This article is still up to date, I think: My Drama List: A Users Guide
Anyone can see your drama list. Custom lists you may set to either public or friends only, if you want. And anyone who can see your custom list may comment on it.
Drama Daze:
Also, how does one reply to a specific person's comment in the forum?
You can reply to a comment in two ways using "quote": if you want to quote the entire post, the "quote" button on the bottom of the post is what you would use. If you want to only respond to part of someone's post (for length or clarity), you can highlight the specific portion of the post and a separate "quote" button will appear, hovering over what you highlighted.