Outlander
Dragonfly in Amber
TV Flash files “Dragonfly in Amber” as the last listed hour of season 2 — Outlander (2014–present) on Starz, season 2, episode 13, aired 2016-07-09, 90 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E13: listed hour 29 of 101 in the Outlander guide, last listed hour of season 2. It aired 2016-07-09 (90 min). The listed hour before it is “The Hail Mary” (S02E12). Next is “The Battle Joined” (S03E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Flashing forward, Claire revisits the past and reveals to her daughter, Brianna, the truth. Back in the 18th century, the Battle of Culloden has arrived, and Jamie must do everything he can to save the ones he loves.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dragonfly in Amber sit in the Outlander guide?
S02E13 is listed hour 29 of 101 — last listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 13.
When did Outlander S02E13 air?
Dragonfly in Amber aired 2016-07-09 and is listed at 90 minutes.
Do I need the Gabaldon books first?
No. The series follows the novels' major arcs while adapting pace and structure. Book-faithful fandom is loud; the show is built to be watched.
In the series
Why this series still plays
WWII nurse Claire walks through standing stones into 18th-century Scotland and a marriage that rewrites history. Ronald D. Moore's Starz Gabaldon epic: Balfe and Heughan carrying politics, bodies, and loyalty across centuries. Female-driven historical fantasy as a premium-cable empire. Book-fandom purity tests included; the central pairing is the franchise engine.
August 9, 2014, Starz. A WWII nurse walks through standing stones into 18th-century Scotland, and a premium-cable window treats centuries as inventory. Ronald D. Moore developed Diana Gabaldon's novels: Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan carrying politics, bodies, and loyalty across continents; Tobias Menzies doubling as Frank and Black Jack Randall; Graham McTavish in the orbit. Time-travel romance as empire: kilts, danger, longing as long-haul TV. Rex can toast historical fantasy as if it were a 1970s miniseries…
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- Caitríona Balfe as Claire Fraser
Caitríona Balfe carries Claire Fraser through Outlander — a WWII nurse through standing stones into 18th-century Scotland, a marriage that rewrites history, politics and bodies as premium-cable weather. Ronald D. Moore's Starz Gabaldon…
- Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser
Sam Heughan's Jamie Fraser carried Outlander across centuries as politics, bodies, and loyalty — WWII nurse Claire walking through standing stones into 18th-century Scotland, Ronald D. Moore's Starz Gabaldon epic, Caitríona Balfe as the…
- Tobias Menzies as Frank Randall / Black Jack Randall
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- Graham McTavish as Dougal MacKenzie
Graham McTavish's Dougal MacKenzie brought clan voltage to Outlander — WWII nurse through standing stones into 18th-century Scotland, Ronald D. Moore's Starz Gabaldon epic, politics and bodies and loyalty across centuries. TV Flash files…
- Sophie Skelton as Brianna Fraser
Sophie Skelton time-travels Outlander as Brianna Fraser — the daughter who has to inherit a marriage that already rewrote history, standing stones and all. Ronald D. Moore's Starz epic: politics, bodies, loyalty across centuries. TV Flash…