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So far this drama does not impress me.
1. The ML is just too weak. His "wife" leaves him and he does no legal action against her. When she comes back you're probably gonna want to drop this drama 😉
2. The second (gay) couple's relationship starts with something that looks like boss (Em) sexually harassing his employee (Man).
3. ML's friends are the best 👍😐

BTW: Is it just a mistranslation or can a Thai husband divorce his wife, without even informing her, and get a new one by the time the previous one comes back from vacation? 😉

Okay, it wasn't as good as season 1 but it was still good.

https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/special-curation/2025-curations/465/binge-watching/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2/250117026/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2-ep1

https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/special-curation/2025-curations/465/binge-watching/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2/250117026/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2-ep1

https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/special-curation/2025-curations/465/binge-watching/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2/250117026/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2-ep1

Nice humor, but I don't know what was the intended message.

After watching this movie, I felt confused, not knowing what was the main focus here.
There were many thoughts on my mind while watching it - like the current AI technology that could replicate a person (which is not what this movie is about); dealing with a loss of someone close; learning to let go (when you're the one leaving the world of living); the rich abusing the poor, etc.
There are many things that could be the main message for the viewer, but I guess this movie is too complex for me to get any message from it at all.

I just enjoyed the humor and March and Nat's story. Honestly, when their story was concluded, it was also the end of this movie for me.
After that some more stuff happened, but it was boring and pointless for me.

Now excuse me, I need to check my vacuum cleaner's orientation as it keeps bumping into me (sadly this model cannot talk yet) 😉

Just like season 1, this season is also currently available for free on Taiwan Plus (with English subs):
https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/special-curation/2025-curations/465/binge-watching/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2/250117026/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman-s2-ep1

It is a slice-of-life drama well mixed with comedy. I think the target audience is 35+ (or even 40+ as it's easier to sympathize with the FL when you've already experienced your mid-life crisis 😅😉).

I liked this drama a lot even though in the beginning I wasn't convinced about the amount of time spent on showing the FL's past.
However, all the past events are related and emotionally connected to what we see in the present.

I liked the main character development; I liked the story, humor, and acting.

Now on to season 2 😊

I guess you must be talking about each episode individual rating (Episode Guide tab), not about the overall Score of this Drama.
The overall Score was 8.3 until episode 6, then it increased to 8.4 between episodes 7 and 9, after episode 10 it dropped to 8.3 again. It was never higher than 8.4.

But yeah, it seems that something happened in episodes 10 and 11 that was weaker than anticipated by most viewers.

Available with English subtitles on Taiwan Plus:
https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/special-curation/2024-curations/468/echoes-of-healing/240126029/the-coordinators-ep1

Available with English subtitles on Taiwan Plus:
https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/special-curation/2024-curations/468/echoes-of-healing/231020011/hoping-ep1

Available in good quality (and with English subs) on Taiwan Plus:
https://www.taiwanplus.com/shows/drama-and-movie/tv-series/461/the-making-of-an-ordinary-woman

I've watched it without watching the movie - some comments say to watch the movie first.

This drama is a nerd's guide to first love relationships.
However, the first most difficult part is already achieved - both leads are already dating at the start of the drama. Well… kind of, as they are just meeting 1 on 1.

I didn't like the premise - that the brother sells his own sister to his friend for homework 😑
Other than that, it's a very pure and innocent (childish and naive?) view of the first love, so if you're looking for that, you may enjoy it.

I personally felt like watching something written by a child (but maybe that's actually a success?) and produced at the level of some amateur vertical dramas.

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The second season feels more serious than the first one.

While the first season was more about exciting emotional romance, the second season was more about facing the expectations of others - parents and society. Confronting those expectations is not easy, and I guess it is much harder in a country like Japan.

From my (boring straight guy) perspective, the first episodes were quite interesting but dragged a bit. The love triangle was weak and unnecessary. I liked the last episodes where the main couple (well, mostly Itsuki) faced problems with other mothers in the kindergarten, although I think its resolution was very optimistic and (unfortunately) not very realistic.

I liked the realistic story, the acting and chemistry, and the production. I think this movie deserves more recognition.

The only thing that I found a bit weird was how the ML started directly flirting with the FL in their first texts (after he opened her apartment).

I liked her performance in "Isa Pa with Feelings"

It's not really about sports. It's about youth and romance.
The comedy was well balanced and actually funny. It surpassed my expectations. I enjoyed it.

The thing I liked was the progression of romance - for both couples. There were some moments when I liked the second couple's romance more.

This drama dragged a lot for me. There were so many dialogues that were unnecessary or just too long (that's when you press skip in a game 😉), so I watched most of it on 2x speed.

The story itself was okay, but most of the events were predictable. Sometimes the twists were made obvious in advance, and I just had to wait for them to be revealed.

Acting was good, but a few moments where the FL was distraught with grief were not convincing for me.

Another scene like that was in episode 32 when the turtle dude dies. Her acting there was weak as well.
...and at the end of episode 33.