Siren: A Lenda das Sereias

Season 1 and the first half of season 2 were much better than the second half of season 2 which I felt was much slower and screaming mediocrity. That being said I've mostly felt entertained throughout and it feels set up nicely for season 3 the last episode of season 2 reinvigorated the 2nd season for me and has me excited for what's to come!

Yes this is a cheesy show, however, it's actually pretty good for cheese. Give me some crackers please! The actress who plays the mermaid is really good, the rest of the actors are stereotypical sound stage actors who got bad writing. I'm into it, besides the bad writing I'm drawn into the story only because the lead actress is that good!

Ok, so you have to suspend a bit of belief to get into it, and the program certainly benefits from you being in the mindset of - "ok, I want something sit down and switch off now". But with that said, Siren is highly enjoyable.

The pacing is just right, and acting is decent. Especially that of lead actress and primary 'mermaid' Ely, who does a great job of drawing you into her otherworldly nature. She's definitely a fantastic choice for the role.

I'm two episodes in and can't wait for the next one.

I'm not the best audience for tv series because I get bored very easily and I drop them after two episodes but I have to admit that's not happening to me with Siren, I'm currently watching the 2nd season and even though I think the first season holds you in a way it's so hard to abandon the show and you're just like "Omg, one episode more and then, I go to sleep"...the show lost strength by the second season, I'm in the 11th episode and it's way harder to continue, I don't feel attached like I did in the first season, anyways, I strongly think this TV show deserves the opportunity and it's a must watch for anyone into fantasy/drama.

UPDATE: I already finished season 3 and I must say this was the best cliffhanger ever, RENEW SIREN PLEASE, IT JUST GETS BETTER, I CAN'T STOP

To address some previous points raised, yes the script writing isn't the greatest at times, some of the actors aren't the best, but the show does lead with some good actors(Alex Roe, Elaine Powell, Ian Verdun). The show can be cheesy, it can be cliche but there are redeeming factors that allow you to look past this.

While this show is obviously trying to be as "diverse" as possible if is definitely not some feminist show as has been said. At times you question the casting agents decision rather than paying attention to what's actually going on. For example Ryn's sister being played by a black actor. Now you can argue that "human races don't apply to mermaids", which, mermaids being left up to fiction allows such claims. But it is still very distracting from the actual plot.

The real gem of this show is "Ryn", played by Eline Powell, this actress I have never come across before but she is really standing out in this show for me. Her chemistry with "Ben"(Alex Roe) is quite special and their scenes are really what makes this show for me. All the other arcs of this story really seem like filler that you have to push through to have more of Ben and Ryn.

**Currently I give this show 9/10, because I can see through what's wrong at the moment and have good intuition that the show is heading in a good direction.**

Dropped the show to 7/10 stars, as of Season 2, episode 4. Hopefully things improve, what was a show heading in a good direction, is starting to stray away from the original uniqueness of the show that was enjoyable. The cliche's are becoming too common, love triangles and predictable story arcs.

Since this show is still airing I will continue to update this review, so rating is subject to change.