Outlander Blood of My Blood fans thrilled at 'sweetest teaser yet' and huge appearance
Outlander fans have been thrilled following the latest teaser for its highly-anticipated spin off, Blood of My Blood. It comes as the fanbase for the original Starz show are eagerly awaiting the eighth and final series.
Although the love story of Claire and Jamie Fraser (Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan) has nearly come to a bittersweet end, fans are set to be transported back in time for a nostalgic look at how both their parents first met in the new spin-off show.
Taking to discussion platform Reddit following a new teaser for the upcoming programe, which is set to air later this year on August 8, fans have been thrilled at seeing a much younger version of one favourite character. And yet again, it appears the production have hit the nail on the head with casting.
Following the trailer, which confirmed character Jocasta Camerson would be making an appearance, one fan exclaimed, "oh wow! I really buy this casting as a young maria doyle kennedy"
One person excitedly wrote, "Was totally not expecting her in this but I am so hyped now. This show better not let me down with how much it's being promoted."
"This is the sweetest teaser yet - a forbidden love story?," one fan excitedly mused. Someone else quipped, "Jocosta is one of my favourite characters. So strong, so vulnerable, so beautiful."
"The actress definitely got her mannerisms down! They always do perfect casting it seems," shared another.
"Since the show had Murtagh and Jocasta in a relationship S4/5 it'll be interesting to see the dynamics between he, Murtagh and Ellen throughout this prequel," another wrote.
They continued to speculate, "Will Jocasta be jealous he's into Ellen?.... will Murtagh turn his attentions to Jocasta out of hope for making Ellen jealous/because he can't have who he wants? (kinda like Jamie did with Laorghaire when he wanted Claire jealous/couldn't initially have her) Will be interesting. I'm excited for the prequel and new dynamics between characters."
Elsewhere, some fans have been sharing their hopes for the spin-off. One fan stated, "Jamie stated in season one that it was normal for husbands to hit their wives to 'discipline' them- 'and so it was with my own mother and father', and Jamie expected that afterwards things would just go back to normal, and the wife would be chastened but not hold a grudge."
They continued, "If that truly was the norm, and Jamie really did experience that with his mother and father, I hope the show doesn't shy away from showing it. Ellen should be her own character, not a proto-Claire, expecting to be treated according to standards that don't exist in her time."
Many of the Outlander fanbase, which is based on Diana Gabaldon's original award-winning novels, are hoping the characters bring as much on-screen energy as both Claire and Jamie Fraser did, played by Sam Heughan and Catriona Balfe.
"I hope they found some actors with amazing chemistry because they will live in the shadow of the original couple's chemistry. I already feel bad for the comparisons that are to come, but I am also really excited about new material," gushed one fan.
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