Uponmovingintoherhusband'schildhoodhometohelptakecareofhiselderlyrelatives,JeanCopeland,anemotionallywithdrawnwifeandmotheroftwo,becomesembroiledinanaffairwithasuicidallover.Herhusband,Gordon,isoblivious,toobusyworryingthathe'slosinghismostprizedpossession,hismind,afterarun-inwithanex-girlfriendhedoesn'tremember.19-year-old,Priscilla,isafashionistadesperatetobecomearealityTVstar,while9-year-oldcrosswordfanatic,Otis,hasfalleninlovefortheveryfirsttime.Otis(playedbyNoahschanpp)fallsinlovewithCaterina(playedbyCarolineMills)after,well,forever.WithGordon'sfather,Theodore,fadingintodementia,and95-yearoldmatriarch,Vivian,desperatelyclingingtocontrolofthehouse,thesixfamilymembers,atfivestagesoflife,distillthedreams,worries,andregrets,ofcontemporaryAmericaddd