Practical Magic reboot: Will the Owens sisters cast a new spell?
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Outlander fans praise 'masterfully done' Blood of My Blood and notice one big thing
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Daily Record
5 hours ago
- Daily Record
Outlander fans ‘blown away' by Blood of My Blood and left saying the same thing
The Outlander prequel series has already premiered in the USA Viewers have been left in a tumult after Outlander: Blood of My Blood premiered its first two episodes in a double bill special. The Outlander prequel series has already aired on Starz in the USA and will be coming to the UK on MGM+ tomorrow (August 9), with the fandom already in a frenzy after a photo was released early and the show getting a top rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The first two episodes thrust audiences into the world of the show, taking them from the trenches in WWI to 18th century Scotland. There were plenty of twists and turns that fans may not have been expecting as Blood of My Blood delved deeper into the dual romances between Henry Beauchamp (played by Jeremy Irvine) and Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater). Reaction has already been coming in from avid Blood of My Blood fans across social media. One person commented under an Instagram video from the Blood of My Blood cast: '@outlander_starz consider this soldier blown away' and included three mind-blown emojis. Another wrote: 'They are right!!!! It's brilliant' and a third posted: 'SO GOOD.' While on X (formerly Twitter), one audience member posted: 'Holy cow…Blood of my Blood did NOT disappoint. WOW. 'A million ways thru could have screwed it up but this was masterfully done with all the right nods to the original. Brilliant first two episodes! #BloodOfMyBlood [sic].' A second viewer sang the show's praises: 'OMG! LOVED these eps. Casting = perfection. All the easter eggs! So well done. 'The way you can see traits Jamie & Claire have in each of their parents. Their love loving them. Safe to say I can't wait for the next one. #BloodOfMyBlood #Outlander [sic].' The first two episodes were packed with lots of Easter eggs that many Outlander fans picked up on, with the programme-makers promising more across Blood of My Blood. One fan posted a shot of Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) next to his father Brian and wrote: 'Just like his father #BloodOfMyBlood.' A second echoed their words and also shared photos of the Fraser father and son duo: ' like father like son #BloodOfMyBlood .' Other picked up the similarities between the two shows, including Julia's aspirations to go to university like the Edinburgh Seven, and both Claire Fraser (Caitríona Balfe) and her father Henry's time on the front line during their respective World Wars. One viewer noted: 'The way Julia wanted to go to university but wasn't allowed. But her daughter and granddaughter got to go. 'Claire got to become a surgeon. Julia would have been so proud. #BloodOfMyBlood.' Adding: 'Just like her father, always helping people in war #BloodOfMyBlood.'
Evening Standard
a day ago
- Evening Standard
Practical Magic reboot: Will the Owens sisters cast a new spell?
We'd love to see Stockard Channing back as the formidable Frances Owens – since the first film, she's turned up in everything from The West Wing to The Good Wife and Julia. And could Dianne Wiest return as the wonderfully eccentric Bridget 'Jet' Owens? We last saw her alongside Kidman in 2010's Rabbit Hole, but her CV since has spanned dramas, comedies and even a few horrors.
