Last week, outlanders resident witch and scottish revolutionary geillis duncan returned to the show in a literal blood bath. Gellis duncan lotte verbeek is seen with her husband arthur duncan john sessions as they have a tender moment together. There is so much you can do with colours, so many emotions to convey, so easy to produce depth, distance and lighting. Shes also sarcastic, an herb gatherer, and presumed to be a witch who sells love. With only one more episode of outlanders third season to go, book readers will have noticed. Maybe shell have some kind of flashback to a soldier. With one swing of a machete, geillis duncans time on outlander seemingly comes to an end in the season three finale, eye of the storm. Geillis duncan for me is one of the more interesting characters i go into each book wondering if she is going to be in it and what she is going to do next. Geillis duncan outlander return lotte verbeek interview.
Im a bit surprised not to find a thread about geillis duncanmrs. The book only touches on the identity of the skeleton lightly, as events transpire in the caribbean with claire, jamie, and geillis. Diese geheimnisse verbirgt geillis duncan netzwelt. He and his wife emigrated to america with their infant son, jeremiah. And the cold open revealed geillis, so im glad to be back on somewhat even footing with my expectations vs. I tried to do my research before answering this question. See more ideas about outlander, outlander series and outlander book. Geillis ran a herb store and bonded with claire fraser over a.
Heavydoom metal group cathedral has a song called north berwick witch trials on their 2005 album the garden of unearthly delights. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. It can be difficult to determine what knowledge claire should or should not have had due to the multiple timelines and when adding geillis duncans timelines to the mix it only gets worse. In outlander how does claire know about vaccinations in. Ep ronald moore talks geillis reveal, claires shocking choice this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Posts about geillis duncan written by outlanderspoilers. Our shoulder joints are the most moveable joints of the human body. Outlander tv series dutch actress lotte verbeek portrays geillis duncan in the starz outlander television series.
Diana gabaldon describes geillis as fair, tall, with beautiful green eyes. So far there are eight, but she is showing no signs of slowing down, which is. This post is the second one concerning the character analysis of geillis duncan, and it will cover only the third book of the outlander series, voyager. She is determined to help charles stuart regain the throne of scotland. We also included some screencaps weve made in the past of lotte, as geillis duncan, in outlander. Abernathy, whom they identify as the former geillis duncan. The following is a list of characters from diana gabaldons outlander series, beginning with the 1991 novel outlander. Geillis is the wife of the procurator fiscal kind of like a judge of nearby cranesmuir village. Geillis duncan has appeared in the following books. Exclusive outlander images feature jamie fraser and geillis duncan hypable. We first know her as geillis geilie duncan in the 1740s, but also geillis isbister in 1739, gillian edgars married to greg edgars in the 1960s, melisande robicheaux in france, and geillis abernathy married to barnabas abernathy in the 1760s in west indies. In outlander season 3, episode 12, the bakra, jamie and claire hone in on their search for young ian. In outlander season 1, we last saw geillis duncan being taken for execution. If youre not up to date on watching outlander on starz or havent read the first book, dont read this post until youre caught up on one or both, because im going to talk about something major that was just revealed about the character geillis duncan.
Ive been biting my tongue through the whole first series to really get into. But the sexy, actionpacked new episodes of this timetraveling scottish drama. Voyager published 1993 is the third book in the outlander series of novels by diana. The character of geillis duncan in outlander has a unique background and equally unusual costumes in the starz tv version of the books. Geillis duncan born gillian edgars is an antagonist in the outlander novel series by diana gabaldon, as well as the main antagonist of the television. I add that proviso, because quite frequently in the writing of these books, ive written someone, presumably out of my headand then.
With one swing of a machete, geillis duncan s time on outlander seemingly comes to an end in the season three finale, eye of the storm. Dianne geillis duncan for me is one of the more interesting characters i go into each book wondering if she is going to be in it and what she is going to do next. William buccleigh was born in december 1743 to geillis duncan, an accused witch. She told claire she has had 5 husbands, and we know she has killed at least 3 of them greg edgars, arthur duncan. How did outlanders geillis duncan survive the witch trials. Geillis duncan was the wife of the procurator fiscal, arthur duncan, and lived in cranesmuir, a. How did she save the witch trials to show up in season 3. He is the actual father of colums son hamish and fathered william buccleigh mackenzie with geillis duncan.
Go behind the scenes of outlander season 3, episode 12, the bakra, with actresses caitriona balfe and lotte verbeek. A page dedicated to geillis duncan from outlander, played by lotte verbeek. When geillis strips off her clothes she reveals her pregnancy and her smallpox vaccination scar outlander, chapter 25 before geillis is taken away, she whispers to kenneth for him. Will geillis duncan return from the dead in series. In the outlander series one of these mysteries is the relationship between joe. Geillis duncan appears in the books after her death. Starz series outlander saw geillis duncan played by lotte verbeek meet a. If jonathan randall is jamies ultimate antagonist, claire finds her match in geillis duncan. Joe abernathy and ishmael foreshadow geilliss death. William buccleigh mackenzie is the illegitimate son of dougal mackenzie and geillis duncan, and was raised by william john and sarah mackenzie.
In voyager, geillis tells claire it was the jewels and a blood sacrifice. How outlander handled rape again and subverted expectations. Geillis duncan may be manipulative and borderlinecrazy, but weve still got a few questions about her motivations and loyalties in outlander. Claire learned the opiumhypnosis trick that she uses to save jamie from geillis in the book. While outlander fans who dont know the identity of the victim worried about claire, there is no need. Diana gabaldons outlander series of novels features a recurring character named geillis duncan who is tried. In spring of 1743, geillis is living in cranesmuir, a village near castle leoch, when she meets an. Voyager in particular is very clear about when and how and why geillis passed through the stones. There are also some pics from other shows and movies shes done. Geillis duncan born gillian edgars is an antagonist in the outlander novel series by diana gabaldon, as well as the main antagonist of the television adaptations third season. For anyone who didnt yet realize, starzs drama outlander is based on diana gabaldons wildly popular book series.
Originally from the 20th century, scottish patriot and nationalist gillian edgars successfully travelled back in time to the 18th century in order to change history and aid the jacobite cause. Beyond the lines geillis workspace part 1 outlander. An outlander graphic novel dragonfly in amber voyager. How is geillis duncan alive in the future in outlander. So its safe to say that actress lotte verbeek did an amazing job not only portraying the character but also look like what the author and fans of the books had imagined from the very beginning.
Outlander antagonists books 1 to 3 characters tv tropes. How fantastic to discover that geillis duncan escaped being burned as a. Anyway, would be interesting if she turns up in next book and what she will be up to. The droughtlander is over, as starz silly marketing campaign describes the return of outlander. In the outlander book diana gabaldon introduce geillis duncan with that exact spelling, but later on she referes to her as geilie. In diana gabaldons outlander book series, william buccleigh mackenzie is dougal mackenzie and geillis duncans illegitimate son.
Its almost easy to forget that outlander is a time travel show, as it lingers far more on claires daily life than the mechanics of her journey. In spring of 1743, geillis is living in cranesmuir, a village near castle leoch, when she. Claire visits geillis workroom and finds a picture of brianna nailed to the table. No spoilers question about geillis duncan in the books.
Readers have a tendency to want confirmation or explanations for certain mysteries when reading a book. Jean miller answered it as did a certain smallpox vaccination scar from book season 1. Read about geillis seduction of ian in voyager book, wherein ian describes her foul behavior in detail. Geillis is a patriot at heart, and this motivates many of her actions. Geillis duncan in the outlander tv series, portrayed by lotte verbeek. Outlander the way out lotteverbeek as geillis duncan and johnsessions as arthur duncan. Over the past few weeks weve been doing throwback pic post of outlander actors. Geillis duncane or gillis duncan was the name of a real woman who was tried as a witch in 1591 during the north berwick witch trials in scotland. This summary of outlander includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. They were happy they had their witch, especially when she showed her devils mark. Gillian edgars geillis duncan travels to the past through the stones of craigh na dun to fight for the stuart cause. From the previouslyon segment, it does seem like were going to see john this episode, and thats a relief. After figuring out what she is up to in regards to brianna. A mix of several genres, the series features elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure, mystery.
You can check out part i here most of these are from promos and episodes 2 and 3, the majority are also part of gif sets i made, so many of them have various formats. Theyre in his office, examining a skeleton of a white woman found about. There is a part in the first third of the book, where claire visits joe abernathy for the last time, right before she goes through the stones again. Geillis duncan born gillian edgars is an antagonist in the outlander novel series by diana. The book series reveals that those bones belong to none other than geillis duncan. Geillis shoulder joints are externally rotated even with hands on her hips, but they will rotate even further with arms at her sides and palms forward. The story focuses on 20th century nurse claire randall, who time travels to 18thcentury scotland and finds adventure and romance with the dashing jamie fraser.
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