Caitriona Balfe on 'Outlander's' shocking twists, rape, Claire's baby ... 

Oh she's so adorable! What a special person and a sweetheart! Must be something about Ireland and Scotland, they seem to turn out some wonderful people!

Give Sam and Caitriona ALL of the awards!

He let himself go because of Claire, she was the only one that was able to bring his walls /controls down and let him vulnerable. He left himself into her memory and so he did not betray her in my opinion. For a man that always has to be strong etc , Jamie showed that only Claire was able to break his soul , no one else.

I'm obsessed with the books & the show! It's a phenomenal show! The best on tv right now!!! I absolutely love it!!!

21:34 - 23:49. Wow, just brilliant... Great great answer- so engaged, so deep and insightful. I have no illusions now as to why I've completely fallen for Claire. Caitriona just gets it... Intelligent, compassionate, wise, and above all else graceful and kind. All hallmarks of being truly human. Thank you Caitriona for breathing your life into this wonderful character. We all have a lot to learn from her.

Thank for sharing such candid interviews with the cast of Outlander. I've seen one you did with Sam and this one with Caitriona. I don't even "know" them and I am so happy for them in their success. It was so refreshing to experience them in this way as "regular" humans who happen to be superb in their craft sharing their experiences about the show & their "everyday life" perspectives about their characters. Thank you to Caitriona, Sam, and ALL those a part of the show, onscreen & off, for bringing such wonderful entertainment to us fans (They all seem to come across so humble in various interviews that I've seen of Caitriona, Sam, and others cast members. It is just really nice)... May they always be blessed with continued success in their craft... Good parts/good characters for good people (Just my humble view since I, again, don't actually "know"them & just choose to send them my best "just because"). Thank you once more, Tom, for bringing this content in this way so humbly to RU-vid. Thumbs up from Florida! :)

I love these interviews. They feel very "down to earth" and relatable...like chatting with friends. Kudos Tom O'Neil! Haha Balfe's "I never know the lyrics to anything", a cat named Frank, deleted scenes, and learning about the audition...so neat!!

I think the release that so shamed Jamie was simply his body's need for endorphins to reduce the pain he was suffering.

Tom O'Neil is a VERY good interviewer.

Okay so books aside, they are discussing the tv series, how they felt about the scene and the series interpretation of the books of which the tv show is"based" on. I took from it that Jamie found a "happy place" to get himself through the ordeal and the use of language is powerful but I can understand how the word "enjoyed" can be used here. He is ashamed to have allowed himself to succumb to the pleasure his body experienced and that is no disservice to rape victims, it is involuntary and a mere survival instinct. He branded himself for goodness sake. Randall broke him, at least in Jamie's eyes. The use of the word "enjoy" does not excuse the heinous act inflicted or somehow absolve the pain and suffering that rape victims experience and in a lot of ways emphasizes the psychological affects rape leaves the victim. Rape is not always the act itself, it is the taking of something you did not wish to give and the legacy that leaves. In fact I believe that it is an appropriate word to use as it highlights what the victim goes through afterwards, the turmoil they then experience at their bodies response to something so awful and how could they let it happen and so on. People who rape often do so because they want to degrade the person fully, take all the self respect that person had and that is why it is such an effective crime. To criticize the use of language is to take away the severity of the ordeal victims go through! Well done on an excellent show which brings male rape to the agenda which is often ignored or played down. Also brings to light what rape does to the victim after the act and the fact we are taking about it now can only be a good thing.

Episode 1 and Episode 13 of Season 2 were the best Episodes. of the season. The last Episode gave me hope and made me cry. Excellent production, acting, costumes, music etc.

I hope this role has opened huge doors for Caitriona in Hollywood. She deserves it.

It was a mental defense reaction, plain and simple. There was nothing voluntary about it. It was later when Jaime realizes what happened that he couldn't forgive himself.

I love the show, the actors, actresses, the plot, the costumes... everything

Great interview!!!

From what I got, Jamie found relif in not feeling pain, because he was letting and participating, so it got more smooth and he felt ashamed of feeling relieved, guilty for feeling this in a moment/situation like that. Of course he would feel pleasure, because it is a body stimulus, but I think it is more complex than it appears.

In terms of biology & human sexuality Jamie's response sexually at one point in the night of torture & rape, pain & hopelessness may have been a simple physiological response to sexual stimulation. If a prosthetic / mechanical hand was stimulating a sex organ would it matter if the prosthetic was attached to a female or a male? Read Masters & Johnson & al the other research on sexual response. Given sufficient stimulation a sex organ comes to orgasm, & it doesn't matter who is doing the stimulating. The character of Jamie has not had the benefit of modern research on human sexuality & he could not process that knowledge in terms of his body's biological response.

Dawn Emrys explained the rape scenes perfectly!!! For some reason I couldn't reply under your comment, but what you wrote & described was beautifully said!!! If there's people who Still doesn't understand the depth of the rape scenes... Read Dawn Emrys comment... It explains the depth & situation wonderfully!!!

Excellent interview!

I don't think Like was the right word but more that Jamie was aroused by things that happened during the violation by Black Jack:(

rape is brutal. women or men..

They used the wrong word, but he was aroused, which is not that uncommon.

Gold Derby are you reporting all these comments back to Tom O'Neil because what they are saying is really important.

that smile....awwww

I see so many different actresses in her face depending on the angle I see it from. Most times she very much reminds me of Cate Blanchett. Oops, now she turned her face to the side and I got a glimpse of Helen Mirren! Weird...

I want to watch the episode! How do I get Starz without cable?

So articulate and so lovely.

Que alegría caitriona que aclaro todobesotes para vos y sam. LOS QUIERO MUCHO.

No cai no tienes que irte cler te quiero linda😢❤❤❤

Tom O'Neill seems to be suggesting that one of the big "reveals" of this episode was that the victim of a vicious, violent rape in the end liked it. And Caitriona Balfe confirmed it, repeating talking points first put forward by Showrunner Ron Moore.

It was a small pox scar not polio.

I don't understand pleasurable asphyxiation. Or severe S&M. But it exists whether I empathize or not.

She is absolutely lovely and super cool.

Wish I didn't feel this way: felt the singing clip/story line to "find Jamie" was a bit off. No, not "a bit"... it felt really off. Felt cheap. Not Caitriona's performance. She's brilliant. It was the plot-writing I found distasteful...

Oh interviewer, he did not "like" it. I am not a mental health professional but I'd surmise that it was a trauma response. Survival instincts on a subconscious level. And especially in cases of r4pe, the body (and mind) can do amazing things to protect itself. A female's body can lubricate. The mind can disassociate. I've also heard that trauma and sexual arousal can sometimes look similar which can put survivors of trauma at odds with themselves if they don't understand that. I couldn't watch another moment of this interview until I looked at the other comments and shared my own thoughts. I'm sure the interviewer had no ill will but it discredited everything that came out of his mouth afterwards in my opinion.

Funny how this Irish lady speaks so much like an American.

Estas enojada cler?.

Author Diana Gabaldon has portrayed some essentials of the Priest Abuser scandals in Jamie's Rape and also in Mary Hawkins' Rape: Father Goeghan 's wish to hurt people and violence as motive vs primarily sexual desire. If you read the FBI's part of the Grand Jury report on abusers in Altoona-Johnstown 2016, you see characterizations that DG wrote about more than 20+ yrs ago. In Ireland they have a Abused by Authorities slogan: One in Five? ratio of abused changes. Much of the audience has been abused by authority figures. "Spotlight" riveting about John J. Geoghan (/ˈɡeɪɡən/; June 4, 1935 - August 23, 2003) and other abusers in Boston. We know the audience for Sexual Abuse part is MUCH bigger than was obvious in Dragon Fly in Amber's contemporary 1988-1990 era. The question is how did Jamie stop the cycle of abuse?

@dawn For heavens sake, if you need to go into that much explanation of what happened, then the TV show screwed up. If the interviewer saw someone who "liked" the rape, then you have to be critical of the producers and call them on it. Making excuses about "oh if you had read the book you would know" let's them off the hook.

muito linda.!!!

They were smallpox vaccinations not polio (that doesn’t leave a mark). Pity he doesn’t get his facts right.

@TheKiddy3 You clearly have an issue with the show and the subject matter. No problem. But calling Tom O'Neill a "professional" is a huge stretch. The man runs a website. He's not a trained interviewer or journalist. He always stumbles through these interviews. The fans went ballistic over how "awkward" he was when he interviewed Sam Heughan. I don't think his word choices are significant enough to get so indignant about. I follow several fan forums and yours is the first complaint I've seen with this viewpoint. Most people who have an issue with him complain about his awkwardness.

She is so boring to listen to...... just a flat voice. (I know the fans won't agree..)