The cast of 'Jane the Virgin' was just as blown away by that twist as we all are

No one saw that coming, not even the show's actual cast.
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Jane the Virgin Twitter went WILD on Friday night. Spoilers ahead.

The show's fourth season ended with a major reveal: Michael Cordero, a character that's been dead since just before a time jump skipped the story ahead by three years back in Season 3.

So for Jane -- who was married to Michael -- and the people in her orbit, they've all lived on for the past four or five years in TV time believing this man is dead. Then he turned up in the final moments of Season 4.

We still don't know what happened or how this believed-dead man is actually alive. Season 5 will presumably clear that up. For now, you'll have to live with the incredible reaction on social media. Starting with a post from showrunner Jennie Urman offering a behind the scenes look at the cast learning that Michael actor Brett Dier was coming back.

The excitement evident in that video carried over into the hours after the episode finally aired.

And of course, fans lost it as well after the episode aired. It's going to take months and months to process the revelation that Michael is back, but the unexpected twist left each and every viewer shook.

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Topics The CW

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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