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Outlander – Season 3, Episode 1 The Battle Joined

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Jamie's past provides his only hope of survival following the Battle of Culloden; a pregnant Claire attempts to adjust to life in 1940s Boston.
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Outlander — Season 3, Episode 1

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"The Battle Joined" brings an end to the Droughtlander with an episode that effectively tells Claire and Jamie's now separate stories -- from battle to birth.

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Ronald D. Moore

Creator

Caitriona Balfe

Claire Randall

Sam Heughan

Jamie Fraser

Tobias Menzies

Frank Randall

Duncan Lacroix

Murtagh Fitzgibbons

Laura Donnelly

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Melanie McFarland Salon.com 03/27/2018
The season premiere finds fire in its blend of action and survival, whether concretely in the heat of battle or figuratively in the smothering societal expectations of an America that has yet to feel the impact of second-wave feminism. Go to Full Review Anne Cohen Refinery29 09/25/2017
Can I just say, Frank was made to be a little girl's dad. Go to Full Review Amy Wilkinson Entertainment Weekly 09/11/2017
A-
The Droughtlander is over, Sassenachs, and I, for one, am thirsty. Go to Full Review Therese Lacson Nerdophiles 10/09/2021
4/5
I'm desperate for more scenes of Brianna as an adult (...) but it will be interesting to see how Frank and Claire manage as the years go by. Go to Full Review Roxane Gay Glamour 03/07/2018
The drought may be over, but our lips are still parched. The show knows what we want and it is going to make us wait for it, though I have no sense of how long that wait might be. Go to Full Review Brooke Corso PopWrapped 10/26/2017
I couldn't help but feel the tenets of the genre underlying the couple's dual realities of existing within and without their worlds. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Jamie's past provides his only hope of survival following the Battle of Culloden; a pregnant Claire attempts to adjust to life in 1940s Boston.
Director
Brendan Maher
Creator
Ronald D. Moore
Executive Producer
Ronald D. Moore
Network
STARZ
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 10, 2017
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