Notice! Spoilers for Outlander season 7, episode 12 ahead!Almost everyone was angry Outlander Season 7, Episode 12, but there was only one person with any real right to be. The previous episode of the Starz fantasy series saw a variety of big revelations come to light, and episode 12 explored the aftermath. Jamie's return from the dead with a league of British soldiers on his trail was certainly a disturbance that Lord John Gray would have to deal with. Simultaneously, Jamie had to deal with the revelation that Lord John had slept with his wife. Claire was angered by Jamie's accusations, while William was reeling from the truth about his father. All in all, it was pure chaos.
Of course, Outlander has been working on this for some time. Jamie and Lord John have had a complicated relationship for years, due to each being madly in love with the other. Lord John marrying Claire would obviously have explosive consequences in Outlander season 7, and it only got more intense after the two met in episode 11. Then there's poor William, who lied all his life about who his father is and what kind of status he was born into. So although everyone is quite angry OutlanderWilliam is the only one with the right to be.
William's anger is completely justified in Outlander Season 7 Episode 12
William has every reason to be angry
William is certainly dealing with a lot on his plate. Outlander Season 7, Episode 12. Sure, he never met the man who was supposed to be his father, but the revelation that William is a bastard is still significant. This means he is not actually the Earl of Ellesmere. Everyone he knows and loves, including his adoptive father, Lord John Grey, and his late adoptive mother, Isobel, have lied to him his entire life. To make matters even worse, the man William has just discovered is his real father has kidnapped Lord John at gunpoint and escaped Philadelphia with British soldiers on his trail.
Jamie and Lord John's escape from the city means that William has no one to help him in this situation. Claire was there, but she didn't even exist in the 18th century when William was born, and the decisions about his life were made, so she wasn't much help. While everyone else is furious about a variety of nonsense, William has essentially been left to his own devices without any real support. His behavior after discovering the truth in Outlander It's pretty terrible, but it's understandable considering the fact everyone dropped this bomb on him and then disappeared.
Jamie's reaction to Lord John's big reveal was overblown
Jamie almost killed Lord John
Jamie really wasn't at his best Outlander Season 7, Episode 12. William finding out the truth about himself should have been Jamie's first priority, but instead he left town in a blaze of glory and essentially forgot all about his son. So, after learning that Lord John – the man who adopted William as a favor to him – slept with Claire, Jamie beat the man bloody and left him to be executed by rebel soldiers. From there, he went on to spar with Claire about the entire ordeal, interrogating her about the precise method by which she and Lord John were intimate.
Instead of trying to empathize, Jamie essentially sentenced Lord John to death, never stopping to think that William would need his adoptive father now more than ever.
While it's understandable that Jamie had conflicted feelings about Lord John and Claire's situation, his reaction was completely over the top. The pair believed Jamie was dead and it was a devastating experience for both of them. Instead of trying to empathize, Jamie essentially sentenced Lord John to death, never stopping to think that William would need his adoptive father now more than ever. This was Jamie's first chance to be William's real fatherbut he selfishly forgot all about the boy. All in all, this entire episode of Outlander it was an epic failure on Jamie's part.
William didn't make any big decisions in Outlander Season 7, Episode 12 (but he deserves empathy)
William's actions weren't good, but at least he's somewhat vindicated
Of course, William was not entirely innocent in Outlander Season 7, Episode 12. It was clearer than ever that William was Jamie's son, as the two spent the episode running around treating people they cared terribly about. William attacked Ian for no reason and later arrested him for attacking an officer. To make matters even worse, he kissed poor Rachel Hunter, who was completely perplexed by William's behavior. It was as if William believed being a bastard meant he was forced to act like a terrible person.
Still, considering the weight of the news William received and the way he was immediately abandoned thereafter, he deserves a little empathy. Your journey will continue to be difficult in Outlander as he deals with his identity crisis and urgently needs support. Of course, with Lord John in captivity and Jamie focused on his own problems, such support may not be easy to obtain. Of course, everyone has a lot going on Outlander Season 7, but at this point in the game, poor William has more reason than anyone to be angry.