Their love for each other is so strong that they have to fight their own oaths—one to the Crown and one to the Regulators—and still protect the ones they love.”, Murtagh’s demise serves as the culmination for the Battle of Alamance which, Outlander fans will notice, looks very different from the TV clashes Jamie has fought in before. He lasted longer on the Starz show, but it didnât make losing him hurt any less. See Clayne Crawford's Final 'Lethal Weapon Scene: Did Riggs Die in Season Finale. If the writers DO decide that Murtagh will go the way of his book-self, viewers will be expecting a heartbreaking death-in-battle scene to compensate them (do you hear that Maril, Matt, Ron and co.?). Want some more news when it comes to Outlander in video form? Even though Murtagh's death scene happened with only Jamie present, that wasn't Duncan Lacroix's only time playing a mortally wounded Murtagh in Season 5. You just knew Murtagh was always there for Jamie, and likewise. By extending Murtagh's life on the show, the Outlander writers still found a way for Murtagh to die in battle, just as he did in Gabaldon’s books, just on a different continent, many, many years later, and in a manner that would come as an even more devastating blow to a guilt-ridden Jamie. Lacroix was the only original cast member left on the show outsides of co-leads Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe, so this final goodbye was a difficult one for both the Outlander character and the cast and crew. Power Book II: Ghost season 2: Should Tommy Egan return? Then there’s the boiling rage and anger that bubble over in the confrontation with Tryon. It wasn't ever on my radar." By Daniel S. Levine - May 15, 2018 08:07 am EDT. (Sharp-eyed viewers may observe that Brianna just disappears from the tent scene.) Outlander's Duncan Lacroix Talks The 'Weird' Parts Of Murtagh's Death Scene, Working With Sam Heughan And More Murtagh may have survived much longer ⦠There was always this great love between Jamie and Murtagh and it was never spoken of. He didn’t want to accept what happened and because of that, he even tried to bring Murtagh’s body back to Claire in the hopes that he could magically be saved. There’s denial when Jamie insists on dragging his godfather’s already-lifeless body back to Claire’s tent to see if she can heal him; bargaining as Jamie begs Claire to help—offers to do anything, get anything to save Murtagh’s life. Ad Choices. We are left to reflect on that final death scene in Episode 5.07 when true to the oath yet again, Murtagh saves Jamie. Lacroix: Itâs the night of Jocastaâs wedding and immediately precedes the scene with Murtagh and Jocasta. — Cover Story: How Reese Witherspoon Turned Her Literary Obsession Into an Empire— The Best Movies and Shows on Netflix to Watch While Stuck at Home— A First Look at Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story— An Exclusive Excerpt From Natalie Wood, Suzanne Finstad’s Biography—With New Details About Wood’s Mysterious Death— Tiger King Is Your Next True-Crime TV Obsession— The Best Shows to Stream If You’re in Quarantine— From the Archive: A Friendship With Greta Garbo and Its Many Pleasures. Unfortunately, he came to learn that there was no saving him and Jamie is devastated. (This is, for what it's worth, some of Heughan’s best acting work ever on the show.) And in Starzâs adaptation of the books, poor ⦠Sunday night’s Outlander season 5 episode 7 may very well be the best episode we’ve seen for Sam Heughan — and that’s saying something. Can you tease anything about it? He didnât want to accept what happened and because of that, he even tried to bring Murtaghâs body back to Claire in the hopes that he could magically be saved. In November of 2017 I wrote a blog post speculating on potential places in the story that Murtagh could land, should the show producers decide to let him live. Around 1715, Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser attended the Gathering at Castle Leoch to try to woo the hand of Ellen MacKenzie. Plus, get ⦠After the anger comes a depression that presents itself as what Heughan calls a "fog" as the family goes to search for Roger. Murtagh breaks in on Jocasta on her wedding night and heâs discovered by Ulysses. The actors, he felt, didn't have enough time to really land a goodbye of this magnitude, not for a character who had been with them since the very beginning. The death scene with Murtagh was heartbreaking and soul-crushing. We can't just do that. "I don't think Jamie ever, ever would have done that. Given that Murtagh was dead, Lacroix had to ⦠It actually wasn't much of a battleâI think the number of casualties were maybe 20 or so. A show less concerned with fidelity to its characters might have milked every last drop of drama out of the scenario, and manipulated events so that it was Jamie who had to kill Murtagh directly in the end. Heughan and Roberts dig into what comes next for the Frasers here. In the show, Murtagh is captured at ⦠Then be sure to check out the latest below! Speaking in a new interview with Elle, Sam explained just why this death is going to impact Jamie to such a degree: It felt [like] the most grief. When he said goodbye to Jamie at the end of episode 1, and then the Jocasta scene and the death scene. So, too, did Heughan’s journey as an actor through these scenes. "The timeline has been altered in Jamie's realization. Riggs' brother committed suicide shortly after the shooting, robbing Murtaugh of seeking justice for his partner's death and sending him into a depression for six months. The death scene with Murtagh was heartbreaking and soul-crushing. Morzan spirited her off to his castle and hid the pregnancy from everyone but Galbatorix. In Diana Gabaldonâs book series, Murtagh was killed at the Battle of Culloden in the second novel, âDragonfly in Amber.â Keeping him alive to ⦠From the awards race to the box office, with everything in between: get the entertainment industry's must-read newsletter. Even though he’s now gone, we do like to think that a part of him now transmits into Jamie and that essence will inspire him as we gear up for the Revolutionary War. "They never are really against each other. With Alfred Hitchcock, Vera Miles, John Carradine, James Farentino. This isn’t the first time this season that the practicalities of an ambitious shoot have impacted the Outlander storyline. Mary, enraged to learn the truth, stabbed and killed Danton herself, while Murtagh decapitated the Duke and laid his bloody head at Claire's feet, finally fulfilling his promise to her. The players reconvened in studio months later so that, Roberts said, the actors could have the time they needed to dig into the emotional scene. Students of Kubler Ross’s work will note there’s one stage missing here: acceptance. We saw at the start of the season just how early Murtagh was involved in Jamie’s life, so we are speaking here about a man whose loyalty to him withstood several decades. We see that he really pushed for this battle. Jamieâs godfather/right-hand man died on the Culloden battlefield in Diana Gabaldonâs third novel, Voyager. After surviving decades longer than he did in Diana Gabaldon's books, Murtagh Fitzgibbons, played by Duncan Lacroix, lost his life in a pre-Revolutionary War battle. Jamie’s emotional journey around Murtagh’s death, Heughan said, tracks with a few of Elizabeth Kubler Ross’s famous stages of grief. Murtagh was born in his father's castle nine months later. Caitlin Bishop Murtagh of Rochester was awarded compensation nearly three years after her mother, Linda Bishop, was found dead in an empty house in Concord. Unfortunately, he came to learn that there was no saving him and Jamie is devastated. But no matter what is coming, the characters—and the show—will have to journey along with a massive hole left by Murtagh’s death. "Why would Jamie Fraser put on a red coat, given what the redcoats have done to him and his family over his lifetime?” Roberts sat with the idea—which was also brought to him, independently, by a Starz executive—and came up with a scenario in which Jamie had no choice but to put it in, when Governor Tryon tests Jamie’s loyalty with the coat. While the behind the scenes situation on the series was obviously something of a mess, Lethal Weapon handled Riggs' passing in a surprisingly respectful way. He’s not only losing his godfather—basically a stepfather—but he’s losing the last real contact with Scotland, the last member of his blood apart from his aunt and daughter. The producers of Outlander's TV show decided to keep Murtagh alive because he was such a popular character. Roberts said the plan all along was to maneuver Murtagh into a position where he and Jamie would, tragically, wind up on opposite sides of the Battle of Alamance. Murtagh is killed during the Battle at Alamance doing what he promised Ellen Fraser he would do on her deathbed: Watch over her son.