Have you seen this on Netflix? OMG if not, why not? Molly
and I are currently on episode 97 out of 100, and I’m so distressed that it’s
going to end soon that I had to blog about it today. But why? I hear you ask, it’s just a TV show
right? Wrong. It’s so much more than a TV show, it’s an addiction, a love affair,
a fairy tale, a new family I didn’t know I had, an education and time that my
daughter and I can share, reminisce about and totally get lost in.
I’m not going to spoil it for you and tell you what happens,
there would be too much to tell and I really don’t have that much time, but I can
give you a quick run down of why I’m so obsessed.
The story is predominantly about Jane, but massively about
everyone in Jane’s life. Jane is someone
you want to connect with, relate to and sympathise with but at the same time
she is someone you want to throttle and scream at “Just shut up Jane, you don’t
have to tell everyone EVERYTHING” and that is her let-down. That is the reason there are 100 episodes.
Firstly, it’s hilariously ridiculous. If you’re aware of the term jumping the
shark, well this happens in the first episode, which is the premise for the
whole story. Don’t expect a story you
can relate to in any way, but do expect to want to relate to some of it, the love
stories, the ambition and the family time.
It’s also quite educational. My Spanish has come along in
leaps and bounds as it’s impossible not to pick up on some of the translations from
Abuela, who refuses to speak English unless absolulely vital. I genuinely feel
like I know a hell of a lot more Spanish now than I did at the start. And also, my love of writing blossoms at each
episode. It’s no spoiler to know that
Jane is a writer. I too am a budding writer and seeing her flying away on her
laptop is so encouraging to anyone who has that many emotions and stories
inside them. Not just for me, but for Molly too, who without asking, turned
round the other day and said to me “I’ve just written a story.” It was the best
darned story she has written to date because it was jam packed full of emotion,
feeling, adjectives, adverbs and all the other grammatical things I forget what
they’re called but are necessary for year 7 English.
There is a lesson also to be learned about judging people,
and proving that people can change. The
lovely Petra, when she was first on the scene it was all boos and hisses, but
as she has grown and we have binge watched, we have fallen in love with her, the
poor lost soul with a kick-ass attitude.
Love does play a huge part in Jane the Virgin, and you find
yourself yelling at the TV for Xiomara and Rogelio, Jane and everyone she has
ever fallen in love with, Abuela and Jorge to just SPIT IT OUT, and say what
they are feeling.
And don't get me started on the triangle with Jane, Michael and Rafael. Are we team Michael or team Raf? It doesn't matter because your mind will change numerous times over the episodes.
Oh and for goodness sake, how could I have forgotten the villains, the murders, the cheating and lying. Everyone has a go at that one in some form or another.
And then Telenovella’s.
This will be our new thing going forward. Think you have nothing left to
watch? Go find a good Telenovella and binge watch to your heart content.
We have three episodes left of Jane the Virgin, I don’t know
if they will write another one, I don’t know how this is going to end, but I’m
scared that I won’t have anything to fill the void… except… Jane Villanueva wrote
a novel, that novel is on Amazon! For real! So I’ve just bought it. Maybe I will
review that next time.
Until then, stay safe, enjoy time with your loved ones and
cheesy, gripping Telenovellas.
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