The Outlander Season 3 premiere is all about Claire & Jamie figuring out how to live without one another.
ThisOutlanderSeason 3 premiere review contains minor spoilers.
Unlike Jamie, she has a very specific reason to live: their unborn child.
Her friendly next door neighbor asks about Claires life in the context of her husband.
Its horrific, perhaps especially for a woman who knows so much about medicine herself.
An affectionate breakfast scenes turn sour when Frank tries to touch Claires pregnant stomach.
Its a nearly impossible situation, andOutlanderdoes an impeccable job subtly exploring the perspectives of both Claire and Frank.
And, after so little Frank in Season 2, it is good to have the character back.
This episode feels as much his story as it does Claire and Jamies.
After all, this tragedy belongs to him, too.
Their love for one another is the thing that has made them both come alive.
How does one move forward when that love is then taken from them?
How does one maintain that will to live a less-than-passionate life once they have had a taste for it?
For Jamie and Claire, it is about the other people in their life who need them.
