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7 Thoughts I Had While Watching the ‘Siren’ Premiere on Freeform

Since the day I watched “The Little Mermaid” for the first time, I’ve been obsessed with mermaids. I spent my childhood pretending to be a mermaid in the swimming pool to reading every book that had anything to do with mermaids. When I saw the preview for Freeform’s new show, “Siren,” I knew I had to watch it.

Here are some thoughts that popped into my mind during the premiere:

Warning: This article contains spoilers!

1. What creature beheads a shark?!

That must’ve been one heck of an underwater battle.

2. What color contact brand is the siren using because I want eyes like those. 

They literally stare into your soul.

3. I’m definitely going to hear that siren song in my sleep.

*Scrolls through Spotify to find new earworm* 

4. Wow, that’s a lot more blood than I was expecting to see. 

 I guess it’s a realistic amount for a guy thrown through a windshield. 

5. I didn’t know mermaids could have pointy teeth…or claws…or razor-sharp fins.

Is this how people perceive me when I’m on one of my PMS mood swings?

6. Remind me again how the siren learns to speak English in a day.

It takes me six hours to realize I’ve been wearing my shirt inside out and backwards.

7. How many times is the siren almost going to kill somebody? 

I consistently have the pulse of a marathon runner. 

Regardless of how weirded out I was at some parts, this mermaid-lover is definitely hooked for the rest of the season. 

Emily Schmidt

Stanford '20

Emily Schmidt is a junior at Stanford University, studying English and Spanish. Originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia, she quickly fell in love with the Californian sunshine and warm winter temperatures. Emily writes a hodgepodge of pieces from satiric articles for The Stanford Daily to free-verse poetry to historical fiction. Just like her writing repertoire, her collection of hobbies are widely scattered from speed-crocheting to Irish dancing to practicing calligraphy. When she is not writing or reading, Emily can also be found jamming out to Phil Collins or watching her favorite film, 'Belle.'