Claire Fraser is no stranger to going against what is expected of her as a wife, a mother, or even a woman in general. In Outlander, Claire has shown many times throughout the series thus far that she is fiercely devoted to those she loves and will do whatever it takes to protect them or stand up for them when they cannot.
She also does the same for herself. All of this has added up to many utterly shameless Claire moments all throughout Outlander. She tells it like it is and has proven she doesn’t back down from a fight when absolutely necessary. Let’s take a look back at the 10 times Claire was her most shameless on Outlander.
Slapping Laoghaire
Laoghaire MacKenzie made life difficult for the Frasers from the very beginning of Jamie and Claire’s courtship. She was insanely jealous of Claire’s new relationship and sudden marriage to Jamie, even though she was nothing but a fling to Jamie in the first place.
She blamed Claire and even went so far as to put an ill wish underneath their marital bed to bring bad luck or even death upon them. When Claire discovered this, she confronted her. Laoghaire didn’t seem to care much for what she had to say and even insulted Claire, causing Claire to react with a slap to Laoghaire’s face. It was unapologetic and a completely shameless moment for Claire.
The Design Of Her Red Dress
In the 18th-century, it was unheard of for a woman to ever wear a dress as daring as the one Claire donned in Versailles. But Claire simply didn’t care what anyone thought of it, which is why she went above and beyond to design the dress of her dreams that would be a total knockout.
Even though Jamie did not fully approve of the plunging neckline, it was more than obvious that he was in awe of it himself if his initial speechlessness was anything to go by. What’s more empowering than wearing whatever the hell you want no matter what is technically acceptable by society?
Telling Blackjack Randall His Death Date
There is no denying that Claire - and Jamie - hated Blackjack Randall with a burning passion for all of the traumatic events he caused them to go through, most of which were by his hand. But Claire’s hatred for Randall grew tenfold when she saw him begin to torment Jamie in front of her and still had further plans to enact his sick games on her husband.
She felt helpless but decided to use her knowledge of the future to her advantage by cursing him with the date of his death. It was her last act of defiance and revenge before she had to leave her husband to the wolf that was Blackjack Randall.
Alerting The Docks Of The Comte St. Germain Ship’s Smallpox Outbreak
Claire is known for finding trouble literally anywhere she goes and the same was true when she and Jamie docked in France in season 2. After discussing helping with the Jacobite rebellion with Jamie’s cousin, Claire finds herself walking along the docks, only to come across a very ill man who she soon notices is infected with smallpox.
She alerts everyone of this immediately, which meant the Comte St. Germain would have to destroy his ship and all of the cargo on it since the man was apart of his crew. This immediately made her an enemy of the Comte’s, but she barely paid him any mind, because she had to do what was right, not what was favorable.
Killing Geillis
So maybe this wasn’t the easiest of things for Claire to do, but she still did what had to be done for her family. See, Geillis Duncan, Claire’s former close friend who she had thought died years prior, was very much alive and still gunning for a Jacobite on the throne.
She was also convinced there was a prophecy that she had to fulfill that had to do with killing Brianna Fraser, Jamie and Claire’s daughter. Once Claire learned of her plan, she and Jamie went after her, until it finally ended with Claire nearly decapitating Geillis, effectively ending her life. It’s difficult for her to feel shame about something that saved her daughter’s life.
Pretending To Be Jamie’s Prisoner
Who could forget the first time we laid eyes on Lord John Grey? His initial meeting with Jamie was when he was barely a young man and he was firmly against the Jacobite rebellion, of course. But Jamie used his honor against John when Claire decided to pretend to be a poor English woman being held prisoner by Jamie and his fellow rebels.
Their act of helpless damsel in distress and a beast of a man preying on the woman got them the information Jamie needed to help them in their upcoming battle against the English. It was the perfect plan.
Her Hand In Killing The Comte
The Comte St. Germain and Claire had a very clear disdain for one another that began the moment Claire set foot in France. Her discovery of the Comte’s ship being filled with smallpox caused him to lose a ship and all of his cargo. Suddenly, Claire was on his radar and he was prepared to do whatever he needed to get revenge.
But after many attempts to harm her, it was Claire who had the last laugh in the end. King Louis used Claire’s “abilities” to help him sentence and poison the Comte to death after suspecting him of sorcery. It was Claire who made this happen and the Comte knew it, too.
Saving An Enslaved Man
After traveling to Jamaica in hopes of finding Jamie’s kidnapped nephew, Young Ian, Claire comes upon a horrific scene involved enslaved individuals being sold to different bidders. They are being publicly humiliated and tormented during this process, angering Claire.
She steps up and attempts to put a stop to it all with the man currently being bid on, and though she did need Jamie’s help in diffusing the situation, it was Claire who took the initiative in the first place. She knew the consequences of doing something like that during this time period and especially as a woman, but she did it anyway to save the man’s life.
Claire Standing Up To Jamie After He Punished Her
Claire and Jamie are a strong, passionate, and loving couple, but in the early days of their marriage, one incident nearly broke them. We’re talking about when Jamie punished Claire for getting kidnapped by British Soldiers, putting him and his men in danger when they rescued her.
In the 18th-century, husbands were known to “punish” their wives when they are disobeyed by them. But our feminist, modern-thinking Claire would have none of this. After he did so anyway, she made sure he knew how wrong he was in the matter and that he was never to do it again. Her telling Jamie, “I will cut your heart out” if he did it again was the icing on the cake.
Trying To Stop The Jacobite Rebellion
Once Claire got acclimated to living in Scotland in the 18th-century with Jamie as her husband, she became fiercely devoted to him and the other men in his clan. She also was aware that many of them would perish in a few year’s time at the Battle of Culloden when the Jacobites fought the British. They were not on the winning side of history and knowing this put Claire into action to save them from certain death.
With Jamie on board, they did everything they could to stop the rebellion before that fateful day. While they were not victorious in this plan, it showed that Claire did not care if she was viewed as a traitor by the men she considered family if they were to find out, because she would do anything to protect the ones she loves.
