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- Netflix
- Jan 30, 2020
- Netflix
- Jan 30, 2020
- Netflix
- Jan 30, 2020
- Netflix
- Jan 30, 2020
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
62
20% Positive
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1 Review
80% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
62
20% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
80% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Labyrinthine as its multiple cases – with details muddied by well-concealed deceptions or good old fashioned controlled substances – the performances are enough of an attractant to keep a person engaged initially, ensnaring them eventually. ... In elevating the emotional stakes to the same level as the conspiracy, Brocklehurst imbues "The Stranger" with a weight that stays with the viewer more effectively than all the other weekend crimetime options parading across TV schedules.
It’s your typical Coben yarn, with multiple and seemingly unrelated threads going on at once, characters who have dark secrets that are alluded to but not mentioned outright until enough tension is drawn out, and mysteries upon mysteries.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
4.7
36% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
20% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
44% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
4.7
36% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
20% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
44% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
I binged this. I didn't plan to but there were so many surprises and twists that I just couldn't stop. There are about a dozen different story lines that seem unconnected but in some way affect each other. The ending ties them all together and does not disappoint.
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SEASON 1
Plots pile on top of one another, leaving us to work out how or if they’re linked. ... Not dark enough to be great, but highly bingeable.
The bigger question is whether you care enough to wait for the answers. The Stranger is a curious beast, an almost-pure mystery, which shows its machinery so nakedly that it almost defies you to switch off. Whether you binge the entire series in an afternoon or hurl the controller out of the window in frustration will depend mainly on your tolerance for being mucked around.
A strong and sprawling cast (Stephen Rea is also in it, as is Jennifer Saunders) work hard to keep all the balls in the air, and you will feel a strong urge to watch the second episode immediately, if only to clear up a few things. Without wishing to spoil anything, I can tell you that the second episode only muddies the waters further, and the third episode further still.
Why all the hate? This series threw in everything but the kitchen sink, but that’s what I liked about it. There was a new twist about every five minutes, making this the least predictable series I’ve watched in a long time. I appreciate that. Thought it was a fun watch.
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SEASON 1
The Stranger is a British mystery thriller mini-series based on the 2015 Harlan Coben novel of the same title.
The casting and acting were good - except for 2 lead roles: Siobhan Finneran as Detective Sergeant Johanna Griffin and Kadiff Kirwan as Detective Constable Wesley Ross, who assists Johanna Griffin. They were an unfortunate weakness of the series.
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SEASON 1
My instinct was to bail on this show after two episodes, but I eventually chose to muddle my way thru over a couple of days. Wish I stuck with my instincts. The series was laughably ridiculous in so many ways. Competent acting was to be had here and there but definitely not everywhere. Can't say the same for the writing - putrid at every turn. The plot line involving the high school characters was definitely far worse than the central characters. Completely dumb and unnecessary, but I guess it served a purpose in making the adult character plotline seem better than it was. Perhaps I'm being overly harsh due to having wasted so much time on this tripe when they are so many more worthy shows to dedicate my time to, but this show shouldn't be worth anyone's time.
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SEASON 1
I stopped when some old guy sitting in his lazy boy offered to 'hack' the "black box monitoring system of a rental car". What year is this?? Cops shooting randoms and getting away with using his service arm?? Victims in the middle of a conversation would just storm off from, I don't know, a call from their dry cleaner to leave the protagonist hanging. To be honest it's my fault, just from the intro music you can tell the quality of this show. Uncreative, lazy, rip off of all the tropes there is in a crime drama. Jesus Christ mate.
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