Just a sweet story about a girl and her accidental artificial inseminator.
Chapter 71 is a jam-packed episode ofJane the Virgin: a proposal!
The hilarious prospect of Rogelio going to couples counseling!
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I know, right?
So lets get the minor storylines out of the way because there are somethingswe need to discuss.
Rafael kisses Jane and even this #TeamMichael gal is fully on board.
More on the kissing (ah!)
later, but first, to the Marbella!
Petra is busy mustering up strength to act like shes mourning the death of her twin sister.
Anezkas suicide is so public that not looking distraught will be bad PR for the hotel.
Thankfully, Petra gets an assist when Anna and Elsa accidentally spray some perfume in her eyes.
She looks like shes been crying for days.
Its an especially fortuitous turn of events because…Anezka is very muchalive.
Our Narrator did tell us that Anezka didnt kill herself, remember?
(Shes been watching a lot ofGame of Thrones.)
The reunion is short-lived.
Inspired by Sansa Stark, Anezka confronts her sister.
She wont be needing her help after allthis is her hotel now.
It is…Anezka, who is now very much dead.
For real this time.
Sorry, Anezka, but you were no Sansa Stark.
As for the women actually on said road trip, each comes with her own set of issues.
Whats a road trip without some (drunken) dramatics, anyway?
Alba joins the ladies last minute, literally running and hopping into the car with very little warning.
Lady requests the top up and frequent bathroom breaks.
Eventually, Alba confesses the reason she needed a quick getaway: Jorge proposed!
Jorge popped the question in the Marbella gift shop and instead of answering, Alba just ran.
Alba doesnt love Jorge the way she loved her late husband.
Its a lovely rant about not being dead yet and deserving romance and passion.
Sure, its a tequila-fueled rant, but lovely nonetheless.
By the end of the trip, Alba has an epiphany.
She needs to be willing to say yes to love!
She tells the girls she is going to accept the proposal.
Alas, it seems like saying yes to love means saying no to Jorge.
Instead of having a conversation with her husband about how shes feeling, she bolts.
Rogelio tries to apologize.
Shell have none of it.
Ro and Xo are married now.
Theyre a team and they need to stick together, especially when things are tough.
Instead, she just ran away.
Ro will have none ofthat, thank you very much.
Xo is up in arms for like five minutes, until Alba reminds her that Rogelio is right.
Both are in the wrong.
Rogelio laughs and laughs, until he realizes shes serious.
Rogelio in counseling is going to bedelightful.
Now that the housekeeping is out of the way, lets chat about Jane.
She is an emotional mess.
Next to Iyanla Vanzant.
Even Iyanla cannot fix Janes life.
The incident trends on Twitter (#SnotFalling) and is a complete disaster.
At least the Narrator offers some hope: Her best is yet to come, he tells us.
AND all three times, its been Rafael who pushed her.
The first time, weve already seen.
Its 10 years ago, when Jane and Rafael first met at the yacht club.
She makes him an excellent grilled cheese sandwich, and he wants to know more about her.
The practical answer is that shes a teacher.
The brave answer is that shes a writer.
Its the first time she says it out loud and it pushes her to pursue her dream.
The second time Rafael has pushed Jane along her writing path was three years ago.
You know, the Very Bad Time when Michaels death was still very new.
Jane has tossed her manuscript in the trash.
She will find something else to write about.
Thats not good enough for Rafael.
Later, theres a knock on the hotel door and Patricia is there.
But she doesnt want to be involved with the book or Jane at all.
Cool about the book, but yeah, still harsh.
Jane thanks Rafael for giving Patricia the pages.
He wants Jane to write this book, he wants to see how it ends.
How did I get so lucky to have you as my accidental artificial inseminator, Jane asks.
Im the lucky one, Raf replies.
What is happening here, and can it never stop?
Thats one way to kill a buzz.
Hes fine now and they didnt want to ruin her book tour.
When Jane calls Rafael to ream him out, he says the same thing.
But he wasnt keeping Mateos fever a secret from Jane to protecther, he did it to protect Mateo.
We flash back to three years ago in that hotel room.
Jane is beside herself that she pushed her anxieties onto Mateo.
Raf reminds her that shes a good mom.
Then they text each other that sweet accidental artificial inseminator exchange and Ill say it again: YOU GUYS.
Jane doesnt think shell open that door againbut maybe a window.
Michaels mom shows up.
Well, thanks, Patricia.
Now were all crying.
Finally, Jane arrives back home and we see the third time Rafael pushes her to continue writing.
Again, thats not good enough for Rafael.
Jane is a writer.
So he reminds her, once again (and again and again) to be brave.
A big, ol sweep-you-off-your-feet kiss.
And now we wait.
