Virgin River season five introduced a new character who will be at the forefront of the upcoming sixth season – and fans are far from impressed.
Virgin River enthusiasts express discontent with two new faces in the popular series, who will feature in flashbacks and potentially lead a spin-off.
The hit show mainly tracks Mel Monroe (played by Alexandra Breckenridge), a nurse practitioner relocating to a small town in Northern California, where she falls for Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), the local bar proprietor and ex-Marine.
Season five hurled several surprises at them, including the shocking introduction of Mel’s biological dad, Everett Reid (John Allen Nelson).
Producers have now verified that season six will delve into how Everett encountered Mel’s mother Sarah, with actors Callum Kerr and Jessica Rothe portraying the young pair. There are even discussions of a Virgin River spin-off further exploring their backstory.
Yet, this announcement has been met with less than enthusiastic responses from fans, some preemptively criticizing the impending flashbacks as “waste of time”.
Voicing their predictions for season six, a fan on Reddit said: “But, beyond the basic and expected: we know we’re going Mel/Jack romance, the whole perfect wedding, the story of Mel’s parents (totally unnecessary and a waste of screen time IMO), the triangle between Brie (Zibby Allen)/Mike (Marco Grazzini)/Brady (Ben Hollingsworth).”
The upcoming season’s prequel scenes have sparked controversy among fans, with many expressing their discontent on the site.
“I think I’m going to hate these purported flashbacks this season. Fast forwarding through that [poop emoji],” one fan wrote.
Another fan shared the same sentiment, saying: “I agree. Nor, am I interested in a spin off focused on their story.”
The backlash began when it was rumored that Everett and Sarah might get their own spin-off, which has not been officially confirmed yet.
A Reddit user summarized the situation: “It’s clear [the showrunners] want to make a claim on their very own show whilst riding on the series’ inherited popularity.
