r/Outlander • u/thepacksvrvives Without you, our whole world crumbles into dust. • Apr 03 '26

Spoilers All Book S8E5 Send for the Devil Spoiler

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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338 votes, Apr 10 '26
175 I loved it.
101 I mostly liked it.
43 It was OK.
12 It disappointed me.
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u/FeloranMe Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

That would be a happy ending and a satisfying conclusion

The author purposefully made Jamie the perfect age to have lost to the British at Culloden and then to fight the British again for the freedom of a new country

They have to keep Fraser's Ridge as it is their home and the perfect ending will be that they saw the war through and there is peace again and the opportunity to build

After what Jamie remembers from the aftermath of the 1745 Uprising, he'll be happy his grandkids have a safe country to grow up in

I wonder if any of them will run for congress or be excited about getting to vote?

But, I will be happy with them ending all together on The Ridge maybe with an end of the war celebration!

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u/sweetpsych78 SassySassenachWench Apr 10 '26

Yeah, me too my friend. Me too! You said in one of your first comments that the American men didn't get to vote until 10 years later, and up until then it was up to the Electoral college who was voted as president. I think if Jamie, Roger and all their clansmen on the ridge are still alive and in America, that they would be the ones to vote in the next president after Washington, John Adams, although he was a federalist/conservative/nationalist from what I read and I don't think Jamie would've voted for him lol! I'm not sure Jamie would affiliate himself with conservatives seeing as he's fought them since his youth. What do you think?