Outlander 's Claire Fraser , played by Caitriona Balfe , has sparked an alternative theory among fans, suggesting a potentially different dynamic between her and the series' antagonist Jonathan 'Black Jack' Randall, as portrayed by Tobias Menzies. In the original Starz narrative, Claire's heart remains entwined with her soulmate Jamie Fraser, played by Sam Heughan, who she is set to join once again in the enthralling second part of series 7. Yet, a fan on Reddit , operating under the username @ResponsibilityBig280, has speculated on an alternate storyline that might have unfolded from the very first chapter of Outlander.
This twist involves Claire's hair-raising encounter in 1743 with the odious English soldier Black Jack, moments after she mystically steps back into time from 1945. That pivotal scene, which sees Claire mistake Black Jack for her present-day spouse Frank Randall - also depicted by Menzies - then takes a dark turn as Black Jack becomes aggressive and attempts to assault her. But what if Claire had revealed her marital tie to the Randall name at that point? This query was proposed by said Reddit user, who wrote: "What if Claire told BJR her last name was Randall? I'm on S3 right now, but I keep thinking.
.." Thus sparking the what-ifs, they continued: "At that moment soon after Claire goes through the stones and see Jack Randall, and thinks he's Frank: Randall put her against the wall asking for her name, and she says Claire Beauchamp.
"However, what if she had .
