‘Outlander’ Season 8 Episode 2 Director Caitriona Balfe Explains How That Bear Attack Almost Didn’t Happen: “Up Until Four or Five Days Before Shooting, It Was a Cougar”

Outlander Season 8 Episode 2 “Prophecies” is more than just a new chapter in the saga of Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan); it also marks series star and EP Caitriona Balfe’s official directorial debut.

Now, Balfe has dabbled behind-the-camera before, acting as a second unit director on the Starz show in the past. However, Outlander Season 8 Episode 2 “Prophecies” is all Balfe’s vision, right down to a jaw-dropping forest attack that the actress/director had to scramble to get right at the eleventh hour.

**Spoilers for Outlander Season 8 Episode 2 “Prophecies,” now streaming on Starz**

About fifteen minutes into Outlander Season 8 Episode 2 “Prophecies,” Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Rachel (Izzy Meikle-Small) find themselves berry picking in the forest with local pals Lizzie (Caitlin O’Ryan) and Amy (Joanne Thomson). The ladies are having a lovely time, collecting blueberries and talking

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