"‘Obviously, America to Claire is something very different than it is to Jamie. Their intention was to get back to Scotland — and at this point maybe their intention is to still try and do that — but for Claire, America is really home, and that’s been her home for 20 years. But this time it’s with the man that she loves and it’s in a different time and it’s at a different historical point.’ Balfe admits that for Claire, the chance at a new life in the New World is ‘a hopeful moment. I’m not sure what Jamie thinks, maybe he’s like, ‘Oh, shit.’’ 
Heughan says that for Jamie, it’s less about where he is, and more about who he’s with […] ‘It’s just relief for Jamie. And, to be in America, I think it’s something he’s never really thought about. He had no intention of going there, but he’s got her and I think that’s all, at the moment, that he can really rely on.’"