Or, My Thoughts On Why Episode 9 Is In Jamie’s POV

Outlander the novel is never written from Jamie’s POV. None of the first 8 episodes of Outlander the series have been shot from Jamie’s POV. So, I have a theory as to why episode 9 of Outlander will (seemingly out of the blue) be told from Jamie’s perspective.

The next episode must end with the spanking scene.

Like in the book (which I’ve just finished!), the spanking scene from Claire’s POV feels brutal. We’ve been adventuring with Claire and, though she doesn’t follow Jamie’s orders to stay put, Claire is so brave and curious we don’t blame her for trying to escape. Therefore, her being spanked by her (up to that point) romantic and sensitive husband comes off as harsh and borderline abusive.

BUT, if we spend the episode in Jamie’s head we get to see how much mental and emotional anguish it causes him to face Randall again. We get to see how Claire’s actions put all the men’s lives at risk. We get to see firsthand the consequences of her actions.

I think, after all that, the spanking may feel more justified.

Those are my thoughts. What are yours?

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