Eight episodes are just not enough to capture the scope a TV show like Outlander needs for a thrilling season – there we said it.
If Amazon's recent experiments with eight-episode seasons have taught us anything, it's that it causes huge pacing problems for complex stories such as their recent Wheel of Time adaptation, there is simply not enough time to bed in and explore different plots.
Though the Starz writers, crew and cast have done everything in their power to combat the problems caused by the pandemic and star Caitriona Balfe's pregnancy, it's beginning to feel the climax to this season has been strangely rushed.