Outlander Season 3 Recap
Elise Dumpleton·
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·October 24, 2018·10 min read
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Clan, it’s almost time. That time we’ve all been dying for. Droughtlander is
almost over once again with the fourth season of the hit STARZ
series Outlander coming to our screens on November 4th. Like always, the new
season promises plenty of action, steamy scenes, and drama (namely because
of Claire) which we can already see in the season four trailer.
If you haven’t had the time to rewatch the series, or even just the third season,
we’re here to give you a refresher before you find yourself in America with a
bonnie lass and a handsome redhead.
Read on for our episodic recap of Outlander Season 3! Tell us in the comments
below if you’re excited for the new season!
3.01 ‘The Battle Joined’
The Battle of Culloden has finally come to pass. Jamie fought alongside many
clansmen after saying goodbye to Claire as she went back through the stones to
her own time. He fought fiercely and faced Black Jack Randall in a long and
gruelling fight that left Randall dead and Jamie near-death. After being saved by
Rupert, the surviving clansmen are discovered by the British and sentenced to
death. Thankfully, Lord Hal Melton pardons Jamie as Melton’s brother, John Grey,
offered a debt to Jamie and it has to be honoured. Jamie is then sent back to
Lallybroch. Meanwhile, Claire struggled to readjust to being with Frank once
more, moving to America, and finding her place in the world. This all changed
when a bonnie little lass with red hair entered the world and quickly became
Claire’s new purpose.
Jamie Fraser (Sam
Heughan) and Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies) in Outlander 3.01 ‘The Battle
Joined’
3.02 ‘Surrender’
Jumping forward six years to 1752, Jamie is a harrowed man living on the
outskirts of Lallybroch and wanted by the British again. Young Fergus’s actions
of killing a raven with a gun attracts the attention of British soldiers nearby and
they storm Lallybroch and hurl questions at Jenny, who just had a baby. After
Mary MacNab claims the gun as hers, they leave, but a few linger outside. When
young Fergus goes for a walk, he taunts them and it ultimately leads to them
chopping off his hand, and Jamie saves him afterwards. At this, Jamie decides to
turn himself in so Jenny can collect the reward, and before he does, he sleeps
with Mary MacNab.
In 1949 Boston, Claire is having steamy dreams of Jamie and later on leads to
Claire sleeping with Frank twice, until he stops because he knows she is thinking
of Jamie. This leads to Claire throwing herself into motherhood and also
becomes the only female medical student at Harvard where she joins fellow
outcast due to his skin, Joe Abernathy.
Jamie Fraser (Sam
Heughan) and Fergus (Romann Berrux) in Outlander 3.02 ‘Surrender’
3.03 ‘All Debts Paid’
Three years later, Jamie remains in Ardsmuir Prison along with Murtagh when a
new British officer is stationed there and goes by the name, Lord John Grey. The
pair don’t seem to remember one another, but Jamie quickly becomes the head
of the prisoners and aids Grey when a deranged man speaks of Jacobite
treasure. Jamie sneaks off to investigate himself and returns with him revealing
he knows who Grey is. Soon, Ardsmuir Prison is closed, but Grey takes Jamie to
Helswater to serve Lord Dunsany for the remainder of his sentence.
In 1956 Boston, Claire graduates from medical school and also unfortunately
runs into Frank’s girl-on-the-side, which causes an argument to ensue, but they
stay together for Brianna. In 1966, Brianna graduates high school, and Frank
wants to take her to England as he’s received a position at Cambridge. After a
very heated argument, Claire assists with an operation and finds out afterwards
that Frank has died in a car crash.
Claire Randall
(Caitriona Balfe) and Frank Randall (Tobias Menzies) in Outlander 3.03 ‘All Debts
Paid’
3.04 ‘Of Lost Things’
In 1756, Jamie is at Helwater under the name Alexander MacKenzie when he is
introduced to Geneva Dunsany, who is betrothed to the elderly Lord Ellesmere.
She becomes intrigued by Jamie and later discovers who Jamie truly is. She then
uses this information by blackmailing him into her bed, and months later, she’s
pregnant. Geneva dies during childbirth and Jamie winds up killing Ellesmere as
he was going to kill the baby since it wasn’t his. The Dunsany family take the
child into their care and offer to let Jamie leave, but he asks to stay for a while
longer. Skip forward to 1764, Jamie spends a lot of time with Willie and decides
he must leave as people are beginning to notice the resemblance.
For Claire in 1968 Scotland, Brianna and Roger aid her by searching for Jamie
and they uncover several pieces of information, but the trail goes cold. Before
Claire decides they will return to America, Roger and Brianna share a sweet kiss.
Jamie Fraser (Sam
Heughan) in Outlander 3.04 ‘Of Lost Things’
3.05 ‘Freedom and Whisky’
It’s now December in 1968 and Brianna returns to college, while Claire tries to
focus on returning to work. However, Roger turns up in Boston with news: he
discovered an article written by someone named Alexander Malcolm in 1765
including a line Claire use to say ‘freedom and whisky’, but she can’t imagine
leaving Brianna. Meanwhile, Joe is examining a set of bones that seem familiar
to Claire, and she thinks it’s a 150 year old murder victim. Eventually, Claire
comes clean to Brianna about Roger’s news and Brianna wants Claire to go. The
three begin preparing for Claire’s return including antique coins, a pocketbook
about Scotland, scalpels, penicillin, a necklace, and clothes. We then find Claire
in 18th century Edinburgh arriving at A. Malcolm Printer and Bookseller, and
upon Jamie seeing Claire, he passes out.
Claire Fraser (Caitriona
Balfe) and Brianna Fraser (Sophie Skelton) in Outlander 3.05 ‘Freedom and
Whisky’
3.06 ‘A. Malcolm’
The episode picks up before Claire’s arrival so we can see Jamie in his element
as a printer, including printing treasonous pamphlets. After waking up, Jamie is
shocked to see Claire really there and they quickly share a passionate kiss. The
pair then talk about Brianna, Willie, and Claire’s life in Boston before heading off
to meet with Fergus, who is thrilled to see milady once again. We learn Jamie
also smuggles alcohol, and get to meet Mr Willoughby. At Jamie’s
accommodation (a brothel), the pair get reacquainted with scenes paralleling to
their wedding night from the dinner all the way to the multiple rounds in the
bed. The next day, Jamie heads out to run errands when Claire is attacked by a
man looking for Jamie.
Claire Fraser
(Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) in Outlander 3.06 ‘A. Malcolm’
3.07 ‘Crème de Menthe’
After an altercation with the intruder, he winds up with a serious head injury.
The doctor in Claire opts to save him, much to the protests of Jamie. After
obtaining some tools and promising to check in on a nearby villager in need of
help, Claire does her best but the man dies. Now, they must quickly sell and get
rid of the alcohol as well as dispose of a body. Claire attends to Later, young Ian
celebrates their day and ends up with a girl at Jamie’s shop, however, he winds
up in a brawl with a man and it leads to a blazing fire. Jamie rushes to the
rescue, saves Ian, and now they must return to Lallybroch with Jamie facing
his other wife.
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Jamie Fraser (Sam
Heughan) in Outlander 3.07 ‘Crème de Menthe’
3.08 ‘First Wife’
Claire and Jamie return to Lallybroch and Jenny and Ian aren’t that welcoming,
especially with everything young Ian has done while he’s been away. We meet
Jenny’s now grown children with children of their own, and Jenny is very
suspicious of Claire and her story. Laoghaire barges in and she is Jamie’s other
wife with Claire assuming the young girl with her is also Jamie’s. The pair then
get into a heated argument, resulting in some hate sex until Jenny dowses them
with water. Later on, Claire tries to explain everything to Jenny while Laoghaire
brandishes a pistol at Claire to “protect what’s hers” and leads to Jamie getting
shot. While administering penicillin, we learn how the marriage came to be and
Jamie decides to retrieve the Jacobite treasure so Laoghaire can live a happy
life. Young Ian volunteers to retrieve it from the island, but he is captured.
Jamie Fraser (Sam
Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) in Outlander 3.08 ‘First Wife’
3.09 ‘The Doldrums’
Jamie and Claire are heading to Jamaica to rescue young Ian, along with Fergus
and Laoghaire’s other daughter Marsali, who announce they plan on being
married and Jamie is against it. Jamie struggles being aboard the ship, but when
the wind stops, they have bigger problems to deal with. Motionless for weeks,
the water has gone bad, rations are halved, and the crew are seeking revenge
on the person who brought bad luck. Thankfully, Mr Willoughby distracts them
with his story until the wind picks up. However, a British ship approaches in
search of a doctor, which happens to be Claire and it seems they have typhoid
fever. Soon, they set sail and now Claire is essentially a captive.
Claire Fraser (Caitriona
Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) in Outlander 3.09 ‘The Doldrums’
3.10 ‘Heaven and Earth’
With Claire on another ship, Jamie commands them to sail after her but the
captain has him thrown into a cell. Claire puts her doctor hat on and begins
tending to the sick and enforcing cleanliness, while Jamie worries about Claire’s
welfare and wants Fergus to help him escape. After several death, Claire
discovers the carrier as well as learning the man searching Jamie’s print shop
before it went up in flames is onboard and that Jamie is wanted for murder.
Claire manages to escape by jumping off the ship.
Claire Fraser (Caitriona
Balfe) in Outlander 3.10 ‘Heaven and Earth’
3.11 ‘Uncharted’
Claire battles the elements and animals on the island until she comes across a
house and Father Fogden. It’s a strange household where they talk to a coconut
named Coco, which Claire has to pretend to do also so she can leave. Jamie
soon turns up as they need to repair the ship and she goes running into his
arms. Father Fogden officiates the wedding of Fergus and Marsali, and
afterwards they return to the boat where Claire gets drunk off turtle soup
resulting in a very steamy scene.
Claire Fraser (Caitriona
Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) in Outlander 3.11 ‘Uncharted’
3.12 ‘The Bakra’
We catch up with young Ian after he’s captured and then taken to the Bakra,
which turns out to be Geillis Duncan. She was after the Jacobite treasure and
now wants to know about the missing sapphire as it is meant to help with a
seer’s prophecy. Claire and Jamie arrive in Jamaica and Claire finds herself in hot
water again over the mistreatment and sale of slaves, leading to Claire
owning/rescuing a man. They then head to the Governor’s house, and he so
happens to be Lord John Grey and they catch up on everything that has
happened over the years. Claire runs into Geillis, who then steals the missing
sapphire from Grey and the seer has an intense vision. The British captain has
come for the wanted Jamie and he is taken prisoner.
Jamie Fraser
(Sam Heughan), Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) and Lord John Grey (David Berry)
in Outlander 3.12 ‘The Bakra’
3.13 ‘Eye of the Storm’
Claire arrives at Geillis’ and she’s soon interrogated by her as Geillis wants to
restore her country to its former glory. Upon seeing photos of Brianna, Geillis
realises Claire’s daughter is the baby that has been prophesied. Meanwhile,
Grey helps Jamie be pardoned and he helps rescue Claire from Geillis’ place. The
pair learn about the prophecy and race to find Geillis who is in a cave and
supposedly another portal like the stones. With Ian as a sacrifice, they stop
Geillis in time and Claire decapitates her causing a flashback to her holding the
skull. They return to the ship and face treacherous waters and Claire goes
overboard with Jamie following behind to rescue her. The pair then wake up on a
beach and learn they are in America…
Claire Fraser
(Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) in Outlander 3.13 ‘The Eye of
The Storm’
Are you excited for the new season? Tell us in the comments below!
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Elise Dumpleton
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Elise Dumpleton is the creator of The Nerd Daily and has a degree in Internet Communications—so all
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One Comment
1. Jennifer Bergin says:
October 28, 2018 at 1:29 AM
The “New World” books are my favorites in the series, so yeah, I’m very
much looking forward to Season 4.
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