11/28/2023 0 Comments Current season of outlander episodesRather, he's still alive and well, and ready to cause more misery. Instead, it jumped over the edge and plunged headlong into the hell fires when they decided that the rapist did not get his just desserts as we were lead to believe. Will the show regain the glory of its first two seasons, or will it continues its slow slide into the abyss that's the million dollar question. But it had a happy ending, loose ends were tied up, and the rapist got his comeuppance. Then came season four and we're treated to a stupid Claire, an unhinged Jamie, and a brutal rape. It still had some spark and continued to keep my interest each episode. Season three was a bit of a letdown, but overall still enjoyable. Each episode moved the story forward in a compelling and unique way. It all meshed to provide some wonderful entertainment (though, I must admit, I wasn't overly fond of the sadomasochism). It had drama, romance, time travel, and yes. This was such an excellent series for the first two seasons. 7/10 (Seasons 1-3 would rate around 8-10, Season 4 would rate 6-low 8 and Seasons 5 and 6 are a 4 at best) In summation, started off fantastic but the past two seasons have felt like a different show quality-wise. Thank goodness the exceptionally high quality of the production values, music and acting remain, which saves them from unwatchability. The characters are stripped of their complexity also and become rather one dimensional. Furthermore, the writing in Seasons 5 and 6 underwhelms a lot, one can literally taste the flavourless soap suds listening to the dialogue, which is stilted too and induces a lot of cringing. That is nothing compared to Seasons 5 and 6, particularly as said 6, which often has slow as molasses pacing (over-deliberation taken to extremes), paper thin storytelling that is at worst uneventful and subplots that are very melodramatic and take a long time to get anywhere in development. Season 4 still has plenty of those things, though some of it feels more dragged out and some parts are a bit too on the silly to the point of bizarreness. 'Outlander' is an extremely well acted show too, with everybody cast to pretty much perfection and that is including when the show declined. Seasons 1-3 are very thoughtfully written and full of complex emotions, while the storytelling in these moments grabs the attention, never feels predictable or soap-ridden and has plenty of tension, intrigue and emotion. A vast majority of the direction is accommodating and allows the drama to breathe, when necessary in the more scaled down scenes, while also giving plenty of tension and energetic momentum in the more tense moments. Likewise with the music scoring, which never felt too much in placement or volume while still having a lot of presence and variety (hardly stock cue level here). Not only is it beautiful to watch, but it is very rich in atmosphere. Even better is the photography, which is at its best cinematic worthy. It is wonderful visually, with handsome and evocative settings and costumes that do such a wonderful job transporting one to the time period and making them feel that they are there. Do agree with those that were disappointed with Seasons 5-6 and those that felt like watching two different shows, especially 6 which repeated all the mistakes Season 5 did, amplified them and made more along the way. It is agreed that Seasons 1-3 are fantastic, and while over deliberate pacing and bizarreness crept in in Season 4 there was a lot to like about that season too. 'Outlander', after finally getting around to watching it a while back, was on the whole hugely impressive. Absolutely loved the idea of the show, which has always been one of my main reasons for watching anything, and loved the idea of the mix of period drama and time travel. Had heard nothing but good things about 'Outlander' from good friends and trusted reviewers around the time Seasons 1-3 (widely considered the period where 'Outlander' was at its best) aired, but due to music commitments and watching other things it did take me a while to get round to watching the show.
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