‘He Does Horrible, Horrible Things’: Outlander’s Charles Vandervaart Breaks Down William’s Villainous Turn In Episode 12, And Even He Won’t Defend His Character

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Outlander fans had to wait more than a year for the second half of Season 7, without access to the good old-fashioned Outlander time travel to try and cheat the length of hiatus. Season 7B has rewarded viewers with twist after twist so far, but those twists weren’t too great for William Ransom in the most recent episode to air in the 2024 TV schedule. After the chaos of the previous cliffhanger resulted in William finally learning the truth that Jamie is his father, he spent Episode 12 spiraling… and he didn’t handle it well, lashing out to the point of forcibly kissing Rachel.

I spoke with actor Charles Vandervaart about what happened, and playing William definitely didn’t mean that he would try to justify any part of what the character did ahead of the finale in the 2025 TV schedule.

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How William Became A Villain

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