Youre all on board the Jamie train.
Jamie is the platonic ideal of the guy who should be on the cover of a romance novel.
But the real romantic hero ofOutlandershould be Frank.
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Claires first husband, 1945-era Frank (Tobias Menzies), is a great person.
Hes a brilliant historian and professor who matches Claire (Caitriona Balfe) on an intellectual level.
A landlord slash soldier?
Frank is James BondplusIndiana Jones.
Jamie is a glorified farmer.
Frank has a PhD.
Jamie would probably freak out if he saw an algebra problem and call it witchcraft.
Claire is an insightful, observant, and brilliant nurse.
Defend his battlefield prowess and strategic ability all you like yes, he has street smarts.
Did I mention Frank was a goddamn professor who moonlighted as a spy?
Frank is also an incredible husband.
(He took her on a second honeymoon!
How romantic is that?
Did Jamie even take her on a first honeymoon?)
Oh, and did I mention that shes pregnant with another mans child?
Meanwhile, Claire is a little flippant about their marriage.
And for whatever reason, this anti-Frank biased television show makes it seem likeFrankis asking a lot.
Jamie was a virgin forced into marrying a hot stranger he barely knew.
Of course he loves Claire; their sex is amazing and Balfe is aliteral Victorias Secret model.
Their relationship would never work in the real world.
Its because Jamie is the hot pool boy.
Their relationship has been entirely forged through situations of danger and intrigue and adrenaline.
What would it look like if they just tried to have a normal, quiet life together?
Claires fun, flirty banter will never undo a lifetime of cultural indoctrination.
And dont pretend Jamie is the only one with sex appeal.
Yeah, Team Frank all the way.
Outlanderairs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Starz.
