Annette O’Toole, who plays the character of Hope McCrea on “Virgin River,” is opening up about the new season and her thoughts on her character.
Season 6 started streaming on Netflix on December 19.
“She’s a lot of characteristics I wish I had,” O’Toole told US Weekly in an interview. “I wish I could be more of a pitbull sometimes. And she always knows what to say. She’s just a big, big person inside. She’s got big feelings about everything and nothing is trivial to her. I think it’s interesting to play. There’s just a lot about her that’s interesting to me.”
This post will contain some spoilers for the new season. According to Deadline, Netflix has already renewed the show for a seventh season.
Fans of the Show Are Introduced to Hope’s Ex-Husband
GettyAnnette O’Toole.The series introduces the character of McCrea’s ex-husband Roland, who is played by John Ralston, thus fleshing out the back story of the key character of Hope, the town meddler.
She told US Weekly that season 7 could include a plot involving Roland more. “I have no idea how it’s gonna go,” she told the magazine. “I mean, I think it’s good that they leave the door open. So, they are enemies enough where it might be good storytelling next year to do it.”
O’Toole told Us, “I think that would be fun. I think anytime you can throw more hard, not hardship, but more problems into a relationship, not just a relationship, but just for a character to deal with, the better, especially if it’s gonna be a long-running show. You gotta have these issues and stuff to deal with. And it can’t just be all smooth sailing.”
Of course, the show also revolves around the more central characters of Mel and Jack.
“Sometimes people turn on each other [during a wedding experience], but I’ve always found satisfying opportunity to have Mel and Jack support each other,” showrunner Patrick Sean Smith told The Hollywood Reporter. “It was really one of the first things when I came on to the show that I wrote down: ‘I want to watch these two support each other.’ Because that feels fresh and optimistic and I think suits the spirit of the show.”
GettyAnnette O’Toole attends the Opening Night Red Carpet For “Inherit The Wind” at Pasadena Playhouse on November 05, 2023 in Pasadena, California. Fans of the series know that O’Toole is involved in a long-term relationship with the character of Doc, who is played by Tim Matheson.
O’Toole also discussed this relationship in the interview. We can just play with it,” she told US Weekly of Matheson. “We like doing that. And we prepare, we try to fill in the holes that … that aren’t explained in the script. We just go over those ahead of time.”
According to what O’Toole told US Weekly, the show is about a sense of community as well as relationships.
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