Last week, Outlander introduced a character who may have seemed like a passing annoyance at the time: Laoghaire’s daughter Marsali. She’s a teenager who calls Jamie “daddy” because it turns out Laoghaire married Jamie in Claire’s absence.
But on the latest episode, “The Doldrums,” Marsali proves to be more than a fleeting figure as she stows away aboard the Artemis with Fergus .
. . her new husband! Yes, it seems Laoghaire’s daughter and Jamie’s de facto son are in love and have been “handfast,” a Scottish marriage tradition (though, legally, Scottish law requires them to be wed in front of a member of the clergy). But you can bet that the second Fergus and Marsali have a chance, they’re going to make things official (because Jamie refuses to let them share a bed until they’re legally married).On the Outlander set last year, actress Lauren Lyle told me what it was like to join the cast that had been working together for several years already — spoiler alert: they’re just as nice as you hope they are.
“A few of us are newbies [this season], but it doesn’t feel at all as though you’re the odd one out. Everyone’s super welcoming,” said Lyle, who joined John Bell and Cesar Domboy as new recurring cast members in season three. “Everyone’s so chill and laid-back and everyone’s there to have fun. Everyone’s like that. I…
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