- It's interesting to see sort of this family
come as immigrants into sort of the inception
of what America is known as today
and see the things that were happening
historically at that time that still have repercussions
to this time.
- [Crystal] Going to America,
we're in America that is very exciting.
The show has gone to many different places.
We have been obviously in Scotland, we've been in Paris.
We have been on the high seas.
What makes America an exciting new setting for the show?
- I mean, think its important to remember
we were in Boston in the '60s too.
So I think what's exciting about it, for one is that
you're just seeing, where that all sort of started.
In terms of America - In Boston.
- becoming America.
- No, it's a real, I think has been such a, last season was
kind of the transitional season and now going forward in
our next seasons, I mean,
this is sort of where the story will now reside.
So it felt like we were really building the foundations
of our show for the next couple of years.
Were you going to say that Jamie built
some great foundations?
- I was going to say why don't we stay in in the Caribbean?
- I know it was very hot there, but we're in America.
America's great!
- Yeah, that's true.
- It's also quite literally revolutionary time in
American history,
and obviously preceded the American Revolution and all that.
And I think one of the things the story does so well,
as the story moves forward from season one through all
of these different places, it touches on a lot
of huge historical events,
and I think it does it really well.
And explores that story through historical fact
with fictitious characters,
and I think that gives it a really
good setting for a lot of really good story telling.
- All the wars had finished in England at that time so,
we had to go somewhere else anyway, so.
- Start a new one.
(laughter)
[Crystal] Start some new wars, get some new drama.
I am very curious and what I love about the show is that
it is very histor--, I love the history element of it,
and there's a lot of accuracy.
Your team, the people who work on the show work very
hard to make it as accurate as possible.
What was the most exciting thing of 1700's
American Colonies, like what was the most exciting thing
to dive into?
Was it wardrobe?
Was it props?
Did you guys have some fun in that area?
- We have a, I mean I'm giving too much,
but the first nation we brought over,
we brought over a hundred I think from--
- It was more.
- Maybe more.
From Canada and just that whole culture that they brought.
I know that our team really went over
and spoke to them a lot.
Really wanted to do it justice.
It was great, they brought this whole new sort of culture
and heritage that we haven't seen before, and worked it.
So, they were a lot of fun as well weren't they?
To shoot with?
- I think as well, you know, having been historically,
a you know, a very Scottish show even when we were in Paris,
which we shot in Prague.
You know, we've always used these, existing buildings,
whether the castles, or the old manor houses and stuff.
And visually, this season is so different Colonial America
was all of the wooden cladding and everything,
and Jon Gary Steele and his team,
they did the most incredible job.
They built this fake town, and you know.
- It was fake?
- It was fake.
This old colonial manor as well and it just,
you know, I think it's, it has that,
because its all of the facades
and you look around the corner and there's nothing there.
It made it feel very--
- Did they build the manor?
- River Run, yes that's a facade.
- I only saw that from the outside.
- You never saw River Run?
- I only saw it from the outside,
I thought that was an old house.
- Nope.
- Ahh, that's amazing
- We fooled you.
- You learn something new every day.
- TV.
- Yeah, TV land.
[Crystal] TV magic.
Obviously, the long awaited reunion happened at the end
of last season between Jamie and Claire.
Would you say, like, this season four stronger than ever,
obviously I know the theme of this season
is home and building a home.
We already talked about building foundations,
they're physically building a home but also,
like metaphorically building a home in this new place.
But how would you describe their relationship this season?
- Jamie has always been handy with an axe.
- That's how you describe their relationship this season?
- Yes, I think he needs it to protect.
- [Caitriona] Jamie's handy with an axe.
- He needs to protect himself at all times.
No, they are,
they're building this home and they are content.
Finally able to be together and to relax into that
relationship, and yeah.
It's quite domestic and it's nice to see them
sort of enjoying each others company.
- Yeah, I think you know, every other season
they've sort of been pulled apart physically,
and there is an old sort of will they won't they
element to it.
Now I think we've gone past the worst thing that could
happen to them, we think.
So there's no real cliff hangers,
their relationship is so solid.
It was nice to play that kind of,
yeah, that content family time.
They've never really got to explore that side of
their relationship before,
so it was nice for us to be able to do that.
- It ends on that very happy note.
- Or does it?
- Just settled and happy.
- [Crystal] Are they ever really happy in Outlander land?
- [Group] No.
- When they are, five minutes later, no longer.
- Yeah, all hell breaks loose.
[Crystal] Speaking of though,
fast forwarding a few hundred decades,
but Brianna and Roger.
In the sixty's still, Brianna, it's heartbreaking to watch
at the end of the season losing her mother obviously.
But would you say that those events are bringing these two
characters closer together?
Brianna and Roger?
- I think as is always the way with Brianna and Roger,
I think those events as much they bring them closer
together they also tear them apart, in equal measures.
I think they find comfort in each other in that they have
been through this very unique scenario together.
But at the same time, for Brianna anyway,
that scenario, Roger is just a reminder of all of that,
and that is something that she really does
push him away for.
And I think in a way she inadvertently tests
their relationship too.
I think she, pushes him away also as a test in terms of
knowing that after seeing Frank and Claire's relationship,
something that she thought was very solid,
turns out it wasn't,
I think Bri wants to ensure that Roger's and hers would be.
So I think she does sort of,
just test him a little bit and see just how
much he is gonna kinda stick around and how real it is.
- I think they are just looking for something concrete
in each other and then their relationship.
I think Roger is kind of a bit of a lost soul.
In the start of season four he is still dealing with
the loss of his father and all the rest of it.
I don't think he is really sure what direction
he's going in.
So, I think he see's Brianna,
its like going back to that thing of foundations
and building a home.
I think that is what he wants.
He sees Brianna as being an anchor in his life,
somewhere to root a foundation for him.
I think that then, you know,
they are both very strong minded people,
both have an opinion, but unfortunately sometimes its
just the opposite opinion which I think causes
a lot of conflict between the two of them.
Yeah, I think they are just looking for,
testing is probably a good way to describe it.
Testing each other, seeing where they are headed.
[Crystal] Beautiful,
a lot more beautiful than holding an axe but...
- You see them testing each other and we are actually
not bickering all the time now, which is nice.
[Crystal] Well, I was going to say, like,
what is the relationship advice you think Jamie and Claire
would give to Brianna?
- Dump him.
(laughter)
- I saw that coming.
- He's no good.
I don't know, I think they would probably
say listen to what's in your heart, and follow that.
- That's a good answer and do not sleep with him until
you're married and--
- I completely agree.
See listen to your father.
- Oh, Jesus.
(laughter)
- Sound advice.
- Yes.
- We won't get into that.
Roger is very hypocritical.
- [Crystal] I think one of the most anticipated meetings
in this fandom would probably be between Jamie and Roger
and how they would interact.
- That would be really interesting, wouldn't it?
- Really interesting.
- I wonder what would happen.
- I wonder
what would happen? - Hypothetically speaking
- They'd have a big hug.
- The tavern, the tavern at Wilmingtons,
they could set down and have a good old ale.
- An ale, yeah.
- Maybe cut some wood together.
- Maybe.
- Maybe get your ax out.
- Compare axes.
- But no, certainly I think if Jamie were to meet Roger,
he'd probably grill him.
His intentions towards my daughter.
- I would expect at least an interrogation.
- Yeah.
- And then after that obviously we would really see
potential friendship, kinsman.
- Best fellows.
- Yeah.
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