Virgin River season 6’s ending drew a massive shadow over Charmaine’s well-being after she didn’t get to Mel’s cabin to do her hair and make-up for the wedding nor was she responding to Mel’s texts. Virgin River season 7 will have to tell the truth about her fate, along with revealing if Hope’s perception about Grace Valley Hospital’s expansion plans was correct, as they threatened Vernon’s future by restricting his ability to practice medicine. Finally, Virgin River season 6’s ending definitely concluded the Will They/Won’t They situation between Jack and Mel with their wedding, truly showing their relationship’s best qualities.
Charmaine’s Fate After Virgin River Season 6’s Cliffhanger Ending Explained
Calvin Had It Out For Charmaine Since Her Restraining Order Against Him
With Jack and Mel happily set on marrying one another, Charmaine slightly faded into the background in season 6, especially as Virgin River season 5 revealed how Jack wasn’t the twins’ father, as Calvin was. The birth of the twins also gave her good reason not to be as involved in Virgin River season 6’s story, but her legal fight against Calvin and her disappearance in Virgin River season 6, episode 9 brought her story to the forefront after the excitement of Mel and Jack’s wedding decreased the day after the event.
Jack finding Charmaine’s house ransacked in season 6’s ending raised the alarm about her potentially harrowing fate.
Virgin River seasons 1 and 2 established Calvin as an antagonist, especially Jack’s after he ordered him and Mel to be kidnapped and placed one of his subordinates to sabotage Jack’s Bar. Jack running into Charmaine and Calvin fighting at the courthouse set up his return as a villain, but his direct threats in Virgin River season 6, episode 6 confirmed Calvin as such. Charmaine disappearing in Virgin River season 6, episode 9 felt odd, but her message offered a partial explanation. However, Jack finding Charmaine’s house ransacked in season 6’s ending raised the alarm about her potentially harrowing fate.
How Mel & Jack’s Wedding Strengthens Their Relationship
Mel’s Doubts On Their Wedding Day Showed How Much Jack Understands Her
While always among the best Virgin River romances, Mel and Jack’s relationship has gone through its fair share of drama in the show’s six seasons, including multiple impediments to their obvious love for one another and even an unlikely breakup. Virgin River season 6 nonetheless showed the stability of Mel and Jack’s bond time and time again, whether it involved Mel supporting Jack through Preacher’s trial or Jack doing the same with Mel getting to know Everett or having to carefully handle Everett and Doc’s feud.
While it could sound counterintuitive, it was Mel’s doubts about walking down the aisle that proved how stable her and Jack’s relationship was in-between Virgin River season 6, episodes 9 and 10. Indeed, Jack reacting to Mel not being ready to walk down the aisle by bringing her to the place where he fell for her and convinced her to stay in Virgin River showed how they immediately knew what the other needed and how they had no doubts about their relationship anymore. Mel and Jack’s escape wasn’t borne out of uncertainty but deep knowledge and support for one another.
Doc Vernon Mullins’ Medical Board Problems & Grace Valley Threat Explained
Grace Valley Hospital’s Call Finally Explains Dr. Hayes’s Vendetta Against Doc
Doc receiving the letter deeming him suspended while the medical board investigated his actions made Dr. Hayes’s threats much more solid in Virgin River season 6’s finale. However, Grace Valley Hospital calling Hope in an official capacity as mayor and admitting to being excited about expanding into Virgin River confirmed how the investigation into Doc was a means to an end for those at Grace Valley, threatening the very fabric of Virgin River because it would bring an impersonal company and outsiders to take care of its residents’ health.
Grace Valley Hospital’s call to Hope giving an explanation about the investigation into Doc effectively set up their fight against the main hospital in the area for Virgin River season 7. The threat also neatly explains the newfound interest in Doc’s unorthodox practices. After all, Virgin River established from its first episode how Doc chose to move to Virgin River to practice family medicine because he wanted to be unencumbered by bureaucracy, and this never seemed to be a problem for those at Grace Valley Hospital in the 30 years Doc’s practice thrived, making their interest now purely business-related.
Why Everett & Mel’s New Bond Reconnects Her With Her Late Mother Sarah
Getting To Know Sarah Through Everett’s Eyes Reconnected Mel With Her Mother
Everett being Mel’s biological father was the big revelation of Virgin River season 5’s finale. This made the exploration of his and Mel’s bond a must for Virgin River season 6, especially as it also gave Mel the chance to reconnect with her late mother. Mel’s flashbacks often focused on her last memories of her mother. While some of them highlighted how Mel was inspired to pursue becoming a nurse following the amazing nurse who took care of her mother’s last days and helped Mel say goodbye to her, Mel had no knowledge of who Sarah was before her illness.
Virgin River highly emphasized how Joey took care of Mel after Sarah’s death, making Mel’s connection to Sarah shaky as Mel couldn’t really remember her mother.
Mel helping Everett open up with her thus reconnected her to who her mother was, and audiences also got a glimpse of what the Virgin River prequel could focus on if it’s officially picked up by Netflix. Learning about Everett’s life in Virgin River and, most importantly, the moments he shared with Sarah helped Mel get a sense of who her mother had been, something she didn’t have a chance to do since Sarah died as Mel was a young child. Sharing it with Everett helped him work through his grief and expanded their bond, finally giving Mel a parent.
Everett & Doc’s Feud Explained
Doc Disliking Everett Was Based On A Big Misunderstanding
Ever since it became known that Everett was Mel’s biological father, she was warned not many liked him. Among those who held a grudge against Everett was Doc, who through the years had become a father figure to Mel, despite his opposition at first to welcome a nurse to his family practice. The reason behind Everett and Doc’s feud remained a mystery until Virgin River season 6, episode 8, which finally explained how Doc’s dislike of Everett was deeply connected with his guilt about a young child’s death, who Doc couldn’t save as he was tending to Everett.
[Doc learning the truth about what fuelled Everett’s accident] made him empathetic toward Everett’s struggle, letting their feud die down as a result.
Meeting at the child’s tombstone in Virgin River season 6, episode 8 finally prompted Everett and Doc to talk about their guilt following Jordan’s death. Everett coming clean about why he told Doc it was better if he didn’t save him showed Doc he had been just as much a patient in need as Jordan because Everett’s accident wasn’t caused by a drunken joyride, but by his not wanting to live after Sarah’s death and Mel’s father telling him he couldn’t get to know Mel. This made Doc empathetic toward Everett’s struggle, letting their feud die down as a result.
How Virgin River Season 6’s Ending Sets Up Season 7
Muriel, Brady & Brie’s Storylines Will Also Majorly Feature In Virgin River Season 7
The biggest consequences of Virgin River season 6’s ending set up two major fights in season 7. Indeed, with Charmaine and her twins being in danger, Calvin will undoubtedly be a major villain in Virgin River season 7, making him Jack and Mel’s biggest challenge ahead. Similarly, Grace Valley Hospital wanting to expand in Virgin River through subterfuge and by hurting Doc makes them a clear villain for Virgin River season 7, one the entire town will have to fight if they want to help Doc’s family practice.
Smaller revelations of Virgin River season 6 will also have massive ramifications in Virgin River season 7. Mike’s marriage proposal to Brie revealed he knew about Brie hooking up with Brady all along, and Brady himself faces major challenges in season 7 after Lark disappeared with Hazel and stole all the money from the insurance after the lumber yard burned down. Finally, Muriel’s health problem turned out to be breast cancer, making her storyline also crucial in Virgin River season 7.
