This allowed Fergus to step up and prove his love for both Jamie and his bride, Marsali, preventing his surrogate father from launching a suicidal mutiny that would likely have ended up with both men in the brig (if not tossed overboard) and the Artemis no closer to rescuing Claire.

While Claire was busy in doctor mode, capably whipping a crew of convalescing seamen into shape, Jamie was completely unraveling at the reality of being separated from his wife again so soon after being reunited - something that audience members can likely relate to.

'We came up with a story for Fergus which is not in the book - it becomes a strong Fergus/Jamie story that we thought was a good opportunity to portray,' Graphia explained. Get a taste of Claire and Jamie with this adventurous 'Outlander' wine collection In Gabaldon's Voyager, the POV sticks with Claire during her time on board the Porpoise, so we have no frame of reference for what Jamie's up to while Claire's tending to the sick sailors, but in adapting the novel, the writers chose to fill in Jamie's side of the story in an undeniably fascinating way. While fans of Diana Gabaldon's novels will know how Claire and Jamie find their way back together after this latest setback, viewers who haven't read the books can rest assured that it's not 'too long of a parting,' according to Graphia.

'I'm sure the fans will go crazy, like, 'Ah, they just got back together.' But that's in the book, so they'll be expecting it.' 'It's a wilder season than last season, and they are kept apart,' executive producer Toni Graphia recently told Mashable. Entertainment > TV Shows This recap contains spoilers for Outlander Season 3, episode 10, titled 'Heaven and Earth.' To refresh your memory of where we left off, check out our episode 9 recap.Īfter enduring five episodes of separation between Claire and Jamie at the beginning of this season, you'd be forgiven for screaming at your TV when the Porpoise absconded with Claire at the end of Outlander episode 9.

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