“Virgin River” unfolds like a Hallmark Channel film stretched right into a collection — unhealthy stuff occurs, but it surely’s by no means too darkish, and the dysfunction and violence is stored at a family-friendly minimal.
Even the present’s too-perfect inside units look like they need to be on a backlot at Common Studios or Walt Disney World — and never within the rugged, picturesque backwoods of Northern California, the place “Virgin River” takes place.
However that’s a part of the collection appeal: it’s dependable and old-shoe snug and its two stars, Martin Henderson (Jack) and Alexandra Breckenridge (Mel), are telegenic and interesting in portraying their bumpy love story.
The Season 4 finale took a number of detours, tied up some free ends and arrange story arcs for Season 5, premiering subsequent yr on Netflix. By that point, you’ll have forgotten what occurred within the season-ender.
Right here’s a reminder.
I suppose the most important shocker was that Charmaine (Lauren Hammersley) did not ship her twins, regardless of what’s been a three-year being pregnant (5 months within the collection timeline, however nonetheless, sufficient already). In reality, in a WTF? second she revealed that Jack will not be the daddy, as she’s claimed all alongside, inflicting him untold angst. There have been indications that she and Jack would possibly get again collectively in the previous few episodes of the season as her relationship with smarmy Todd went south and he struggled with Mel — however now that we all know that Charmaine put Jack by way of an pointless hellish ringer, he should be questioning her intentions (if not her ethics and/or psychological well being).
Elsewhere in Virgin River, baby-faced Ricky (Grayson Gurnsey) lastly left for his Marine Corps. fundamental coaching in San Diego, regardless of misgivings about what he’s forsaking, together with his doting grandmother and, notably, his ex-flame Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale). She already has her arms full with Denny (Kai Bradbury), Doc’s (Tim Matheson) ostensible shock grandson, who lastly revealed why he’s been performing so bizarre (and it wasn’t the medication) in an interminably lengthy and draggy story arc: he’s obtained Huntington’s Illness, an incurable, progressive mind dysfunction.
In the meantime, Preacher (Colin Lawrence), took issues into his personal arms to rescue kidnapped Christopher from the evil clutches of his harmful father Vince (Steve Bacic). Preacher dispatched Vince with a log to the pinnacle as they fought within the cabin — with Christopher’s mom, Paige (Lexie Doig), who materialized earlier after a seasons-long absence, able to gun Vince down.
Oh, the drama!
In a neat, didn’t-see-that-coming twist, we discovered that crime boss Melissa Montgomery (Barbara Pollard) who’s been threatening Brady (Benjamin Hollingsworth) to maneuver her medication — or else — is Nick’s (Keith Mackechnie) sister. That calls into query Nick tripling his funding in Jack’s glamping thought; Montgomery already blew up Calvin’s boat, with him on board, they usually’re nonetheless selecting up the items … so this may possible impression Brady in Season 5. On high of all that, Jack’s sister Brie (Zibby Allen) was pressured to confront her rapist when he paid an uninvited go to to Virgin River. She threatened to press prices in opposition to him however nonetheless gained’t open up in regards to the crime to Brady.
The episode’s greatest reveal, correctly, impacted our lead protagonists Jack and Mel. Jack lastly agreed to a paternity check that proved that he, and never Mel’s useless husband, is the daddy of her child, which ought to throw Mel’s scheming former mother-in-law off the scent of claiming she has rights to the unborn youngster (it’s a lady, by the best way).
If this all seems like a daytime cleaning soap, that’s as a result of it's — however, like the most effective of that dying breed, we’ll maintain coming again for extra … because the world turns in Virgin River.
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