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Virgin River showrunner Patrick Sean Smith is aware of you’ve spent a very long time ready for resident dangerous boy Brady (Benjamin Hollingsworth), a Marine veteran nonetheless looking for his manner, and Brie (Zibby Allen), a lawyer struggling after an assault upended her life, to get again collectively. They finally reunite in Season 7 — just for the finale to end with Brady struggling a devastating bike accident.
“I think they had spent enough seasons apart,” Smith tells Tudum. “The dynamic and their relationship needed to change.”
Brady’s transfer to the straight and slim is an enormous a part of that evolution. He’s extricated himself from organized crime and is now working his personal mechanic store. Brie has additionally had time to heal from her assault at work and to make sure her outdated boss paid for his crimes. “The thing that felt interesting was Brie’s capacity to grow — to not try to return to the woman she was before her assault and accept herself for the woman that she is right now,” Smith says. “That’s who Brady wants.”
Meanwhile, “Brie is learning to accept Brady for who he is,” Smith continues. “Once she’s able to open up and allow that intimacy between the two of them, it feels like their relationship is in a different place than we’ve seen it before.” Yes, Brie continues to be affected by her previous, however it doesn’t outline her. “She was self-medicating and acting out in ways that she didn’t really understand at the time, but now that she has more awareness of herself and Brie 2.0, it’s interesting to put her and Brady working toward their happily ever after.”
Will Brady and Brie keep collectively?
While the couple seems to be on their strategy to a contented ending, the accident might show lethal for Brady. For now, Smith received’t reveal what’s in retailer for the character or the couple, however he confirms that you will see that out subsequent season.
“That storyline will also play out in Season 8 — whether Brady survived the accident or not,” he says.
Virgin River Season 7 is now streaming. Stay tuned to Tudum for more updates about Season 8.
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