*Warning - This article contains spoilers for the Outlander TV and book series.*
Outlander viewers think they pay have spotted a potential issue ahead of season 7b, which is making its debut later this week.
The second half of season 7, which drops this Friday, will see fan-favourites Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) return to our screens.
Fans of the stars show have pointed out a possible plothole concerning Geillis Duncan (Lotte Verbeek) and Roger Wakefield (Richard Rankin), while others have explained how the series might navigate around it.
Ahead of the long-awaited new episodes, one Outlander enthusiast took to Reddit to share their thoughts.
The user with the handle @YOYOitsMEDRup wrote: “I'm rewatching key episodes prior to 7B and had to pause during 2x13....warning = spoiler for 7B ahead if unfamiliar with books.
“In the show, Roger and Geilis have met ---- twice. In the books they hadn't. So how do you think the writers will have this impact when they see each other again in the 1730s??
“Do you think Geilis will recognize him in the show? How could this potentially alter the way they act toward each other if so?” they asked.
“Or do you think they gloss over it and conveniently forget she should recognize him? In Geilis's life, she's only what, 2 years after actually traveling thru when she'd have met him?
“It's been 12+ years at least to Roger that have passed, but really not that long in her perspective,” the fan continued.
“I suppose it could be argued he was a clean shaven professor vs scruffy dirty guy with long hair so it could be a thin excuse she may not have it click right away to look familiar- but seems unlikely. Especially if Roger has a natural reaction himself when he sees her.
“What do you think? She will or won't recognize him?” they wrote, opening the discussion up to the comments section. (sic)
Other fans then shared their best guesses about how the show might navigate this change, with one writing: “I don’t have an answer but just came to say that I’ve been wondering about the same thing.
“The easiest ‘fix’ in my mind is to gloss over it & not have Roger & Geillis interact in 1739. Maybe he just sees her from afar.” (sic)
Another agreed: “I think that’s the most likely scenario. There’s really no reason for him to meet her, either—the whole reason he does in the book is that Buck wants to meet her after finding out she’s his mother. He just asks Roger to come with him.
“In the show, Roger can tell him that he’s met her before and decide to stay behind so as not to mess anything up in the future (Roger is convinced that things can change because of the house fire, after all).” (sic)
Meanwhile, one argued: “Briefly meeting someone 10 years ago doesn’t mean you SHOULD recognize him, in a setting you totally wouldn’t expect to meet such a person.” (sic)
One more wrote back: “True, but when they met she also met Bree(show version) so Rodger would have been more memorable.
“I do think it would be very easy for them to say she won't remember him tho, I don't think it's a problem if he remembers her tho.” (sic)
Following the closure of Lionsgate+ in the UK, new episodes of Outlander will be available on Starz and to stream on Prime Video channel MGM+ from Friday, November 22. You must be an Amazon Prime member before you can sign up for MGM+.
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