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Just finished the Siren season 3 finale and I haven't been this disappointed in a show in years. The only good things out of this season was Xander, Helen and the hybrids, Cami, Eliza and Robb. Since season 1 of Siren they've hinted at Polymarine before making it official in season 2. I don't get why they would have Polymarine at all if Siren was just going to say Suprise! we're just going to give you the straight white couple and completely sideline the QWOC while putting her through hell. It's like the Siren writers said hey let's bring viewers in by having a healthy interracial couple who happens to fall for a bi/pansexual mermaid. Then BANG hit them with the typical straight white couple drama and shove it down their throats like every other show but with mermaids. I get that they wanted to shake things up by breaking up Ben/Maddie and introducing Robb into the mix. But did it have to come at the expense of Maddie's screen time and her relationships with both Ben and Ryn individually. Don't get me wrong I like Robb I was sceptical at first but he's good with Maddie and she deserves all the good she can get. But that doesn't change the fact that Siren has completely disregarded Maddie as a character.
The show didn't even take the time to give her a proper break up scene with Ben or Ryn. Ben has treated Maddie like a villain all season when she was the only one call him out and try to talk some sense into his thick head. Anyone with a BRAIN would be concerned when their partner or ex partner let's someone die then starts shooting up stem cells and changing their BIOLOGY!!! They barely gave Maddie/Ryn a thought this season. Maddie/Ryn got cheek kisses while Ben/Ryn get full on sex scenes. Siren didn't even have Ryn/Maddie break up on screen. We just had to guess are they together or are they not? Is Maddie still love? What is happening? Oh wait Ben and Ryn are getting married I guess Maddie/Ryn are over! It's just going to be Ben/Ryn/Hope and their little straight white family. Like Maddie doesn't matter. Or like she didn't spend all of season 2 trying to help Ryn have a child and start the family that the writer's clearly don't want Maddie to be apart of. Like what the hell Siren I thought you were better than that.
On top of all of that Maddie started out this season with a promising storyline working with Robb to clean up the ocean. I thought we we're FINALLY going to see Maddie being an amazing Marine biologist without Ben taking over. But Siren said Nope we're going to have Maddie figure out what's wrong with the pool ONLY for Ben to take over again and figure out how to fix it. Really writers! Really! Plus the finale episode Maddie and Robb apparently figured out how to help clean the ocean but did we see any of it. No!!! First the writer's break up Polymarine. Then they give Maddie a new love interest then send him away. Give her less screen time. Treat Maddie like crap all season because she dared to have a Brain. They kill her dad. Then send her into the parking lot of no return, points if you get that reference. I'm just so so disapponted in Siren and I never thought I would be. I hope Siren gets a season 4 so they can fix this mess but I'm not holding my breath. Siren writer's seem to want to give Ben/Ryn most of the screen time and sacrifice Maddie's storylines and screen time unfortunately. If the writer's aren't going to have Polymarine and focus on Ben/Ryn then they should have Maddie/Robb and a third person next season. Maddie deserved better this season.
Hopes dad also deserved better this season. Did they even give him a name? The writers are basically cutting Hopes dad out of Hopes life so Ben could be the father. I was hoping Hope would've been a WOC but I guess the writer's are doing everything they can to push Ben/Ryn into the perfect little family. I love Siren but I hope they do better next season especially with their characters of color.