Outlander producer opens up about shock mid-season twist

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The highly anticipated Outlander mid-season finale was packed full of drama, and has delighted fans across the world.The finale was focused on Jamie Fraser fighting in the pivotal Second Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War.However, the arguably more gut-wrenching storyline featured Brianna and Roger MacKenzie reports Radio Times.All eyes were on the couple after their young son Jemmy was snatched by supposed colleague-turned-friend Rob Cameron.Roger and cousin Buck then travelled back through the stones in order to try and locate Jemmy and Rob.Speaking on the mid-season finale and Rob's evil character twist, Outlander executive producer Maril Davis admitted: "Well, this was such a tough season in general.

Three different storylines we’re following, almost four or five."She continued: "Obviously we’re doing two different time periods: we’re doing Brianna and Roger in the late '70s/early '80s; we’re doing Claire and Jamie in the 1700s.

And just that alone was difficult."But each time period certainly has to have its dilemmas, its dramatic stuff and its villains to move the drama forward."Davis added: "Certainly Rob Cameron comes in and we don’t know what he’s like – we don’t like him that much because of the hazing they do with Brianna in the beginning, but then we think that maybe he’s an OK guy, and now, for this twist, it’s really interesting."What’s great about Rob is that he still ties into the 1700s and it connects those stories in a way that I think is important as the story goes forward – everything always comes back to Jamie and Claire.

I always think of them as the centre of the wheel and everything kind of spokes off of them."She added: "I love the fact that Roger and Brianna have come to