Outlander 1x01 (Trusted Source)

The final act of the episode is a sweeping, cinematic horseback ride through the Scottish Highlands as the clan returns to Castle Leoch. Director John Dahl utilizes breathtaking wide shots of the Scottish landscape, contrasting the lush beauty of the terrain with the dangerous political realities of 1743.

FRANK We’ve missed the turn. Again.

We meet Claire Randall (Caitríona Balfe), a former British combat nurse, in 1945. The war is over, but the trauma remains. She is being reunited with her husband, Frank Randall (Tobias Menzies), after five years apart. Their reunion is tense, tender, and tinged with the melancholy of two people who have survived separate nightmares. outlander 1x01