OUTLANDER has finally come back
to blu-ray with another
addictive binge-worthy experience. The
season is basically told in flashback as Claire finds herself back in the
present and season 2 tells the story of how she got back and what went wrong
back in 1745 Paris and Scotland. Claire and Jamie are trying to stop Prince
Charles Stuart from starting the Jacobite Rebellion which will result in the Highland
uprising failing with the Battle of Culloden and cause the highland way of life
ending as they know it. You can say
that Jamie and Claire could be playing a part in making history happen by being
involved in it or that history is doomed to happen like it always had.
OUTLANDER season 2 is also a good history
lesson in the events of the time and the major real-life characters who Jamie
and Claire interact with. Jamie and
Claire face off against the evil Count St. Germain who blames them for having
one of his plague ridden ships being burned.
Also another enemy from season one returns like he is a cat with nine
lives (as Jamie tries to kill the enemy again). I do find Claire’s
time in the 18th
century to be more exciting than her adventures in the 20th century,
but flashbacks to her time in the 20th century do get a little more
interesting in the second half of the season.
Jamie is more exciting and passionate while Frank is boring and
safe. I can’t wait to watch season 3
since the first episode will show Jamie fighting in the Battle of Culloden
(which wasn’t shown in the books).
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Podcast commentaries for every
episode. Best podcast to listen to are the ones for
episode 11 where Ronald D. Moore is joined by author Diana Gabaldon and episode
13 where Moore and others joke about a Claire Fraser P.I. show. The podcasts
offer a good behind-the-scenes
insight on the making of each episode.
Over 100 minutes of deleted
and extended scenes (with
introductions by Ronald D. Moore) that amount to almost about 10 or so minutes
of scenes cut from almost every episode and the scenes were largely cut for
timing and pacing, but FAITH is presented on DISC 3 as a 90 minute extended
episode
Gag reel of line flubs and
swearing and other hilarity on
DISC 4
Featurettes:
DISC 4-
CHARACTERS OF SEASON 2- a featurette
focusing on the new characters
introduced in the Paris part of the
season
DESIGNING HISTORY: THE
COSTUMES OF OUTLANDER- the costume
designer, Ronald D. Moore, and the actors talk about the costumes designed for
the 18th century Paris
episodes
RECREATING 18TH CENTURY PARIS-
a look at how they recreated 18th Century Paris with a combo of real
locations and sets
DISC 5-
JAMIE & CLAIRE: TO HELL
AND BACK- The two lead talk
about the arc of their characters during season 2
FROM BOOK TO SCREEN; DISCOVERING
THE DIFFERENCES- writers
and author Diana Gabaldon talk about things that were changed for season 2 when
adapting DRAGONFLY IN AMBER (book 2 of the OUTLANDER series) like having some
scenes from Jamie’s POV (where the book is all from Claire’s POV) and how a
pivotal scene was changed from the book for drama purposes in the season finale
FINAL ANALYSIS: If
you are a fan of the books and TV show, you will definitely want to own
OUTLANDER Season 2 on blu-ray. The
extras are worth it in addition to the extended episode of FAITH. It is a perfect
way to wait out Draughtlander
(the months between seasons of OUTLANDER when there are no new episodes).
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