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The series finale! With closure, and laughs and tears, and final twists! And public transit! [more inside]
posted by brainwane on Aug 2, 2019 - 8 comments

Jane makes a shocking discovery and looks to Rafael for answers; Rafael decides to put everything he and Jane have on hold; Petra is trying to secure a future with JR, but her past might jeopardize everything.
posted by k8t on Mar 28, 2019 - 9 comments

Jane gets a babysitter and searches for an advisor. There's developments in the crime lord world. Rogelio has job issues. Petra lives out "Weekend at Bernie's." Wesley gets some major dish on the Solanos. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Nov 23, 2015 - 2 comments

AV Club refers to this episode as a "fasterpiece," as we fast-forward through several months of everyone's lives so we can catch up to Thanksgiving. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Nov 17, 2015 - 5 comments

Jane has forgotten to plan her best friend Lina's birthday party, slipping into the all-mom-all-the-time territory she swore she would never enter. New clues emerge in the Sin Rostro case, Xo and Ro cope with Ro's ex blackmailing him, and Jane deals with the fallout after kissing Rafael. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on Nov 4, 2015 - 4 comments

Jane finds out about Petra's pregnancy, gets into grad school but may have to leave Mateo sooner than she thought, and gets Mateo baptized. Rogelio deals with his evil ex issues. Nobody misses Luisa one bit. Michael is adorable despite his lack of spray tan. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Oct 26, 2015 - 5 comments

Meet "Bachelorette Jane," who thinks Jane needs to pick one of the dudes again. Because that's totally a priority when you just gave birth. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Oct 19, 2015 - 3 comments

Time to get Jane's baby back, and deal with miracle-seekers and tabloid stars and irritating hashtags! Everyone copes with having a drastic change in life. Latin Lover Narrator is on FIRE today. [more inside]
posted by jenfullmoon on Oct 12, 2015 - 5 comments

Jane's contractions begin as (almost) everyone anticipates the arrival of her baby. Meanwhile, Petra only has eyes for Rafael, and Nadine returns to Michael to offer him a deal. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on May 12, 2015 - 5 comments

Jane pursues sole custody of her unborn baby, and makes plans to attend her 5-year high school reunion. Xo and Ro—now just friends—have to work together for their one-night-only Vegas show. And Michael is re-examining how he handled discovering the list of Sin Rostro's contacts, while also re-examining his feelings for Jane. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on May 5, 2015 - 3 comments

Jane struggles to embrace acceptance of her break-up with Rafael by focusing on co-parenting with him and flipping her breeched baby. Alba does not want to pursue criminal charges against Magda because of her illegal immigrant status, so Michael and Jane work the investigation on Alba's behalf, while Alba struggles with her feelings for Father Edward. Xiomara is also struggling with the end of a relationship this week, and she finally gets a chance to speak with Rogelio about her mistake. Luisa returns and pushes for the Marbella to host a wrestling match. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on Apr 29, 2015 - 1 comment

Jane grieves, then fights for her relationship with Rafael, who is wrestling his own demons. Rogelio has booked a one-night-only residency in Las Vegas (#DeLaVegasBaby), and negotiated an opening number for Xiomara, who is less than enthusiastic because she is plagued by guilt for kissing Marco last week. Petra plots to extract herself from the Everglades and Roman Zazo(!), while Michael tries to find her while also dealing with new information about his rekindled flame Andie. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on Apr 21, 2015 - 12 comments

Jane continues to have doubts about her relationship with Rafael, who is too busy cleaning up the mess of losing the hotel's liquor license to devote any energy to Jane. Michael and Alba are both pursuing new romantic relationships, while Petra is trying to uncover secrets about an old one. Rita Moreno guest stars as Rogelio's mother Liliana, whose obvious disdain of Xiomara stands in opposition to Ro declaring his love for Xo. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on Apr 15, 2015 - 6 comments

Jane is mommy-shamed in Target and overwhelmed by all of the preparations and decisions about having her baby that she has not yet thought of. Rafael is busy with the Marbella, while his partner and ex-wife Petra is thinking of getting busy with Aaron Zazo (her dead lover Roman's identical twin). Xiomara moved in with Rogelio, and she and abuela Alba are still not on speaking terms because of it. Rogelio and Michael offer each other advice during and after mani-pedis. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on Apr 7, 2015 - 7 comments

Jane experiences the recoil from rejecting Rafael's proposal, and attempts working on her book only to experience writer's block. Xiomara makes more concrete plans to move in with Rogelio, igniting an explosive fight between herself and her mother Alba. After Michael points Jane in the direction of a romance writer's workshop (led by guest star Jane Seymour), he meets with a surprisingly forthright Aaron Zazo, who turns over information Petra unknowingly gave him. The Villanueva family tradition of watching salsa at the Calle Ocho festival is not as celebratory this year. [more inside]
posted by joan cusack the second on Mar 18, 2015 - 3 comments

Both the sublime and the ridiculous get thorough airings this week as the team takes on the fine CW show Jane The Virgin and the bonkers sex thriller The Boy Next Door. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Feb 2, 2015 - 8 comments

Through a series of plausible accidents, Jane gets pregnant through artificial insemination. Now she has to make some decisions. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Oct 20, 2014 - 7 comments