User Reviews

I feel like this is an odd direction to end the season with. Disappointed to see Malva go down, but the whole village turning on Claire does not seem realistic at all.

I can't believe Outlander's "Sticks and Stones" has an IMDb rating of 7.4. If there's one thing Outlander does well, it's not using the viol as mere drama throughout the series. Everyone who was raped showed their PTSD and the shock that comes with it. Now is the time for our main character Claire, I can just be happy the showrunner shows it, even if it might be boring or a little too much. It's here. Like in real life, if it happens to someone, and everyone knows it happens. I can't stand it being said that the showrunner should avoid seeing her ghosts or just hearing them, it wouldn't be very disturbing, because it's certainly up to her to live with this trauma, since Jamie is in season 2, and Brianna in seasons 4. The showrunmer strongly does this as Claire has been the main character since the first episode and treats her realistically and respectfully. And of course, those things are backed up by a stellar cast and great performance.

On the other hand, I have read the books well recently, so I am aware of the ending of the sixth book. Then I hear a lot of people say that even though the showrunner does a good job of adapting the novel, well Diana Gabaldon did some crap in her book. I just can't tolerate someone judging a book by its television adaptation. Yes, Outlander was and remains an amazing adaptation of its source material, but no one can judge Gabaldon's work just by watching the TV show. Season 6 is pretty amazing to me and I don't mind if it becomes some kind of soap opera because I know how it ends, I know it's necessary. As you can see, the accusation and murder of Malva is the beginning of the end for Fraser's Ridge, the calm before the storm. It can't always be a disaster in their life. The previous season, Roger was hanged, Jamie was bitten by a snake and near death, Brianna was kidnapped and Claire was raped, and all this in 5 episodes (season 5 ep. 8 to 12). I strongly think it's normal for their life to be some kind of soap opera for a certain time.

Claire and Jamie are just trying to live their lives in peace, but now the Christies have come to them and drama is happening. It's been a peaceful season, preparing us for what's to come in the massive Season 7...!

To those who complained about the plot lines in Season 6. I read all the books and this was the story pretty much as written by Diana Galbadon. Roger becoming a preacher check Jamie accused of rape by Malva, check, Malva found dead in the garden by Claire who tries to save the baby, check, check, Claire accused of murdering her, check, the birthmark proving Jemmie is Roger's son, check, Lizzie becoming pregnant by the twins and sort of marrying both of them check, check. Maybe read the books before critiquing.

Caitriona Balfe continues to raise the bar with the range of emotions she is able to show through Claire's breakdown. Claire's journey this season has done justice to those who have suffered sexual assault, showing that even those we view as unbreakable are not made of steel.

I haven't read the books. My girlfriend has. She got me and my brother into the show. We all loved it but over time we have all stopped watching it. I was the last holdout but this is the last episode I will watch. I understand that it follows the books but it has become all too depressing to watch. Last season something terrible happen to every character. Someone was either, shot, hung, strangled, had to run away after saving the life of the person being strangled, almost died of snake bite, knocked unconscious, gang raped, almost sold into sex slavery, or going to commit suicide. There has always been bad things that happened to the characters but not all in one season. In this season not as many awful things have happened but it is still such a downer. I was sitting there asking myself why I was punishing myself watching it. I would much rather watch the first 4 seasons again than watch any new episodes. Reminds me of Orange is the new black. That was another show that had more light moments than dark at first than became depressing as every person had awful things happen to them. There has to be a mixture of light and dark. Outlander has gone too dark with not enough fun moments to outweigh the heaviness.

This episode felt like a bottle show where they use only the regulars in soap opera type scenes to save money. The storyline was boring and frustrating . We know Claire didn't kill Malva and we know she's not a witch. Episodes like these, where the audience gets ahead of the characters and knows what's coming, are always boring because they are predictable. Hopefully, the future episodes will be more of a return to form on like this one or nothing really happened.

What happened with this show?? I keep watching because I hope something exciting will happen but it never does. Even the murder of that Christie girl didn't do it for me. It was pretty obvious she was up to something and was being dishonest. Didn't make her very likable, so honestly don't really care for her death. The entire season they keep talking about the upcoming war being at their doorstep, but it never happens! I feel like I'm watching a soap opera instead of a proper Outlander season. Also one that is completely not credible considering the time they were living in. A girl having a threesome with some twins?? In reality she would have been chased off their property if not worse. A girl messing around with several men and then getting pregnant? No one would give her words any credibility I'm afraid! She would have most likely been sent away as well as she tainted her family's reputation. I'm not saying I agree with any of that, but that would have been historically way more likely than what is happening in this show right now!