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Typhoid on Board
“When we first arrived here, we started with all of the scenes on the Porpoise, and we were filming in the interior of the ship down in the galley. We had many extras all lying in hammocks that were strung everywhere, and they were all covered in vomit. Fake vomit that had been made to look like vomit, but also had the unintentional effect of really smelling like it. It was in the 30s temperature wise, and it was a very hot, smelly experience. Plus, add to that the gimballing, and I think all of us didn’t have to act too much when it came to our reactions, walking down to this really dank and smelly place.”
Caitriona Balfe (Claire Randall Fraser)
“As with everything in Outlander, we like to do things right. We like to be slightly accurate if we can, and certainly typhoid and the experience of typhoid is no different. There were many discussions about what would be in the vomit, how much vomit there would be, where it would be, and I know at the end of the day we went over and above making sure everyone on that ship felt as sick as they looked. The makeup department did a great job, but also the liquid mixture that we ended up using ended up sitting out on the deck quite a bit during the scenes. We gimbal the set, which means we rock it back and forth, and by the end of the day, I have to admit, I do suffer seasickness myself and the rocking back and forth combined with the play vomit that we had on the deck all day combined to make an atmosphere that would make anyone sick, myself included. And I didn’t even have typhoid. It was a day befitting Outlander, that we do everything accurate and to the tee, all the little details.”
Maril Davis, Executive Producer
The Galley of the Porpoise
Shooting the Episode
