History Recap / OutlanderS7E4AMostUncomfortableWoman

The Frasers' anticipated trip back to Scotland is delayed indefinitely when Jamie is pressed into service with the Continental Army. William is sent on a covert mission that proves much more perilous than anticipated. Roger and Brianna struggle to readjust to adjust to life in the 1980s.

* SpiesAreDespicable: Captain Richardson acknowledges that few people wish to serve as spies as it is as seen as dishonorable and dishonest. Additionally, by the nature of the work, their achievements can not be publicly acknowledged, a huge recruitment disadvantage in the age of WarIsGlorious.

* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Tom and Claire are both surprised to see each other alive with Tom believing Claire had died in a house fire and Claire believing Tom had been hanged for murder.

* TimeShiftedActor: Mandy and Jemmy are both now played by noticeably older actors. Jemmy, who was around age three, now appears to be approximately ten years old. Mandy, who was a newborn, appears to be approximately five years. The shift appears to have been made so the actors can deliver dialogue.

* TheReveal: It's revealed that Tom is the one who placed the newspaper obituary that caught Brianna and Roger's attention.

The Frasers' anticipated trip back to Scotland is delayed indefinitely when Jamie is pressed into service with the Continental army. William is sent on a covert mission that proves much more perilous than anticipated. Roger and Brianna struggle to readjust to adjust to life in the 1980s.

* {{Conscription}}: Invoked. Mr. Harnett tells Jamie that the Continental Congress has approved conscription, allowing city leaders to forcibly gather men of fighting age to form militias or to join the Continental army.

** When William asks if Ian (who appears to be a native american) can speak English.

** When Denzell declares that William's arm will have to be remove, William refuses, saying he will not submit to surgery.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: A prostitute is accused of having a venereal disease. The accusing soldier douses her in alcohol and sets her a fire. The Red Coats then stand around laughing and jeering as she screams and stumbles around, burning to death. William pushes through the crowd and takes off his uniform coat, using it in an attempt to smother the flames. When he sees that the woman is dead, he strongly rebukes the soldiers involved.

* TheHeretic: Denny and Rachel have been excommunicated from their church community due to Denny's refusal to abide by their pacifist stance due to his belief that liberty is a God-given right. Exiled and shunned, they are choosing to find the Continental army and serve.

* TheMedic: The Hunter siblings are trained in medicine and plan to serve as doctor and nurse for the Continental army.

* OhCrap: William has this reaction when he realizes that Captain Richards sent him behind enemy lines in civilian clothes to deliver a message to a leader of the Continental army. This is a textbook way to end up hanged as a spy. Getting grievously injured along the way likely saved his life.

* StrawMisogynist: Mr. Campbell is clearly not taking his interview with Brianna very seriously. He's eating lunch, talking with his mouth full, and doesn't even correctly identify the position for which she is interviewing. He casually asks her to go fetch him a cup of coffee and also calls her "Miss" instead of "Mrs" during a time where that was still considered disrespectful to both Brianna and to her husband. When he realizes that she's there to apply for plant inspector rather than as a secretary, he repeatedly emphasizing that this is no position for a woman, only to be tripped up by Bri's thorough knowledge of the job duties and his own desire not to be seen as sexist, despite his behavior.
* TimeShiftedActor: Mandy and Jemmy are both now played by noticeably older actors. Jemmy who was around age three now appears to be approximately ten years old. Many who was a newborn appears to be approximately five years. The shift appears to have been made so the actors can deliver dialogue.

* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Young Ian speaks of having met William when he and Lord John Grey visited Fraser's Ridge in season 4. While Ian and William spent a great deal of time together in Book 4, during the equivalent episode, Ian was PutOnABus and it was implied that he missed the entirety visit. So when exactly did Ian meet William?

* PermaShave: Averted. William is with the Hunters long enough to need a shave, which Rachel does for him as he has injured his dominant hand.

-->'''Tom Christie:''' I shall have no peace while you live woman. Mind, I don't say I regret it.

* CareerEndingInjury: William resists the idea of losing his arm because the loss will end his barely started career as a soldier.

* CareerEndingInjury: William resists the idea of losing his arm because the loss of his dominant arm will end his barely started career as a soldier.

* AmputationStopsTheSpread: William's arm is so infected, the Hunters believe they will have to amputate it to save his life.