Meanwhile, life goes on at Fraser’s Ridge. He’s still mourning the loss of Murtagh and Claire strokes his face and says, “They say time heals all wounds.” That evening, Claire and Jamie discuss the difficult months they’ve endured. He only survived because he was able to work his hands free and grab the rope as it tightened around his neck. Roger, alone, has another flashback to the hood being placed over his head and the rope going around his neck. Brianna is touched by the gift and thanks him for his generosity. It’s also useful for figuring out the time of day. He always felt he had the wisdom of the heavens in the palm of his hand while carrying it. In a quiet moment, Lord John gifts Brianna an astrolabe. Brianna doesn’t want land she wants her husband back. Brianna wonders what they’d do with 5,000 acres and Lord John calls it a valuable tract of land. The letter declares Roger’s been granted 5,000 acres in the backcountry as compensation. Later, Jamie reads a letter delivered by Lord John (David Berry) from Governor Tryon. They say their goodbyes and, for some reason, it feels final. He assures her Murtagh kept his vow to his mother to the very end. She and Jamie ( Sam Heughan) talk about the pain they feel over Murtagh’s death. Jocasta ( Maria Doyle Kennedy) sings a song of grief while visiting Murtagh’s grave at Fraser’s Ridge. She’s observed that same thousand-yard stare in his eyes and thinks he’s lost.Ĭlaire tells her she needs to have faith she’ll find him. She’s worried about Roger because it’s been months and at this point, it’s probably more of a psychological problem than a health issue. There wasn’t any life left in his eyes and he had what’s described as a thousand-yard stare. It’s revealed he was chosen as one of three prisoners to be strung up as an example.īrianna and Claire have a heart-to-heart, and Brianna recalls a friend’s boyfriend after he returned from Vietnam. He relives the moments leading up to his hanging. It’s the tiniest of croaks, just as Claire predicted. After everyone leaves, he strains to make a noise emerge. They can pretend to be in a silent film like those they used to enjoy in Oxford.Ĭlaire asks Roger if he wants to come to the house to see Lord John and the trunk of books he’s brought with him. She then comforts her hubby, saying they don’t need words to show their love. Brianna tries to lighten the mood by threatening to teach Jemmy American pronunciations since he can’t speak. She warns him it will sound croaky at first and he doesn’t want to risk it. He doesn’t want to speak, but Claire says he needs to try. Three months later Claire exams her patient and assures Roger his throat’s healing nicely. He opens his eyes but doesn’t seem aware of what’s happening. An intertitle confirms Roger’s still breathing!Ĭlaire works quickly to open an airway, performing surgery in the field while Brianna attempts to comfort her husband. Claire ( Caitriona Balfe) and Brianna embrace as Roger’s cut down into Jamie’s arms. He then turns serious and asks that history forget his name and instead let his loved ones remember his words and deeds.Īfter the gorgeous “The Skye Boat Song” plays, we’re treated to a projector screening a film titled “Famous Last Words.” The silent black & white movie that follows picks up the action from episode seven’s final scene. When asked what his will be, Roger replies, “It is my dying wish, oh Lord, that my students write structured arguments supported by evidence in legible handwriting. “Live a life worthy of them, especially your last words,” says Roger. He wants his students to understand the impact their words have and asks them to choose their words wisely as they move forward in life. He’s not pleased with their papers because he expected them to truly consider the importance of someone’s last words. Starz’s Outlander returns from a painful mini-Droughtlander (a two-week break) with season five episode eight, “Famous Last Words.” Outlander left Roger hanging – literally – at the end of episode seven, and episode eight picks up with a flashback to Roger ( Richard Rankin) teaching at Oxford University in 1969.īrianna ( Sophie Skelton) listens in as Roger talks to his students about the meaning of burying the hatchet while handing out their graded essays on famous last words. Caitriona Balfe, David Berry, Sam Heughan, and Sophie Skelton in ‘Outlander’ season 5 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Starz)
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