Jane the Virgin Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Jane's relationship with Michael begins to deteriorate as she grows closer to Rafael over the course of her pregnancy. This allows the two to have a healthy friendship while also meaning Rafael can stand up for himself when he disagrees with any of Jane's parenting choices. The second episode of Jane the Virgin' s fourth season dropped a major bomb on viewers in the final moments. I absolutely despised Dan throughout the show. He is trying to gain a relationship with his newly discovered daughter. Alba soon learns Pablo is cheating on her though and so she breaks things off. Rafael Solano (portrayed by Justin Baldoni) is a former playboy and owner of the Marbella. He keeps a burnbook on the Marbella, and eventually marries Aneka. For more information, please see our After Michael is shot, word quickly gets out that Rose is in fact alive. The Spanish-speaking characters speak Spanish when together, subtitled for non-speakers. Afterwards, Petra hires lawyer Jane Ramos to defend her, but they end up liking each other and start dating and by the end of the show they are still together. I loooove Zooey Deschanel so I was naturally excited for this show! Jane Villaneuva is dealing with a completely unforeseeable, life-altering situation.While doing a good job of sticking to the plan and maintaining her virginity, Jane was accidentally inseminated by a distraught and distracted gynecologist. This season wraps up the Villanueva family drama. Alba and Rafael head straight to the altar, followed by Xo, Rogelio, and Jane. The two soon enter into a relationship, but split shortly before the baby is born. But the last two seasons of the fantasy drama saw the Breaker of Chains took a sharp left turn into crazy-dragon-lady territory, turning into the type of ruthless, bloodthirsty despot shed always loathed. It premiered on The CW on October 13, 2014. Its also a show that doesnt perform diversity but inhabits it naturally. Read on for our list of 25 TV characters that deserved (so much) better, thendrop a comment with any additions to our list. Michael Desmond/The CW Adam was an old love interest of Jane's who came back into her life when she needed it most. Petra's harried assistant spent a great deal of her screen time enduring her employer's short temper and abusive words. This led to both actors giving the telenovela's producers the ultimatum to choose between them. Heck, even his one kiss was edited out! ts impossible not to fall for Jane the Virgin, a romantic comedy series with the convoluted plot and larger-than-life characters of a soap opera. They never even learned his last name, for crying out loud! Then, in the ABC dramas final season,Bonnieseemed to find real, enduring love with Frank only for the relationship to abruptly crumble when she told him the truth about his parents, followed byBonnies death via gunshot wound in the series finale. He later changes his mind and agrees to be part of the baby's upbringing. Not all characters deserved a happily-ever-after. Jane told Rafel what she thinks he should do but ultimately he ended up deciding to go with Petra's idea. He reveals that Luisa had unknowingly given him two-thirds of the Marbella, but is double-crossed by Krishna, who gives the shares back to Petra, and he is sent to prison for good. Following their marriage, they live together in a house that Petra pays for half of without their knowledge. But not all the plotlines were satisfactory by the story's end. Of course, Jane and. So it was even more frustrating when the final two seasons revolved mostly around her! She was selfish and liked to cause drama with her parents and boyfriends for no good reason. The two remain on good terms though, and welcome their newborn son into the world in the season finale. Raj was a hopeless romantic whose social anxiety hindered his ability to speak to women for six ofBig Bangs 12 seasons. The two now despise one another as their show comes to an end, and they part ways on bad terms. Whiny, self-absorbed, entitled, and unfortunately since shes the title character you know shes there to stay. Jane and Michael get married in the season two finale. Then when the brunch was over Jane just had to pick a fight with Anezka which ultimately sent Anezka to the hospital. She pushed Alba down a set of stairs, nearly killing her. She disappeared for a bit after Michael died, as Jane unintentionally pushed her away. OMG, shes infuriating. Both eventually give their blessing, however, and Xo and Bruce date for the next three years, even moving in with one another. They eventually reconcile, but break up again when JR takes a job in Houston. I'm not sure if it's her needy and clumsy characteristics, or Teri Hatcher's portrayal, but I find her annoying and often wonder what it would be like without her or with a different actress. In the third season it's revealed she's gay. etc. Darci Factor (portrayed by Justina Machado) is a matchmaker who Rogelio meets with in order to have a child. PMC Entertainment, Courtesy of Warner Bros. Television Distribution (2), HBO. Meanwhile, Rafael also learns that Petra's pregnant as well, thus forever intertwining their lives. After years of being in the United States illegally, Alba finally decides to apply for a greencard and gets approved. Alba wakes up during this but pretends to be asleep until the vow is finished. But Larrys heart was always in the right place, so hedeservedto get his due from Leslie & Co. a lot sooner than he did. When shes not engaged in the aforementioned activities, she can be found yelling and crying at her TV over fictional people that break her heart. Worst character on the show and the main reason Rory turned out so awful. Well, which one is it Jane? Subreddit for the CW show Jane the Virgin, which ran for 5 seasons, ending in 2019. Sheacquiredpowers, becamehalf-demon andwas the heart of Angel Investigations,makingthemessystorylinesthat followedevenmore frustrating. However, Jane and Rafael begin to suspect something's up, though it takes a couple months, and Petra becomes un-paralyzed. Brock survived, but his mom Andrea didnt and Jesses letter to him at the end ofEl Caminoprobably wasnt much comfort, either. When the show brought him back with amnesia, making him a totally different Michael, it felt like a disservice to the goofy detective everyone knew and loved. Sure, he managed toscore Buffy the Vampire Slayer as his dateto Sheldon and Amys Nobel Prize ceremony, but the fact remains that he was the only member of the friend group who wasnt in a committed relationship when the series ended. She and Jane's father, Rogelio De La Vega, were high school sweethearts until he moved away, and she chose to not tell him about the pregnancy. Alba Living with two loud and opinionated women means that Alba Villanueva often gets overshadowed. Shes selfish, annoying, entitled, prissy, and at times I just want to scream into the television, You are the worst representation of a modern woman currently on television!. There are a ton of characters on Jane the Virgin who have strong, powerful, and enticing personalities, but I think many fans often forget one of the people in that group. Which other small-screen characters do you think deserve justice? Jane never gave Petra the recognition she deserved. Meredith was the worst! The series was developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. At the start of Jane the Virgin, Michael was on the hunt for the criminal Sin Rostro "the man without a face." And Rose was Luisa's on-again, off-again lover, who also happened to be married . Xiomara moves in with Bruce, and the two live together for three years. In fact, the show, set in Miami and revolving around a bilingual household of three generations of women, is a telenovela (loosely based on the Venezuelan Juana La Virgen), doubling as a loving satire. Has any television character in history had more nose bleeds than Bonnie Sheila Bennett? After a life filled with trauma,Bonniedeserved a stable relationship and fulfilling law career; in the end, she got nothing. I raved about this show and currently, we're on season three and I cannot stand Jane. was an admirable bastion of female empowerment. Rogelio assists in making amends with Pond, but River moves production of the series to New York, as permitted within her contract. I LOVE Friends, but Rachel goes through little character development and is really entitled, whiny, and mean. Despite being turned down, River continues to make advances which results in conflict with Xiomara. All rights reserved. Initially, Jane is focused on one true path to happiness. [20][21] When Xiomara learns that she is cancer-free, River takes this to mean that she and Rogelio, who she's been in love with the entire time, can finally be together. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. He's manipulative, possessive, jealous, controlling, and at the core he was borderline abusive. Hes honestly just awful. The marriage is soon annulled, though Xiomara continues to pursue her relationship with Rogelio anyway. It was revealed in "Chapter One Hundred" that his adult counterpart served as the main narrator throughout the series. Life isnt always fair, even on television just ask these 25 beloved characters. A self-involved, famous telenovela star and Jane's biological father. And Frank was brash and ill-mannered, coming into Ray and Debra's house and unzipping his pants and taking over their TV. His trademark exclamation just like a telenovela! winks broadly at the more over-the-top twists and tropes. Not her handsome police officer boyfriend and soon-to-be fiance Michael (Brett Dier) but rather the dishy, impossibly tight-shirted owner of the hotel where she she works, Rafael (Justin Baldoni), with whom Jane just happened to have locked lips five years earlier. So theres your love triangle: Jane, her blond, solidly conventional boyfriend and the smouldering Latino father of her baby. Meanwhile, Petra learns that Rafael has another sperm sample which she steals for herself, and Rafael's son, Mateo, is kidnapped by his stepmother Rose/crime lord Sin Rostro. Not only was he saddled with a most unflattering backstory in which, at August/Pinocchios behest, he let a teenage Emma take the lone rap for a robbery (and thus wind up behind bars, pregnant! Petra becomes engaged to Lachlan Moore before leaving him for Rafael Solano, a man with slightly more money, but ultimately falling in love with him. Her story ended with the announcement of a newborn on the way after her sister donated an egg for her to conceive. The first mother day when Petra invited Jane's family over for brunch, they were watching this little video about everyone in the room explaining their love for Jane and what a wonderful mother they think she is while poor Petra just sat there. She was the worst. But the animosity between them resulted in a baby and led to Darci meeting Esteban Santiago. This inspires her to enroll into nursing school to become a nurse, and in the series finale, she moves with Rogelio to New York. She was given multiple chances to go straight, but never did, because she loved the drama and danger. Petra also deals with the repercussions of her affair with Roman Zazo, whose twin brother Aaron is around; however, Aaron turns out to be Roman, and Petra winds up killing him once he takes her hostage. Dennis Chambers (portrayed by Christopher Allen) is Michael's best friend and the detective in charge of investigating Scott's death. When the two finally end things, this results in Fabian having a falling out with Rogelio, resulting in on-set drama and Rogelio getting Fabian's character on their telenovela killed off. Hes so self-obsessed, and even though he acts just as entitled to things as the rich kids do, hes so arrogant and judgmental and thinks hes somehow better than anyone else? Aneka Archuletta (portrayed by Yael Grobglas, seasons 24) is Petra's long lost twin sister who paralyzes Petra and steals her identity. Plus, her Im the saviour, look at me, look at me attitude gets really boring after a while. Milo tracks down Petra and Magda, sending his goon, Ivan, but the two ladies hold him hostage for a period of time before he escapes. Here are the characters of Jane The Virgin , ranked by their intelligence. Ban Piper Chapman. They eventually reconcile, and Rafael proposes to Jane, who accepts his proposal. All Rights Reserved. Jane never gave Petra the recognition she deserved. Magda sells Petra out to the police, giving her full blame, but Rafael helps Petra turn things around and get Magda re-incarcerated. The Black Lives Matter movement and more specifically, the unjust death of Eric Garner inspired the horrific demise of this beloved Litchfield inmate, who was pinned down by an untrained prison guard and inadvertently asphyxiated. Kevin . When the two finally make up though, their feelings return, and Bruce breaks up with Xiomara. Due to a mix-up at the gynecologist's clinic, Jane finds herself accidentally artificially inseminated with the sperm of Rafael Solano, who also happens to be the owner of the hotel at which Jane works. Jane's grandmother Alba . [24] Rose finally initiates her escape plan from prison, and Bobby retrieves Luisa to meet her. She started out as the best character on the show. But after the grenade of her accidental pregnancy and a subsequent fusillade of life events shes forced to consider that there may be more than one genuine path that the right choice may not exist, and the secret to life may not be meticulous planning but responding authentically to change. Regan's casting was announced in August 2014. Messner's casting was announced January 2017. Jane the Virgin is an American satirical romantic comedy-drama telenovela . When Janes fianc returned from the dead, it gave Jane/Michael shippers hope. Dork? Jane Gloriana Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) is a devoted Catholic who has vowed to her grandmother, Alba, to preserve her virginity until marriage. In season 5 he finally achieves his dream of being an American star, and begins filming This is Mars, a remake of The Passions of Santos. Even worse, she didnt stick around long enough to join the family at Disney World. She gets back together with Rogelio, who admits that, with Mateo, he no longer feels a void in not having his own baby. When he finally gets a divorce, he and Xiomara enter into a relationship, but the couple is met with disapproval by both Xo's daughter Jane and Bruce's daughter Tess. Xiomara keeps Rogelio a secret from Jane at first, but eventually he's allowed into his daughter's life and the two begin to bond. Rafael's trainwreck of a sister made a mess with huge domino effect repercussions. As Jane adjusts to life with a newborn, she decides to put her plan to become a teacher aside and pursue her dream of writing. It never felt right to her because she was leaving her family behind. But Jane merely wanted to hook up with him and engage in a purely physical relationship. But like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, its musical romcom stablemate at The CW, its home network in the US, Jane the Virgin simultaneously revels in its genre tropes while deftly deconstructing them. Set in Miami, the series follows the surprising, funny, and romantic events that take place in the life of Jane Villanueva, a hard-working, religious young Latina woman whose life is forever changed after a doctor mistakenly inseminates her during a routine checkup. The worst. When Mateo is diagnosed with ADHD, he and Jane become friends again and work together to help him. Xiomara and Rogelio get engaged and are set to be married in the third season's finale. Eventually, she freed herself of Rose's allure, but her ending was left open-ended. Ivan Rogachevsky (portrayed by Chris Corbin, seasons 12) is Milo' goon hired to track down Petra and Magda. Esteban Santiago (portrayed by Keller Wortham, seasons 12, 4-5) is Rogelio's acting rival. Dan was even rewarded with a long redemption arc, which he totally didnt deserve but thats for another list. But did it, Teds wait for The One was worth it: Tracy was beautiful, funny and, most importantly, she, The Fox soaps token gay series regular wasnt treated like a, American Idol's Top 10 Revealed Live, Following Pair of Brutal Eliminations, Morning Show Renewed for Season 4 Plus, Find Out When Season 3 Will Air, Stephen Amell Doesn't Think He's Done Playing Green Arrow, Will Trent Recreates the Scene of Angie's Abduction and Betty's, The Diplomat Snags Lightning-Fast Season 2 Renewal at Netflix, score Buffy the Vampire Slayer as his date. Here are five characters who got fitting endings, and five who deserved more. She shouldve gotten a medal of valor for putting up with fickle boyfriend/fianc George Costanza for as long as she did. She holds a B.A. [20][21] Rose confesses to Luisa that she sent Bobby to look after her, and after being turned away by Rafael, Luisa approaches Bobby expressing desire to follow Rose's orders. Jane was totally okay with taking her ex-boyfriend's money just so they could have a better house knowing Michael definitely wouldn't be okay with it. Jane and Frankie have a falling out when Frankie gets fired and Jane does nothing to stop it. People have defended Luisa before saying Rafael was "too mean" to her so he deserved it. The two engaged in a romantic relationship for a time, but their similar personalities turned that pairing sour. Jane just made every little thing about her. ", Ranking the Best Seasons of 'Jane The Virgin'. He wanted to be a powerful kingpin, but he didn't want to have to own his shit. Justin Baldoni, who. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Sadie Gennis Oct. 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m. PT. In the meantime, Xiomara and Rogelio start to develop feelings for one another again, and they have an on and off relationship throughout the first two seasons of the show. Alba often acts as the voice of reason in the Villanueva household, recognized as wise and looked up to as such. Grace and Frankie welcomed Tomlin and Fonda's 9 to 5 costar Dolly Parton as a guest star in the series ender as an angel who greets the pair in heaven and sends them back down to Earth. In season 1, Jane was at a crossroads after finding out Rafael was going to fire either Frankie or Regina, and she could save only one of them, and she ultimately chose Regina. Petra begins to suffer from postpartum depression, not knowing how to be a mother, and she considers running away. Machado's casting was announced in October 2016.[5]. Jane the Virgin is high romance, complete with glowing hearts and literal sparks, while the plot is driven along by grand criminal conspiracies, nemeses, evil twins and at least one character who returns from the dead. Chapter One (Pilot) Air date: Oct 13, 2014 Jane, a romantic student who has decided to save herself for marriage, finds her life turned upside down when she is artificially inseminated by. Rafael works with Jane and Michael to rescue Mateo, and he and Jane embrace co-parenting their newborn. This poor kid was just aninnocentpawn in Walter Whites cruel game, getting poisoned and hospitalized just so Walt could manipulate Jesse into teaming up with him against Gus Fring. I gave up on that show years ago. 16 Most Shocking TV Character Deaths, Ranked . Like all good romance stories, there were happily ever afters. Still, Alba gives Pablo a chance, and the two wind up sharing a tango together as the Villanueva house floods. Jane goes on a book tour, heartbroken, but when she returns home she shares a kiss with Rafael, re-opening the possibility of the two being together.