Character Relationship Map: Thanksgiving

Characters

• Jessica Wright (played by Nell Verlaque) — protagonist

  Central survivor and hero fighting the John Carver killer

• Gaby (played by Addison Rae) — supporting

  Jessica's friend and Black Friday survivor, later abducted

• Ryan (played by Milo Manheim) — supporting

  Minor friend group member present during the initial chaos

• Kathleen (played by Karen Cliche) — supporting

  Jessica's stepmother, kidnapped and killed by Carver

• Bobby (played by Jalen Thomas Brooks) — supporting

  Secondary character sharing name with main boyfriend

• Manny (played by Tim Dillon) — minor

  Security guard who fled the stampede, later killed

• Scuba (played by Gabriel Davenport) — supporting

  Alias for Claude Dybing, part of the friend group

• Yulia (played by Jenna Warren) — supporting

  Friend group member, attacked and killed in her home

• Mayor Cantin's Wife (played by Katherine Trowell) — minor

  Spouse of the town mayor

• Mayor Cantin (played by Derek McGrath) — minor

  Local political figure

• Lizzie (played by Amanda Barker) — minor

  Waitress whose past actions contributed to the stampede

• Amanda Collins (played by Gina Gershon) — supporting

  Mitch's wife, killed in the initial Black Friday stampede

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mayor Cantin's Wife → Mayor Cantin (wife)
• Jessica Wright → Kathleen (Family Stepdaughter And Stepmother) — Their family connection intensifies the personal stakes of the kidnapping.

  The plot identifies Kathleen as Jessica's stepmother. Both are abducted during the parade attack.

• Jessica Wright → Ryan (Romantic Boyfriend) — Ryan is Jessica's romantic partner at the conclusion of the film.

  The ending states that Jessica is reunited with her boyfriend Ryan after the confrontation.

• Jessica Wright → Bobby (Romantic Boyfriend) — Their relationship is strained by the massacre but remains emotionally significant during the final confrontation.

  The plot identifies Bobby as Jessica's boyfriend during the initial RightMart incident. They later reunite when Bobby intervenes during the final atta...

Story Dynamics

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

• Lizzie → Jessica Wright (Narrative Shared Incident Participant) — Their narrative connection is based on the same past catastrophe rather than an established personal bond.

  Lizzie and Jessica are both connected to the RightMart incident that motivates the later killings.

• Manny → Jessica Wright (Narrative Shared Incident Participant) — Their connection comes from participation in the formative RightMart disaster.

  Manny is a security guard present during the RightMart rush, while Jessica is also involved in the same riot and later targeted group.

• Lizzie → Amanda Collins (Conflict Contributing Participant) — Lizzie is treated as one of the people whose conduct contributed to Amanda's fatal situation.

  The plot states that Lizzie's actions during the RightMart incident played a role in Amanda Collins's death.

• Jessica Wright → Amanda Collins (Narrative Witness To Tragedy) — Amanda's death is part of the event that later places Jessica among the killer's targets.

  Jessica is connected to the RightMart incident in which Amanda Collins is killed during the crowd chaos.

• Scuba → Yulia (Alliance Rescuer) — Scuba participates directly in the attempt to save Yulia.

  Scuba accompanies Jessica to Yulia's home after Yulia is attacked, although they cannot stop the killer from killing her.

• Bobby → Scuba (Alliance Escape Partner) — Their connection is primarily defined by shared danger within the hostage sequence.

  Bobby and Scuba are among the people abducted during the parade attack, while Scuba later escapes the killer's table with Jessica.

• Gaby → Scuba (Alliance Friend And Teammate) — They belong to the same survivor group targeted by the killer.

  Gaby and Scuba are both part of Jessica's friend group and are together with Jessica again after the final confrontation.

• Jessica Wright → Scuba (Alliance Friend And Teammate) — Scuba repeatedly acts alongside Jessica during the investigation and survival efforts.

  Jessica and Scuba reach Yulia's home together, later escape from the killer's table, and reunite with Gaby.

• Gaby → Yulia (Social Friend) — They share membership in the same endangered social circle.

  Both Gaby and Yulia are named as members of Jessica's friend group targeted after the RightMart incident.

• Jessica Wright → Yulia (Social Friend) — Their friendship motivates Jessica's attempt to protect Yulia.

  Yulia is identified as Jessica's friend, and Jessica goes with Scuba to help her after she is attacked at home.

• Jessica Wright → Gaby (Social Friend) — Gaby is one of Jessica's surviving friends and part of her core social group.

  Jessica lets Gaby into RightMart before the sale, and she later reunites with Gaby after the final confrontation.

Story Analysis

A survivor of a deadly Black Friday riot confronts a masked killer seeking revenge against those connected to the tragedy.

Plot Progression

1. The RightMart Massacre — Jessica admits Bobby and her friends into RightMart before the Black Friday sale. The crowd storms the store, causing deaths and leaving Bobby badly injured.
2. Carver Marks His Targets — A year later, Lizzie is murdered by a pilgrim-masked figure. Jessica shares old camera footage as the killer begins targeting people connected to the riot.
3. The Survivor Circle Falls — Gaby is abducted and Yulia is killed at home despite Jessica and Scuba's attempt to help. Authorities prepare a parade operation to draw out the killer.
4. A Thanksgiving Nightmare — The parade trap collapses when smoke and disguise create mass confusion. Jessica, Scuba, Kathleen, and Jessica's father are abducted, while Kathleen and another hostage are killed at the hideout.
5. The Sheriff Unmasked — Jessica identifies the killer through physical evidence and exposes the revenge confession through a livestream. She survives the final assault by triggering a gas explosion.