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Outlander – Season 4, Episode 5 Savages

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Outlander – Season 4, Episode 5

Savages

Aired Dec 2, 2018

Drama

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Claire's medical expertise proves invaluable, but she begins to fear for her life when tragedy strikes her patients' household; Jamie and Young Ian travel to a nearby town to recruit settlers for Fraser's Ridge.

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From a surprise silver fox sighting to an off-screen scalping, "Savages" packs plot twists and devastating character losses into one masterful episode.

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Ronald D. Moore

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Caitriona Balfe

Claire Randall

Sam Heughan

Jamie Fraser

Sophie Skelton

Brianna Randall

Ronald D. Moore

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Denise Di Novi

Director

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Maureen Lee Lenker

Entertainment Weekly

12/03/2018

B+

She doesn't tell him her story, she simply asks for him to hold her. Can I get some of that the next time I have a bad day, please?

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

AV Club

12/03/2018

B-

"Savages" also does a superb job of making Brianna's impending arrival a subtle but palpable presence in the episode.

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Genevieve Valentine

New York Times

12/03/2018

Claire is always interesting when separated from Jamie - sometimes more interesting than in moments when their relationship tends to make for consensus.

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Alicia Gilstorf

Tell-Tale TV

12/04/2018

4/5

Savages, has shocking deaths, loving reunions, and enough riveting action to have us wanting the next episode as soon as possible.

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Leona Laurie

Geek Girl Authority

12/03/2018

It's actually pretty refreshing to see her going about her daily duties of feeding animals and doing simple household tasks.

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Rachel Montpelier

Culturess

12/03/2018

Despite Claire's sadness, it was nice to see her and Jamie just being a couple in their home - him looking for his hat, her asking him to pick up some food.

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Synopsis

Claire's medical expertise proves invaluable, but she begins to fear for her life when tragedy strikes her patients' household; Jamie and Young Ian travel to a nearby town to recruit settlers for Fraser's Ridge.

Director: Denise Di Novi
Creator: Ronald D. Moore
Executive Producer: Ronald D. Moore
Screenwriter: Bronwyn Garrity
Network: STARZ
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Dec 2, 2018

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