Episode Eleven passes the Bechdel Test.
- In the opening scene, Xo and Alba are fighting about the rule of the house, and Jane wrote a letter from Xo and gave it to Alba to smooth things over after the fight.
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Criteria:
- Two women who have names: Xo and Alba
- Talk to each other: Xo and Alba are talking to each other
- About something besides a man: They are fighting about the rule of the house
Gender Roles:
- Xo (Jane’s Mom)
- Wants Jane to take the writing job to follow her dreams
- Independent
- Doesn’t like it when Rafael says he will take care of the money and Jane should follow her dream
- Eager to soothe hurt feelings
- Goes to Rafael’s penthouse to apologize for being rude
- Direct
- Tells Rafael exactly why she doesn’t like him
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- Kept promise she made to God about sex
- Jane (Main Character)
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- Wants a traditional family
- Must be prepared
- Makes Rafeal prepare for family dinner
- Soft
- Almost cries when the twins got her a baby gift
- Smart
- Knew her dad paid the writers to like her ideas
- Hard working
- Gets into a car accident because she was tired from working too many jobs
- Family
- Happy Rafael and her mom agreed and are getting along
- Soothe hurt feeling even when she wasn’t involved
- Wrote apology letter for her mom to Alba
- Rafael (Father of Jane’s Baby)
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- Supportive
- Offers to take care of the finances so Jane can follow her dream
- Assertive
- Tells Xo to be honest about why she doesn’t like him
- Sensitive to others needs
- Tells Jane she has to give something up because she need to take care of herself
- Supportive
- Jane’s Father
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- Demanding
- Of his set crew
- Supportive
- Got Jane a job as a writer
- Demanding
- Alba
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- Wants Jane to take the stable job of being a teacher
- Strong belief about no sex before marriage and God
- Petra
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- Scared Milos is going to find her
- Michael
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- Willing to take risks
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