Should you watch Outlander?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Outlander
Series · 2014
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
The sides of Outlander
- A 1945 nurse thrown back to 1743
- A marriage to the Highlander Jamie Fraser
- Scotland before the Jacobite rising
Outlander is good for you if…
- you like Claire and Jamie's love story across two centuries.
- you like the Highlands, the clans and the Jacobite rising.
- you like Scottish hills, lochs and stone castles.
Outlander is bad for you if…
- you can't watch scenes of rape and torture.
- you find frequent sex scenes awkward, or you watch with others.
- eight seasons is too much for you.
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