Ouch, that hurt.

[vyperdd]

That really, really hurt!!!!



Wow, they really aren't holding back on portraying 'Black' Jack Randall as the brutal, sadistic bastard that Diana wrote in the books. I'm not usually squeamish but I could barely watch when he was flogging Jamie, even though quite a bit of it was offscreen. It really was horrific, so much more so than what I'd imagined when read those scenes years and years ago. Now I want to re-read them and see if they were as brutal and bloody as what the show gave us just now.

The flogging scene was bad enough but then when BJR attacks Claire I nearly lost my breakfast. It was played so well by both actors, perhaps too well, as I felt like screaming in sympathy with Claire, only I didn't have the breath for it. And then when he orders the soldier to kick her, that's when I started crying.

As much as those scenes were almost too hurtful to watch, it gives me hope that they aren't going to dial back the horror and sexual sadism of Randall with Jamie in Wentworth Prison towards the end of the season. I'm a sick puppy, but those scenes are probably my favourite out of the entire series to date and I can't wait to see them brought to life on the screen.

And then Jamie came along at the end of the episode to make it all seem a little better and lighter and I had a smile on my face when the credits rolled. I love, love, love that they kept the lines about each other being bothered by the others sexual experience (or lack thereof)

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[supernutjapan.livejournal.com]

That was quite an episode.

I really didn't want to watch that flogging scene but I made myself (well, I was facing away from the screen for most of it but still). I was imagining a lot more blood from the book. I didn't mind that they didn't do that though :P

I agree about the future scene - they have to do it - but I'm not going to like it. I'll probably be hiding my eyes the whole time. I did not really like the scene between Claire and Jack. Waaaaay too much talk. I liked the book version better. But then I'm pretty sure he slapped her on the face in the book. I guess they couldn't do that.

Agree about the last scene too! a breath of fresh air! and the lines they kept. Awesome.

[vyperdd.livejournal.com]

There was more than enough blood for me, especially how much spurted out when BJR delivered that first lash. Awesome make-up, physical effects on Jamie's back. I was cringing the whole time.

I'm rushing through book 8 at the moment as I really, really want to re-read #1 and see what's been added or left out.

[supernutjapan.livejournal.com]

Definitely enough blood.

I still haven't got book 8. Amazon hasn't sent it to me yet but that's allowed me to go back and read over Outlander :P