I love the Stranger series and nothing will change my opinion about that, but I found myself expecting more than what was given in Stranger 2. Don't get me wrong, Stranger 2 was incredible, but it felt a little lackluster compared to the first season.

Stranger 2 just didn't feel like a very well-built cohesive unit like Stranger 1 did. It honestly felt like there were separate excellent stories packed into one drama. Cases felt like they were less and less connected to each other as episodes passed by and it felt like the drama was going to an unknown direction at times.

The real reason why I didn't enjoy Stranger 2 as much I enjoyed Stranger 1 is because they reduced the impact factors that Stranger 1 had. I'm pretty sure those who have enjoyed Strangers 1 liked it for a variety of reasons, mainly, the cast, the story, how everything felt connected, the chemistry of the leads and support characters, the shock factor, and a lot more. And in season 2, they totally reduced some of this. The two most obvious ones are the shock factor and chemistry of the leads. There were fewer scenes when you would just "wow" from the reveal, and Hwang Si Mok X Han Yeo Jin moments were almost non-existent until the 2nd second half of the drama.

This is probably one of the most disorganized reviews I have made, but I just wanted to share my raw opinions on this drama. Aside from things that I felt like could've made the drama better, the story was still excellent. The drama was more sophisticated as there was more dialogue and less action involved. The story tackled a much broader stance of corruption and took justice up a notch.

Final thoughts: If there was one thing that really stuck to me, it was the final episode. I really loved the final episode and how they disclosed everything in a slow-ish manner. I don't think anything was left unattended and in the open and I couldn't have asked for a better finale than that.