Outlander newcomer Joey Phillips has previewed what’s to come for his character Denzell Hunter when the hit Starz drama finally returns later this year. Fans will have been waiting for well over a year when the seventh season finally continues Claire (played by Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser’s (Sam Heughan) story this November. In the latest outing of the gripping historical saga, viewers were introduced to Quakers Denzell and his sister Rachel Hunter (Izzy Meikle-Small) who were kicked out of the Society of Friends over Denzell’s support of American Independence.
Throughout the war, Denzell has been aiding Claire in the gruelling task of taking care of injured and dying soldiers. Part two could feature a lot more of their dynamic after last year’s midseason finale saw the two surgeons connect over their struggles with the horrific violence. A clip from the episode in which Denzell painfully asks Claire, “Can it be worth it, all this death?” leads perfectly into a preview from actor Joey for how this could play out.
“To have that relationship, that ally...
” he explained. “To know that someone else has been asking the same questions, someone else is going through the same thing as you..
. “Someone else is struggling, it just, you know, it lightens the load a little bit.” Unfortunately, Claire and Jamie embarked for Scotland at the end of the first half, though their stay may be temporary as they were sent to bury General Simon Fraser (Angus Macfadyen) i.