Sam Heughan reveals the souvenir he'll take from Outlander set Outlander fans may have landed on the single most devastating moment of the entire drama. The hit Starz series follows WWII nurse Claire Randall (played by Caitriona Balfe ), who’s whisked back in time to 18th Century Scotland where she meets Highland warrior Jamie Fraser ( Sam Heughan ). Although he’s fighting for the Jacobite cause, Claire knows the Scottish forces are defeated by the British and tries everything to prevent the uprising.
However, the ill-fated Battle of Culloden does eventually come to pass in season three. While Jamie avoids a tragic fate, countless Scotsmen lose their lives. One fan took to Reddit after witnessing one of the most brutal stretches of the Diana Gabaldon -inspired drama.
Outlander fans ‘can’t bear to watch’ the show’s most devastating moment (Image: STARZ) Related articles Outlander star spills on 'struggles' as she launches inspiring new project Outlander fans ‘blubbering’ over Claire Fraser’s heartbreaking departure “I've seen up through season 7, but am watching older seasons, lately,” they wrote. “I can't bear to watch the men get closer and closer to the battle of Culloden. Anyone else? “Even seeing them suffer, and be bedraggled, away from home and family, subsisting on greens, marching themselves tired and ragged, only to wind up being picked off like ducks in a barrel.
” The fan went on to admit, “I am way too invested in the episodes or chara.