Bound & Babysitting (2015) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Maggie
(played by Tammin Sursok) — protagonist
The protagonist and creator of getawayforus.com. She prepares to present her vacation-planning business to potential investors while managing childcare complications and gradually learning to cooperat...
Alex
(played by Travis Van Winkle) — supporting
Takes responsibility for supervising the children during a Hawaiian vacation and chaperoning a dance event. Alex also furnishes Maggie's new office and eventually works successfully with her despite t...
Elena
(played by Tiffany Hines) — supporting
A vacation participant whom Maggie treats as a test case for her website's customer experience. Elena reports that the trip is going exceptionally well.
Violet
(played by Caroline Aaron) — supporting
Maggie's partner who encourages her as she prepares to present her business to potential investors. Violet also supports Maggie while she worries about securing funding.
Jane
(played by Lisa Rinna) — supporting
A potential investor who listens to Maggie's business presentation, remains interested, and later invites Maggie to a meeting in Los Angeles.
Ethan
(played by Stephen 'tWitch' Boss) — supporting
A vacation participant whom Maggie uses as a test case for her website. He enjoys the trip and reports that the experience is going exceptionally well.
Steve
(played by Curtis Armstrong) — supporting
A potential investor who evaluates Maggie's business presentation and later joins an invitation for a follow-up meeting in Los Angeles.
Brent
(played by Peter Katona) — supporting
Maggie's boyfriend, whom she says she will bring to a future Los Angeles meeting because the investors requested someone sociable.
Brianna
(played by Corinne Massiah) — supporting
Josh
(played by Brian Mganga) — minor
Amber
(played by Megan Stevenson) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Maggie → Brent
(Romantic Boyfriend) — Brent is identified as Maggie's boyfriend in the film's hopeful closing development.
When Jane and Steve ask Maggie to bring someone sociable to Los Angeles, Maggie says she will bring Brent and calls him her boyfriend.
Maggie → Brianna
(Power Authority Dispute) — Maggie struggles to balance adult authority with Brianna's growing independence.
Maggie argues about how strict to be with Brianna and whether Brianna is old enough to make her own choices.
Alex → Josh
(Professional Childcare Provider) — Alex becomes responsible for Josh during the disrupted childcare arrangement.
Alex agrees to take over childcare duties, including supervising Josh.
Alex → Brianna
(Professional Childcare Provider) — Alex assumes direct responsibility for Brianna during the vacation crisis.
Alex agrees to supervise Brianna and chaperone her dance while her usual childcare arrangement is disrupted.
Maggie → Steve
(Professional Potential Investor) — Steve is part of the investor pair considering support for Maggie's company.
Maggie presents her business to Steve, and he later joins Jane in inviting her to a Los Angeles meeting.
Maggie → Jane
(Professional Potential Investor) — Jane evaluates Maggie's business and becomes interested in its possible future.
Maggie prepares to present getawayforus.com to Jane, and Jane later invites Maggie to a meeting in Los Angeles.
Maggie → Ethan
(Professional Customer Test Subject) — Ethan's vacation experience supplies feedback for Maggie's business.
Maggie treats Ethan as a test case for the customer experience of getawayforus.com.
Maggie → Elena
(Professional Customer Test Subject) — Elena helps Maggie evaluate the vacation-planning website through a real travel experience.
Maggie treats Elena as a test case for the customer experience of getawayforus.com.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Brianna → Amber
(Social Appearance Influence) — Amber's appearance directly influences Brianna's behavior and creates further conflict.
Brianna becomes fascinated by Amber's appearance and cuts her own dress to imitate Amber.
Jane → Steve
(Alliance Investment Partners) — They act together in evaluating and potentially supporting the business.
Jane and Steve jointly attend Maggie's investor presentation and later jointly invite her to meet in Los Angeles.
Elena → Ethan
(Social Travel Companions) — Their shared vacation provides Maggie with positive customer-experience material.
Elena and Ethan enjoy the Hawaiian vacation together and report that they are getting along exceptionally well.
Maggie → Violet
(Social Encourager) — Violet provides emotional support during Maggie's professional uncertainty.
Violet encourages Maggie while Maggie prepares to present her business to potential investors.
Maggie → Alex
(Alliance Collaborator) — They move from friction to practical cooperation while managing the children and Maggie's business obligations.
Alex helps Maggie furnish her new office, and their responsibilities eventually force them to cooperate successfully.
Story Analysis
A struggling entrepreneur balances an investment opportunity with an unexpected childcare crisis, learning to cooperate under pressure.
Plot Progression
A Business Under Pressure
— Maggie builds getawayforus.com and prepares Elena and Ethan as customer test cases. She also worries that limited funding time may force her back to another company.
Childcare Emergency
— A flooded house disrupts the children's care before a Hawaiian vacation. Alex accepts responsibility for Brianna and Josh, expecting the work to be easy.
Chaos at Home
— Alex finds childcare demanding and helps furnish Maggie's office. Brianna's attempt to imitate Amber creates an argument about discipline and personal choice.
Pressure Before Presentation
— Maggie and Alex struggle with different approaches while Elena and Ethan enjoy their vacation. Their positive report gives Maggie useful support for the website.
A Hopeful Future
— Maggie's investor presentation earns Jane and Steve's interest. Alex and Maggie successfully manage the field trip, and a Los Angeles invitation suggests a promising future.
