We’re so close to the end of the epic journey that is Outlander.
There are still many stories to tell during Outlander Season 8, but everything is set to wrap up.
Brianna and Roger have had an arduous journey throughout the last couple of seasons, but they’re returning home to the ridge, and Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin discuss that exclusively with TV Fanatic.
TV Fanatic: What’s it been like getting to finish this epic journey?
Sophie Skelton: It’s funny because we feel like we finished it a year ago, and now you fans have been waiting for it to air. We’re going through the same process as you.
It’s rehashing the mourning process. It sort of feels like the beginning of the end all over again.
Richard Rankin: I completely agree with that.
The last time we left Bree and Roger, they were in 1739. Now we know they’re traveling back to the 1780s. What’s this reunion process like?
SS: I think it’d be nice to see the family back together. Fans really enjoy that.
Outlander Season 7 was very much fragmented within the family. There were a lot of storylines going on in very different places and times, with three time periods running simultaneously.
We sort of bring all that together in one place for the start of Outlander Season 8, which feels right.
RR: We’re pretty good at reunions at this point, aren’t we?
SS: We’ve done a few.
It’s always bittersweet coming back with some kind of information that will rock the boat.
You’ve got to find your place again. What’s going on through Bree and Roger’s minds as they find themselves back with family and this war?
SS: I guess just guilt. The fact that we do bring back the information we do, there’s always a smidge of guilt as to whether you’re doing the right thing, arming people with knowledge or not, whether that’s protection or poison.
I think all we can do is then try to bring knowledge of the future to arm them as best we can, hedging into battle.
Roger has a journey as well, which we can get an idea of from the book. What was it like showing that journey?
RR: The American Revolution has always been on the horizon. We’ve been preparing for it in many ways, so when we come back, it’s kind of reckless to bring the kids back, isn’t it?
SS: They did just get kidnapped.
RR: I would take what’s his face over the Revolution War. Anyway, I digress.
I think that they come back with this knowledge, and they come back, and they’re in a place to sort of help and get involved with Jamie and the rest of the people on the Ridge to prepare them for the upcoming revolution.
As Sophie said, they’re armoured with information about the political landscape of the time. They know how things fall and how things align.
I think they feel like they, at least, are more prepared than anyone else can be for the coming war. I think they’re in a good position, or as good as they can be, at the start of Outlander Season 8.
Check out the full interview in the video below:
Outlander Season 8 is ready to bring the story to a close, incorporating storylines from the ninth book, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, while finding a way to bring closure.
It’s going to be one wild ride, and yours truly will be covering it every step of the way, so don’t forget to return for our Outlander reviews weekly until the ride is {{{sob}}} over.
So, get ready for the Outlander Season 8 premiere on Friday, March 6, on Starz.
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