Outlanders Series Buddy Read - Beginning Aug. 2014 Spoiler Zone

[Dawn]

It's finally here! Season 2, featuring Dragonfly in Amber. What a long year it was

[Jonetta]

I'm nervous! Boy, that time flew for me.

[Dawn]

Lol, I was thinking just the opposite.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I recorded the new one but haven't watched it yet since I've started re-watching the first season I'm on episode 9 and then I'll watch the new one.

[Kris (My Novelesque Life)]

I'm recording tomorrow's episode and doing a rewatch first. It's been a year and I need to relive it again.

[Dawn]

Carmen, where are you? It doesn't start here until tonight

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I feel the same way and enjoying all of Jamie is a plus :-D

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I'm on the east coast and yes it starts tonight here too :)

[Dawn]

Oh okay. I thought you already had it recorded lol. Trust me, I am on a countdown.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

No what I've should have said was that I have it set to record. I'm just a bit excited and didn't realize that it was Saturday LOL

[Jonetta]

If you have On Demand, I believe you can watch it now.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Yup that's what I'm doing but with the interruptions I'm not getting the full appreciation :)

[Dawn]

Really?

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Nah I just tell them to shut up and get out of the way. LOL

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Or rewind until they leave hahaha

[Jonetta]

Yes, it's available now! Off to watch it.

[Kris (My Novelesque Life)]

I'm watching it on a Canadian network so ours is tomorrow

[Jonetta]

All I'll say is they fixed what bugged me about the book. Yay!

[Dawn]

What bugged you about the book?

[Jonetta]

I'll put it in a spoiler.

(view spoiler)[I hated that I had to wait until the end to find out how she ended up the way she did in the beginning of the book. Not knowing what happened when she returned to 1948. Miller presents the story much more logically, at least for my sensibilities. (hide spoiler)]

[Jonetta]

I was mesmerized for the first 45 minutes!

[Karen ♐]

We're definitely watching this tonight!

[Jonetta]

Enjoy! Can't wait to discuss.

[Dawn]

Oh. Well I got busy, so will see it now. I read about the season a couple months ago and know they made some serious changes to this season from the book. Things that don't happen until later in the series. It will get some of the book fans' dander up to say the least.

[Jonetta]

And that starts right at the beginning.

[Dawn]

Wow.

[Charlene]

I am going to do a Season 1 run-through, to savor that again, before I watch the recordings of Season 2, taping as it moves forward.

[Dawn]

Lol, I did that last week. No way I could have waited

[Sandra]

Well - I'll have to say that it was good to see Jamie again!! I was beginning to think the entire first show of the season was going to end without us getting to view his "awesomeness"!! lol I really enjoyed the show & since I haven't finished book 2 yet - any changes they made from the book can't bother me! haha

[Jonetta]

Since I watched the On Demand version, I also got to listen to Ron's producer's notes. He wrote the whole segment about Claire's return, which I thought was a huge missing in the book.

I also liked that he reorganized the sequence of events from the book as it was my sole criticism after reading it.

Lastly, he was asked by the STARZ president to make the transition from 1948 back to the 1700s more cinematic. So, he created that "handoff" moment where she goes to take Frank's hand as she descends from the plane and we then see Jamie grasp Claire's hand.

[Karen ♐]

I'm only about 25% into the book but I do remember wondering how did she get back and what happened between then and the 1960's when the book started (I think!). I loved how they showed little Roger a few times. I'm assuming we'll fast forward at some point and see him grown along with Claire's daughter.

[Dawn]

I had no problems with hoe this episode was written and filmed. A couple things I missed from the book. Trying not to discuss too much since there are people who haven't read Dragonfly in Amber. But one is pretty innocuous . In the book Claire tells Frank she was in the 1700's and married. She tells him she met his ancestor, Black Jack, "and what a bloody pervert he turned out to be". No biggie I just wanted to hear her say it. But later in the season Bree supposedly secretly follows Claire back to the 1700's. That doesn't happen until Voyager so I am concerned they are combining the two books into one season. That will absolutely force a lot of changes since the two books are about 70 hours of narration and this season is only 13 weeks. It also makes me nervous that they are worried about not getting a third season already.

[Jonetta]

I'm hoping they DON'T combine these two books!

What makes you think they're nervous about Season 3?

[Dawn]

Jonetta wrote: "I'm hoping they DON'T combine these two books!

What makes you think they're nervous about Season 3?"

There was just this blurb I read as a tease for this season. If they are merging DiA and Voyager into this season, when Ron Moore originally said each season was one book, then maybe he thinks they won't get season 3 to get Voyager's story told? I can't remember where I read this particular tease but I will keep looking for it.

[Dawn]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'm only about 25% into the book but I do remember wondering how did she get back and what happened between then and the 1960's when the book started (I think!). I loved how they showed little Roge..."

The book catches you up, and it makes more sense. I listened to the books and I kept going back to the beginning to see what I missed lol. If you are watching the show you might want to wait a couple months before going forward in the book. I always like the book better, though I am not a fanatic like some fans lol

[Sandra]

Jonetta wrote: "Since I watched the On Demand version, I also got to listen to Ron's producer's notes. He wrote the whole segment about Claire's return, which I thought was a huge missing in the book.

I also lik..."

That was an awesome moment!! Loved the way they did that.

[Dawn]

Sandra ~ ♥ Cross My Heart ♥ wrote: "Jonetta wrote: "Since I watched the On Demand version, I also got to listen to Ron's producer's notes. He wrote the whole segment about Claire's return, which I thought was a huge missing in the bo..."

I agree. And I wasn't expecting it.

[Jonetta]

FYI, I just read a synopsis of Season 2. There are three fewer episodes (13 instead of 16) because they're not breaking up the season. And, it only deals with the second book.

[Sandra]

Good to hear!

[Dawn]

Jonetta wrote: "FYI, I just read a synopsis of Season 2. There are three fewer episodes (13 instead of 16) because they're not breaking up the season. And, it only deals with the second book."

So I found where I read the tease. It was the casting call description for Brianna and said,
"Brianna has secretly followed her mother back in time to find the father she never met and the family she never knew."

[Jonetta]

Guess we'll have to wait and see. Ron said he had to cut a lot from book #2 to condense to 13 episodes. I find it difficult to conceive how it could include anything from #3.

[Dawn]

I agree. Unfortunately he isn't telling us much, so I guess I just watch for the next 12 weeks to see.

[Dawn]

Outlander was just continued for at least two more seasons!

[Jonetta]

Yay!!!!

[Michelle]

Happy dancing !!!

[Dawn]

Total Happy Dancing!

[Jonetta]

FYI, STARZ is airing a marathon of Outlander season 2 starting at noon EST today.

[Jonetta]

Caitriona Balfe (Claire) has a Golden Globe nomination!

[Sandra]

So happy for her...she deserves it!

[Lynne]

Very cool! Love the series