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LJG eventually gives that ring back to Jamie, I think. Didn’t he give it to him so Bree could go back with her family? I seemed to recall they were trying to find enough stones. I thought that stone was his Dads. Argh…I’m forgetting so much. I have a feeling they might stop after DOA…but who knows.
I really hope they don’t stop. After that we get into not-my-favorite-books territory but could make better TV…
LJG doesn’t look right at all.
Why am I not surprised.
He’s too tall, also. I hate him not having blonde hair the most. I think he has an okay face for the part though.
I had forgotten about Frank and his plotting re Brianna. Did that really happen? Crazy what parents will do.
And he chides Claire for “thinking of him” every time she looks at Brianna. Doesn’t he do that too?
I know it was a convenient plot device but I’m glad Claire is free now.
TV Frank was much more sympathetic than book Frank. Even back when they were on their second honeymoon (in the book), didn’t Frank insinuate that he’d cheated while they were both away during the war? He told Claire he’d understand if she’d gotten “comfort” elsewhere during such a stressful time, and she responded huffily that she would never cheat on him. He didn’t return the same sentiments.
Book purists, isn’t that how it went down?
I don’t have a clear pic in my head of John Grey so this guy is fine for me. In the “after chat” thing the producers do, they talk about choosing that actor and how it was the first time they were unanimous right after the audition, also that he was handsome “Aristocratic” looking. I don’t hate Jamie’s hair or Claire’s eyes either though, I guess I’m not a stickler for that kind of thing.
One the going forward after this season…the books had high points of course but there was a lot of skimming I did of detailed descriptions of the forest and diaper changing and all that stuff. If the TV show stays with the highs and also skims all that, it could be…better than the books 
J/K, it can’t. But it could use the strengths and gloss over the weaknesses. I have more than a few friends who bailed on the series around books 4-5.
^^ Those first few hundred pages of DOA are known as “the longest day”. Although there are definitely high points after the third book, I feel the tightness of the books gave way. I agree that condensing a few books will make the story better.
I actually liked the very last book - MOBY - a lot. I felt like time travel and the various characters who did it were coming together in interesting ways. I hope her next book expands on that fluidity.
http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/book-nine-outlander-series/
@OHMomof2 I totally agree with what you have said! I did like MOBY a lot. I can’t wait to read the next book. The changes don’t bother me too much. Once in awhile they leave out something that was important in my mind but overall I have loved the way they have changed things for the screen. If they did every item in DOA everyone would be bored. It was a good set up but honestly it took me quite awhile to get through those first several chapters. I do love the books and each time I read (or listen) to them I find more things I didn’t notice or appreciate before.
In re-reading my post, I realize my “book purist” term could sound snarky. I absolutely do not mean it that way.
I’m not a detail oriented person, so a lot of the little deviations from the books escaped my notice. I also did not have a clear vision of John Grey in my mind, other than that he was supposed to be handsome and elegant, so I’m fine with this actor and his portrayal so far.
It’s ok, I consider myself one of those with this book.
Does anyone spend any time at the Compuserve (who knew it still existed) forum for Outlander? Those are some serious, serious book purists there. 
I did for several years after I found the Outlander books in 2006. I haven’t been for awhile. I was also part of the Ladies of Lallybroch forum when it was very active and before it had a FB page.
If anyone enjoys Australian tv shows, the actor who plays John Grey is on a show called A Place to Call Home. I think it originally aired on PBS, but I didn’t discover it until the first few seasons were rebroadcast on WETA UK, another cable channel I have. They were showing the most recent season this summer on PBS again. When I saw the actor as Lord Grey on last week’s Outlander episode, I recognized him immediately.
Really liked today’s episode. They did well will some of sticky points, including Jamie’s according-to today’s-standards rape of Ginevra, which they side-stepped entirely. The encounter between Ginevra and Jamie was handled more sensitively than in the book.
It was well done. I liked that they ended with that beautiful Bob Dylan song that Patti Smith sang at the Nobel ceremony.
I’m still digesting. I didn’t want to see that much of the Geneva-Jamie scene, I had S1E7 wedding flashbacks in a sort of oogie way, but I’m glad they skipped the controversy too.
And A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall was on point - started with " blue eyed son" with camera on baby William and all the way through, the lyrics were reflecting what was going on onscreen. That was really well done.
I agree, really well done.