Walter Stone (played by Jimmy Smits) is a protagonist in Switch.
Walter is Steve Brooks's best friend and becomes attracted to Amanda without knowing her true identity. After joining her during a drunken period of despair, he discovers that Amanda is Steve. Unlike Steve, Walter treats her with respect, later accepts her pregnancy, proposes marriage, and becomes the father of her child. Sheila Faxton (played by Lorraine Bracco) appears in Switch.
Sheila is a lesbian cosmetics magnate whose account is a major professional opportunity for Amanda. Amanda initially uses her new female body and a contrived romance to pursue the business deal. Sheila responds to the attraction, but Amanda ends the relationship and admits that the seduction was intended to win her as a client. Steve Brooks (played by Perry King) appears in Switch.
Steve is a promiscuous, misogynistic advertising man whose former lovers, Margo Brofman, Liz, and Felicia, try to kill him after a surprise party. After his death, he is returned to Earth in female form as Amanda and must find genuine love. His past cruelty is revealed through the women he harmed and contrasts with Walter's decency. The Devil (played by Bruce Payne) appears in Switch.
The Devil is the supernatural adversary who challenges Steve's chance at redemption. He persuades the heavenly authority to make Steve's task more difficult by transforming him into Amanda, then later offers Amanda employment in his operation when she is desperate. Amanda refuses the offer and continues seeking redemption through love and responsibility.
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Characters
Walter Stone
(played by Jimmy Smits) — protagonist
Walter is Steve Brooks's best friend and becomes attracted to Amanda without knowing her true identity. After joining her during a drunken period of despair, he discovers that Amanda is Steve. Unlike...
Sheila Faxton
(played by Lorraine Bracco) — supporting
Sheila is a lesbian cosmetics magnate whose account is a major professional opportunity for Amanda. Amanda initially uses her new female body and a contrived romance to pursue the business deal. Sheil...
Steve Brooks
(played by Perry King) — supporting
Steve is a promiscuous, misogynistic advertising man whose former lovers, Margo Brofman, Liz, and Felicia, try to kill him after a surprise party. After his death, he is returned to Earth in female fo...
The Devil
(played by Bruce Payne) — supporting
The Devil is the supernatural adversary who challenges Steve's chance at redemption. He persuades the heavenly authority to make Steve's task more difficult by transforming him into Amanda, then later...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Steve Brooks → Sheila Faxton
(Professional Business Prospect)
The advertising job connected to Steve's life requires winning an important account with cosmetics magnate Sheila Faxton.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Steve Brooks → The Devil
(Conflict Adversary)
The Devil convinces the divine authority to impose a redemption challenge on Steve and later offers the transformed protagonist a position in his oper...
Walter Stone → Steve Brooks
(Social Best Friend)
The plot identifies Walter Stone as Steve Brooks's best friend. Walter later becomes emotionally involved with Steve's transformed identity without in...
Story Analysis
A dead misogynist is forced to live as a woman and learns empathy, accountability, and love through a supernatural redemption test.
