No doubt that Jamie’s bandaged hand will leave physical scars however, it will leave fewer scars than the emotional ones left by Randall. The ghost of Jack Randall and the brutal rape that Jamie suffered at Randall’s hands still haunts him, and in turn affects his relationship with Claire. Jamie and Claire are truly committed to each other for better or for worse. They mutually agree that it’s “time to leave the past behind.” The only items Claire retains are her wedding ring from Jamie, and another damaged ring that she secretly puts in the box. Frank agrees to raise Claire’s child as his own knowing that he’ll never father any children. She agrees to leave the ghosts of the past behind (possibly more for Jamie than for Frank). Claire is able to move beyond being unable to bear Frank touching her because he reminds her of Black Jack. The point at which Frank and Claire come to their mutual compromise of staying together, and raising Claire’s child together showcases how high the emotional, life-changing stakes are for the two of them. Eventually there comes a point of acceptance. The scene moves from resignation to heartbreak to anger.

Once Claire explains it all, and Frank chooses to believe believe her far-fetched tale, things get worse when Claire reveals that she carries Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) child. Upon her return, Claire spends two weeks trying to find out what happened to Jamie Fraser in the annals of history, and Frank patiently stands by waiting for her to open up to him as he puzzles out the odd clothing she appeared in. That he chooses to make that sacrifice for her is rather remarkable.” Best Scene There’s a lot of romantic love in the show and in the books, but what’s interesting about Frank and Claire’s sort of flawed compromise is that it’s no less rich and heroic. For me it’s an exploration of a different kind of love really. He’s got tough decisions to make whether he chooses to accept that or not. She returns, but she’s not the same person anymore. Tobias Menzies told us in our exclusive red carpet interview why Frank’s choice given the circumstances is a noble one: “He’s dealing with a very difficult situation.

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