Part of the challenge of the show is having so many cliff-hangers, which are so effective in watching the show and having it feel like one long story. The best cliff-hangers are when the viewer doesn't know what's going to happen next, and then it's ours to chart out from there where that will take us this season and future seasons to come. It feels like we're embarking on a new adventure and the finale and those cliff-hangers gave us a lot of opportunity. I want it to feel like we're still in the world of our show, but starting new storylines with the folks that we already have. What's their backstory? I have been looking at it with that lens of seeing the cast that we have and who haven't we seen in stories together. I want to understand how Jack and Hope know each other and what their relationship is to each other. I was excited about seeing Jack and Hope again because that was a relationship that I felt played so strongly, so specifically, so uniquely, and so beautifully. There were a lot of relationships that we didn't really get to explore all that much over the course of the series. So we're looking at wrapping up some things but then also going back to the beginning. Patrick Sean Smith: Some of the storylines ran for multiple seasons and did it successfully, but I think a few of them have run their course. It's not necessarily a reset, but it seems like you’re embarking on something new. Glamour: Season five feels like it’s being set up to tell so many exciting stories. Tim Matheson as Doc Mullins and Annette O'Toole as Hope in episode 408 COURTESY OF NETFLIX While Smith can't wait to dive in, he also has some really exciting ideas for where he wants the series to go long-term. Nearly every character was at a crossroads in their lives when the season ended, and we already know the show will pick up almost immediately after the credits rolled in the finale. There's plenty of those to go around in this picturesque small town. ![]() I want to keep telling surprising but emotional character stories.” The fact that this can bring such comfort, and do it so successfully, is what I want to continue on within the show. “I was talking to somebody and they were like, ‘I hate to admit, but I watched the show and it just makes me feel good.’ And I said, ‘That should not be a controversial statement.’ I think sometimes we create an expectation of what a television experience should be. Speaking of comforting, one thing Smith wants to make clear is that it's time to stop considering a show like Virgin River-with its dreamy setting, sweeping love story, and high-stakes drama-a guilty pleasure.
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