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“Jane the Virgin” recap (1.7): A Face Made for a Coin

The opening flashback takes us to five years ago when Jane shared her first kiss with Rafael. She was head over heels. She went home and told Xiomara about how magical it was. Xiomara warns Jane that Rafael is a player. To Jane, it doesn’t matter, and she’s extremely disappointed when Rafael doesn’t call.

Flash forward to present day, and Xiomara catches Jane and Rafael in the magical kiss we left off with in the previous episode. Xiomara warns Jane, again, about Rafael. The fact that he’s a player, still married, she’s having his baby, and his ex is crazy are just a few things that concern Xiomara. Once again, Jane doesn’t care. She tells Xiomara that she has a feeling like she’s meant to be with Rafael. The next day Rafael shows up on Jane’s doorstep, still high off of their make out session. He asks to take Jane on a date. She bursts his bubble by telling him she needs more time, especially since she just broke up with Michael.

Speaking of Michael, he finds out about Rafael and Jane by the huge arrangement of roses waiting for Jane in the locker room with saying he’s going to kiss her again. Michael is quick to tell Jane she’s not the person he thought she was before making a dramatic exit. He’s one to talk. But just like a man, he doesn’t think was he’s done was all that bad. The rest of the episode we see him moping around at work, which eventually leads to him being so upset with Jane that he bangs his work partner. It was awkward, random, and ruined my dinner.

Xiomara is teaching hip hop dance classes to young girls. One of the girls plays matchmaker with her dad and Xiomara. Turns out, the dad is an ex famous soccer player. But we don’t find this out until Xiomara and Rogelio go on a double date together. Remember how in the last episode she told Rogelio that they should stop their fling so that he can focus on building his relationship with Jane. In an effort to make the other jealous, they each say they have a date and it’s Rogelio’s bright idea to have the double date. It blows up in his face when he becomes jealous of Xiomara and her date. At least we can see that Rogelio actually cares about Xiomara, in his own way.

As for Jane, things are kind of weird at her teaching gig. Parents are coming up to her and asking for hugs. The nuns are pawning Jane off as the modern day Virgin Mary. They’re offering coins with Jane’s photo on it as a ploy to get more people to attend their church. It’s working because couples who are looking to have children want Jane’s fertile mojo to rub off on them. But Jane isn’t too pleased about the nuns’ bright idea when she find out about the exploitation when one of the couples show Jane the coin.

That’s not the only thing Jane is having to deal with in her life. Rafael doesn’t give up on making Jane his. He convinces her that they can be together and Michael won’t have to know. He tells Jane that he wants to be with her, to get to know her, and raise their baby together. Jane goes against the warning of Xiomara and instead follows her heart.

Jane and Rafael go on a date to Target together, because Jane LOVES Target and of course they need product placement for marketing somewhere in the show. They make out in one of the aisles. They continue the date back at the hotel where they sit outside by a fire and talk all night long. It’s cute actually. They talk about personal stories and ask each other questions to get to know each other better. Eventually they fall asleep in each other’s arms.

The next morning Xiomara is worried because Jane didn’t make it home. She’s so worried that she decides to call and see if she’s with Michael. Wrong move Xiomara! Michael advises Xiomara to check with Rafael. Rogelio decides to tweet his fans to find his daughter. But Jane is fine. She’s late to work, but totally in love and still wearing the dress she was in from the night before. The nuns are not too happy with Jane’s attire and threaten to end her job right there. Jane always has something up her sleeve, though, and offers to play their little game of being their Virgin Mary.

Later that day Rogelio and Xiomara are waiting for Jane to get home. Xiomara already see what the no go Rafael is doing to her daughter. But Jane is tired of playing it safe. It’s her last chance to follow her heart and do what she wants to do before the baby comes. And what she want to do is be with Rafael.

If you’re wondering what’s going on in the crazy world of Petra, then wonder no more. Remember how she knocked out Ivan with Zazo’s urn? Well, now she’s holding Ivan hostage. She has him tied up and gagged in the closet. All of this because she owes him $250,000, which we still don’t know why.

Of course, Petra doesn’t have that kind of money. She does what she does best and throws herself at Lachlan. She tells him that she has dirt on Rafael that Lachlan can use to take Rafael down. But, it all comes with a price of $350,000. After sex, Petra learns that Lachlan doesn’t have that kind of money. At least not right now. He’ll have that kind of money once he takes control of the hotel. And that’s where Petra’s dirt of Rafael comes in play.

At the hotel, somewhere outside in a romantical setting, Jane is waiting for Rafael. She send him a text message that she’s there. He says he’ll be right down. As soon as Rafael sends the text his father storms into his office and tells him he’s fired. In the hall, just outside of his door, Petra and Lachlan are dressed with evil smiles.

Jane is still waiting when she finally gets call from Rafael. She asks where he is. His response? Oh, he’s just on his way to the airport headed for Mexico City.

The one thing that has me disappointed is the fact that Luisa is nowhere to be found and hasn’t been mentioned in the past few episodes. And Rose. Where has she gone? Bring back Ruisa!

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