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Outlander: I Am Not Alone (2022)
A great ending to a great season
This season mastered the art of character developing. Throughout it, we saw characters and relationships we can relate to.
Outlander is not meant to be a fairytale. In general, characters aren't meant to face life changing events, such as sexual assault, the loss of a loved one or of a child, imprisonment, etc., and overcome it all in the last 3 minutes of the respective episode. Furthermore, the process of overcoming such adversities isn't supposed to be linear and obstacle free, because that's just not how life works.
Being that said, season 6 excelled at giving characters the needed screen time to deal with their internal struggles. We saw that with Marsali and Fergus' portrayal of the internal turmoil of feeling and being seen as inapt or of having to shield a loved one in that position; with Brianna and Roger's attempt to find a place in a world they weren't build for; with Young Ian's grief over the loss of a child and the effects it had on his relationship with his wife; and finally with Claire succumbing to a life full of tragedy and trauma in a humanly and (im)perfect way.
This raw depiction of human experiences in a particularly difficult time period (especially for those who were used to the 20th century standards) gave this season a very much needed relatableness.
Of course, all of this was made possible by carefully drafted character-centered scripts, superb acting (with a special nod to Caitríona Balfe, César Domboy, John Bell, Mark Lewis Jones and Sam Heughan, who exceptionally played a fundational role in this season's plot - the role of a wiser Jamie, responsible for supporting and leading his loved ones through their healing processes) and spotless cinematography (being "I Am Not Alone" a hymn of television magnificence) and score.
Finally, this episode's parallel between the MacKenzies' bliss (with a lot of references to the future...) and the Frasers' torment (that are now faced with the consequences of past decisions and confrontations) set the stage to a promising season 7. What a way to end an episode, leaving everyone too excited to endure yet another Droughtlander!