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She remembered the day her mark appeared with stunning clarity. At fourteen, most everyone she knew had already gotten their marks… unless, of course, you simply never got them, because your soulmate didn’t exist. Uncle Lamb, for instance, was happily married to his work, but as more and more of Claire’s peers discovered their mark to identify their soulmate, the thought of her own never coming in had made her skin prickle. Of course Uncle Lamb seemed untroubled by his lack of a mark, but Claire often wondered what choice you had if a mark never showed. Some secret part of her yearned to know she had someone out there. That she wasn’t truly as alone in the world as she felt. And she wondered if maybe Uncle Lamb ever felt that way too, even just a little. Maybe the soulmate-less weren’t ever spared from that haunting thought.

"You're the only one who can show your son what a useless man like you can achieve. And how proud you can make his father." JAMIE FRASER, Outlander 6.03

I think there has now been enough time since Outlander ended, that for fun I have decided to rank each season from my most favourite to least.

So without further ado, here is my personal season ranking with a little help from Jamie and Claire kisses.

1. Season One

2. Season Three

3. Season Two

4. Season Five

5. Season Six

6. Season Seven

7. Season 8

Credit to @sdreamersc82 for the gif

8. Season 4

If I’m being honest, I struggled with placing the last three. And they could be interchangeable. There are episodes in season four that I do enjoy, and I don’t find it to be as bad as I originally thought. But I went back to the feeling I had the first time I watched the season and I could not get through it fast enough compared to how I devoured seasons one through three. Hence last place.

Season eight redeemed itself in my opinion during the series finale. However heartbreaking, it was beautifully shot and there were excellent performances. Plus, I couldn’t give last place to a season where Caitriona finally got to direct an episode.

Outlander S08E09, “Pharos”

"If she comes to ye, tells ye I'm gone...ye'll feed her...take heed for her. I trust ye wi' her."

❝ Can I interest you in a game of chess ? ❞

“When the day shall come that we do part," he said softly, and turned to look at me, "if my last words are not 'I love you'—ye'll ken it was because I didna have time.”