The Spiral and the Red Thread: How the Outlander's Visual Grammar Creates an Ethical Stage for Time Travel — The Sassenach Studies S01E01

Listen/Watch/Read: Episode audio · Episode video · Transcript Introduction: Beyond the Romance For many, Outlander is a sweeping epic of destiny—a story of fated lovers pulled together across time, their romance the fixed point in a turning world. But to see the story as one of predestination is to miss the intricate, visual argument the show makes in almost every frame. Beneath the romance and time-traveling adventure, the series uses a subtle but persistent visual language to tell a dee...