Fans of Outlander have been left buzzing with excitement as Season 7B teases the unexpected return of two long-gone characters: Dougal MacKenzie and Geillis Duncan. These two figures, portrayed by Graham McTavish and Lotte Verbeek respectively, played major roles in the earlier seasons of the series. Both were presumed dead—Dougal killed in Season 2 and Geillis meeting her end in Season 3—so how exactly are they making a comeback?
In the world of Outlander, time travel has always been the key to bringing back characters we thought we’d lost. Season 7B appears to be no exception, with hints that Dougal and Geillis' return will be tied to the mystical standing stones that allow time jumps. Roger MacKenzie, in his quest to find his kidnapped son, Jem, travels back in time and crosses paths with these two enigmatic figures.
In Diana Gabaldon's An Echo in the Bone, the seventh book in the series, Roger’s journey to find Jem brings him face to face with Dougal, who is alive and well in 1737. This meeting, set before the events of the earlier seasons, allows for Dougal’s reappearance, which could prove to be both nostalgic and dangerous for Roger, especially as he is accompanied by Buck MacKenzie, Dougal’s son.
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