The Outlander writers answered questions about episode 310 on Tuesday. Luke Schelhaas wrote the episode, but it was not declared who was answering the questions this week. Below are the answers provided to fans this time around.
@OutlanderWriter #OutlanderALN Are the scripts written in sequence? If not, why?
— AutumnBey (@ThePitchyStripr) November 22, 2017
Most of the time they are! But occasionally, scheduling issues necessitate them being written and/or filmed out of sequence. This season Ep 301/303 were filmed first, then Ep 302/308. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/ZjKkA98tcM
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
How Did Thompkins know Jamie was on the Artemis if he never boarded it? #OutlanderALN
— OutlanderPrintShop (@olprintshop) November 22, 2017
We posited that he was on board the boat which rowed Captain Leonard over to the Artemis, and he spotted Jamie on deck and recognized him. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/dG6dvtAi3X
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/NancyMu15693510/status/933172171177910272
Well, we have! Yes, there was a lot of material to wrangle, but we did our best and hope everyone enjoys it! #OutlanderALN https://t.co/xPMVwAJ9xZ
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/jill_millander/status/933171641340723200
Material is submitted by agents and we read literally hundreds of scripts and narrow down our favorites, then bring the writers in for interviews. We choose who we think is the best fit for Outlander. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/nTml2jl69k
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/jill_millander/status/933168462398087168
So many different ones! Too hard to choose. And stay tuned for more incredible performances coming up in these final episodes! #OutlanderALN https://t.co/sj913PJ5cP
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
Is it hard when you have to make up a dialogue storyline as for Jamie in #HeavenAndEarth or is it freeing to get to be creative and imagine what might have been happening?? #OutlanderALN
— Katrina (@Kattitude3) November 22, 2017
We love both portraying the book stories and also adding our own take and imagining what's happening "in between" book scenes & stories. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/VA5YOTdyLa
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
@OutlanderWriter #OutlanderALN What is a "Captain of a 74?" That term has driven me crazy ever since I heard it mentioned by Captain Raines. #HeavenAndEarth pic.twitter.com/DE0zjaxkPg
— Sherry Riley (@txsherbear) November 22, 2017
That means the Porpoise is a British military ship with 74 cannon. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/jDdt0T8pVw
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
@OutlanderWriter #OutlanderALN Would Claire have been tempted to use her penicillin, especially with Elias?
— Angela DA (@NinyaDA) November 22, 2017
She did not bring her penicillin to the Porpoise as she would not have enough to treat that many patients and it may not have been effective against that particular illness. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/YPss5vWDs8
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/Anita_Suarez/status/933052992118513666
Thank you for the compliment, Ana! We needed to do justice to this particular story and we always have a master plan for the season. :). #OutlanderALN https://t.co/h8vQOe73o4
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/mymtbrain/status/933041151975686145
Ha ha, yes, very spirited! The actors are not in the writers room. But we have a passionate group of scribes and our motto is always "The best idea wins." #OutlanderALN https://t.co/X5ZWxclpNv
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
Was that actual creme de menthe pouring out of that barrel? #OutlanderALN
— Fotini (@23ophelia) November 21, 2017
What?? And waste good creme de menthe! Never! #OutlanderALN https://t.co/ZBDXc6LTm7
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
Did Marsali get the idea to convince the captain that if Jamie gave his word he wouldn't rebel when she told Fergus he was just like Jamie when it came to keeping his word? #OutlanderALN
— Fotini (@23ophelia) November 21, 2017
Absolutely. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/VPZ5ikVh3s
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
I read the script & amazingly, the show followed the script fairly closely. Did Ya'll just delete the dialogue that got cut so we wouldna bitch so much? #OutlanderALN @OutlanderWriter
— Susie Bradford (@SusanKBradford) November 21, 2017
We didn't delete any dialogue on Outlander Community. All the scripts you see are the original final drafts. Some scenes don't get filmed, some scenes/dialogue are filmed then cut depending on how long the episode is running, or what works best in the show. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/zbE1yB4SQs
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
Once again there’s a rabbit reference in an episode. Elias Pounds “rabbits foot” good luck charm he gave Claire. Also interestingly he came down with the typhoid AFTER he gave it up! Assume that was intentional? #OutlanderALN
— Stephanie Bryant (@twingles321) November 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/OutlanderWriter/status/933198187988439040
https://twitter.com/SuzanneMNelson/status/932808564485353473
https://twitter.com/OutlanderWriter/status/933198931084787713
#OutlanderALN Listened to podcast and spoke of servicing all the main char in episodes. Will you be able to maintain this in S4 with storylines outside J&C?
— Rita M (@SoBayFan) November 21, 2017
We are trying our best! So many great characters, so little time! #OutlanderALN https://t.co/uq8pvO8Z96
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
@OutlanderWriter How does one-eyed guy know A. Malcomb is Jaime Fraser? That was confusing. #HeavenAndEarth #OutlanderALN
— Lola (@DemDameLola) November 20, 2017
He knew Jamie as "A. Malcolm" in Edinburgh, but then heard him referred to as Jamie F. on the ship and realized it was the same person and that one of the names must be an alias. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/AmsjMVJamI
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
@OutlanderWriter How exactly did they get possession of the cask of creme de menthe and what caused them to break it open like that, wasting all the alcohol? #OutlanderALN
— Bear Killer (@BearKiller5) November 20, 2017
We didn't feel it was important to the story to know those details… just that at some point, the jig is up. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/GVcQ4h2V1C
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
@OutlanderWriter #OutlanderALN Noticed everyone on the ship Claire is on, is calling her "Mistress Fraser" HOW do they all know her real name? she was going by Mistress Malcolm? Only the half blind dude knew who she really was and the captain after he told him.
— Kelly Gay (@Kiwimate) November 20, 2017
She only went by Mistress Malcolm in Edinburgh… but after they fled when the print shop burned, both she and Jamie went back to Fraser… since he's a wanted man again — by the name of A. Malcolm. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/rlDfcvyuPR
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
@OutlanderWriter When someone died at sea, did they actually pass the needle through the nose when stitching up the cover? That was the hardest part to watch! Kudos to another heart-wrenching episode! Your cliffhangers leave me gasping for air. #OutlanderALN
— Tara Hughson (@TaraHughson) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/OutlanderWriter/status/933202296728707072
Hey, thanks for taking questions. I enjoyed the acting very much. Why did Claire need to jump ship if she was already headed to Jamaica? Was she trying to beat the ship there somehow? I can't recall from the books. #OutlanderALN
— Toni (@dreamreadlaugh) November 20, 2017
Yes, she had to get to Jamie before Capt. Leonard did and warn him, as Jamie isn't aware that Leonard is planning to arrest him. #OutlanderALN https://t.co/5QKBl5pygc
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/RRankinFans/status/932429336313024512
Aye. That's an actual cold-blooded reptile with Claire. Tune in next week! #OutlanderALN https://t.co/M1NDXTLQzr
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
#OutlanderALN whew! Episode 10! Only 3 more! Was it very difficult making the script for 3 eps knowing that theres still so much more to show?how did u compress it all?
— chrisjae (@chrisjae8) November 19, 2017
Very carefully!! #OutlanderALN https://t.co/PfemvjCYEz
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
@OutlanderWriter are the title cards changing moving forward? They looked and sounded different the last two episodes. #OutlanderALN
— Vanessa M. (@senoritav76) November 22, 2017
We just like to mix them up once in a while. :). #OutlanderALN https://t.co/0pWF94GCW3
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/NinyaDA/status/933192490005315584
Check out the script for "Heaven and Earth" here: https://t.co/uCjHoKVKHa#OutlanderALN https://t.co/pvLSBxD5RK
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
What makes a good fit for Outlander? Assuming sense of humour is very helpful. #OutlanderALN
— Peggy Anderson (@peggyvanslp) November 22, 2017
A great sense of humor is paramount. We get very silly sometimes. But we can also be very dramatic! 😉 #OutlanderALN https://t.co/y7lfbt4J2K
— Outlander Writers (@OutlanderWriter) November 22, 2017
Source: Outlander Writers
