Sirens on Netflix

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Anonymous wrote:I was so disappointed in the ending. I never thought Peter and Simone would actually get together - he seemed very sweet and paternal, and of course, much older than her. I was hoping he'd be her champion, but not romantically.

It was so unrealistic that Simone would immediately become Peter's companion in public while Kiki was "dismissed." And the three idiot friends were a stupid touch.

Ethan was so incredibly miscast. What an annoying, unattractive character.

This show didn't seem to know what it wanted to be. Dark comedy? Satire? Drama? I did enjoy some parts of it - especially Meghann Fahey who is gorgeous, funny, and a fantastic actress.

Here's the ending I would have loved: Simone gets together with Peter, but runs circles around him, charming his kids and the staff, while scheming her way to money and power. Dad moves to the island and has a full-time caretaker. Devon takes a month-long trip with Morgan. Eventually, Simone inherits everything, the dad passes, and Simone and Devon live happily ever after as rich single ladies, with many servants and boy toys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was so disappointed in the ending. I never thought Peter and Simone would actually get together - he seemed very sweet and paternal, and of course, much older than her. I was hoping he'd be her champion, but not romantically.

It was so unrealistic that Simone would immediately become Peter's companion in public while Kiki was "dismissed." And the three idiot friends were a stupid touch.

Ethan was so incredibly miscast. What an annoying, unattractive character.

This show didn't seem to know what it wanted to be. Dark comedy? Satire? Drama? I did enjoy some parts of it - especially Meghann Fahey who is gorgeous, funny, and a fantastic actress.

Here's the ending I would have loved: Simone gets together with Peter, but runs circles around him, charming his kids and the staff, while scheming her way to money and power. Dad moves to the island and has a full-time caretaker. Devon takes a month-long trip with Morgan. Eventually, Simone inherits everything, the dad passes, and Simone and Devon live happily ever after as rich single ladies, with many servants and boy toys.

Simone is not that likeable

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was so disappointed in the ending. I never thought Peter and Simone would actually get together - he seemed very sweet and paternal, and of course, much older than her. I was hoping he'd be her champion, but not romantically.

It was so unrealistic that Simone would immediately become Peter's companion in public while Kiki was "dismissed." And the three idiot friends were a stupid touch.

Ethan was so incredibly miscast. What an annoying, unattractive character.

This show didn't seem to know what it wanted to be. Dark comedy? Satire? Drama? I did enjoy some parts of it - especially Meghann Fahey who is gorgeous, funny, and a fantastic actress.

Here's the ending I would have loved: Simone gets together with Peter, but runs circles around him, charming his kids and the staff, while scheming her way to money and power. Dad moves to the island and has a full-time caretaker. Devon takes a month-long trip with Morgan. Eventually, Simone inherits everything, the dad passes, and Simone and Devon live happily ever after as rich single ladies, with many servants and boy toys.

Peters kids are older than Simone.

They might tolerate her to see their dad, but not a chance in hell that she would charm them.

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Anonymous wrote:Also! Why did they make it seem like Peter was having a heart attack in Simone's bedroom in the last episode?

My impression of that scene was that Peter finally realizes that he hasn't seen his own kids in over a decade due to their relationship with Kiki. It's almost like he is *just then* realizing how much time he's wasted and for what? I liked the Peter character, but HATED that aspect. Who would let a decade go by and not see their kids? If they didn't get along with Kiki, he could certainly have seen them without her and without it being a secret. That really disgusted me.

Um... thousands and thousands of men.

Especially after they find a new woman, after divorce, due to an affair, or almost immediately after becoming a widow.

It is so common for men to completely ditch their kids after moving on to a new woman, especially if the new woman hates the original wife or resents the original family.

There is a reason why wicked stepmothers are a stereotype.

Kiki didn’t seem to be that at all. She was an M&A lawyer, Peter pursued her, dumped his family, ringed her up, got her to resign as they tried to get her pregnant. He’s the villain of his own life and that of his first disfigured ex-wife.

Have you ever been dumped by your dad?

Ask anyone who has. They mostly blame the new woman, especially if she is:

A) Bi#chy (check for Kiki)
B) The affair partner (check for Kiki)
C) Ruined their mom's life (check for Kiki, especially if the divorce led to the plastic surgery which led to the disfiguration)
D) Dad's dumping of the kids coincided with the new marriage with the affair partner. (Check, check, check)

Blaming all or most of it on Kiki was a very normal and common response from any kid, adult or child, who has been dumped by their dad after he acquired a new woman, specifically the next woman after your mom.

This is so evident by his kids working with dad to sneak him to the baptism of the grandchild. They were willing to welcome dad because there are evolutionary ties of love for your parents, even bad parents, that override logic, but they were not willing to build any relationship with Kiki because she destroyed their family. I actually experienced the baptism thing with my dad and his new replacement of my mom, except my dad didn't show. I 100% am aware of his ownership and responsibility in missing it, but I also 100% blame the other woman. At that point, there was a lot of water under the bridge and a lot of obvious things that she did to protect her victory and cut him off from the family.

Ask any one in that position who has been dumped by their father when he moves on to another woman. There are many of us and all of us will tell you some variation of the same thing.

Men dump their kids all the time and they immediately move on to a new woman from their current wife. In every case, especially affairs, the new woman is never an innocent party in the cutting off or disparate treatment of the original family of the man. It happens so frequently it has become cliche.

Kids, even adult kids, want to be loved by their fathers, which is why they will repeatedly overlook his sins, for the same things that they cannot forgive or overlook in his affair partner or other woman.

That part, of him dumping his children from the first marriage, the sneaking around to see them, and the blame of Kiki coming from the adult children are so common and normal that it is one of the most believable parts of the entire plot.

They won't feel that way about Simone, and will probably welcome her or at least have a cordial relationship with her, even though she is likely younger than them and an obvious gold digger. They will be grateful to her for being the reason why dad got rid of the woman who ruined their family and who they feel cut their dad out of their lives. They might roll their eyes at Simone and gossip behind her back, but they will have a cordial relationship with her. To them, Simone is not the home wrecking other woman who took away their dad. She is just dad's newest mid life crisis who made it possible for their own kids to have a grandpa.

Sorry that happened, how exhausting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also! Why did they make it seem like Peter was having a heart attack in Simone's bedroom in the last episode?

I thought it was masturbation.

[Anonymous]

i never really thought about it until this show but meghan Fahy reminds me a little of michelle pfeiffer in some scenes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also! Why did they make it seem like Peter was having a heart attack in Simone's bedroom in the last episode?

I thought it was masturbation.

I thought he was having a panic attack. Didn't he and Simone have a conversation about panic attacks at some point earlier?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also! Why did they make it seem like Peter was having a heart attack in Simone's bedroom in the last episode?

I thought it was masturbation.

Dude what? It was a panic attack. That’s one of their bonds. Get it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also! Why did they make it seem like Peter was having a heart attack in Simone's bedroom in the last episode?

My impression of that scene was that Peter finally realizes that he hasn't seen his own kids in over a decade due to their relationship with Kiki. It's almost like he is *just then* realizing how much time he's wasted and for what? I liked the Peter character, but HATED that aspect. Who would let a decade go by and not see their kids? If they didn't get along with Kiki, he could certainly have seen them without her and without it being a secret. That really disgusted me.

Um... thousands and thousands of men.

Especially after they find a new woman, after divorce, due to an affair, or almost immediately after becoming a widow.

It is so common for men to completely ditch their kids after moving on to a new woman, especially if the new woman hates the original wife or resents the original family.

There is a reason why wicked stepmothers are a stereotype.

Kiki didn’t seem to be that at all. She was an M&A lawyer, Peter pursued her, dumped his family, ringed her up, got her to resign as they tried to get her pregnant. He’s the villain of his own life and that of his first disfigured ex-wife.

Have you ever been dumped by your dad?

Ask anyone who has. They mostly blame the new woman, especially if she is:

A) Bi#chy (check for Kiki)
B) The affair partner (check for Kiki)
C) Ruined their mom's life (check for Kiki, especially if the divorce led to the plastic surgery which led to the disfiguration)
D) Dad's dumping of the kids coincided with the new marriage with the affair partner. (Check, check, check)

Blaming all or most of it on Kiki was a very normal and common response from any kid, adult or child, who has been dumped by their dad after he acquired a new woman, specifically the next woman after your mom.

This is so evident by his kids working with dad to sneak him to the baptism of the grandchild. They were willing to welcome dad because there are evolutionary ties of love for your parents, even bad parents, that override logic, but they were not willing to build any relationship with Kiki because she destroyed their family. I actually experienced the baptism thing with my dad and his new replacement of my mom, except my dad didn't show. I 100% am aware of his ownership and responsibility in missing it, but I also 100% blame the other woman. At that point, there was a lot of water under the bridge and a lot of obvious things that she did to protect her victory and cut him off from the family.

Ask any one in that position who has been dumped by their father when he moves on to another woman. There are many of us and all of us will tell you some variation of the same thing.

Men dump their kids all the time and they immediately move on to a new woman from their current wife. In every case, especially affairs, the new woman is never an innocent party in the cutting off or disparate treatment of the original family of the man. It happens so frequently it has become cliche.

Kids, even adult kids, want to be loved by their fathers, which is why they will repeatedly overlook his sins, for the same things that they cannot forgive or overlook in his affair partner or other woman.

That part, of him dumping his children from the first marriage, the sneaking around to see them, and the blame of Kiki coming from the adult children are so common and normal that it is one of the most believable parts of the entire plot.

They won't feel that way about Simone, and will probably welcome her or at least have a cordial relationship with her, even though she is likely younger than them and an obvious gold digger. They will be grateful to her for being the reason why dad got rid of the woman who ruined their family and who they feel cut their dad out of their lives. They might roll their eyes at Simone and gossip behind her back, but they will have a cordial relationship with her. To them, Simone is not the home wrecking other woman who took away their dad. She is just dad's newest mid life crisis who made it possible for their own kids to have a grandpa.

Good grief. That's a lot of personal baggage you're projecting onto a silly show.
DP

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Anonymous wrote:Also! Why did they make it seem like Peter was having a heart attack in Simone's bedroom in the last episode?

My impression of that scene was that Peter finally realizes that he hasn't seen his own kids in over a decade due to their relationship with Kiki. It's almost like he is *just then* realizing how much time he's wasted and for what? I liked the Peter character, but HATED that aspect. Who would let a decade go by and not see their kids? If they didn't get along with Kiki, he could certainly have seen them without her and without it being a secret. That really disgusted me.

Um... thousands and thousands of men.

Especially after they find a new woman, after divorce, due to an affair, or almost immediately after becoming a widow.

It is so common for men to completely ditch their kids after moving on to a new woman, especially if the new woman hates the original wife or resents the original family.

There is a reason why wicked stepmothers are a stereotype.

Kiki didn’t seem to be that at all. She was an M&A lawyer, Peter pursued her, dumped his family, ringed her up, got her to resign as they tried to get her pregnant. He’s the villain of his own life and that of his first disfigured ex-wife.

Have you ever been dumped by your dad?

Ask anyone who has. They mostly blame the new woman, especially if she is:

A) Bi#chy (check for Kiki)
B) The affair partner (check for Kiki)
C) Ruined their mom's life (check for Kiki, especially if the divorce led to the plastic surgery which led to the disfiguration)
D) Dad's dumping of the kids coincided with the new marriage with the affair partner. (Check, check, check)

Blaming all or most of it on Kiki was a very normal and common response from any kid, adult or child, who has been dumped by their dad after he acquired a new woman, specifically the next woman after your mom.

This is so evident by his kids working with dad to sneak him to the baptism of the grandchild. They were willing to welcome dad because there are evolutionary ties of love for your parents, even bad parents, that override logic, but they were not willing to build any relationship with Kiki because she destroyed their family. I actually experienced the baptism thing with my dad and his new replacement of my mom, except my dad didn't show. I 100% am aware of his ownership and responsibility in missing it, but I also 100% blame the other woman. At that point, there was a lot of water under the bridge and a lot of obvious things that she did to protect her victory and cut him off from the family.

Ask any one in that position who has been dumped by their father when he moves on to another woman. There are many of us and all of us will tell you some variation of the same thing.

Men dump their kids all the time and they immediately move on to a new woman from their current wife. In every case, especially affairs, the new woman is never an innocent party in the cutting off or disparate treatment of the original family of the man. It happens so frequently it has become cliche.

Kids, even adult kids, want to be loved by their fathers, which is why they will repeatedly overlook his sins, for the same things that they cannot forgive or overlook in his affair partner or other woman.

That part, of him dumping his children from the first marriage, the sneaking around to see them, and the blame of Kiki coming from the adult children are so common and normal that it is one of the most believable parts of the entire plot.

They won't feel that way about Simone, and will probably welcome her or at least have a cordial relationship with her, even though she is likely younger than them and an obvious gold digger. They will be grateful to her for being the reason why dad got rid of the woman who ruined their family and who they feel cut their dad out of their lives. They might roll their eyes at Simone and gossip behind her back, but they will have a cordial relationship with her. To them, Simone is not the home wrecking other woman who took away their dad. She is just dad's newest mid life crisis who made it possible for their own kids to have a grandpa.

Good grief. That's a lot of personal baggage you're projecting onto a silly show.
DP

Says the other woman...

Seriously, anyone who thinks that a man abandoning and rejecting his kids after moving on with an affair partner is not common, is deluding themselves. So is anyone claiming they don't understand why the kids blame the other woman instead of the dad.

If you think that, then you are either the other woman, or you don't pay attention.

That part was one of the most realistic side plots of the entire series

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also! Why did they make it seem like Peter was having a heart attack in Simone's bedroom in the last episode?

I thought it was masturbation.

Dude what? It was a panic attack. That’s one of their bonds. Get it?

Yes and this scene actually worried me a bit (silly right?) because if peter was having a heart attack and he died, Kiki would get everything and that wasn't sitting right with me at that moment in the show!

[Anonymous]

If you liked this series, what other series or films do you recommend? I like dark comedy or dramedy.

[Anonymous]

Bad sisters
Nine perfect Strangers
White Lotus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bad sisters
Nine perfect Strangers
White Lotus

+1
Also, The Better Sister

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you liked this series, what other series or films do you recommend? I like dark comedy or dramedy.

If you missed the perfect couple, it has some similar themes. Your Friends and Neighbors is also a good one. And I’m enjoying The Better Sister as well though I would say it is not very humorous.