The very final episode of “Outlander” aired over the weekend, putting an end to the epic time-travelling TV series after more than a decade on air. After eight full seasons, the curtains closed on the Starz fantasy drama – now streaming locally on BINGE – leaving fans heartbroken by the devastating events that played out in the spectacular finale. The fate of main characters Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) is laid bare in the last episode when the elation over Jamie surviving
the Battle of Kings Mountain is short-lived when he is tragically shot dead by a vindicated Major Patrick Ferguson. A grief-stricken Claire rushes to the summit and refuses to leave his side, instead remaining next to his lifeless body for the whole day and night. A deeply moving montage of their love story over the years then plays, highlighting key scenes from Outlander’s previous seasons before the final shot takes us back to Kings Mountain, where Claire is still laying beside Jamie, eerily still with
her hair noticeably whiter. In a single second, they both gasp for air just as the finale cuts to the credits. The ambiguous ending remains open to interpretation with some wondering if Claire in fact had died in Jamie’s arms, perhaps of a broken heart. Or if the mysterious awakening means they are both alive with Claire fulfilling an earlier prophecy about reaching her full healing powers when her hair turns completely white. Stream all seasons of Outlander now on BINGE, available on Hubbl. The
cryptic ending has since divided fans with some praising the finale’s triumphant send-off of the beloved couple, while other viewers were left seething over the supposedly rushed episode. “The best love story ever, the best couple ever, God, I’m going to miss them so much,” one tweeted on X, as another wrote, “How sentimental this scene made me feel, seeing so many memories of Claire and Jamie, they were always the embodiment of love, I’ll carry them in my heart forever.” “It’s easy to judge
someone for crying over finishing a series, but damn it is THE BEST series with the best love story ever told, thank you #OUTLANDER thank you for taking me to an incredible place like Scotland. Jamie Fraser, I’m going to see and love you until the end of my days,” yet another fan tweeted. However, with the positive came the negative with some fans left reeling over the finale, calling it “a bit of a cop out”. “#Outlander finale was the most rushed and unnecessary
finale of all time and might rival The Sopranos for dumbest ending ever,” one tweeted, referring to the permanently ambiguous ending of the crime drama where it was uncertain if main character Tony Soprano died or survived being shot inside a diner. “What an absolutely STUPID ending to the #Outlander TV series,” tweeted another, while a third commented, “What the hell kind of ending is that #outlander.” “I’m complaining a lot, but it’s just that they really wasted time on unnecessary things. But oh well,
it is what it is, and it’s what they gave us,” a fan concluded. Outlander’s eight and final season is now streaming on BINGE
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