What did Everett say to Mel in Virgin River?

Virgin River Season 5 Part 2 gave fans an answer to the mystery of Mel’s father – but what did Everett actually say to her? Warning – spoilers ahead!

The final two episodes of Virgin River Season 5 saw Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) trying to hunt down her biological father with the help of the town.

She eventually finds out that he is a man called Everett (John Allen Nelson), who still lives in Virgin River – though initially refuses the idea that he is Mel’s father.

After coming round to reality, Everett tells Mel something in a cliffhanger poised for Virgin River Season 6 but what did he say?

What did Everett say to Mel in Virgin River?

By the end of Virgin River Season 5 part 2, Everett has something that he wants to tell Mel – only we don’t get to hear what that is. However, one fan has a pretty watertight theory on what might be revealed by Mel’s father in Season 6.

Over on Reddit, user Actual-Reference3125 posted: “With the revelation of the identity of Mel’s dad, the showrunners have hinted that all will not be easy for Mel. It will also affect some people and the community.

“So, it could be revealed that… because he was heartbroken, Everett did get married to someone else. And it was Hope. Her first husband who hasn’t been named but made her life hell. It was because he never truly loved her. He became a pariah to all her friends and that’s why he’s never mentioned.”

“But didn’t Hope say she didn’t know who he was?” another Redditor replied. “That’s why they had to track down the old postmaster, to try to find his name. The fact that he didn’t know his actual name was ridiculous, considering he rented a post box. I’m pretty sure he would have had to fill out paperwork & pay for it.”

“Mel and Jack ask Hope who the postmaster was in the 1980s and where to find him,” Actual-Reference3125 responded. “She replies ‘I hired him.’ They should ask Lydie because Hope thinks they have kept in touch. When Hope asks why, Jack replies they’re on a scavenger hunt of sorts. The bit about paperwork does make sense. They never share his name with Hope when they find out.”

“By the way Patrick said it, it sounds like the town doesn’t like Everett for whatever reason, which puts Mel between a rock and a hard place. Ugh. I’m sure it has to do with who he ended up marrying. And why he secluded himself in the woods,” another comment reads, with a fourth user summing up: “Oh I like the Hope ex-husband theory. Interesting.”

Even though the mystery of who Mel’s father is has now been cleared up, you will have to wait a little while to find out more about Everett’s real story – and whether Hope will have anything new to add.

The flashback episode could tell us more than we think

Season 6 Episode 2 is set to be a flashback episode, taking viewers back to follow a young Everett and Sarah in 1972 – confirming the big secret will be about Mel’s family.

The episode is set to explore “who Everett Reid is, what his backstory is, what his connection to Virgin River was when he met her mom and then also what it is today; the relationship of Everett with the town as well as Everett and Mel.”

In 1972, Everett is a singer-songwriter living out of a VW van, picking up hitchhiker Sarah somewhere along the way. Together, the pair supposedly find out more about what life has to offer… but clearly what they find impacts Mel several years later.

The fact that the flashback comes in the episode following Everett’s cliffhanger reveal suggests he’s got a bombshell to share about Mel’s sketchy upbringing. Sarah has been referenced a handful of times since the show first aired and we know very little about who she really was.

The full Season 6 synopsis currently reads Against the backdrop of Mel and Jack’s romantic spring wedding season, this sixth installment promises fresh twists and turns, escalating love triangles, delightful wedding drama, as well as uncovered secrets from Mel’s father’s past which will transport us to the magic and mystique of Virgin River in the 1970s.”

Virgin River Season 6 is set to hit Netflix before the end of the year. In the meantime, check out other Season 6 storylines, if there will be a time jump, and more similar shows to watch while you wait.

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