Martina

The premise immediately gives you the feeling that there is something bigger going on beneath the surface, and I really liked the atmosphere the drama creates in its early episodes. There is a certain mysterious quality to the story that makes you want to keep watching because you feel like you're slowly getting closer to an answer.
And for a while, it works.
Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, the drama started losing me a little.
Not all at once. That's probably what makes it more frustrating.
It wasn't one particular episode where everything suddenly fell apart. Instead, the story gradually became less focused. Things that initially felt intriguing started feeling less meaningful, while new developments were introduced before some of the previous ones had been properly explored.

The biggest problem for me is that the premise had more potential than the actual execution managed to deliver.
I really liked the idea behind the story. I liked the darker atmosphere and the feeling that there were secrets waiting to be uncovered. The drama knows how to create curiosity, particularly in the beginning, and there are moments where the mystery genuinely works. There were several moments where I found myself thinking that the writers were setting up something much bigger than what we eventually got.
And that became increasingly frustrating.
The pacing also didn't help.
Some parts move surprisingly quickly, while others feel like they are taking their time without giving us enough new information to justify it. The result is a drama that can feel both busy and slow at the same time, which is a difficult combination to pull off. There is always something happening, but that doesn't necessarily mean the story is moving forward in a meaningful way.

That said, I don't want to make it sound like I hated the drama, because I didn't.
The atmosphere is probably one of the things that kept me watching. Night Tales has a certain mood that fits its mysterious storyline nicely, and there are scenes where the visual presentation really helps create the feeling that something isn't quite right.
The characters had potential. I wanted to understand them better. I wanted some of their relationships and motivations to have more room to develop. At times, it felt as though the plot was so focused on getting to the next revelation that the characters had to take a back seat.
If the beginning hadn't been so promising, I probably wouldn't have minded the inconsistencies as much. I don't think it was a bad idea. I think it was a good idea that slowly got a little lost.