TV Who is Jimmy, the man calling from jail on Virgin River? A refresher on one of the show's biggest antagonists — and a warning for Brady fans. By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on December 2, 2023 01:00PM EST Warning: This story contains spoilers about the Virgin River season 5 holiday episodes. While the holidays are meant to be a time for peace on Earth and good will, that's not the case for everyone in Virgin River. One of the show's original antagonists, Jimmy (Ian Tracey), is back in the picture. In the new holiday episodes, Jimmy, drug lord Calvin's former righthand man, calls Brady's current flame, Lark (Elise Gatien) from jail. Lark, a single mom struggling to get by, seemingly found refuge in Brady (Benjamin Hollingsworth) and his kindness earlier in season 5. But it turns out she's been working with Jimmy all along! When Jimmy calls, she tells him that Brady doesn't suspect anything is amiss. Jimmy has long held a grudge against Brady, for supplanting him in Calvin's favor. Virgin River fans will recall that Jimmy held Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) at gunpoint to bring them to the camp to tend to Calvin (David Cubitt) after Calvin was shot. Jimmy's hatred of Brady has likely only grown with Brady's role in bringing down Melissa (Barbara Pollard) and the entire Virgin River cartel operation. Netflix Showrunner Patrick Sean Smith warns that fans of Brady should be worried. "He definitely is a nemesis to Brady," he tells EW. "And we're just getting a hint of what Jimmy's up to get back at Brady." And what of Lark? She has seemed to be the perfect way for Brady to recover from his heartbreak with Brie, particularly in the sweet relationship he is building with her daughter. Has she really been playing him this entire time? Smith is tightlipped, saying only, "Season 6 will tell us all." Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: Virgin River showrunner answers all our season 5 holiday episode burning questions Virgin River finally addresses Charmaine's seemingly never-ending pregnancy Virgin River team talks Mel's dad and that major cliffhanger