Wow. Okay, so let's break down what we learned. Most important, Hope is out of the hospital and back with Doc, but that doesn't mean it's going to be an easy road ahead. Either way, it's nice to have Annette O'Toole back on our screens after she was largely absent in season three.
As for the father of Mel's baby, it looks like Jack doesn't want to know in case it's Mark's child (Mel's husband who died in a car accident). While it's understandable, I think that even if it is Mark's baby, Jack will come to love the child as if it's his own, but time will tell. Oh, and we still don't know whether Mel and Jack are engaged. But can we discuss Mark's sister coming to town and telling Mel that her mother-in-law wants custody of Mel's last two embryos?! The poor thing has been through enough between Mark's sister and now this, but this sure does make for interesting TV.
As for Jack, aside from not knowing whether the love of his life is carrying his baby or not, he's understandably still struggling with PTSD from his time in the war, and Mel's worried about his dependence on alcohol to self-medicate. There's also the fact that he's anticipating the birth of his twins with former girlfriend Charmaine, who might have the longest TV pregnancy ever. (BTW, we haven't seen Char in this trailer, so I can't wait to see what's the latest with her and Todd.) Oh, and Jack's dad just got to town, which only deepens the doubt he has about raising his own kids.
Speaking of Jack, his business partner/best friend Preacher has physically recovered from being drugged by Paige's “friend” who promised to take him to her, but he still doesn't know where Paige and Christopher are and he's running out of time. Then there's Brady, who didn't shoot Jack at the end of season two, but he's currently in prison as if he did, so now Jack, Brie, Preacher, etc., have to find the evidence to get him out—and discover who really did.
Finally, there's a hot new doc in town (played by actor Mark Ghanimé) working alongside Mel and Vernon, and honestly I'd love nothing more if he got together with Muriel. Let's not forget the arrival of Denny, Doc's mysterious grandson. And we also have an epic Renaissance Faire to look forward to this season with elaborate costumes and, most important, plenty of romance. In other words, this might be the best season yet. (See below for 30 new photos as well.)
The release date. All 12 episodes will drop on July 20, 2022. Mark your calendars!
Netflix released the key art for season four on July 8, 2022.
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