I’m all about the royals. Whether I’m binge-watching The Crown, fangirling over Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, or breaking the news to Riggins that his reign as king doesn’t actually extend beyond our front door, I’m always looking for ways to weave a bit more royalty into my day. When I first heard about author Daisy Goodwin’s … More Daisy Goodwin’s “Victoria” Reigns Supreme
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Droughtlander. The months we will have to suffer through before we can revel in season 3 seem daunting, but let’s not think about that now. Let’s think about it tomorrow. For now, let’s just bask in the glorious 90 minute season 2 … More Outlander Superlatives: Episode 213 – “Dragonfly in Amber”
Friends, we only have one more episode to go before we’re faced with another bout of Droughtlander. I know, Jamie. I know. We can’t believe it either. Before we cling to the last 90 minutes of season 2, let’s not forget all of the amazingness that went down in Episode 212, “The Hail Mary.” We … More Outlander Superlatives: Episode 212 – “The Hail Mary”
Black Jack Randall, you dirty devil. Of course your return to Outlander had to make for the best hour of television all year. Of course it did. Episode 205, Untimely Resurrection, was filled with all of the elements that make Outlander the best show on TV: the punchable prince, my main man Murtaugh, St. Germain’s … More Outlander Superlatives: Episode 205 – Untimely Resurrection
La Dame Blanche has arrived, y’all!!!! Episode 204 of Outlander was everything. We got Jamie’s emotions, Murtaugh’s wisecracks, some humor, some trauma, and some drama for yo’ mama. Let’s dive right in to this week’s Outlander Superlatives for “La Dame Blanche.’ Episode MVP – Jamie’s Muscles Move over, Bruce Banner. Jamie Fraser is the new … More Outlander Superlatives: Episode 204 – La Dame Blanche
I’ve made a useful occupation of obsessing over Jamie Fraser for several years now, and episode 203 of Outlander, “Useful Occupations and Deceptions,” gave me even more material to swoon about. His hair alone deserves a blog in itself, but I dinna have the time for that, so I’ll just leave this here and move … More Outlander Superlatives: Episode 203, Useful Occupations and Deceptions
Outlander’s episode title hit the nail on the head this week: we are definitely not in Scotland anymore. (Yeesh. Maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned nails, but I canna get them out of my head since the “Previously on…” looooooves showing us Black Jack hammering that nail into Jamie’s hand.) Episode 202, “Not in Scotland Anymore,” … More Outlander Superlatives: Episode 202, Not in Scotland Anymore
Finally, all is right with the world. After ten months of agony, Outlander returned for its second season, and all I can say is holy smokes. Every ounce of the episode was so chock-full of amazingness that it’s hard for me to put my thoughts into words. Well, words that aren’t “JAMIE FRASER, I LOVE … More Outlander Superlatives: Episode 201 – Through a Glass, Darkly
Fellow Droughtlander survivors, we’ve made it! Season 2 of Outlander finally premieres this Saturday which means that we can finally stop grilling our Pocket Jamies about where they’ve been for ten months. In honor of Outlander week, I’ve been reliving my favorite moments all of the moments of season one. I’ve been swooning over Jamie, … More 12 Moments When Claire Fraser Couldn’t Keep Her Mouth Shut (and why we love her for it)
The Emmy nominations were announced last week, leaving book-to-screen fans either jubilant (if you’re big into Game of Thrones) or outraged (Really? Nothing for Outlander? Really?). As Netflix and pretty much everything on PBS will show, TV adaptations of beloved books are all the rage right now, so here are some more books I would love, … More Five Books That Need to be TV Shows. Now.
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