Did Faith, Claire and Jamie’s daughter, survive, contrary to what they thought? Is this really Jane and Fanny’s mother? These are the big questions that fans ofOutlander, after watching the final episode 16 of season 7, which had to be completely reworked. If this theory proves true, in the rest of the adventure series, it would lead to many ramifications. Starting with the fact that William unknowingly slept with his half-niece. The actor Charles Vandervaart, the interpreter of William in Outlanderreacted to this finale in an interview with the American site TV Insider.
Outlander : Charles Vandervaart reacts to the revelation about Jane’s origins and what it means for William
“I hope it’s not true, for William’s sake,” he replied. Despite everything, “there is a rather beautiful side, as if it was meant to be this way and that William’s suffering was intended to bring the family together and strengthen family ties”estimated the young man. Among the other questions that arise, for the rest ofOutlanderone of them concerns the relationship between William and Jamie. Will they really one day be able to develop a father/son relationship? After hearing Jamie’s story about his birth and his mother, Geneva, dying in childbirth, William says he would never consider him his father. “William wants to know if he was truly loved and wanted, he wants to know if his parents loved each other, explained the actor. And that’s not the response he receives. It’s devastating for William to hear that, and that’s why he’s pushing Jamie away.”
“It’s devastating for him.” : Charles Vandervaart reacts to Jane’s death in the season 7 finale ofOutlander
Charles Vandervaart also returned to this moment when William asks Jamie for help to try to save Jane. “I think at first William goes to Jamie because he’s desperate, he feels like he’s failed in his duty to Jane and it’s his responsibility to save her. But there’s a lot of things between William and Jamie I think he hasn’t completely let go of his English Lord persona and Jamie represents the antithesis of that.” And the young actor continues: “It’s devastating for him. He feels like this is his time to save himself and prove to himself that he’s worthy of love and all those things, especially after being after who is his real father. There are a lot of emotions running through William’s head.”
“He didn’t know it” : Outlander showrunner defends William
For his part, the showrunner ofOutlander, Matthew B. Roberts also carefully commented on this intrigue around Faith, in an interview with the American site Decider. And in particular the fact that, if this were confirmed, it would imply that the relationship between William and Jane was incest. “Well, if it’s confirmed, yes, it would.”he replied, before adding: “And you, what do you think?” Matthew B. Roberts continued, coming to Wiliam’s defense: “He didn’t know.”
-Le showrunner d’Outlander made a promise to fans: “You will see how this will affect Jamie and Claire”
According to the showrunner, the goal of the writers is to provoke reactions from the viewers, it doesn’t matter which ones, as long as the audience has feelings about the storylines. “As long as you have opinions on the plots, you’re fine. That means you want to come back and keep watching.”he stressed. As for whether Jane and Fanny are indeed part of the Fraser family, the showrunner promised that answers would be provided in the final season 8 of Outlander. “I promise you this. You will literally see how this whole thing is going to play out and how it’s going to affect Jamie and Claire.” According to recent statements from author Diana Gabaldon, however, this lead on Faith seems to be confirmed.
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