To escape the advances of her sleazy step-father, Skylar (Conor Tuohy), Bea (Mariah Moss) approaches a stranger at the bar and kisses him, little does she know the man she just kissed is actually the son of a prime minister, who thinks she is just a provocative woman trying to sleep with him. After throwing alcohol in Renato's (Noah Fearnley) face, her adoptive mother, Julie (Amy Simon), kicking her out, she meets the mysterious "M" (Nick Ritacco) who assists her with getting into her dream school. Unfortunately, on her first day, the stranger from the bar is also starting out at her school. "M" then blackmails Bea to get close to Renato and become his girlfriend eventually asking her to gather information from him. Renato too is undercover, trying to uncover a crime syndicate. But when she learns the truth about her identity and past, how will she react, what happens when she really does fall for Renato and how can she escape M's grasp?
Mariah Moss as Bea, is a joy to watch, the way she encapsulated the persona of Bea and utilised non-verbal forms of communication to give depth to this character was phenomenal. The incredible chemistry between Mariah & Noah was on full display throughout the entire series, playing to her strengths Mariah is truly a joy to watch in any series she takes part in. Mariah is a heavy hitter in the vertrasphere and I have no doubt she will have a long and very successful acting career.
Noah Fearnley as Renato, once again is, as always, fantastic in this series, he truly can play any character. With this character in particular having to play not only the heart throb playboy, but an undercover diplomat, college student, and somewhat a detective is incredible! As I said above, his on screen chemistry with Mariah is insurmountable and made this series even more of a joy to watch.
Nick Ritacco as M, Nick is such a bloody brilliant actor, I love him as the good guy and love to hate him as the villain, in this series is portrayal of the evil and twisted "M" is one of the best representations of a true villain in a vertical series, and I did enjoy that this character did allow more depth to a villain. The evil look in his eyes as he kills and manipulates people makes you truly feel afraid of him. But we all know Nick is lovely in reality so that's okay :)
A fun series with plot twists and surprises, I would be very surprised if you haven't seen this one yet, but if you haven't go go go!!
