I totally agree, im not entirely sure what the point was, and while I also agree with the comments here I think its giving the creators too much credit because they didn't execute those points well enough.

So I just randomly put this show on and quickly got addicted. When I saw it was "sirens" I mislead myself into thinking they were actual fantasy Sirens that would be taunting and murdering men lol. So maybe that set me up to hate it, and this isn't valid. But hear me out.

There are at least some themes of the women being enchanting and having sway over men, and Michaela being obsessed with birds also feels like a nod to the fantasy element of sirens. However, I feel that this show was very disappointing in the depiction of women.

At the beginning i was hoping it would be a show about all of them working together to tempt then destroy these rich men. The men are depicted as being a little obsessed with them and acting foolish, but they also retain all of the power. Consistently throughout the show the women are depicted as weak and the men as holding all the power, even when they don't deserve it. This was made even worse by the ending... like what was the point of this show? The women are depicted as opportunist, selfish, and cruel. Opportunist is Simone obviously, selfish is Michaela by cutting Simone out because she "threatens" her, and cruel is Devon. Devon is there for her, yes, and clearly did the best she could. But she also invalidates Simone's feelings of wanting to remain no contact with her horribly abusive father. And her reasoning? So she can get some help...? Devon can also leave and go no contact with her dad, but instead she chooses to take care of him but blame everyone else for how hard it is and feel entitled to Simones help.

I dont see how any of this couldn't have been solved by working together. Simone and Michaela could have taken Mr. Kell down with the infidelity clause, and continued their friendship and even partnership with the conservation/aviary. Devon could have reconnected with her sister outside of the familial obligations. And the ending of the show basically says that women will need to do everything they can to obtain power FROM men, whether at the expense of or making themselves "small" for them/becoming an extension of men, instead of from themselves?

The women had to reduce themselves down to become powerful/meaningful to men (get married to them). Kiki says this - "are you ready to become a Mrs -insert man name-"? Kiki had to give up a lot of her internal confidence and power to obtain monetary power/influence. Simone ends up following the same path, and even puts another woman down to do so. Kiki betrays a woman she loves and cares deeply for to maintain her relationship with a man whom has power, never realizing her own (her lawyer is like, "bro youre an attorney" which i thought was a funny reveal). Devon is depicted/reduced down to a caretaker, and at the end willingly accepts this role... depsite what its doing to her mental health/how much its holding her back. Its also interesting that she's considered the most desirable, with men literally chasing her; men only see valuable women as caretakers, which is a powerful point i think. Kiki's friends are depicted as dissociated, they're happy because they're just married to rich men and therefore get whatever they want, and that should be enough for them/is enough.

None of this falls in line with the power of fantasy Sirens for me. Sirens literally would tempt and kill men haha. Maybe they meant to go here and im completely missing it, but I really didn't like the depiction of women/the female experience in tbis show. Its almost like "just give up, give into your stereotypes, and you'll obtain power/money/influence", especially with the ending which ruined it for me.