Yep, Black Jack Randall is back
It feels wrong to say Ive missed Captain Black Jack Randall.
After all, hes a despicable sadist whos only brought pain and suffering into our heroes lives.
Plus, Tobias Menzies is just so damn fun to watch.
Credit: Ed Miller/Starz
So forgive me for saying, Welcome Back, Jack.
But Im getting ahead of myself.
Lets start at the beginning.
The manner in which this portion of theDragonfly in Ambersource material manifested on-screen was a little curious to me.
Wheres the tension and worry waiting for Jamie to be released?
Claire pays a visit to Mary under the guise of giving her a medical exam.
She asks Claire to deliver it for her, and then wonders aloud if she might be pregnant.
Claire doesnt think so considering the rapist wasnt able to, uh, finish.
Another silver lining: Mary wont have to marry the viscount now.
Mary now has visions of marrying Alex, which wont be happening either.
How, you may be wondering?
Well, Charles is getting in bed with the Comte.
(Metaphorically, of course.)
St. Germain wants to purchase a shipment of wine, but he needs a business partner to do so.
Well, as you might have guessed, Charles wants him to be the wine merchant.
Hes come to France to help his ailing brother.
And its all Claire can do to remain composed.
he asks in little more than a whisper.
After a brief, tense tete-a-tete, Claire attempts to walk off but is stopped by Black Jack.
And then, all of the sudden, the King is upon them.
And being the King, he feels no compulsion to hide his distaste for Black Jack.
(A fine dressing down of Randall, indeed.)
It all finally becomes too much for Claire, and she excuses herself with Jamie following close behind.
But he halts, and before Claire can stop him, returns to face Black Jack.
In a moment the audience cant hear, Jamie challenges him to a duel.
(Which, youll recall, is illegal in France.)
She begs for just a year reprieve, and then shell help bleed Randall herself.
Kissing his sword, Jamie finally concedes: One year.
