‘Stranger’ (Netflix) Full disclosure: this is an affirmative-action slot, recognizing the ubiquity and popularity of South Korean dramas. The murder mystery “Stranger” has less of the usual awkwardness and obviousness (yes, I know, cultural differences) and it has two other big advantages over most K-dramas: It’s only eight episodes long and it stars the immensely likable Bae Doo-na as a fearless cop.
I may not have personally cared all that much about Stranger aka Secret Forest, but this “review” is pretty insulting. It seems like it’s saying the only good thing about Stranger is that it was short, which is damning with faint praise. Especially when it makes you sound like an idiot, since it’s actually 16 episodes long, like any other drama.
I even went to Netflix to confirm, since I remember the weird way Netflix aired Night Light aka White Nights by splitting the drama in half of 8 eps each and waiting months before uploading the second half, but the US and Canada Netflix both show all 16 eps as available.
So I don’t know what the deal is with this pity “affirmative-action” vote (wtf), but these reviewers should have just saved themselves the trouble and not bothered with posting anything about kdramas if they clearly didn’t know much about them.
The Obsessive Dilettante 