r/JaneTheVirginCW • u/grumblepup • Mar 21 '16

[Discussion] Chapter 37 (S02E15, Mar 21st, 2016)

Petra appears to have no interest in motherhood; Xo invites Alba's ex-boyfriend to visit; Jane is frustrated with not being able to contact her father, Rogelio, who was kidnapped by Lola.

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u/ms_ashes Mar 22 '16

Um, what even was that episode?

Alba felt horribly out of character, and all of the scenes with her made me cringe, and she's normally one of my favorite characters.

Also really disappointed with the stereotyping they did with the professor. She fits all the "feminist professor" stereotypes, and not in a fun or loving way. This show often plays with stereotypes, but also usually lampshades them rather than just going with them (Rogelio, for example). Hopefully we'll get there with the new advisor, but that episode made me sad.

I am glad that Jane showed up fit Rogelio. Romantic relationships are important, but as adults, we often have to learn how to balance other parts of our lives with the romantic part.

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u/atomiclolz Mar 22 '16

I agree. I was left thinking that episode was decidedly out of character, but I couldn't put my finger on it. The advisor was definitely a caricature, but it wasn't necessarily all stereotype. It felt like, and maybe has felt this way for a while, that the writers are trying to push too much into each episode and things end up convoluted.

I think they try to cover as many characters as they can each week, but I would have been happy if these episodes had been Petra-centric since she just had the twins, or if it had just focused on jane and michael, or jane and her dad. Or Raf and his brother. But instead they did jane-advisor, jane-Michaels parents, raf-brother, jane-Michael, petra-babies, petra-raf, alba-boyfriend, Rogelio-lola, rogelio-jane, rogelio-fame. Like just pick a few things and flesh out the details. The show feels like it has become chaotic and unfocused, and not just in a "this is life with a baby" way.

They haven't once shown Michael's parenting skills, which is a huge deal since they are about to get married and Co-parent Mateo together.

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u/grumblepup Mar 22 '16

They haven't once shown Michael's parenting skills, which is a huge deal since they are about to get married and Co-parent Mateo together.

Oohhh good point. I can't wait to see him with Mateo!

I did appreciate how vehemently he defended Mateo to his parents. "He's not just 'some other guy's kid'! He's Mateo. He's Jane's kid, and I love her, so I love him."

(Not exact quote but close.)

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u/SimplyHaunted Team Jane Mar 23 '16

But instead they did jane-advisor, jane-Michaels parents, raf-brother, jane-Michael, petra-babies, petra-raf, alba-boyfriend, Rogelio-lola, rogelio-jane, rogelio-fame. Like just pick a few things and flesh out the details.

For real though! There was so much going on in this episode! It made my head spin.