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Episode 7 of Outlander Season 8, aptly titled “Evidence of Things Not Seen,” delves into the concept of “faith,” a fitting theme for the revelations that unfold. Since the jaw-dropping finale of Season 7, fans have been left in suspense, speculating about the fate of Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) daughter, Faith. Viewers have pondered whether she indeed survived and if she could be the true mother of Jane (Silvia Presente) and Fanny (Florrie Mae Wilkinson). At last, the latest episode provides some much-needed clarity.
**Spoiler Alert: Details from Outlander Season 8 Episode 7 “Evidence of Things Not Seen,” currently available on Starz, follow below**
In this episode, Young Ian (John Bell) reaches out to Jamie and Claire with news from Philadelphia. His visit to the brothel where Jane previously worked uncovered intriguing information. A writer had documented Jane’s trial and execution in a pamphlet, and Ian managed to locate this journalist. Through some convincing, Ian acquired the reporter’s comprehensive notes, which included an extraordinary tale Jane wished to relay to her sister Fanny about their mother’s past.
This narrative is brought to life through a flashback, featuring the return of Silvia Presente. As Jamie and Claire absorb this story, they piece together the puzzle, realizing they possess sufficient evidence to formally acknowledge Fanny as their granddaughter. But what truly befell Faith? And why does the sorrow of her demise cut even deeper? The episode uncovers the poignant history of Faith Fraser Pocock, leaving viewers with much to reflect upon.
So what exactly happened to Faith? And why is the tragedy of her death even more upsetting? Here’s what you need to know about Faith Fraser Pocock…
Outlander Season 8 Episode 7 Ending Explained: What Really Happened to Faith Fraser? Is Fanny Really Claire and Jamie’s Granddaughter?
In this week’s Outlander we learned that Jane and Fanny’s mother Faith told Jane a peculiar story when she was growing up. Apparently Faith was adopted and raised by a lacemaker in Paris. This lacemaker was given baby Faith to watch over by an apothecary who lived across the street. He told her to watch over the infant until he returned, but if he didn’t come back, the lacemaker needed to find the Lady Broch Turouch. When the apothecary never returned, the woman looked for this mysterious lady, but couldn’t find her.
According to Jane, her mother finally learned that the Lady of Broch Turouch was living in the mountains of North Carolina. The Pocock family was literally traveling to America to reunited with Claire and Jamie when pirates took over their ship, resulting in Faith falling overboard and Jane’s sexual assault and enslavement.
Jamie and Claire present Fanny with this information, explaining their connection to Master Raymond in Paris, who lived across the street from a lacemaker. While Fanny is initially overwhelmed, she eventually accepts Claire and Jamie as her grandparents. She even goes so far as to build a cairn for her “Grandda” to mourn fallen adopted son Fergus (Cesar Domboy).
However, even Fanny has one more question. Even if Claire sang the same song to Faith as a baby that Faith sang to her daughters, how did Faith possibly know the song after all that time? Even Fanny knows that newborns don’t exactly have that level of cognition.
The final scene in this week’s Outlander ties it all together…
How Did Faith Learn Claire’s “I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside” Song on Outlander?
The final scene in this week’s Outlander confirms Claire’s theory that Faith Pocock was really Faith Fraser. We literally see Master Raymond take baby Faith to the lacemaker, explaining she is the only person on earth he trusts to take care of the baby.
Master Raymond tells the lacemaker that “her father is in prison and her mother is very ill” and that “her name is Faith.”
After giving his plea to find Lady Broch Turouch if he doesn’t return, he adds that there’s a song that the baby’s mother sang to her.
Master Raymond then sings, “I do like to be beside the seaside,” and the lacemaker joins in, learning the song tout suite as the French would say.
So, yes, Master Raymond saved baby Faith from death and left her in the care of a Parisian lacemaker who had managed to learn an early 20th century bop with just one listen. She then sang that song to the baby, who grew up knowing it as the sole connection she had to her birth mother, the Lady of Broch Turouch. Faith then taught it to her daughters, which is how Fanny came to sing it in that church outside Monmouth, setting this whole storyline in motion!
There are only three episodes left in Outlander. The next episode of Outlander premieres on Friday, April 24 at 9 AM ET on Starz or at 8 PM on the Starz channel.