Is it me or does it feel as though 2014 was a million years ago?
If thats not living the dream, what is?
But the main reason to be grateful forOutlanderhas a long name: President Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser.
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One of those epithets isnt official.
Way back in 2014 a lifetime ago Outlanderwas already exploring all those ideas.
But it always comes back to its core relationship: Claire and her desires.
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But that alone couldnt have sustained an entire franchise for years.
Its a miracle, one that must be properly celebrated.
Claire experiences consequences for her actions there wouldnt be much drama if she didnt.
But lets get real: The fact that a premium-cable show features naked bodies isnt notable.
The kind of consensual sexOutlandershowcases is whats revolutionary.
Its actually…sexy?
Which has been illegal since television was invented, according to my (possibly faulty) research.
Predictable, male-centered mechanics have been the norm in onscreen bedroom moments, pretty much forever.
Emotionally grounded sex between two complicated people who both enjoy pleasing each other and themselves?
Who knew that could be hot?
Literally so many millions of women and men!
have known this throughout history.
He was right on all counts.
Television may have had to dip into the past to make it join the present, butdinna fash.
For those who still want to trivialize, minimize or misclassifyOutlander, well, good luck with that.
Outlanderis not a bodice-ripper.
Warning: She might have stowed a knife or a bottle in it.
Ach, that bonnie lass is full o surprises.
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