The Droughtlander is lastly over. HL bought EXCLUSIVE scoop from the ‘Outlander’ EPs about Jamie and Claire’s journeys in season 6, Brianna and Roger’s future within the nineteenth century, and extra.
After an almost 2-year wait, Outlander returns for its highly-anticipated sixth season on March 6. The present ended with Claire being brutally assaulted and raped by Lionel Brown’s males. When Outlander picks up for season 6, it would decide up virtually instantly after the surprising occasions of final season. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with govt producers Maril Davis and Matt Roberts about what’s forward for all of the characters, particularly Claire.
“She’s nonetheless coping with all the consequences of the trauma,” Maril instructed HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “I believe we’re going to seek out that Claire is somebody who compartmentalized, or has up to now, and perhaps isn’t ready to try this as nicely this season and goes to have a little bit of a tough time and goes to attempt to determine shops for what she’s wrestling with, and all of those points that she’s nonetheless coping with.”
In relation to trauma, everybody has their very own manner of coping with their experiences. HollywoodLife requested how Claire’s strategy of dealing with what she’s been by way of will have an effect on her relationship with Jamie.
“I believe after we speak about Jamie and Claire’s relationship, it’s at all times a bond. They’re at all times collectively,” Matt stated. “I believe the challenges for the connection are at all times from with out what impacts them. They will each be going by way of emotional turmoil. We’ve seen that from seasons 1, 2, 3… and the one factor that's at all times steadfast is their love for one another. They simply should form of navigate one of the best ways to remain collectively within the sense of with all of the turmoil with out their relationship. Regardless that the PTSD and all of the issues that have an effect on them emotionally, internally, they know that they at all times have one another they usually’ll at all times have one another’s again. It’s simply attending to that typically.”
On the finish of season 5, Brianna and Roger tried to return by way of the stones to their dwelling within the twentieth century. Nonetheless, they discovered themselves again in Fraser’s Ridge. Maril revealed in our interview that Brianna and Roger don't have any plans to undergo the stones once more any time quickly.
“I believe in season 6 they’ve determined to remain,” Maril instructed HollywoodLife. “They're like, we tried to go dwelling. We thought of dwelling. After we went by way of the stones, and it introduced us proper again right here, so that is the place house is to us. And it’s true. Jamie and Claire are there, Jemmy… They’re very ensconced on this time now. They’ve determined we’re going to present it the outdated school attempt. We’re going to place down roots right here, so we’re going to see Roger and Briana each individually attempting to determine: what’s my place right here? The place do I slot in? What sort of ability units do I've to suit into this time? So we’ll see them positively attempting to begin to put down roots.”
One one who might be shaking issues up in a significant manner in season 6 is Tom Christie, who involves Fraser’s Ridge together with his son and daughter. Tom and Jamie have a historical past collectively. They had been prisoners collectively at Ardsmuir.
Matt famous that Jamie positively doesn’t count on Tom Christie to point out up at Fraser’s Ridge “contemplating their previous.” He continued, “However Jamie’s a brand new man in a way on this new world, and he desires to open his arms to everybody. He’s hoping that Tom Christie is feeling the identical manner. And because the season unfolds, we’ll see that which may not be the case.” Outlander season 6 will air Sundays on STARZ.