‘Outlander’ Season 7 Episode 16 Recap: “A Hundred Thousand Angels” Finale

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Rebecca Murray
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Outlander Season 7 Episode 16 Finale Recap
Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 16, the season finale (Photo Credit: Starz)

We’re about to sink into a mini-droughtlander with the arrival of Starz’s Outlander season seven episode 16, the season finale. We’re labeling it “mini” because fans of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander world only have to wait until this summer for the arrival of the prequel, Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

Episode 16, “A Hundred Thousand Angels,” begins with Jane (Silvia Presente) being questioned about the murder of Captain Harkness. She jokes that the devil was whispering in her ear and argues that unlike his description of the murder as “abdominal,” she believes it was glorious. Her face has a look of defiance as she admits she has no regrets.

Jane refuses to tell her inquisitor her story until he brings up her sister. He suggests it’s better that Fanny reads a story told by Jane rather than himself.

Jamie (Sam Heughan) sits by his soulmate’s bed, wishing he could give her some of his blood to help her live. She told him about matching blood types, but he’s not sure how that works. However, he’s certain that they would be a match. “Blood of my blood, Sassenach. That’s what we said, and it is the truth,” whispers Jamie.

Claire (Caitriona Balfe) whispers back, “I’ve decided not to die.” She would never make him feel like she felt when she believed he was dead.

William (Charles Vandervaart) asks Lord John (David Berry) for help with Jane. Lord John asks for a bit of backstory and doesn’t judge when William says she’s a whore. William admits Jane did commit murder and that he needs to see her. Lord John promises to do what he can.

A short while later, Lord John informs William that Jane has confessed. Apparently, the only thing she refuted was stabbing Harkness 26 times. William claims she only stabbed Harkness once and that Harkness used her horribly and was about to do the same with her little sister, Fanny.

Lord John has learned there won’t be a trial because they’re under martial law. The army will execute her.

Jamie takes a break from being by Claire’s side and steps outside just in time to see Ian (John Bell) ride up. Ian confirms he and Lord John freed William and William’s back at his camp. Both Rachel (Izzy Meikle-Small) and Rollo welcome Ian back before Rachel and Jamie deliver the news that Claire’s wounded. Denzell assured them Claire was doing well and that she should be on her feet in a few days if the wound didn’t become infected. Ian’s shocked to learn Jamie’s resigned his commission and won’t be going back to the army.

A week passes, and Claire can sit up in bed but needs Jamie’s help sitting on the chamber pot. (She reluctantly allows him to stay when he refuses to leave the room.) Jamie looks her in the eyes and asks if the pain is bad. She says it’s “fine” and that she loves him. Claire asks Jamie to join her in bed, and he immediately agrees. They snuggle under a blanket as Jamie caresses her hair and shoulder.

Claire asks if they can go home, and Jamie promises he’ll take her as soon as she’s well enough to travel.

Claire dreams that Master Raymond (Dominique Pinon), the apothecary she knew in Paris, visits her and apologizes without saying what for. He tells her they’ll see each other again and to have faith. When she wakes, Jamie assures her there weren’t any visitors during the night. Raymond’s visit makes Claire wonder if she’ll see their daughter when she dies. Jamie believes she will; that’s what makes death easier.

Outlander Season 7 Episode 16 Finale Recap
David Berry and Sam Heughan in the ‘Outlander’ season 7 finale (Photo Credit: Starz)

Lord John arrives and sits by Claire’s bed, saying he came as quickly as he could. Jamie walks in and overhears Lord John calling her “my dear,” which doesn’t sit well. Their conversation is stilted, and Lord John says William’s currently on a fool’s errand. Jamie and Lord John engage in a stare down, and Claire informs them both the issues between them are settled. She holds Lord John’s hand and thanks him for saving her life. “We saved each other’s,” replies John before saying goodbye to “Mrs. Fraser.”

He doesn’t say goodbye to Jamie. Instead, he stares at his former friend and then walks away.

Claire watches from the makeshift hospital as their bags are loaded into a wagon. Denzell (Joey Phillips) insists he never wants to operate on her again. Surgery on family is much too emotionally difficult. Claire confesses she’s never operated on a family member before and hopes that if she ever needs to, she handles it as well as he did.

Night falls and Claire and Jamie are having a quiet moment when William knocks on the door seeking Jamie’s help. William believes it’s a matter of life or death, and Jamie tells Claire he needs to go. William’s never asked anything of him before, and Claire agrees he needs to help.

Jane’s standing by a window, shackled and drinking, when she suddenly smiles and waves.

Jamie and William sneak through the woods and notice only one guard outside the building. Jamie carefully breaks a window, using a trick Bree taught him that keeps the noise down. When Jamie mentions Bree, it seems William finally realizes he has a sister.

Jamie and William enter the building and so does the guard, who’s quickly knocked unconscious. William unlocks Jane’s door, but they’re too late! Jane slit her wrists rather than hanging. William refuses to leave her lying dead on the floor and gently places her on the bed. Jamie cuts off a lock of her hair for her sister. William asks for her forgiveness as Jamie spots soldiers approaching.

Jamie and William go their separate ways, and William returns to camp and fetches Jane’s sister. He brings Fanny to Claire and Jamie, and Jamie gives her the lock of hair. He asks her if she’d like to live with them on the Ridge and promises she’ll be safe. “No man will ever take you against your will long as I live,” says Jamie.

William can’t claim Jane’s body to bury her, and Fanny refuses to leave until she sees her sister. Jamie swears he’ll take care of it since the British owe him a favor. Claire and Fanny step outside so Jamie and William can talk, and William asks how he came to be. Jamie understands that William wants to know if he forced his mother. He didn’t. He also did not love William’s mother. William asks if his mother loved Jamie, and Jamie takes full responsibility for how she felt. Jamie needs William to understand that they had sex before her marriage.

William reveals he’s been told his mother was reckless, arrogant, and impulsive. Jamie describes her as courageous, bold, curious, and confident. William needs to know if Jamie feels sorry, and Jamie assures him he’ll feel sorry for his part in her death until the day he dies. However, he will never feel sorry for being with her and fathering William.

“I will never call you father,” says William before walking away. (Jamie looks absolutely gutted.)

Jamie and Claire take Fanny to a cemetery, but Jamie wasn’t told which grave is Jane’s. Fanny runs through the graves, crying and yelling for her sister. Claire comforts the poor child and assures her god will understand why Jane murdered Harkness.

Claire asks Fanny to think about happy memories of Jane, and Fanny talks about her love of dragonflies. Jane also loved the dancing lights in the sky, and their mother said the lights were a hundred thousand angels. “If you waved at them, they’d reach down and carry you off to heaven,” says Fanny.

Claire gives Fanny Jane’s possessions, and a locket is among them. Inside is a picture of her mother, whose name is Faith.

Meanwhile, Ian and Rachel are in bed when Ian brings up Jamie and Claire leaving for the Ridge. He describes his property there, and although it’s hard work, it’s also a peaceful existence. She wonders if he wants to go with them, and he says it’s a decision to be made together. He’s willing to meet up with Denzell and continue as a scout for the army if that’s what she wants.

Rachel admits she’ll miss Denzell but asks if North Carolina is a place where they can raise their family. She’s pregnant! Ian’s overjoyed.

Ian wakes up and calls for Rollo, but he’s passed away in his sleep. (Hopefully, you had tissues nearby for this scene.) Ian believes Rollo waited until he knew Rachel would be there to care for him. Ian wants to take Rollo to a special place to bury him, and even though it’s far away, Rachel wants to go, too. “I married him as well as thee,” she says.

Outlander Season 7 Episode 16 Finale Recap
Diarmaid Murtagh and Richard Rankin in the ‘Outlander’ season 7 finale (Photo Credit: Starz)

Roger and Bree Finally Reunite

Roger (Richard Rankin) is stunned when he sees Jemmy running toward him down the road. He cries as he hugs him and is shocked when Bree (Sophie Skelton) and Mandy emerge from the fog. He screams with joy and laughs as they embrace and kiss. Buck (Diarmaid Murtagh) joins them, assuring Roger this is real and not a figment of his imagination.

At Lallybroch, Brian Fraser (Andrew Whipp) reacts like he’s seen a ghost when Bree joins him outside. Bree tells him Lallybroch is one of the most beautiful houses she’s seen, and he confirms he built it with his own hands. He built it for his late wife, Ellen, who he misses every day. Bree reminds him of his beloved wife; the resemblance is striking. Bree says Brian reminds him of her father, including his strength and good-heartedness.

Brian confesses he never changed the locks after Ellen died and hopes to catch a glimpse of her still. The door to his heart is wide open, and memories come to him frequently. He sees her in Bree, and he believes she could have been her daughter.

Roger and Bree share some alone time, and Roger admits he’s ready to kill Rob Cameron for what he’s done to their family. Bree reminds him they’re all right and together in 1739. Roger’s happy the kids met their great-grandfather – even if Brian didn’t know it. Since Roger met his dad in this time, Bree wonders if she should meet hers, too. Roger says they can wait for him to come home from university. Bree’s not sure that’s a smart idea.

Roger’s worried his father never made it back. Maybe he’s stuck in another strange time, or he died. Unfortunately, they’ll probably never know. Bree wonders where they should head next. She confesses she misses her parents. Roger understands the question isn’t where they belong but when.

Outlander Season 7 Episode 16 Finale Recap
Izzy Meikle-Small, John Bell, and Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 7 episode 16 (Photo Credit: Starz)

Outlander Season 7 Ends with a Shocking Revelation

Claire, Jamie, Ian, and Rachel are finishing packing the wagons for their trip to the Ridge when Claire hears Fanny singing inside the church/hospital. Claire follows Fanny’s voice and asks how she could possibly know the song she’s singing. It’s a song Claire sang to baby Faith. Claire thinks about the dream of Master Raymond and Raymond telling her they’d meet again and to have faith. She also thinks of Fanny’s locket with a picture of her mom, Faith.

Jamie finds Claire standing in the church, momentarily at a loss for words. Tears in her eyes, Claire tells Jamie that she thinks Faith lived.

 

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