Writers Q&A EP 401 America the Beautiful
What did you all think? This season, 'Ask the Outlander Writers' any questions you have with #ATOW, and we'll answer them on Tuesday! #OutlanderPremiere Hello, everyone! We're here on voting day in America the Beautiful to answer some of your #ATOW questions from these last few days. Q. Was the voice-over of Ray Charles during such violence meant as a political statement, a foreshadowing, both or neither? A. Neither. Use of the song was planned from the beginning, long before we even knew our premiere date. Originally, it was supposed to be instrumental, but we didn't think it would be as recognizable. Q. Why did you remove the fact that land grants were only for protestants and that granting one to Jamie, a Catholic, was a huge thing the governor can hold over him when he wants something? A. In all of our research, we couldn't find anything that stated it was an issue for Catholics to own land. There were other things, such as holding office, that they were...
