Character Relationship Map: Like Dogs

Characters

• Lisa (played by Annabel Barrett) — protagonist

  The central figure and apparent architect of the kennel experiment. Initially abducted and subjected to psychological conditioning, she later reveals her complicity in the project, manipulates events...

• Adam (played by Ignacyo Matynia) — protagonist

  Another subject confined in the kennel facility. He forms a bond with Lisa, helps orchestrate what he believes is an escape, but is later revealed to be a manipulated victim of the experiment's psycho...

• George / Kennel Master (played by Ryan Q. Tran) — supporting

  The ruthless director of the kennel facility and co-architect of the experiment. He administers drugs, conducts psychological conditioning, and commits multiple murders to maintain control over the su...

• Erika (played by Shay Denison) — supporting

  Co-creator of the university experiment. Initially attempts to regulate George's unethical actions, but is murdered by him. Her identity is later stolen by Lisa, though a post-credits scene casts doub...

Canonical Relationships

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

• George / Kennel Master → Adam (Power Captive And Warden) — George exercises direct physical and psychological control over Adam as an experimental subject.

  Adam is chained in a kennel, subjected to electric punishment, drugging, and psychological conditioning administered by George.

• Lisa → Erika (Professional Experiment Co-Creators) — Lisa and Erika were university collaborators who helped establish the experiment.

  Lisa explains that she designed the experiment with George and Erika through a university grant.

• Lisa → George / Kennel Master (Professional Experiment Co-Architects) — They jointly created the kennel experiment before George assumed direct control over its abusive operation.

  Lisa reveals that she designed the experiment with George and Erika through a university grant.

Story Dynamics

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

• Erika → Adam (Narrative Truth Revealer) — Erika becomes Adam's source of crucial information about his captivity.

  While tied up with Adam, Erika reveals everything about the experiment to him.

• Lisa → Adam (Alliance Fellow Captives) — Their shared captivity produces cooperation and emotional dependence.

  Lisa and Adam slowly get to know each other while chained in neighboring kennels and later attempt to escape together.

• George / Kennel Master → Erika (Conflict Abusive Collaborator) — Their professional collaboration collapses when George violently suppresses Erika's objections.

  Erika becomes suspicious of George, tries to escape him, and is later injected in the neck after he tricks her.

Story Analysis

A captivity experiment turns intimacy, identity, and psychological control into weapons before Lisa reverses the system against its architects.

Plot Progression

1. The Kennel Opens — Lisa is abducted and placed in a concrete kennel where food, drugs, collars, and punishment establish the rules of captivity. She gradually realizes that her treatment is structured rather than random...
2. A Bond Under Control — Lisa discovers Adam in another kennel, and the two subjects begin communicating despite the facility's punishments. Their forced proximity becomes part of an experiment designed to test dominance and...
3. Reality Breaks Open — Adam attempts an escape, but Lisa begins to suspect that the apparent escape is another hallucination. Lisa then reveals that she helped design the experiment with George and Erika.
4. The Experiment Turns Inward — George intensifies the abuse while Erika challenges his unauthorized conduct. Bodies, missing records, and manipulated subjects expose the collapse of the university project.
5. Identity Through Fire — George forces Lisa into a lethal choice and exposes the abuse behind her hallucinations. Lisa reverses the power structure, kills George, escapes the burning facility, and assumes Erika's identity, wh...