In one scene, Fraser is standing in an airport, looking up at a sign that says “Lost and found,” wondering how his luck could be so bad that his luggage got lost en route to a place he already hates. military base in Italy, where one of his moms, Sarah Wilson (Chloë Sevigny), has been assigned to serve as the commander. Or, to put it less dramatically, that he has to move from New York to a U.S. The episode follows Fraser’s struggle to cope with the fact that his life has seemingly ended.

The episode begins with an orchestral piece by John Adams, the same composer whose “Hallelujah Junction” underscored the opening credits of “Call Me By Your Name.” The series’ protagonist, 14-year-old Fraser Wilson (Jack Dylan Grazer), is essentially a 21st century copy of Elio Perlman but with an even worse attitude and a fashion sense modeled after Pete Davidson. “We Are Who We Are” is Guadagnino’s first venture into television, but the similarities between this series and his previous work in film are immediately apparent. “Right here, right now #1” is a slow burn of an episode with few plot advancements, but it provides some subtle insights into the characters and relationships we’ll be following for the rest of the season. “We Are Who We Are,” HBO’s latest coming-of-age drama series directed and co-created by Luca Guadagnino (“Call Me By Your Name,” “Suspiria”), premiered Monday night.

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