Virgin River

Warning : This article turn back SPOILERS for Virgin River time of year 6 !

Virgin River ’s Mel experiences sorrow over the loss of her married man , Mark , throughout the serial , and the direction he fail is essential to the overall narrative . Based on the playscript serial by Robyn Carr , the Netflix wild-eyed drama has race from 2019 to the present , withVirgin River season 7being confirmed before the 6th time of year was released . The report starts with Mel come in the eponymic Ithiel Town to escape the loss of her husband , Mark .

Once she arrive , she meetsVirgin River ’s lovable characters , including a man named Jack Sheridan , with whom she fall in love . After six seasons , the pair are in the end getting married . However , the death of her husband continues to have negative impacts on her , especially leading up to their wedding ceremony in Virgin River season 6 .

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Mel’s Husband Mark Died In A Car Accident Before She Moved To Virgin River

Mel Feels Guilty Because She Believes She Caused The Accident

When Mel gets to Virgin River , there is mystery surround Mark ’s death . However , the show finally reveals that Mark pass away in a auto fortuity , and Mel blames herself . The couple feel a stillbirth , but they agreed to keep trying to have a baby through in vitro fertilization . After failed IVF attempts , tensions grew between the twain .

In the final installment of Virgin River season 6 , Mike shockingly bring out that he was proposing to Brie knowing that she had cheat on him — but why ?

In the gondola , Mark and Mel started argue about whether to continue IVF.Mark told Mel that he wanted to stop render to have a baby because of the impact it was experience on her mental health . However , Mel wanted to proceed with the treatments . deplorably , Mark took his eyes off the route during the argument , head to a car chance event . After being taken to the infirmary , he die , causing Mel to pick herself .

Mark from Virgin River smiles Daniel Gilles

How Long Ago Mark Died In Virgin River’s Timeline

The Virgin River Timeline Is Maddeningly Inconsistent

Whenever Virgin River ’s timeline is brought up , guesswork comes into play . The show moves very easy , so real - meter does n’t equate the narrative timeline . regrettably , Virgin River also provides confusing details , like Jack ’s gunfire retrieval time and Mel ’s gestation timeline , that muddy the waters .

AReddituser called u / papabear_kr theorized that the entire show rent place in the Afterlife , which could excuse the awry timeline , if true .

Using Charmaine ’s gestation as a time mark , the good estimation is that one yr has perish from the first episode to Jack and Mel ’s wedding , andtwo years have passedsince Mark die out in Virgin River . Charmaine announces her pregnancy in the first season , and she gives birth at theend ofVirgin Riverseason 5 part 2 . Then , the story jumps from Christmas to the leaping at the start of Virgin River time of year 6 .

Mark Monroe looks happy in Virgin River

One of the major plotlines in Virgin River time of year 6 involves Preacher stand trial for Wes ' slaying — but was he ultimately found guilty ?

This is then added to the one year that Mel says has passed since Mark ’s expiry in Virgin River time of year 1 . free-base on the two - year approximation , it ’s all understandable that Mel continues to fall back into a state of desperation and guilt . Healing is n’t linear , so she might never stop remove difficult points . However , clock time often assist fall the feeling of being overwhelm by loss .

How Mark’s Death Continues To Impact Mel’s Virgin River Story

Mel Fears Marriage Because It Could Cause Her To Lose Another Loved One

When Mel arrives inVirgin River , she figures out that she ’s not ready to move on after the death of Mark . With a bit of clock time , she actualize that she can love Jack without it quash her beloved for her late married man . Still , the trauma of her loss and her guilty conscience about his death periodically come up . For most of Virgin River time of year 6 , she seems to have processed most of her heartache until she nears her wedding to Jack .

Mel thinks she ’s ready to part with the engagement ring that Mark gave her , sending it to her sister - in - practice of law , but the decision makes her second thought giving up her last life in favour of her future . She also concern about institutionalize herself again , knowing that will open up her up to loss again . fortuitously , she finds a way to honour her previous marriage and dearest — keeping Monroe as her in-between name — while move forward with Jack . He also offer her unconditional support , validating her fearfulness and insecurities .

Every time of year of Netflix ’s Virgin River is filled with memorable plait and turns , but some work peculiarly well and brook out above the others .

Mike and Brie embracing to the left and Brady on the phone to the right all from Virgin River season 6 in front of a purple background

Ultimately , Jack ’s reply reassure her that she ’s safe with him , even if she ca n’t guarantee evermore , permit her to take the peril of marriage at theend of the Virgin River time of year 6 . It seems unlikely that Mel will ever full get over the loss , fear , and insecurity . Hopefully , the impact will lessen over time , though , with her going having less impairment on her relationship with Jack inVirgin Riverseason 7 , which is confirmed , and any future seasons . It would also be nice to see Mel remembering not just the painfulness of recede Mark but the happiness in her past tense .

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