Why the brief hiatus? I think the point is to give them an extra week to build up hype and anticipation for Jamie and Claire's reunion. Along with lots of media attention, of course!
In Sunday’s episode of Outlander, Jamie (Sam Heughan) is blackmailed into having sex with Geneva Dunsany (Hannah James), a young virgin who is betrothed to an older man she does not Amore (much less like).