Lark is like, Really?
Brady poorly assures her that it is.
(Readour interview with Benjamin Hollingsworthfor more on that.)
The almost-newlyweds in episode 610.
As for Muriels love life, shes grapplingrather well, I might addwith her breast cancer diagnosis.
Meanwhile, Kaia and Preacher are happier than ever.
She even seems willing to give marriage a shot after previously being reluctant to the idea.
Kaia and Preacher end season six on a high note.
Kaia and Preacher end season six on a high note.
By the way, I found out that the original song has a really cool backstorymore on that below.
A little while later, Mel finds Brie, who has been crying.
They’re finally official!
Kaia comes over, too, and Brie admits she slept with Brady.
Mel says the kindest thing she can do is let both of them go.
As if that wasnt shocking enough, things are about to get more wild for Mike and Brie.
John Allen Nelson as Everett Reed in episode 610
As theyre sitting outside on the patio, he proposes to her.
(I gotta admit, in all six seasons ofVirgin River, nothing has shocked me more.
Frankly, it was amazing.)
Troy McLaughlin as Walt, Teryl Rothery as Muriel St. Claire, Mark Ghanimé as Dr. Cameron Hayek in episode 609
Of course, well have to wait until season seven to see how she responds.
Mel is especially worried because Charmaine recently took out a restraining order against Calvin.
Ever the dutiful husband, Jack says hell go check in on her while hes out.
Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela, Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan in episode 609
Meanwhile, Vernon tells Hope that the California State Medical Board has suspended him, pending an investigation.
(They do have different last names, remember.)
In other words, theyre planning on Vernon being out of the picture and want the clinic.
Elise Gatien and Ben Hollingsworth as Lark and Brady in happier times (or so we thought) in episode 608
Doc is adamant that neither he nor the clinic are going anywhere.
Not without one hell of a fight.
But theVirgin Riverfinale doesnt end there.
Once again, the road to parenthood is paved with twists and turns for Mel and Jack.
Nope, we have two more cliff-hangers to get to.
We then cut to Jack walking into Charmaine’s house, as the door is suspiciously unlocked.
Tables and decorative items are knocked over.
Jack walks to the nursery, opens the door, and we cut to black.
Is Charmaine there tied up?
Where are the twins?
Or is it empty?
Well have to wait until season seven drops to find out the answers to all those questions and more.
They’re finally official!
Glamour:We start episode 10 with Mel and Jack on the horse,Runaway Bridestyle.
They could have texted Hope to say, Hey, well be back!
after she has planned this whole thing with swans.
Just say you need an hour alone!
Or am I being too hard on them?
Patrick Sean Smith:[Laughs.]
They were caught up in the moment.
Everything with weddings is big and emotional.
Let me support you.
Let me help you.
Lets take care of this together.
We knew we had to get to one final cliff-hanger before we actually got to the altar.
But yeah, if theres a vow renewal at some point, theyll have to hit Hope up.
Was there any consideration of having Mel ask both Everett and Doc to walk her down the aisle together?
When you get to these moments, you gather people along the way, and its nice.
But I think people have been dreaming of Mel and Jacks wedding since she walked into the bar.
After having a heart attack, which was both great and hysterical given the serious of his condition.
It was our first opportunity to feature a song in a season ofVirgin River.
He wrote it special [for us].
Hes from the Lumineers, and its a really beautiful song.
Every time I listen to it, it takes me back to the season.
Its a great way to revisit it.
John Allen Nelson as Everett Reed in episode 610
I loved seeing Jack in his uniform at the wedding.
Was that something that was always planned?
It was always planned, and it really kind of informed his arc this season.
But then I was like, Why not his uniform?
How hard was it to get Stacey Farber as Tara and Libby Osler as Ava back for the finale?
They were pros, and they were game to come back.
But she was there in a heartbeat.
It felt like full circle.
And then, getting to see Tara and Ava was an extension of Lily.
Keeping our world populated with those familiar faces is important.
Lets talk about Muriel.
Her breast cancer diagnosis is heavy, but is handled in a way that is so helpful and powerful.
One of them was focusing a lot of our medical stories and character stories on female health issues.
My number-two on the showRichard Keithhis wife had dealt with breast cancer while we were shooting season five.
So we knew we had somebody who was close to it who could offer insight.
We did our research.
That was the intent behind it, so Im glad it resonated.
I still do think Muriel has amazing chemistry with Cameron.
So I hope that we have not seen the last of Dr. Cameron.
So what about Muriel and Everett?
We have talked about that.
Thats a never-say-never too.
I do hope that John Nelson (Everett) will return.
He really was such a highlight of the season.
He just has such an old movie star quality to him.
And Muriel needs some spice in her life because shes so much fun to watch.
Yeah, I think Walt is a bit of a nod for the fans of the book.
Muriel and Walt Booth did have a relationship.
So as we pivoted to this during her cancer storyline, skys the limit on Muriel.
She can steal Jack.
Dont come for me.
That would never happen.
So lets jump to Brady, Lark, Mike, and Brie.
I couldn’t believe he knew and was still willing to propose.
So, we knew we would end the season with a proposal.
We came up with the idea to shoot it both ways of him knowing.
We had the first cut that I watched with the staff because the writers didnt know.
Aaron Rich and I were on set and we threw it in there.
You see Zibby Allen [Brie] getting pulled into it and getting emotional.
When we all watched it together and he said I know, there were screams and gasps.
I was like, I think were keeping that in.
We unpack all of it in season seven, but it just felt like something I hadnt seen before.
Is he just desperate to hold onto her?
It was such a good way to end that scene, but I was like, Holy crap.
How close am I?
Im not seeing that in the crystal ball for season seven.
Thats not to say it might not come about.
Well, we kind of did it.
They kind of did it with Marks embryos, and Jack [and Charmaine].
Thats what Benjamin said!
So lets move on to Brady and Lark.
And then, as we know, she did hear everything and took all of Bradys money.
I think the moral of the story is to not have a bank account at Clear River Credit Union.
We get into it in season seven, but shes been conning this guy for a long time.
She fell in love along the way, but in the beginning she was selling it.
So, whats the real story?
Is she a sociopath?
Where is she operating from?
And I thought Elise Gatien, who plays Lark, really was incredible this season.
Lets move on to Charmaine.
Where will we pick up in season seven?
Are we going to find out right away when Jack opens the door to the babys room?
Are the babies there?
How fast will we get those answers?
Were picking up one hour later.
A lot can happen in an hour.
Speaking of Mel and Jack, while Jack is at Charmaine’s, Marley comes over to see Mel.
She says, Phil and Darla are backing out of the adoption.
And Mel says, Are you sure?
Did they say that?
And Marley says, Well, not exactly.
When I first watched the scene, I was thinking shes going to give Mel and Jack the baby.
Are Phil and Darla not backing out?
Are we going to find out they changed their mind?
Or am I reading way too much into Marleys not exactly?
So that was by design for season six.
Well understand the Phil and Darla side of it early on in season seven.
Once again, the road to parenthood is paved with twists and turns for Mel and Jack.
We have to give this couple some happiness with a child at this point.
So what do you want to say to fans who cant bear more heartbreak?
Im going to choose my words carefully here.
I think were all excited to see how and when and where this baby will come into their lives.
So, Doc and Hope.
Hes been suspended by the California State medical board.
How it affects lives.
How it affects even smaller clinics like Docs.
He prides himself on being a practitioner with strong integrity.
And this is being challenged now on a bigger scale involving the state medical board.
Its better upon a second viewing.
