‘Inside Outlander’ Aftershow: Caitriona Balfe on Tackling Death & Birth in Directorial Debut ‘Prophecies’ (VIDEO)

Outlander‘s latest episode, “Prophecies,” delivered plenty of plot twists as life on Fraser’s Ridge continued to unfold for Claire (Caitriona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan), and the rest of their family.

But the story wasn’t the only notable thing about Season 8’s second installment, as it also marked the directorial debut of Balfe as she stepped behind the camera for the jam-packed episode. “It was so incredible,” Balfe gushed to TV Insider about the experience. “It was great working with all the different departments and the crew that I’ve known for over a decade… that was so special because they’re all so talented and amazing,” she adds, teeing up our latest Inside Outlander aftershow.

Luckily for Balfe, she had plenty to play with as the episode covered various characters and storylines. Fair warning that there are spoilers for the Outlander Season 8 Episode 2 ahead! Among the episode’s two biggest storylines were a gruesome bear attack and the arrival of Ian (John Bell) and Rachel’s (Izzy Meikle-Small) first child.