Character Relationship Map: Southbound

Characters

• Sadie (played by Fabianne Therese) — protagonist

  Traveling musician in the band The White Tights. After her van gets a flat tire, she stays at the Kensingtons' house where she witnesses strange cult rituals. She becomes trapped in a bear trap, escap...

• Cait (played by Kate Beahan) — supporting

  Jem's mother and Daryl's wife. They own a vacation house near the highway. During a home invasion by masked men, she is shocked to learn her husband's secret and is subsequently killed in front of him...

• Dispatch (played by Zoe Cooper) — supporting

  The emergency dispatcher who takes Lucas's call after he hits Sadie. Guides him through desperate lifesaving surgery on the phone, later reveals the supernatural nature of their purgatory, and ultimat...

• Ava (played by Hannah Marks) — supporting
• Daryl (played by Gerald Downey) — supporting

  Jem's father and Cait's husband. Owns the vacation house where the segment takes place. Recognizes the intruders, begs for his family's safety, and is killed by the masked men. Mitch sees Katherine's...

• EMT (played by Karla Droege) — supporting

  Certified emergency medical technician on the phone with Lucas. Instructs him to perform gruesome lifesaving procedures on Sadie's severed leg and chest cavity, laughing as the surgery ultimately kill...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dispatch → EMT (Professional Emergency Collaborator)

  The dispatcher and the EMT jointly guide the driver through emergency treatment after Sadie is struck.

• Sadie → EMT (Professional Medical Subject)

  The EMT speaks with the driver after Sadie is hit and instructs him to perform emergency procedures on her critically injured body.

• Cait → Daryl (Family Wife)

  The plot identifies Cait as Daryl's wife and states that they own a vacation house together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sadie → Ava (Alliance Bandmate)

  The plot identifies Sadie, Ava, and Kim as traveling musicians in the band The White Tights.

Story Analysis

Interlocking stories portray guilt, punishment, predestination, and supernatural cycles connected by an endless desert highway.

Plot Progression

1. The Highway That Returns
2. Rituals Beneath The Surface
3. The Roadside Purgatory
4. Demons At The Trap
5. The House And The Loop