With the knowledge that the upcoming prequel will revolve around Mel’s parents and their history in Virgin River, the writers hopefully consider their story while constructing Virgin River season 6. The possibility of Mel randomly choosing Virgin River, her biological father’s hometown, as her new home at the beginning of the series is now quite unbelievable. However, if the next season fails to provide an explanation for Mel’s ignorance, then the prequel will have to get the job done. Otherwise, fans will be mulling over this significant plot hole for many years.
Ultimately, two justifications for Mel’s apparent ignorance of Virgin River being her father’s hometown exist — either Mel was never ignorant of this fact, or someone influenced her decision to move to the city, unbeknownst to her. Both reasons are conceivable, especially within the context of a fictional television drama. But viewers will have a long wait before learning how this storyline plays out in Virgin River season 6 or the upcoming prequel.
When viewers learned that Mel’s biological father, Everett, was in Virgin River during the Virgin River Christmas special, the coincidence of him living in the city Mel randomly chose to move to seemed somewhat unbelievable. However, with the knowledge that Everett is from the small Northern California town and Mel’s mother was undoubtedly aware of his place of origin, Mel’s move probably wasn’t an accident. Perhaps Mel ended up in the city for a reason yet to be revealed, and she may have already known of her roots there.
The odds of Mel randomly picking Virgin River, not knowing that her father lived there, are low. The more plausible explanation is that Mel’s arrival in the city in the Virgin River premiere wasn’t an accident, and either she or someone else purposefully intended for her to end up in Virgin River. It seems strange that Mel’s mother wouldn’t tell her about her ties to Virgin River, but only time will tell if the writers just bank on the audience believing Mel’s move was a coincidence or if another twist awaits viewers.
