

Bree’s rape will indeed be featured in the upcoming fourth season of the Starz drama. While Outlander doesn’t always follow its source material scene for scene, Bree’s rape is important for the future of the Starz series because of what comes next in the books: Bree gets pregnant, potentially with Bonnet’s child.

But with her journey through time comes a moment in which the psychopath Stephen Bonnet ( Downton Abbey‘s Ed Speleers) rapes Bree. She also meets her father, Jamie, for the very first time. In Drums of Autumn, Claire ( Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) adult daughter Brianna (Sophie Skelton) goes through the stones and back in time to reunite with her mother.

How 'Outlander' Handled Rape (Again) and Subverted Expectations
