Whoever says new season says new characters. And to give them space, we sometimes have to say goodbye to former protagonists. This is the case in season 5 of Virgin River, the first part of which was revealed on Netflix in early September. Fans were very surprised when Paige left town again, even though she had just returned and confessed her feelings to Preacher. The latter’s mutual love was not enough to hold her back, and the young woman set sail again. Another character who disappeared from Virgin River’s radar screens? Julia, the martial arts instructor with whom Preacher had begun a relationship. Apparently the chef is out of luck! Another female character from the Netflix romance series said goodbye in this fifth season, which this time made Mel cry.
Virgin River Season 5: Tara said goodbye to the city
This is Tara, Lilly’s daughter, who lived on her parents’ farm and looked after her little sister Chloe. However, Tara only made a rare appearance in season 5 of Virgin River. Despite her connection to the city, her roots and the valuable friendships she developed there, Tara found work elsewhere and decided to move. She put the farm up for sale and took Chloe, who had had custody of her since her mother’s death, with her. Which led to a very emotional scene where Tara came to say goodbye to Mel and thank her for everything she’s done. While Mel and Tara were very close thanks to Lilly and Chloe, Mel saved Chloe during the dramatic fire. After not hearing from Ava, Tara’s sister who was looking after Chloe at the time, Mel rushed to the farm to see what was going on. She and Jack saved Tara, who was unconscious, and Chloe, who was in trouble because of the smoke.
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Virgin River Season 5: Why Did Ava (Libby Osler) Replace Tara (Stacey Farber)?
“Fans really loved Tara, played by Stacey Farber, and I had been looking forward to working with her since she starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation. We wanted her character to fight endometriosis, but Stacey Farber dropped out. a lead role.” “She had a role on a CW series, The Spencer Sisters, and she was only able to film for a few days. That’s why we introduced her sister Ava, because Lilly had several daughters,” explained Patrick Sean Smith, the series’ producer and showrunner, in an interview with American magazine Glamor. In the fifth season of Virgin River there was a new character: Ava, played by Libby Osler. “Libby Osler is great,” Patrick Sean Smith said. “She is part of the LGBTQ+ community and I felt it was important to introduce a lesbian character who faces reproductive issues that are universal to all women, rather than an issue directly related to her own sexual orientation.
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Will Ava return in Virgin River season 6?
Endometriosis is indeed a topic that affects many women, just like the questions raised by Ava, who is thinking about freezing her eggs. “The show has always focused on women and women experiencing health issues or becoming pregnant, and this comes at a time when we’re starting to talk about it more freely,” the showrunner continued. During filming, several “women” came to us and told them how important it was to them that we dealt with this topic well because they themselves suffered from endometriosis. According to the showrunner, Ava will appear in the sixth film, which has already been ordered by Netflix Virgin River season will be back. Before that, the platform will unveil two special Christmas episodes on November 30th, in which fans cannot expect to discover a major, highly anticipated event…