Netflix's thriller-comedy-drama Sirens has taken over pop culture this past week, and for good reason. Whoever thought to cast Julianne Moore, Milly Alcock and Meghann Fahy in the series together deserves a pay rise. The series throws us straight into the deep-end, when Devon (Fahy) angrily tracks down her younger sister (Alcock) and realises she has become the emotional support crutch (i.e. personal assistant) of the uber-rich Michaela (Moore). It's fair to say that all hell breaks loose in the gorgeous sea-view mansion the series mostly unfolds in.
Unlike the traditional eight or 10-part series we're now used to, Sirens dramatic ending was wrapped up in a humble five episodes. No shortage of twists and turns, here's what actually happened for anyone still confused. Warning: Spoilers ahead...
What was the Sirens ending?
In a thrilling twist, Peter, Michaela's husband, finds out from Simone that she took photos of them kissing and stored them for ammunition. He is furious and dumps her, instantly ending their marriage. In a bizarre relationship chess-move, this seems to mean he and Simone automatically get together and she essentially becomes the new lady of the house. Her hair, which was usually in soft-waves, is straight, like Michaela's was, and she dons a gorgeous Grecian gown that could have been borrowed from her former boss's wardrobe.
In contrast, Devon declines her dishy romantic prospect's invitation to join him on a boat trip, and instead commits to looking after her dad whose dementia seems to be worsening. Importantly, she shares that rather than move into his home again she's going to look for her own place back in Buffalo while she cares for him.
The two sisters make what looks like a hollow commitment to see each other some time in the future, but it feels like they're going in very different directions. Devon spots Michaela on her ferry ride home and sees her forced to pick up the pieces after her marriage has fallen apart, along with any financial security she had.
'Ultimately, we want Simone to be the person that the audience ends up seeing her as, which is this broken little girl who’s so much more capable than she believes herself to be,' Alcock told The Hollywood Reporter. 'The fact that she chooses the path she’s chosen reinforces that stigma and narrative where she needs a man in financial stability to provide for her. It made me incredibly sad finding out that was the ending.'
She went on to say Simone is 'this sad, lost little girl' and really in the tough situation she's in (fired, no money, no family to rely on, no law school) she made the best choice she could to hold onto security.
For Fahy, although she was sad to learn the ending, she told The Hollywood Reporter it made more sense over time. 'The Devon we leave is someone who's going back home with a better sense of self and more hope for her own future than she had at the beginning.'
Will there be a season 2?
The answer is... maybe. Sirens was written as a limited series and was based on a play, but the series showrunner Molly Smith Metzler has said she's open to another season.
'I wrote the play [that Sirens was based on] 15 years ago. I've been thinking about them this whole time. I could write them until the day I die. I never say never, but could I do them justice in another season? I'd have to think about it,' she told Glamour.