Warning: this article contains SPOILERS for High Potential season 1, episode 13.TheHigh Potentialseason 1 finale laid the groundwork for season 2, but episode 13’s big Roman update could affect the procedural’s resurrected love triangle. Morgan Gillory (Kaitlin Olson), the titular high potential intellectual, began working with the LAPD at the beginning of the series on the condition that Lieutenant Selena Soto (Judy Reyes) would help find her first husband, Roman. According to Morgan, Roman vanished 15 years prior toHigh Potential, but she’d never been able to prove his disappearance was anything other than her husband abandoning her and their daughter, Ava (Amirah J).
High Potentialepisode 13brought Roman’s case back to the forefront, but it also highlighted possible love interests for Morgan, namely Tom (JD Pardo) and her work partner Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata). There are plenty ofreasons to watchHigh Potentialthat have nothing to do with romance, but it’s undeniable that Morgan has chemistry with characters that could be developed organically. However,Morgan might avoid any prospective relationship thanks to theHigh Potentialseason 1 finale.
High Potential Episode 13 Reveals That Roman Is Alive
The Mystery Isn’t Solved, But It’s Taken A Turn
The procedural has given Morgan and the viewers clues regarding Roman’s fate across the entire season, butHigh Potentialepisode 13 shifts the narrative entirely.High Potential’s Roman mysteryseemed like it would lead to Morgan discovering what caused her husband’s death or what pushed him to leave, but theHigh Potentialseason finale revealed two giant pieces of the puzzle:Roman is alive and was working as an FBI informantat the time of his disappearance. To complicate the case further, Roman’s secret agent coworker was murdered 15 years ago as well.
High Potential Season 1 Finale’s Dangerous Twist Starts To Address Its Biggest Wasted Element
High Potential episode 13 marks the end of the hit procedural’s pilot season, with season 2 set up to address the show’s biggest wasted element.
The news of Roman being alive hits atthe end ofHigh Potentialseason 1, with Karadec’s update being the last line of the episode before the credits roll. There are still far more questions than answers, but the mystery surrounding Roman’s disappearance will surely continue to unravel whenHigh Potentialseason 2airs. However, regardless of what comes next in the Roman storyline, it will have significant ramifications for Morgan’s romantic subplots.
How Roman’s Return Makes Morgan’s Love Triangle With Tom & Karadec More Complicated
Roman Was Her First Love, But Morgan Has Other Options
Though the full circumstances of Roman’s disappearance are far from revealed, it’s clear that he left out of concern for his family, not because he wanted to leave them. Morgan and Roman were undoubtedly in love when they began their family, but over a decade has passed since they were together.In Roman’s absence, Morgan has moved on inHigh Potential, allowing herself to fall in love again while never giving up her search. Although she finally succeeded in finding some answers, Morgan also found two potential love interests inHigh Potentialseason 1.
…with her ex-husband’s possible return, Morgan won’t want to pursue any relationship— not even one with Roman.
Despite initially clashing when she joined the LAPD,Morgan and Karadec’s chemistry inHigh Potentialis obvious. The bulk ofHigh Potentialseason 1 helped establish their working partnership, but Morgan and Karadec have the perfect foundation for a slow-burn. Alternatively,Morgan and Tom’s romance inHigh Potentialended in episode 9, but he returned to reunite at the finale’s police gala. Yet, with her ex-husband’s possible return, Morgan won’t want to pursue any relationship— not even one with Roman. Instead, Morgan will likely focus on her family and figure out how Roman fits into it whenHigh Potentialreturns.
