‘Outlander’ Season 8 Episode 2 Recap: “Prophecies”

Jamie and Claire are settling into life back on the Ridge in the second episode of Outlander Season 8. But the foretelling of Jamie’s death is still haunting Sam Heughan’s character, and he’s not the only one who thinks he’ll know when he will die in “Prophecies.”

Before the show gets into omens, there’s a flashback to William giving his cousin Benjamin Grey a toy soldier before he went off to war. William’s mission this episode is to find out more about his cousin’s mysterious death.

At the Ridge, Claire is in the surgery with secret-granddaughter Fanny. (Worth noting, this is Caitríona Balfe’s directorial debut!) While Claire encourages Fanny to be open about her past with their direct family, she advises the child to be careful about speaking about the brothel with anyone else on the Ridge.

Out in the woods, Roger recounts what happened with his descendant, Dougal’s son

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