The Droughtlander is hitting fans hard and many are looking for any relief.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, Starz has an official podcast which offers viewers titbits from the most recent series, offering some behind-the-scenes insight into the making of the show.<\/p>\n
In one of the episodes, Outlander\u2019s boss Matthew B. Roberts opened up about the concerns he and the rest of the team had about the midseason finale, specifically Jamie Fraser\u2019s (played by Sam Heughan) hand injury.<\/p>\n
In Diana Gabaldon\u2019s Outlander novels, Jamie ended up having a finger amputated because the digit was so badly smashed during the second Battle of Saratoga.<\/p>\n
However, in the show, Jamie\u2019s finger was saved by his medic wife Claire Fraser (Caitr\u00edona Balfe) thanks to her knowledge of 20th century medicine.<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> Outlander showrunner calls continuity errors \u2018refrigerator logic’<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking about the moment in the TV series, Roberts said: \u201cWe knew we were going to have some issues with the hand.<\/p>\n \u201cThe wound in the book is very severe, we knew we didn\u2019t have enough runway to provide the time for the perfect healing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had to jump time in the episode, so that was always a concern.\u201d<\/p>\n Adding: \u201cWe had a lot of meetings about the hand, what it was going to look like initially and going forward the healing process, the scars and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Roberts went on to say: \u201cIt always astonishes me whatever befuddles me in that we always manage to pull it off.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a rule in the room, which is, \u2018Don\u2019t break the dream\u2019 and the dream is when you start the episode and you get to the end hopefully there\u2019s no breaks in the dream or you\u2019re like, \u2018Hold on, what\u2019s going on?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cYes, there\u2019s always going to be book readers who know the story and ask, \u2018Why wasn\u2019t this scene in or that\u2019s not the way it happens in the book.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cThat of course you can never contend with because that\u2019s foreknowledge.<\/p>\n \u201cSomebody knows something that may or may not be in this particular story because it\u2019s the television series.<\/p>\n \u201cBut for a person who has no knowledge of the story, you want them to seamlessly turn it on and go all the way to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n Roberts went on to say how the hand, like other plot points, had to work in the context of the TV show rather than the books due to time constraints.<\/p>\n The Outlander showrunner said there was a \u201cgreat logic in continuity\u201d and all of this added to the authenticity of the story they were trying to tell.<\/p>\n Moreover, Roberts stressed Outlander was a \u201cfictional show\u201d with fictitious characters and real-life historical figures incorporated into this narrative.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/jamie-claire-outlander-4949783.jpg?r=1694169195211\")
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