The rape of Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) on the Starz smash hit series "Outlander" featured some of the most disturbing scenes ever on television. But it was not supposed to be something that was "hard to watch," Heughan told The Wrap in an interview.

"We didn't want to do something that was graphic or hard to watch," Heughan said during his interview with The Wrap. "It was about understanding what Jamie's gone through so we know where he is the rest of the season and subsequent seasons."

The scene which Heughan was referring to was one that caused a very public controversy. Of course, this scene takes place during a time change in Hollywood, where gender equality has been the leading issue for the motion picture industry ever since Patricia Arquette took the stage at the Oscars earlier this year.

This scene most certainly does nothing to objectify women though. As a matter of fact, it was Claire who came to his rescue in the last two episodes. But the TV climate as of late has been a hot button issue due to other series depictions of rape, namely on "Game of Thrones."

"I was aware that they ['Game of Thrones'] had done that episode, I finally caught up with it. I enjoyed the episode, I'm a big fan of the show, and it was interesting what they did with it. Playing the whole thing off someone's face-off [Alfie Allen's] Reek's face -- was really clever," Heughan said.

But in regards to his own series and how they wanted to handle it, they had a clear picture of how it was to proceed.

"We spent a lot of time rehearsing it, discussing what we want the audience to see and to feel," Heughan said. "The writers and directors were heavily involved. And I know [showunner] Ron [Moore], in the edit, he's got a great sense of taste and didn't want to show more than he was comfortable with watching. And certainly we were the same."

Viewers who spent a lot of time stewing over the depiction of rape were actually denying themselves the true essence of the episode though. It definitely had more meaning than just the brutality that played out on-screen.

"Ultimately that episode, for us, was not just about being raped. It was about the torture beforehand, it was about this mental chess game that they're playing, and then obviously this horrific thing that happens to Jamie, but also afterwards -- Jamie, not broken. His body maybe, but his mind isn't," Heughan said.