For Outlander season 7<\/a>, as the majority of fans were excited to see how things would unfold for the Frasers this time around, there have been some that have been pining for more appearances from Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe)<\/a>.<\/p>\n And that criticism? Well, Outlander executive producer Maril Davis has seen it \u2013 and is surprised about it for a number of reasons, most importantly because season 7 follows the original Diana Gabaldon books<\/a> closely.<\/p> Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> ahead of the season 7 mid-season finale, Davis said about the Jamie and Claire criticism: \u201cI\u2019m kind of surprised by that because\u2013 we can\u2019t always, but we try to follow the books as much as possible, and this really does follow the books.<\/p>\n \u201cJamie and Claire are always going to be our centre of the wheel, but there are quite a few characters to service and Diana [Gabaldon] has done a great job of doing that throughout this book series, and building characters you want to follow.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, it\u2019s impossible to tell Jamie and Claire\u2019s story without telling these other stories.\u201d<\/p>\n Davis explained: \u201cIt won\u2019t be their story if you can\u2019t also tell the story of their kids, William and Bri, and their grandkids and everyone else in their life \u2013 that\u2019s what makes Jamie and Claire\u2019s story, it\u2019s a tapestry.<\/p>\n \u201cJamie and Claire are the start of that, but they\u2019ve woven these other stories around them, and it\u2019s impossible to tell theirs if you don\u2019t tell everyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the book, the book is Brianna and Roger go back to their own time, and you can\u2019t tell their story if you\u2019re not servicing that. You have to give their story just as much of a chance as everyone else\u2019s. I don\u2019t know how you tell their story without including their story.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Unlike some of the other previous seasons, season 7 has had more of an intense focus on multiple storylines rather than solely honing in on leading Outlander couple Jamie and Claire.<\/p>\n This time around, the season was split early on with Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Roger (Richard Rankin) time-travelling to 1980s Scotland with their children while Jamie and Claire remained in 1770s.<\/p>\n Like Davis, many fans have been vocal of the fact that reading the books and diving into the war-focused time period that Jamie and Claire find themselves in will help fans understand that the TV series really is sticking close to the source material.<\/p>\n As for where they are now, fans will likely be very happy in the fact that Jamie, Claire and Ian seem to be at a positive point in all their lives, having successfully made it out of the Second Battle of Saratoga, and they are on their merry way back to Scotland.<\/p>\n Though the same cannot be said of Brianna and Roger\u2019s son Jemmy and that<\/em> season 7 part 1 cliffhanger \u2013 so we\u2019ll just have to wait and see what the anticipated second batch of episodes has in store for us.<\/p> ![\"Caitriona](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/outlander-s7-jamie-claire-e57f2cb.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"outlander-s7-jamie-claire\\"\/")
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