[2][3] As the OVERTURE fades, we meet Luke Flannery and his family; father Harry, mother Celia and brother Kane, who live in Eden, Australia ((PICTURE POSTCARD PLACE).
Luke is 18 and about to join the Flannery fishing business, but isn't so sure that he wants to spend another eighteen years playing (HAPPY FAMILIES).
He moves into a warehouse apartment with Maddy, a performance artist, who encourages him to shift his perspective and see the world with BRAND NEW EYES0.
They quickly become best friends, but when Maddy tells Luke she loves him, he is forced to introduce his boyfriend from University, Zach.
Luke realizes he has shut his family out of his life, so calls home to tell his parents his news, who don't react as he hoped (MY BOY).
Maddy throws him out after one late night party too many, and eventually Zach dumps him too (SET ME FREE).
Luke heads out to show Maddy around his home town, leaving Harry and Celia in the family kitchen.