Season 5 Part 2’s unexpected cliffhanger means that Virgin River is set to give Mel’s estranged biological father, Everett, a new backstory. Although he’s the new kid on the block, he’s set to play a significant role after turning up on Mel’s doorstep, claiming to have something important to tell her.
Now, the role’s set to become even more significant after it was revealed that Everett and Sarah, Mel’s late mother, will be the subjects of a new Virgin River prequel, following their younger incarnations before the days of Virgin River. It’s not like fans to take issue with having more episodes to watch – if Reddit is anything to go by, far from it – but viewers haven’t been too happy with the choice of spinoff plot.
As Everett has only just been introduced, it’s not too surprising that fans are showing little to no interest in finding out more about his origin story. As a town with a rich wealth of characters who each come with colorful backgrounds, there’s arguably a litany of more engaging spinoff material ready to use. Sure, Everett and Sarah’s backstory is incredibly likely to evolve Mel and Jack’s present, but is it the best use of everyone’s time?
The Virgin River spinoffs we’d rather see
Given that the popular answer to that question is “no,” we’ve taken the liberty of compiling a shortlist of characters we’d prefer to see take the Virgin River spinoff slot. Dare to dream with us that these picks could indeed widen the Virgin River-verse in the best possible way.
Introduced to viewers in Season 3, Brie quickly established herself as one to watch after falling for the hedonistic charm of local bad boy Brady. As Jack’s younger sister, the hotshot lawyer had an incredibly promising legal career before moving to Virgin River, fleeing to the woodland town after being raped by one of her format colleagues. While we see the consequences of the traumatic incident play out across the series, there’s certainly more to dig deeper into prior to Brie’s arrival.
The main point of pursual for a prequel is the fact that Brie’s
assaulter was never charged, nor did he face any consequences. As Virgin River fans know, Brie has continued to suffer at the hands of what happened to her – but who was she before her life changed for good? And does any of this explain why she’s continually drawn back to Brady?
