Outlander announced that the upcoming season will be its last, and its star, Sam Heughan, reached out to fans of the Starz drama to share his feelings about the news, revealing what many were already suspecting about this announcement.

The couple at the center of Starz's fantasy historical drama unpack how that ending — a surprise to book and non-book fans alike — sets up the eighth and final season, which has already finished filming.

Outlander just had one of its most dramatic season finales to date, and Sam Heughan agrees that it will keep fans talking for as long as this new Droughtlander will last.