Reset (2022) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Li Shiqing
(played by Zhao Jinmai) — protagonist
Li Shiqing is a university student trapped in a repeating cycle aboard a bus that explodes and kills its passengers. After repeatedly surviving the disaster, she investigates the bombing, seeks help f...
Xiao Heyun
(played by Bai Jingting) — protagonist
Xiao Heyun is a game designer who is pulled off the exploding bus by Li Shiqing, unintentionally becoming trapped in the time loop with her. He joins her investigation, helps examine the passengers an...
Zhang Cheng
(played by Liu Yijun) — supporting
Zhang Cheng is a deputy police captain whom Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun encounter repeatedly while trying to understand the bombing and gain official assistance. In the final loop, Li Shiqing contacts h...
Du Jinsong
(played by Liu Tao) — supporting
Ma Guoqiang
(played by Zhang Xiqian) — supporting
Lu Di's Father
(played by Qian Yi) — supporting
Jiang Feng
(played by Leon Li) — supporting
Medicine Woman
(played by Ma Lan) — supporting
Wang Xingde
(played by Huang Jue) — supporting
Ma Xiaolong
(played by Mu Tong) — minor
Wang Mengmeng
(played by Chen Jieyi) — minor
Yu Lei
(played by Yu Peishan) — minor
Jiao Xiangrong
(played by Jiao Peng) — minor
Xiao Liu
(played by Bozhan Ju) — minor
Liu Yao
(played by You Jingru) — minor
Tao Yinghong
(played by Liu Dan) — supporting
Ye Qian
(played by Fan Shuaiqi) — supporting
Key Man
(played by Song Jiateng) — supporting
Lu Di
(played by Zeng Kelang) — supporting
Liu Peng
(played by Bai Yufan) — minor
Story Analysis
Time loop mystery thriller
Plot Progression
The Endless Loop
— Li Shiqing discovers she's trapped in a time loop that resets every time Route 45 bus explodes, killing all passengers.
Unlikely Alliance
— Li Shiqing saves Xiao Heyun, bringing him into the loop, and they begin working together to investigate the passengers and identify the bomber.
Passenger Profiles
— The duo interviews each passenger, learning their stories and developing empathy for their fellow trapped travelers.
False Accusations
— Initial suspicions fall on Du Jinsong, but they discover he's not the bomber, forcing them to reconsider their investigation.
Police Intervention
— Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun share their findings with Deputy Captain Zhang Cheng, gaining police cooperation to stop the bomb.
Final Confrontation
— Working with police and passengers, they prevent the explosion and bring the main perpetrators to justice, finally breaking the time loop.
