Jane Gloriana Villanueva does not like surprises, but unfortunately she’s living a telenovela story that is constantly throwing unexpected plot twists her way. She had her future planned in meticulous detail before getting pregnant from an accidental artificial insemination. Her abuela was thrown down the stairs by a…
After two tearjerker episodes focusing on Xo’s cancer diagnosis, it’s refreshing to have an episode of Jane The Virgin that traffics in joy and relief rather than fear and sorrow. There’s definitely potential for tears in “Chapter Seventy-Nine,” but they’re happy tears as Alba finally gains her U.S. citizenship after…
After playing Jane Gloriana Villanueva for four years, Gina Rodriguez is taking even more control of her character’s life by directing her first episode of Jane The Virgin. It’s a challenge that she accomplishes with her typical grace and precision, and she shows that her understanding of this series goes far beyond…
It would be so easy for a show like Jane The Virgin to fly off the rails. The entire premise is built on outlandish plot points, but it’s stayed on track for four seasons because the creative team is committed to exploring the real-world challenges of characters caught in the middle of all the telenovela shenanigans.…
With a title advertising the main character’s virginity, Jane The Virgin was always going to be engaging with sexual themes, and “Chapter Sixty-Nine” is the nicest place to put a wide-ranging discussion of sex and sexuality. The big news of this episode is that Adam is bisexual, a revelation that takes Jane completely…
The wedding is a season finale staple, and Jane The Virgin has had three different weddings in its three season finales. In the first season, Rogelio and Xiomara got drunk married in Vegas by a Cher impersonator. The second ended with the long-awaited wedding of Jane and Michael, a beautiful day that turned tragic…
It was only a matter of time before Jane The Virgin started bringing Jane and Rafael back together. The Jane/Michael/Rafael love triangle was one of the building blocks of the series, and with Michael out of the picture, Jane and Rafael will most likely find their way back to each other. I appreciate the writers…
No longer a virgin and ready to date after spending three years grieving the death of her husband, Jane Gloriana Villanueva has never been hornier in her entire life. She waited for marriage and had to suffer through years of abstinence, so now that she has total sexual freedom, she wants to make the most of it. The…
After last week’s heartbreaking twist with the death of Michael Cordero, it’s totally reasonable to be worried about how Jane The Virgin would move forward in the wake of such a monumentally tragic loss. The three-year time jump that immediately followed Michael’s death assured viewers that the series wasn’t going to…
