A recent fan poll for the popular Netflix series, Virgin River, has unveiled a surprising favourite couple among viewers. The show primarily revolves around nurse practitioner Mel Monroe (portrayed by Alexandra Breckenridge), who relocates to a picturesque Northern Californian village after experiencing a heart-wrenching tragedy.
Once there, she quickly falls for local pub owner and ex-Marine Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson) and becomes acquainted with the quirky yet warm-hearted locals. These include Jack’s best mate Preacher (Colin Lawrence) and Mel’s new boss Vernon ‘Doc’ Mullins (Tim Matheson), who is married to the town’s mayor, Hope McCrea (Annette O’Toole).
There are also several other strong couples, such as Preacher’s budding romance with firefighter Kaia Bryant (Kandyse McClure) and young lovers Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) and Doc’s grandson Denny (Kai Bradbury), who are expecting a baby.
However, it’s the show’s most complicated relationship between Jack’s sister Brie (Zibby Allen) and former bad boy Dan Brady (Benjamin Hollingsworth) that has topped the recent poll.
Despite causing last season’s biggest drama by sleeping together while dating other people, numerous fans on Reddit voted them as Virgin River’s top couple with an impressive 144 votes to 272. Mel and Jack came second with 60, less than half of the vote, and Doc and Hope secured third place with just 41 votes.
While Mel and Jack’s nuptials took centre stage in season six of the hit show, fans are buzzing about Brie and Brady’s sizzling connection. One fan put it simply: “I felt like that was the only correct answer”, reports the Mirror US.
They continued: “They’re the most attractive couple, the least boring, and they have the most chemistry.”
Another quipped: “In every other couple on the list it constantly feels like one party is parenting the other lol.”
The perspective is echoed with comments like: “People like chemistry, why Brie and Brady are the overwhelming majority win on here as well as IG and FB. Mel and Jack are nice but bland.”
Putting another spin on things, fans suggested alternative pairings, with a suggestion popping up: “Actually… none of these, my favorite couple is Cameron (Mark Ghanimé) and Muriel (Teryl Rothery).”
Sky is giving away a free Netflix subscription with its new TV bundles, including the £15 Essential TV plan.
Sky Stream lets members watch live and on-demand TV content without a satellite dish or aerial and includes hit shows like The Day of the Jackal and the second season of Squid Game.
£15
SkyThe debate continued: “But if I need to choose between your choices I would say Doc/Hope or Brie/Mike (Marco Grazzini).”
The narrative around Brie shifted gears with her new beau Mike, as their love story blossomed in Virgin River’s festive specials at the dawn of season six.
But tension is mounting – will Mike’s bold move to propose at Mel and Jack’s wedding, despite his knowledge of Brie’s fiery fling with Brady, spell doom for the couple?
As the drama unfolds, questions linger whether they will defy the odds for a fairytale ending or if Brie will concede her deep-seated feelings for Brady.
Virgin River is available to stream on Netflix.