Lizzie has been through a significant journey of self-discovery throughout Virgin River so far,
settling into a relationship with Denny and a job with Hope – but is she pregnant?
While Lizzie is actually just 14 years old in the Virgin River books, the Netflix series decided
to shake things up a bit by making her 19, allowing for more adult themes surrounding the character. She’s introduced in Season 2 as a rebellious teenager sent to the small town to live with her aunt Connie.
Initially, the pair clash and Lizzie finds it hard to fit in, but over time, she starts to mature and gain a more nuanced understanding of life and responsibility, going from being forced into a position at Paige’s bakery to becoming the protege mini-mayor of the town under Hope’s tutelage. The same goes for love, with the former LA girl dating Ricky before embarking on a relationship with Denny in Season 4
Season 5 is where we really see Lizzie flourish, as she further establishes her transition from troubled teen to town leader, settling into the quiet country life, a high-flying job, and her relationship with Denny. But what’s in store for the future? Warning: Spoilers ahead for Virgin River Season 5!
Is Lizzie pregnant in Virgin River?
Yes, Lizzie told Denny that she’s pregnant at the end of Virgin River Season 5 Part 1. Although it was a shocking revelation, one that threw a spanner in the works for Denny’s plans to go traveling and take Lizzie with him, the pair can be seen getting excited about the big news in Part 2.
In the Part 1 finale, the pair sit down at the Labor Day carnival, where Denny reflects on what his grandma Rose said to him: she thinks he’s “making a mistake” staying in Virgin River, and that he should “travel and get back on track for med school.”
Not wanting to let go of his growing relationship with Lizzie, he says: “I didn’t think I had a future but with you I’m starting to see one. And I know that you’re so happy here, but do you think that there’s a chance that you might want to come with me?”
Before he gets a chance to say anything else, Lizzie interjects: “Denny, I… I think I’m pregnant.”
In Part 2, Denny, Lizzie, Hope, and Doc are all together getting ready for Christmas. “I can’t believe we’re going to have a little one running around,” says Doc. “We are both very, very excited.”
Lizzie then reveals that her mom is “proud of me for the first time in my life,” before Denny says: “I’m sure telling her you’re pregnant won’t change that.” This is news to Hope, who questions why she hasn’t told her mom the big news yet.
“Lizzie, you have to tell her,” she exclaims. “It’ll be a much worse blow if she finds out some other way.” Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens, as her mom overhears Lizzie and Hope talking about the news.
But thankfully they reconcile in the finale, and her mom agrees to support her. And if that weren’t heartwarming enough, Lizzie and Denny reveal that they’re having a baby girl.
Earlier on in the latest chapter, Lizzie joins forces with Hope – her mentor and Virgin River’s mayor – to help rescue the community from the wildfire that sweeps through the town, demonstrating once more how far the character has come from her early days.
Actor Sarah Dugdale told Netflix’s Tudum that one of her favorite parts of playing the character has been “going from that bratty teen girl who thinks she’s the center of attention, and then getting thawed out by being in Virgin River and realizing that people care about her and she’s valued here, to having an important job in government and being mentored by someone like Hope, who I think is a badass woman who speaks her mind.”
