Season two of Jane the Virgin has brought about a lot of changes for the show, but what’s clearest in “Chapter Twenty-Three” is that creator Jennie Snyder Urman and her team know exactly who these characters are, and how they relate to one another and the world that Jane the Virgin has created.
Media is white. The majority of people making decisions about media, from executives to directors, are white. The people who star in splashy summer movies, who play the lead roles on television cop dramas, who make music played on Top 40 radio, and who write books featured on The New York Times’ bestseller list are primarily …
The show spends the last few episodes of the season focusing on the character of Jane and strengthening familial relationships while not forgetting its comedic elements.
I grew up with telenovelas. I lived in Mexico during my formative years, and telenovelas were appointment viewing, with my friends and I faithfully gathering after school to watch the latest episodes. They had wonderful and outlandish names and dealt with cheating spouses, long-lost siblings, lucrative business deals, and a whole lot of evening gowns worn inside …
While the plot hasn’t suffered, the recent run of Jane the Virgin has turned the attention mainly on how the characters relate to each other, whether it’s seemingly unconnected people like Rogelio and Michael or duos with a bitter history like Rafael and Petra, and the show has benefited from it.
Not only keeping a focus on both storylines and character development, the show’s writers have used both to inform each other, building a symbiotic relationship between the two while still maintaining the show’s humour and turning its voiceover into a continued strength.
After four seasons of deliberately paced, character-based storytelling, Boardwalk Empire wasn’t going to change its approach in its final truncated season. Instead of introducing new intrigues or foes, the series used much of its time to reflect on the paths that brought Nucky and the other main characters to this point and to say an extended goodbye to the people and world of the show.
In July, a panel of SoS TV editors and critics picked the best episodes of 2014 so far. Here are their picks for the best episodes of the second half of what has been another fantastic year for television. The Honourable Woman, “The Empty Chair” Written by Hugo Blick Directed by Hugo Blick Aired July 3, 2014 …
Through the season’s first six episodes, Jane the Virgin has shown a knack for effectively moving the plot along while also deepening characters. The series has also shown a similar deft touch with balancing fantasy sequences with genuine emotional beats, making for a fun viewing.
The series premiere of the the CW’s newest show not only crosses the hurdle of its premise, but manages to deliver a show that’s unafraid of its telenovela influences, while giving emotional beats their due weight and promising to explore some relationships rarely seen in television.
Several network series return this week, but the fall season starts in earnest next week. Before the premieres kick off, here are SoS TV Editor Kate Kulzick and SoS Managing TV Editor Deepayan Sengupta with their initial impressions on the networks’ new offerings. Note: Our thoughts are based on pilots that are works in progress, …