Jane the Blog

In December, I went out to dinner with my friends from Ligonier. While sitting down and eating our meal and hanging out, Sara and I caught up (she introduced me to Rob since this was our first time meeting up) and we talked about our favorite shows and fashion. I even got suggestions on what to watch next. Sara suggested Jane the Virgin and Rob suggested Gossip Girl. I told them I’d think about it.

Fast forward to February and Sara and I were meeting up for a coffee date at Abigail’s coffeehouse. We caught up and talked about fashion and Coach (the purse, not the sitcom). She asked me if I considered watching Jane yet. I hadn’t but that day she got me to start watching it as well as Gossip Girl. The deal we had was I watch Jane and Sara would start watching Gilmore Girls (I brought my Gilmore Girls tote that day). She also wanted me to buy my Coach purse and put together a nice outfit for our next meetup.

Our conversations on Facebook and Instagram have revolves around Jane and our favorite episodes and characters. Just this past Friday, I finished up the series. I cried because of how beautiful it ended. I know, straight out of a telenovela right?

In this week’s feature blog, I’m going to talk about the show. I’ll dish on my five favorite episodes. I’ll also pick my four favorite characters (three main, and one recurring). You’ll be surprised at who I pick. Finally, I’ll conclude with the three storylines that made the series stand out. For my friends who love Jane the Virgin, I think you’ll enjoy this upcoming blog.

Here’s my fave five Jane the Virgin episodes in the order that they were aired.

Chapter Four: The Villanueva women love to do everything together. They’re a tight knit unit, and that also includes watching their favorite telenovela, the Passions of Santos. Xo realizes she needs to tell Jane something important but doesn’t know the perfect time. While in the dress shop, Jane meets her real father, and breaks down in tears 😭. #crylikeaVillaneuva

Chapter Eighteen: What else can I say? Rita Moreno is in this episode. I’ll be checking her out on the Netflix version of One Day at a Time. She stars as Liliana De La Vega, Rogelio’s doting mother. She takes a huge dislike to Xiomara, thinking Xo isn’t good enough for her baby boy.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Britney Spears is the main reason why this episode is so great. I like the part where Jane has a complete fangirl moment when she spots Britney in the Marbella. The narrator dreams up a fantasy where Jane dances to Toxic with Spears and her dance team. Also, Rogelio’s ongoing feud with Britney had me busting out laughing. Seems like some people just can’t get over themselves.

Chapter Forty Four: Jane’s wedding day (the first time around). All the drama leading up to Jane’s big day made this episode very special. Rogelio loves his daughter and made sure that her wedding would go off without a hitch. The father-daughter dance scene at the wedding was so lit as well as Bruno Mars making an appearance. It definitely took away from the sadness felt at the end of the episode.

Chapter Ninety Four: What started out as a fun game night turns into a sweet marriage proposal. I thought this was a really cute episode and, for Rafael, it was a feel good moment watching him pop the question to Jane. For her, it was redemption after the whole mess with Michael coming back into her life and causing a rift between the two of them. Can’t wait until the wedding finale.

Here’s my four favorite characters from the show. You’ll be quite surprised at who I didn’t pick.

Jane—She’s the star of the show. She loves her family and loves romantic novels. She aspires to be a writer. Jane’s life was turned upside down when she was accidentally artificially inseminated. She was torn between her two men but, in the end, she picks the right one.

Petra—She had the biggest character development out of all of them. She really grew on me as the series went on. Petra is very misunderstood and deep down, has a heart and is human. She had a love-hate relationship with Jane but I love how they bonded towards the end.

Rafael—He was baby daddy for Jane and Petra. He was very loyal to Jane even when he was married to Petra and when Jane went back to Michael temporarily. He becomes a loving father to the girls and Mateo. Despite everything that they went through to get there, RAF proposed to Jane and would marry her in the finale.

Luisa— She was notorious for ruining Jane’s perfect life by accidentally impregnating her because she couldn’t get past her own personal problems. Luisa dated a crime lord for the longest time and was the bane of her brother’s existence for most of the series. She comes through in the end when she saves Jane and Rafael’s lives by pushing her ex-lover to her death.

Here’s my three favorite feuds to close off the blog.

Petra vs. Magda—Petra’s mother did not treat her good at all. The two had a stormy relationship throughout the series and Magda did anything she could to undermine her daughter and ruin her success. Even worse, she favored Petra’s twin (Anezka) over her. In the end though, Petra gets the last laugh.

Rogelio vs. River—These two had it out for each other. The telenovela star vs. the activist. They’ve had some funny moments and Rogelio accidentally injures her a few times. The best was when he burned off her eyebrows when she was eating dessert. Ro does get River reunited with her daughter Pond Juniper (P.J. or girl Rudy as Rogelio referred to her.)

Rafael vs. Michael—The two men in Jane’s life who both loved her the same. Jane dated Michael and then she became accidentally artificially seminated. She was pregnant with Rafael’s child. These two had their fights during the series. Michael’s return really drove a wedge between Jane and Rafael. Eventually, Jane realizes her relationship with Michael isn’t it once was and in time, gets forgiven by Rafael. He’s so loyal to have to deal with her.

That wraps up my review of this great show. The characters all played well off of each other and the storylines (besides the three posted) were always good. It doesn’t quite have the feel good charm of Gilmore Girls, but it’s still very cute and it didn’t go downhill the last few seasons.

Oh by the way, I’m on Team Rafael for life.

Jafael 4eva!

Bye everyone. ❤️ you.