Die hard fans are desperate for the show to revert to the original soundtrack they were so fond of when the show first burst onto our screens.
It’s the season fans have been waiting patiently for – and they have one big ask before Outlander Season 8 begins.
Die hard fans are desperate for the show to revert to the original soundtrack they were so fond of when the show first burst onto television screens back in 2014.
Viewers are on tenterhooks for the final series, which stars veterans Caitriona Balfe,(Clare Fraser), who is wed to Jamie (Sam Heughan) in the show – but they have made their request for one major change crystal clear.
Taking to Reddit recently, one person wrote: “I’m starting season 1 again for the 5th or 6th time and a thought occurred to me – they should use the original intro song for the entire final season – I don’t care where in the world the story takes them lol.”
Another said: “I agree! It is the first and best (in my opinion). I think it would be a fitting closure to the series in that respect.”
A third said: “Yes! That would be amazing, honestly! Like going full circle.” A fourth chimed in: “Yeah I really don’t care for the other singers of the intro besides the first one.”
It comes as show bosses have gone out of their way to make sure there’s no chance of spoilers being leaked online.
In order to protect the storyline, the ending has actually been shot several times. It is such a closely-guarded secret that not even the lead actors know what happens.
This includes or Caitriona Balfe,(Clare Fraser), who told Collider: “I don’t even know the ending.” The actress added: “We’ve sort of filmed it in a couple of different ways, and [producer Matthew B. Roberts] is going to decide, which I think is great so I can’t lie. But I think they’re going to be satisfied. We brought a lot of people back. A lot of the story is explained. I hope they are anyway.”
The actress, who plays Claire in the time travel show, which has just finished filming Season 7, has been making preparations for her farewell, and is making sure she gives her character the send off she deserves.
Speaking about how she will bid farewell to Claire, Caitríona told The Standard: “I went off and did like a very hippie retreat,” she revealed. “So that was my version of [memorializing the character]. It was very hippie.”
TV fans have followed Claire on her journey as she navigates love, war, and the perils of time itself. Filming officially wrapped in September 2024 and the countdown is now on for the show’s grand finale, which is expected to air in late 2025 or early 2026.
Reflecting on the final day of filming, Balfe admitted to The Standard that while there were plenty of tears, the true weight of saying goodbye may not hit until the last episodes air.
“There was definitely tears. There’s a lot of tears. You know, it’s funny, it’s been five months now, and I think I’ve kind of, like, sort of said proper goodbye,” she shared. “But you know when the final season airs, I’m sure there’ll be a whole other layer of goodbye that has to happen.”
The recently concluded seventh season, which aired in two parts, ended with shocking twists that has prepared fans for an explosive final chapter. The finale delivered emotional reunions, intense surgical drama, tragic losses, and a major cliffhanger tied to Claire and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) past.
Reflecting on her time playing protagonist Claire, it’s hardly surprising she said the beloved character in her DNA. She told the publication: “I’ve played Claire for 11 years. She’s not going away. She’s in there. She’s like a part of the DNA, and everyone that I’ve worked with are family now, so they don’t go away either. So that’s good. I think.”
She is no stranger to stitching up limbs of wounded people as Dr Claire Fraiser in Outlander’s most gruesome episodes, and now TV fans have been given a clue as to how Claire Fraser actress Caitriona really feels about getting her hands dirty in some of the most gut-wrenching scenes the show has seen.
In a behind-the-scenes interview on the official Outlander podcast has revealed how Caitriona copes with the blood and gore.
Outlander show writer Anne Kenney and executive producer Ronald D. Moore opened up about Catriona’s process for the surgery scenes on the podcast. Anne said, “Caitríona, I’ve never known her to be any kind of squeamish about any of this stuff,” adding that even “cooked rabbits” didn’t perturb the Belfast star.
