Sirens

I really enjoyed the series for its incredible cast, until it was totally ruined by the ending for me.

I will not give any spoilers, but I feel such a well made show deserved a more intelligently written ending that left the viewer with a satisfying feeling of wow. It seemed rushed and fell flat after the eerie and mysterious feeling that dominated the series from the beginning.

The true saving graces were the impeccable performances, the cinematography and the production design. Meghann Fahy was such a 180' revelation after White Lotus. She became one of my favourite actors. Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon are both seamless as always.

I binged the series, and found it entertaining. But will likely have forgotten it by next week. If you enjoy watching dramas of the extremely wealthy, (think Perfect Couple, Revenge) then you'll enjoy this too. Nothing particularly noteworthy - the acting was good, the plot was interesting. Kind of like enjoying a good meal in a chain restaurant- you are happy while eating and have no regrets, but then by tomorrow you don't give it another thought.

So if you want a relaxing evening, grab some snacks and watch it all in a night. It is definitely meant to be binged. Great setting and costumes too.

A series with a lot of potential that started off great but starts to downfall after the third episode. Plot moves too quickly without barely any story building or character development. Im convinced that they tried to capture the white lotus vibes but couldn't quite get to it. It even ends with open plots just like the it. Was funny in the first episode and I wish that they would of kept that comedy aspect going. The actresses did do great however which made it good. The luxury, cinematography and the fashion was fun and enjoyable. I do recommend that you watch it if you dont have anything else to watch.

I was thoroughly entertained from the jump with this show. It's eerie, twisted, well thought out and interesting. It may not be the best thing you've ever seen but I would put it above most shows I've watched on Netflix. Kevin Bacon is a revelation. He somehow brings a humanity to his characters in every role that many actors don't. Milly alcock surprised me and did a great job. This isn't necessarily my genre but It hooked me, from start to finish and I binged it all the way through. On a weekend nonetheless which is no easy feat. If Netflix wants to stand out against apple TV and Hulu this is the way to go.

A sleek five-episode thriller where Lilly Pulitzer pastels hide knife-sharp class warfare-elevated by Julianne Moore but hobbled by tonal whiplash.

Molly Smith Metzler's Sirens (2025) transforms her play Elemeno Pea into a five-episode dissection of wealth as psychological warfare, where Martha's Vineyard aesthetics mask something far more sinister than simple class commentary. This isn't just another "eat the rich" thriller-it's a surgical examination of how economic desperation turns people into willing accomplices in their own psychological erasure.

Julianne Moore's Michaela "Kiki" Kell is a masterclass in weaponized vulnerability, shifting from maternal warmth to reptilian calculation with terrifying precision. Her relationship with Milly Alcock's Simone-part mentor, part predator, entirely unsettling-creates the series' most compelling dynamic. Alcock matches Moore's intensity with desperate, fevered energy, while Meghann Fahy's Devon grounds the surreal proceedings in working-class pragmatism that cuts through the estate's curated serenity like a rusty blade through silk.

Visually, the series achieves something genuinely unnerving: Lilly Pulitzer pastels as psychological architecture, where every perfectly appointed room becomes a gilded cage. The cliff-top mansion doesn't just house wealth-it embodies it, transforming luxury into environmental control. One signature image-Michaela, blood-smeared, clutching a dying bird while staring through a telescope-crystallizes the show's central thesis: beauty maintained through violence, preservation through destruction.

Where Sirens stumbles is in its tonal inconsistencies, oscillating between sharp social satire and genuine psychological thriller without fully committing to either register. The series has ambitious ideas about class, power, and the intimate mechanics of manipulation, but sometimes loses its nerve, defaulting to familiar wealth-adjacent Gothic tropes when it could push deeper into genuinely disturbing territory.

The five-episode structure works in the series' favor, preventing it from overstaying its welcome while allowing each performer to fully inhabit their psychological territory. This is television operating at solid B-plus levels-intelligent enough to avoid pure algorithmic pandering, ambitious enough to attempt genuine social commentary, but ultimately lacking the sustained intensity its subject matter demands.

Sirens succeeds as camp-luxury horror with intellectual aspirations, elevated by Moore's hypnotic performance and Metzler's sharp understanding of how proximity to wealth can transform identity itself. It's beautifully appointed but ultimately hollow-much like the privilege it critiques.

6/10.