‘Outlander’’s Charles Vandervaart on William Learning the Truth About His Dad: ‘It Gets Worse’

glamour.com:

Outlander had to come out at some point—and boy did it ever , when Jamie’s son discovered that Lord John Grey was not his father after all.“It’s going to be a full-on identity crisis,” , who plays William, tells Glamour. “His entire life has revolved around him being a lord and these virtues of protecting king and country and that all falls apart in a moment.

He discovers that’s all a lie. Everything he was raised with isn’t his—his ideas about his identity are gone.”Now that William knows he’s a Fraser, Vandervaart says there’s a lot of rage that comes along with that reveal. “I don’t think this is a very pretty season for Mr.

William Ransom,” he says. “Hopefully, there’s a lot of growing to do.”When episode 712 (titled “Carnal Knowledge” and written by Toni Graphia) airs this week, William will struggle to understand how he could have been so in the dark and what it means for his future.

In fact, Vandervaart says it’s his favorite episode of the season. “William’s just an absolute tornado, and I can’t wait for people to see that.”So what does this mean for William’s relationship with Jamie, Claire, and Lord John going forward?