throughout his first stint, urquhart's favourite scene was where luke threatened to take sophie mckay to court over accusing him of being a serial killer. he enjoyed the vast variety of emotion it enabled him to play as opposed to luke's normal behaved manner. as one of the primary suspects in the ferndale strangler storyline, luke sparked a large reaction with the public and during the airing, urquhart often found himself abused or confronted by viewers believing him to be involved in the deaths of several loved characters. the relationship between luke and isaac that fluxillated between friendship and deep rivalry, adorned the title, "isaac versus luke" and was named by television new zealand as one of the highlights of the 2011 "shortland street" season. the love triangle between luke, bella and zlata was also listed as one of the top moments. luke's death was named as the top moment of the 2013 season by television new zealand.