I was not so sure what to make of the show at first. Granted, I had been hearing about it from many friends, but I didn't necessarily feel I had to watch it with urgency. Back in October the first season of Jane the Virgin was released on Netflix. I had completed all my homework that Saturday during that weekend and needed to give myself something of a break. I decided it was as good a time as any to try something new.

Somehow I still managed to keep everything together in my life academically and socially even though I finished the first season before Thanksgiving break. Even now I'm still amazed that I was able to stop binging to do other work (more will of course be explained in the list below).

And it didn't end there. Not long after I was in the middle of the first season, I found out one of my close friends had also just gotten into the show. When winter break finally arrived, I showed it to my family and even they were quickly hooked. It got to a point that one of my sisters would continue watching episodes on her own and was a few episodes ahead of my parents.

I was initially worried about how a second season would play out, but even as it moves forward so many new ideas and obstacles are brought to the table for the characters that do not make any of it feel like a repeat of the first season. While the second season has not yet ended and the CW has yet to make a decision concerning a third season, I encourage those of y'all who haven't seen Jane the Virgin yet to do so for these reasons:

1. It is basically an English speaking telenovela

2. The unseen narrator is both hilarious and understands the audience.

3. Immigration issues are addressed.

4. The female characters are well written and extremely interesting, especially the dynamic between Jane, her mother, and her grandmother.

5. Just when you think they couldn’t possibly have any more twists, they manage to keep you hooked with bigger surprises.