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Outlander: Blood of my Blood – Season 1, Episode 5 Needfire

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Outlander: Blood of my Blood – Season 1, Episode 5

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Aired Aug 29, 2025

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Ellen and Brian attend Beltane, a festival to celebrate the coming of summer, where sins are burned away by the needfire; Henry struggles to hold onto his hope and Julia loses allies when secrets come out.

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Maggie Fremont

New York Magazine/Vulture

Aug 29

5/5

If you thought Outlander: Blood of My Blood was going to set an entire episode at this event and not take advantage, you were extremely wrong. And thank the faeries for that.

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Alicia Gilstorf

Tell-Tale TV

Sep 2

4.7/5

This fierce and free outing shakes the discomfort that has held it back since Episode 3, and it has the Beltane setting entirely to thank.

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Paul Dailly

TV Fanatic

Aug 29

3.5/5

Episode 5 slowed the pace, but in doing so, it pushed several relationships to the brink.

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Synopsis

Ellen and Brian attend Beltane, a festival to celebrate the coming of summer, where sins are burned away by the needfire; Henry struggles to hold onto his hope and Julia loses allies when secrets come out.

Director: Emer Conroy
Executive Producer: Maril Davis, Ronald D. Moore, Matthew B. Roberts
Screenwriter: Taylor Mallory, Matthew B. Roberts
Network: STARZ
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date: Aug 29, 2025