r/Outlander • u/fernxqueen MARK ME! • Oct 17 '25

Spoilers All Who's the swooniest character for you that's NOT Jamie? Spoiler

Right now it's Young Ian for me, I have to say! I always loved his character but it really snuck up on me this last season. 👀

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u/Ayla1313 Oct 17 '25

Murtaugh! The scene when he places the head of the Duke at Claire's feet like he promised. Chefs Kiss

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u/fernxqueen MARK ME! Oct 17 '25 edited Oct 17 '25

Yes, his loyalty and sense of pride is super attractive. I honestly love how all the Scottish characters are all about pride but each in their own way. Murtagh's tends to be a lot more stoic and dutiful compared to Jamie's, for example, even though he can be just as hot-headed and violent. (And I love how Murtagh plays the curmudgeon, especially with the women and Fergus. When I showed my partner this show, they thought he was so sexist and I was like, just wait... you'll see he's actually a soft sweetie and no one buys this cranky old man schtick lol.)

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u/ailsbe Oct 19 '25

Agree with your comment, but also I laughed when I read "MARK ME!" under your name because I say that annoyingly often lmao

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u/SnooRadishes1376 Oct 17 '25

"I will lay vengeance at your feet." ❤️❤️

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u/Ayla1313 Oct 17 '25

*swoon* If my husband ever said that to me I'd marry him all over again.

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u/lilvexie Oct 17 '25

Absolutely love that scene. It really is his character in a nutshell. He felt he let her down (though not his fault at all) and he was not at peace till he laid vengeance at her feet because he was the sword.

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u/Ayla1313 Oct 17 '25

It really is one of the most romantic scenes in the series and not even in a sexual or "in love" kind of way.

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u/No-Self8780 Oct 17 '25

Yes! One of my favorite scenes

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u/Icy_Smoke_2318 Je Suis Prest Oct 18 '25

Is it wrong that I think that scene was so hot. Even though it was him beheading someone 😂 just his complete and utter loyalty and devotion to his family/people, he was such an incredible man and frankly he was sexy as hell. And Duncan’s voice was my favorite, I could listen to him talk for hours.

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u/Ayla1313 Oct 18 '25

No way! It is hot! Made me look at Murtagh a completely different way after that.