Character Relationship Map: Extinct

Characters

• Dottie (played by Zazie Beetz) — supporting

  Dottie is a dodo bird and a member of the Extinctables, the team of extinct animals brought to the Time Terminal by Dr. Chung. She joins Op and Ed in their search for the correct time-traveling seed a...

• Clarance (played by Ken Jeong) — supporting

  Clarance is a white poodle who first befriends Op and Ed in modern-day Shanghai and guides them to the Time Terminal. He is later sent to Antarctica, where the Flummells and Extinctables try to rescue...

• Burnie (played by Jim Jefferies) — supporting

  Burnie is a Tasmanian thylacine and one of the Extinctables assembled by Dr. Chung at the Time Terminal. As part of this group of extinct animals, Burnie accompanies Op and Ed during their search thro...

• Hoss / Ernest Shackleton (played by Reggie Watts) — supporting

  Hoss is a male Triceratops and one of the Extinctables who assists Op and Ed during their time-traveling mission. The same listed role also covers Ernest Shackleton, whose expedition captures Clarance...

• Alma (played by Catherine O'Hara) — supporting

  Alma is a female Macrauchenia and a member of the Extinctables brought to the Time Terminal by Dr. Chung. She travels with Op and Ed as they move between periods using the time-traveling seeds. Alma c...

Story Dynamics

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

• Hoss / Ernest Shackleton → Clarance (Unknown Captured Associate) — The combined character entry links this figure to both the Antarctic expedition and the Extinctables.

  Clarance is captured in Antarctica by Ernest Shackleton's expedition team, while Hoss is listed among the Extinctables involved in the surrounding res...

• Alma → Clarance (Alliance Rescue Associate) — Alma supports the mission to recover Clarance.

  Alma is one of the Extinctables assisting the search for the time-traveling seed needed to rescue Clarance.

• Burnie → Clarance (Alliance Rescue Associate) — Their plot connection is defined by Burnie's participation in Clarance's rescue.

  Burnie belongs to the Extinctables, the team helping the siblings find a seed that can rescue Clarance.

• Dottie → Clarance (Alliance Rescue Associate) — Dottie is connected to Clarance through the rescue mission.

  Dottie is part of the Extinctables, who help the siblings travel through the seeds to rescue Clarance after he is captured in Antarctica.

• Alma → Hoss / Ernest Shackleton (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate as members of the same team.

  Alma and Hoss are both members of the Extinctables, who assist the time-traveling rescue mission.

• Burnie → Hoss / Ernest Shackleton (Alliance Teammate) — Their shared team membership places them on the same side of the rescue effort.

  Burnie and Hoss are both described as members of the Extinctables.

• Burnie → Alma (Alliance Teammate) — They are cooperative members of the same extinct-animal team.

  Burnie and Alma belong to the Extinctables, which supports the search for the seed capable of bringing the flummels home.

• Dottie → Hoss / Ernest Shackleton (Alliance Teammate) — They share a team role in the mission to rescue Clarance and restore the flummels' future.

  Dottie and Hoss are both listed as members of the Extinctables, a team brought to the Time Terminal by Dr. Chung.

• Dottie → Alma (Alliance Teammate) — Their connection is based on shared membership in the Extinctables.

  Dottie and Alma are identified as members of the Extinctables, who help the siblings search through the time-traveling seeds.

• Dottie → Burnie (Alliance Teammate) — They operate as members of the same rescue team.

  Dottie and Burnie are both members of the Extinctables, the team of extinct animals assisting the rescue mission.

Story Analysis

A rejected species fights through time, betrayal, and extinction to preserve its future and find acceptance.

Plot Progression

1. Exiles Beyond Time — The flummels face rejection on their island before falling through a teleporting flower. In modern-day Shanghai, they learn that their species is believed to be extinct.
2. The Broken Terminal — Clarance introduces the flummels to the Time Terminal and its temporal seeds. A mishap sends Clarance to 1915 Antarctica and creates an urgent rescue problem.
3. The Extinctables' Search — The Extinctables join the search for the correct seed. The mission becomes strained when the siblings fall out while attempting to recover Clarance and find their way home.
4. Betrayal Beneath The Volcano — A return to the flummels' era leads to imprisonment and a devastating confession. Clarance reveals that he engineered the species' extinction with a drone bomb.
5. The Island Finds Tomorrow — The group repeatedly tries to escape and stop the bomb. They finally use a seed to move the whole island into the present, saving the flummels' future.