Why did Dougal not marry Claire?

“Remember, the English were enemies of the Scots, and to allow an English woman to marry into the clan would be viewed as treasonous by many, and the Laird would not risk his legacy.” This was part of the reason Dougal himself didn't marry Claire, as well as the fact he was married at the time.
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Why is Dougal obsessed with Claire?

Of course, Claire will do anything for Jamie, so she agrees. Claire can't do much to further Dougal's political cause, so Dougal's motivation has got to be Claire herself. He wants her for his own, and he'll get her any way he can, even if comes to betraying his own nephew.
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Did Dougal sleep with column wife?

He is secretly securing funds for the rebel cause of Bonnie Prince. He keeps plotting and scheming various plans, one of which is getting a hold on Lallybroch too(which is why he wanted Claire to marry him). Dougal sleeps with Geilis outside of his own marriage.
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Does Dougal get with Claire?

Claire assumes that Dougal will help her, but he says it's a lost cause. He tells her that Geillis Duncan is dead and that he saw her child placed in a good home. He also admits that he is Hamish's father, with the consent of Colum. He also proposes to marry Claire and father children on her.
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Who did Dougal get pregnant?

While Claire thinks Laoghaire is the one that Dougal has got pregnant, there are some clues to it being Geillis. The main one is Arthur noticing something when he sees Geillis naked. He's seen Geillis's pregnant belly and likely knows that the child isn't is. This foreshadows why Arthur has really died.
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Claire to Dougal! Ouch



Why did Dougal pick Jamie to marry Claire?

Convinced she was hiding something, he put a warrant out for her arrest, which left her stuck with very few options. As a result, Dougal made the decision Claire had to be married off to Jamie to allow her to be free in a political loophole.
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Does Dougal get Laoghaire pregnant?

Unable to sleep, Claire heads to Colum's library to borrow a book, and ends up eavesdropping on a conversation between Colum and Dougal. She discerns that Dougal has gotten Laoghaire pregnant.
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Why is Black Jack Randall obsessed with Jamie?

Black Jack seemed obsessed with Jamie after first raiding his home at Lallybroch where the Scotsman stood up for himself and his sister Jenny (Laura Donnelly). He then inflicted horrific injuries on Jamie after he administered a second flogging while the Highlander was still recovering from an earlier whipping.
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Does Claire love Jamie more than Frank?

As viewers will know, Claire does return to Frank for her safety before eventually going back into the past to be with Jamie. However, it is never explicitly stated whether Frank or Jamie loved her more in the series.
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Why did Dougal go crazy?

Dougal's wife has died from a fever, and he's gone mad in the hall, swiping his sword at whoever comes near. At Colum's behest, Claire spikes a bottle of spirits with a sedative, and after a mighty swig, the war chieftain goes down like a foal trying out its legs for the first time.
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What did Jamie say when he killed Dougal?

Instead, the events played out the same, but Jamie managed to kill Dougal himself without any aid. He concluded the murder with an emotional comment as he said: "I'm so sorry, uncle."
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Is Claire addicted to ether Outlander?

Claire's use of ether in Outlander season 6

The use of the substance helps to alleviate the nightmares and hallucinations she is having of Lionel Brown but as the season has progressed, Claire's use of ether has leaned towards a dangerous addiction.
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Is Jamie a virgin when he married Claire?

It helps to remember the whole timeline, which is easier when you read the books. When Jamie met /married Claire, he was a 23 year old virgin, and they were together three years before she went back through the stones pregnant with Brianna in 1746.
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Does Jamie cheat on Claire in Paris?

While Jamie doesn't cheat on Claire, the accusations will rock Fraser's Ridge as his honour is called into question.
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What did Geillis do to Ian?

In Season 3, Young Ian is kidnapped, brought to Jamaica, and sold to Mrs. Abernathy (aka Geillis), who is looking for a stone only found in virgins. Ian survives because he is not a virgin, but is sexually assaulted by Geillis who drugs him and rapes him.
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Is Claire jealous of John GREY?

She becomes jealous for no reason. She finally realizes that John is just like her and Frank's relationship. In this moment, Lord John has opened up in a way that he hasn't to anyone else, making it clear that he trusts her confidence. He trusts her character.
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Did Claire Stop Loving Frank?

Claire made it clear she was no longer in love with Frank and gave her tacit approval for him to see other women if he remained discreet about his dalliances.
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Does Claire tell Frank about Black Jack Randall?

Although it didn't unfold on-screen, the showrunners did imply Claire told Frank the truth about Black Jack Randall. This was all revealed in "Dragonfly in Amber" when Roger and Brianna were looking into Reverend Wakefield's journals and discovered Frank had sent him a letter.
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What does Jamie say to Claire in bed?

13. Jamie: “I do know it, my own. Let me tell ye in your sleep how much I love you. For there's no so much I can be saying to ye while ye wake, but the same poor words, again and again.
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Why is Jack Randall so evil?

The sadistic redcoat was highlighted as a violently twisted man with next to no conscience. But Menzies has stated that his character wasn't necessarily evil but had been deformed by his own traumatizing experiences of war and punishment.
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Did Black Jack Randall love his brother?

“We had a lot of discussion about what we wanted to do with Jack and Jack's relationship to his brother,” showrunner Ron Moore tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I thought there was something interesting about showing that, for all of his monstrosity and all of Jack's horror, he really did care about and love his brother.
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What disease does Alex Randall have?

Claire comes to see Alex and tells him he has tuberculosis and congestive heart failure, and likely less than a year to live. Alex asks Claire not to tell Jack. He then tells Claire that he knows about Jack, but it doesn't matter because he is his brother.
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Does Jamie sleep with Laoghaire?

Jamie's words suggest there was clearly something wrong in the marriage and Laoghaire seemed to be afraid of sex and intimacy due to her previous relationships. Nonetheless, Jamie did have sexual relations with Laoghaire in a bid to make the marriage work but ultimately failed and so the couple separated.
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How many babies do Claire and Jamie have?

If we're looking for the straight answer, it's two. Claire and Jamie only have two biological children together: Faith and Brianna. Faith was the stillborn baby in France. Mother Hildegarde baptized the child despite it being against the law, and Jamie never got to see her.
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What happens to Jamie's second wife?

The reason that Jamie will no longer be able to keep his second wife a secret is because Claire and Jamie are returning to Lallybroch to return Young Ian home. While speaking to Fergus, Jamie implies his other wife lives at Balriggan, which he says is miles away from his family's home.
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