The Excessive Potential season 2 premiere ended with a number of cliffhangers — together with a potential Roman reveal.
Throughout the Tuesday, September 16, episode of the hit ABC sequence, Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) and the remainder of her household have remained sequestered of their house after the Recreation Maker (David Giuntoli) approached her within the season 1 finale with out her data.
Unable to trace him down, Morgan grows stressed when she receives an advert with the incorrect deal with. That leads her to a neighbor one road over, who can also be lacking, main Morgan to consider the Recreation Maker is somebody concerned. The remainder of Main Crimes, nonetheless, isn't so certain.
Regardless of the Recreation Maker nonetheless at giant, Morgan helps Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) and the others look into the lacking lady — a single mother who went out dancing and by no means got here house. They rapidly work out she was kidnapped, however all indicators level to her boss.
The one downside? Morgan is assured that that is all a ruse. She even appears to run into the Recreation Maker whereas investigating the case, which known as into query by the Los Angeles Police Division.
By the tip of the episode, Morgan figures out that the Recreation Maker was framing the lacking lady's boss, within the hopes that the girl's ex would retaliate by killing him. That actual plan was set in movement — Karadec was attempting to get to the ex earlier than he killed anybody, whereas Morgan was nonetheless on the precinct when the Recreation Maker strolled in.
The premiere additionally continued to comply with the Roman thriller. After Karadec beforehand came upon that Morgan's ex — and Ava's (Amirah J) dad — was nonetheless alive, the LAPD seemed into his previous as an FBI informant. That led to a lead in Nevada, the place Daphne (Javicia Leslie) and Oz (Deniz Akdeniz) visited a resort and a person (performed by Mekhi Phifer) was seen inside an envelope with a New York deal with.
It isn't clear whether or not Phifer, 50, is definitely Roman, however the actor was introduced as a season 2 solid member. Whereas fellow beginner Steve Howey joined and an outline was launched for his character, Phifer's function has been shrouded in secrecy.
The Excessive Potential solid completely advised Us Weekly throughout a season 2 solid go to that they have been all massive followers of Phifer's earlier than she got here onboard in her undisclosed function.
Government producer and showrunner Todd Harthan, in the meantime, teased a “deepening thriller” when it got here to Roman.
“I feel frustration is an effective factor with an viewers. It's a wholesome frustration —don't give them an excessive amount of of what they need too quickly,” Harthan famous in February. “I'd be completely mendacity if I mentioned I've all of the solutions to that thriller. The beauty of welcoming different brains to the room is how we ensure we don't fumble this ball and we inform this story in probably the most satisfying means possible. There's some cool stuff coming although.”
Harthan additionally mentioned the casting course of for a job like Roman.
“We've talked about it fairly a bit like, ‘Wow we now have the time and hopefully now the present is successful and we may go and get this actor or that actor.' However the fact is, I haven't had a deep dialog with Kaitlin about it — and he or she'll have a robust opinion. She's very energetic and concerned with casting and has unimaginable instincts,” Harthan advised Us. “So the quick reply isn't any. We've some favorites and actors I actually respect that may be nice.”
Harthan was wanting ahead to bringing in additional characters into the fold in season 2, including, “Simply the casting alternatives — not only for visitor star roles — however recurring roles. We've by no means met Morgan's mom and father both. We haven't met anyone. So Roman is a very vital and wonderful piece of casting. I fantasize about who it might be however I haven't zeroed in on an individual but.”
Excessive Potential airs on ABC Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the following day on Hulu.
