MOP VIDEO: Episode 705 "Singapore"

Outlander “Singapore” Season 7 Episode 705 recap! My Outlander Purgatory's Carol and Tracey are back to recap the latest episode of Season 7 of Outlander, the Starz series based on Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series. Join us as we break down every moment, including why this was a rather over the top episode (and why we’re glad it wasn’t the first episode of season 7); why Bree and Roger should turn the trailer into a garage bar; why we weren’t sure what the Easter egg was all about even though it’s probably obvious (tell us what you think!); why it might have been Bree’s time of the month during this episode; why we’re worrit about Jem; why we’re split on whether we’d race to the history books (like Roger) or back the hell off (like Bree); why Jamie and Claire are the only people with sense in the entire American Revolution (or at least at Fort Ticonderoga); Jamie’s irregularity; why we’re trying to ignore certain accents; why history dictates that General Pepe Le Pew not be around; why Pepe’s over the top-ness is a little much; why the Ninth Earl of Elsemere would never eat a rat; who Rachel should choose (you tell us!); why hard hats and going commando on the first day of a new job is not where WE’D go, but whatever; how Tracey’s yearbook PROVES that Bree needs a new 1980 hairstyle; how Bree buried the lead re: her first day at work; why “personal reasons” isn’t an excuse when it comes to the military; why everyone at Ticonderoga needs to learn how to say FRAY-zer; why the Hunter casting is *chef’s kiss*; the significance of Swiftest of Lizards and his new name; why you should go back and read MOP blog posts from when we were reading the books; why we’re shocked that ANYONE is getting the belt in school in 1980; how Mrs. Raven’s freakout channeled both “Airplane” and Jan Brady; why Denzel Hunter just might be from 1980; how Dr. Pompous and General Pepe LePew serve the same purpose; Eff, Marry, Kill: Rachel Edition; why Roger would make a good therapist; why a pen is NEVER a good gift for your wife (despite what Bree thinks); how General St. Clair took his sweet time showing up (maybe he was napping); the return of BOSS BITCH BREE; how MOP Tom would have LOVED the Inverness pub ❤️ 🍺; how leaving the wounded behind in Ft. Ticonderoga was so Titanic; why the fade to black was so great; and MUCH MUCH MORE!! 

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MOP Video: Episode 704 - "A Most Uncomfortable Woman"

Outlander “A Most Uncomfortable Woman” Season 7 Episode 704 recap! My Outlander Purgatory's Carol and Tracey are back to recap the latest episode of Season 7 of Outlander, the Starz series based on Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series. Join us as we break down every moment, including why you should head over to the MOP Shop to treat yo’ self; who the uncomfortable women are (and why Bree is living in a man’s, man’s, man’s, man’s world); why Lallybroch is like Mount Rushmore; why we’re not sure about the Mackenzies and tiny house life; why Bree and Rog need another contractor; why we love Jamie and Claire when they banter; where we stand on Book William vs Show William; where they got all the copies of the Declaration of Independence; what we think of the show’s choice to use the “woman on fire” scene; how much of Willie is nature vs. nurture; why we love William for his teeth; why we question Roger and Bree not going for the gold; how Jemmie looks a little too close to someone else for comfort; how William might have known which letter went to which guy; whether Dismal Town or Brownville is the better name; why BOSS BITCH BREE is the shizz; how job interviews work in Scotland; why this might be the grossest episode of Outlander ever made; why Show Jamie going to war (across the barrel of a gun from his son) and not getting the hell out of Dodge is just weird, right?; our little message to John Bell (preview: he rocks); why Roger is not loving being Mr. Mom; how Ian could have been a little more fast and loose with the liquor before he treated Willie; whether or not Ian actually ever met Willie; why Tom Christie made us gasp (and whether or not there could ever be a Tom and Claire in another world); why Mark Lewis Jones should win every acting award; why the Jamie/Claire get busy scene was JUST RIGHT; why Denzel Hunter surprised us (in a GOOD way); why the almost amputation reminded us of Twilight (everything leads back to Twilight); whether there was a wee spark between Ian and Rachel; how horses must have been available in vending machines in the 18th century; Rachel’s embarrassment of hot guy riches; that awesome first shot of Ticonderoga; and MUCH MUCH MORE!!

MOP Breaks Down Ep 701 "A Life Well Lost!"

Outlander “A Life Well Lost” Season 7 Episode 701 SEASON PREMIERE RECAP! My Outlander Purgatory's Carol and Tracey are back to recap the PREMIERE episode of Season 7 of Outlander, the Starz series based on Diana Gabaldon's best selling book series. Join us as we break down every moment, including MOP’s official drink for summer 2023; our thoughts on the announcement of what the last season of Outlander will cover; the unconvincing Claire hangit fakeout; the Poldark shots all through the episode; Jamie Fraser as played by Liam Neeson; Girls Night at the New Bern Jail; crybaby Donner and whether or not he had a point; why Tom Christie’s stalking skillz are lacking; why Blasé Ian is the best; why being on a ship is never a good thing on Outlander; how news travels crazily fast in 1776; why we wept over Claire’s hair; which side of the Bree/Roger Donner conflict we fall on; why the only thing missing from Outlander is ninja fighting; why Claire is SO coming back from the CVS 😂; why Governor Martin clearly does not watch the news; why Sam’s hand acting was sublime; why Drunk Tom Christie shouldn’t surprise us so much; why telling rather than showing is annoying; why Jamie was very Dracula-esque in that last scene; and MUCH MUCH MORE!! 

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MOP VIDEO: "Temperance" Episode 603 LET'S DISCUSS!

Outlander “Temperance” Season 6 Episode 603 RECAP! My Outlander Purgatory's Carol and Tracey are back to recap the latest episode of Season 6 of Outlander, the Starz series based on Diana Gabaldon's best selling book series. Join us as we break down every moment, including how Jessica Reynolds and Alexander Vlahos need us to go to bat for them over their credit placement; why we want to be baptized by hot/mad Roger; whether or not a five year old can be trusted to not drown their baby brother; why casting Henri-Christian in “The River Wild 2” was not a good idea (and yes, we realized after the fact that this DOES happen in the books, but Germain is most definitely not a part of the shenanigans so don’t at us, bro!!!); why all is most definitely NOT WELL, Jamie; why Fergus breaks our hearts every damn day; how it’s so much easier to get a surgical appointment in the 18th century; how ether is the devil’s juice all the time, but whisky is only the devil’s juice when it’s convenient; why the possessed frog scene is one of the funniest we’ve seen; Marsali’s mad spinning skillz; how the bible verse JAMMF reads to Tom Christie reminds us of a good story about another Tom ❤️❤️❤️; which is more painful, natural childbirth or hand surgery by Claire; what might have happened if the kids opted for touching the hot poker instead of Henri-Christian; why JAMMF is the worst disciplinarian ever; why Marsali is the baddest of asses, but needs to watch out for Amy; whether Tom’s comments on Claire’s hair indicate that he likes her or that she’s the devil; why no one has thought to hook up Tom and Amy; whether something happened between Malva and Ian; why Claire needs to think about her book recommendations; whether or not JAMMF was creeping up on Malva; that awkward moment when Tom couldn’t diss liquor as the devil’s juice; how JAMMF finally redeems himself with his words to Fergus, and MUCH MUCH MORE!! 

"A Letter to our Community" - City Tavern Chef Walter Staib

Wanted to share the following community email I received this AM from Walter Staib, Chef at City Tavern in Philadelphia...and star of A Taste of History on PBS.  My Outlander Purgatory is not affiliated with City Tavern in any way. I just love them and have a ton of respect for what they do. I had a phenomenal experience there with Tom and the kids on Mother's Day weekend in 2017, and I will cherish it forever. I can't wait to go back and I hope you all get to experience it sometime in the near future, too. ❤️  A Letter to our Community: I wanted to take a moment and extend my heartfelt best wishes for health to our community in these unsettling times and recognize the brave men and women on the front lines of the medical field. While these times are challenging for any business, it is important that we all follow the guidelines of our Government leaders and “Stay-at-Home”. I have worked tirelessly over my lifetime in recreating an atmosphere at City Tavern that brings the world a unique view of the cuisine of 18th century life. It is so easy to think of our Founding Fathers as abstract concepts of Liberty and Freedom and to forget that they were walking and breathing human beings that existed, in many ways, as we do now. Needless to say, the founders faced many challenges in their own lives, but they persisted, and we became a better nation through it. I have no doubt, that we will come together and defeat this horrible virus. When that day comes, City Tavern will be here for you, as it was for our Forefathers when they needed a hot meal or cold brew after deliberating the Declaration of Independence. Food is often our great comforter. With an understanding of the difficult times we are all in, I ask only if you are able, to “Buy it Forward” and purchase a gift card for later use, to show your support and help our business during these turbulent times. Gift Cards may be purchased online or using the button below.

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I thank you in advance.

Chef Walter Staib Proprietor; City Tavern Restaurant www.CityTavern.com 215-413-1443 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MOP Video: Season 5, Episode 507 "The Ballad of Roger Mac" RECAP

My Outlander Purgatory's Carol and Tracey are back to recap the latest episode of Season 5 of Outlander, the Starz series based on Diana Gabaldon's best selling book series. Join us as we break down every moment of this AMAZING episode, including all things Coronapocalypse, including whether or not it can be used as a diet (sorry y’all for THAT tangent, but it’s unavoidable these days…fast forward to around minute 13 if you just can’t take it); the tour de force performance that Sam Heughan delivers; the send-off that Murtaugh deserved all along; the ill-advised timing of that “Previously on” segment with Bonnet throwing the ill overboard; why Rog should be worried every time he looks at Jem; Jamie Fraser’s words to live by; why Claire’s words to the Browns would have sent MOP Tom OFF. THE. EDGE; why Jamie is soooorrrrrta responsible for Murtaugh’s end; why cutting his hand a few hours before wielding a gun may be a second bad decision for JAMMF; why social distancing was probably a good idea for Roger; why Tryon’s present to Jamie KILLED US (AND makes JAMMF’s butt look HUGE); which one of us recognized the identity of Buck and which did not; why Claire’s Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ TOTALLY worked; why Edward Cullen was sorely needed in this episode (and which Outlander character would make the best vampire); who Duncan LaCroix will come back as; the fantasticness that is that last JAMMF/Tryon scene; how JAMMF’s actions were like Salma Hayek’s during the Harvey Weinstein years; how skipping an Outlander episode next week is cruel and unusual punishment; and MUCH MUCH MORE!! 

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Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day, my friends. It could be a sad day for me but I am trying to keep it happy and full of amazing memories about "MOP Tom." This is one of his favorites, so I thought I'd share it with you all. Interesting that this was filmed at the TOLBOOTH in Stirling, y'all!!! Enjoy. ❤️

MOP Tom RINGS THAT BELL!!!

Today was Tom's final radiation treatment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. I cannot
begin to tell you guys how THANKFUL we are for all of your prayers and well-wishes. Tom has been blown away by all the comments you guys leave here and on Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, etc...and you have all really helped him to keep his head on straight and get THROUGH THIS!! 😘

A Wee Jamie Fraser Reference...Sortof!

Went to the Museum of the American Revolution last weekend with Tom and the kids...and came across this awesome find. I know, I know...the spelling is different. But still. Tell me you wouldna have snapped a photo faster than you could say, "It's spelled with an S!"

Happy Birthday "Deep Outlander Thoughts" TOM!

Stream from Your Computer to your TV with an HDMI Cable

I have been meaning to mention this forever: Have you ever tried to watch something on TV, thinking it would be available on Netflix or On Demand, only to find out IT'S NOT???

Well here's what you do. *Buy an HDMI cable, attach it to your computer and TV, and stream the show/movie from your computer right onto your TV screen!

The cable pictured above is an HDMI to HDMI cable, so it'll go from an HDMI port in your computer to the HDMI port in your TV.

If you don't have an HDMI port in your computer, never fear, there are plenty of adapters available online!

Trust me; it's worth it!!! Tom and I do this all the time! It's so disappointing when you want to watch something that's only available online. And let's be honest, who wants wants to watch Jamie Fraser on a teeny weenie computer screenie???




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Deep OUTLANDER Thoughts...by Tom

My Hubby Purgatory

SPOILER ALERT:  Dinna read unless ye have read part 3 in Written in My Own Heart's Blood.

MOBY banter with my hubby, Tom: 

Me: "Poor Lord John...he's walking along, hiding in plain site and running into all these people he knows.  He's in this mass exodus to cross the Delaware into NJ.  And Ian just said they're headed to Freehold!!!!!"
Tom:  "Ian's there?!?"
Me: "Yes.  Ian and this dude, Percy... Jamie... Claire... They're ALL THERE!"
Tom:  "Wait.  Ian?"
Me:  "Yes!  Jamie's nephew!"
Tom: "Ohhh you mean Ian the son!  What about Ian, his dad?  The guy with one leg?  I like him."
Me:  (shakes head dejectedly)  "Didn't make it." (in my best Roy Scheider voice from JAWS)
Tom:  "Ohhhh no!  Poor guy!!  He should have walked through the 2014 stones, got himself an Oscar Pislari prosthetic leg...gone back...and he'd have been able to run away!"
Me:  "Who?  Wait, do you mean Oscar Pistorius?!  THE MURDERER???"
Tom:  "Yeah!  That guy.  Awful...but those legs make him fast.  Ian could have gotten one of those cool bionic legs and gotten away."
Me: (shakes head again) Ian died in the last book.  Of illness.  Not battle."
Tom:  "Which book?"
Me:  "Nevermind."

Hubby Tom's Voyager Update

Tom is reading chapter 50, "I Meet a Priest".  Here are his thoughts (and my own.) 

Doin' a little dishes...
Talkin' a little Voyager.

Claire is hangin' out with the reverend…she got picked up in the mango swamps. (LOL Mangos? Mangroves!)  She was walking thru muck and mud and talking with birds and bees….very Alice in Wonderlandesque - like Willy Wonka.

Then she meets Dr. something or other (Sterne, obvs)...he was obviously an Entomologist.  He brought her back to the hut…and there was the crazy reverend guy and mamasita…but the reverend guy got all stoned on gange and fell asleep…

Mamasita said her dress would never fit a cow like her…thinking Claire didn't know what she was talking about…but obviously Claire speaks Spanish because she speaks every language known to man - including Swahili - because she is Claire Beauchamp in the Year of our Lord, 19xx…  And she's always saying "Hold on, Beuachamp!" 

Remus is the name...
Bugs are NOT my game!

Mamasita keeps speaking spanish and calling Claire  a cow…which makes her one of my favorite characters so far. 

Sterne reminds me of the zippity doo da guy Br'er Rabbit talks to.  (ROFLMAO at this sooooo hard.  How he's picturing a Jewish fellow named Sterne as Uncle Remus is beyond me.)

Even when Claire's ALONE, she's arrogant.  (ROFLMAO)

We are now debating about where Jamie met Sterne.

This has been a very entertaining update for me.  I hope you've enjoyed it!

Dear Claire, SHUT IT! Love, Tom

Just a man...and his Kindle (and his
Dairy Queen) on a Sunday afternoon.

OK so my hubster, Tom is halfway through Voyager...and just found out about Jamie marrying Leghair.  Claire left and is on the horse after their huge fight that Jenny put a stop to.

Although he's enjoying the book BIG time, this little situation (snicker) has done nothing to soften Tom's feelings about Claire!  Listen to what he said:

"Claire has the inability to see anybody else's opinion or understand their side of the argument because she knows, in her head, and in her heart, that she's right about everything.  She's so self-centered and arrogant.  She just can't imagine her being wrong.  She just can't imagine somebody else having an opinion that would explain the situation, because in her head, she's right...all the time.  Claire is never at fault.  She has started problems...she's gotten men killed...she got that ship burned down...and never, ever once did she ever sit down and assess blame to herself.  It's always someone else's fault."

YOWSA!

It's just so awesome to discuss different aspects of the series with new readers.  I fear Tom may never soften toward Claire...but there will be plenty of entertaining discussion along the way!

April 1778 Fraser Salt Works SHOCKER!

The Shark River salt works was destroyed immediately following the attack
on the Union salt works on the Manasquan river in Brielle, New Jersey.  

I've been doing some historical digging this weekend as it's the anniversary of the burning down of the "Union salt works" and dozens of houses and buildings in my town - Brielle, NJ - by British loyalists during the Revolutionary war.  Salt was extremely important in those days for preserving meats and other foods...as well as making gun powder, which was obviously needed in the war.  

What does this have to do with OUTLANDER?  Well...I came across something while googling the salt works yesterday, and nearly fell off my chair:

Manasquan River Inlet, New Jersey...

Captain Boyd Porterfield, 71st Regiment Fraser’s Highlanders, April 7, 1778, Raid to destroy the salt works on both sides of the Manasquan River. The saltworks on the north side (now Brielle) was known as the Union Salt Works. ... Where: Manasquan River Inlet. Both sides north now Brielle, Monmouth County and south is Point Pleasant, Ocean County, New Jersey. ... Source: Henry Clinton Papers at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Item is document number 33:15 (Box 33 folder 15). ... British Headquarters Military Report. ... Maps: Close UTM 18 580246E 4440304N (NAD27) [40.11119 -74.0580 (WGS84)]

You don't even know the chills I had (or the fit I threw at my husband!) when I read this.  I've been waxing on about the Union salt works being burned down in my own back yard for years...but now I find out that  FRASER'S HIGHLANDERS were responsible?  I'm completely torn and on the fence about it.  On the one hand, I'M AN AMERICAN and they ATTACKED MY TOWN.  On the other...they were Scots...and went through horrific atrocities while fighting the English.  I keep telling myself these men were left with nothing and had to feed their families back in Scotland, and therefore had no choice but to fight for the crown...but wow.  Just...wow.  And it doesn't help that some people say the Scots "flocked to the cause."

(My Scottish-American husband and I just got into a heated debate over this...ME defending the SCOTS!  It's really unsettling, that is for sure.) 

Make sure you read the Fraser's Highlander's wiki link; it's chock full of Fraser mentions, Stirling Castle being one of them.

AND - check out this adorable house on Union Lane in Brielle, NJ.  It is believed that this house was the only house on Union Lane that was not burned down in the attack on the salt works in Brielle.  You won't believe how they've restored it.  It's absolutely stunning...and every effort was obviously made to infuse the 18th century feel with the modern conveniences of the home.  Truly outstanding. 

UPDATE: 1/22/2025 And if all of that wasn't enough, I JUST found out that Captain Alexander Robertson accompanied the Fraser's Highlanders to the raid on the Salt Works at Manasquan. Remember when I said my late husband Tom and I had a heated debate, where he was against the Highlanders' raid while I was on the fence, even though HE was a proud Scot? Well...way back when, his family's clan in Scotland was very small and therefore fought under a larger clan for protection as Highlanders often did. Guess what that larger clan's name was?  

Robertson. 

The connections just keep on coming! Wish I was armed with that knowledge when we had our debate! :) 

If you choose to dig a little deeper, you can read about it here, and here. 

Scotland the Brave Ringtone

I felt the need to mention that my hubby, Tom has recently set "Scotland the Brave" to be his new ringtone on his phone...and it is very, very cool.  I figured I can't do this because we'll both be running to the phone every time we hear it...but at least you guys can!

Outlander Chat Tonight

Outlander Chat Tonight - 9PM Eastern!

My husband Tom is moving along nicely in Dragonfly...and I am going to try to wrangle some good commentary out of him while we're chatting.  Up until now, it's been verra amusing.  Let's just say last night he told me Claire "never listens to Jamie and just charges in with both breasts."

Needless to say, I almost fell off my chair from laughing so hard.  Should be interesting, folks.  ;)

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy!

Why post on this lovely Christmas Eve when I can just show you my TEXT with Tracey from last night!

Spoiler alert: Dinna read unless ye are 25% through The Scottish Prisoner!



Carol:  Do u see what I see? Tom is reading DinA!!!!!

Tracey:  IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!

Carol:  ROFLMAO! Hello you beautiful Savings and Loan!!!!


Carol:  I just suffered through gay sex with lord John. Blooorrtttttt!!!!

Tracey:  STEPHAN!!!!!!!

Carol:  Blech. I dinna need to hear about bending over pillows or lubing it up with the oil from the dish.  He's like Claire with her bedside lotion!


Carol:  Having one's member in one's hand seems to be a central theme in his book.

Tracey:  You r so homophobic lolol  

Carol:   BULLSHIT!! I just don't want to read about the sex!  Look at Dave O!  He's gay and the mere mention of vajayjay throws him into a tailspin!!  Can you imagine his reaction to lesbian sex?!

Author's Note:  Tracey's and I are self-proclaimed fag hags.  She knows I love the gays. :)

More Hubby Fun with Outlander

SPOILER ALERT:  Don't read unless you've read  61% of Outlander.

OK y'all - my Tom (that's a Bronze Horsemanism.  MY Tom) has finally gotten to the witch trial!  Ooooh I'm so jealous!  And I totally forgot that Claire doesn't mention Geillis' vaccination scar until after Jamie saves her and they talk...and almost let the cat out of the bag!  It went something like this:

Carol: "Um...did Claire mention anything about Geillis?" 
DH:"Uh...that she's pregnant?" 
Carol: "Maybe something slightly more wee about her?"
DH: "Huh?"

It was at that point that I realized I needed a big, ol' cup of shut-the-eff-up or I'd be giving a huge spoiler!

I then told Tom about my big screen version of that scene, where Jamie gallantly rides in on his horse and rescues Claire whilst Bono is heard in the background yelling "All I want is youuuuuu!  All I want is youuuuuu!"  Um...yeah.  He wasn't exactly as blown away as I am by my vision.  If only I could reach in and grab it out of my head.

PS - Hub will SO be reading The Bronze Horseman after this.  I think he'll need a break before Dragonfly...and let's be honest...all that talk of war?  Men "live for that shit" like grandparents live for birthdays.