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At first glance, "Jane The Virgin" seemed ridiculous. Did anyone believe that a show about a young woman who gets artificially inseminated would last 22 glorious episodes? But as we've learned, you should never count Jane Gloriana Villanueva out.

From its very first episode "Jane The Virgin" has been an absolute delight -- endearing, emotional and engaging -- which is a pretty impressive feat for a freshman series. Loosely based on a telenovela, the feel-good show has struck the perfect balance between whimsy and realism, and Monday night's (May 11) season one finale was no exception.

The episode capped off an incredible first season with the birth of Jane and Rafael's baby boy, Mateo Gloriano Rogelio Solano Villanueva (say that five times fast, Narrator -- we dare you). And as we look ahead to season two -- Mateo's kidnapping! Sin Rostro's return! Rogelio and Xo's surprise marriage! -- we can't help but wonder, how the heck did "Jane The Virgin" pull that off?

MTV News chatted with showrunner Jennie Urman ("Emily Owens, M.D") after the emotional finale to get to the bottom of the show's remarkable success. How did she and her team of eight talented writers pull off a near-perfect first season? Here's what we learned: