Roger Wakefield | ABOotlanders w/Sher

The Droughtlander has been long and hard (that’s what she said – aren’t you glad I’m doing this again???) but we are almost there. Nov 4th is right around the corner, which means Season 4 of Outlander is perched and waiting to pounce.

We, as fans, have many things to look forward to while Outlander explores the new world by delving into Drums of Autumn.

By the end of season 3, we had a cute young couple Roger Wakefield and Brianna Randall.

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See? Awwwww

By the end of season 4…they will have aged…A BUNCH (like Brianna can get much older than 200 and something?) I am referring to life experience here.

I won’t give away too much plot as that’d be rude but I will share my little love letter to this fantastic couple who you are all sure to fall head over heels in love with.

Dear Roger and Bree,

It started out crazy, didn’t it? Time travel. Dead fathers. Living in two different countries, separated by an ocean. Both of you wanting to be open to love and willing to sacrifice parts of yourselves in order to achieve it. Funny thing, that. Being willing often opens that door big and wide. I’m afraid both of you will be walking right through it.

You were born into the world of Outlander. This world does not go gently for those who love deeply. It will test you. It will punch you in the throat, ask you if you are ok and when you nod…it will punch you again. It doesn’t sound very hopeful, I know. The truth of it is, it wouldn’t be if you didn’t have one another. But you do.

Roger, you are loyal and love deeply. Some might say your love is raw, I would agree because I am the one that says it. You are worthy, dude. So damn worthy. You don’t deserve the shit mountain you need to climb in order to become the man you do. I’ll say this though, many of those things were the spark that lit the fire that burns in Roger Mac, as we will know him to be. You could have chosen to become bitter and full of hate – instead, you chose to be better and full of dead sexiness…*ahem*…sorry…full of dead sexiness. Sorry. I’m stuck.

There is a young woman, that has stolen your heart. You are a gentleman and a fool for her all at the same time. If I didn’t know what an incredible love story this was going to be, I would tell you to get in your orange morris and hit the gas.

Bree, you are so misunderstood. Young, smart, headstrong and when we meet you as a young adult you have just lost the only father you knew. You were understandably distraught during a time when you were coming into your own as a woman. Being told your recently dead dad wasn’t your biological father was a real kick in the teeth. Those watching from the outside thought you should have been thrilled to have a Scottish warrior father from another century floating around but I get it. That’s a lot of shit to take in. Sure, you are a quick-tempered and cerebral- given who ALL your parents are, you really didn’t have a fighting chance. There was no possibility of you being mild-mannered or artificial.

When your mom was having the sex talk with you, I wish she would have mentioned the trials of jumping into situations without thinking about the consequences because, well, she should have learned it would have been a great lesson to pass on to her daughter. Alas, it wasn’t a thing and now…you will go through the same level of IDGAFs as your mom and both you and the man that you love will suffer for it. Granted, that IDGAF attitude of yours makes you stand up and out. You can pretty much deal with anything that gets thrown in your path – it’s a definite case of taking the good with the bad, I suppose.

The truth of it kids, all the crazy shit that you go through is your story. We have watched you both grow up in snippets. You are a part of the next generation of Outlander and we could NOT be more excited to watch all the bumps, turns, free falls and LOVE that you will be showing us.

Love,

Me.

AKA – Sher (Founder of the ABOotlanders)

P.S. Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin fit into their Bree and Roger puzzle pieces perfectly. I am SO JAZZED to watch these two bring this love story to life.

Remember to watch and tweet with us and your fellow Canadian friends using #OutlanderCAN while watching Outlander on W Network!

Our first round of Bedtimes stories started because of the initial Droughtlander and my husband’s inability to wait for anything. Like ANYTHING – when he knows the answer is right there. I only have to tell him. He really enjoyed the TV show & knew the books were out there – however not being a reader – there was a problem…unless he could get someone to read them to him. WELL GEE!

: I’d be THRILLED to…like really!

#BedtimeStories were born. Sometimes I read and he is silent & enjoys. Sometimes, he is contemplative. Sometimes there are tears or laughter. Often…smart ass comments erupt from him. As I read “Jamie gingerly….blah de blah Claire blah.” He pipes up with “Doesnt he do EVERYTHING gingerly? Get it?” Yeah MasterDad joker, I get it.

I stopped keeping my phone in my room at night around A Breath of Snow & Ashes so I haven’t tweeted his witty remarks as they come. They are jotted down in a note book…maybe slightly illegible but we’ll wait till we are done reading Written in My Own Hearts Blood to do that shall we?

If you have NOT read the books. Stop reading now. Hubbychilds comments are SPOILERS. Not just little spoilers…BIG WHOPPING RUIN YOUR OUTLANDER EXPERIENCE SPOILERS! If you havent read the books…and you read ANY further than this line. It is your own damn fault. You made a choice and it was probably the wrong one. So…with that being said, you are not allowed to leave comments or send me DMs scolding me for throwing spoilers out to the world. Just because the cookies are there…didn’t mean you had to eat them.

The following hubservations are from Voyager on up to a piece of A Breath of Snow & Ashes. So again, I warn you. SPOILERS ARE AHEAD. Can you tell someone has smacked my nose with a newspaper over this before? Uh-huh.

As we closed the pages of Dragonfly In Amber…my husband made an interesting observation. For the record…Me…Diana…and Caitriona…and any other girl person in a Disney movie (thats fairly recent so it might be an age thing)

: This was more than a couple years ago now…so…the list is longer; We pick up somewhere in Voyager.

: Lover of the craziness. Explains a lot eh?

: Sometimes I wondered if he read ahead on me…and then…reality

: I wasn’t afraid of dreaming it…why should he be?

: Seriously. I hate when he guesses right & I have to NOT yell it at him

: Its like Claires own version of Rock, paper, scissors.

: Its a pretty specific Canadian reference there folks…them Newfoundlanders. LOVE.

: I only laughed because…it was funny.

You know…my sweet hubbychild has always been a little jealous of Jamie. Calling him my boyfriend etc. I have compiled some of his comments throughout storytime…enjoy.

: He really did say that…I was there.

Lets take a look at what he thought during Drums of Authumn shall we?

: He’s pretty???

: My husband was a chef in the military…he had 2 bears (different times &locations) jump onto his kitchen trailer…both times…he screamed like a girl and ran out the back door. Like a smart man would.

: Saying it might have got him a smack.

: Uh-huh…I’m SURE that is what he meant. He didn’t.

: The “Willies a lil snot” chronicles…by my husband

: I think he has a HUGE point here…HUGE…biggest point ever…not like any other point.

: He’s a fan of dirty lady mouths…since you know…his wife has one.

: This is the moment…everyone was yelling the same thing at Jamie…UGH. Men!

You may be able to tell…my husband doesn’t like it when people don’t communicate. He notices a common theme with Claire.

At least he knows the character well enough to know…Drinking helps. A lot.

There is one character over all the others my husband feels bad for…its poor wee Rog. It sure entertains me to listen to him yak about him. And he has a face now. Richard Rankin…we adore you. We feel sorry for you…but we adore you.

I believe its an accurate assumption…don’t you???

I know you probably feel like meh…this is good. I read enough. I don’t need to hear her husbands ramblings any more…but…since I planned to write this all out…I’m doing it. Feel free to bookmark this and come back later to finish up…