Outlander Costume Recap: Season 2, Episode 12

We’ll be recapping every episode of Outlander this season, both in blog post AND podcast. Kendra and Sarah will be focusing mostly on the costumes — designed by Terry Dresbach — in our blog posts, but probably tackling both the costumes and the story itself in our podcasts. 

And, we’re sorry guys. No podcast this week. There’s just nothing new to talk about other than plot points that are pretty straightforward! We’ll discuss this episode and the finale in next week’s podcast. In the meantime… You can find our previous podcasts on iTunes!

For those who aren’t regular Frock Flicks readers: this blog and podcast is all about costumes in historical movies and TV shows, and we approach things from the angle of history. So, expect us to be talking about the costumes primarily from the point of view of comparison with the real history of the 1740s. We’ll also talk about costume in terms of story, and the deviations that come with this one having the fantasy element of time travel. But, know that when we talk about that dreaded phrase “historical accuracy,” we’re not doing it to be mean or judgy. It’s just one lens through which to watch this fabulous show.

Claire, Jamie, and company ride into the Scottish army camp outside of Inverness:

Claire goes into Inverness for medical supplies and runs into Mary Hawkins:

Jamie tries to talk sense into Bonnie Prince Charlie and the generals:

Claire goes to tend to a very sick Alexander Randall but isn’t happy when Black Jack shows up:

Claire tells Jamie the British army’s location, which she learned from Black Jack:

Colum MacKenzie shows up:

Alex Randall really isn’t doing well:

Jamie tells Dougal that Colum is here:

Claire convinces Black Jack to marry Mary:

Colum asks Claire for something to end his life and suffering, then tells Dougal that he wants to make Jamie ward of his son, and thus essentially chieftan of the MacKenzie clan after he dies. Jamie isn’t into it:

Mary and Black Jack get married:

Jamie comes up with a plan to do a nighttime sneak attack on the Brits during their general’s birthday party:

Dougal tries to have it out with Colum, but Colum takes the meds Claire gave him and dies:

Alex dies:

The nighttime raid fails because Bonnie Prince Charlie and his troops get lost:

Thanks to Outlander Online for the screencaps!