The midseason finale of Outlander Season 7 is lower than every week away, and it is going to be the ultimate episode of 2023. All indicators level towards an intense hour of tv to maintain followers hooked in the course of the upcoming Droughtlander, and it seems the unconventional love triangle between William, Rachel, and Younger Ian goes to warmth up. That is all very thrilling, however some feedback from members of the forged about their characters depart me crossing my fingers for his or her relationship to get just a few moments earlier than the following hiatus.
First issues first! The midseason finale of Season 7 is known as “Turning Factors” and can air on Friday, August 11. The promo for the episode previews the aftermath of poor Jemmy being kidnapped from the ’80s in addition to Jamie being injured in battle. Roger is heading again to the 18th century, the Revolutionary Warfare is getting bloodier, and Claire will likely be wielding a sword in some unspecified time in the future… and there are just a few moments of Younger Ian and Rachel Hunter trying loads cozier than one would possibly anticipate of the younger Quaker girl!
That is not altogether stunning after they instantly bonded earlier this season, and what seems to be mutual affection would not seem to be a part of a love triangle in any respect if not for what occurred within the earlier episode. Moments away from his first battle, William confided in his pal that the girl he “has an eye fixed for” is called Rachel. His pal was shot and killed instantly thereafter, and William had greater priorities than his emotions for Rachel by way of the remainder of the episode, however it was sufficient for me to see this as an Outlander love triangle! On the very least, it is certain to be difficult, proper?
And truthfully, I am all-in on Younger Ian probably getting a love curiosity after he lastly acquired some excellent news just a few episodes in the past, and never simply because actor John Bell shared some enjoyable ideas on his character nonetheless being referred to as “Younger Ian” after 5 seasons. Nonetheless, once I look again at feedback from forged members on the Outlander Season 7 junket, I can not assist however hope that Rachel shares some necessary scenes with one other character as nicely: her brother, Denny. Learn on for what actors Izzy Meikle-Small and Joey Phillips instructed CinemaBlend!
I spoke with new forged members Izzy Meikle-Small and Joey Phillips, who respectively play Rachel and Denny Hunter, collectively in the course of the Outlander junket previous to the SAG-AFTRA strike. After sharing what their characters’ priorities can be in Season 7, I requested the actors in the event that they had been in a position to spend time collectively to construct their sibling dynamic earlier than beginning to movie, and Phillips shared the stunning story:
We met the day earlier than our first scene, truly! We had been staying in the identical resort and we met within the bar to have a drink, and thank God we obtained on straightaway so nicely. There was simply instantly this connection there and felt very brother and sister. I feel we’re very comparable and simply very simple to to get on with one another. I feel it has been superb to have, Izzy with me and have one another, as a result of we’re clearly becoming a member of such an enormous present. Yeah. It has been good to have somebody to kind of maintain your hand
Apparently, the sibling power between Rachel and Denny got here naturally to Izzy Meikle-Small and Joey Phillips, as a result of I for one would not have guessed after any of their scenes that they’d barely even met! In fact, reveals usually movie out of sequence, so the Hunters’ first scene of Outlander might not have been the actors’ first scene collectively, however studying how the actors instantly jumped into taking part in brother and sister makes me not solely need to revisit their scenes collectively, however see extra of them collectively.
The dialogue between the Hunter siblings actually stands out, as the 2 Quaker characters use “thee” and “thy” instead of “you” and “I,” for instance. I requested the actors if it was difficult to get used to that sort of dialogue, and Izzy Meikle-Small shared:
I feel initially, it may be a little bit of a tongue tornado and also you need it to sound very pure and regular, like they have been talking like that ceaselessly. And I really feel like once I first began, I used to be like, ‘Do I sound like I am doing a little Shakespeare? Am I taking part in Juliet? What is going on on?’ [laughs] After which I feel it turns into regular in a short time, and also you sort of get your mouth round it… And every so often, we might slip in a ‘thee’ or ‘thy’ to one another once we weren’t working. After which we might sort of have a look at one another like, ‘Oooh.’
The promo for the midseason finale confirms that there’ll not less than be one necessary scene with Rachel that she shares with Younger Ian, and the battle seemingly implies that Denny’s expertise as a surgeon will likely be wanted. Might we hope to see the siblings share a scene or two earlier than Outlander heads into one other hiatus? Solely time will inform, however you possibly can scour the promo for clues beneath:
Outlander will return with the remaining eight episodes of the super-sized Season 7 in some unspecified time in the future in 2024, however no date has been introduced on the time of writing. So, be sure you tune in to Starz on Friday, August 11 at 8 p.m. ET for the midseason finale of the hit drama, or stream the episode through the Starz app. You can too revisit earlier episodes of the collection with a Netflix subscription.
