Father Christmas is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of Virgin River, and the fifty-forth episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Shocking news and unexpected gifts are in store on Christmas Eve as couples and families come together despite their differences.
Plot[]
Mel and Jack shows up at her biological father’s place. Mel is getting cold feet and isn’t sure this is the right thing to do. Jack tells her to decide quicky, as her dad actually happens to be standing on his porch watching them.
Mel eventually does step up and introduce herself. Apparently he doesn’t know where she can find Chip and dismisses her. However, she notices the statue up on his shelf with him as the winner of the Lumberjack competition. Either this is a case of mistaken identity or he doesn’t want anything to do with her.
Either way, Mel heads home with Jack feeling defeated and she tries to brush it off as just one of those things. Char rings to distract her though and admits that she’s still getting Braxton Hicks, so Mel decides to help her at the clinic. Oh, and she also tells Jack they need to get her a Christmas gift.
Calvin shows up alongside Brie and Mel is pretty shocked to see him. Brie doesn’t want him to hang about so Mel puts her foot down and tells him to get out. And just as he leaves, Char’s water breaks.
Meanwhile, Preacher breaks the L word to Kaia and admits that he really means it. As for Kaia though, she promises that she’ll come around but isn’t quite ready to take that dive just yet. She is staying in Virgin River for the foreseeable future though, given she reveals that she’s going to stay on as Fire Chief.
However, a couple that are taking the dive happen to be Brie and Jack’s parents. The par host an impromptu intervention, where Jack refuses to let them leave the room until they figure it out and hash out their issues.
Elsewhere, Lizzie sits down with her mum and admits she’s made her decision. She wants to have a baby and live happily. Her mum agrees to do her best to come around and be happy, and the pair hug it out.
Back at the clinic, Char gives a recap over the events of season 5 before admitting she was drinking lots of alcohol when she hooked up with him. In the middle of this, Doc shows up and they realize that Char’s blood pressure is a bit high. Anyway, she gives birth in no time at all to her twins. Char is in shock and she holds both her babes.
After all this, Mel opens up to Vernon and admits everything that’s happened with her dad. He’s super sweet and offers himself up as a father if she needs it. And in fact, he even offers to walk her down the aisle at their wedding too. Of course, this all depends on Vernon’s eyesight and clinical trial going forward but things seem to be going well. Oh, and he also tells Mel that Lizzie is pregnant as well.
That night, Hope and Lizzie’s mum end up having a really nice chat during the Christmas Tree Decorating competition. Hope admits that she’s “part of the village but not her (Lizzie’s) mum”. And as they talk, Lizzie and Denny reveal the sex of their child – it’s a girl!
Meanwhile, Vernon decides to propose to Hope again, calling her his guiding light and wanting to marry her all over again. The whole town is in rapturous applause and even more so because Vernon and Hope actually win the contest.
Back home again, Jack doesn’t get her jewellery but does get her a cute puppy named Pony, prompting to what she said to Santa Claus. As for Lark, she receives a call and it turns out she’s being playing Brady this whole time. It’s Jimmy, and he happens to be Hazel’s father. To make matters worse, Mike calls Preacher and tells him that the body found in the woods has been identified as Wes Logan. When Kaia questions what’s happening, he freezes and can’t reveal the truth.
Everett shows up at Mel’s cabin and reveals that he’s definitely her father but seeing her just made his heart break all over again. He hands over a whole bunch of letters to Mel – these ones from her mum. He’s also got something important to tell her.
Cast and characters[]
Main Cast[]
- Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda "Mel" Monroe
- Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan
- Colin Lawrence as John "Preacher" Middleton
- Benjamin Hollingsworth as Dan Brady
- Sarah Dugdale as Lizzie
- Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan
- Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela
- Mark Ghanimé as Dr. Cameron Hayek
- Kai Bradbury as Denny Cutler
- Kandyse McClure as Kaia Bryant
- Annette O'Toole as Hope McCrea
- Tim Matheson as Vernon Mullins
Recurring/Guest Cast[]
- Lauren Hammersley as Charmaine Roberts
- Teryl Rothery as Muriel
- Gwynyth Walsh as Jo Ellen
- Jenny Cooper as Joey Barnes
- Tom Butler as Sam Sheridan
- Gabrielle Rose as Amelia Sheridan
- Debbie Podowski as Deirdre
- David Cubitt as Calvin
- Dan Payne as Mr. Barnes
- Elise Gatien as Lark
- Ian Tracey as Jimmy
- John Allen Nelson as Everett Reid
- Christina Jastrzembska as Lydie
- Keith MacKechnie as Nick
- Trevor Lerner as Bert Gordon
- Ava Anton as Hazel
- Francisco Trujillo Avalos-Davidson as Javi
- Xander Wilson as James
- Jake Apricity Hetherington as Morgan
- Ezra Wilson as Theo