Rhonda McNeil

Rhonda McNeil is one of the main characters of the show and the show follows her story of going to jail in place of her son, Spike, and meeting Leanne Parkins, a white supremacist, only to be broken out by the criminal organisation Deus Ex Machina.

## Appearance

Rhonda is a Caucasian woman in her forties with green eyes and brown hair. She is shown mostly wearing her prison uniform, a bright orange, throughout the series, but can also be seen wearing a police uniform and a dress that she gets from Buddy.

## Personality

Rhonda is caring and follows her heart to a fault. She is shown to be unusually kind to everybody she meets, only turning when she absolutely needs to.

## Background

Rhonda was raised by her mother, Sutton, alongside her twin brother, Scotty McNeil, until they reached the age of 5, when their mother faked her death and left them orphaned. She and Scotty were raised in 5 foster homes growing up over the span of 13 years, with only themselves to depend on. It is unexplained where their older brother, Father Jude, was during this time.

At one point whilst she was young, Rhonda met Tim, the biological father of Spike, and they had him together. Spike's father was abusive, though, and she divorced him. Later on, Rhonda met Rajesh and they married happily (Spike refers to Rajesh as his real father, and Rajesh him his real son, as Spike's father was completely absent from his life).

## Series

#### Jail

Rhonda was sent to jail under charges that stated she was affiliated with Deus Ex Machina and hacked into the NSA - in reality, she was just covering for her son Spike, and refuses to tell anybody otherwise. This is where she met Leanne, who offered her protection and advice, which Rhonda denied despite initially accepting her friendship. From there, the pair were broken out by Ariel Conroy in a prison riot after the announcement of the comet.

#### On The Run

Rhonda, after escaping from prison, is mistaken by Ariel to be the one who hacked into the NSA. This is debunked later, though, after Rhonda accidentally reveals that her son is the true perpetrator of the crime. Whilst on the first part of her escape, alongside Ariel, Leanne, and Max, Rhonda is abandoned on the side of the road by Max and Ariel and instead parts ways to travel only with Leanne. The two meet Buddy and a boy from a lodge they stay in on their trip.

Rhonda, alongside Leanne, is chased down by Tess Carter, head of the police force, who continues to track Rhonda down for the remainder of the series.

## Affiliations

#### Rajesh McNeil

Rajesh is Rhonda's husband and suffers from a terminal illness (presumably cancer, due to his chemotherapy treatments).

#### Spike McNeil

Spike is Rhonda's son. He is the reason that Rhonda is in jail. The two care about each other very much, even though Spike is aggressive toward Rhonda at points during the series.

#### Leanne Parkins

Leanne is Rhonda's only apparent friend during the series. She is a white supremacist, but sympathises when it comes to Rhonda, holding no grudge toward her despite being married to Rajesh.

#### Scotty McNeil

Scotty is Rhonda's twin brother. They seem to be close, but Rhonda seemingly cares for Scotty much more than he does her. The pair were extremely close growing up, sharing everything, but during the series, the pair keep many secrets from one another. Scotty ends up being the reason for Rhonda evading police, a heartfelt gesture, and even though he does reveal her location to police and has her sentenced with death, he ends up breaking her out of jail with the help of his partner,

## Trivia

* She cares about her family above all else
* She knows absolutely nothing about computers and hacking