Character Relationship Map: Stranded

Characters

• Col. Gerard Brauchman (played by Christian Slater) — protagonist

  The base commander who partners with Ava to survive the alien threat. He helps prepare the escape pod, sends a distress warning to Earth, and accompanies Ava as they face the life-threatening situatio...

• Dr. Lance Krauss (played by Brendan Fehr) — protagonist

  The base's medical officer who identifies the rapid growth properties of the alien spores. He is later killed when the shape-shifting alien opens an airlock against him.

• Ava Cameron (played by Amy Matysio) — supporting

  An astronaut who discovers alien spores and becomes contaminated, leading to a rapid extraterrestrial pregnancy. She teams up with Brauchman to survive and escape the shape-shifting creature.

• Bruce Johns (played by Michael Therriault) — supporting

  A crew member stalked and killed by the alien, which subsequently assumes his physical form. His posthumous notes provide crucial tactical information for Ava and Brauchman's survival efforts.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Col. Gerard Brauchman → Dr. Lance Krauss (Professional Crew Colleagues) — They are members of the same isolated base crew.

  Both are members of the lunar base crew, and Krauss is killed while the remaining humans are trying to survive the alien crisis.

• Dr. Lance Krauss → Ava Cameron (Professional Medical Officer And Patient) — Krauss's medical work concerns the spores that contaminate Ava.

  The medical officer investigates the spores, and Ava becomes contaminated; the character profile identifies Krauss as the base's medical officer.

Story Dynamics

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

• Col. Gerard Brauchman → Bruce Johns (Conflict Adversaries) — Brauchman opposes the creature impersonating Johns.

  Brauchman uses Johns's posthumous notes to help plan against the alien that has taken Johns's shape.

• Ava Cameron → Bruce Johns (Conflict Adversaries) — Ava is pursued by the alien while it assumes Johns's form.

  The alien takes Johns's shape, and the plot states that Ava and the Johns alien can sense and locate each other.

• Ava Cameron → Col. Gerard Brauchman (Alliance Survival Allies) — They cooperate to survive the alien threat.

  Ava and Brauchman attempt to kill the alien, prepare the escape pod, and face the life-threatening situation together.

Story Analysis

An isolated lunar crew fights a rapidly evolving alien life form, but the creature's escape threatens Earth beyond the base.

Plot Progression

1. Spores in the Debris — A meteor storm damages the isolated lunar base. Ava finds spores in a fragment and brings it inside, where their rapid growth is discovered.
2. A Life Form Emerges — Ava is contaminated and develops a rapidly progressing pregnancy before going into labour. The life form escapes, while the crew doubts Ava's account.
3. The Johns Impostor — The alien stalks and kills Johns, then takes his shape. Ava and Brauchman rely on Johns's notes and learn that Ava and the creature can sense each other.
4. A Failing Base — The alien sabotages the air system, and Krauss is killed while attempting repairs. Ava and Brauchman prepare the escape pod, but the alien survives the rising carbon monoxide and hijacks it.
5. Rescue and Contamination — Brauchman sends Earth a warning as the survivors run out of oxygen. A rescue ship arrives, but the escape pod lands on Earth with the alien already loose and still evolving.