Claire and mary hawkins work late tending to the patients. The death at that point in the story was important to her, and to jamies development. Spoiler talks spoilers death in season 2, episode 10. Viewers are itching to know claire and jamies fate. In their best move, the series producers opted to keep him alive.
The circumstances of murtaghs return work out quite well, gabaldon told us in a preseason interview. Why outlander fans think jamie will kill murtagh this. Why outlander fans think jamie will kill murtagh this season. This way, the show could potentially go back to following the storyline of the books. Outlander tv fans unaware of the many twists and turns of diana gabaldons novels might have been surprised to find that even after the harrowing death of jamies godfather, murtagh duncan. Following his death on the series, some viewers were left wondering why he needed to be killed off today.
In the outlander book series, murtagh meets his end at culloden. Dragonfly in amber events events timeline outlander. As book readers and likely show fans by this point already know, murtagh died on the page way back in the battle of culloden, with jamie. In the books, murtagh fitzgibbons fraser, jamies godfather and righthandman, is killed at the battle of culloden, but episode 3. In the books, murtagh died in the battle of culloden but the show has prolonged the characters life due to his popularity with fans and with the writers. Murtagh died on the page way back in the battle of culloden, with jamie. We have so many questions after the outlander season 2 finale. This memory is in chapter 1 following the battle at moores creek. Jamie s finding murtagh at the prison was a huge departure from the outlander novels. When the prison is closed, the fanfavorite character. A large contingent of them have theorized that murtagh would. As book readers and likely show fans by this point already know, murtagh died on the page way back in the battle of culloden, with jamie confirming his beloved godfafthers death in the third.
Once he was revealed to be alive on the show and shipped off to the new world, it was assumed hed pop up again eventually. My goals were to learn what it took to write a novel, and to decide whether i really wanted to do that for real. Now that the outlander starz show has deviated from voyager, the big question is whats next for murtagh. In this interview with popsugar, diana comments on the change and how the writers arrived at what do with murtagh. And certainly people thought, well, why did you have to show so much. In the show, murtagh is captured at culloden and there is a surprise reveal when we first.
Outlander book author diana gabaldon explains how murtaghs death. All of murtaghs journeys on the show were not in the outlander books. Over the course of the outlander tv series, murtagh played by duncan lacroix has developed into a very appealing character more so than in the books, imho and a fan favorite. Characters like fanfavorite murtagh are also on the minds of many. It is after jamie looks for ian at the place where the dead slaves are being burned.
Claire first meets murtagh as she is being assaulted by captain jonathan randall. Outlander started out as the story of a woman who somehow ends up 200 years before her own birth, and the show hasnt given too many answers about how the time travel works. This article is about murtagh fraser from the books. In diana gabaldons outlander novels, he lost his life in the battle culloden, which took place party. Outlander season 3, episode 3, all debts paid, brings jamie to. Now, murtagh star duncan has revealed this original death scene has a huge connection with the shows version of murtaghs death. Diana gabaldon killed murtagh at culloden in the novels. Do murtagh and jocasta get together in the outlander books.
I was like, um, does the dead guy need a microphone. Duncan lacroix interview about murtagh frasers return in. In the show, murtagh is captured at culloden and there is a surprise reveal when we first see him with jamie at ardsmuir prison. Are you at all bummed that angus wont be in the battle of culloden which. Diana gabaldon explains why murtaghs death at culloden was. If the show follows the books, heres what will happen to jamie. Sure, we hoped because murtagh had been saved after culloden but it really depended on whether the writers had found a way to add him in fully. Heartbreaking hidden meaning behind murtaghs final words revealed outlander fans were devastated on the most recent episode of. We dont know who actually kills randall or if either of them does. The reallife battle of culloden saw an estimated 1,500.
Outlander season four could leave fans utterly devastated after the final episode has aired in. The outlander series started by accident in the late 1980s when i decided to write a novel for practice. Outlander fans may be used to saying goodbye to star tobias menzies, but this time, his onscreen death is sticking. Murtaghs fate in outlander season 5 may be determined by the books. Fans of diana gabaldons books, which the starz series is based on, will know this is a significant change. Jamies finding murtagh at the prison was a huge departure from the outlander novels. Back to culloden, where jamie gives murtagh his orders. In honor of this grizzly highlanders triumphant return to outlander, heres a refresher on the character and why hes such a fan. When the redcoats are nearby, claire bites him, and he knocks her unconscious. He is nearly always at jamies side and follows his chief to his own doom on the field of culloden. The show doesnt deal directly with culloden and so avoids the issue of bjrs death for this season, but it does frame murtaghs death with significance he will fall beside jamie, beside his laird and godson, where he belongs. Also, you could argue that the death of murtagh could be a catalyst in forcing jamie to choose a clearlydefined side in the revolution. The producers of outlanders tv show decided to keep murtagh alive because he was such a popular character.
Later, claire finds out that murtagh, along with rupert and ned gowan, gave jamie advice on what to do on the. Speaking of murtagh, viewers will be glad to know that he will be seen in season 4. I did, and i didand here we all are, still trying to figure out what the heck you call books that nobody can describe, but that fortunately most people seem to enjoy. Outlander episode 3 makes one huge change from the books. That has to be a major concern, mostly because the longer he survives, the more the show could end up diverting from the books, depending on how they use him.
In the books, murtagh meets his fate on the moors during the. Murtaghs appearance in season 4 episode 5 of outlander is a big deal for fans because its a significant break from the books. Murtaghs fate is called into question on outlander season 3. That being said, most fans think murtaghs fugitive storyline this season was set up to kill the character off. While the series did save murtagh at culloden, that change didnt really have a major knockon effect.
Claire that murtagh died in the battle of culloden. He does in the books, but the show has made him a much more important character. Side characters can end up playing a bigger role than they did in the books. Outlander may have just settled a huge time travel. Outlanders sam heughan on murtaghs death and finding. Now we get to see tensions rise in outlander season 5, as jamie and murtagh find themselves on opposite sides of a brewing war. In the books, murtagh fitzgibbons fraser, jamies godfather and righthandman, is killed at the battle of culloden, but episode 3 reveals him to be alive if not well at ardsmuir. Murtagh fitzgibbons killed by stephen bonnet with this clue. Diana gabaldon has thrown out hints about the change in murtaghs status from dead to alive since he survived culloden in season three. How outlander season 4 is different from the outlander books.
Murtaghs death is a controversial storytelling choice. Outlander season 5, episode 7 left us with a major cliffhanger. Murtagh died at culloden because he was such an important man in. At the end of outlander season 2, i started preparing for something that i at once dreaded, but also hoped to celebrate and revel in.