‘Outlander’s Series Finale Was A Disappointing Ending To A Mediocre Final Season

InnovationGaming‘Outlander’s Series Finale Was A Disappointing Ending To A Mediocre Final SeasonByErik Kain,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture.Follow AuthorMay 17, 2026, 06:29pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.OutlanderCredit: StarzWatching the series finale of Outlander, the thought that kept running through my head was “I’m bored. I hope this is over soon.” Spoilers follow.That is not the ideal way to end an 8-season-long TV show, though it could be worse. When I was watching the Stranger Things series finale I was mostly laughing at how unbelievably stupid, rushed and cheesy it all was.Don’t get me wrong, some of Outlander’s finale was pretty cheesy also. The extended farewells that occupied the first half of the episode were both tedious and hammy. They felt less like organic farewells and more like fan-service, much like the final half of the Stranger Things finale, now that I think about it.Things picked up a bit with the battle, but at this point I was mostly just a little miffed, and the battle itself felt out-of-place in a finale. They created a bunch of somewhat artificial tension by having Claire run into the fray, placing herself in danger and making just about every Outlander fan worry that her actions would lead directly to Jamie’s death.They didn’t, thankfully, but the way he died was incredibly silly. The Loyalist commander, Major Ferguson, charges Jamie on horseback after the fighting is over and the Redcoats are surrendering. Jamie fights him off pretty easily and he’s taken prisoner. But nobody thinks to search him for weapons.I just find this incredibly unrealistic. This is an era when guns are common and officers carry pistols. They don’t tie him up or restrain him, don’t search him for weapons, just set him down and leave him. When...