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Scenario

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse during World War II, mysteriously travels back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a handsome Highland warrior and is drawn into an epic rebellion. Moore (creator of the television series), his team decided to keep the lyrics in Gaelic rather than translate them into English. This maintained the first-person narrative, showing Claire’s inability to understand Gaelic.

The opening song changes from season to season to reflect what is happening in the plot

The idea was suggested by producer David Brown, who said he saw something similar in Skin Deep (1998), a foreign alternative film starring actor and singer Gustavo Goulart. In several episodes, characters say “OK”, an American term that did not come into use until the 19th century. In the first half of Season 2 (set in France), some of the lyrics are in French. In the second half of season 2 (which is mostly about the preparations for war), a militaristic snare drum was added to the opening theme song.

Appears in Outlander: An Epic Adaptation (2015)

In season 3, tribal drums were added, since most of the season takes place in the Caribbean. In season 4, bluegrass fiddle and banjo were added, and some of the lyrics are sung in a southern accent, since the season takes place mostly in America. Skye Boat Song (uncredited)Traditional Scottish theme with lyrics by Sir Harold BoultonNew lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. The first two seasons were amazing.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen

The music, the setting, the characters were perfect. However, after season 3, there was a huge decline and it became really boring. Brianna and Rodgers are really annoying, and Brianna in particular is hard to watch at times. It’s really disappointing because it was an amazing show.

So I gave up on the show

I watched season 4 and still watched season 5 but it just became clear that it will never regain its magic. I’m not sure if it’s the same story as the book but I bought the books and I think I’ll read them instead.