I gasped, clutched my pearls, and sat in shock for a good 10 seconds.
Congratulations,Jane the Virginwriters.
Everyone gathers around the table to help.
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All decide Jorge should not be invited.
Even River votes no.
Why does River get a vote?
Rogelio hates every second.
(Sidebar: Brooke Shields pronouncing Albas name as Abla is hilarious.)
Rafael is the only one not at the table.
The house is on the market next week.
Jane and Rafael share the good news with her family.
They are moving in together!
Everyone cheers except for Alba who is disappointed that the good news wasnt an engagement.
When Jane leaves the room, Rafael drops another big bomb: Heisgoing to propose!
In fact, hes going to pop the question tonight.
My heart cant handle all the excitement.
Rafael wanders into Janes room.
There are sticky notes all over the wall with scratched ideas and outlines.
She cant seem to make this new book come together and she wants to work on it tonight.
She rain-checks their date.
Rafael hurries into the next room to ask Alba to pinch hit for him.
She offers to babysit so Jane and Rafael can have a romantic night.
The outline will be there tomorrow.
Alba also mentions a get-together Jorge is hosting tomorrow after the ceremony.
He and a few friends are going to toast Albas citizenship.
Jorge agrees and because she felt so guilty, Jane invites him to the fiesta.
Jane heads over to her moms house to give a shot to pick out an outfit for her grandmother.
That will take Rafaels breath away!
Why would she dress up fancy for her dinner with Rafael?
Meanwhile, Rafael drops the girls off with Petra.
Id like to publicly announce that Anna and Elsa are THE WORST.
Therefore, I hate/love them.
I think they deserve an entire episode dedicated to their condescending behavior.
Okay, back to Petra.
JR is hanging around a lot lately, since she sacrificed everything for Petra.
So Petra asks her to move in.
Yes, its soon, but Petra is right there with her.
The moment is interrupted by a text from a friend at the DAs office.
Krishna just turned herself in from out of the blue.
Oddly, this information is trumped by Petra confiding in Rafael that JR has professed her love.
Why isnt she more excited?
Because shes waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Rafael is tired of waiting for his perpetual shoe to drop, too.
He decides to head to the jailhouse to see Rose and tell her to stop calling him.
Fast forward to that night.
Jane looks fabulous and Instagram-ready in her darling dress and freshly manicured nails.
When Rafael answers the door, he looks awful.
The booze is out and the manners have disappeared.
In fact, he asks Jane to leave.
Then she about faces and heads right back to the door.
She shoves her way inside and insists he tell her what is going on.
They are in a relationship and you just dont leave when things get hard.
Cue Rafael leaving right out the window to spend some quality time on the terrace.
That night, Rafael joins Jane in the bed.
He confesses that he went to see Rose and it wasnt good.
Yet he still doesnt tell Jane the big secret.
Instead, they do the deed.
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Its citizenship day!
Everyone is in a fuss trying to keep the secret intact.
I feel like we should stand up and place our hands over our hearts, dont you?
An hour later, Rogelio is trying hard not to blow a gasket in front of Xo.
It seems River spelled Albas name wrong on the cake, but thinks its not a big deal.
Steam pours from Rogelios ears as he storms away.
Xo defends her husband and tells River that this isnt about a cake.
Its about loving his family.
Why do I get the sensation that this pretend marriage might spark real feelings in future episodes?
I hope Im wrong.
You know who else is apprehensive?
Why in the world does she have to ride the bus back home with Jane and Mateo?
(Nice cover, Jorge.)
Stubborn Alba doesnt care.
Jane has no choice but to divulge the secret.
She points for Alba to get on the bus since Jorge is probably at the house waiting for her.
The bus speeds away with Mateo on board.
Jane and Alba are still on the sidewalk.
Mama Bear instincts kick in and Jane chases down the bus on foot.
Its like those stories you hear about mothers lifting cars to help their baby.
Jane tells Alba that Rafael is acting weird.
Hes in a dark place because of Rose and that is frustrating.
Will this terrible woman ever go away?
What could she have told Rafael to shake him to the core?
Alba wonders if Rose told Rafael that Rogelio is his father.
You may laugh, but I promise you, I thought the exact same thing for a hot second.
This is a telenovela, after all.
Alba works the party like an Academy Award-winning actress.
She makes a lovely speech about her family and friends and the importance of her journey.
When you love the other as much as yourself, it makes one out of many.
She never has to worry about being separated from her many again.
Jorge makes a break for the front door and Alba follows him.
Alba understands this first hand.
So she proposes to Jorge.
She needs Rogelio to make the place look wedding-worthy and she needs Jane to marry them.
She also needs lots of pictures for proof.
Five seconds later, Alba and Jorge are man and wife.
Jane finds Rafael in the crowd and escorts him to the front porch.
She wants him to know that whatever Rose said, they can handle it.
Even if he is her brother.
Rafael laughs and confirms that he is definitely not her brother.
Oh, thank goodness.
I couldnt handle it if that was a surprise.
Jane kisses Rafael and promises that he is her forever.
His face softens and he invites her over later to talk.
Then inspiration hits and Jane barrels to her room and pulls out all of her manuscripts.
Theres the unfinished piece about Alba, along with the half-written mother/daughter manuscript.
Its a blend of the light and the dark.
Another way to describe darkness is the shoe dropping.
In this case, its an actual shoe.
While Petra was at Albas party, JR stayed with the twins and had a fashion show.
One of them fell in Petras heels.
The same heels she wore the night of Anezkas murder and swore had never been repaired.
JR thrusts the shoe in Petras face, begging her to explain.
Petra blurts out that she did do it, but she was only trying to protect her girls.
Oh no she didnt.
It turns out Petra did shove her sister, but only after Anezka threatened to harm the twins.
She feels like Petra used her and vows to never see her again.
Shes not the blackmailer.
The real one threatened her family and made her turn herself in.
Krishna is confident that person wants to kill Petra.
This person has security codes and alternate points of entry for the Marbella.
Suddenly, we see Petra creeping around her room as if she hears something.
She turns around and screams at the gun pointed in her direction.
JR bursts through the door and lunges at the shooter.
JR stands up with a gun in her hand.
Is the shooter dead?
Is it someone we know?
Does Petra have another sister or a long-lost brother?
That drama is nothing compared to what happens next.
Then he opens the door further revealing Michael.
Since Im the president of the Team Michael Fan Club, this gives me great pause.
Jane is happy with Rafael.
Should I root for that relationship?
My heart tells me to go with Michael because hes Janes one true love.
Then again, what if this guy is Michaels evil twin brother Mark?
That totally puts me back in Rafaels camp.
Ill make an informed decision next season.
Nowthatis how you film a finale.
