‘High Potential’ Boss Teases Role Reversal for Morgan & Karadec
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- High Potential showrunner Todd Harthan teases a possible role reversal for Morgan and Karadec as Season 2 unfolds.
- Find out how a comment Karadec made to Morgan amid her panic attack could come to fruition.
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for High Potential Season 2 Episode 12, “The Faust and the Furious.”]
High Potential fans invested in the will-they-won’t-they dynamic between partners Morgan Gillory (Kaitlin Olson) and Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) may have broken some ground in the February 3 episode, but are there more crumbs on the horizon?
TV Insider caught up with showrunner Todd Harthan, who offers some insight into their future. As viewers saw in “The Faust and the Furious,” Morgan experienced an intense panic attack while on the job, believing she and Karadec were in danger of being killed by poisonous gas. Ultimately, Karadec was able to calm her down, but she was apologetic for her emotional reaction, which led Karadec to point out that someday he’ll likely break down and need her support as partners.
So will someday be soon? Harthan says, “I think it’s highly likely that in a long-running relationship, he’s going to have those moments in life where he needs his village to rally around him and where he looks to Morgan and [her] strength and raw advice to pull him from his own tough chapters.”
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In short, Harthan adds, “Those are the things that we love to write to because I think the audience has a huge appetite to see how these two people always step forward without hesitation to be there for one another. And those are things that we want to earn.” Still, Harthan notes, “We can’t overdo it, we don’t want to.”
Harthan’s words offer reassurance that Morgan will be put in a position to support Karadec through a tough moment. When the show finally reaches that point, he says, “We want it to be like this moment where Morgan is worried about her own mortality, seeing her kids, and then luckily, one of the strongest people she trusts the most happens to be in that room with her to wrap his arms around her.”
While we don’t imagine that the predicament that sparks this potential support would be the same as it was for Morgan, there are surely a few different avenues to take with Karadec’s eventual breakdown or moment of need.
“So will that happen where she is doing the same for him? Well, I sure hope so,” Harthan concludes. While we’ll take this as confirmation for now, stay tuned to see how Morgan and Karadec’s dynamic shifts as Season 2 continues this March on ABC.
High Potential, Season 2 Returns, Tuesday, March 3, 9/8c, ABC
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This show never disappoints! Looking forward to see what happens.
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Love this show
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“I am begging the writers — with all the love and passion I have for this show — PLEASE make Karadec and Morgan end up together romantically. Their chemistry is not normal. It’s rare, it’s powerful, and it’s the kind of connection that shows don’t get often. Every scene between them feels electric. Every look, every moment, every tiny interaction has that spark that you cannot fake.
This is the couple that could define the entire show. The slow-burn tension, the emotional balance, the way they challenge each other, protect each other, and bring out the best in each other — it’s everything a legendary TV couple is made of. They already feel like they’re meant to be, and letting that grow naturally would be magic.
I know it takes time, and I don’t want it rushed. But PLEASE let their story move in that direction. They would be an unforgettable power couple — the kind fans root for, talk about, and remember for years. Karadec and Morgan together would take this show from amazing to iconic. So many of us want this. So many of us see the potential. Please let it happen.”
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LOVE, Love, love the show
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“Morgan is absolutely beautiful — she’s genuinely stunning on screen. I know she’s the main character, so of course she’s supposed to stand out, and she really does. The only thing I’ve noticed is that some of her outfits don’t match very well. A few of them do, but it’s a really small percentage, and even though it’s not the most important thing, it does stand out sometimes.
Her overall style is still super cute, and her shoes are always gorgeous. I just feel like if they gave her even more beautiful, well‑matched outfits, she would still keep that main‑character vibe — just with looks that match even better. It would make her character look even more perfect on the show.”
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What will there to come 🤨🧐
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