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New information becoming available aboutOutlander’s prequel spinoffOutlander: Blood of My Bloodmakes me hopeful for the franchise’s future, especially considering how close we are to the end of its parent series. With the second part ofOutlanderseason 7 returning to Starz in November 2024, onlyOutlanderseason 8remains to be released, concluding Jamie and Claire’s story and promising to leave anOutlander-shaped hole in my heart. However, the most recent updates aboutOutlander: Blood of My Bloodsuggest an exciting return to the origins that can deliver on what the latestOutlanderseasons have been missing.
Much has changed sinceOutlanderseason 1 first introduced Jamie and Claire, with plenty of characters not being part of the show anymore and new ones becoming central to the story. Claire and Jamie’s adventures brought them all over the world inOutlanderseasons 1 to 7, letting them be part of revolutions and putting them in front of unbelievably demanding challenges that often separated them, only to let them reunite, stronger than ever. Still, the setting that initially drew many toOutlanderis absent from recent seasons, making plenty of viewers including myself miss the show’s focus on Scotland.
Now Is A Really Great Time To Be An Outlander Fan After 1 Year Of Waiting
Even though the second half of the seventh season has yet to be released on Starz, long-time Outlander fans have a lot to celebrate right now.
Outlander’s Creators Know Exactly What’s Missing From Recent Seasons Of The Show
The Highlands & Scotland Are Sorely Missed In Outlander’s Latest Seasons
In its earliest seasons,Outlanderwas not only set mainly in Scotland but it also focused greatly on the political ramifications of Jamie and his compatriots’ fight against the English, offering a snapshot of a turbulent time in the Highlands while also focusing onJamie and Claire’s blossoming relationship. Although Jamie’s Scottish identity is still a big part ofOutlander’s story, and the characters with whom he and Claire settled in Fraser’s Ridge prove it,1700s Scotland has not been an integral part of the story sinceOutlanderseason 3’s second half.
The lack of the Highlands and Scotland in general inOutlanderseason 4 to season 7 part 1 has been addressed byOutlandercreator Ronald D. Moore in an interview at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, where he revealed toCinemaBlendhow they were aware that viewers “missed the days of the Highlands, and some of those characters and some of that mythology.”Moorebeing an executive producer on theOutlanderprequel andacknowledging what the viewers longed for gives me faith that the direction theOutlanderfranchise is taking will keep the viewers’ wishes in mindwhen developing new stories.
Outlander’s Blood Of My Blood Spinoff Will Return To The Original Series' Roots
Its Setting 20 Years Before Outlander Season 1 Returns The Spinoff To Outlander’s Origins
Although not much is known aboutOutlander: Blood of My Blood’s story,its focus being on Jamie’s parents Brian and Ellen 20 years beforeOutlanderbegan guarantees a return to the Highlandsand plenty of twists and turns for the central couple. Jamie already revealed inOutlanderseason 1 how his parents’ relationship started as a forbidden romance that turned into a marriage in spite of their families’ objections. The little that is known about Ellen and Brian’s relationship hints atOutlander: Blood of My Bloodretaining what madeOutlanderso enthralling with the challenges to Jamie and Claire’s romance.
Moore revealed at SDCC 2024 how much of Jamie’s family history inDiana Gabaldon’sOutlanderbookswasn’t recounted in theOutlanderseries, but could inform the events ofOutlander: Blood of My Blood. With theOutlanderprequel also focusing on Claire’s parents Julie and Henry before they had her and in a period of great upheaval in and around WWI,Outlander: Blood of My Blood’s starting point could include the themes that madeOutlanderseason 1 unforgettable, minus the time traveling. This could makeOutlander: Blood of My BloodkeepOutlander’s familiarity while also feeling completely different to the viewers.
The Outlander Spinoff Sounds Like Exactly What The Franchise Needs
Blood Of My Blood’s Setting & Focus Can Expand The Outlander Universe
Outlanderspanning decades in multiple timelines and often keeping Jamie and Claire apart guaranteed viewers would be invested in their story to end well, or at least with the two lovers reunited. While everything Claire and Jamie survived and the uprisings they influenced were extremely interesting to watch, especially given Claire’s future knowledge and Jamie and Claire’s attempts to change history to ensure their survival,their separation from Scotland madeOutlanderan entirely different show from what it was at the beginning.Outlander: Blood of My Blood’s focus can instead bring backOutlanderfans to where it all began.
Ronald D. Moore offered as a reason forOutlander’s prequel spinoff to be happening 20 years before the beginning ofOutlanderthe fact that “it felt right that you could go back,” as it was “a great period to put[the spinoff]in and it could really bring people into the show again.” WithOutlanderbeing close to its end, a spinoff bringing it back to its Scotland origins could not only attractOutlander’s fans and new viewers alike but also enticeOutlander: Blood of My Blood’s future viewers to pick upOutlander, had they not watched the original series.
Outlander Timeline Explained
Here is a complete breakdown of the Outlander timeline and its rules about time travel, including everything from seasons 1 through 6.
This could benefit bothOutlanderand its prequel spinoff, enriching a universe already expanded considering all of Gabaldon’s books that aren’t part of theOutlanderseries. Moreover, wereOutlander: Blood of My Bloodto be successful, it would mean that Jamie and Claire could still be with viewers in spirit well pastOutlanderseason 8 with the stories of their families being explored, making the series’ end less bittersweet.
Source: CinemaBlend
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Outlander: Blood of My Blood is a romantic saga spanning World War I and 18th century Scotland. The series follows two fated couples as they navigate challenges across time, confronting forces that threaten to separate them in a tale that unfolds with unexpected turns.
