Outlander followers have been left on the sting of their seats after the latest Season 7 installment, “A Hundredweight of Stones,” which noticed Claire (Caitriona Balfe) marry and get intimate with Lord John Gray (David Berry), solely to find Jamie (Sam Heughan) hadn’t perished on a sinking ship crossing the ocean.
Caught up within the shock of all of it, Jamie went to whisk Claire away from Philadelphia, solely to run into his son William (Charles Vandervaart) within the hallway after the younger man overheard Jamie, Claire, and Lord John discussing his true parentage. Within the upcoming episode, “Carnal Data,” William’s response to this revelation will likely be additional explored because the installment’s description teases, “William struggles to grasp a shocking revelation.”
Vandervaart tells TV Insider, “He turns into a little bit of a twister… William is a really damage particular person, so it’s going to take quite a lot of therapeutic for him to come back again to his family members and settle for them once more.”
Within the character’s eyes, Vandervaart says, “His whole sense of path for his whole life has been his dedication to his function as a Lord and his dedication to King and nation. And that fully falls aside straight away.” A part of what stirs up some drama is that William is, as Vandervaart places it, “a Fraser in any case. He has that rage that every one the Frasers have. So I imply, he doesn’t take it tremendous effectively. There’s quite a lot of anger in there.”
“I can’t actually blame him both,” the star goes on. “He thought that these have been the folks in his life [who] cared most about him, they usually do, however he additionally finds out that these are the precise folks [who] lied to him for his whole life.” The 2 folks in query are Lord John and Jamie, who may even come head to head once more within the upcoming episode if the pictures beneath are any indication.
Concerning William’s sturdy feelings, Vandervaart shares, “I believe he’s most likely most upset with Lord John. That’s his dad. That’s the person who raised him, who taught him every thing he is aware of. And I believe it stings probably the most that [he] lied to him. There’s quite a lot of blended emotions as a result of, in a way, Jamie additionally raised him when he was a groom at Helwater and he’d additionally taught William quite a lot of the issues that he is aware of.”
Finally, Vandervaart believes Lord John is the person who has been there probably the most for William, which makes his lies sting much more. “They’ve a really intimate, lovely relationship,” Vandervaart says of the daddy and son duo. “I hope that they arrive to phrases with one another once more and discover that love as soon as once more. I believe they are going to.”
Solely time will inform for sure, however keep tuned to see how issues unfold. Till then, scroll down for a more in-depth peek on the upcoming episode earlier than it premieres on Starz.
Outlander, Season 7, Fridays, 8/7c, Starz (Midnight on the Starz App and On Demand)
–Further reporting by Kelli Boyle