A decade ago, if you’d asked any longtime fan of Diana Gabaldon’s novels whether they could have ever envisioned a television adaptation of Outlander that would span that same length of time — as well as grow to six seasons, with two more incoming — you might have been met with extreme skepticism.
The time-traveling historical epic earned a small-screen translation of its own back in 2014, and along the way, made breakout stars out of its then-relatively unknown leads, Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe.
But in the wake of how other book-to-tv adaptations have fared in recent years — the total crash-and-burn of a certain HBO series instantly springs to mind — you wouldn’t blame viewers for questioning whether Starz’s long-running drama, with its sweeping romance, lush scenery, and enthralling characters, would eventually end with more of a whimper than a bang.
Season 7 mostly begins with an attempt to tie up the…
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