High Potential finally revealed what was in Roman’s backpack as Morgan continued her search..
During the Tuesday, October 21, episode of the hit ABC series, Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) and Ava (Amirah J) were on the outs, which meant Roman’s backpack remained unopened. It wasn’t until the end of the episode that Morgan revealed the contents of the bag, which hinted that Roman kept track of his daughter.
One of the items in the backpack showed that Roman attended Ava’s dance recital when she was younger. This proved that Roman still cared about Ava, even after he mysteriously disappeared. Morgan said she wasn’t sure about the rest of the items in the backpack, but isn’t giving up on her search for her ex.
High Potential, which premiered in September 2024, follows a high-potential intellectual named Morgan who teams up with the LAPD to help solve murders. She gets paired up with Karadec (Daniel Sunjata), who is initially skeptical about how Morgan can assist the Major Crimes unit but ultimately starts to rely on her.
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The season 1 finale aired in February and confirmed that Morgan’s ex Roman was still alive after going missing for more than a decade. The only information Morgan — and all of Us — have is that her ex worked as an FBI informant and he doesn’t trust the LAPD. This has created an issue for Morgan since she’s a consultant, which Roman has questioned according to his friend Arthur (Mekhi Phifer).
Executive producer and showrunner Todd Harthan previously spoke to Us Weekly about the plan for Roman’s unveiling.
“We’ve talked about it quite a bit like, ‘Wow, we have the time, and hopefully now the show is a success and we could go and get this actor or that actor.’ But the truth is, I haven’t had a deep conversation with Kaitlin about it — and she’ll have a strong opinion. She’s very active and involved with casting and has incredible instincts,” Harthan exclusively told Us in February. “So the short answer is no. We have some favorites and actors I really respect that would be great.”
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Roman might not return right away though.
“I think frustration is a good thing with an audience. It is a healthy frustration — don’t give them too much of what they want too soon,” Harthan noted about the “deepening” mystery. “I’d be totally lying if I said I have all the answers to that mystery. The wonderful thing about welcoming other brains to the room is how we make sure we don’t fumble this ball and we tell this story in the most satisfying way imaginable. There’s some cool stuff coming though.”
Amirah, meanwhile, recently teased what fans can expect in season 2, sharing with Us, “In my opinion, I love season 1 but I feel like season 2 is going to be even better, which I think is going to be really exciting for the fans to see. There is definitely more drama, it is more suspenseful and more heartbreaking in a way too. But in a good way.”
High Potential airs on ABC Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET before streaming the next day on Hulu.
