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TLC Member/Superfan Chilli Goes Chasing Mermaids as Siren's SDCC Panel Moderator
The Siren superfan will be moderating the show's Thursday, July 19, SDCC panel — set to include stars Eline Powell (Ryn), Alex Roe (Ben), Fola Evans-Akingbola (Maddie), Ian Verdun (Xander), and Rena Owen (Helen), and executive producers Emily Whitesell and Eric Wald. As we pride ourselves on not going for an obvious "mermaids/'Waterfalls'" joke, check out[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 10 / Series Review: A Weak Season Finale for a Promising Series
Meanwhile, Dale must answer for the escalating crime in Bristol Cove. https://youtu.be/T1104R4K1VUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren Season 1, Episode 10 & Series Review: 'Aftermath' – A Weak Finale to a Promising Series (https://youtu.be/T1104R4K1VU) In two important scenes from season finale 'Aftermath,' Xander (Ian Verdun) gets a release from jail – and some[...]
Siren Songs s01e10: Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Season Finale Live-Blog!
Ian Verdun ("Life's a Drag") stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen ("Star Wars" Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric who seems to know more about the mermaids than she lets on. "Siren" is based on a story by Eric Wald and Dean[...]
Siren Songs: Join Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Season Finale Live-Blog Tonight!
Can Ryn (Eline Powell) find a way to bring about a ceasefire before things gets worse – even as her sister Donna (Sibongile Mlambo) lays dying from a gunshot wound, courtesy of Xander (Ian Verdun)? Credit: Freeform So join us Thursday night, May 24th, at 8 p.m ET, for Siren Songs: Bleeding Cool's Mer-Mazing Live-Blog!, as we[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 9 'Street Fight' Review: A Shot Across Bristol Cove's Bow
That's right, we're almost at the season finale (props to Freeform for the large second-season pick-up) as we take a look at the series' ninth episode. Credit: Freeform While Xander's (Ian Verdun) going through the stages of grief righteously well-armed, Donna's (Sibongile Mlambo) leading a stealth squad of mermaids into Bristol Cove for…something[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 9 'Street Fight' Preview: Xander Wants Revenge
Xander (Ian Verdun) is forced to deal not only with the loss of his father Sean (Brian Anthony Wilson) – at the hands of a merman, no less – but also with his long-simmering feelings for Maddie (Fola Evans-Akingbola) But in this sneak preview of 'Street Fight' from Freeform, it looks like Xander's got only[...]
Mermaid Series 'Siren' Nets Second Season Sighting from Freeform
Ian Verdun ("Life's a Drag") stars as Xander, a deep sea fisherman on a quest to uncover the truth; and Rena Owen ("Star Wars" Episodes II and III) as Helen, the town eccentric who seems to know more about the mermaids than she lets on. "Siren" is based on a story by Eric Wald and Dean[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 8 'Being Human' Review: Tragic Loss, Hard Truths for Xander
Xander (Ian Verdun) is forced to deal with a heartbreaking loss – and some shocking truths But even in this time of mourning, the drumbeat of war between humans and mermaids grows louder – and what's with Helen (Rena Owen) and Ben's (Alex Roe) dad, Ted (David Cubitt)? Credit: Freeform Before we get started, here's Freeform's official[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 7 'Dead in the Water' Review: Merman Means Business
Meanwhile, Ben and Xander return to the deep sea to search for answers, only to be met by an uninvited guest. Just to be clear… I try to avoid heavy spoilers, but sometimes stuff happens I cover themes and takeaways involving major and minor plot points from the episode, so just keep that in mind before[...]
Siren Season 1, Episode 2 Review: No Sophomore Slump for Freeform's Mermaid Mystery
Really not looking to have angry fellow geeks outside my apartment with pitchforks and torches because I slacked off on spoiler warnings. https://youtu.be/coi85aulSXsVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Siren Season 1 Episode 2 Review: 'The Lure' – No "Sophomore Slump" for Freeform's Mermaid Mystery (https://youtu.be/coi85aulSXs) Refresh your brain with Bleeding Cool's look back at[...]
Buffy 20th Funko Pop Dark Willow
Kudos to them for making a wave without a store exclusive for a change — fans should appreciate not having to go all over the place to get them all. Buffy The Vampire Slayer 20th Anniversary Funko Pops #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode()[...]
That Kiss In The Buffy Comic. No Not Last Month's, Today's. Spoilers….
The newly pumped up superheroic Andrew finally goes official. Even if Xander continues to do that oversharing thing…. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London. With a Kickstarter launch party and private view for their Beast Wagon exhibition, featuring original artwork and preview pages from the Owen Michael Johnson and John Pearson comic, with work from Steve White, Iain Laurie & Conor Boyle. [...]