‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ Aftershow: Boss Breaks Down That Epic Episode 8 Reunion and Ellen’s Test (VIDEO)

[Warning: The below and video above contain MAJOR spoilers for Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Season 1 Episode 8, “A Virtuous Woman.”]

Outlander: Blood of My Blood brought most of its characters crashing together in the latest installment, “A Virtuous Woman,” as Ellen (Harriet Slater) was forced to partake in a test to confirm her virtue was intact after Lord Lovat (Tony Curran) alleged she had been ruined.

Viewers know that she and Brian (Jamie Roy) were handfast and ultimately consummated their relationship in Episode 5 this season, but her betrothal to Malcolm Grant (Jhon Lumsden) was still intact, and in order to maintain it, she had to pass this test, or face consequences as severe as death.

When Brian heard word of the test she faced, he set out to Castle Leoch, with Julia (Hermione Corfield) in tow, to save Ellen from danger. Julia ended up making a remedy that could help Ellen pass as a virgin and even opted to follow through with the mission in lieu of immediately running to her husband, Henry (Jeremy Irvine), who she now knew was with the Grants.