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Synopsis

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a World War II nurse, mysteriously travels back in time to Scotland in 1743. There she meets a handsome Highland warrior and becomes embroiled in an epic rebellion. Moore (developer of the TV series), his team decided to retain the Gaelic words rather than translate them into English.

This kept the narrative in the first person, showing Claire's inability to understand Gaelic

The idea was suggested by producer David Brown, who said he had seen something similar in Skin Deep (1998), a foreign alternative film starring actor and singer Gustavo Goulart. In some episodes, characters say "OK"; an American term used only in the 19th century. The opening song changes from season to season to reflect what is happening in the story.

Season 3 adds tribal drums since most of the season takes place in the West Indies

In the first half of season 2 (which takes place in France), some of the texts are in French. In the second half of Season 2 (which is mostly about preparing for war), militaristic drumming was included in the opening theme. Season 4 adds bluegrass fiddle and banjos, and some of the lyrics are sung in a southern accent because the season is mostly set in America.

Protagonist of Outlander: An Epic Adaptation (2015)

The Skye Boat Song (unauthenticated) Traditional Scottish air with lyrics by Sir Harold Boulton New lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. I’ve never read the Outlander books so I didn’t really know what to expect. At first I thought it was a women-only show but I was wrong.

I watched the entire series and loved it!

This show has something for everyone and I’m so happy I finally gave it a chance because it’s become one of my favorite shows!