The Best Episodes of Outlander Season 2
Every episode of Outlander Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Outlander Season 2!
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Season 2 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Outlander" season 2 is "Through a Glass, Darkly", rated 8.6/10 from 4287 user votes. It was directed by Metin Hüseyin and written by Ronald D. Moore. "Through a Glass, Darkly" aired on 4/9/2016 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Not in Scotland Anymore".
8.6/10 4,287 votes#1 - Through a Glass, Darkly
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2016
Returning to her own time, Claire must reconcile her future with the life she left behind. Shifting back to 18th century, Jamie, Claire and Murtagh arrive in France, but learn that Paris presents its own challenges.
Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.2/10 3,687 votes#2 - Not in Scotland Anymore
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2016
Life in Paris is not without its trials as Jamie struggles to triumph over the traumas of his past. A fortunate meeting with Jacobite leader Prince Charles presents opportunities, while the Duke of Sandringham’s presence brings complications.
Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
8.2/10 3,489 votes#3 - Useful Occupations and Deceptions
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2016
Jamie’s days and nights are dominated by political machinations, while Claire finds solace in her healing skills. As their plan to stop Culloden progresses, including engaging the aid of a young pickpocket, the past threatens to derail their forward momentum.
Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writer: Anne Kenney
8.4/10 3,526 votes#4 - La Dame Blanche
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2016
Claire and Jamie throw an elaborate dinner party intended to derail investors in Prince Charles’ war effort. Meanwhile, Claire’s revelation that Jack Randall is alive sparks Jamie in an unexpected way as he and Claire struggle to regain their physical intimacy.
Director: Douglas Mackinnon
Writer: Toni Graphia
8.4/10 3,589 votes#5 - Untimely Resurrection
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2016
Reunited, Jamie and Claire attempt to extinguish the fires their dinner party ignited; however, Claire is set off on an unexpected change of course. Jamie and Claire’s relationship is put to the ultimate test when the past rears its ugly head.
Director: Douglas Mackinnon
Writer: Richard Kahan
8.5/10 3,495 votes#6 - Best Laid Schemes...
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2016
Jamie and Claire use Claire’s medical knowledge to devise a scheme to stop a wine deal which could fill the Prince’s war chest. When Claire learns Jamie has gone back on his word, the couple are met with dire consequences that will forever change their lives.
Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writer: Matthew B. Roberts
9.2/10 4,733 votes#7 - Faith
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2016
Claire is brought to L’Hopital Des Anges where doctors try to save her life and that of her unborn baby. King Louis asks Claire to judge two men accused of practicing the dark arts – one an enemy, one a friend.
Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writer: Toni Graphia
8.0/10 3,208 votes#8 - The Fox's Lair
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/28/2016
Claire and Jamie call upon Jamie’s grandsire, Lord Lovat, in an attempt to elicit support for the Jacobite cause. However, a visiting Colum MacKenzie has other plans, and Lord Lovat’s manipulative machinations ensure that no matter what, his own interests will be served.
Director: Mike Barker
Writer: Anne Kenney
8.3/10 3,290 votes#9 - Je Suis Prest
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/4/2016
Claire and Jamie reunite with the Lallybroch and MacKenzie men as they train for war. Jamie’s power struggles with Dougal and Claire’s personal battle with her memories of WWII weigh upon them, but new, helpful information comes to light when a young Englishman named William Grey pays a surprise visit to their camp.
Director: Philip John
Writer: Matthew B. Roberts
8.8/10 3,301 votes#10 - Prestonpans
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/2016
Jamie relies upon Claire's knowledge of history to lead the Jacobite army into a crucial battle. Claire is reminded of the true cost of war as she attends to the dead and dying.
Director: Philip John
Writer: Ira Steven Behr
8.8/10 3,309 votes#11 - Vengeance Is Mine
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2016
Claire and the Highlanders head north after the Jacobite leaders decide to halt their march on London. Claire has an unexpected reunion after a band of redcoats makes trouble for the Scots.
Director: Mike Barker
Writer: Diana Gabaldon
8.7/10 3,220 votes#12 - The Hail Mary
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/25/2016
Jamie works to divert the Jacobite army away from imminent slaughter. Claire tries to provide comfort to a sick Alex Randall who shares an unusual plan to save the mother of his child.
Director: Philip John
Writer: Anne Kenney, Ira Steven Behr
9.5/10 5,633 votes#13 - Dragonfly in Amber
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 7/9/2016
In the present, Claire reveals the truth to her daughter, Brianna. In the 18th century, Jamie does everything he can to save his loved ones as the Battle of Culloden begins.
Director: Philip John
Writer: Toni Graphia, Matthew B. Roberts