The BEST episodes of The Making of an Ordinary Woman season 1
Every episode of The Making of an Ordinary Woman season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Making of an Ordinary Woman season 1!
A woman in her sixties, raised in a Chinese Herbal store in Taiwan. Now she must navigate the worlds of Love, marriage and human relationships.
#1 - Innocent Youth
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/1/2019
Jia-Ling and her eldest aunt butt heads over their late grandmother's dying wish. In the past, young Jia-Ling becomes her grandmother's unlikely singing coach as the old woman prepares for a karaoke competition.
#2 - Who Needs to Be a Lady?
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2019
Jia-Ling receives a call that could pull her back to Taipei. Her brother's revelation sends shockwaves through the old family home. In the past, eighteen-year-old Jia-Ling's decision to leave Tainan ignites a family crisis that forces everyone to confront who she really is.
#3 - Willing to Fail
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/2019
Jia-Ling joins Yong-Sen's city council campaign team, but their canvassing vehicle breaks down on the road. In the past, young Jia-Ling boldly declares she wants to be a boss when she grows up.
#4 - The Fading Winter Break
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/4/2019
Jia-Ling is about to have a place of her own at last. Meanwhile, young Jia-Ling's happy winter break takes an unwelcome turn when visitors arrive, and her mother clashes with her aunt-in-law over whose daughter is more accomplished.
#5 - Keep Your Distance
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/11/2019
Jia-Ling and Da-Rong clash over his mother's meddling in their relationship. In the past, young Jia-Ling is haunted by the harsh punishment a neighbor girl receives for an innocent act, learning an unsettling lesson about how differently boys and girls are treated.
#6 - Lessons in Love
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/2019
The truth about Jia-Ling's rocky life in Taipei finally comes out in front of the family. In the past, her mother's unfulfilled dream of playing piano is forced onto young Jia-Ling, who suffers through lessons she never wanted.
#7 - Don't Marry Him
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/4/2019
At her ex-boyfriend's lavish wedding, Jia-Ling discovers the once-nerdy guy has become a success and married a younger woman. While her classmates chat about kids and in-laws, she feels hopelessly behind. Back at her apartment, drunk and defiant, she pounds on the bathroom door and proposes to her live-in boyfriend of four years, clutching the bouquet she fought to catch.
#8 - Expiration Date
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/11/2019
Da-Rong storms into Jia-Ling's workplace to confront her, dragging even the boss's wife into the chaos. In the past, young Jia-Ling falls ill from something she ate but can't bring herself to tell anyone the embarrassing truth.
#9 - The Price of Freedom
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/18/2019
Jia-Ling interviews for new jobs but keeps striking out. In the past, young Jia-Ling runs away from home after her grandfather says something that cuts deep.
#10 - A First-Rate Loser
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/2019
Jia-Ling returns to her family home in Tainan for the Lunar New Year reunion dinner, where she finds herself telling lies to save face. In the past, young Jia-Ling cannot understand why the adults around her seem so unpatriotic.