Night Has Come

Started goo but ending ruins the whole show for me

The episodes should've been an hour long, having them range from 30-45 minutes hurt the show. If they made the episodes longer they would have had time to show how Se Eun was being bullied, by who, and for how long she was being socially isolated from everyone. Showing how each character was hurting her(intentionally or not) would've made the parent's motivation make a little more sense, i.e. a character did't actively bully her but didn't talk to her and maybe ignored her to save themselves from also being bullied.
That being said from what i understand there was only ONE bullying episode and i understand it was bad but to me it wasn't believable that she killed herself over that one thing, it would've made more sense if there were multiple things happening and that was the tipping point, maybe even her best friend stopped being friends with her. It also seemed like she killed herself right after she found out which again didn't make it believable, if after that incident a month passed and nothing got better and her best friend wasn't talking to her then it would make sense.
There are a lot of unanswered questions as well involving character backstories( the swimming pool PTSD for one thing) which were never touched on and the "ghost" concept which seemed to have been forgotten(sadly, because i really liked it). There is going to be a second season so maybe they'll explain even in passing but I don't know.
The very last thing at the end why are the mafia allowed to kill more than one person? if that was the case why didn't one of the characters try and kill everyone to end the game? and why put the representation of your dead daughter with everyone? why not leave her out?

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I litteraly watched it all in a day

so for me the big reveal at the end wasn’t why I enjoyed it. I loved every small plot twist during the game and honestly if the mafia are always randomly decided and it’s a different game each time I would LOVE to have 50 seasons of it. The concept is amazing I would love to see how each game went on depending on everyone’s assigned roles. I think this season turn out to be just one out of many “alternative ending” possible. and as much as I would love a season two with our main character aware of the game and breaking them all free out of it I would also just love to see more seasons of the other games they played.

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WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

Ok let's start Honestly at the beginning of this drama I really like it and when thgame started there were some people I wanted dead but let's be real number 1: Honestly the Mafias could have won this long ago and it was very dragged on number 2: I was sick of Jun-hee's righteous/sorry boy act like I get that he was traumatized or something but you don't have to act like your world revolves around that number 3: that Kyung-jun bastard I mean everyone was trying to survive why did you have to go and kill almost all of them honestly I love these Kdramas but anytume I see any bullying tbing it gets really fucking frustrating and Lastly, Se-eun's mother is a huge bitch hiw could she trap children under the pretext of getting fucking revenge I mean yes her daughter died but not everyone was involved in it why would she do that to Innocent CHILDREN for Christ's sake I love Jung won and in short this drama was a very good one and the writers did a very good job but I hated the ending it was so stupid and I wish there's a season 2 but I doubt so

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The ending…

This show was really good it kept you on your toes and had unexpected surprises. But there were things that were mentioned that felt like it just became irrelevant after like junhee’s swimming fear. And once kyungjun died the show felt more plain and kinda dry. Then they ending was very unsatisfying because it felt rushed and the parents whole reasons was honestly kinda stupid because what does the whole class have to do with your daughter’s death then saying yoonseo just watched her die (she clearly didn’t) it didn’t really add up. Personally the only way I can be somewhat satisfied with this ending if there was a S2 or more episodes where they actually get free. But it’s still worth the watch because the cast did a flawless job.

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“A Quiet Storm: Navigating Grief and Secrets in Night Has Come”

Night Has Come is a subtle yet powerful drama that pulls you into the delicate, shadowy spaces of grief and hidden family truths. The story follows a young woman grappling with the sudden loss of a loved one, as she unravels secrets that challenge everything she thought she knew. The film’s slow, meditative pace lets you feel the weight of silence and the aching loneliness that comes with loss. 🌙🖤🤫

The performances are quietly compelling, with a naturalistic style that makes the emotional struggles feel authentic without melodrama. The cinematography paints the night as both a refuge and a prison — beautiful, dark, and mysterious. While the film may not rush to resolution or grand revelations, it honors the complexity of mourning and the painful path toward understanding. Night Has Come feels like a whispered conversation with your own shadow — intimate, somber, and unforgettable. 🌌🕯️💭

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It was nice but the ending was lacking

To everyone saying that the mafias could've ended it right away, just remember that the parents created the game to emotionally torture them and make them suffer, just like their daughter did. The rules were there so they would suffer. That was the whole point. It didn’t need to make sense; they just wanted revenge. The mother even said they’ve run the game a dozen times with different scenarios.

It’s just sad that the ending felt lacking. Or maybe it’s just me—I was hoping for some character development from the students. But they’ll still be doing the game again, just with a new scenario.

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“I’ll never let you die.”

this was good for a standard death game series, and by good i mean it was mediocre but still entertaining because of the deaths and waiting for the mafia reveals and subsequent crashouts. however, all of the fun i had despite the flaws gets overshadowed by the ending which i’ll talk about later.

first i have to talk about the characters. there’s nothing wrong with sticking to stereotypes—especially in the mafia/werewolf death game genre where the same kind of characters can be found in every installment—but they didn’t really take the chance to explore any of them, especially jun hee who’s backstory was hinted at and yet we didn’t get more than the same flashback scene twice which was disappointing. despite yoon soo being the main character and us as the viewers experiencing everything from her perspective, seeing all these crazy hallucinations with her, i struggled to even remember her name because she wasn’t all that memorable. the supporting cast, especially cha woo min and ahn ji ho, definitely outperformed her even despite their antagonistic roles in the show. there wasn’t a single emotional scene in these twelve episodes that even made me tear up (and im a VERY easy crier) which means there weren’t any characters i felt even remotely connected too. the actions of the characters themselves are also incredibly disappointing as everyone is so… questionable, especially during the final two days. the only person who was playing the mafia game properly was somi as she was manipulative and managed to turn the attention away from herself for most of the game, which i was hoping from cha woo min’s character so seeing him stick to his stereotype was disappointing.

now for the worst part of this drama, the ending… i don’t have anything new to add to the conversation that hasn’t been better worded by others who’ve written reviews, but it was completely unnecessary to add in the plot twist of se eun’s parents keeping all the students in a constant mafia game loop as revenge for them being the cause of their daughter’s suicide. i would’ve been perfectly fine with this show being a genuine ghost story or if the kids were in some kind of limbo/purgatory for what had happened to se eun, i honestly think the latter would’ve been a better twist than a virtual world. it made no sense for EVERY kid, including yoon soo who was literally friends with se eun and didn’t even know about the bullying, to be forced into the punishment because half of them couldn’t even be classified as bystanders as they literally didn’t know she was being bullied. as for the bullying itself i was expecting something much worse from how eun ha and so mi were acting when they learned this was connected to their dead classmate, but a shitty deep fake just left me disappointed honestly. the ending really ruined the feelings i had to this show prior to the last twenty or so minutes because i genuinely enjoyed it even though it wasn’t the best up until the ending.

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A Dramatic Mess of Plotholes

Let’s get one thing straight before we begin: "Night Has Come" is not boring. It’s not. That’s the secret sauce that makes all the disasters hit harder. It keeps you hooked. You binge it like popcorn—you gasp, you side-eye, you yell at the screen, you clutch your metaphorical pearls. But once the adrenaline fades, once the fog of red lighting and haunting background scores lifts, you realize… wait.

Nothing makes sense.
Not a single. Damn. Thing.

But we’ll get there.

THE GOOD: LET’S GIVE FLOWERS WHERE THEY’RE DUE (BEFORE WE RIP THE REST TO SHREDS)

Cinematography: AMAZING. If vibes were currency, this show would be a billionaire. Every frame is dripping with eerie school-horror nostalgia. It knows how to play with light and darkness. The glowing screen, the empty halls, the slow push-ins—it eats.

Concept: Mafia, but make it trauma simulation. GENIUS. A class-wide murder game that tests morality, loyalty, and trauma responses in teenagers? That’s basically every ethics professor’s wet dream.

Sound design & music: Carrying the tension like a worn-out grandma carrying her grandkids. They put their back into it, and it shows. The atmosphere owes 80% of its tension to the music and sound cues.

Casting: The cast is well-picked. Pretty people doing suspicious things with sometimes good microexpressions? We support that. SOME of the acting genuinely lands—especially when things get chaotic and desperate.

NOW. THE BAD. AND BOY, IT’S A MAZE
Let’s start small and snowball into rage.

If the game was meant to punish people, why make it so convoluted? Why let randoms die? Why not just mafia wipe everyone out in one night? It’s giving convenient writing just to drag the story. Also was mafia the best game? I can think about some good reasons for it being chosen for example, letting the children experience the hurt of betrayal and pain. But I do believe there could have been better alternatives. Not really a complaint tho

Jungwon being mafia instead of citizen?? Like okay your daughter was the victim and you want revenge, but you’re forcing her to kill people too? What kind of twisted character arc is that? She should've been the sole citizen in the group of mafias. That would’ve made so much more sense. Why would you not make her the citizen and put her in real danger to heighten the stakes and make her survival mean something? Like seriously, from a story perspective, it would be 100x more interesting if Jungwon was the last citizen standing while everyone else is a predator. The way they’ve done it just kills the emotional weight of her being the “survivor.”

Back to the game: the mafia could’ve also pulled a power move and just taken everyone’s phones, yeeted them into the forest, and forced everyone into death by default. No votes? No problem. Boom — everyone dies. Now imagine if someone had risked their life and crossed the border to get those phones back. That would’ve been so much more gripping and deep and could’ve added an entire new layer of moral dilemma, sacrifice, and suspense. But nope. They opted for dragging things out in the dumbest way possible. From a story perspective, it doesn't make any sense.

Okay but, Cha Woo-Min’s character Ko Kyungjun? Surprisingly the only one I liked. Usually I find Cha Woo-Min’s roles unbearable, but here? He actually ATE. He had more depth, more nuance, more complexity than the rest of the cast combined. He was still a villain, yes, but there were scenes where you could see the cracks — the vulnerability. There’s one where he’s on the verge of tears, and it’s subtle but powerful. He wasn’t just cartoonishly evil. He was the only character with an actual emotional arc that made sense. He had presence. He had layers. He had consistency, which is more than I can say for the rest of them.

Now Lee Jae-In’s character Lee Yoon-Seo? Girl… I can’t. Her acting was so flat it made drywall look emotional. She had like, two emotions, max. Maybe three if we’re being generous. The only time she actually stirred emotion was when she pulled Junhee out of the pool and said she wished she’d confessed before he died. That hit. That one line. That ONE moment. That’s all. Everything else? Zzz.

Kim Jun-Hee? Kim Woo-seok I LOVE YOU BUT, I’ve seen cardboard cutouts with more emotional range. His backstory — the whole swimming trauma thing? Unexplored. Unresolved. There’s so much they could’ve said about it: Was he a champion swimmer? Why is he scared of the water as in what what was his relation to the situation of someone else drowning? We don’t know. We never know. Because guess what? This drama doesn’t believe in explaining anything. It just throws vague clues and says, “Figure it out.” No closure. No arcs. Just vibes and death.

And the rest of the cast? Forgettable. Underdeveloped. Annoying. Let’s talk about Kim So-Mi’s character, who I swear was written just to test my patience. Her blaming Na-Hee for the video leak and Seeun's death? And people believing her??? Girl is literally known to be OBSESSED with Jun-Hee. Na-Hee says she’s being framed, and everyone acts like that’s a wild theory? As if So-Mi’s obsession isn’t public knowledge? Be so for real. Why does no one in this universe use their brain? Although, when at the end Na-hee revealed her role, it was pretty cold.

And theres this thing — this drama pretends it’s a character study. But it's not. It wants to explore trauma, morality, fear, guilt, but does it through weak character development, vague plotlines, and open-ended nonsense. Like “what if?” but with no effort to actually answer the question. And honestly, that’s what makes it frustrating.

TLDR for upcoming lines; these are just small nitpicks but it HEAVILY effected me during my watch and was so annoying.

1. Yoonseo biting Da Beom only when the cavalry arrives?

Girl.
You were being held hostage by a clearly unhinged dude with a weapon, and you waited to bite him?! What happened to fight-or-flight? You chose stall-and-dramatize. Survival instincts turned off for plot convenience, I guess?

And let’s talk Da Beom real quick—

2. WHY DID DA BEOM WANT TO KILL JUNGWON?!

This is a hill I will die on.
His entire character was “revenge for bullying,” right? Okay, fine. But he has zero beef with Jungwon. None. Nada. She’s not even remotely in his radar. Yet suddenly he’s like, “Yes, I must kill this random girl.” Why? Is she too composed for his liking? NO. It’s lazy writing. They just needed drama and pulled names out of a hat. “Hmmm, we need tension. Spin the Wheel of Murder—oooh! Jungwon. Let’s do it.”

3. The NEON PAINT CLUE?

That was less detective thriller and more Dora the Explorer.
They find neon paint on the SIDE of Mina's shoe and suddenly that’s the big Sherlock Holmes clue that leads to her being caught? I don't know why this show makes all its characters stupid and gullible. The characters fall for this stuff even after it has been shown that the mafias plant evidence on others!? YOU see that there's no paint on the back of her shoe, yet they are still on her neck.. WHY??

4. Jungwon: The "Mastermind" or the Script's Favorite Child

So I'm just being supposed to believe that she knows how everyone else will react and she knows everyone's moves like that's just plot convenience at peak. You could argue that its just programmed into the game but for me it seems like lazy writing.

And don’t get me started on how—

5. Wooram is mafia but Mina ISN’T?!

Wooram’s entire role in the show was to exist. No real bullying backstory, no real emotional weight, no motive. Just vibes and sad boy expressions. But MINA—who actively bullied Seeun—gets to skate by?? How does that make sense in a game supposedly designed for justice? Oh wait. It doesn’t. BECAUSE NOTHING MAKES SENSE.

6. The Ending: A Plot Twist Powered by Copium

Three wires, a yellow capsule, and BAM! You’re in a fully immersive life-or-death simulation with memory erasure, emotional realism, and possibly AI ghosts.

Be honest. This isn’t sci-fi. This is science-lie.
They use “advanced technology” like a toddler uses glitter: to cover every crack and make you think it’s pretty. But if you ask literally any questions, the whole thing collapses.

How are the students alive? Are they eating virtual food or real food? Does eating virtual food feed their real life selves? Where are their parents? How long have they been in there? Are their parents just casually chillin’ like "oh yeah my kid’s doing a five-day school murder VR project, no biggie"? WHY ARE THERE NO STAKES OUTSIDE THE GAME?

You know why they don’t tell you?
Because they don’t know either.

7. More Seeun and Jungwon plot convenience

So… Seeun becomes an AI ghost because of her love for Yoon-seo? And she somehow overrides the system to let Yoonseo win? And then everyone's memories come back because the host’s name was revealed?

EXCUSE ME???

So all the previous games ended with no justice. Just more trauma. Jungwon was always the winner. No one remembered Seeun. So they just… played this sick death game and left. Repeatedly.

This was the first time justice accidentally happened and we’re supposed to be happy? Like oh yay the dead girl finally got her wish after dozens of runs that failed? This isn’t a plot twist. This is Stockholm syndrome in a box with glitter on it.

8. The Ghost Disbelief Gave Me Actual Brain Cramp

“You think it’s a ghost? No way. That’s unrealistic.”

BABE.
You are in a locked youth center building, playing a high-tech killing simulation, with kids dying in real time, with eerie things happening all the time and AI voices speaking through speakers… and a ghost is where you draw the line???

The show wants to be sci-fi and supernatural and psychological and philosophical and horror and thriller—but it ends up just being a Jenga tower of genres falling over itself.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

This drama is literally the definition of wasted potential. The cast? Great. The concept? Revolutionary. The execution?

Y’all… I fear it flopped.

"Night Has Come" has the aesthetic of a prestige drama but the internal logic of a dream you forget two minutes after waking up. You feel like you watched something important… until you try to explain it to someone else, and realize you sound insane.

It’s a drama that screams it wants to say something, but in the end, it only delivers half-formed ideas buried under mood lighting.

Verdict:
Beautiful. Addictive. Incoherent. The best worst thing I’ve ever watched.

Rating: 6.5/10
(+2 for tension. -1 for logic. +1 for pretty faces. -2 for plotholes. +1 for the high I felt while watching. +5.5 for Cha Woomin)

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Interesting concept but full of plot holes

It starts off strong, it's fun, intriguing, and fast paced. You want to know what the mystery is and what's going on.

The acting is decent.

And then you get to the ending, the big reveal - and oh boy.

It's so bad. I have so many questions.

1. How did the parents manage to kidnap an entire class of students??? How.
2. Why was no one looking for them? Supposedly the students are just strapped to that machine forever so it must've been a while????
3. HOW did the parents manage to get the technology for it?
4. How are the students staying alive while strapped to the machine???

I feel like for such a fun and interesting plot they could've just made the ending more coherent and it wouldn't have ruined the entire show for me. Because that ending was so horrible.

Idk if anyone should watch it tbh, you'll just get extremely frustrated.

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