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Outlander star Sam Heughan discusses how Jamie Fraser "can't be the man that he wants to be" in Season 2

THE Scots actor, who plays Jamie Fraser in Outlander, opens up on how the dramatic scenes at the end of the first series will affect his character in Season 2.

Outlander Season 2

WITH the premiere of Outlander Season 2 just around the corner, many fans are anticipating what lies in store for their favourite characters.

The dark and dramatic scenes at the end of the first season, where Jamie Fraser ( Sam Heughan ) was brutally assaulted at the hands of Black Jack (Tobias Menzies), are set to have a large effect on the characters in the show's return.

And Sam has now revealed how Jamie "feels guilty" about the incident and that he "can't be the husband or the man that he wants to be" to wife Claire ( Caitriona Balfe ) in Season 2.

He told "There's definitely still some mental trauma there. The physical side he can heal. It's not modern-day life, so there isn't a psychologist he can talk to.

"He did something that was out of his control. He betrayed Claire and he feels guilty about that. He feels that he can't be the husband or the man that he wants to be. He needs some sort of reconciliation."

Jamie in the harrowing season finale

The events have also had a lasting effect on Claire, as Caitriona Balfe reveals her character wishes to take away Jamie's pain and trauma.

Caitriona also told "If you watch someone that you love go through something as horrific and traumatic as that, it can't help but affect you; the empathy that you would feel for the person that you love and the guilt as well, because you wish that you could take away their pain and you can't. I think Claire somehow feels responsible in some ways for Jamie being in that situation."

Outlander Season 2 is based on Diana Gabaldon 's second novel Dragonfly in Amber.

The story will see Claire and Jamie head to France in an attempt to stop the Jacobite rebellion and the battle of Culloden, by seeking out Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Season 2 of the hit Starz series will premiere in the US on April 9 , while viewers in the UK will be able to watch the show just one day later on Amazon Prime.

And, ahead of the big return, you can take a closer look at what's to come in Outlander Season 2 with our gallery below.


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