The steamy sequence against which all other "Outlander" scenes are measured starts out with that classic historical romance trope: the marriage of convenience. Stuck marrying each other for reasons of politics and protection, Claire and Jamie come into their wedding night with very different experiences: he's a virgin, while she's been married before. Things start off pretty tentative as they awkwardly try to get to know each other a little better. When Claire takes charge and asks Jamie to take off his clothes, the heat ratchets way up, building tons of tension en route to a very romantic and very steamy love scene — there's even time for humour, as Claire "educates" Jamie on the particulars of women's pleasure.