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Outlander season 7 episode 11 dropped on Friday, December 6, 2024, bringing a new set of plot twists and tricks that will keep viewers at the end of their seats. The previous episode ended with a tearjerker, with the news that Jamie Fraser perished at sea while aboard the Euterpe.
Outlander season 7 episode 10 saw Claire and Lord John Grey mourn the death of the one person they loved the most. However, danger loomed on top of their grief, as Claire was about to be arrested and hanged for being a rebel spy. Lord John felt that it was his duty to protect the woman that the man he loved the most loved, so he offered to wed Claire.
The unwanted marriage played out in Outlander season 7 episode 11, but that wasn't the shocker in A Hundredweight of Stones. It turned out that Jamie Fraser was alive after all, as he wasn't at the Euterpe when it sank into the ocean. Claire is ecstatic about his return, and so is John, but danger follows as British soldiers hunt for Jamie.
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Disclaimer: This article contains major spoilers for Outlander season 7 episode 11. Reader discretion is advised.
Outlander season 7 episode 11 sees Jamie Fraser return; he wasn't dead after all
In the final scenes of Outlander season 7 episode 11, Lord John Grey was talking to Claire about attending some dinners as his wife. While Claire wasn't keen to do it, he said that they have to go to at least one. Shouting and footsteps are soon heard before the door in Claire's room opens — and there's Jamie Fraser, alive and well.
When Claire saw Jamie, she ran right into his arms and kissed him. This scene embodies what Claire had previously said, that she would know if Jamie is already dead.
She told John in Outlander season 7 episode 10 that her heart would also stop if Jamie died, and as soon as she saw Jamie alive, she told him:
"There it goes...my blood."
It appeared that she was referring to her heart pumping, alive again, because Jamie returned to her.
Jamie Fraser also revealed why he was unharmed when John asked how he was alive. He said that his baggage was at the Euterpe, but he wasn't aboard the ship because the Captain decided to sail early, which would explain why his name was in the ship's manifest.
However, the reunion was cut short because Jamie was on the run. As he and Claire were about to leave, William overheard what John said inside the room, that he was Jamie's son. He confronted Jamie and John about keeping it from him, and knowing that Jamie is a rebel, he said that he wanted nothing to do with his biological father.
However, that wasn't the end of the drama because just before Outlander season 7 episode 11 ended, British soldiers arrived looking for Jamie. To escape, he pretended to kidnap Lord John as a hostage.
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Claire and Lord John Grey went on with the unwanted marriage in Outlander season 7 episode 11
The news that Jamie Fraser died in the previous episode led to a series of events that played all throughout Outlander season 7 episode 11.
It started with the somber wedding between Lord John Grey and Claire in his home. It was obvious from the start that it wasn't a love match, at least between the two of them. They both love Jamie dearly, and John reckons that Claire being married to him, a high-ranking officer and a Lord, would prevent soldiers from arresting her.
Claire could barely finish her vows during the ceremony, and the wedding ended without any fanfare. She returned to her quarters with the same lack of energy and mournful expression. She also removed the wedding ring Lord John had given her, opting to wear her wedding ring from Jamie instead.
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Claire and John consummated their marriage over their shared grief
Before they knew that Jamie was alive at the end of Outlander season 7 episode 11, Claire and Lord John were both feeling insurmountable grief. At one point during the night, Claire thought about killing herself, but Jamie's voice stopped her. She instead turned to alcohol to numb her feelings.
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Downstairs, Lord John was also having his heartbreak over Jamie's death, and when he heard Claire's anguish cries and shouts, he went to her. They were both sobbing their hearts out before John insisted that he wouldn't be mourning Jamie alone, at least for the night. They ended up consummating their marriage.
In the morning, they talked about what happened awkwardly at first, but they both agreed that it wasn't each other they made love to the previous night. They were both making love with Jamie, with each other only as stand-ins. It's when Lord John revealed that Jamie hada once offered his body to him, but he refused because it wasn't only Jamie's body he wanted — he wanted everything of him.
While he regretted turning him down, their friendship turned out to be more valuable for both.
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Rob Cameron gives Brianna shocking news in Outlander season 7 episode 11
Another shocking event also happened in Outlander season 7 episode 11 but in the present timeline.
Rob Cameron suddenly appeared in Brianna's home, and if it wasn't clear who kidnapped Jemmy before, Friday's episode saw Rob admit to it. He also admitted to abducting Jemmy so that he would help him find the gold, but the kid wasn't cooperating, so he wanted to kidnap Brianna as well.
Rob was hoping that Brianna could convince Jemmy to tell him where the gold was, but he revealed something that shocked Brianna. Jemmy wasn't in the past like she and Roger thought. It means that Roger's return to 1739 Scotland, looking for Jemmy, was for naught, but he wouldn't tell her where Jemmy really was.
Thinking that he had Brianna in the palm of his hand, he asked her to pour him a glass of wine before they left. However, Brianna quickly picked up a pot and hit him hard. Outlander season 7 episode 11 ended with Rob Cameron on the floor, unconscious.
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Roger is nowhere near finding Jemmy or his father in Outlander season 7 episode 11
Roger went to 1739 Scotland at the beginning of Outlander season 7 episode 9, looking for Jemmy, but after three episodes, he wasn't close to finding him. In Outlander season 7 episode 11, he was also looking for traces of his father because he believed that if he could find him, it would also bring him closer to Jemmy.
However, Outlander season 7 episode 11 ended without him still having no clue where to find his father or Jemmy. He did find his father's army coat, but in someone else's possession. The man who had his father's army coat didn't want to tell him where he got it from, so that was another dead end.
Catch Outlander season 7 episode 11, now streaming on Starz for US audiences, with new episodes releasing every Friday.
