Sassenachs, the droughtlander almost became permanent earlier than we expected.
That assumption led the writers to use more source material than ever for a single season.
“We decided, ‘You know what?
Claire (Caitriona Balfe) in ‘Outlander’ season 7.Robert Wilson/Starz
Let’s take all the material we have.
We might not come back,'” Davis says.
And that’s what we did.
This is the first time we’ve taken material from three books."
It didn’t feel like that was fitting."
Balfe admits it’s going to be a challenge to hang up Claire’s hat.
“It’s going to be very, very hard to say goodbye to it,” she says.
“But at the same time, it has to end at some point.
When asked whether this season has a greater sense of an ending than previous ones, she’s coy.
“It did,” Davis say.
“There’s a natural place in the books that you end.
If you’ve read the books, you know that there’s a natural place to end.”
But it would’ve made it a very satisfying ending.
Now we’ve got book 9, and we’ve got more stuff to do,” Davis says.
Part 1 ofOutlanderseason 7 premieres June 16 onStarz.
