human vs. captivity theme

A struggle between captive and captor is featured.

Examples

Butthead aliens held Captain Pike captive with the intention to use him as breeding stock in tos0x01 "The Cage".

249 total · 8 choice · 156 major · 84 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahh2x18 choice As alluded to in the title, the driving force of the story is John Perry's ardent desire to escape prematurely from his 11 years of incarceration for bank robbery.
ds94x19 choice Miles in alien prison
ent1x21 choice Archer and Mayweather find themselves imprisoned in a Suliban internment camp run by the Tandarans.
ent2x17 choice Archer and Tucker were taken into custody by the Enolians on the charge of smuggling, and were being transferred to a penal colony where their vessel was taken over by a few of the prisoners.
movie: La Grande Illusion (1937) choice the story followed some French air-force officer who plotted to escape from a German officer prison camp
tftc1989e6x05 choice The story is about four blind protagonists stuck in a home with a sadistic caretaker who won't let them leave. They struggled to escape.
tos0x01 choice Pike :: Pike
tz2002e1x01 choice Jenna was as a prisoner in the gated community of Evergreen.
ahh3x15 major Robert and Ariane were effectively prisoners in the Thanatos Palace Hotel. Robert plotted their escape but Ariane betrayed him in the end.
ahp2x18 major Stephen was trying to escape from his police escort. Rockwell and Stephen discussed to prospect of prison and it terrified Stephen.