Character Relationship Map: Just Visiting

Characters

• Thibault (played by Jean Reno) — protagonist

  Thibault is a 12th-century count preparing to marry Princess Rosalind. After a potion causes him to mistake her for a monster and kill her, he is sent into the future with Andre. He seeks to repair th...

• Rosalind / Julia (played by Christina Applegate) — supporting

  Rosalind is the princess Thibault is meant to marry, while Julia is her modern descendant and closely resembles her. Julia rescues Thibault and Andre, helps them understand the present, exposes Hunter...

• Hunter (played by Matt Ross) — supporting

  Hunter is Julia's money-hungry fiance and an obstacle to Thibault's efforts to protect her. When Julia discovers his real intentions, she ends their relationship. Hunter later drinks the remaining tim...

• Thibault's Sister (played by Kendra Torgan) — supporting
• Angelique (played by Tara Reid) — supporting

  Angelique is a gardener whom Andre meets in the modern world. She introduces him to the idea that people can have equal rights, and their relationship gives him a reason to resist returning to the 12t...

• Thibault's Sister #2 (played by Lucy Blair) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Thibault's Sister #2 → Thibault (sister)
• Thibault's Sister → Thibault (sister)
• Rosalind / Julia → Hunter (Romantic Fiancés) — Their engagement becomes a major source of personal and financial conflict.

  Julia is introduced as Hunter's fiancée, but she breaks up with him after learning his real intentions.

• Thibault → Rosalind / Julia (Romantic Fiancés) — Their relationship links Thibault's lost medieval marriage with his emotional bond to Julia in the present.

  Thibault is about to marry Rosalind when he is tricked into drinking a hallucinogenic potion. In the present, he protects Julia, who closely resembles...

Story Dynamics

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

• Rosalind / Julia → Angelique (Social Acquaintances) — The two women belong to the modern social world surrounding the time travelers.

  The plot places both women in the modern setting, while Julia introduces the medieval visitors to modern American life and Angelique becomes involved...

• Thibault → Hunter (Conflict Opponents) — They oppose each other over Julia's safety and Hunter's ambitions.

  Thibault decides to protect Julia from Hunter, while Hunter attempts to stop Thibault from interfering with his plans.

Story Analysis

A medieval nobleman crosses time to repair a fatal mistake while confronting modern relationships, identity, and personal freedom.

Plot Progression

1. The Broken Wedding — Thibault prepares to marry Rosalind, but a tainted potion causes him to mistake her for a monster. Her death places him under sentence of death and drives him to seek a wizard.
2. Exile Beyond Time — A failed magical return sends Thibault into the twenty-first century. His arrest in a Chicago museum ends when Julia, who resembles Rosalind, helps him.
3. Modern Entanglements — Julia introduces Thibault to modern life, while his discovery of their family connection gives him a reason to repair the past. Hunter's financial motives create a new threat.
4. The Way Home — The wizard follows Thibault into the future and prepares a working return potion. Thibault and Julia confront the consequences of leaving the servant behind and expose Hunter's intentions.
5. History Rewritten — Thibault returns to the banquet before the murder and redirects the tainted wine toward the enemy. Rosalind survives, Hunter is displaced into the past, and Julia begins a new future.