Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser’s (Sam Heughan) tumultuous love story has been nothing short of exhilarating to watch. With Season 7 of Outlander currently airing weekly on Starz, and Outlander Season 8 confirmed as its final run, fans of the show still have some time left to spend with their beloved characters. There are only a handful of long-running TV shows which excite viewers so much that they would love to see a spinoff including some of their favorite characters.
This extremely successful series is not only special due to its long run, but it is also one of those widely-loved series which will have a spinoff. Outlander: Blood of my Blood is set to explore the lives of Jamie and Claire’s parents in more detail. The excitement for this new approach is certainly there, but since the release of Outlander’s seventh season, one specific Outlander character has fans demanding a spinoff, and it’s honestly understandable.
- Release Date
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August 9, 2014
- Cast
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Caitriona Balfe
, Sam Heughan
, Sophie Skelton
, Richard Rankin
, John Bell
, Duncan Lacroix
, Tobias Menzies
, César Domboy
, Caitlin O’Ryan
, Lauren Lyle
, Grant O’Rourke
, Graham McTavish
, Paul Gorman
, Charles Vandervaart
, Stephen Walters
, David Berry
, Sarah Collier - Seasons
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7
Who Is Lord John Grey?
The person of interest for a future spinoff is none other than Jamie Fraser’s years-long friend, Lord John Grey. The high-ranking diplomat and English soldier first crossed paths with Jamie when he was merely a teenager, and they only met again when John was already the governor of a Scottish prison, where Jamie was locked up for many years. During this time, Jamie and John grew close, with the latter developing romantic feelings.
When Lord John was given the task of transporting the released prisoners to the American colonies, he decided to help Jamie out by bringing him to his friends, the Dunsany family, and have him spend his parole there. During his time there, Jamie had a secret illegitimate son, William, with Geneva Dunsany, but when Geneva and her husband died, Geneva’s sister, Isobel, took over. John proceeded to marry Isobel and become William’s stepfather in order to look out for the boy in Jamie’s stead.
As the years passed by, Lord John was of great help to the Frasers. Apart from raising William to become an honorable man and soldier, John also looked out for Jamie’s daughter, Brianna, and was asked by Jamie to take care of his loved ones should anything ever happen to him. John sent out warnings, risking his own life, when Jamie was associated with the rebels, and gifted diamonds to Jamie in order to send Brianna and her family back to her own time and to safety. As should be clear by now, Lord John’s role in Outlander is always somehow connected to helping Jamie and his family, and, in the process, risking his own life.
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Lord John Grey Comes Into His Own in ‘Outlander’ Season 7
If you thought that Jamie and Claire had it rough, Lord John Grey got handed even worse cards in Season 7, and it’s becoming clearer after each new Outlander episode that has aired on Starz. The second part of Season 7 has taken fans on a wild ride from worrying about Brianna and Roger’s son Jemmy to being left in the belief that one of the most important characters in Outlander was killed off. The historical drama series certainly doesn’t shy away from putting fans through a whirlwind of emotions, and the drama continues to unfold regarding Lord John’s situation.
After everyone thought that Outlander’s Jamie Fraser had died, Lord John Grey ended up marrying Claire in order to protect her from the gallows as she got herself tangled up in the business of rebels and was caught. The marriage was shorter than the blink of an eye, as Jamie suddenly turned up unscathed and any sort of matrimonial connection between Claire and John was invalid. Even shorter was Jamie’s temper, when his friend revealed that apart from marrying Claire, he also spent an intimate night with her.
Jamie immediately threw fists, but the two soon got interrupted by a group of Continental army soldiers, who started questioning their identity. They believed John to be a spy, and Jamie simply let them take him, despite their intention of possibly hanging him. With the help of Denzell Hunter, he managed to escape, all the while Jamie started to slowly but surely worry about him.
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Lord John Grey ‘Outlander’ Spinoff
Sony is already set to provide Outlander fans with a new steamy romance series, but it doesn’t change the fact that there is a particular character in Outlander, that would be perfect for a captivating spinoff series. Outlander: Blood of my Blood, move aside for a second, because Lord John Grey has all our attention.
The fact that John, after everything he had done for Jamie (raising his son, for one), was left to his fate, makes fans empathize with John more than ever before. He has lived his entire life hiding away his true self, only opening up to his closest friend, Jamie, and even risking his own life by taking Claire as his wife in order to protect her. All of it he did out of love for Jamie. Yet, Jamie left John fighting for himself.
Lord John’s life is filled with tragedies, pain, highs, and lows, which certainly would be the perfect foundation for one of the best spinoffs. His character is far more complex than was revealed once he was first introduced in the long-running historical series. Since Lord John is receiving increasingly more screen time in Outlander’s Season 7, the interest in his past, present, and future is becoming stronger, and Lord John’s recent burst of emotions, as he finally started to speak his mind freely, gives some intriguing spice to the character.
A spinoff featuring Lord John’s life would not only allow fans to gain insights into how he leads his life and deals with his feelings for Jamie, but they would also get the chance to see how Jamie’s biological son, William, grew up. Since William is also becoming a more important character in the new season of Outlander, especially now that he has found out about his true roots, he would add even more value and excitement to a spinoff. Stream Outlander on Netflix or Starz.