The Stranger is Netflix’s next great mystery series

Surprisingly, I didn't actually like it much at all. I finished it to see how it all shaked out, but I didn't enjoy the characters or their interactions much at all. That said, all the performances and crew-work seemed good. I just really struggled to get past how much of the drama literally relied on character interactions being intentionally written to avoid answers.

  • Character 1: TELL ME ANSWERS! I MEAN IT!

  • Character 2: <repeatedly awkwardly avoids telling them answers> "How could you think that! You, uh, have it all wrong!"

  • Character 1: "Okay fine! But I am still confused!" <accepts their response despite getting no worthwhile information.>

  • Character 2: "You are confused! Trust me!"

  • Character 1: "I trust you." <leaves encounter. camera cuts to similar encounter between two other characters.>

  • <music intensifies>

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