I’m simply trying to broadly describe the figurative middle finger that this show gives to expected gender roles. It all sounds a bit cheesy but the episode plays it in a far more sophisticated way than I’m describing it. Only in this scenario Jamie acts as the damsel and Claire is the brave hero who will stop at nothing to protect him. ![]() For instance Claire acts as almost a knight riding on horseback to save the damsel in distress. In this case Claire and Jenny take on roles that are usually reserved for men. The reason it comes up so often is because this show is so good at it and seems to have made it a central storytelling aim. I often talk about how well this show subverts gender roles and the expectations that come with them for the time period that this is set. Outlander follows up on Jamie’s capture by having Claire and Jenny go looking for him using Jenny’s tracking skills.
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