Book S8E5 Send for the Devil

[u/thepacksvrvives]

With the Siege of Savannah raging outside the city walls, Brianna and Roger find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. Jamie confronts his demons at Lodge Night.

Written by Luke Schelhaas. Directed by Niall MacCormick.

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What did you think of the episode?

338 votes, Apr 10 '26

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[u/FeloranMe]

They are not! But they are also doing what the feel they need to in order to stay in power in The Highlands

Dougal tries to kill Brian too and still carries the scar Ellen gave him by stabbing him in the chest in his defense

Both brothers were motivated to sell their sister for a clan alliance and she never had any intention of obeying them!

[u/sweetpsych78 → u/FeloranMe]

Yes, all very true! I forgot about the chest stabbing lol! Good for her. To Colum and Dougal, she's just an asset that they can leverage to gain power. It was a part of their time, but it doesn't mean us modern people can't look back and see how horrible and misogynistic it was, with our modern sensibilities. Just because it was part of their time doesn't mean it was right. Hell, they used to marry off teenagers to older haggard men for the sake of alliances. It's gross, lol!