By ELIZABETH
VALENTIN
Arts Editor
Season four of Jane the Virgin aired on Oct. 13 on the CW. In season three, we see Michael die, Darci announce that she is pregnant with Rogelio’s child, Rafael find out that he adopted, and Anezka try to kill her twin sister, Petra.
This season picks up after Xiomara and Rogelio’s wedding. Jane is handed a letter from Michael. He wrote this letter before he died, as advice from a therapist, but never had a chance to give the letter to Jane. This tug at the heart strings brings back the pain of Michael’s death for audiences.
The person who passes the letter along is a man named Alex, who we discover is Jane’s first love. Alex brings a new narrator into the show, who comically argues with the show’s original narrator. Jane almost married Alex when she was 19, but he backed out at the very last second, breaking Jane’s heart. His reappearance in Jane’s life reminds her of the feelings that she once had for him, and a new romance begins. The only thing that complicates this is Jane’s possible feelings for her baby’s father, Rafael, who has possible feelings for his ex-wife Petra.
When Rafael found out that he was adopted in season three, he knew that this meant that he did not rightfully own the Marbella hotel, which is the reason that he is rich. When his sister, Louisa, who is not adopted, discovers this, she pursues legal action to make sure that she keeps the Marbella instead of Rafael. Because of this, Rafael no longer lives in the Marbella and now lives with Jane and her family.
Jane and Rafael receive a phone call and rush to find Petra near a body of water where Anezka tried to kill her. Petra discovers that Louisa was in on this plan and pretends to be her sister around Louisa for her own benefit.
Finally, Rogelio is at war with Darci, who is far along in her pregnancy with his child. She wants him out of her life and wants him to have nothing to do with their child. This makes for comedic social media wars between the two television stars.
The premiere of this season brings answers a lot of the questions left after last season’s finale, but leaves so many questions for the remainder of the season to answer. This season is proving to be as dramatic, action packed, and outrageous as previous season
