Outlander fans 'mind blown' over Black Jack Randall and William link in show

Outlander fans have been stunned by a recently uncovered Easter egg in the show.

The Easter egg was spotted in season three, episode four, titled Of Lost Things, as the episode drew to a close. Jamie Fraser (played by Sam Heughan) was seen bidding a heartfelt farewell to his secret son, William Ransom (Clark Butler), as he departed Helwater for good.

The emotional scenes depicted the Highlander in tears as he rode away on horseback, accompanied by a rendition of Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall by Walk Off the Earth.

A keen-eyed fan took to Reddit to share their discovery, revealing that the Dylan song borrowed a similar format of questions and answers from the traditional English ballad 'Lord Randall'.

The fan explained: "Now, the Dylan version doesn't mention the name Randall at all - which means you'd only spot the connection if you already knew the ballad, or looked up the origins of the song, like I did. That's what makes this such a hidden gem of an Easter Egg!"

"The use of that specific song, at that specific moment, in a show where the name Randall (Frank, Black Jack AND Claire) is so thematically central? There's just no way that's accidental [sic]."

The fan, Pungiaan, also highlighted that the Dylan song features lyrics about a "blue-eyed son", likely referencing Jamie's son William, who shares his eye colour.

Additionally, the song contains lines about a man "wounded in love" and another "wounded with hatred", which seem to nod to Jamie and Captain 'Black Jack' Randall (Tobias Menzies). They concluded: "I'm honestly in awe of how layered this is. It's the kind of detail you'd only catch if you dig a little - but once you do, it hits you like a brick."

Another user chimed in with: "These types of Easter Eggs are scattered throughout every season. Also, I'm now going to have to listen to both versions."

A third individual expressed gratitude, saying: "Thanks for calling attention to this detail and now it makes me want to find Easter eggs too. I appreciate your thoughtful analysis."

One more person exclaimed: "Thank you! Mind officially blown" while another enthused: "Omg, this is wonderful! I would've never noticed it unless someone pointed it out, and you did it amazingly! Thank you, I love this! [sic]."

Quoting from the Making of Outlander book, another user shared an excerpt from writer Toni Graphia: "Before I even started writing 'Of Lost Things,' I had the Bob Dylan song in my head because, to me, the song is about fatherhood, whether it's about individual fatherhood or fatherhood of a country. So I played it on a loop when I was writing."

Graphia opted for the Walk Off the Earth version as it was more cost-effective than using the original by Bob Dylan, and it also struck a chord with her.

She explained: "When I heard that one, I knew that was the one, because it's a duo of a male and female singing the two parts, and I thought, Ah, that's Claire and Jamie. "That's the male and female perspectives that we kept cutting to in the show. "The use of that specific song, at that specific moment, in a show where the name Randall (Frank, Black Jack AND Claire) is so thematically central? There's just no way that's accidental [sic]."

I wrote it for the montage at the end because I thought, Everybody's losing something. Claire is losing hope to find Jamie. Jamie's losing his son. Roger's losing Brianna. ".

Outlander season 7 is available to buy now on Digital and is streaming on MGM+ via Prime Video now