Character Relationship Map: So Help Me Todd

Characters

• Margaret (played by Marcia Gay Harden) — protagonist
• Todd (played by Skylar Astin) — protagonist
• Allison (played by Madeline Wise) — supporting
• Lyle (played by Tristen J. Winger) — supporting
• Susan (played by Inga Schlingmann) — supporting
• Francey (played by Rosa Arredondo) — supporting
• Veronica Caron (played by Eliza Coupe) — cameo
• Gus Easton (played by Jeffrey Nordling) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Allison → Susan (Client and divorce lawyer)

  Allison asks Susan to be her divorce lawyer in Season 1.

• Todd → Veronica Caron (Former romantic partners)

  Todd seeks help from his imprisoned ex-girlfriend Veronica in Season 1, and Veronica later asks Todd for a favor while possibly seeking revenge.

• Todd → Lyle (Colleagues)

  Todd and Lyle work together on cases, and Season 2 includes an office prank war between them.

• Margaret → Gus Easton (Romantic relationship)

  Margaret and Gus encounter each other on a dating app in Season 1, go on their first date in Episode 17, and share their first kiss in Episode 21.

• Todd → Allison (Siblings)

  Allison reaches out to Todd for help in Season 1, and Todd investigates a case involving a patient who died during surgery performed by Allison's coll...

• Margaret → Susan (Legal colleagues)

  Margaret works on cases connected to Susan's trials and later helps Susan serve justice for a tennis coach accused of drugging a teen athlete.

• Margaret → Lyle (Firm colleagues)

  Lyle enlists Margaret and Todd to defend his niece in Season 1, and Margaret later works with Lyle on a case involving his mother in Season 2.

• Margaret → Francey (Firm colleagues)

  Francey assists Margaret in Season 1, including helping enlist a true-crime podcaster to exonerate a client.

• Todd → Francey (Investigative colleagues)

  Todd and Francey are part of the firm's investigative and legal activity, including the exoneration case supported by a true-crime podcaster.

• Francey → Susan (Firm colleagues)

  Both work within the legal firm and participate in cases involving Margaret and Todd.

• Lyle → Susan (Firm colleagues)

  Lyle and Susan are both involved in the firm's legal work, while Lyle's family cases intersect with the firm's attorneys.

• Margaret → Allison (Related legal and medical professionals)

  Margaret represents a client who lost his mother during surgery at Allison's hospital, performed by Allison's colleague.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Margaret → Todd (Clashing working styles)

  The Season 2 premiere states that they must rethink their working relationship after Todd decides to open his own PI business.

• Todd → Susan (Friends and confidants)

  Todd asks Susan for dating advice when sparks fly between him and a true-crime podcaster.

Story Analysis

Across two seasons, the series combines unusual legal cases with the evolving family and professional partnership between Margaret and Todd.

Plot Progression

1. Season 1: A Family Partnership
2. Season 1: Pressure and Secrets
3. Season 1: Crisis and Commitment
4. Season 2: Independent Paths
5. Season 2: The Firm at Risk