Jane the Virgin
Chapter Twenty-Three
TV Flash files “Chapter Twenty-Three” as a desk essential hour — Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) on The CW, season 2, episode 1, aired 2015-10-12, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 23 of 100 in the Jane the Virgin guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 2015-10-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Chapter Twenty-Two” (S01E22). Next is “Chapter Twenty-Four” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “Chapter Twenty-Three”. Chapter Twenty-Three keeps CW craft numbering like a novel: bilingual family melodrama still weekly literature.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After Jane discovers Mateo's abduction, chaos ensues, especially when they all learn Sin Rostro is involved and demanding a ransom. Trying to help, Rogelio tweets about Mateo's kidnapping making the Villanueva family targets of the paparazzi. Despite everything that has happened, Jane must also focus on motherhood and turns to Xo and Alba for help, leaving Rafael feeling left out. Meanwhile, Petra is conflicted with what to do with Rafael's remaining sperm sample.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chapter Twenty-Three sit in the Jane the Virgin guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 23 of 100 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Jane the Virgin S02E01 air?
Chapter Twenty-Three aired 2015-10-12 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need the Venezuelan telenovela first?
No. Urman's CW adaptation is a self-aware love letter with its own Villanueva engine. The narrator will catch you up in style.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Accidental insemination as telenovela ignition: Gina Rodriguez, three generations of Villanuevas, and a Latin Lover narrator who winks without killing the swoon. CW craft that treated bilingual family soap as high style — melodrama with a heart so sincere the meta jokes never curdle the romance.
The flash is an accident and a wink. Accidental insemination as telenovela ignition — Gina Rodriguez in the lights, three generations of Villanuevas already the real plot, and Anthony Mendez's Latin Lover Narrator leaning in like a source who will not kill the swoon. Jennie Snyder Urman's CW adaptation of a Venezuelan telenovela (2014–2019) treated bilingual family soap as high style. The museum guard can keep his dry prestige; this carpet had maximal heart and a narrator who knew the camera was a gossip column.
Filed against
- Gina Rodriguez as Jane Villanueva
Gina Rodriguez's Jane Villanueva turned accidental insemination into telenovela high style — three generations of Villanuevas, a Latin Lover narrator, CW craft that treated bilingual family soap as sincere spectacle. Melodrama with a…
- Andrea Navedo as Xiomara
Andrea Navedo’s Xiomara gave Jane the Virgin its telenovela ignition — three generations of Villanuevas, accidental insemination as plot, a Latin Lover narrator who winks without killing the swoon. CW craft, bilingual family soap as high…
- Yael Grobglas as Petra
Yael Grobglas’s Petra made Jane the Virgin a telenovela ignition with teeth — accidental insemination, Gina Rodriguez, three generations of Villanuevas, a Latin Lover narrator who winks without killing the swoon. CW craft that treated…
- Justin Baldoni as Rafael Solano
Justin Baldoni’s Rafael Solano was Jane the Virgin’s Latin Lover with a heartbeat — accidental insemination as telenovela ignition, Gina Rodriguez, three generations of Villanuevas, a narrator who winks without killing the swoon. CW craft…
- Brett Dier as Michael Cordero
Brett Dier played Michael Cordero on Jane the Virgin — the telenovela-sincere cop-and-love-interest who had to survive accidental insemination, three Villanueva generations, and a narrator who winked without killing the swoon. CW craft as…
- Jaime Camil as Rogelio de la Vega
Jaime Camil’s Rogelio de la Vega turned Jane the Virgin into telenovela ignition with abs and a wink — accidental insemination as plot, three generations of Villanuevas, a Latin Lover narrator sharing the sky. CW craft that treated…