I was really hyped for this show, and starting with the establishing scene to the very first episode, the quality of writing and character development consistently degrades into nonsense. With the exception of an amazing performance by Angus Sampson, every character choice is either irrelevant, illogical, or outright ridiculous, and pretty much all of the nonessential, side characters are rushed out, cardboard stand-ins. Save for some awesome visuals, the plot is all over the place, the dialogue is forced, and the generally established rules of the universe are paper-thin and as flexible as the bad writing requires for the episode. The horror itself dilutes down to pretty much nothing after just a few episodes and then begins relying on hip-fire twists and an incredibly rushed time line that provides no real value or punch for the viewer. Even the establishing scene ends up making no sense at all. I can see why they released this show so quickly because otherwise, viewers would be confused and disinterested after a few episodes. Overall, unfortunately, it's a middling, convoluted story with a decent budget, awesome-to-awful acting prowess, and a touch of horror coating the bad twists and garbled concepts.
Review of Nightflyers
