Character Relationship Map: Omni Loop

Characters

• Zoya Lowe (played by Mary-Louise Parker) — protagonist

  Protagonist and quantum physics textbook author diagnosed with a fatal black hole in her chest. She utilizes mysterious time travel pills to enter a repeating 5-day loop, collaborates with Paula on pi...

• Paula (played by Ayo Edebiri) — protagonist

  A research assistant at a local community college studying time. Zoya recruits her to help analyze the time travel pills. Zoya leaves her all the research and the remaining pills at the end of the loo...

• Donald Lowe (played by Carlos Jacott) — supporting

  Mentioned in the plot as Zoya's husband who appears alongside her during the repeated time loops.

• Jayne Lowe (played by Hannah Pearl Utt) — supporting

  Mentioned in the plot as Zoya's adult daughter who participates in the time loops with her mother and husband.

• Zoya's Father (played by Michael Laurino) — minor
• Mark (played by Eddie Cahill) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Zoya's Father → Zoya Lowe (father)
• Zoya Lowe → Mark (Romantic Former Colleagues And Ex-Lovers) — Zoya hesitates to contact Mark, then tracks him down in a last-ditch effort to advance her research, only to find he is already dead.

  The plot says Mark is Zoya's past colleague and ex. She eventually seeks him out and learns that he died four months earlier.

• Zoya Lowe → Jayne Lowe (Family Mother And Daughter) — Zoya initially avoids the emotional weight of repeating family days, but ultimately embraces making memories with Jayne and learns that Jayne is expecting a child.

  The plot identifies Jayne as Zoya's adult daughter and describes them together during the repeated loops.

• Zoya Lowe → Donald Lowe (Family Wife And Husband) — Zoya repeatedly relives days with Donald, initially finding the recurring family routine sad before choosing to value their time together.

  The plot identifies Donald as Zoya's husband and says he appears with her during the repeated loops.

• Zoya Lowe → Paula (Professional Research Partners) — Paula works with Zoya on the pills; Zoya later gives her their research and the remaining pills, hoping Paula can solve the mystery.

  Zoya meets Paula, a research assistant studying time, and enlists her help investigating the time-travel pills.

Story Analysis

Facing a fatal condition, Zoya moves from trying to escape her repeating days toward valuing her family and passing her research to Paula.

Plot Progression

1. A Week Against the Clock — Zoya learns that a black hole is growing in her chest and uses a pill to travel five days back. The repeating days with her family leave her frustrated, prompting her to resume research on the pills.
2. The Search for More Time — Zoya recruits Paula, a research assistant studying time, to investigate the pills. She repeatedly leaves the hospital and hides from her worried family, but their work does not produce a solution.
3. The Cost of Work — Unwilling at first to contact Mark, Zoya eventually seeks him out as a last resort. She discovers he has died, and his son's regret about Mark's final days working leads Zoya to hear her family's mess...
4. A Final Loop With Family — Zoya resets her week one last time and chooses to be present with her family, while leaving Paula the research and pills. At the birthday gathering she opens a gift, learns she will become a grandmoth...