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Outlander – Season 4, Episode 9 The Birds & The Bees

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Outlander – Season 4, Episode 9

The Birds & The Bees

Aired Dec 30, 2018

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As Brianna struggles to compartmentalize the trauma she suffered in the wake of the tragedy that befell her in Wilmington, she refocuses on finding her parents.

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"The Birds and the Bees" sees Outlander rebounding from it's problematic reliance on sexual assault in service of plot thanks to nuanced performances from its core cast.

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Ronald D. Moore

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Claire Randall

Sam Heughan

Jamie Fraser

Sophie Skelton

Brianna Randall

Richard Rankin

Roger Wakefield

César Domboy

Fergus

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

AV Club

08/06/2020

B+

There's good stuff in here, but the reason we're here in the first place is frustrating.

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Maggie Fremont

New York Magazine/Vulture

01/02/2019

3/5

They talk in bee-hunting metaphors until finally ready to deal with the Frank of it all! It's exactly what they needed.

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Genevieve Valentine

New York Times

01/02/2019

It doesn't help Brianna's story that two seemingly-contradictory things are true: Sexual assault is depressingly frequent in real life, and yet "Outlander" overuses it as a plot device.

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Carly Lane

Syfy Wire

01/02/2019

All the awards to Sam Heughan and Sophie Skelton for how they played out the beautifully emotional first meeting between Jamie and Brianna, and the way in which they had to navigate their characters' relationship this episode.

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Kayti Burt

Den of Geek

01/02/2019

4.5/5

For the most part, this episode was excellent. It stays close to Bree as we see the consequences...

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Rachel Montpelier

Culturess

01/02/2019

Cut the (repetitive, exploitative, eye-roll-worthy) fat and get to the good stuff already.

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Synopsis

As Brianna struggles to compartmentalize the trauma she suffered in the wake of the tragedy that befell her in Wilmington, she refocuses on finding her parents.

Creator: Ronald D. Moore
Executive Producer: Ronald D. Moore
Network: STARZ
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Dec 30, 2018