Um amor por Outlander

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Verliza Gajeles

Why can’t S, after all these years and even now, act like other actors who actually stand up for their partners? Why can’t he take a page from Henry Cavill, Rudy Pankow, Christopher Briney, Ian Somerhalder…?

I can’t deal with this nonsense. S apparently knows Steph since 2019, and they’re probably friends, since he followed one of her family members back in early 2021… Publicly, S and his PR team went with this whole setup with another woman — basically pulled out of the freezer after years — just to spark buzz on Deuxmoi. Then they kept hyping up his love life on that blog, and then Steph’s name shows up in the comments (as expected). And then those same comments pointing people toward P’s account, his stalker. But… Do the Deuxmoi's readers even realize Steph kind of helped set that up? Making her account public, then private again, just to keep certain followers watching — that part’s not gonna get mentioned on Deuxmoi, right?! It’s always the same old story... And they’ll still be able to keep up the whole ‘we have stalkers and we’re the victims in all of this’ thing. Oh, please… 🤬

Anyway, when are S and C going to stop with these behaviors that just inflame this fandom and fuel more and more speculation? When are the “loved ones” gonna stop getting dragged into all of this?

We’ve already had a dad stuttering and unable to even say T’s name... We’ve already had a sister basically spark a witch hunt just to validate Cait’s whole “I have stalkers” narrative... And others... Why are all these people involved — and even worse, why do they let themselves get involved in this mess? Simon was the smart one... Why can’t S and C act like other co-stars if they’re “just friends” like they claim — like the main actors of Virgin River, for example?

It’s impossible to be a fan of two actors who seem to allow and even fuel all of this. Please, S… You’re letting a child get dragged into this whole mess — a kid who lost the father figure in her life just a little over a year ago. How can a guy who says he’s traumatized by his own father’s absence not have the sensitivity to protect this child? 😞

Dear Lost Actor (not of the show Lost but really lost), I really want to help you. Well, for the actual fiasco, it's too late, but maybe you can use these tips for your next attempt to convince your public you are a man in love... and taken.

First of all, remember: you are someone who has said countless times that you keep your private life off social media, so when social media is used to divulge something from your private life, it sounds strange, raises suspicions, people start to question why something that should be natural and organic always seems forced when it comes to you.

That's why there are so many theories about you. So here are some tips you can use, and your next relationship will be consistent with what you said all these years.

-First: Look for a discreet woman. Avoid clichés like models, influencers, fitness muses, C-list actresses, or someone who desperately needs to be relevant on social media.

-Speaking of social media, choose someone who has a private profile, one that only family and real friends have access to. Oh, and don't follow that person. After all, you know that all your new follows are observed and catalogued for future use.

-It's also very important to look at that person's past .

-Don't let her name end up in the inbox of any fan blog or gossip page.

-"But how will people know we're together?", you might be wondering. Well, my friend, certainly not through crumbs or insinuations: no shared clothes or accessories.

-Don't make your chosen one seem desperate, following all your friends or parading around in low temperatures like a student platonically in love with the school's quarterback.

-Don't ask your friends or family for help; that will make you seem insecure. It's like you need a crowd to convince you that having something with this person is worthwhile. Remember, you have to appear in control.

-I advise you to avoid having children involved in the equation, but if there are, be extra careful. Exposing children on the internet will never be acceptable, no matter what some parents think. And if you've said countless times that you protect your family and your real life, it wouldn't make sense to let a child (who would be part of your life) be exposed.

-After meticulously following all of this, you would have two paths: an unassuming stroll somewhere normal with your loved one. A warning to the paparazzi, and the photos would be out in the world. Not through fan blogs, not in low quality, not leaked by stalkers.

-Nobody, not even the paparazzi, would be able to identify who the lucky girl is because there would be no online trace to follow. Imagine something like Henry Cavill... simply walking with his then-girlfriend. The surprise of those photos for the fervent fans, for Hollywood, for all the celebrities who secretly (or not so secretly) had a crush on him. Nothing to be said, no response. The press spent hours trying to identify the girl. No name was thrown into fan blogs months ago.

The other way would be to arrive hand-in-hand with the stranger at some event. No words about the relationship. Maybe you don't even need to say her name. This time, there will be real and general surprise because no name was thrown into fans' inboxes, and no insinuations were made. Everyone will speculate, research, and try to find out who the new girl is. And people will start to think that this time it's something real, because it will be consistent with what you've been saying for at least ten years: "some things are just for me," "I like to keep my real life private," "I keep my private life off the internet."

So you'll be in control. People will know her name if you say it. She won't need to seem desperate trying to prove to the world that she's with you.

That's the problem with Purv. She always seems desperate, as if her happiness depends on people believing everything she says. I also think that when you're so sure about something, it doesn't matter what others think or say. Writing about these photos, as if she were writing fanfiction, sounds like she herself has doubts. But what she's doing is just more of the same: she also said that Sam and Abbie were eternal love, Sam and Mackenzie were soulmates, Sam and Sarah were in a serious relationship and Sam would be a great stepfather to the boy. Anyone already used to her exaggerated statements isn't really impressed by this one.

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We have been played.

I don’t believe the fandom created the idea of Sam and Cait being a couple. We saw what we saw. The way they looked at each other, touched each other, flirted with each other - that wasn’t acting. That wasn’t promotion. That was raw, authentic chemistry and emotional intimacy that even real couples struggle with. You can’t rehearse the kind of ease they had with each other’s bodies, the french kisses, the dirty inside jokes, the way they clung to each other behind the scenes. That wasn’t playing the fandom, that was just them.

What came later, the layers of personas, the awkward narratives, the sudden introduction of new partners who somehow lacked even the basic body language of affection. We went from watching something that felt electric to something that felt… managed.

So no, I don’t think we were played. I think what we saw back then was real. It was them, unfiltered, just being themselves. Sadly, that’s not what we’re seeing anymore.

This narrative didn’t just happen to live on Tumblr- it was tested here, dissected here, and quite unanimously rejected here. And the reason it never left this platform is because Tumblr recognizes manufactured intimacy, brand adjacency, and single-pipe storytelling faster than anywhere else.

First: Why Tumblr?

From a PR standpoint, Tumblr is the safest place to test a personal-life narrative before letting it breathe elsewhere. It’s contained, fandom-heavy, and disproportionately invested, meaning you get fast, high-quality feedback without mainstream exposure. Tumblr users don’t just react emotionally; they analyze patterns, timelines, body language, and inconsistencies, which makes the platform an early warning system. If a narrative survives Tumblr scrutiny, it can usually be softened and repackaged for Instagram or gossip blogs. If it fails here, it can be quietly starved without headlines or retractions. For someone like Sam (whose core fandom lives on Tumblr and whose image has already been PR-managed for years) it’s the logical test lab: intense enough to surface problems, small enough to abort without public damage.

Timeline: The Widow Narrative

1) Distillery opening debut: Steph center stage, photographers present, child visible

• Why PR thought it would work: Establish a “new chapter” instantly. Homecoming energy. Serious, grounded, family-man optics without needing a formal announcement. The distillery is also a controlled environment where his brand and personal image can merge.

• Why it failed or raised questions: The optics were too loud for someone with a “private” brand. Leading with a girlfriend is one thing, leading with a child is another. It triggered immediate “since when does he do this?” suspicion and ethical discomfort.

2) Identification lag, then her name dropped to multiple fandom inboxes

• Why PR thought it would work: Speed-run attribution. Stop speculation spirals by guiding the audience to “who she is” so the narrative can move forward cleanly and look established.

• Why it failed or raised questions: Simultaneous inbox drops read like coordinated attribution, not organic discovery. It made the audience feel steered. Once people feel guided, they start looking for fingerprints everywhere.

3) One blogger becomes the main pipeline and pushes hard

• Why PR thought it would work: A single friendly funnel limits mess. Keeps it contained. Lets the story circulate in a controlled corner without triggering tabloid escalation.

• Why it failed or raised questions: Single-pipe distribution is the opposite of organic spread. Tumblr clocks that immediately. One outlet shouting while everyone else side-eyes it becomes its own red flag.

4) First Stratford weekend: inside-theatre photos appear from two angles and land as “anon” tips

• Why PR thought it would work: “Candid” proof of proximity. Theatre-adjacent optics help the prestige pivot. It signals she’s part of his world without needing public statements.

• Why it failed or raised questions: Too early, too convenient. Hardly anyone knew who she was yet, and two separate angles implies targeted attention. When “random” photos behave like planned beats, Tumblr stops buying “random.”

5) Second night Stratford: jacket photo in the line for drinks, again anonymously delivered to the same inbox

• Why PR thought it would work: Visual association. Borrowed clothing is an easy shorthand for intimacy. It’s low-effort symbolism that reads as “girlfriend” in one glance.

• Why it failed or raised questions: Teen-coded symbolism. Also, the repeated “correct inbox” problem. It’s not the coat, it’s the choreography. How do multiple anons keep finding the same pipeline?

6) Instagram optics begin: profile changes, public/private cycling, curated content dumps

• Why PR thought it would work: Controlled “soft launch.” Let the public connect dots without an announcement. Build familiarity. Reward the people paying attention.

• Why it failed or raised questions: It reads like signaling, not living. On/off privacy combined with a sudden curated dump looks like image management, which is exactly what Tumblr is trained to detect.

7) Mutual follows: wide net across his social/professional orbit

• Why PR thought it would work: Social proof. “See, she’s integrated.” Following people around him creates the illusion of legitimacy and longevity.

• Why it failed or raised questions: It reads like networking, not romance. Real partners don’t speed-run a boyfriend’s ecosystem.

8) Brand adjacency crumbs: distillery hat, lifestyle posts that mirror his commercial lane

• Why PR thought it would work: Keep the narrative useful. Tie the “new stability” story to his brand identity, making him look mature, settled, and business-minded.

• Why it failed or raised questions: Too on-the-nose. When the romance narrative doubles as product reinforcement, people stop reading it as romance and start reading it as campaign scaffolding.

9) Pub “double date” optics with Caitriona íona present

• Why PR thought it would work:

This read as a clear attempt at approval by association. Including Caitriona was meant to normalize the situation instantly and frame it as a relaxed, happy double date. If she’s there, it must be fine. It signals social acceptance, ease, and legitimacy without needing statements.

• Why it failed or raised questions:

The optics completely undercut the intention. In every photo, he looks disengaged, flat, or openly miserable, and his visual focus is consistently on his co-star rather than on his girlfriend. Whatever the intended framing, the images do not sell “newly in love.” Instead of approval, it highlighted a disconnect and made the setup feel forced.

Bonus Round: The child factor and the moral optics

• Why PR thought it would work:

Including a child was likely meant to fast-track seriousness and ground the narrative emotionally. Family-adjacent optics are often used to soften bachelor branding and project maturity, responsibility, and stability.

• Why it failed or raised questions:

This backfired hard. The child had reportedly lost a father figure barely a year prior, which immediately shifted the conversation from romance to ethics. Instead of grounding the story, it made the mother’s choices part of the narrative. The optics of leaving a young child in Ireland while repeatedly following Sam around created discomfort and invited scrutiny. Once a fandom starts debating parenting decisions rather than chemistry, the PR narrative is already unsalvageable.

Summary: Why PR thought it would work

• It offered a stability pivot for a long-time bachelor image

• It wrapped the story in “serious, grounded, family-adjacent” optics

• It was contained enough to test without mainstream risk

• It blended personal narrative with brand identity and theatre credibility

Summary: Why it didn’t

• The fingerprints were too loud (single-pipe anons, guided attribution, orchestrated optics)

• Instagram behavior looked managed, not natural

• Brand adjacency made it feel transactional

• The body language and “chemistry optics” didn’t support the story

• The child-in-frame element triggered ethical discomfort rather than warmth

• Once Tumblr clocked scaffolding, the narrative couldn’t travel

If you’ve made it this far, congratulations!

All three read as at least partially edited with the help of AI, something no serious, longtime player in this arena has ever done. Not even the trolls, not even the nasty sock accounts who take stock of every single movement of 'the other faction' and report for duty on the regular, in comment threads.

All three pretend to break down complex circumstantial elements into user-friendly pills, using bullets and bold/italics. The result is either dry or confusing.

As for the above post - three pages to tell us Mrs. Innuendo is way too pushy to make this particular plotline worth pursuing. Plus the little girl situation, that makes everything even more unpalatable.

But we knew all this, right?

Right.

With all due respect for the authors involved and the sincere wish to be wrong, may I ask: what the fuck is going on?

Se antes você “não podia” postar, mas agora pode — e de quebra isso ainda te rende uns benefícios — por que não, né? No meio de amigos, família e o atual namorado, nada como jogar um “ex” nos stories, sendo ele minimamente famoso. Engajamento grátis! E claro, marcar a conta de um dos negócios dele, aquele que combina perfeitamente com o seu objetivo. Estratégia é tudo.

Sobre ele...

Curioso para alguém que vivia dizendo que “não tinha tempo para relacionamentos”, não?! Pois é… tempo até tinha. O que nunca existiu, de fato, foi consideração pelas mulheres envolvidas, fossem relacionamentos "reais ou apenas de fachada". No fim, sempre sobra para elas fazerem o trabalho sujo: da “atual namorada” abrindo conta para entreter o fandom até a “irmã-amiga-co-star” aparecendo religiosamente para salvar o “irmão” quando o teatro dele começa a desabar.

E ainda sobre eles e este circo...

Ano após ano, o padrão é o mesmo: contas parecidas (aqui e "lá fora"), narrativas recicladas, e um homem que se esconde atrás do personagem que lhe convém, quando lhe convém. Desculpa, mas é impossível passar pano para alguém assim. E onde estava o homem que carrega as feridas de um pai ausente quando permitiu que uma criança — que recente viveu a dor de perder uma figura paterna — fosse exposta da forma como essa menina, filha da "atual", foi por aqui?

Vamos todos fingir demência por mais um dia e seguir venerando atores que tratam seus “melhores fãs” desse jeitinho? Porque, claro, nada mais normal do que um homem que deixa a “namorada” para trás no tapete vermelho, mas que, cuidadosamente, observa cada movimento da sua co-star — quase uma coreografia — em todos os eventos. [E da atriz, então? Aquela que mal nota o próprio marido ao lado, mas praticamente se teletransporta para seguir o co-star e checar onde ele está. Super natural]. Mas claro: com esse comportamento jamais surgiriam shippers, né?

E o que será que o pessoal do outro lado imagina ao ver todos esses vislumbres de mulheres insinuando possíveis envolvimentos com esse ator — o mesmo que, publicamente, tratou a maioria delas como se fossem invisíveis neste planeta? Mulherengo? Gay? Os dois? Nenhum? Nunca, imagina. Só coincidências, claro.

Lá e cá... Somos todas gado e palhaças, não?! Fazendo somente o esperado.

Eu nem vou estender o desabafo, porque basta eu soltar um “hm…” e imediatamente surge um exército pronto para me chamar de hater e proteger o querido. Mas olha… estou ficando bem cansada dessa novela toda — e o pior é ver como eles fingem que não têm nada a ver com o caos que alimentam: fandom tóxico, tretas intermináveis, caça às bruxas e até gente largando de acompanhar a série porque o circo simplesmente não acaba.

Vamos ser honestos: se eles nunca quiseram especulações, por que deixaram tantas brechas perfeitas para elas acontecerem?! Tenho um ou dois palpites sobre.

Claire Fraser ❤️

Non official version.

Sure, Jan.