“People disappear all the time. Ask any policeman. Better yet, ask a journalist. Disappearances are bread-and-butter to journalists. Young girls run away from home. Young children stray from their parents and are never seen again. Housewives reach the end of their tether and take the grocery money and a taxi to the station. International financiers change their names and vanish into the smoke of imported cigars. Many of the lost will be found, eventually, dead or alive. Disappearances, after all, have explanations. Usually.” –“Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon
I just finished watching the first episode of “Outlander,” a new TV show based on my all-time favorite series of novels by the brilliant Diana Gabaldon.
I have no problem admitting that from the very first sight of my beloved Scotland (and the very first note of the beautiful theme music), I burst into happy tears. I can only imagine how the author felt at the screening.
Like millions of other readers, I have waited decades to see Jamie and Claire on film. During my visits to the Highlands, I even dreamed about these characters. To see their story finally come to life, well, it just takes my breath away.
A special note to my witchy friends: The screenwriters and actors not only know how to correctly pronounce Samhain, they present a stunning pre-dawn sabbat ritual in a circle of stones. Watching that scene gave me chills.
“Outlander” will premiere on Saturday, Aug. 9 on Starz. Dinna fash if you can’t wait. The first episode is online, and you can watch it for free.
Je suis prest.
