This week onOutlanderits the family reunion weve all been waiting for!
Bree struggles to undress and flinches when Lizzie goes to help her.
Only the perpetrator wasnt Roger, obviously.
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He has to choose between a limb or a lass, Bonnet menacingly jokes.
Roger asks the tavern owner to tell Bree he was there.
Bree is more determined than ever to get to Cross Creek and find her parents.
She stares at the horizon and clutches at the silver bracelet he gave her.
But wait Lizzie has some good news.
The womans husband, one Mr. Fraser, has just been seen nearby.
Jamie assumes shes propositioning him and dismisses her, but when she knows his name he is taken aback.
She reveals that she is Brianna and his daughter, and the two share a touching, tear-filled reunion.
He admits he never imagined her as a grown woman, only a wee bairn.
They embrace, and he cant wait to take her to Claire.
Her eyes go wide and they embrace, while Jamie smiles looking on.
Both of these reunions are heartfelt, tearjerkers moments book fans have waited for all season.
Yet, were meant to support Claire saying goodbye to her forever to chase after a man she loves.
Its maybe an unfair bias towards an expectation for maternal devotion, but its never sat well with me.
And Im almost 30.
So, it does the heart good to see them come together again.
Bree almost immediately shows them the obituary with the smudged date as an explanation for her presence.
Jamie invites her to stay with them on Frasers Ridge and see the new life theyve built for themselves.
Brianna agrees, but only if she can bring Lizzie.
He knows when it comes to Claire, its best to not ask questions.
Oh, Ian, if you only knew.
The whole party travels on a boat down the river to head back to Frasers Ridge.
Lizzie definitely has the hots for Ian, but he assumes shes just into his dog, Rollo.
Turns out 18th-century boys are just as clueless as modern-day ones.
While onboard, Bree tells Claire about Roger coming through the stones.
Or so she assumes.
Jamie isnt convinced this plan will work given how little luck theyve had changing history before.
They make a brief stop on the ridge to show Brianna the CGI view weve been enjoying all season.
She marvels at it and brings up Daniel Boone, who she realizes is alive in the current moment.
GOLLY GEE, ISNT THE PAST SOMETHING ELSE?
Once they return home, Murtagh is waiting.
Since Tryon has it out for him, hes going to hide out on the Ridge for a while.
Then, Murtagh meets Bree.
You had to be there I guess.
They all struggle to connect.
Claire is shook, but says Frank always knew her heart was here.
Bree admits now that shes seen them together she understands why she had to come back.
Claire tells Bree its ok to feel overwhelmed by the past she once felt the same.
She tries to get Bree to open up about Roger, but Bree is resigned to his being gone.
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Speaking of Roger, hes not gone.
Hes not docked in Philadelphia, collecting his wages from Bonnet.
He asks to take gemstones instead of coin as his wages.
Presumably, just in case he does need to go back through the stones.
Bree busies herself doing farm work, adjusting to life on the Ridge.
Shes wearing breeches now (FINALLY!
Book lovers have been waiting) and helping Murtagh gather water from the stream.
Heck, she even churns butter.
She says her father taught her to shoot.
And things get awkward.
He goes straightaway to wake her.
Jamie keeps referring to her using Gaelic aphorisms, which he explains to mean my darling and my blessing.
They see the sights, including a bald eagle.
WE GET IT GUYS, THEYRE IN AMERICA NOW.
Jamie makes a pointed comment about the bees being content in their new home.
Jamie is grateful to Frank for loving Bree despite not seeing himself in her.
Still, hes not sorry Bree has come back to him.
He tells her to call him Da.
Claire wakes to find Jamie staring into the fire.
He doesnt want Bree to return to her own time.
Claire says she wishes Bree could stay too, at least for a while.
But, ultimately, Bree belongs in the present day its safer and has better opportunities for women.
Bree has been having nightmares still, and Claire can tell something is wrong when they go picking herbs.
Something beyond just missing Roger.
She reads Brees mind and realizes Bree is pregnant.
Bree thinks shes two months along, and Claire chastises her and Roger for not using protection.
I didnt think I needed to pack condoms, mama, she retorts.
Guess now I know what to pack just in case if I ever time travel.
Finally, Bree uses this moment to reveal her assault.
Claire hugs Bree and tells her its not her fault.
Later by the fire, Claire tells Jamie that Bree was raped in Wilmington.
And also, shes pregnant.
Jamie is understandably very upset by all of this news.
Later, Claire is doing laundry and her wedding ring falls out of Brees pocket.
She realizes what this must mean and confronts Bree about it.
She makes Claire promise shell keep it between them as she fears Jamie will go after Bonnet.
But its not Bonnet Bree needs to worry about.
Roger is on horseback, hunting for Bree, and using a compass.
They go to Jamie and Lizzie explains hes the man who she watched take Bree away with him.
(Ok, yo, can we stop perpetuating this old-fashioned belief?
He beats the hell out of him, making his face a bloody pulp and knocking him unconscious.
Ian rides out to him, and Jamie tells Ian to get rid of Roger.
So, Ian rides off with Rogers unconscious body atop his horse.
What a bloody mess.
