Overview

• The hour unfolds at Inverness’s Beltane festival, where dances, a May Queen ceremony and the blazing needfire frame the action.
• The central romance moves forward through a private vow that deepens a forbidden bond without altering public obligations.
• At Castle Leathers, a seer’s reading elevates an unborn child’s future importance and hints at an imminent return to power for a Fraser figure.
• The prophecy fuels factional ambitions and intimidation, while jealousy and bruised feelings widen rifts among key players.
• Cast and creatives tell The Hollywood Reporter the intimate sequence was crafted around consent and a female perspective, and new episodes stream Fridays on Starz with the finale slated for Oct. 10.