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I wasn't really pulled in by the first episode of this series, which I took to be a comedic soap-opera. But after my girlfriend insisted we watch more, I realized it's more soap parody, and while it does lead pretty heavily on its soap origins, it is so over-the-top and wacky that I've grown to really like it.

Give it a chance.

I came in with trepidation. The whole premise is preposterous. How wrong could I have been? Turns out very.

"Jane the Virgin" (still not thrilled with the title) is beyond charming. The lead actress is adorable and so believable -- even in this jaded age. The switching between English and Spanish dialog (please don't change this; Americans don't like sub-titles but the gimmick works) -- muy excelente! The very witty writing about cultural mores, traditional and contemporary, is something very missing in today's entertainment. I caught a repeat episode of "Mike and Molly" the other night (I've only seen the first episode and did not laugh once) and was reminded of the raw, crude language that completely turned me off; that is not comedy. Yet, it is the norm today, unfortunately.

Go ahead and take the plunge -- give "Jane the Virgin" a try. She will steal your heart; she already has mine.

Have just binged watched over the last couple of weeks, from episode 1 to episode 29 and sadly, as fun as the beginning was--it is on a slow and steady decline. It is clearly a telenovela, and amusing as such. A definite departure from credibility, but fun.

However, by episode 29, Jane is simply an annoying as a character--her lack of common sense (despite the narrator's description otherwise), her naiveté, her stubbornness and self-righteousness --all come together to make her very unappealing. I can't imagine why either Michael or Rafael are in love with her even in suspended reality.

On the other hand, one can see why both Michael and Rafael are interesting and desirable mates. They both have more passion and intensity as characters.

The other characters are simply fun.

Overall, the acting is great, but the script writers need to find some way to make the main character, Jane, charming again. Because right now it's a drag to watch her, and the other characters can't carry the show alone.

Jane the Virgin is a series I never really expected to fall in-love with. I actually started watching it only this year 2019, which is a very hard year for me. So I'm very thankful that I found this fantastic series.

I grew up watching telenovelas (or teleseryes, as we call them here). I love the genre. So when I saw the pilot, I instantly began to like it...the style and the tone of the story. A comedy, a drama, a romance, a mystery crime, almost everything's in it. I love the creativeness of this show, and the narrator and the animations are some of the best aspects of this show that makes it unique. The cast is also fantastic, and I simply fell in-love with the characters. Unlike most telenovelas, the characters here have more depth and are more relatable. After watching the ending, it's really hard to say goodbye to them. The ending is simply perfect.

If you haven't watched this yet, please do. Be prepared to fall in-love. Be prepared for the shocking twists. Be prepared to cry, laugh, and feel different emotions all at once. This series is a gem.

I am heartbroken that this amazing series has ended. It was the best Latin/American telanovela ever. The story line that was created the journey is something I will never ever forget. I cried at the last few episodes. The series finale brought tears of happiness, sadness and joy. The cast was phenomenal. The entire Jane The Virgin series was impeccable thank you for an amazing 5 seasons!

Ahna E. Bali

This is one of the best shows on CW and it was everything and more! The finale gave me inspiration to write my review. It was a rollercoaster of tears. One minute you are crying and the next you're laughing your butt out and still can't help it because you're still crying. It screws with your emotions but like in a really cool way. Everyone had their happy ending and yes, we all knew it was a "telenovela" but who cares. I'm an emotional wreck right now, writing this review. And I'm so privileged and grateful to have spent the last five years with the Villanueva women...

Jane at first was a young likeable woman. But after a while she becomes annoying and unrealistic. I started to like petra better actually when i couldnt stand her at first. Jane character made me rethink her motive. She clearly looks like an opportunist that took advantage of being knocked up by her crush and dismantled pedra dreams of her perfect family. It would be great if she didn't act as if pedra wasnt in rhe way of him being their for her son too, considering she have every right to be bitter about the thing. Overall its still a funny show thats why i gave it 6 stars, the main character just need to a tune up to be more likeable.

Coming from a country that airs cheap telenovela, it's refreshing to watch an improved everything of what a telenovela should be.

Jane the Virgin is one of the shows that do not care what the current audience wants to see / is interested to see. The plot is in itself far away from what a typical viewer is interested to watch. The plot is outrageous and in the nature of telenovelas. The creators made the show at high stakes but they also reaped greater rewards.

The cast is perfect. Each cast can carry a scene a telenovela would but with a very "American TV-show" feel. The fact the they are all talented, beautiful, and god-help-me-I'm-dying-of-laughter funny can't hurt.

What I hate about telenovelas (Aside from seeing them 5 times a week, yes, 5 times a week ) is the repetitiveness and pacing. That's not a problem with this show. I like how the show foreshadow scenes and repeat scenes with very minor but very impactful changes. The "American TV-show" pace is perfect too.

I just can say that if you like watching TV shows but is kind of bored of the mainstream vampires, sci-fi, superheroes, crime, teen girl, drama, kind. You might just be blown away with this gem of a show. This show need more hype.

I'm at the third season and this show just stopped making any sense so badly done and developed

Okay so this isn't a high class fancy proffessional review. Story ist fine, it's fun to watch, nice idea and intelligent executed.. BUT if you are not convinced yet - watch for Petra. You may not get it yet... but you will. Yael Grobglas acting and the character is extraotdinary!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE PETRAAAA

I started watching the series hating Petra and Rafael, thinking Jane had a good heart. Turns out Petra and Rafael are the good guys in the series. Jane is selfish, whiny and outrageous! I don't understand why anyone would wanna be with her, leave alone two nice good hearted men. I love Rogelio and his drama and Xo too. Alba has gotten better through the seasons (more forward thinking). But seriously, someone needs to give Jane a smack or two and bring miss perfect back to earth!

First 2 seasons..... LOVED! Then writers bring in politics and I'm done. Can't we just have some entertainment without bringing us down with politics? I watch TV to escape from our everyday realities, I want to getaway and not think about the world outside of my picture box.

Anyway, I totally enjoyed Rogelio's character, he so needs a show of his own. #teamrogelio #iloverogelio #rogeliospinoff

I have binge watched the series twice now, and I probably will several more times in the next few years! All of the characters play such amazing parts. I personally love them all, well at least love to hate a few. I would love to see this come back one day as a "While you were gone" said by the narrator; to bring at least one more season. I truly believe that not only I would appreciate a come back season(s), that the whole fan base would be overwhelmed with joy.

I truly loved this show - it was my first anything close to a telenoeva show - and please ignore all the negative comments that didn't even finish the show. I LOVE how IMOERFECT all the characters are and how much they grow - 3 steps forward 2 back - over and over again.

I have shared a lot of tears and laughter with this show and I can't wait to watch it all again some day.

I used to want to be a writer, and this is the first show about writing that actully made me once more (after 12 years of not writing) once more start writing.

Its easy to watch, enjoy and embrase the crazyness!!

It's presented in a comedic style that isn't meant to be taken seriously. I've seen others that commented that there was nothing funny about the situation and wondered why she didn't sue the doctor....as I stated....it is a COMEDY. If this were a reality show, it would have to involve lawyers, investigators and medical professionals. Nothing about this show feels like reality. It is presented as entertainment. I found it entertaining. It is based on an earlier Spanish version that had the lead character as a 17 year old girl, which is way more realistic if she is supposed to be a virgin. However the fact that the lead in this version is 24 adds to the humor. How many 24 year old educated attractive women in a serious relationship with a guy in law enforcement determined to stay a virgin until marriage could there be? Just saying....I think if you like a good mystery (this show also has suspense) and satire, I think this show is worth checking out. It doesn't hurt that all the actors are very attractive.

Loved the first season then your tied to characters and series has a good ending so worth watching through. Didn't like a few series storylines but overall eally liked it and found it very funny.

I love Michael and Jane love storyline but oh welll, it can be predicted how it going to end. I love how this story can twist from happy to sad with tears to thriller and more. Love it!

I started watching JTV because the trailer made it seem funny and I was instantly hooked. The plot line sounds crazy but the acting is brilliant, the cast really sell the chemistry, the friction etc.

The cast all get along so well in real life too (on Instagram) which makes you love the show even more.

Was gutted the show ended so soon but I think they ended on such a high note.

There's lots of laughs, drama and tears - it's got it all

I enjoyed this show, but I have to say that I progressively hated Jane as a character. Not only does she lose the whole "virgin" thing very quickly, but then she just comes off as this entitled, know-it-all. Jane always has something to say about someone else's situation. She is never really a good friend. Jane constantly flip flops her feelings, it becomes nauseating. The far-fetched events of the final season (I won't spoil it), only show how fake she is when it comes to her relationships. I understand it's shot in a telenovela style, but Petra easily is the best and most relatable character. Another example of Jane being selfish is when Petra is asked to write her own book, and Jane says out of the side of her mouth during a meal one time that Petra isn't a writer.. Jane was solely published because her father guaranteed to pay back any losses if the book didn't sell 10k copies, which it didn't. Jane thinks entirely to much of herself because she didn't "crumble her flower".

Petra and Rogelio are the characters that really made this series go to 5 years.

Its a good binge watch, but besides Petra, don't expect any character development.

I have a disclaimer, "I do not like soaps at all". Every soap that I accidentally saw growing up with my family made me realize why I hated soaps. Why am I telling all this? Because "Jane the Virgin", is unlike any other soap I have ever seen. Most soaps are boring, tedious, unnecessary twists, stretched, overly dramatic and too serious or trying too hard to be funny. The best thing about this show is that it avoids all of these mistakes.

This show can be taken and is a good satire on soaps in general and telenovellas in particular but it also has merits of its own. It doesn't solely rely on making fun on other soaps to be successful. It is genuinely funny and has enough twists to keep the audience engaged. Also the little messages the show gives in a few moments in every other episode are real and relatable to us average mortals.

The show also has a wonderful take on life in general. It tells us that we should not take our lives too seriously and not everything is in our control. We think most of the times that we are the leaders of our destiny and we can shape our lives any way we want. Yes to a certain extent we can but we should never rule our environment and the part played by it in our destiny. The show even goes a step beyond this general realization that I stated, it teaches us how with all the unexpected turns and twists in life we keep growing and moving on and life never stops. This is the sort of outlook on life the show promotes and it is a very good message in my opinion. Every one should watch this show!:)