The "Claire is in danger" narrative doesn't serve their love story right now, at least not in the long term. It adds action to a season that made a slow burn out of Jamie and Claire's reunion, which is exciting in one respect but distracting in another.
I have decided to have literally zero sympathy for Claire's "I'm not sure if we belong together" hot takes. You have literally been drawn to each other VIA MAGIC across CENTURIES. You need to just accept it and work on your trust issues, girl.
I'm starting to wonder if Jamie and Claire will ever get to stay together. Maybe they should have just gone alone somewhere. But then, we wouldn't have a story.
All things considered, Jamie and Claire have a whole bunch of problems on their plates, even by their standards. It should be fun -- for us, if not for them -- to see how they handle these problems.
We're more than halfway through the third season of Outlander and, in some ways, it feels like we're only just getting to the main event - the long-teased sea voyage to Jamaica.
The strongest element of this episode is Claire, whose lingering doubts about how to reconcile with Jamie make a nice counterpoint to her easy assurance as a physician.
These are characters that go through more development when they are separated, so if the next couple of episodes follow Claire on the ship, it will be a chance to meet new characters and allow Claire some time to reestablish herself with audiences.
