Why do you hate uh... Raphael! (Only thing I remember that irritates you right now)
hahah, poor Raf. Oh, wait no.Â
Under the cut because long rant and, also, spoilers.Â
I donât actually hate him, I just find his character annoying and a poor representation of struggling and depressed people. Also, a terrible choice for the heroineâs âtrue love interestâ as they put it. The only reason he ever goes back to drinking is because âJane chose Michaelâ or something of the sorts and when heâs depressed he keeps insulting Jane and, instead of holding him accountable for his despicable actions (like turning his son against his mother and her former-dead husband who was tortured, had amnesia and was kept from his own life for years because of his family drama), Jane feels guilty and is guilted back into a relationship with him. The moment Jane chooses him, he shuts her down because âhe canât trust herâ just because she decided to check if she still had feelings for her now alive former-dead husband because Rafael suggested it.Â
This whole arc was written poorly and everyone who doesnât have heart-eyes for Justinâs abs can see Rafael is to be held accountable for all of his terrible actions (including regretting telling Jane about Michaelâs return). I never hated him, really. I just think heâs the prime example of âheroine must rescue troubled man and make him whole againâ and âdepressed people are allowed to treat people around them like shit because theyâre depressedâ and I donât like that. It made both him and Jane âwho wants to get him back at all costsâ annoying.Â
Oh, also, he has three kids but basically forgets about the twins and his ex-wife all the time. But, yeah, heâs suffering for Jane, we gotta understand him.Â
Also, I hate the fact that they used Michael to invalidate three seasons of their own show and pit Michael, Janeâs âlove interestâ, against Raf whoâs apparently her âtrue love interestâ, basically sh*tting on their own show, on a wonderful character, on the actor playing Michael and half the fanbase just because they wanted Raf & Jane to be endgame in an explicit way that basically killed everything about the past seasons.
Iâm still convinced itâs because Raf is Mateoâs father and they want the heroine to get her âCatholic styleâ family and because Justin has pull in the fanbase because heâs the conventional âdreamy, hot guyâ.Â













