Outlander season seven ended on a huge twist as Claire Fraser discovered a major character may have actually survived

The couple at the center of Starz's fantasy historical drama unpack how that ending — a surprise to book and non-book fans alike — sets up the eighth and final season, which has already finished filming.

Outlander stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan have come out in defence of one of the most controversial reveals in the show’s history. While their beloved heroes Claire and Jamie Fraser faced down the American Revolution in the latest instalment of the hit Starz drama, some startling revelations were made about their family.

Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Outlander, Season 7 Episode 16, “A Hundred Thousand Angels.”] Outlander may have answered a few questions, but it also raised dozens more in its Season 7 finale,

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Outlander‘s Season 7 finale. Proceed accordingly, aye? If you’re wondering how the theory Claire posits in the finale moments of Outlander‘s Season 7 finale might even be possible,

Outlander announced that the upcoming season will be its last, and its star, Sam Heughan, reached out to fans of the Starz drama to share his feelings about the news, revealing what many were already suspecting about this announcement.