Netflix is clearly coasting with Virgin River season 7 — but that can only be good news for already confirmed season 8

Is Virgin River season 7 the most fulfilling, unique, and risk-taking return to our favorite fictional town? Far from it. Netflix is mostly playing it safe, and I think that's to the advantage of the already confirmed season 8.

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  Brie and Brady get the best resolution possible

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  Mel and Jack continue to be the golden couple we all aspire to

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  Weirdly, much happier than usual

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  Everyone else is present and correct as you'd expect them to be

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  Beautifully set up for season 8

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  Not a patch on the wild twists and turns of season 6

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  A mediocre season finale

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  Death is on the horizon... I'll say no more

Every time a new season of Virgin River is in the offing, my mum and I have a collective, excited freakout until we can binge-watch all 10 episodes. Virgin River season 7 has been right on schedule — but this ...