If you need perfect summer frenzy, consider yourself covered with Netflix Sirens. The series limited in five parts – which is based on an original piece entitled Elmeno and Written by the designer of the show Molly Smith Metzler – has all the programs of a juicy seasonal watch: a stacked cast, an intrigue centered on a sister Rivalière with a drama and a dreamy setting of a perfect coastal city of New England.
Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock Co-Star as Sisters Devon and Simone Dewitt, who grew up in Buffalo, New York with an alcoholic father and a deeply troubled mother. The series follows Simone, the youngest of the two, while she aims to leave her past traumatizing by assimilating in the world of the elite of New England, working as a live assistant by a rich and demanding ecologist named Michaela Kell, who is represented by Julianne Moore. Devon, however, is not on board Simone’s new life as part of a percentage and is determined to save her litter sister from what she considers a community of support – and more of a cult.
Sirens is only five episodes and its last episode leaves viewers with more than a few persistent questions. In front, we break down the end of the limited series and what it really means.
What is happening between Simone and Michaela?
Throughout the series, Michaela is constantly paranoid as to her husband Peter Kell (Kevin Bacon) is faithful to him. Convinced that he has an affair (when he really tries to escape home to see his children from a previous wedding), she hires a private investigator to follow him and collect evidence in case a unpleasant divorce case is on the horizon. Simone is also ordered by Michaela to follow Peter to get Intel in her place, and when she finally finds him – sit and fishing – she joins him and is surprised to hear where and how he really spent his time. When, at the end of their fishing excursion, Peter read the situation badly and kisses Simone, the private investigator captures a photo that is found in Michaela’s hands. Once she discovers this, she pulls Simone, sending her to a quick descending spiral.
What is happening between Simone and Peter?
This is where it becomes interesting. Driven at the idea of having to go home to Buffalo to take care of his sick father who neglected him as a child, Simone goes to Peter to get help. She reveals that she was sent to follow him and discover her real fate and also explains that Michaela had sent a private investigator to follow him to collect evidence of a potential divorce. Now furious, Peter promises to make sure that Simone will not go home. Viewers then see Peter tell Michaela that their marriage is finished immediately and he ultimately rejects her from their grandiose domain. Before Michaela’s departure, she sees Simone going down the staircases dressed in the nine. She is clearly ready to replace her not only as an host and head of the Wildlife Prevance Society, but also as a new partner of Peter. Well played, Simone.
Where does it all leave Devon and Simone?
At the end of the series, Devon realizes that Simone is not supposed to return to Buffalo and a luxury life is what she finally wants for herself. Devon says goodbye, confidence that her sister does what is best for her and returns home – via Ferry – in New York. Devon loses the opportunity to sail along the coast with a magnificent boat captain to take care of his sick father. Being an eldest girl is not for the weak.
So are the women of Sirens… real sirens?
The latest scene in the series sees Simone standing on the edge of a cliff on her newly secure domain, looking in the ocean. Disturbing music plays while the wind blows in her hair and his eyes appear laser concentrated on the horizon. Although there is nothing in the five episodes of the show which openly prove Simone, Devon or Michaela Hold Supernatural Powers, Smith Metzler, the creator of the show, revealed what fans could withdraw from his premise and his framing.
“Women – especially women like Michaela, Simone and Devon – are nasty, or thrown as seductive, or they are beautiful, or they are presented as monsters, but who means that they are the sirens? What is a monster? ” The creator told Netflix de Tudum. “In Greek mythology, sirens are only described by sailors. We never know the point of view of sirens. So, even a program like this with these strong female roles, in the end, Peter’s point of view is very, very important. It was very intentional on our part, and I think it could cause a debate and fun comments. ”
