As the episode begins, Anna Ivin (Sarah Snook) showers and speaks about love. Her husband, Xander (Rodger Corser), uses the bathroom nearby. Anna lures him over and gives him a kiss. Anna wants to get frisky in the shower. That doesn’t happen. Xander tries to lure her into bed. This time, she is eager to get going. The family leaves home a short time later. We see that Anna and Xander are tennis champions. Anna says that being with Xander was safety. By the time her boy turns 7, she will be dead. After the intro, Kitty Ballantyne (Sophie Lowe) wakes up beside of Skeet Du Pont (Benedict Samuel). Kitty tells him that she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. Anna explains that Skeet was not a morning person and had no idea what Kitty was talking about.

Kitty is excited. She wants to call her mom. Anna explains that Skeet would usually feel the urge to flee. However, he might not be able to do any better this time. Kitty tells her friend about Skeet wanting to sleep with her all the time. We’re introduced to Peter Levin (Alexander England). Peter knows nothing of Skeet. Peter urges his friend, Kingsley (Daniel Henshall), to get him out of there and talk some sense into him. Peter is told he is being creepy. He makes himself look like a weirdo in front of Kitty. Kitty is told that Peter likes her. She doesn’t want to believe it and thinks of him like a brother. As for Kingsley, he believes he and his wife have a deal to have fun as long as the other one doesn’t know it. That isn’t the case. Dolly (Celia Pacquola) tells Kingsley that everything is over. Dolly has been depressed and angry at the world for a while now.

Kingsley tries to smooth things over with her and calm their son. Kingsley is told that he threw everything away. He promises that it meant nothing and he is stupid. His wife suggests he probably gave her herpes. Anna celebrates with her family. She gets a call from Kingsley. He tells her about his problems. He admits he slept with the nanny. Xander signs an autograph for a woman in the restaurant. Xander learns about Kingsley sleeping with Gabriela (Artemis Ioannides). Anna admits Kingsley wants her to come home and speak with Dolly. Xander agrees that she should go. Anna finds a fan on the plane. The woman speaks about Anna beating the Russian girl in Melbourne. The woman explains she is going home to meet her son’s girlfriend. We learn that the woman is Skeet’s mother. Dolly takes the kids to her parent’s house. Kitty learns about Kingsley and Gabriela.

Kitty is worried that Dolly is going to ruin her dinner with Skeet and his mom. Dolly leaves with the kids. Kingsley and Peter speak about their troubles. Peter is told about Kitty’s boyfriend. Kingsley promises that she isn’t good for him anyway. They decide to get smashed. Anna tells Skeet’s mother about her marriage proposal. The woman explains she would rather wish she hadn’t than wish she had. Anna spots Skeet at the airport. He meets with his mother. They’re introduced seconds later. Skeet tries to sweet talk Anna, before Kingsley interrupts. Anna says goodbye to Tess (Catherine McClements) and leaves. Anna wants to know everything about Kingsley’s problem. Skeet and Anna look at each other while someone is run over by a car.

They seem taken by one another. Kingsley chats on the phone. Anna seems lost in space. They return to the Faraday house. Anna learns that Gabriela is still in the house. She tries to comfort Dolly. Dolly complains about her body while she showers. Anna tries to convince her to work things out with Kingsley. Anna admits she would like to think she would forgive him. Skeet has dinner with Kitty and her family. He tells them about his music and such. Kitty’s parents do not seem too impressed. Tess tells them about the taxi driver being hit. Kitty reveals that they’re engaged. Tess confesses that she had no idea. Phillip (Robert Menzies) wants to know how Skeet is going to look after Kitty. Kitty admits they haven’t spoken about that yet. Peter arrives at the door.

Peter asks her if they could ever be more than friends. He tells her to forget about it. She tells him that she has a boyfriend and is engaged. Kitty’s parents explain that Peter wants Kitty. Phillip decides to let him in. A drunken Peter makes the dinner even more awkward. He congratulates Skeet. Peter speaks about the farm. He explains that he likes his solitude, but does get lonely. Anna speaks with Xander over the phone. Anna is surprised to find Kitty and Skeet at the door. Kitty tells Anna about the engagement. She insists that dinner was perfect. Kitty decides to break the news to Dolly. Anna and Skeet are left alone. Skeet admits he cannot stop thinking about what happened.

They speak about the taxi driver and how they would feel to go that way. Kitty returns. Kitty invites Anna to the engagement party. Skeet goes to work recording music. Kitty’s parents complain about her relationship with Skeet. Anna and Dolly arrive for the party. Kingsley joins them moments later. Phillip speaks about his daughter’s engagement. Xander tries to convince Anna to go home. She tells him to take the child and go. Peter arrives outside. He leaves a gift by the door. The party continues inside. Anna asks Skeet if he can dance. She tells him everything that she knows about him. Kitty pulls Skeet away. Peter visits his brother Nick (Dan Wyllie). Peter is introduced to Nick’s friends. Nick jokes with his brother. He asks Peter why he is there. Peter tells Nick’s friend that he is getting worse. Nick falls into the bathtub.

Peter makes sure he gets into bed. He tells Nick that he should come home for a while. Anna and Skeet speak about tennis and the crowd. Kitty arrives and tells Skeet that she has been trying to track him down all night. She seems jealous. Anna tells him to go after her. Skeet walks Anna to her car. He asks if he could call her sometime. She doesn’t believe meeting sometime would be a good idea. He continues making excuses. He insists that she can feel it too. Skeet tells her that it was never his party. Anna calls for a taxi and tries to escape. He tells her that he just wants to be where she is. He continues talking about his feeling. She relents and gives him her number. She leaves in the taxi moments later.

Skeet calls her multiple times. She doesn’t answer. The taxi returns. They soon find themselves making out. They have sex. Kitty drinks alone at the party. She complains that Skeet is gone with Anna. Her parents try to convince her otherwise. Phillip tells her that if he has gone she is lucky it happened now. Her mother tries to comfort her. Peter drives in the night, while Anna speaks about flying and danger. She explains that there is no escape. You have to keep going forward. She admits she was flying so high that she couldn’t see the ground anymore. She insists her old life is fading away with Xander in the distance. Her new life had already begun and it made her head spin.

 

The Beautiful Lie Review

I’ve been meaning to watch The Beautiful Lie for a very long time. I’ve finally gotten around to watching the first episode and I am glad that I had nothing better to do. The acting is spectacular. The story is great so far. The only thing that irks me is the unrealistic nature of some of the characters. The Ballantyne family isn’t relatable in the least. Almost everyone in the show is super rich and that makes it somewhat difficult to connect with them. Otherwise, I really enjoyed the opener.

I can’t wait to watch the rest of the series. The opener scores a good 8 out of 10.