Claire Fraser the heroine of Outlander, is a woman with a mission. The Scottish time traveler knows her 18th-century husband, Jamie Fraser, dies on the battlefield of Culloden at the hands of the French. In the series’ second season, she wants to stop the course of history, traveling from Inverness to Paris to infiltrate high society break out the corsets and prevent the Jacobite rebellion that aimed to restore the exiled House of Stuart to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland. Can Claire save her man? Executive producer Ronald D. Moore discussed Outlander Season 2 with The Post.
How is Claire’s experience in the French court going to change her?
She’s had to penetrate a very different world, dealing with aristocrats. It’s a nest of vipers and a bit of a challenge for Claire, who is used to speaking her mind. She has a limited knowledge of history. She knows the general outlines, but a lot of it is her figuring things out on the sly.
Your crew was ingenious at finding many Scottish locations for France, including Drummond Castle annd Hopetoun House. Did you travel to the Continent at all?
We went to Prague to do exteriors for the streets of Paris.
Some storylines in the show differ from the best-selling book series by Diana Gabaldon. What do fans stay when they detect a departure?
It runs the gamut of any fan base. Some people don’t care. Some say, “I was not okay with this change, but this one didn’t bother me. Our fans have pretty much embraced the show. There are always online arguments about a particular creative choice. You’re never going to get 100 percent agreement.
How many Outlander books are there? There are eight and Diana’s writing the ninth. In a perfect world, we would keep following the books as they move through time and places. Lots of series continue to evolve. Our story changes countries and time periods. Characters come and go. It’s a saga you could watch for years.
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