The First Episode of 'Outlander' Season 3 Premiered at Comic-Con
Some lucky fans got to watch the first episode in its entirety.
Mild spoilers for Season 3 of Outlander below. Proceed with caution!
Anticipation for Season 3 of Outlander is huge, and the 4000 strong audience at the show'spanel at Friday's San Diego Comic-Con got given the greatest surprise. Following the cast's Q & A session, everyone in attendance got to see an advance screening of the first episode of Season 3, which I think we can all agree is the best surprise ever.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the panel's host, Jenna Dewan Tatum, revealed that something special was planned, which is why she wrapped up her interviews after just 30 minutes. While the rest of the world continues to wait not-so-patiently to find out what happens next in the Starz series, Outlander fans at Comic-Con have already seen the first instalment.
The episode apparently begins with a major war scene at the Battle of Culloden, and an all-important fight between Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies). As Entertainment Weekly reports, Menzies suggests that the showdown "is surprising, actually. Maybe it's not entirely what people expect."
Sam and Cait are breaking my heart with the way they speak abt the grief of Claire and Jamie,but in the best way possible. #outlanderpanelJuly 22, 2017
The episode is also set in twentieth century Boston. According to Variety, we see Claire returning to her marriage to Frank, to have Jamie's child, and we witness continuing unrest between the pair. Frank is uncertain that Claire can get over her attachment to Jamie, and the couple argue throughout the episode.
Omg just watched the #outlander #SDDC2017 panel & they got a screening of the 1st ep of season 3!!! Soo jealous...September is too far away!July 22, 2017
At the panel, Heughan also teased that Jamie and Claire wouldn't have as much screen time together in Season 3. He said, "We were apart for a lot of this season. The characters have their own lives."
....and this happened! Saw first episode of season 3! #outlander pic.twitter.com/I4YusL6As0July 22, 2017
The episode ends with Claire giving birth to Jamie's child, which obviously only left viewers wanting more.
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While the rest of us will have to wait until September 10, 2017 to see the first episode of Season 3, it's exciting to hear some small revelations about the new episodes. And hopefully, Claire and Jamie will be reunited again onscreen, before too long.
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Amy Mackelden is a contributing editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.
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