Season 4, Episode 4: ‘Common Ground’“It’s said the Highlander has much in common with the Indian savage. You think it so?”“Outlander” has several times drawn parallels between the Scottish Highlanders, who fought English occupation of their land, and Native Americans, who are fighting occupation by the English and other newly-minted Americans. In this week’s episode, it is drawn by the governor as he gifts Jamie 10,000 acres of His Majesty’s land — and warns him about the welcome he can expect. When they first rode through this land, Jamie nodded when he heard it was Cherokee territory, sympathetic to their fight. Now it’s his land, and they’re a problem.

Source: New York Times November 26, 2018 02:00 UTC