Candy Magnolias Season 4 got here to the early days of the 2025 TV schedule for these with a Netflix subscription, and introduced followers one thing that’d been a very long time coming: Helen and Erik lastly turning into a pair and really getting engaged! Their relationship has seen some critical (largely Ryan-related) problems all through the years, however Helen lastly obtained her thoughts proper, she and Erik each dropped their early Season 4 vital others and made good on all that chemistry. Now we all know that the fifth season is filming and has forged a personality who’s vital to the Decatur-Whitley union, and I feel it’ll imply one thing massive for the duo.
Who’s Been Solid In Candy Magnolias Season 5 And What Might They Imply For Helen And Erik Going Ahead?
A number of weeks in the past, once we came upon that Candy Magnolias Season 5 was already filming and would undoubtedly carry us a brand new dynamic between Helen, Dana Sue, and Maddie now that the latter has taken a job in New York Metropolis, we additionally heard that Erik and Helen could be biscuits deep in wedding ceremony planning mode. With that, I made my emotions identified about wanting the small city romance to beef up the Whitley and Decatur household sightings as we head into the celebration, and a brand new forged member goes to assist do exactly that.
Tudum has revealed that Iman Benson (who portrayed Ilonka in Netflix’s The Midnight Membership) has been forged as Erik’s niece, Jessica Whitley. The positioning additionally notes that the brand new character will ship some “sudden information” to the engaged twosome. Whereas that might actually be something below the solar, I imagine it’s going to imply one thing main for the couple.
As we all know, Helen and Erik have been by rather a lot emotionally within the lead as much as them falling for one another. Erik got here to Serenity to embark on his new profession as a chef after shedding his spouse, Vera, whereas she was pregnant with their first youngster. Helen, in the meantime, put up with sufficient bullshit to energy a nation of billions when coping with her looooooong-time on/off boyfriend, Ryan, together with realizing she was pregnant after they’d damaged up for the umpteenth time and going by a heartbreaking miscarriage quickly after, which Erik supported her by.
Seeing as how issues are lastly on a particular upswing for each of them now (and Ryan and different potential romantic companions are FINALLY out of the image for good), I can’t assist however assume that these two may have the ability to increase their household sooner somewhat than later, and it’s all due to Jessica.
Positive, she may come to city and do one thing wild like ship phrase that she’s going to pay for them to have their wedding ceremony in Paris, however I feel it’s much more doubtless that Erik’s younger niece goes to disclose that she’s pregnant. Each events shall be instantly supportive and useful, and contemplating that every of them have already misplaced youngsters, need youngsters, and have been surrogate mother and father to youthful of us on the town like Cece and the newly out Isaac, I totally count on them to counsel one in every of two issues.
Both Erik and Helen will invite Jessica and her child to stick with them to allow them to assist her elevate the child so she will be able to have sufficient direct assist to proceed her training/profession, or they’ll provide to out-right undertake or elevate her child. I can’t think about a greater manner for them to begin married life than by leaping proper into having a full home, as a result of that is one thing they each need someday and they’re mature sufficient to deal with that duty with out it derailing their romance.
Clearly, I don’t know for positive what is going to include Season 5, however a transfer like this may be nice for Helen, Erik, and the followers. Come on, simply allow them to be glad, Candy Magnolias!!