Liv Rivera

 is a character in the limited series Keep Breathing, who is portrayed by Melissa Barera. She is a securiites litigator in New York who hitches a ride to Inuvik, Canada. After the plane crashes, she is stranded the wilderness alone and must fend for herself using the limited resouces available to her, while dealing with hallucinations and flashbacks.

Biography
Liv is a securities litigator in New York City who previously had a romantic relationship with Danny Summerfield. She is the daughter of an Argentinian mother, Lucia Rivera, and a Colombian father, Tomás Rivera. Her parents had a tumultuous relationship which resulted in frequent arguments in their household throughout Liv's childhood. This heavily affected Liv's emotional wellbeing, which left Liv with little stability and a fear of abandonment, and had lasting consequences on her adulthood.

Throughout Keep Breathing
After discovering that she is pregnant, Liv suddenly decided to leave New York City and travel to Inuvik in Northern Canada to reconnect with her estranged mother. Her flight was cancelled due to bad weather, but she was desperate to leave. She overheard Sam and pilot George talking about going to Inuvik and bribed them to allow her to hitch a ride. On the flight, Sam and Liv got to know each other. Sam told Liv he was a National Geographic photographer who was heading to Northern Canada to take photos of caribou runs. The plane experienced some turbulence, but George assured her it was fine. Liv fell asleep on the plane, and when she woke up, the plane was plummeting. The plane crashed into a lake and flipped upside down.

Liv unbuckled Sam to free him. Sam, who couldn't swim, began to panic and opened the plane door to escape, causing the plane to sink at a much faster rate, which trapped George, who was still buckled upside down in the cockpit. While underwater, Liv attempted to save George as well, but was unable to. She left him in the plane, where he drowned to death, and Liv swam to the surface. There, she swam backstroke to drag Sam to shore.

Sam was injured by a piece of metal and bled profusely from his leg. Liv used his belt to make a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. She tried to call for help with her phone, but there was no signal.

The next morning, Sam felt severe abdominal pains, revealed to be due to internal bleeding. Liv was optimistic that National Geographic would send someone to save them, but Sam explained that he had lied about being a photographer and that no one would save them. He died shortly after.

''Liv had a flashback to the time she and Danny Summerfield were set up on a date by Ruth. Danny gave her directions on how to throw darts, which prompted her to go into the lake to retrieve belongings''.

She went into the water, but immediately leapt out as it was too cold. Later, Liv went into the lake again and retrieved belongings from the sunken plane. During the swim, Liv had a flashback to the time she woke up and found her house on fire. While swimming back to shore, a large, hungry bear approached Sam's body. Liv yelled loudly at the bear to scare it away.

When Liv reached the shore, she went through her belongings and found electronics and a piece of metal jewelry. ''She had a flashback to the time Danny went into her office to return her metal jewelry and show her the winning dart he had stolen from the bar. Liv was disinterested in chatting and only wanted to talk about work. Liv threw the dart into the bin, but later put it in the drawer with her jewelry.''

While going through Sam and George's bags, Liv found bags of cash and oxycodone pills.

''Liv had a flashback to the time she woke up in hospital after the house fire. She was told that she had smoke inhalation and a high alcohol level. A woman explained that since she was pregnant, there was limited medication she could be given. Liv was surprised to hear that she was pregnant.''

Liv buried Sam's body and, using the cash and her glasses, she managed to start a fire. Liv screamed excitedly. Night fell and she stared at the fire. She heard Sam's voice telling her that she had no one and would not survive.

''Liv had a flashback to when she was a child. Her father was sick and her mother was painted a picture of Liv, with red paint covering Liv's face. Liv also a flashback where she spent time with Danny in the kitchen''

Liv suddenly woke up. She sat next to the fire and licked the wrappers of chocolate bars. ''Liv had a flashback to a time when she was a child, lying in bed. Her mother sat by the window crying and then left. In another flashback, Danny brought lunch to Liv's office and they ate takeout together. Liv then showed Danny snacks in her drawer.''

In another flashback, a doctor told Liv a list of foods to avoid and to only drink filtered water, as she was pregnant. Liv opened a bottle of oxycodone and tipped it out. She stood by the river and noticed a stream coming down the mountain. She filled the bottle with water. Liv thought about all the animals and germs that may have polluted the water and realized that she needed to boil the water. Liv walked up the mountain, finding metal fragments that came loose from the plane when it crashed. Using the metal, she created a container and used it to boil the water.

''In a flashback, Liv's teacher told Tomás Rivera, Liv's father, that Liv was distracted and not making friends. Liv's teacher asked if there was family that could stay with them to help, but Tomás explained that her grandparents were gone and Tomas' brothers were in Colombia. Liv's mother also wasn't around.'' Liv was excited that her attempt to boil water worked. She began adding more water, but kept burning her hands. As she added more cash to the fire, she heard Sam's voice from behind, telling her that the money and oxycodone didn't belong to her, and that people may want it back. Liv poured the distilled water into a bottle and drank it.

''Liv had a flashback to the time she was a kid and drawing a picture. Her father sat next to her, drinking cocoa and reading a book. Liv said her mom used to make cocoa for her, and then continued drawing a woman. Liv asked why no family ever came to visit them, and Tomás explained they didn't need others. She then asked what would happen if Tomás died, and Tomás assured her that he wouldn't be going anywhere. She continued to ask questions about her mother, which caused Tomás to become angry. He didn't want to speak about Liv's mother anymore.''

After a failed attempt to grab fish with her hands, Liv crated a fishing line using a hook, a piece of string and a branch. A fish was caught, but the string snapped. Liv walked through the forest and had a flashback. ''Liv was in the office going through files with Danny and several other colleagues. Ruth walked in to pass Liv a message from Sophie. Ruth wanted to speak to Liv outside privately, but Liv insisted she didn't have time to go outside and wanted Ruth to give her the news in the room. Liv told her that her father had a fall and blacked out. Danny asked the other colleagues to give Liv some space, but Liv became frustrated and yelled at Ruth. Liv was insistent on continuing to work. She felt that since her father was stable, there was no need to waste time sitting by his bedside. Later in the evening, Ruth checked in on Liv, who was continuing to work after everyone else had left. Ruth encouraged Liv to take a break and spend time with Liv, but Liv felt there was little she could do for her father, as he was often asleep and the two didn't have much to talk about. Ruth told Liv about not knowing what to do with her brother got sick, but she took time off work to spend time with him anyway, and she was glad that she did. Liv explained that she saw her father every morning and night, and became annoyed at Ruth. She insisted she was fine and didn't need Ruth's help. Ruth told Liv that if she didn't spend time with her father, she would regret it.''

Liv sat net to her father in the hospital and watched him sleep. In the forest, Liv found some berries. She put the berries into an empty oxycodone bottle. Liv thought about the time the doctor told her to avoid wild poisonous berries. Liv split different types of berries into 3 piles. She heard Sam's voice from behind her saying the berries may be poisonous and that she could die sooner. She ate a berry anyway, but spit it out in disgust. Liv then tried another type of berry, and proceeded to eat all of them. ''Liv had a flashback to the time she threw up in her home, after her previous home burned in a fire. The realtor advised that Liv could get more for the place if she renovated it, as buyers don't like being confronted with the previous owner's history, but Liv was insistent on not changing anything. The realtor picked up an item, which Liv explained was bought by her mother in Buenos Aires and given to her father as a joke on their first date. Her father kept the item for good luck.''

At night, Liv heard Sam sing while she threw up. Liv then lay on the ground listening to Sam whistle. Liv dreamed about walking in the forest, and encoutering a bear eating berries. Liv then started eating berried alongside the bear.

The next morning, Liv went through bear dung to determine the types of berries that it ate, to help figure out which ones were safe for eating. Liv then found the bottle with the type of berries the bear ate, and ate them. After some rest, Liv got up to collect more berries, when it suddenly rained. She emptied out all the bottles of oxycodone and used them to collect rain water.

''Danny brought lunch to Liv's office and asked about her father. Liv asked Danny to stop bringing her lunch, as he was interrupting her rhythm and she wanted to focus.''

Personality
Liv is a workaholic, who prioritizes work over family and relationships. She is reluctant to accept from others and becomes frustrated easily.

Physical appearance
Liv has long dark hair.

Appearances

 * Season One


 * Arrivals
 * Fire & Water
 * Hierarchy of Needs
 * Departures
 * Awake & Dreaming
 * You Are Home