Outlander fans may have been over the moon to finally have the end of Droughtlander when season seven dropped in the early hours of last Friday morning. But their happiness was probably a wee bit short lived after the absolute emotional rollercoaster they were dragged on with the release of the latest episode on June 23.
The new episode was so full of emotion that some fans said they'll be "needing therapy" to get over it.
Entitled 'The Happiest Place on Earth' episode two started out dealing with one character who had some unfinished business from season 6 - Allan Christie. As the opening scenes unfolded, we saw Allan and Claire having a less than pleasant chat over Malva's grave.
And as Allan wept and revealed he'd had an incestual relationship with his sister, Claire suddenly knew for sure that Tom Christie hadn't murdered her, and it had, in fact been her brother, who was jealous of her sleeping with other men.
One thing led to another and Allan's fate was sealed, but more sadness, of course, lay around the corner for fans of the time-travelling smash hit.
After Brianna's baby Amanda was born, Claire noticed she had blue tinges in her fingertips and she told Brianna her only hope of her daughter was for her to go 200-years to the future for surgery. Claire and Jamie were devastated as the MacKenzies set off for the future and Jamie told Claire he wouldn't go on if it were just for him, but he would for her.
Soon they got on with life at Fraser's Ridge, Lizzy had her baby, and Claire even admitted the ridge was "the happiest place on earth” in a voiceover.
But of course things didn't stay quiet for long and an explosive ending soon came thanks to a freed Wendigo Donner, who appeared, holding matches, at Claire's surgery. Threatening her with a gun, convinced she had a gem for him to steal to get back to the future, Donner's goons soon came out to search the place and when Wendigo decided to light up a match to see more clearly in the dark room, all soon learned ether and fire don’t mix, and the whole place went up in flames.
The Ridge is on fire, the Mackenzies are back to the future and some fans were unable to cope with the trauma of what they were watching.
@Jamie's Goat (michelle) said: “I’ve been dying to see more Grandda Jamie from the books….take it back, I can’t handle it.” @zepperoni_pizza added: "The looks at 'I know somebody who can'. They all know without saying."
@annelizabethhh_ said: "NOTHING IS LOST ONLY CHANGED." While @VivianeLynne added: "NEED THERAPY AFTER THIS." @displaceintime said: "I WILL NEVER EMOTIONALLY RECOVER FROM THIS."And @mrclairefraser said: "grandda jamie moments i passed out."
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