Auto Pilot: Jane the Virgin

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Here's a flowchart.

B+

Posted by Timothy Earle at 7:20 PM

A: Excellent, flawless. The West Wing pilot.

A-: Excellent with room to grow.

B+: Potentially very good.

B: Good, but limited.

B-: Flawed, but at least it's trying.

C+: Made some good choices, but mostly average.

C: Utterly average.

C-: Below average. Not worth anyone's time.

D+: Very messy. Might one day be average.

D: A giant mess.

D-: Insulting.

F: Immoral.

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