Character Relationship Map: Sparks

Characters

• Cleo (played by Elsie Fisher) — protagonist

  Cleo is a newcomer to Sparks who crosses paths with the Crop, a group of teenage friends obsessed with a local time-travel legend. She decides to travel to 1960s Paris to take part in the French New W...

• Odette (played by Madison Hu) — supporting
• Max (played by Denny McAuliffe) — supporting
• Frenchman (played by Shane Fleming) — supporting

Story Analysis

A newcomer's arrival challenges a teenage group's routine, triggering a power shift and a transformative temporal journey.

Plot Progression

1. Newcomer in the Desert — Cleo arrives in Sparks, Nevada, and quickly crosses paths with the local teenage friend group known as the Crop. She learns about their time travel legend centered on a nearby reservoir.
2. Usurping the Throne — Cleo's bold ambition to reach 1960s Paris clashes with Antoine's established leadership. Her spirited nature draws attraction but also frustration, destabilizing the group's hierarchy.
3. Fractured Dynamics — The Crop's longstanding social order begins to unravel as Cleo's influence grows. Internal tensions rise, and Antoine struggles to maintain control over the shifting group.
4. Leap to Paris — The group executes their time travel plan at the reservoir. Cleo successfully makes her temporal journey, leaving the old dynamics behind to immerse herself in the French New Wave.