The Making of An Ordinary Woman (2019)

10/10 One of the best TV series I have ever seen

10/10 One of the best TV series I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I always believe that the most impressive and moving story is just our daily life, in which we can empathize with the characters naturally. And The Making of an Ordinary Woman is such an excellent example that affects me deeply even though the storyline is set in Taiwan and I am from Chinese mainland. Although I cannot understand Taiwanese dialect spoken in the episodes, it really sounds familiar to me because we will speak dialect in our hometown as well and it evokes memories of my youth when scenes of childhood of Chen Chia-Ling appear. Technically speaking, the first season is better because the oranization of past and present things is much smoother. However, the overall quality of the series deserves highest rating.

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I haven't watched a Taiwanese drama in years, mainly because I started to grow out of enjoying cheesy/cringey/over the top shows (and that goes for American and Korean dramas too). Good thing this one wasn't any of those things.

Chen Chia Lin is an incredibly relatable female lead. She can be quite goofy and somewhat naive, but her character is profoundly human. The drama is told in two different timelines and bounces between her childhood and present day. In doing so, it allowed us to really come to understand not only her character but the character of the people around her as well. I think anyone who has experienced loss, whether it be the loss of a loved one or simply the lack of direction in life would be able to relate to her struggles.

I didn't expect that it would have as much depth as it did, but this drama somehow managed to balance a good amount of hilarious comedy with mature, contemplative depth. I don't want to spoil too much but they managed to discuss a lot of issues/topics that, while being somewhat specific to the culture, can also be taken out of that context and examined in another as well.

Overall really, really loved it. Actors were all 10/10. Please do yourself a favor and give it a try.

*Not sure if there are English subtitles though, and a lot of Taiwanese is spoken. Just a note!*

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