Sirens on Netflix

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Anonymous wrote:I enjoyed it but I think the costume designer really blew it. Those Lilly Pulitzer dresses were not the aesthetic of the Julianne Moore character at all judging by her own clothes, her personality, and her house. So why did she want her assistant and all her friends to be wearing that look?

Plus, while there's a small subset of summer people on Martha's Vineyard who dress like that, it's not the subculture portrayed in the miniseries at all.

Agree. This was not the right look.

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Anonymous wrote:Very good cast especially Fahey, Moore and Bacon and intriguing story that's both familiar and original. I like the weird acolytes/cult that Moore has.

Yes, Moore knocks it out of the park being so (seemingly) genuinely kind and also out-of-touch crazy rich lady.

I thought it was very telling that Simone didn't identify with the help and all the hate actually detested her. How realistic is that? Would the PA be removed from the rest of the help? Would they all loathe the PA or are they really one of the drudges rolling their eyes at "mistress" too? If I were Simone it makes more sense to try to be a balm or a salve or a buffer to the rest of the help rather than tiny second dictator...

I think it could be realistic. I think she felt she had an intimate relationship to the boss that elevated her.

I could see PAs being like this. They drink the kool-aid and act as protector of the boss. They feel more powerful than other employees due to their proximity.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very good cast especially Fahey, Moore and Bacon and intriguing story that's both familiar and original. I like the weird acolytes/cult that Moore has.

Yes, Moore knocks it out of the park being so (seemingly) genuinely kind and also out-of-touch crazy rich lady.

I thought it was very telling that Simone didn't identify with the help and all the hate actually detested her. How realistic is that? Would the PA be removed from the rest of the help? Would they all loathe the PA or are they really one of the drudges rolling their eyes at "mistress" too? If I were Simone it makes more sense to try to be a balm or a salve or a buffer to the rest of the help rather than tiny second dictator...

I think it could be realistic. I think she felt she had an intimate relationship to the boss that elevated her.

I could see PAs being like this. They drink the kool-aid and act as protector of the boss. They feel more powerful than other employees due to their proximity.

Is it just the PA that lives on site? Does Jose live on site given he's security and driver etc. He mentioned a wife and kid. Is that all typical of an estate like this?

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I like to think that Ethan stays away for awhile- skipping a few summers and stays in London. Then maybe Morgan has free reign to tend to the boat in his absence.

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Will there be a second season?

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Loved it, but this was supposed to be Nantucket, not Martha's Vineyard. References to Sconset, Sankaty, red pants, and someone popping over from MV. But it didn't look like Nantucket. Too wooded. They filmed at a house on Long Island, I think.

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Anonymous wrote:Will there be a second season?

Doesn't seem like there needs to be a second season, all of their stories have been told.

Reminded me a little of August, Osage County, with all of the interactions between damaged characters with deep seeded resentments.

Kind of a slow build up to the last two episodes. Although I didn't find the ending to be shocking. Peter was following his established pattern.

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Anonymous wrote:Will there be a second season?

It's a Limited Series. It says it after the title everywhere. PSA for everyone everywhere, from Wikipedia:

"In television programming, a limited-run series (or simply limited series) is a program with an end date and limit to the number of episodes. For instance, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' definition specifies a "program with two or more episodes with a total running time of at least 150 program minutes that tells a complete, non-recurring story, and does not have an on-going storyline and/or main characters in subsequent seasons."[1] Limited-run series are represented in the form of telenovelas in Latin America and serials in the United Kingdom.

The shortest forms of limited-run series have two or three parts, usually described as "made-for-television film" or miniseries in the United States. Longer forms are often reality television or scripted dramas.[2]"

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Kind of a tragic ending for Devon, no job, no boyfriend, serious legal trouble, and still taking care of a father who didn't care for his own kids. She should have taken the boat ride and never looked back.

Simone came out on top, she'll have a couple of kids and she'll have plenty of money to raise them after Peter gets caught fooling around with the nanny.

Ethan's got a long recovery ahead of him, but should be fine in time for his next fling next summer.

Raymond will be in the doghouse for a while, but his wife will take him back.

Kiki probably has to step down from a billionaire husband to just multi-millionaire. She'll never regain what she had but she'll get by. Her obvious mistake was not bonding with Peter's kids and grandkids since she can't have children of her own, maybe she'll learn that lesson when she latches on to her next guy.

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I really enjoyed this. Julianne Moore is among the best of the best. And the rest of the cast was excellent too. Plus that house just speaks to my heart.

Such interesting layered dynamics. Damned dark ending!

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Anonymous wrote:I really enjoyed this. Julianne Moore is among the best of the best. And the rest of the cast was excellent too. Plus that house just speaks to my heart.

Such interesting layered dynamics. Damned dark ending!

In what way was the ending dark?

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Anonymous wrote:Very good cast especially Fahey, Moore and Bacon and intriguing story that's both familiar and original. I like the weird acolytes/cult that Moore has.

Yes, Moore knocks it out of the park being so (seemingly) genuinely kind and also out-of-touch crazy rich lady.

I thought it was very telling that Simone didn't identify with the help and all the hate actually detested her. How realistic is that? Would the PA be removed from the rest of the help? Would they all loathe the PA or are they really one of the drudges rolling their eyes at "mistress" too? If I were Simone it makes more sense to try to be a balm or a salve or a buffer to the rest of the help rather than tiny second dictator...

A PA would absolutely be in a tier above the rest of the help. The hierarchy of a household staff has indoor staff above outdoor staff, and assistants above all else-- think "ladies in waiting."

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Anonymous wrote:Kind of a tragic ending for Devon, no job, no boyfriend, serious legal trouble, and still taking care of a father who didn't care for his own kids. She should have taken the boat ride and never looked back.

Simone came out on top, she'll have a couple of kids and she'll have plenty of money to raise them after Peter gets caught fooling around with the nanny.

Ethan's got a long recovery ahead of him, but should be fine in time for his next fling next summer.

Raymond will be in the doghouse for a while, but his wife will take him back.

Kiki probably has to step down from a billionaire husband to just multi-millionaire. She'll never regain what she had but she'll get by. Her obvious mistake was not bonding with Peter's kids and grandkids since she can't have children of her own, maybe she'll learn that lesson when she latches on to her next guy.

Hopefully Simone learned from Kiki and will insist on a better prenup, but I agree if she has kids it will probably work out for her financially.

Feels like Kiki had a pretty good career in big law for many years so probably has a nice nest egg at least. I find it hard to believe she didn’t do anything to secure at least a little bit of the foundation and more financial security but I guess we just have to accept that plot hole.

Poor Pete. That guy. Misses out on 13 years of relationship with his kids and blames Kiki. Decides the best way forward is just to have another kid or two, but he won’t live long enough to see them much past early adulthood. I like how Kiki said, none of it will make you younger. So true.

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Anonymous wrote:Loved it, but this was supposed to be Nantucket, not Martha's Vineyard. References to Sconset, Sankaty, red pants, and someone popping over from MV. But it didn't look like Nantucket. Too wooded. They filmed at a house on Long Island, I think.

Definitely did not capture the Nantucket vibe, but the basket necklaces did make me chuckle.

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Anonymous wrote:Kind of a tragic ending for Devon, no job, no boyfriend, serious legal trouble, and still taking care of a father who didn't care for his own kids. She should have taken the boat ride and never looked back.

Simone came out on top, she'll have a couple of kids and she'll have plenty of money to raise them after Peter gets caught fooling around with the nanny.

Ethan's got a long recovery ahead of him, but should be fine in time for his next fling next summer.

Raymond will be in the doghouse for a while, but his wife will take him back.

Kiki probably has to step down from a billionaire husband to just multi-millionaire. She'll never regain what she had but she'll get by. Her obvious mistake was not bonding with Peter's kids and grandkids since she can't have children of her own, maybe she'll learn that lesson when she latches on to her next guy.

Hopefully Simone learned from Kiki and will insist on a better prenup, but I agree if she has kids it will probably work out for her financially.

Feels like Kiki had a pretty good career in big law for many years so probably has a nice nest egg at least. I find it hard to believe she didn’t do anything to secure at least a little bit of the foundation and more financial security but I guess we just have to accept that plot hole.

Poor Pete. That guy. Misses out on 13 years of relationship with his kids and blames Kiki. Decides the best way forward is just to have another kid or two, but he won’t live long enough to see them much past early adulthood. I like how Kiki said, none of it will make you younger. So true.

She's right, of course, but I still didn't find her sympathetic in the end. Maybe she was a better person when she was in law.