Character Relationships in Waking

Ben (played by Skyler Caleb) is a protagonist in Waking. Ben is the central character, returning home to train dogs while struggling with an inexplicable dream connection to Nadia. His love for Amy, proposal, secrecy, and eventual decision to pursue Nadia create the main conflict as he questions whether the connection is meaningful or a hallucination. Nadia (played by Meg Cionni) appears in Waking. Nadia is the woman who repeatedly appears in Ben's dreams and later proves to exist in the real world. She shares an intense and confusing connection with him, but tells him she must stop seeing him, blocks him, and remains involved with a boyfriend while Ben continues pursuing her. Amy (played by Tara Erickson) appears in Waking. Amy is Ben's affectionate partner and intended fiancée, having moved back for him and accepted his awkward parking-lot proposal. After discovering messages between Ben and Nadia, she interprets his behavior as an affair, returns the engagement ring, and leaves, though she briefly considers forgiving him later.

Character Relationship Map: Waking

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Waking (2013) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Canonical Relationships

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

Story Dynamics

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

Story Analysis

Ben struggles between a stable commitment to Amy and an inexplicable dream connection that draws him toward Nadia.

Plot Progression

  1. Homecoming and Hidden Dreams
  2. Reality Behind the Dream
  3. Commitment Under Pressure
  4. Messages and Betrayal
  5. Reason Versus Obsession

Directed by Ben Shelton

Waking (2013) · 5.4/10 ·

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