Outlander’s Caitriona Balfe: ‘Sex should be awkward’
It’s been hailed as the ‘feminist Game of Thrones’, but what makes Outlander better than any other sex-filled fantasy drama? As the second series airs, its star talks nudity, virginity and George Clooney
It’s not all violins playing and curtains fluttering in the wind – it should be awkward.” Caitriona Balfe is talking about sex. We’re sitting in a hotel room in London discussing the second series of Outlander, which returns this week. The fantasy time-travel drama, which has sparked fan-films and many a meme, is celebrated for its full-blooded sex scenes told largely from the woman’s point of view.
When the conversation turns to the way Outlander subverts the standard tropes of fantasy by having Balfe’s character, Claire, seduce her younger, more innocent lover, Jamie Fraser, the actor doesn’t flinch. Where most might be tempted to shut the conversation down, Balfe just gives a wicked grin.
“Usually it’s the guy taking the woman’s virginity and it’s a possession thing,” she says. “But on Outlander she was the more experienced. It’s very sweet and funny and a bit awkward.” She breaks off and laughs. “So yeah, I’m proud of how we’ve approached all that on the show.”
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