With my first passion blog, I am going to analyze a popular tv series(and a favorite of mine) that many people will not really admit to liking, called Jane The Virgin. This tv show consists of 5 seasons with a total of ‘100 chapters’. Each episode is named a chapter, which symbolize the main character, Jane, love for writing books and life. In the beginning, I truly didn’t think I would enjoy such an out-of-my style show, but it ended up having elements of surprise and that sudden “oh shit” moment that I enjoy. As apart of the audience that kept this show airing, I feel the main pull was the intense mystery and turn of events such as murders, accidental insemination, love triangle, criminal mastermind, and more.

From such events, it is focused around three Latina women who are strong roles following a telenovela of events that occur in their lives. In their lives, many great things come from it and keep the audience engaged season around, allowing them to have 5 successful seasons that came to an end. Looking into the audience demographics, it seems that women and men ages 18-49 have a high liking to this series. Which means that this has aspects not only for women, but for men as well.

In watching every episode, I never once questioned what made me return for more. But with careful thought, I realized that Jane’s life is so unique and sporadic, that I truly never knew what was entail for me. Jane, Xiomara (her mom), and Alba (her grandma), are united with the love and care they have for one another–and telenovelas. It’s important to note that is may be one of the first television shows that incorporates Spanish and English within the dialogue, and I feel that this exposure for many people is such impactful to communities and lifestyles different from their own. It was really important for a cross cultured show to be loved by so many.

Overall, this tv show brought light to relevant issues too but through a fairytale like romance. Maybe the audience enjoyed escaping into a realm where someone else had similar challenges, and the fact that is was dramatized made it easier to watch. Within each character’s role, it added elements that were vital to delivering such an amazing series and message. Challenges were faced, love was found, and a criminal was put in her place. What more could an audience, and I ask for as we watched her life from behind a screen. Jane’s grandma states at the ends of the last episode, “They always have an ending,” her abuela Alba says. “But it’s always a happy one. The good people always get what they deserve. And there’s usually a wedding.”

And indeed, there was a wedding and a happy ending, and Jane even got what she deserved in the end. To experience such a hearth felt story, I recommend watching this if you need an outlet to a place where anything is possible–and romanticized.