Character Relationship Map: Bald

Characters

• Andrew Wood (played by David Lengel) — protagonist
• Max Bishop (played by Jonathan Cherry) — supporting
• Heather (played by Whitney Anderson) — supporting
• Caroline Goldman (played by Rachel Specter) — supporting
• Shirtless Cynthia (played by Lisa Gleave) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Andrew Wood → Shirtless Cynthia (Professional Business Associate) — Shirtless Cynthia participates in the online venture associated with Andrew's new business.

  The online business recruits women, including Shirtless Cynthia, to perform for paying viewers.

• Andrew Wood → Heather (Professional Business Associate) — Heather participates in the adult-entertainment venture Andrew joins and helps make profitable.

  The online business recruits women, including Heather, to perform for paying viewers.

• Andrew Wood → Caroline Goldman (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship is strained by Andrew's secrecy about the business, but Caroline remains with him after he apologizes and promises not to lie again.

  Andrew starts seeing Caroline. After learning that he concealed how he made his money, she accepts his apology, says she loves him, and agrees to stay...

Story Dynamics

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

• Andrew Wood → Max Bishop (Alliance Best Friends And Business Partners) — Max reassures Andrew about his hair loss and helps him navigate campus life, then recruits him into the venture that gives Andrew a path toward resolving his money problems.

  Max is described as Andrew's best friend and later brings him into an online adult-entertainment business.

Story Analysis

Andrew's search for financial security through a controversial online venture complicates his romance and brings him into conflict with angry fathers.

Plot Progression

1. Hair Loss and Financial Strain — Andrew struggles with rapidly thinning hair and tries remedies without success. Max reassures him as financial problems begin to loom.
2. A Risky New Enterprise — Max brings Andrew into an online adult-entertainment business, where Andrew becomes CEO in name. The operation recruits performers and grows profitable.
3. Money and Intimacy — The business gives Andrew hope of paying for a hair transplant and returning to school. His relationship with Caroline is tested when she learns he hid the source of his income, then steadied by his a...
4. Exposure and Anger — A commercial exposes campus women who appeared online, and angry fathers discover their daughters' involvement. One father vows to find and kill the person responsible, while the men gather to confron...
5. A Defense Before the Fathers — Andrew refuses to deny the business and argues that the women chose to participate and can support themselves. He challenges the fathers to consider whether they want financial need to dictate their d...