It’s springtime and love is in the air on Jane the Virgin. Love and all that that entails that is, meaning babies, love triangles, and telenovela daydreaming.
Fresh off the news that their baby is healthy, Rafael and Jane are happier than ever. That doesn’t mean that Jane thinks they are ready to move in together, though. By now, we know that Jane is practical to a fault. While she may be creative and bold in her writing, she doesn’t quite feel the same way about real life. So when Rafael stages a romantic proposal during a reading by one of Jane’s favorite authors, her response isn’t what he hoped. She needs time to think about whether or not Rafael knows her to her core, according to Alba. It doesn’t help that she keeps running into Michael who knows her very well, but is no longer apart of her life.
Jane gets the idea that she should test Rafael to see how well he knows her. Rafael passes, but is hurt that Jane would resort to that. Eventually Jane does turn down Rafael’s proposal (while I shed a tear of disappointment). Neither one of them question their love for one another, but they are in different places in terms of how they handle life changes. Jane always has a plan, while Rafael goes for what he wants. They’re going to have to learn how to reach a balance before the baby comes, and especially if they don’t want Michael coming in between the two of them.
Meanwhile, Jane’s parents are having a very confusing week as well. Rogelio is happiest now when he is with Xiomara, but working on his longtime rival’s show is becoming very frustrating. When Xiomara announces that she might be pregnant again, Rogelio has what I imagine was his response the first time he and Xiomara had this conversation. Jane’s reaction isn’t any better. When it turns out Xiomara isn’t pregnant (and what a relief since it doesn’t get any weirder than having an aunt or uncle the same age as you), she’s forced to confront what she wants for her future. Xiomara is the one who really needs to take things one step at a time. So after an honest conversation with Rogelio, in which they both agree they don’t regret being together, they decide to move in together.
Finally, Petra is out to conquer the world and step on anyone who wronged her. This week, she has her sights set on Lachlan, who is determined to bring her down with a recording of the time they slept together. Lachlan hopes to recruit Rafael to his cause, but Rafael sees that siding with Petra would be better in the long run, so instead he warns her of what is coming. Petra actually makes a sound business decision. She decides to release the tape herself, tell the Marbella board members that her computer was hacked, and work alongside Rafael full-time since he saved her twice from making a fool of herself. It’s too bad Rafael doesn’t have the radar to detect another bad apple. It would seem that Aaron Zazo isn’t as squeaky clean and peace-loving as everyone thinks. Can’t wait to see what he’s up to.
Will Michael come between Rafael and Jane? Is the Rafael and Petra partnership an unholy alliance? What do you think Aaron is really up to?
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Is it too much to ask for Jane to throw the plan away now and again? I may be a part of a minute minority, but it seems Jane’s
inhibiting some things with her practicality. Maybe she has, and I haven’t noticed, but has she genuinely tried to understand this situation from Rafael’s POV, or are her feelings and desires winning out by a long shot?
I’ll join the minority camp with you on this one. And before I go on, I’ll just say that I love, love, love Jane and Rafael together. LOVE them.
And while, personally, I do think it is too soon for them to get married, there was so much focus on what Jane’s idea of the perfect life plan was that they really missed a good opportunity to delve a bit into Rafaels side of things. I mean, the guy has practically lost everything — his father, his sister, his dream/hotel — in a really short amount of time. And, by the way, most of it has been due to betrayal of some kind. And he was clearly as nervous, and scared and then completely overjoyed about news of the baby’s health as Jane was. Plus he’s a cancer survivor. So, I think there was a whole lot more than just Jane ‘hinting’ at an engagement that promoted the proposal. And while they briefly touched on the ‘life is too short’ theme, they’re missing the abandonment issues Rafael is probably dealing with right now — big time. Not to mention feeling like a disappointment to just about everyone in his life.
Also, that test of hers really bugged me. And it may not have if we hadn’t just come from an episode where the theme was trust and feeling safe enough with someone to be vulnerable with them. Or if we hadn’t just seen the way he selflessly took care of her when she had the amino done. Even after all of that, she tested him? Really? He really didn’t deserve that from her. I mean, honestly, he’s the main reason she’s pursuing her dream right now. And, he may not know the details, like her favorite author, but I think he’s shown in a lot of different ways that he really does know her, to her core…even though it has been a short time. Which actually says quite a bit — about a lot of things.
I truly believe Jane and Rafael are the end game couple, but she’s really going to have to be careful not to screw this up. Right now, she seems to be playing a little loose with his feelings and, as strong as he’s been for her, given all he’s been dealt with his family recently, he’s also in a fragile place. She REALLY needs to see that and let that be the focus once in a while instead of some master ‘plan’ she feels she has to follow — not that I disagree with the plan or her desire to follow it. But that can’t be all that she sees. If it is, she just may end up losing him.