Stranger has never been a crowd pleasing show. Season 1 only had around one hundred comments each recap. Not only in DB, the discussion and rating for both seasons are significantly lower than many rom-com in every platform. In the sea of feel good and action-packed dramas, do we need a show that makes us feel confused, frustrated and raises many questions we could answer. Definitely YES
Stranger 2 isn’t clicking with me. Its good but its lack that edge of your seat suspense feel the first one had. I also didn’t like the writers other drama Life that much, the tone and pace kind of made me drop it. At least Stranger 2 has picked up some steam but I am still not enjoying it as much as I did season 1.
Interest. I actually couldn’t finish season 1 (I just read some summaries online about what happened, though I eventually plan on going back and trying to watch the rest). I found it needlessly convoluted and I found a lot of the plot develops under- or unmotivated. By contrast, I absolutely love season 2.
I didn’t question why it was not popular or was rated low than other shows or why some people didn’t like it. What i wanted to say is i am glad this type of drama (Stranger or Life) was made because we need it.
I actually find season 2 enthralling. I know others feel frustrated, confused, and/or impatient, but I actually quite like the suspense. I also like how the investigation goes through its motions and how the show is subjecting us to the same miasma of uncertainty the characters are being subjected to. It’s a nice reminder that there is no Archimedean point — indeed, I think the strength of this show comes from its ability to both hold onto ideals (that there is such a thing as truth, justice, etc.) while also holding onto all of the vagueness and ambiguity of real life.
I were actually trying to explain it’s not a surprise that Stranger both S1 and S2 were less talked about and lower rating than some other shows. Whether one likes a drama or not is a personal reference. Season 1 only had average rating of 5% and not until after it finished airing that more people paid attention to it. It didn’t and would never have massive rating like CLOY or even Signal but i am glad this type of show was written and produced.
FoS is not some kind of mainstream drama from the get go but there’s a recognition of the strong script that led to attracting A-list cast. It aims at audience who’d appreciate the brain teasing set up and quality production. 5% is quite a good rating for cable production especially three years earlier. Then again, dramas like this usually get its following grow after it aired due to the critical acclaim garnered. I reckon the writer has been empowered by the S1 response to pen a darker and deeper S2 – which in my book is terrific because we have far too many romcoms or melos. It is a drama treat.
SeeSamME
September 25, 2020 at 5:52 PM
Stranger has never been a crowd pleasing show. Season 1 only had around one hundred comments each recap. Not only in DB, the discussion and rating for both seasons are significantly lower than many rom-com in every platform. In the sea of feel good and action-packed dramas, do we need a show that makes us feel confused, frustrated and raises many questions we could answer. Definitely YES
gem28
September 25, 2020 at 8:41 PM
Stranger 2 isn’t clicking with me. Its good but its lack that edge of your seat suspense feel the first one had. I also didn’t like the writers other drama Life that much, the tone and pace kind of made me drop it. At least Stranger 2 has picked up some steam but I am still not enjoying it as much as I did season 1.
Maq
September 25, 2020 at 9:23 PM
Interest. I actually couldn’t finish season 1 (I just read some summaries online about what happened, though I eventually plan on going back and trying to watch the rest). I found it needlessly convoluted and I found a lot of the plot develops under- or unmotivated. By contrast, I absolutely love season 2.
SeeSamME
September 25, 2020 at 9:32 PM
I didn’t question why it was not popular or was rated low than other shows or why some people didn’t like it. What i wanted to say is i am glad this type of drama (Stranger or Life) was made because we need it.
Maq
September 25, 2020 at 9:21 PM
I actually find season 2 enthralling. I know others feel frustrated, confused, and/or impatient, but I actually quite like the suspense. I also like how the investigation goes through its motions and how the show is subjecting us to the same miasma of uncertainty the characters are being subjected to. It’s a nice reminder that there is no Archimedean point — indeed, I think the strength of this show comes from its ability to both hold onto ideals (that there is such a thing as truth, justice, etc.) while also holding onto all of the vagueness and ambiguity of real life.
SeeSamME
September 25, 2020 at 9:54 PM
I were actually trying to explain it’s not a surprise that Stranger both S1 and S2 were less talked about and lower rating than some other shows. Whether one likes a drama or not is a personal reference. Season 1 only had average rating of 5% and not until after it finished airing that more people paid attention to it. It didn’t and would never have massive rating like CLOY or even Signal but i am glad this type of show was written and produced.
PYC
September 26, 2020 at 9:31 AM
FoS is not some kind of mainstream drama from the get go but there’s a recognition of the strong script that led to attracting A-list cast. It aims at audience who’d appreciate the brain teasing set up and quality production. 5% is quite a good rating for cable production especially three years earlier. Then again, dramas like this usually get its following grow after it aired due to the critical acclaim garnered. I reckon the writer has been empowered by the S1 response to pen a darker and deeper S2 – which in my book is terrific because we have far too many romcoms or melos. It is a drama treat.
SeeSamME
September 25, 2020 at 9:57 PM
*Couldn’t answer* 🥱🥱🥱