Movies & TV Outlander Outlander Actors Describe Latest Episode’s Brutal [REDACTED] Scene Reactor interviewed Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, and Izzy Miekle-Small about that unexpectedly violent moment in “Prophecies.” By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on March 13, 2026 Credit: Starz Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Starz Warning: This post contains spoilers for season eight, episode two of Outlander, “Prophecies.” Outlander’s second episode of season eight sees everyone back home on Fraser’s Ridge, grateful and happy to be all together once again. Things don’t stay that way for long (this is Outlander, after all), and soon a pleasant afternoon of picking berries sees a character get mauled to death by a bear. I had a chance to ask actors Izzy Miekle-Small, Sophie Skelton, and Richard Rankin what it was like to film that scene, both for them as actors and for their characters. “When I first read it, I thought, ‘Oh, how fun. I get to go and do a scene with all the women of Fraser’s Ridge, and we don’t get to do that very often, and [Caitríona Balfe, who plays Claire] was obviously directing, so it was feeling even more enhanced,’” Meikle-Small, who plays Rachel on the show, told me. Miekle-Small acknowledged it was a “very traumatic scene to watch” but said that the actors had fun filming it. “We got to hang out at a beautiful location with Caitríona directing, and we got to feel part of what these women’s day to day would be like, because we don’t often get to see the women of Outlander in the hum and drum of their life. It’s normally in the context of being quite dramatic or traumatic, and obviously this ends up being slightly traumatic, but I think it’s nice to see them just chatting and bonding.” Credit: Starz The scene was also a brutal welcome back into the 1700s for Brianna and Roger; particularly for Brianna who saw the bear attack firsthand. “I think just the reality of just not being able to protect people is definitely sinking in in that moment,” said Skelton, who plays Brianna. “And also… I think the last time that somebody died at her hand was probably Bonnet. And so I do think there’s maybe something in there as well, a little bit of flashback moments. But I think just seeing somebody mauled in front of your eyes when she’s been back in the comforts of the 20th century for a while just really cuts a fresh, deep wound.” Rankin’s Roger is there when the dying woman is brought back to the Fraser’s home. “It’s just a sad scene,” he said, adding that Roger “probably finds it quite hard to separate himself between his personal feelings there, as a member of the Ridge community, and being the minister [role] that he’s taken on, which was, I suppose, a conflict for him.” The sudden and tragic death is one of many in Outlander’s eight seasons. It’s also a reminder that life is tough in the 18th century, and that the characters we’ve come to know and love are likely to face more hardships before the series wraps up. New episodes of Outlander premiere on Starz every Friday.[end-mark] The post <i>Outlander</i> Actors Describe Latest Episode’s Brutal [REDACTED] Scene appeared first on Reactor.