Jane the Virgin
Chapter Fifty-Six
TV Flash files “Chapter Fifty-Six” as hour 56 of 100 in the TV Flash guide — Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) on The CW, season 3, episode 12, aired 2017-02-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E12: listed hour 56 of 100 in the Jane the Virgin guide, hour 12 of 20 in season 3. It aired 2017-02-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Chapter Fifty-Five” (S03E11). Next is “Chapter Fifty-Seven” (S03E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Jane is offered a book deal, she thinks her prayers have been answered and debates quitting her awful publishing job. After suffering from panic attacks, Jane is ready to get to the root of the problem. Rogelio and Xo are working on fixing their friendship until Xo finds out that Rogelio has been lying to everyone all this time. Petra is running damage control on the Marbella's reputation after a grisly discovery is found on the property. Meanwhile, Rafael is ready to be involved again in the Mirabella and his first order of business is finding the perfect person to manage the hotel lounge.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chapter Fifty-Six sit in the Jane the Virgin guide?
S03E12 is listed hour 56 of 100 — hour 12 of 20 in season 3, season 3 episode 12.
When did Jane the Virgin S03E12 air?
Chapter Fifty-Six aired 2017-02-20 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…