Chapter Twenty-Four is the 2nd episode of Season 2 of Jane the Virgin.
Synopsis[]
MUSICIAN KESHA GUEST STARS – Jane (Gina Rodriguez) is finally in rhythm with Mateo, but finds herself out of step with Rafael (Justin Baldoni) and Michael (Brett Dier) and the love triangle that is brewing between them. In order to not be sued for missing their Vegas arrangement, Xo (Andrea Navedo) and Rogelio (Jaime Camil) must perform on a cruise ship. Petra (Yael Grobglas) and Rafael are suspicious of Lachlan (guest star Michael Rady) and his recent business proposal but are soon faced with an even more shocking revelation. Meanwhile, Alba (Ivonne Coll) makes a very big decision that will impact her life.
Recap[]
“Chapter 24” opened with a sweet flashback to a camping trip in Central Florida during the early days of Jane and Michael’s relationship. We’ve seen quite a few moments like this during the show, and while they’re super strong on the “aw” factor, flashbacks to the early days of Jane and Michael’s relationship is a reminder that Michael knows Jane: her fears, desires, weaknesses, and joys. Jane hasn’t forgotten about those early days and in fact, those memories are dearer to her than ever, especially since Michael seems to magically know what she needs and wants, like a new security system and Starbucks on the daily. Seriously, if a guy showed up at my house with freshly brewed French roast like Michael does, he’d have my heart forever.
…But then, there’s Rafael. He’s her baby daddy, has impressive biceps, and he has a hotel fortune at his disposal. Can somebody say Target shopping sprees?! With both Michael and Rafael racing neck and neck for Jane’s attention, it’s like, as Xo points out “an episode of The Bachelorette out there.” The tension is even more apparent when Jane heads out to lunch with both of the boys — you know, because she can’t choose between them — which sets the scene for an appearance by Bachelorette Jane, her imaginary alter ego who wears head-to-toe sequins, chugs champagne, and says things like “It’s time to make a decision, cause that situation is a powder keg.”
Even so, Jane has other things on her mind, like the fact that she keeps seeing Rose pop up in weird places, like in the restaurant bathroom and at neighboring tables. Between her Rose apparitions and taking care of baby Mateo at the restaurant, Jane’s no closer to making a decision. Maybe some R&R at home can help? Er, no. Her next-door neighbor — hello, Kesha! — is making a hell of a lot of noise playing with her band next door. And it goes without saying that Kesha has no intention of ending her jam session, cause “noise ordinances say we don’t have to stop until 11.”
Then, all of the sudden, Team Michael has the advantage. Michael is over at the house (as per the usual) and looks super cute cuddling baby Mateo. Remember how he broke up with Jane over the whole “I can’t be a dad to another man’s kid” thing? Well, he’s definitely over it. “It’s not some theoretical baby any more,” he tells Jane in response to her question about whether he can take on parenthood. “It’s Mateo. So yeah, I’m in.” And that’s about where I melted. Men + babies = I can’t deal. The time is right for a smooch — and Jane is seriously feeling it, you can tell — but she pulls back because she wants to have her “one on one with Rafael.” But seriously, why bother? In the words of Bachelorette Jane, “Give him the rose!”
NEXT: Is a rose ceremony in the cards for Jane?
While Jane and Michael are almost-kissing-but-not-really, Rafael is at the hotel, where Luisa tips him off to the fact that Petra is possibly pregnant. After all, why else would she be avoiding soft cheese and alcohol? Rafael’s response to Luisa’s question about the father’s identity is pretty hilarious. “I feel sorry for that poor sucker.”
The prospect that Petra might finally get over her fixation with him thanks to the distractions caused by pregnancy helps put Rafael in a pretty good mood. In fact, he’s practically skipping when he stops by Jane’s house to go on a walk with her and Mateo. Aside from a moment when Jane steals Kesha’s amplifier, these three look and act like a perfectly happy family. Jane is aware of it too, which is why later that night when they’re in the car (car rides = sleeping babies) she takes a second to get serious. “What do you really want?” she asks Rafael. His response is textbook perfect. “Seriously? You want to know what I want? I want this. To just be a regular Thursday instead of the first time all week I’ve been truly happy. I love you, Jane. I never stopped loving you.” O-M-G. In the words of Bachelorette Jane, why can’t she just “marry him and have sex with him forever and ever?”
This episode isn’t all about roses and champagne and romance over waffle fries, though. When Jane heads back home to her house the next day after having spent a night (sans nookie!) at Rafael’s place, she’s perturbed at the sight of a cop car parked outside. The police are there to follow up on the matter of Kesha’s stolen amp and would like to see abuela’s ID. Uh oh! Luckily, nothing ensues from this situation except a big scare, which makes abuela decide she’ll finally apply for her green card. You go, granny!
While abuela is ready to move on with her life, her granddaughter is still struggling to make a decision. Seriously, what is a girl to do when she’s in love with two men? Which, by the way, she mistakenly admits in front of the them when Rafael confronts Michael super-upset about the security system. Methinks that may not have been Jane’s best move to date.
Still, Michael does feel somewhat guilty — maybe he is, as Rafael said during their argument, slightly to blame for Mateo’s kidnapping. “I am why she took him,” Michael says of Rose. “She knew I’d do anything to get him back.” Not quite, says Jane. “By that logic, it’s my fault too. I’m the reason Rose knew how you felt about me.” Wait, what?
NEXT: A major clue, revealed
This is where Jane’s trademark flashback sequences come in handy. It turns out that Jane first met Rose at the hotel when the latter stood up for her when a cranky, wine-obsessed customer was complaining about corked wine. One thing let to another, and Jane found herself telling Rose everything about her complex relationship with Michael. Jane recounts this to Michael, who has a flash-of-brilliance moment. Could that wine bottle be the key to figuring out Rose’s current whereabouts? Michael takes Jane to the hotel wine cellar, where she IDs a bottle of Swiss wine whose grapes Rose claimed to have had in Switzerland. There’s just one wrinkle: According to her passport, Rose has never been to Switzerland – at least not as Rose Solano. And there’s another detail: The wintry landscape pictured on the wine bottle looks exactly like the setting where we were introduced to that new, mysterious villain.
“Finally, we have a place to start looking,” says Michael, all earnest and cop-like. All this crime-solving closeness with Michael makes Jane feel sorry about saying “I love you” to both guys, so she apologizes. “I’m not worried about it. Who knows you better, me or Rafael?” asks Michael. “So I know you’re not really in love with him. You’re just in love with the idea of family.” Is he right? Hmm.
While all this drama is unfolding on land, Xo and Rogelio are on a Cuba-bound cruise ship, where they contractually obligated to perform in order to make up for having backed out of their Vegas appearance. For the record, their performance doesn’t gain nearly as much as interest as the chocolate fountain, but it does help these two realize that they want to be together. They agree to get an annulment — since Rogelio has unresolved issues regarding cheating, thanks to his ex-wife Luciana — and decide to take things slow.
Back in Miami, Rafael takes a call at the office. It’s from the fertility clinic, letting him know that his storage fee payments are no longer necessary since Petra took the final sperm sample. Rafael’s reaction is of simultaneously shock and rage. And since Petra is definitely pregnant, Rafael is, as the narrator puts it, one “poor sucker.”Starring[]
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Quotes[]
- You clearly have some unresolved issues because of your ex-wife
- — Xo to Rogelio
Trivia[]
- Petra is pregnant! Alba decides to pursue her green card.
- Jane tells Rafael and Michael that she's in love with both of them.
- Xiomara is #teammichael.
- Alba is #teamrafael.
- This is the first time Jane mentions another one of Mateo’s nicknames “Mr. Sweetface.
- Petra discovers that she is pregnant.
- Xo and Ro decide to take things slow and not rush into their marriage.
- Luisa is kidnapped.
- FLASHBACKS
- To Jane and Michael on a camping trip in Central Florida 3 years prior when they had been dating for two months.
- This lines up with it now being June and Jane's birthday being in April.
'Secrets'[]
- Rafael learns Petra inseminated herself with his sperm and is probably pregnant.
- Jane was afraid to tell Michael about Alba's non-citizenship when they first started dating.
- Last year Jane told Rose about her break-up with Michael.
- Rose may have been to Switzerland – but not as Rose Solano.
Locations[]
Music[]
- islands in the stream | ANDREA NAVEDO ft. JAIME CAMIL
- xiomara & rogelio are on the cruise ship
Photos[]
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