What does "Hey, hey" mean in Sirens? There's a simple explanation for the phrase used by Julianne Moore's pals

Cosmopolitan

6 days ago

If you keep saying "Hey hey!" to yourself / random people, you are not alone. The phrase is omnipresent in Netflix's new black comedy Sirens, and is part of the cultish language used by Michaela's friends (er, cult members?). But if you're wondering what it means, exactly, there's actually a simple explanation.
Creator Molly Smith Metzler tells Variety that the phrase was based on the insider-y language she heard during her own time working summer jobs in Martha's Vineyard.
"In my summers in Martha's Vineyard, when I worked at the Yacht Club, I had noticed that they picked up each other's way of saying things," she explained. "One woman would come in with a new bracelet that just dropped in town, and then they'd all have it. They did it with language, too, they had their own way of speaking and there was a contagion to it. In my mind, Michaela just sort of said it one day, and then Simone said it back, and it became something the two of them say. I just made it up."
And speaking of the show's interesting language / writing choices, if you're wondering why Jose calls Michaela - and then Simone - "mi amore" that's a reference to the play on which Sirens was based.
"That's in the play," Smith Metzler said. "There are very few things that are verbatim in the play that make it to the series, but Jose calling Michaela 'Mi Amor,' and then later transferring that to someone else, that's always been in there. I love Jose. I wanted to keep it because it's a good reminder that Jose has a lot of power in this house."
Metlzer continued: "He sees and knows everything, and says nothing. He knows where all the bodies are buried. He's higher up on the food chain than Michaela, even though it doesn't seem like that when you meet them. There's a tinge of condescension to 'Mi Amor' as well."
Obsessed. Sirens is currently streaming on Netflix - run don't walk.