MOP Breaks Down Outlander Starz Episode 203: Useful Occupations and Deceptions

MOP Worldwide

Just wanted to throw a big "WELCOME" out there to all of you who are reading My Outlander Purgatory from outside the US. (And you Americans as well, sillies!) I am SO THRILLED to see so many visitors from around the globe.  Outlander is quite a phenomenon and we love experiencing Diana Gabaldon's genius with the rest of the world.  :) 

Herself on Outlander

Because sometimes you just have to go back to your roots. Without her...we'd have NUTHIN'! :)

 

Outlander Gag Reel. Because...Funny!

Highland Knits! Who knew?

LOOK!  Highland Knits, INSPIRED by the Outlander series!

"...a rustic, yet sophisticated collection of quick-to-knit projects."

Shawls, socks, and that amazing cowl! How has it taken me so long to stumble upon this awesome bit of  Outlanderesque goodness?

MOP Breaks Down Outlander Starz S2Ep2 "Not in Scotland Anymore"

Season 2, Episode 1 - Through a Glass, Darkly: The MOP Chicks Break it Down (with a little help from a special guest!)

OUTLANDER Season 2 Premieres TONIGHT!

Jamie and Claire are back! #Outlander returns tonight. pic.twitter.com/Sve0V3RUtQ

— Carol (@PurgatoryCarol) April 9, 2016

DVR Alert: Sam Heughan on LIVE with Kelly and Michael

SAM HEUGHAN will appear on tomorrow’s “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” to talk OUTLANDER with Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Fred Savage!

Remember - that's Friday, April 8th at 9AM Eastern!!

4/10 Post Show UPDATE: Check out Sam on the show:

Robert and Terry and Bear, OH MY!

OK so I took a lunch break and am watching last night's Outlander panel (see below.) And it's awesome. Bear McCreary is there, giving OUTSTANDING information about his musical work on Outlander. And being not only an Outlander fan, but also a fan of The Walking Dead and Black Sails, I am enamored of this man's talents.

I am also ecstatic because Terry Dresbach is making a rare panel appearance with the Outlander gang, giving us an up-close and personal view of the intricacies of Outlander costuming. Lets face it; who among us doesn't worship this gorgeous woman's amazing talents?!?

OK so why I'm feverishly typing: Ron and Bear just mentioned subbing a lyric from Robert Louis Stevenson into Bear's version of The Skye Boat Song (the opening song in Outlander) and I jumped out of my chair and grabbed my computer. (I haven't done that in quite some time...probably since the last time I had a Gabaldon novel in my hot little hands.)

OK so why did I flip out? Robert Louis Stevenson is a popular historical figure in my little fishing village of Brielle, New Jersey:

• Brielle is home to the first charter fishing business of Frank Mundus, aka the REAL "Quint" from the movie, Jaws.  

• Brielle was home to the Union Salt Works that was burned to the ground by British Loyalists (Fraser's Highlanders, no less!) during the Revolutionary War 238 years ago today on April 6th, 1778!

• And what else is April 6th known for?  Tracey's birthday!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Tracey!!

OK so let me get to my point:

On any given weekend in the summer, my family and I can be found boating around the Manasquan River, and spending time on what Robert Louis Stevenson affectionately nicknamed "Treasure Island" after his novel of the same name.

"Most notably, Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, visited in the late 1880s and completed portions of his novel The Master of Ballantrae. He would name Brielle’s Osborn Island after the titular island in his most famous work after a short cruise on the Manasquan River. 
(excerpt from Clayton and Clayton Realtor webpage, "Shore Spotlight: Brielle, NJ)

Interestingly enough, The Master of Ballantrae novel focuses "upon the conflict between two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745."

So yeah. That's the way my mind works. Ron and Bear start taking Robert Louis Stevenson...and Carol must go blog.  And after doing so, I find out Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a portion of his book about the Jacobite Uprising in my teeny Jersey Shore town. Just another way Outlander weaves itself into the fabric of my life on a daily basis.