Ok so I’ve got a little rant about jtv bc I need to get it off my chest.
So I was a Micheal and Jane shipper from day one but since Micheal’s death was hinted so early on in the show I kept that to the forefront of my mind and actually expected him to die in season one. Then they got married and maybe I thought he’d die in his 80’s of a stroke or something idk but it got my hopes up for a bit. Then Micheal died, for real, and I cried and grieved a lil it was very sad.
However I felt his death was very well done. I was so happy when Jane immediately didn’t get back with Rafeal and watching her date other people and choose others worked very well and watching her grieve over Micheal and get over him in her own time and way was well paced and I enjoyed watching it.
I believe that then falling for Rafeal later worked even more so as you could see her fit with him so much more over characters such as Adam. I feel doing it this way allowed everyone to really appreciate Rafeal and his growth from season one really apparent and I was so pleased when they were finally together again. I felt it was realistically written felt incredibly natural and I admire Rafeal in coping with things the way he did and how hard it would have been for him especially in situations such as with Rolegio and him not having the same bond and also that the writers didn’t intend to just put Rafeal exactly in Micheal’s place and respected them as very different characters.
I felt this was the most respectful jafeal end game they could have given to Micheal’s character and cordueva shippers. It left Micheal’s characters impact on the characters and Jane and Micheal’s relationship meant something, it was worth while and key in so many aspects of Jane’s life and although sad was something she could reflect upon positively. Over all Micheal’s life and death meant something.
By the time the season 4 finale rolled around I was rooting for Rafeal and excited for his proposal.
Then came what I believe to have been the biggest plot twist in the entire show.
I couldn’t have guessed where they were going to go with it although I knew Micheal wouldn’t have left Jane. I also didn’t believe that Jane would leave Rafeal for Micheal after everything they’d been through. I didn’t know where this would lead but the writers hadn’t disappointed me before and I believed they had such a clear idea of where they were going with this and they would do it well. Right??
I didn’t think Micheal’s memories would come back so early into the season and frankly I was disappointed when they did. It was such a big moment to come around so fast it felt rushed. I accepted his memories may not come back and that would have made sense but this felt too soon all together.
Then Jane went to Micheal and it felt like the writers were dangling the ending the cordueva fans wanted over their heads like a carrot whilst simultaneously reading and winding up the jafeal fans. I assumed making such a big decision would be end game worthy as this was a bold move and Micheal wasn’t some cheap shock effect ploy.
Micheal regained his feelings for Jane and was quite literally left in the dirt as once again he put her before himself despite everything. This is not justice for his character. While they tried to soften the blow by his acceptance of this and Jane’s decision and Jane’s empathy to him this wasn’t enough. In one episode it was over and Micheal is yet to be mentioned again.
I also felt sympathy for Rafael’s character at the time as he didn’t deserve to suffer after coming so far. Especially when his depression hit.
Fast forward to the most recent episode (12) all I can say is: What was the point?
Jafeal back together in a forced dance routine was the icing on the cake for me. A celebration for the predictable??? Even while in Montana I had my doubts of Jane and Micheal’s relationship resuming and I was correct. Jane and Rafeal’s relationship became innevitable and I was sick of watching her try and win him back yet again. I felt some pleasure watching him stand up for himself being second best but I knew it was not to last. I was bored watching their relationship blossom once more as it was far less engaging than that of season four, that felt right and worked on this was quick and cheap and you could feel the time constraints of the last season closing in. So to celebrate this with a dance number did not make an ounce of sense. I didn’t feel over joyed, I felt bored as essentially nothing had changed from season 4 to now it was a delayed and forced celebration of the inevitable which was almost cringeworthy, although this may not had been if this was the end of season 4 preposal instead of them getting back together after numerous break ups.
The beginning of season 5 had absolutely no impact in the plot and could have been cut out entirely with no implacations on the final result.
It tarnished Micheal’s character into nothing more than shock effect to be left and never spoken about again.
When Micheal was dead, his death meant something to everyone specially Jane. Micheal’s death helped Rafeal grow and be there for Jane and proved to both her and himself he could be the man he deserved.
Rafeal’s depression could still have been written into the show under another cause, which I believe would have been more beneficial to the show giving him an extra story line of his own not including Jane and could have had much more of an impact in men’s mental health on screen if it had not been relationship based.
I assume maybe they tried to answer the question “would Jane have chose Rafeal if Micheal was still alive?” If so they didn’t do that. She said this made Rafeal her first choice. But she did believe Micheal was dead for four years in which point he took on a new identity, which would not have happened if he he had “stayed alive” the past for years. So you could still argue that Jane would still be with Micheal so to an extent that question remains unanswered
This ripped up Micheal’s character and lessened the impact he had worked for. There was no justice for Micheal. I wish Micheal had stayed dead.
I seriously hope the writers can find a way to write their wrongs.
This isn’t from a point of bitterness of being a cordueva shipper or the idea that “my team lost” as that was cruelly weavesd into Alba’s lines to pit fans against each other. It’s simply an observation of poor writing and what a rushed timescale can do to a great show. I hope they improve
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