Since 2019, Netflix’s Virgin River has been one of the most popular

melodramas on streaming, as fans loved the story of Mel,

an LA nurse who moved to a quiet California town in search of new life,

new friends, and new love. Thankfully, she found all of that in a matter of months, giving fans the feel-good show we had all been waiting for during the harsh years of the pandemic. That said, the later seasons of the show certainly struggled to maintain the outstanding quality of the first seasons, and some fans were a bit worried that Season 5 would be a total flop.

The real father

In the final moments of the first half of Season 5, Mel and Jack were decorating their new house for Christmas when the idyll was shattered by Mel’s sister, who suddenly announced that she had found the love letters their mother had been hiding and that they were not from their father.

A few suspects

While most fans were quick to suspect Doc of being the father, others argued that he already had a history of being a secret father, and the writers would probably choose another older gentleman for this twist.