"Outlander" from a HISTORICAL perspective.....

[Michael A]

I was just being lighthearted.

[Damion]

It's a shame that the character Claire speaks more French than Gaelic in the show, assuming she ever spoke any Gaelic.

I disagree with the part of it being entertainment so suck up the poor costuming. Huge effort is put into historic costumes in these shows and others with the exception of groups like Highlanders who are routinely bastardised as being generic barbarians.
The main male character wears a jacket on a couple of occasions with his plaid, a long coat! They didn't even bother to trim a stock jacket to make it passable as a short coat. Most of the time he got around in a shirt which was simply a big no no back then. It would be like showing up to work in a corporate office today wearing a t-shirt.

I was hoping that the costuming would improve, at least for the Culloden part of the story but it actually got worse with bare chests and mud.

So put it in the basket of pretty hopeless but maybe it'll inspire interest in the culture and history of the Highlands.

[Michael A]

http://www.frockflicks.com/the-real-...nder-costumes/

[jthk]

http://www.frockflicks.com/the-real-...nder-costumes/

I've read that article before and have found it insightful. Thanks for the link.