Warning! Spoilers ahead for High Potential episode 13, “Let’s Play.”
TheHigh Potentialseason 1 finale, “Let’s Play,” changes things up for Kaitlin Olson’s new series, and it has mixed implications moving forward. ABC’s newest police procedural is among the most successful freshman shows of the 2024-2025 TV cycle, Olson leadsHigh Potential’s ensemble as Morgan, who unexpectedly becomes a consultant for the LAPD thanks to having a high intellectual potential. From the get-go, the series has been an immediate hit for broadcast, linear, and streaming, making it an invaluable addition to ABC’s roster of programs. Unsurprisingly,High Potentialseason 2was already confirmed before its current run even ended.
As with its predecessors,High Potentialepisode 13starts with a case for LAPD’s Major Crimes division. Because the department handles all kinds of cases, ABC can be as creative as it wants when coming up with the show’s weekly stories. This time,Morgan and the team are forced to engage with a perpetrator who uses gamesfor his crimes. The premise in itself is already interesting, but since it is the year-ender, it also includes new reveals about thelingering mystery of Roman’s disappearance. However, it’s the outing’s ending that sets it apart from everything that came before it.
High Potential Season 1 Finale Ends With The Case Unfinished
“David” Is Still On The Loose
Despite its success,High Potentialseason 1 only has 13 episodes, which shouldn’t really matter now, since the series is confirmed to return for its sophomore outing. Instead, it’s the way that “Let’s Play” capped off will have bigger implications for its future. Unlike all the previous cases in the show,High Potentialepisode 13’s endingdoesn’t solve the case of the mysterious perpetrator. The outing wraps up just as both LAPD and Morgan, albeit separately, have breakthroughs about the identity of the criminal. Prior to this, every Major Crimes case was closed at the end of the hour.
Leaving High Potential Season 1 With A Cliffhanger Is Both Good & Bad
High Potential Season 2 Will Be Intense
It will be a while before the cliffhanger left byHigh Potentialseason 1 is solved. The show isn’t due to come out with new episodes until the 2025-2026 TV cycle. As early as now, however, there are already clear effects from the show breaking tradition in its freshman finale, and sadly, they are both good and bad.
…having a villain that is worthy of a multi-episode arc proves thatHigh Potentialcan antagonists as well as it has for the series' heroes.
For starters, changing things up in terms of its storytelling format sets up a more creative future for High Potential. As beloved as they are, the good guys can’t always win — at least not right away. Prolonging this arc is a great way to reinforce the stakes in the show. Additionally, the case is both intense and intriguing, so it makes sense that ABC is milking it. Finally, having a villain that is worthy of a multi-episode arc proves thatHigh Potentialcan antagonists as well as it has for the series' heroes.
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On the flip side, the unknown perpetrator being still on the loose and clearlytargeting Morgan next is bad news forHigh Potential’s hero. To make it worse, it seems like he’s taking it further by getting her kids involved. The show has only endangered her children once, during the show’s hostage crisis, but even then, the attack wasn’t specifically geared toward them. WhenHigh Potentialreturns for season 2, the villain is expected to go after Morgan’s kids, and that would likely be worse for her than just being the one in danger.
