Loving All Things Outlander

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.

1.season 1

2.season 3

3.season 2

4. Temporada 6

5.season 5

6.season 7

7.season 8

8.season 4

And while we're on the subject of 'husbands', 'fiancés', and 'boyfriends' (or, alternatively, 'wives', 'fiancées', and 'girlfriends'), I have to say that I genuinely don't understand how people can believe that any boyfriend, fiancé, or husband would be perfectly happy, calm, and accepting when welcoming home his girlfriend, fiancée, or wife after a long day at work spent doing things like this ⤵️⤵️⤵️

And please don't tell me that actors somehow have a different moral code, or a different sense of shame, propriety, and personal boundaries than the rest of us mere Earthlings. Or that their real-life partners are simply expected to adapt. Imagine someone expecting you to adapt to the fact that your partner, as part of their job, spends their workday doing things like this. Go on. Imagine it.

Exactly. Quite apart from that, I find it difficult to believe that, after a "workday" like that, people simply shake hands, say 'well, see you tomorrow', and go their separate ways. The human organism does not, in fact, work like that.

HURRICANE ADVICE FROM A FLORIDIAN!

Make sure you've got shelf-stable food and water for everyone in the house, including pets. The rule of thumb is a gallon per person per day. Freeze water bottles if you want cold water.

Make sure you have enough meds!

Make sure you have batteries, candles, flashlights, and a manual can opener. 

Make sure your electronics, including backup batteries, are charged. Unplug things you don't want fried in case of a power surge. 

Don't tape your windows, it doesn't help and you'll just be stuck scrubbing goo off of them later.

Put a mug of frozen water in it in your freezer with a quarter on top of it. If your freezer defrosts, the ice will melt and the quarter will sink and tell you you need to throw things out.

Get everything that's not nailed to a foundation out of your yard. That dead branch hanging on by a thread? Time to get it down (it was probably time to do that three days ago, but now’s better than never).

Park away from powerlines and trees if you can. Rain makes the ground soft and then trees fall over.

Have an evacuation plan to a shelter. Evacuate if they’re telling you to.

If you start to flood, don't go in your attic. You'll get trapped if the water rises too high and you can't hack through your roof. This happened to a lot of people in Texas and Louisiana. Get ON the roof.

???? WHAT???

Ngl, "tropical storm in death valley" was not on my 2023 bingo card.

Drainage on our roads is shitty in SoCal, don't attempt to drive through water deep enough to touch your bumpers and don't attempt to walk across moving water, water only as deep as your ankles can knock you down and sweep you away.

Predicted wind speeds are similar to strong Santa Anas, so lock things down like you would for that, though keep in mind that yeah the combination of heavy rain and wind leads to more felled trees than just wind.

Take photos of the inside of your home now; flood insurance fucking sucks here and if you're in a possible flood zone you want as much documentation of your home and belongings as possible in case you need to make a claim.

If you can't get bottled water anymore use sandwich bags full of ice for the same effect

Get a pet carrier or kennel ready in case of evac, shelters usually only allow contained animals

Pet go bags need leash, collars/harness, 3 days of food, and current vaccine records

Animals spook during storms and will slip a collar to flee if given a chance. Don't give them a chance, and do not chase them if they do

Rule of thumb down here is 3 days worth of food, but a week is probably better in places where hurricanes are not common

Fill your bathtub before the storm, floods often damage the water system and this will give you flushing and bathing water for a few days

Try to stay out of floodwaters all together, they are often full of sewage and can hide powerlines, sinkholes, and all kinds of dangers

Post storm: your fridge will stay cold for roughly 24 hrs if you never open it. Pack perishables in cooler bags before the storm, use some of your frozen water bottles as ice packs. Eat all that stuff first and if you're very lucky the power will return within 24 hrs

Do Not Cook in your home with an open flame

caitrionabalfe

4 out of 5 doctors recommend a daily dose of #Outlander. Here’s a sneak peek at tomorrow’s new episode.

caitlinoryan

Sometimes things have to burn for new things to grow 🌱🔥

"Many of the lost will be found, eventually, dead or alive. Disappearances, after all, have explanations."