SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “And the World Was All Around Us,” the series finale of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz.
While the ending of “Outlander” has closed a chapter in lead stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan‘s lives, they’re still debating the fate of their beloved characters, Claire and Jamie, by the end of Season 8.
“Are they in this realm or the next? Jamie is a ghost or another ghost, maybe it’s his younger self calling Claire to him,” Heughan said during Variety‘s In Conversation With series presented by Starz, moderated by Emily Longeretta. “And if you look closely, you’ll see they’re both lying there on the magic stone, so maybe they’re in a different realm.”
“Every single person has their own idea about what, perhaps, should happen,” Balfe said. “And as people who were on the show from the very beginning and lived and breathed these characters, you have your [own] desire.”
Based on Diana Gabaldon’s historical fantasy book series, “Outlander” follows the romance between Jamie (Heughan), a Scottish highlander, and Claire (Balfe), a time-traveling nurse. Season 8 ends with Claire and Jamie lying next to one another with their eyes closed, Claire’s hair having turned grey, before they suddenly gasp for air right as the credits roll.
