Grace Swanson as the female lead, Sophie Gladwin, a highly intelligent, strong, independent woman with an amazing talent in architecture. Despite having a trust fund to fall back on, Sophie wants to earn her own money and not rely on anyone else but herself to create a career! Grace's acting prowess is on full display once again in this series, I am yet to see a single vertical where she has disappointed. The emotion she can convey through facial expressions is outstanding and I just have to say, she is one of the most talented actresses in the vertical space!
Eric Guilmette as Lucas Worthington, or "John Bourbon" a kind-hearted, protector, and loving man who just wants his life to be his own and for someone to love him for who he is, not his money. The way he protects Sophie throughout the entire series without using his pull as CEO and allowing her talent to shine through is so sweet. Even the way he is kind to Bridget, despite her being a few screws short of a hardware store, you just know this character is a good man (and I think many girls dream). It is fantastic to see Eric back in a Rom-Com again, as we haven't seen him like this since "We Belong Together". Eric is a fantastic actor, and his versatility is unparalleled in the vertical space! Knowing how many projects this man has in post production, it was fantastic to wake up to a new series for my Thursday morning that allowed me to procrastinate.
Kelsey Maskell as Bridget Willaburg "the other woman" in this series is hilarious, I really loved that she wasn't the token villain and that she was able to have some fun with the role. Her offering to let Lucas "step out" on her and acting shocked every time he doesn't reciprocate her love had me giggling. Bridget is definitely "delulu" (Are the kids still saying that?) and she was so fun in this series.
The entire series is a barrel of laughs and general good vibes, it is a nice change to what we have been seeing on some platforms, it isn't sex heavy, violence against women heavy, and really only has 1 (ish) scene with topless Eric, and for the veteran vert watchers, it also includes the token "towel accidentally drops" scene. I have, and will never understand the "Clark Kent" disguise and how that fools anyone, but apparently it does... I have to say my favourite scene in this series is (without giving away spoilers) Slap, wine throw, slap, wine throw.
Also, following Eric and his "Glasses Needer" clip the other day, I must say there were multiple times in this series where I was giggling at my own stupid humour and referencing this, especially when Lucas says "How could I have been so Blind!?" I did say out loud "BECAUSE YOU'RE A GLASSES NEEDER!"
This one is a 9/10 for me, and this is simply because I would have loved the storyline to be fleshed out a little more, but it's a vertical and we don't always get that!
I also have to say I have so much respect for these 3 actors, as when they were filming this in January this year, in Turkey, they were dealing with the heartache of the devastating LA Fires and the fear and sadness that came along with that. So to be able to pull it together and create such a light-hearted fun series is really spectacular.
