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Jane the Virgin 2x01 Chapter Twenty-Three

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Stray thoughts

1) That’s probably the longest “previously on” I’ve ever seen. I imagine all these plot twists make it very difficult to capture the attention of casual viewers, hence the length of the recap. And I’m dreading the scene where Jane finds out her baby’s been kidnapped…

2) “Los Milagros de Mariana” looks pretty progressive for its time, doesn’t it? Especially for a telenovela…

3) Oh dear, Jane and Rafael are watching pictures of Mateo and they have no idea he’s gone…

4) Sin Rostro’s a brunette now. Huh. I’ve wondered if they’re going to go with a different actress or if they’ll give her a different haircut once she shows up again. I mean, she’s bound to show up again, right?

5) I can’t imagine what it must feel like to have your child taken away from you. Jane’s clearly in shock, she hasn’t processed this information yet…

6) Oh thank jebus, Sin Rostro has given Michael instructions. I really hope Mateo is back with his mom by the end of this episode.

7) She took the baby… to get her brooch back? What kind of value does it have? It can’t be emotionally significant… could it be some kind of key or something? It must be something that she needs for evil purposes… Kudos to her, though, she knew that the only way to manipulate Michael into doing anything for her would be to put Jane or her baby in danger.

Also, I think I have to admit that my theory that Rose was the fighter chick was way off.

9) I think the narration needs amending...

9) “First of all, she’s not a psychopath, she’s a sociopath.” Because that’s what’s relevant at this juncture…

10) Ugh, this other moron, really?!

Like, she justified everything she did before because Sin Rostro was supposedly blackmailing her and threatening her family, but it seems to me that she is now really into being a criminal.

11) And this bitch is telling Michael about all the valuable information that’s in the chip on the brooch like she wants him to waver and consider the possibility of not giving it up! Please die.

12) Aww, this was very sweet and heartbreaking…

And Rafael and Michael actually hugged? But now the narrator is all ominous and tbh, I didn’t need that, I was already expecting everything to go to shit considering the baby was back with his family in the first act…

13) Seriously?

14) Oh, Petra, I really hope you get over Rafael SOON. He’s definitely not worth all of those cons…

15) OMG, they really said this? And it didn’t get censored?

NARRATOR: I'll say this. The girl's got spunk.

It’s such a dirty joke, I can’t believe they got away with it!

16) Yeah, I’m not a fan of this storyline…

17) I’m sorry but of all the outrageous situations that happen in this show, this is the one that’s pushing my suspension of disbelief…

No mother would go ANYWHERE other than their doctor’s appointment in the first couple of weeks of a new-born baby, especially not when he’s only one day old! That’s ridiculous! First of all, the baby shouldn’t be exposed to germs of bacteria because he still hasn’t been vaccinated. Some doctors even suggest that you shouldn’t take them out until they’re one-month old, unless it’s absolutely necessary. Second of all, moms of new-borns use of all their energy to feed and care for their babies – there’s no way in hell they’re going to get all dressed up to go to a mummy’s club or something? NO FUCKING WAY!

18) What do you know? I’m actually sympathizing with Michael…

19) So… Rafael’s semen is now… a baby’s present. Full circle, I guess.

20) It’s so weird to see that once upon a time they were a loving, healthy couple…

21) Isn’t the narrator all of us when you find yourself rooting for the “villain”?

NARRATOR: Hurry up, Petra! Wait! Why am I rooting for her?!

22) You know who I don’t feel sorry for? Luisa. She’s a fucking moron.

23) OMG ROGELIO!!

ROGELIO: In the last 24 hours, I have ruined multiple celebrity friendships by tweeting their dirty secrets in an effort to distract the press. It has not worked!

I’d really wish there was an official Rogelio twitter account because I’d love to see what and whose dirty secrets he tweeted about!

24) I really do like their friendship…

25) Aw, Jane is blaming herself because her maternal instincts didn’t kick in and it got Mateo kidnapped.

26) I guess Michael has stopped being the Nice Guy TM and moved into being Actual Nice Guy. Huh.

27) And Rafael was also kind of decent by thanking Michael, but then he wasn’t when he started having a very intimate conversation with Jane right in front of him. I guess Jane and Rafael are going to be co-parenting under the same roof now…

28) So… Magda’s advice is that Petra should sell Rafael’s sperm back to him… now, wouldn’t it be much more profitable for Petra to get inseminated with it? Evil, yeah. But so much more profitable.

29) And Moron is planting ideas on Petra’s mind…

LUISA: He got mad at me, actually. Because if I hadn't screwed up in the first place, then none of this would be happening, which it's true. I mean, that should have been your baby.

PETRA: Thank you. You're right. It should have been my baby.

NARRATOR: To be fair: Luisa didn't know Petra had Rafael's sperm.

LUISA: There's still a chance with you and Raf. I swear.

So I guess she’s going for it. But I want a storyline for Petra that doesn’t involve Rafael IN ANY WAY.

30) Okay, good, Xiomara came clean about her wedding with Rogelio. I’m glad they didn’t make her keep it a secret because it really doesn’t make much sense.

31) So… Jane felt the need to tell Michael that Rafael is staying at her house strictly as Rafael’s father. I guess it’s back to Michael. But then…

That ought to make a girl at least a bit confused.

32) ?????

I’m confused!

33) As a season opener, it was an okay-ish episode. The cliff-hanger was resolved rather quickly, which I appreciate. I don’t think it would’ve been a good idea to have Jane apart from Mateo longer than she was. It was somewhat fun, but I didn’t feel the stakes were high enough or that the season storylines were truly being established. The final scene was confusing, which I guess was meant to be, and I can’t say I’m on board with rehashing the Michael-Jane-Rafael triangle AGAIN or with Petra getting inseminated with Rafael’s sperm. I really don’t see any potential in those storylines, so let’s hope the season goes somewhere else instead.

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