Outlander: Season Six Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		5.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		4.5
Overall		4.5

Outlander: Season Six Blu-ray Movie Review

Sony has once again released a beefy special edition for the hit Starz television show 'Outlander.' This sixth season release includes the four-disc set in a unique DigiBook-style packaging as well as a few additional goodies. At time of writing, the set only runs about $6 more than its wide release counterpart. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on this packaging and what's included therein.

Outlander: Season Six Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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Outlander: Season Six Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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Outlander: Season Six Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Outlander's special edition ships in a fairly sturdy and lightly textured outer box that measures approximately 7.5 inches in height, 5.75 inches in width, and 1.5 inches in depth. The outer box is an eggshell/off-white color with the look of wooden texturing all over the front, back, and sides. An open cutout on the front reveals an image of Jamie and Claire that is actually from the DigiBook cover. The show's title appears in big, gold letters at the top. "Season Six" text appears in smaller type in the same color at the bottom. The same appears along the thick spine. It's a handsome look that thrives on simplicity. It feels good in the hand, too.

The DigiBook slides out of the side. Inside is a Compact Disc, housed in a cardboard sleeve, featuring 18 tracks from season six's soundtrack, composed by Bear McCreary. The track listing is printed on the rear. In addition to a leaflet advertising various Outlander novels and goodies is a glossy mini-book featuring an excerpt from the new, tenth novel in the series from Diana Gabaldon. It is very short, only four pages in length.

The main event is, of course, the four-disc DigiBook. The outer cover features a high quality, vertically oriented photograph depicting Jamie and Claire. The show's title and "Season Six" identifier appears centered at the top. The spine and the rear recreate the imagery from the outer box (also featuring the show's title and "Season Six" on the spine, here with a logo in between the words "Season" and "Six"). Inside, each disc appears on plastic, transparent hubs, discs one and two presented in staggered-stacked formation, ditto discs three and four. Underneath the left side plastic is a snowy landscape image with a blue tint that carries to the front of the DigiBook, which is secured inside the case. It is titled "The Heart of the Storm" and depicts Jamie and Claire walking, holding hands, looking at one another. The DigiBook includes an opening essay penned by Outlander Showrunner and Executive Producer Matthew B. Roberts. The book, printed on glossy, full-color pages, is quite impressive and extensive. It includes a number of still photographs and text blurbs that break down various scenes and plot points, costumes, an animated scene, and the like. The book concludes with episode summaries for all season six episodes. The DigiBook's rear side includes a single panel image of Jamie and Claire standing on their porch and looking towards their future.

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Outlander: Season Six Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Outlander's sixth season special edition offers just enough to justify the price increase over the standard release. The packaging looks and feels premium, the CD soundtrack is a welcome addition (shame it was not included in a jewel case), and the DigiBook content is quite nice, offering a good balance between text and photographs. Unfortunately, the novel excerpt is very short. Still, this is a wonderful set and it's practically a must-own for any Outlander fan.