It’s time to have a good time the vacations in Virgin River — and whereas issues could also be happier, there’s nonetheless loads of drama to go round.
Warning: Spoilers beneath for Virgin River season 5 half 2.
Virgin River premiered in 2019 and follows nurse practitioner Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) as she seeks a contemporary begin after the dying of her husband. Shifting on a whim from Los Angeles to a distant Northern California city, she’s shocked by what — and who — she finds.
After Netflix dropped half 1 of season 5 in September, the streaming service launched season 5’s second half on Wednesday, November 29, bringing viewers again in for 2 extra Christmas-themed episodes of the hit romantic drama.
Whereas followers can actually count on a lighter tone all through half 2 of season 5, the vacations are simpler on some characters than others. Martin Henderson, particularly, will get to painting a much less burdened facet of Jack, who’s on a quest to assist Mel discover her organic father whereas concurrently making an attempt to reunite his estranged mother and father for the vacations.
Elsewhere, infants are born, pregnancies are revealed, relationships proceed to flourish and even previous flames flicker as soon as once more. In true Virgin River vogue, nonetheless, issues can solely be joyful for therefore lengthy.
Maintain scrolling for all of the twists, turns and cliffhangers on Virgin River season 5 half 2:
Mel Meets Her Dad
After connecting the dots alongside Jack, Mel tracks down her father, whose title is revealed to be Everett Reid, to his cabin in Virgin River. Issues go awry, nonetheless, when he claims he’s not the person she’s on the lookout for regardless of proudly owning the identical trophy Mel noticed her father holding in an previous {photograph}.
By episode 12’s finish, the person exhibits up at Mel’s house to admit his true identification.
Charmaine Lastly Offers Delivery
Charmaine (Lauren Hammersly) exhibits up on the clinic with contractions. After her water breaks, Mel delivers her twins — however not earlier than she discovers that Calvin (David Cubitt) is their organic father.
Brie and Dan Nonetheless Have Sparks
When Mike (Marco Grazzini) known as to work, Brie (Zibby Allen) runs into ex-boyfriend Dan (Ben Hollingsworth) on the city’s vacation expertise present. The twosome have an emotionally charged dialog about their new relationships whereas discussing the extra awkward components of their breakup.
The exes meet once more a number of days later and confess how onerous it’s to observe one another transfer on. They notice they’re standing beneath mistletoe seconds earlier than getting interrupted by Jack, however their longing seems to be trace their romantic story is probably not over but.
Lizzie’s Mother Finds Discovers Her Daughter Is Pregnant
Lizzie’s (Sarah Dugdale) mother Deidre (Debbie Podowski) unintentionally overhears that she and Denny (Kai Bradbury) predict a baby collectively. Whereas she’s hesitant at first, she agrees to help Lizzie changing into a mother — so long as she doesn’t must be referred to as “grandma.” Lizzie and Denny later reveal the intercourse of their child: a lady.
Cameron’s Ex Is Again
Cameron’s (Mark Ghanime) ex-fiancée, Michelle, exhibits up in Virgin River to apologize for his or her cut up — and reveal she’s six months sober. Whereas she desires to reconcile their romance and construct a life collectively, Cameron tells her that his coronary heart belongs to Muriel (Teryl Rothery).
Jack’s Household Drama
Jack and Mel’s households are supposed to come collectively to get pleasure from Christmas collectively, however Jack’s dad refuses to conform as he claims he can’t watch Jack’s mother “move on” together with her new boyfriend, Javier, whom she has plans to maneuver in with after the vacations.
After Jack and Brie make a plea for a cheerful vacation, all of them comply with spend Christmas collectively.
Preacher Hits a Relationship Milestone
Preacher (Colin Lawrence) unintentionally tells Kaia (Kandyse McClure) that he loves her after taking an ice-cold dip within the lake. Whereas she doesn’t say the phrases again to him, she does take a job as Virgin River’s new fireplace chief, which is able to preserve her on the town for good.
Issues is probably not blissful for lengthy, nonetheless, as Mike calls Preacher to let him know that the reality about Wes’ (Steve Bacic) physique is about to come back to mild.