The episdoe titles -- 301 was The Battle Joined, and 302 Surrender. So in 301, we had Jamie and Claire metaphorically battling to survive -- joining the fight to simply live/stay alive (Jamie) and to build a new life (Claire and also Frank). In 302, they've surrendered in many ways. Jamie lives, but he isn't truly alive. He's lost his culture and his family -- Claire, obviously, but also in many ways his immediate family because his presence endangers them. Claire and Frank meanwhile have surrendered to the realization that they can't make things work between them. Frank surrenders to the realization that he's lost her -- he still wants her, but not the way she is now; Claire was willing to pretend with him for her own needs, but gives up on that as well. So everyone has surrendered to their situation and finds a way to move forward
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Frank is bothering me. Not even considering book Frank he seems a little of a jerk. I know that sounds harsh considering Claire disappeared on him (unintentional as it was) and ended up married and in love with another man
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Sam did an amazing job of it all. He's so great. And more and more I feel like he is Jamie... granted not the one in my head but Jamie nonetheless
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I have to say that for me, one of the best things the show has done over the books is make Jamie more realistic. I can't really take book!Jamie seriously -- he's too perfect. No one is like that in real life. He's a unicorn. He's almost annoying at times. But the show has given us a more realistic, human Jamie, and that's a good thing, because if he was just like in the books, I'd want to slap him every 5 minutes.
So major kudos to Sam and all the writers and directors for toning down Diana's Jamie excesses.
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So major kudos to Sam and all the writers and directors for toning down Diana's Jamie excesses.
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