After eight seasons, Starz’s “Outlander” wrapped up with Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) timeless love story getting a powerful (yet ambiguous) ending.
While the last moments of the finale, which aired on Friday, May 15, show Claire and Jamie, seemingly dead, opening their eyes and taking another breath (read their full interpretation of that here), those who stuck around for the post-credits scene got another treat.
The scene, directed by Balfe, takes place in the early 1990s as a group of “fans” stand in line at a bookstore where a new author, Diana Gabaldon, is signing copies of her debut novel, “Outlander.” Gabaldon, who penned the books the series is based on, published the first edition in June 1991.
“Having Diana there mattered to us. She’s the source of every word we’ve ever written on the show, and we couldn’t imagine ending it without handing the story back to her,” showrunner Matthew B. Roberts tells Variety of the scene. “She created this universe — it felt right that the last image of ‘Outlander’ be hers.”
Robert Wilson
