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Outlander: Ron Moore Talks About The Garrison Commander

Ron Moore was active on Twitter last night during The Garrison Commander. You can see my review here Here’s what he had to say while waiting for a flight:

Ron started by saying, Lion’s share of tonight’s episode goes to Ira Behr’s script.

Q What’s your favourite Halloween candy?
A Large size Mr. Goodbars, box of Goobers.

Q This is why my husband and I sneak into the movies! Mr. Goodbar for him, Goobers for me!
A You will have a long and happy marriage.

Q Amazing – by now you know you certainly didn’t ruin the book!
A Still have time…

Q Who’s idea was it to kick Claire?
A Ira’s idea. Deliciously evil and just plain wrong.

Q Kicking Claire… NOT okay.
A Ya think?

Q Will there be mention of Jamie’s father at the flogging in another episode?
A Yes, and you actually saw Brian in the crowd tonight.

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Q Was Tobias’ slip on the floor during flogging scripted?
A Don’t recall, might be in script or improv.

Q Any word on when part 2 of this season will resume in 2015?
A Not yet.

Q How did they do the makeup for his back?
A Big prosthetic piece with small tubes to pump the blood. Some minor digital cleanup, mostly our makeup dept. gets the credit!

Couldn’t understand what Jamie said in response to BJR when first tied up!
A “Afraid I’ll freeze to death before yer done talking” I think.
Diana: Young and reckless —  and probably thought it couldn’t get worse.

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Q Love the choice to have BJR tell the Jamie tale rather than Dougal. Ira’s idea?
A Something we came up with in writers room. Liked the idea of Jack’s POV rather than Jamie’s.

Q Will the second season be the entire second book?
A That’s the plan.

Q What do you find the hardest part of directing these emotional episodes? Do you ever find yourself wrapped up like us fans are?
A Hard on actors and crew. They’re in it for hours.

Q The wristwatch shown in opening credits?? Wristwatches were not invented until late 19th century!
A I did that on purpose as a small reminder of the tie between Jack & Frank.

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Q Are you happy Outlander is trending?
A I think so… That’s a good thing, right….?

Q Stunning episode. Can you tell us how to pick Brian Fraser out of the crowd?
A Nope, I’ll leave that for you to puzzle out.

Q Haven’t heard one negative thing about it, which in the land of fans is pretty rare as you know.
A That won’t last…but it’s nice while it does.

Q Are you concerned the BJR’s story will be too much, that there will be blowback? (fan of books for 22 years)
A We made our choice and I’m proud of it. (Your mileage may vary.)

Q For you as a writer/producer when is it okay to deviate from book? Does your opinion change as a viewer?
A It’s always a judgment call, similar to any other show that I run: trust your gut and hope for the best.

Q Absolutely love the show. I cannot wait for the wedding!
A Wedding? What wedding? Who said she’s gonna say yes…..?

Q Such a great episode! Loved the sound edit of the lashes as BJR was telling Claire!
A That was an inspired touch from my post production producer, Elicia Bessette, who is absolutely the best.

Q I’m looking forward to your podcast for this episode.
A Might be late. Was dilatory in recording it this week.

Q Excellent episodes! What have been the hardest scenes to film from S1?
A Various locations were challenging due to weather.

Q Why did the writers decide to expand on the Claire/Black Jack interrogation scene (compared to book)? Loved it BTW!
A I talk about this in podcast but basically it was such a memorable part of the book it deserved to be more than a couple of pages.

Q Isn’t the next episode called The Wedding? Chapter in the book as well, I CAN’T WAIT!
A Yes, but WHOSE?

Q Why did Dougal come into the room? How did he know Claire needed help?
A It’s an old Jedi mind trick  — jeez, read the book, why don’t you?

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Q I knew what was coming and was still shocked. SPFX crew went there. Did you have to cut anything because it was too gruesome?
A No, just a question of how long to linger on any given shot.

Q So… have you started working on your Emmy acceptance speech yet?
A You cannot imagine what bad luck you just brought upon me. Cleanse yourself with a marathon viewing of Sopranos.

Q Isn’t it true that Frank Randall is a Cylon and copies exist in both time lines?
A You are so wise.

Q I had to listen to it three times to make sure I heard it correctly… did Jamie say he WAS a virgin?
A Oh yes…. the boy has much to learn….

Q Is your puppy better today, have you heard?
A I think he’s on the mend.

Q The razor being an heirloom whose idea? Great one by the way!
A Ira I think. But definitely came out of break session with the writers who all contributed to this and every episode.

Q Why were there women at the flogging? Is it really that entertaining? And why stay for the whole thing?
A No movies, no TV, what else are you gonna do on a Sat night in Ft. William in the 18th century?

 

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