None of this is to say that Outlander skirted around Claire’s rape or left it at an implication while Claire hid away in her mind.
Claire was first assaulted by Lionel Brown’s nephew, and Brown himself proceeded to rape her.
More men followed, and while the focus shifted primarily to Claire’s mind, her imaginary world became sinister because Outlander had made it clear what was happening while she retreated there.
“Never My Love” was replaced by sounds of Claire’s attack, and the camera stayed on Caitriona Balfe’s face to tell the story of what was happening without showing it explicitly.