Jane The Virgin – Chapter Forty-Seven

By starrymag | November 2, 2016

By: Emily Cross

 

The moment is here! Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and Michael (Brett Dier) have finally been cleared by his doctor to have sex, but of course it wouldn’t be Jane the Virgin without some classic roadblocks along the way.

 

The episode starts with some heavy breathing and comments about something being too big to fit… oh wait, Jane and Michael are just moving boxes into their new house! A title card reveals that this was two days before the doctor opened the door for sex and Jane and Michael still think they have to wait two more weeks. They get hot and heavy for a second, but then stop themselves from going any further.

 

After getting the go-ahead from the doctor, Jane and Michael rush back to their house to get down to business only to find Rogelio and his team of interior decorators. Right as the crew is about to leave, Xo (Andrea Navedo) and Alba (Ivonne Coll) arrive, firmly closing the newly-married couple’s window of opportunity (Xo literally closes a window, in true Jane the Virgin style).

 

After class, Professor Donaldson (Melanie Mayron) catches Jane in the hall and asks when she is getting Jane’s next chapter. Jane promises it will be sent that night, which only means one thing: we get to see Jane writing! It’s nice to see the topic of Jane’s writing come back for the first time this season.

 

Jane has set up an interview with Alba for her thesis project. Jane records the interview via the webcam on her laptop and finds a picture of Alba’s sister Cecilia, who happens to look exactly like her (and is played by Gina Rodriguez). Alba tells Jane that they are estranged because Cecilia revealed to Alba’s husband that Alba was not a virgin, but refuses to say anything more. Later on, Jane is writing and imagining “Bitchy Cecilia’s” motivations for trying to ruin Alba’s wedding. But Cecilia fights back, saying that nobody does things just to be a bitch.

 

Then, Michael returns from physical therapy and he and Jane finally consummate their marriage! In a nice moment, Jane admits she is a little nervous, but Michael sweetly reassures her. The narrator serves a nice purpose here saying “I can’t show you what happened next, but let’s just say…” and segues into a very cute animation of Jane and Michael blasting off in a rocket ship. Devices like this are what makes Jane such a sweet and loveable show and it’s very apropos to create something like this for a moment we and Jane have been waiting over two seasons for. After Michael falls asleep, Jane toys with texting Xo the good news, but is deterred by a text from Professor Donaldson. Apparently, Jane sent an accidentally made sex tape to her instead of the pages she meant to send (she bumped the camera while she and Michael were about to start…bumping).

 

In a meeting the next day with Professor Donaldson, Jane apologizes for the mistake and quickly changes the topic to her work. Professor Donaldson didn’t like the pages and when Jane admits that she was just deflowered, Professor Donaldson awkwardly replies, “that explains things.” She believes that an intimate knowledge of sex what’s been missing from Jane’s writing. Sex is an integral part to the romance genre and Professor Donaldson encourages Jane to use her newfound experiences.

 

Soon, Jane reveals everything didn’t go as perfectly as she expected. She confesses to Lina (Diane Guerrero) that she faked her orgasm, something she’s never done in their previous activities. Lina tells Jane that she can never tell Michael, something Jane obviously feels uncomfortable about.

 

In another writing session, Jane rewrites Cecilia as “Sexy Cecilia,” encouraged by Professor Donaldson’s advice. Her writing is cut off by Michael’s arrival and he wants sex. In the heat of the moment, Jane bursts out that she faked her orgasm and Michael is remarkably understandable. He suggests starting out with “other things” that they have done before, but Jane can’t seem to get out of her head and calls it off.

 

“Sexy Cecilia” is back in Jane’s next writing session and actually helps her in a way not related to writing. Cecilia suggests kicking it up a notch and turning up the seduction in the bedroom. So, Jane buys some lingerie and some “Sexy ‘n’ Wild Gel.” That doesn’t help things, as the gel almost immediately reacts wrong with Jane and kills the mood. Michael asks that they keep their sex problems between them, something Jane seems apprehensive about. After all, Jane is a person who talks out her problems, whether to Xo, Lina or Alba.

 

In another writing session, Jane realizes that Cecilia wasn’t motivated by sex and instead imagines “Nun Cecilia,” who believes that sex is an intimate act between two people and the connection between two souls. Jane takes this to heart and suggests to Michael that they don’t need to worry about the finish line, but they should focus on the connection and love they have. Michael takes this the complete wrong way and suggests they take some time away from sex.

 

Later on, Jane talks to Xo about the whole idea of losing her virginity. Xo can tell something is off and pushes Jane to talk. Jane feels like she’s lost a part of her identity, even though she is married with a child and it should feel good. It’s a complicated situation, realizing something you’ve wanted for a long time makes you feel this way. But Xo assures Jane that she hasn’t lost anything; in fact, she’s gained a whole new part of her life and relationship, and that’s something to be excited about. It won’t come easily right away, but because Jane and Michael love each other, it will work out.

 

Lina approaches Michael and reveals that Jane told her about the sex problems. She has a suggestion, which we see play out later: Michael watches the accidental sex tape to take notes and get better. Jane joins him and they quickly get busy, with much more success this time. The rocket animation returns, flying around the world and eventually into the sun (in a happy way).

 

The next morning, when Jane is writing, Cecilia asks her to imagine her as a more complex, multi-faceted character. Jane is sparked, and her writing is so lifelike that she happens upon the reason that Cecilia told everyone about Alba: Cecilia was in love with Alba’s fiancé. Alba is convinced that Jane has read through her letters, but Jane is just that talented of a writer.

 

Rogelio is going through some drama of his own this week. He has a very meta meeting with executives at The CW, who are interested in adapting his telenovela The Passions of Santos for American television – with Rob Lowe in the lead role. An earlier conversation with Jane inspires him to call in a favor twenty years in the making from Gloria and Emilio Estefan (who guest star as themselves) to convince the executives to keep him as Santos. However, when Jane is concerned about Xo’s newfound doubts about her singing career after failing to get called back for The Voice, Rogelio uses his favor to introduce Xo to the Estefans. They see her perform and are impressed, but Xo is still not sure if she wants to pursue music as a career anymore.

 

We haven’t gotten much of the Sin Rosetro/Mutter storyline this season, but Rose/Luisa fans got their fill this week. Rose (Bridget Regan) has kidnapped Luisa (although Luisa is more than willing because of all the sex) and brought her onto a submarine that is deep in the ocean near the Great Barrier Reef. Rose gives Luisa (Yara Martinez) a list of the people she has murdered in an attempt to gain her trust back, but Luisa ends up doubting her more than ever. In an odd twist, Rose lets Luisa go back to Miami when Luisa (seemingly) decides not to be with her anymore. Luisa reveals everything about Rose’s plan to Rafael, including that Rafael’s mother was on the murder list. Next thing, we see Rafael’s mother dying in jail, clutching a Bible. Something is fishy here…