Outlander (2014)

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Season 3
  • Network: Starz
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 9, 2014
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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Critic Reviews

  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Sep 8, 2017
    100
    A beauty finally returns, and the beauty very much remains.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jeff Jensen
    Sep 7, 2017
    91
    The story ages Jamie and Claire, so when they reunite after a deliciously agonizing buildup (marked by some inspired humor), the rapture is both emotional and spiritual. In season 3, Outlander, TV’s best romance, soars by making you fall in love with it all over again.
  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Sep 7, 2017
    91
    This is a show that’s grown and matured since its initial premiere in ways that defied our initial expectations.
  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Sep 8, 2017
    80
    Of the two parallel narratives that unfold in the first five episodes, Jamie’s is the more eventful and, because of when and where it unfolds, the one that feels more in keeping with the Outlander sensibility. ... Both of their [Balfe and Heughan's] performances feel deeper and more emotionally resonant than they have before.
  6. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Sep 6, 2017
    80
    For all of the despair the narrative visits upon its characters, Outlander remains as seductive as ever, in part due to the dangled promise of the second season finale that its lovers would one day be reunited. Because of this, the story never sinks under any ballast of hopelessness, choosing instead to spend time allowing viewers to perceive the pangs of loss in order to sweeten the arrival of any uplift fate, or the show’s writers, deem fit to dispense.
  7. Collider
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Sep 5, 2017
    80
    There are many other things about the Boston experience--the story is overly heavy-handed with misogyny, American accents are stagey, and dialogue can be stilted and awkward--that are not as successful. The truth is that Outlander is at its best, so far, when the story is in Scotland. There’s more energy and emotional intensity, the storytelling tends to be shaper, and there’s more humor and personality to the vignettes. ... When Outlander is at its best, there is not a more beautiful show on television.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 77
  3. Negative: 12 out of 77
  1. shag00
    Jan 13, 2018
    3
    I think if season 3 were season 1 there never would have been a season 2. This season is all over the place in it's time lines which isI think if season 3 were season 1 there never would have been a season 2. This season is all over the place in it's time lines which is somewhat off-putting. In the earlier episodes there is just no "energy" and reminded me of Days of Our Lives from the 1970 & 80s. Another huge let down was the passage of time, 20 years passes while the 2 are separated. In America, Claire goes through medical school and works at a hospital afterwards with a black doctor. He is made to age 40 years in that time while Claire nary a day, it just looks silly. This also works to undermine the story going forward as neither of these actors can really portray someone almost twice their real age (unsurprisingly).

    So what spoils the season is not the actors per se but the management of the time interval by the directors of the show. It is reminiscent of 1950s & 60s special affects, it just looks unreal/unbelievable.    … Full Review »
  2. erfanj
    Oct 11, 2017
    9
    If nothing, Outlander Season 3 proves that the agonizing wait was worth it. Season 3 mixes up everything we have loved about the show to thisIf nothing, Outlander Season 3 proves that the agonizing wait was worth it. Season 3 mixes up everything we have loved about the show to this point and much more! Unexpected to those who'd only seen the TV show, Outlander separates the lives of the two main characters for the first few episodes, heavily building up to their much awaited reunion. If the evolution of the plot and its ever increasing wit are any indication, Outlander will continue to shine and outdo itself through the rest of the third season.… Full Review »
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    Outlander Season 3 proves that the agonizing wait was worth it. Season 3 mixes up everything we have loved about the show to this point andOutlander Season 3 proves that the agonizing wait was worth it. Season 3 mixes up everything we have loved about the show to this point and much more! Unexpected to those who'd only seen the TV show, Outlander separates the lives of the two main characters for the first few episodes, heavily building up to their much awaited reunion. If the evolution of the plot and its ever increasing wit are any indication, Outlander will continue to shine and outdo itself… Full Review »
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