Character Relationship Map: Feeders

Characters

• Derek (played by Jon McBride) — protagonist

  Derek is a photographer traveling through Pennsylvania with his friend Bennett. After their car strikes an injured Fisherman, he helps take him to a clinic, then joins Bennett in trying to escape the...

• Bennett (played by John Polonia) — protagonist

  Bennett is Derek's friend and road-trip companion. He meets Michelle at a gas station and arranges a double date involving Donna, but the alien invasion interrupts their plans. After helping Derek fle...

• Donna (as Maria Russo) (played by Maria Davis) — supporting

  Gordon's daughter, who is attacked by an alien during the events of Feeders.

• Ranger Gordon (played by Gary LeBlanc) — supporting

  Ranger Gordon is a forest ranger in Pennsylvania who witnesses what appears to be a meteor but is actually a flying saucer. When he investigates the crash site and returns to his SUV, two aliens attac...

• Doctor (played by Sebastian Barran) — supporting

  The Doctor works at the town clinic where Derek and Bennett bring the injured Fisherman after their car strikes him on the road. After pronouncing the Fisherman dead, the Doctor is attacked by an alie...

• Michelle (played by Melissa Torpy) — minor

  Michelle meets Bennett at a gas station and becomes connected to the planned double date with Derek and Bennett through her friendship with Donna. After arriving at Donna's house, she finds Donna's co...

• Fisherman (played by Todd Carpenter) — minor

  The Fisherman is attacked by aliens in the forest and then stumbles into the road in a disoriented state. Derek and Bennett accidentally hit him with their car and take him to a town clinic, where he...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Doctor → Fisherman (Professional Physician-Patient) — The Doctor provides the Fisherman's final medical assessment.

  Derek and Bennett bring the injured fisherman to the clinic, where the Doctor examines him and pronounces him dead.

• Donna (as Maria Russo) → Ranger Gordon (Family Daughter) — Their family relationship links the opening death to the later town events.

  Donna is explicitly identified as Gordon's daughter.

• Derek → Donna (as Maria Russo) (Romantic Potential Date) — Derek and Donna are paired for the planned double date.

  Bennett arranges a double date with Michelle and Donna for himself and Derek.

• Bennett → Michelle (Romantic Potential Date) — Their connection is presented as a possible romantic encounter.

  Bennett meets Michelle at a gas station and arranges a double date involving Michelle and her friend Donna.

Story Dynamics

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

• Donna (as Maria Russo) → Bennett (Social Double-Date Acquaintances) — Their connection is established through Bennett's social arrangement.

  Donna is included as Michelle's friend in the double date arranged by Bennett.

• Bennett → Fisherman (Unknown Accidental Driver) — Bennett shares responsibility for the Fisherman's accidental transport.

  Bennett is traveling in the car with Derek when they accidentally strike the Fisherman and transport him to town.

• Derek → Fisherman (Unknown Accidental Driver) — Derek is involved in the accidental collision that brings the Fisherman to the clinic.

  Derek and Bennett are driving when the disoriented Fisherman stumbles into the road and is struck by their car.

• Michelle → Donna (as Maria Russo) (Social Friends) — Their friendship connects the travelers to Donna's storyline.

  The plot identifies Donna as Michelle's friend, and Michelle speaks with Donna by phone about the planned date.

• Derek → Bennett (Social Friends) — They are close travel companions who rely on each other during the crisis.

  Derek and Bennett travel together through Pennsylvania on a road trip and later seek refuge together from the attacks.

Story Analysis

A road trip becomes a desperate struggle for survival after a hidden extraterrestrial invasion reaches the Pennsylvania wilderness and town.

Plot Progression

1. The Saucer in the Woods — Ranger Gordon witnesses a strange object and investigates its landing in the Pennsylvania forest. His death establishes the aliens as an immediate physical threat.
2. A Road Trip Turns Dark — Derek and Bennett photograph flood damage and make social plans after Bennett meets Michelle. Their encounter with the injured Fisherman connects their ordinary trip to the forest attacks.
3. The Town Under Attack — The Doctor confirms the Fisherman's death while attacks spread through the clinic and Donna's home. Michelle discovers Donna's corpse and fights back, while Derek and Bennett realize the danger is wid...
4. Shelter and Abduction — Derek and Bennett fail to escape by car and take refuge in a house whose residents are dead. Bennett defends the shelter, then leaves it and is taken aboard a flying saucer.
5. The False Survivor — Bennett returns with a duplicate, forcing Derek to choose between two identical figures. Derek kills the original Bennett and runs as the alien invasion expands across Earth.