Richard Rankin did a scheduled Twitter Q & A with fans yesterday after his powerhouse episode of “Famous Last Words.” Below are the Outlander-related questions and answers, but if you want to read it all, head over to his Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/RikRankin/status/1249804593275572224?s=20
It's definitely up there as one the hardest challenges. Telling the right story is the challenge – which had many potential pitfalls because I felt through the process of Episode 8 that there was so many ways to get it wrong. Really had to be speicific. #askrichardrankin https://t.co/CmMK3aOcg6
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
Well I suppose that was the point. There was so many things he could say or would want to say but was physically unable. So there lies the frustration and the despair. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/19OKWJBg7I
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/RikRankin/status/1249806534340640776?s=20
I think a lot of the work was in identifying it but then the characters themselves are going through that same process so figuring it out with @JohnBell lent itself to the parallel of Roger and Ian working it out. #AskRichardRankin #Wejustwingedit. https://t.co/SJ7Sh6mHzn
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/RikRankin/status/1249807514474090497?s=20
No, you're right. There is indeed a process. A method. It's called #Destiny2 #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/hdPrYznY2P
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
That's a good question. I'm writing it down for my S6 prep. Not really. I think it's coming to terms with the time, his situation, himself even. It's a change that he has to go through and I'd like to think that he won't hold on to it in that way. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/gLEGOl6l9n
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
I'm not so sure it's in what he said. I think when they each revealed to the other what was really going, they saw themselves in the other and didn't much like it. I think that was a big turning point for them both. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/5LEwQhruyL
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
It was a pain in the arse. Consistency was the tricky part in the vocal work. I had a lot of advice and on set coaching through it though, so that helped a lot. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/R3xlidsc1E
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
Not frustrated. Just bored. It's not that uncommon I think. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/XphujCDS8K
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
I think I heard about this quite late!! I remember being quite surprised and my reaction was mainly 'Who is @grahammctavish?!' Turned out he was a real lovely fella who…guess what?! Had already been on the show, seasons earlier! Did you know? #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/w5um0si2sZ
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
I always felt it was relevant and the themes/issues explored in the episode and in much of the show, for that matter, are timeless in nature. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/qJjJPLaUTT
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
The Book of Mourmon. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/V6VnlZAtTP
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/RikRankin/status/1249811465223225344?s=20
He was in a very tormented and mixed up place and his brain and heart were swimming with thoughts and emotions. He had no focus. I don't think he was really listening to her. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/NiuTFG8Vsh
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
Love working with @JohnBell. He's a lot of fun and a cracking actor. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/wVbYoVx1al
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
I really do! #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/ijDJKzw518
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
Mostly they were contacts. I'm not sure if there was much added/emphasised in post production. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/w4clfRXuU5
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
I'm sure he could live there happily. It was his path there and his circumstances that caused him the most trouble. Definitely rose tinted glasses. Maybe some whiskey. He could've met a nice lass at Oxford. Or Fiona, even? #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/z324dRZnqf
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
It's all very carefully choreographed and there are mechanisms to ensure our safety and, actually, the sequence itself was shot with some of our amazing stunt team! So kudos to them. #AskRichardRankin https://t.co/21YM98iLyX
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) April 13, 2020
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