Outlander: 8.08 - "In The Forest" Recap & Reaction (What Happens When An Adult Is Finally At The Table)
Outlander Cast: The Outlander Podcast With Mary & Blake
Mary & Blake Media
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Mary & Blake recap and review Outlander Season 8 Episode 8, "In The Forest."
In this episode, we discuss why this hour felt like a massive breath of fresh air, how Ronald D. Moore's return to the writer's chair changed the emotional temperature of the show, and why Jamie and William's forest scene finally gave us the father/son material we've been waiting for.
We also get into Roger somehow becoming one of Blake's favorite parts of the episode — yes, really — Fanny possibly hearing the stones, the very convenient Frank "Deadeye" reveal, Claire's lack of screen time, Marsali's next step after Fergus, and why the Lord John cliffhanger feels a little too late in the season.
Plus, Mary has serious issues with the condition of Frank's book, Blake is fully wearing Ron Moore footie pajamas, and Five Questions That Got Nothing To Do With Outlander somehow leads us to Jars of Clay, leftover pizza, mac and cheese, and the Universal Epic Universe How To Train Your Dragon soundtrack.
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| 0:00.0 | all the way from providence rhode island welcome to outlander cast it's a podcast dedicated to the show outlander on stars |
| 0:13.4 | sing me a song of the last that is gone save from that last, |
| 0:21.6 | The eye |
| 0:23.6 | Mary of Sushi |
| 0:26.6 | Silver the day |
| 0:28.6 | Over the sea |
| 0:32.6 | to spy. |
| 0:43.4 | Hello everybody. |
| 0:44.2 | Welcome back. |
| 0:45.6 | My name is Mary Larson. |
| 0:47.9 | My name is Blake and Marvin. |
| 0:48.7 | I just got to say, |
| 0:52.5 | man, what a breath of fresh air. |
| 0:56.1 | This episode was. like, wow. |
| 0:56.9 | Yes. |
| 1:04.5 | I couldn't believe how like, I was like, oh my God, this feels like a normal episode of television, except for the ending. |
| 1:07.3 | We'll get there. |
| 1:08.9 | But it felt like it felt like humans again. |
| 1:12.2 | And it was for a particular reason especially. |
| 1:14.4 | But yeah, we were back. |
| 1:16.0 | We were having our feels. |
| 1:17.0 | We were having quality conversations, taking our time. |
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