Jemmy a drink as well as one for himself. Both of them and a fair few of the men around are drunk. It’s nothing to worry about for the night, though. Brianna does keep Jemmy by her side, but a drunk Roger wants to spend the night with his wife, and he isn’t taking no for an answer.
The ending to this chapter does make me a little annoyed at Roger. Something I keep reminding myself is that he’s a man who has grown up in the 1960s and he currently lives in the 1770s. Of course he is going to push his chances of getting what he wants with his wife while drunk. Brianna tries to stop him and notes that he does usually get her body language and stops, so it’s clearly the alcohol that is doing it. It doesn’t mean I have to like this part of Roger, though.
Foreshadowing in the Outlander chapter
There is some foreshadowing in this chapter of A Breath of Snow and Ashes. It’s all in the moment with Lizzie. It’s clear that Lizzie isn’t all that bothered about her upcoming wedding to Manfred.
However, there’s another part of the chapter that also helps to foreshadow this. Josiah and Kezzie Beardsley are in the woods around the house. They say they’re standing guard, but there is a lot more going on here. The Beardsley twins and Lizzie have a thing going on.
I love that we get just a hint of this at this point in the story. We’re in for a ride from this point when it comes to Lizzie and the twins.
Adapting A Breath of Snow and Ashes chapter
The chapter wasn’t used in Outlander Season 5. I don’t think it’s going to be used in Outlander Season 6, either. The only part that might is just a small focus on Lizzie’s betrothal to Manfred. There just isn’t a need for everything else that’s going on. This chapter really is more about life at the Ridge while focusing on growing the bond between Brianna and Roger.
We will need to see the Lizzie/Beardsley twin storyline happen. What I’m curious about is whether it will start with Lizzie being betrothed to Manfred first. Or will that part of the story get skipped over completely with the focus moving straight to Lizzie’s relationship with the twins? I could see that happening because there just isn’t the time to throw in everything.
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