Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Sixteen
season	1
episode	16 16/22 • 16/100
INFO
AIR DATE	16 March 2015
WRITTEN BY	Josh Remis Carolina Rivera
DIRECTED BY	Joanna Kerns
NARRATOR	Anthony Mendez
EPISODES
previous	Chapter Fifteen
next	Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Sixteen is the 16th episode of Season 1 of Jane the Virgin.

Synopsis

ROAD BLOCKS — Jane (Gina Rodriguez) is feeling distant from Rafael (Justin Baldoni), so she focuses on her writing instead, but is stuck with a case of writer's block. When Jane runs into Michael (Brett Dier) he mentions a romance writing workshop, and she thinks she has found the solution. Petra (Yael Grobglas) has a solution to finding a musical performer for The Marbella's Calle Ocho celebration, but it forces Rafael to ask Rogelio (Jaime Camil) for help. Rogelio is struggling with his new character as a detective, so he gets the brilliant idea to shadow Michael for real cop experience. Meanwhile, Xo (Andrea Navedo) has made a decision about her life with Rogelio which causes a rift between her and Alba (Ivonne Coll).

Starring

Gina Rodriguez as Jane Villanueva Andrea Navedo as Xiomara Villanueva Yael Grobglas as Petra Justin Baldoni as Rafael Solano Ivonne Coll as Alba Villanueva Brett Dier as Michael Cordero and Jaime Camil as Rogelio De La Vega Recurring cast Azie Tesfai as Nadine Hanson Alano Miller as Aaron Zazo

Guest starring David Bisbal as David Bisbal Jane Seymour as Amanda Elaine Kathleen Wilhoite as Wendy Rachel DiPillo as Andie Co-Starring Jenna Ortega as Young Jane Arianna Ortiz as Fiona Bella Popa as Shelly Christopher Amitrano as Tony Vaughn Chris Aquilino as Beau Elaine Loh as Gretchen Mario Corona as Churro Guy Allen Walls as Wendy's Husband

Quotes

“Apparently, people aren't believing my performance as an interplanetary detective”

—Rogelio's losing Twitter followers

“This GIF is embarrassing me, because I take my craft very seriously, which you can see by my use of the word 'craft'”

—Rogelio to Michael and Jane

“Can we please stop talking about the proposal. Seriously, your father, now you. It didn't go well, you said no, I would like to stop reliving it and just — move on”

—Rafael's anguish

“Whoa. You're not gonna kill him or anything, right?”

—Rafael to Petra, about Bisbal's dog

“For me, it was all about family. And how badly I've wanted a family. And so, I—I tried to rush it. I tried to lock it down so that you wouldn't leave”

—Rafael to Jane

“I'm not gonna leave. That's the point — I'm here. We don't have to rush”

—Jane assures Rafael

Trivia

• Rogelio and Xo are moving in together.
  • Xo told Alba a week ago.
• Michael delivers a flyer to Jane for a writers' workshop.
• The workshop is hosted by author Amanda Elaine, who wrote Love Under The Bridge, which won the 2007 romance novel of the year.
• Xiomara says that Alba hasn't dated in 25 years.
• Aaron Zazo gives Michael the chip that was in his mother's necklace.
• Rogelio helps Michael catch criminal Tony Vaughn.
• Michael meets his ex, Andie, at Calle Ocho, seeing her for the first time in 3 years. **This alludes to their break-up being roughly six months before Michael and Jane met.
• Rafael proposed to Petra after they'd been together for 5 months.

FLASHBACKS

• At 11, Jane fell in love with salsa dancers at Calle Ocho.

PRODUCTION

• Table read was on January 7, 2015.
• Filming started on January 8, 2015.

'Secrets'

• Rafael never looked for his mother after she left.
• Her name is revealed: Elena Di Nola.

Music

with you (acoustic) | DAN GAUTREAU & WOLFGANG BLACK

Jane tries to focus on the good

living on a prayer | BON JOVI

lunch time

esclavo de sus besos | DAVID BISBAL

let the light back in | MAGGIE ECKFORD

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