Well, at long last, the "shocking finale" of Age of Love has aired. And was this ending really that "shocking"?

Not really: Mark picked Amanda, the 25-year-old hockey dancer, over Jen, the 48-year-old assistant to the Lakers owner. It really seemed like Jen might have won him over despite their 18-year age difference -- she is more outgoing and she definitely made more of an impression on his family. Jen and Mark definitely got closer over the course of the show, but he and Amanda had a connection at the very beginning. Still, Jen interviews that she thinks that Mark got scared and that "if I had been younger, I know he would have picked me."

So I guess kittens prevailed in this "cougars" vs. "kittens" scenario, but I still think the producers got exactly what they wanted -- a final two with one of each and a somewhat uncertain outcome.

Although I've been predicting for weeks that he would pick Amanda, and I definitely wasn't the only one.