Claire was intent on trying. ...But I guess that doesn't really matter now. God
We knew they were building to something, that they were laying the groundwork, but we couldn't figure out what it was that they were working towards. That's so much worse than anything we'd expected.
Shapeshifter or an illusionist? Why was the world still so trusting of everything they saw when they were well aware that there were more than a few ways for these things to be faked now?