From T&C:
Given that author Diana Gabaldon started publishing her Outlander series in the early ’90s, there are certain scenes the fans have been waiting years to see on screen. One such highly anticipated moment? Brianna and William’s first meeting, depicted in this week’s episode.
“There’s been a huge fan expectation for this moment. Of course, it’s the first time that we see an adult William. For audiences, it’s Charles’s big introduction into the series,” explains David Berry, who plays William’s adoptive father Lord John Grey on the series. [ed note: Charles Vandervaart joins the cast in season seven, playing the adult version of William.]
“So we bring the weight of that, and the fan expectation, and then there are layers to everyone’s dynamics and their relationships within that scene.” Of course, fans of the book and the show alike know that William is Jamie’s son (kudos to the casting director; the resemblance is uncanny), but he remains oblivious, and while he thinks he’s meeting a sort of distant family friend in Brianna, Brianna, Lord John, and Jamie, who is watching the interaction unfold from afar, are all aware that it’s far more significant than that.
Read the rest of the interview here
