Outlander fans have stepped in to defend lead character Claire Fraser after she was branded “selfish” and “rude” in a new social media post. Get the latest news on Jamie and Claire every week - sign up to our weekly Everything Outlander We have more newsletters Get the latest news on Jamie and Claire every week - sign up to our weekly Everything Outlander We have more newsletters Outlander fans have been divided over a new post about lead character Claire Fraser, who is played by Caitriona Balfe in the Starz show. One fan admitted that, upon rewatching the historical fantasy series based on Diana Gabaldon's books of the same name, they found Claire to be “insufferable”.
Moreover, they accused the character of “pick me” behaviour and called out her treatment of Geillis Duncan (Lotte Verbeek) in season one. The Starz show, which will return this Autumn, revolves around Claire and her relationship with Jamie Fraser, who is portrayed by Sam Heughan. Taking to Reddit, user @fatcatstypefast unpacked their arguments about Claire’s behaviour in a new post.
They wrote: “On my first rewatch and I don’t remember being this annoyed by Claire. I just started Season 2 but my thoughts on season 1 is how self righteous, selfish, trouble starting, etc. I know it’s just a show lol and she is this way for the drama but still.
“How she treated Geillis throughout was so...
rude for lack of a better term. Geillis shared enough for them to really be great friends but Claire.