SummaryDevon (Meghann Fahy) struggles to connect with her sister Simone (Milly Alcock), who has developed an uncomfortably close relationship with her new boss, Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore) in the five-part dark comedy limited series created by Molly Smith Metzler.
SummaryDevon (Meghann Fahy) struggles to connect with her sister Simone (Milly Alcock), who has developed an uncomfortably close relationship with her new boss, Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore) in the five-part dark comedy limited series created by Molly Smith Metzler.
A plot unfurls that is wholly addictive, endlessly entertaining and utterly preposterous. But it is kept from spinning out of control (and from becoming mindless froth) by the sisters’ gradually revealed history and the deepening dynamics in their relationship, and their relationships with other characters.
Sirens is the perfect getaway: a beautifully shot, deranged escape from reality that digs into the strange dynamic formed between three women who are far too close for their own good.
Loved everything about Simone. The acting was spectacular from the scene she had with her sister to Kiki. The presence was clearly shown and was able to be felt through the screen. Each episode builder up to an interesting finale whichI could might have seen with the way Simone behaved and wanted in life. I enjoyed the mini-series. The sprinkle of comedy and the Pickering between siblings was definitely a highlight between Simone and Devon.
A plot smoothens out as each episode finishes which leaves you entertained and wanting to know how will each character react to the situation that is in front of them. Humor was dazzled and drama was striking. What other may call in wanting a different ending I thought it was most what perfect Simone got what she wanted underneath all the trauma she went through but it also raises the question the relationship about family, can one’s heart really let go offamily without a second of heart. I enjoyed the show.
While the fifth and final episode leans into this too much, the show never overstays its welcome. “Sirens” is a true limited series in an era where they’re pretty scarce, and although it lacks bite at times, in the end, it still manages to pack a thrilling punch.
Ms. Fahy makes her [Devon] extremely funny, and a great foil for Ms. Moore’s faux-ethereal harpy. .... Their mutual, verbal torturing of each other is fun to watch, but where “Sirens” is going as a mystery will remain a mystery for some time. It is really the actors who make the series watchable, if less than believable.
Ultimately, "Sirens" is another casualty of the bloated runtime of a story that should've been a two-hour movie at best. It would've worked better as a tighter, less sprawling piece, and should've focused more on the banality of its subject matter.
The series has so much escapist potential in its initial episodes, poking at the absurdities of abundant wealth and ladling in so much silly foreboding, only to squander it because the series is unable to create anything resembling an emotional payoff.
Sirens has the potential to be something different to Netflix’s usual churn. Alas, by the end of the second episode, all that potential has been squandered.