Ever since the latest episode of Outlander premiered online, there has been plenty of discourse from the viewers about what happens in “Evidence of Things Not Seen.” Author Diana Gabaldon spoke with Parade about the episode. Below are the excerpts, and head over to Parade to read the entire article.
In relation to Fergus:
“I can tell you that they killed Fergus because they (personally) couldn’t stand to kill Henri-Christian (several of them told me it was the final line of that scene from the book— ‘…the sound of his head striking the cobbles was the sound of the end of the world’ that horrified them so much they couldn’t stand to do it onscreen,” Gabaldon says by way of explaining such a major story change. “I suppose they thought they had to kill somebody. Personally, I thought if they were too chicken to do it right, they should just have eased back and burned down the print-shop—but (luckily) not my call.”
In relation to William finding out Lord John’s secret:
“I really object(ed) to them making William find out that Lord John is gay,” Gabaldon says. “There’s absolutely no reason (plot or character-wise) to do that, other than shock value. Essentially, this episode isn’t a structural part of the show; it’s just a collection of shocks.”
In relation to the Faith and Fanny:
Gabaldon simply says, “I disregard anything involving Faith and/or Master Raymond, because I know they’re inventing it out of whole cloth.”
Source: Parade
