Virgin River Season 6's Most Underrated Story Sets Up a Huge New Villain in Season 7

Notice! SPOILERS for Virgin River Season 6, Episode 10 ahead.

The focus on Mel and Jack's wedding in Virgin River
Season 6 let other stories go partially unnoticed, including one about Vernon that risks putting him and his practice in great danger. Virgin River season 7. Like others Virgin River seasons, some stories took a backseat in favor of others. With Preacher's trial hanging over people's lives in the Northern California town, Mel and Jack's wedding soon after, and Mel and Everett trying to make up for lost time, focusing on the stories of important characters like Hope and Vernon would only pull the focus. from them.

A seemingly inconsequential story in Virgin River Season 6 Episode 5, however, resulted in a big problem for Vernon, despite ending well for the patient. The house call that Vernon and Denny made to the Bakers went from serious to life-threatening, quickly realizing that emergency services had arrived too late. That led Vernon to decide on burr holes to relieve pressure, a procedure also confirmed by the Grace Valley Hospital neurosurgeon in a video call. Vernon completed the procedure safely and saved the patient, but this placed him under investigation by the medical board. in Virgin River season 6 finale.

Grace Valley Hospital wanting to rob Vernon's practice sets him up as the season 7 villain

Grace Valley Hospital's threat against Vernon and Mel came out of nowhere

Dr. Hayes' investigation into Vernon's actions during the call to the Bakers was unexpected. Hayes told him immediately and doubled down when he learned from Hope that Denny, who helped him, was still in college. Hayes continued the investigation even though the patient was doing better and Vernon had contacted a Grace Valley neurosurgeon before the procedure. However, What made the least sense about Hayes' campaign against Vernon was how Grace Valley Hospital had never investigated him, despite Vernon's renowned unorthodox approach to bureaucracy.which led him to move to Virgin River to practice medicine.

Hope's discovery in Virgin River the season 6 finale finally explained Hayes' actions, but also set up Grace Valley Hospital as the villain of Season 7, after they apparently pursued Vernon's investigation only to suspend him just as they sought to expand their network to Virgin River.. Together, the timing and previous actions were suspicious, and the attack on Vernon's clinic just for profit makes Vernon and Hope's next fight in Virgin River Season 7 is one of the biggest to protect the practice and its role in the Virgin River community, which has always valued Vernon and his clinic.

Vernon Mullins Family Clinic has never been in this kind of danger before in Virgin River

Virgin River Family Clinic Faced Less Monumental Challenges

The Vernon clinic never risked an acquisition or its core strengths changing radically, thus making the expansion of Grace Valley Hospital the biggest threat it has ever faced. Their problems often ranged from Vernon's workload being excessivehence Hope's decision to hire Mel in Virgin River season 1, to the prospect of Vernon losing his sight, which meant he would have to find his successorwho would understand how the clinic worked and support the city so they could implement these lessons into their daily practice after Vernon retired.

When Cameron returned home and Vernon's medical test worked, Vernon no longer had a reason to find a successor. However, Grace Valley Hospital's devious methods, however, suggest the need for Hope, Vernon, and Mel to plan a violent fight.who could benefit from Brie's experience after what she got for Preacher in Virgin River season 6. This makes Vernon's fight for his clinic the biggest Virgin River The story of season 7 is still where the soul of the entire city is at stake, making it important for all residents to defend it.