‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ Aftershow: Stars Break Down Julia & Ellen’s First Meeting in Episode 4 (VIDEO)

[Warning: The below and video above contain MAJOR spoilers for Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Season 1 Episode 4, “A Soldier’s Heart.”]

Outlander: Blood of My Blood‘s fourth installment, “A Soldier’s Heart,” made way for the long-awaited crossover between Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) mothers as Julia (Hermione Corfield) and Ellen (Harriet Slater) met.

In the episode, Ellen began to realize that her betrothal to Malcolm Grant (Jhon Lumsden) would not be so easily broken, making her path to Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) that much more difficult. Distraught over the potential reality of having to wed a man she didn’t love, Ellen hid away in Castle Leoch.