Lord Lovat has given Outlander: Blood of My Blood viewers plenty of reasons to hate him.

He’s repeatedly mistreated the women in his life, emotionally tormented his son Brian, and even went so far as to poison Ellen in an attempt to prevent her from having another child. His obsession with a prophecy about the future King William has pushed him to increasingly disturbing lengths.

But there’s another side to Lovat that’s made him such an interesting character to watch. For all his cruelty and self-importance, he seems remarkably sensitive to how other people perceive him. He wants to be respected, admired and seen as a powerful man. And when Brian finally turns his hatred back on his father, Lovat seems genuinely shaken.

Tony Curran, who plays the despicable Lord Lovat, has a pretty entertaining take on the man behind all that bad behavior.…