Spoilers under for individuals who nonetheless haven’t but watched Excessive Potential’s Season 1 finale on ABC or with a Hulu subscription.
After a comparatively calm season — as calm as a season stuffed with mysterious murders may be, no less than — Kaitlin Olson’s freshman dramedy Excessive Potential pulled off a triple-cliffhanger finale that provides each different present on the 2025 TV schedule a run for its cash. Not solely did JD Pardo’s Tom return (solely to get left behind once more), however there was there a serious optimistic replace about Roman, in addition to the introduction of a Morgan-thwarting killer.
As portrayed by Grimm and A Million Little Issues co-star David Giuntoli, Excessive Potential’s ultimate Season 1 antagonist is in contrast to any who popped up beforehand. He has a penchant for video games, a IQ someplace within the neighborhood of Morgan’s, and a lofty sufficient sense of confidence to instantly antagonize the the LAPD. The truth that he wasn’t taken down by the top of the episode bodes in poor health for Kaitlin Olson’s brainy marketing consultant.
However that turmoil might go down in a wide range of other ways when the already-renewed-for-Season-2 sequence returns, relying on whether or not or not the Recreation Grasp’s true id will likely be a reveal in and of itself. Assuming that would be the case, I’ve pulled collectively a number of completely different theories, with some falling on the aspect of “real looking and plausible,” whereas a few others are fueled purely by conspiracy theorist vibes.
He is Morgan’s Organic Brother Whose Existence She’d Repressed
Nothing signifies a juicy TV drama like a shock sibling reveal, and Excessive Potential does appear to have guided viewers down this very narrative path with its Recreation Grasp killer. Even past the lethal trickster displaying off his spectacular mind, Morgan addressed a damaging reminiscence about her father, and her temper hinted that it might be one of many solely instances she shares any information about his impression on her childhood.
Morgan’s story was about her dad, who personal HPI made him judgmental of his daughter and her potential second-grade pals for taking part in jacks, a sport for simpletons, as an alternative of a tougher sport like chess or shogi. I assume that story is indicative of different incidents from that period, and that he would have been simply as strict and harsh for any siblings that Morgan might need.
On condition that Morgan has a photographic reminiscence and primarily remembers all the things that is ever occurred to her — which is usually to the detriment of the sequence — it might be particularly twisty to be taught that the Recreation Grasp is both an older or youthful sibling whom Morgan purposefully repressed and willingly pushed out of her reminiscences for no matter motive. Possibly he pulled an analogous stunt of their youth that led to him being taken away by authorities or little one companies.
He is Morgan’s Organic Brother That She By no means Knew Existed
I will admit even I believe it is tapping into unbelievable territories to assume that Morgan would neglect somebody as necessary and ever-present as a organic sibling. However what if that sibling was really a love little one that her father conceived with a lady who wasn’t Morgan’s mother?
Possibly this can be a case the place the Recreation Grasp’s childhood was such a wreck that he felt the necessity to discover out who his actual father is, and goals to destroy all the things else that his father created, together with the sister that he wasn’t beforehand conscious of. Possibly all of the stunt-y kills have been simply checks to substantiate that Morgan is certainly as good as he suspected his personal sister could be.
He is Morgan’s Secret Admirer Making an attempt To Impress Her
If his kill weren’t all in service of cementing familial bloodlines, then maybe David Giuntoli’s character has a distinct set of ulterior motives on the mind. Possibly as an alternative of a sibling-based curiosity, the Recreation Grasp is as an alternative feeling a bit amorous about Morgan and is making an attempt to get her consideration in the one method he is aware of how: by almost drowning her work colleague.
I did not say he was any GOOD at making an attempt to impress her. It might very properly be a worst case situation method to like, with this model of Cupid carrying a Billy the Puppet masks from the Noticed franchise.
He is A Pal That Tom Employed To Stalk Morgan For Jilting Him
Hear me out on this one. JD Pardo’s Tom was totally obsessed with Morgan, thus his frequent makes an attempt to take her out and spend time along with her. And she or he was at all times very reciprocating, even with the caveat that she would at all times put her household and her new marketing consultant job first. However although he appeared to know, he nonetheless tried to woo her, solely to get left stranded at each flip.
And so what higher technique to get revenge for all of the jilting than by working with a devious killer whose skillset appears instantly relevant to all of Morgan’s intelligence quirks? Granted, Tom does not come throughout as a hyper-immature piece of shit who cannot take “no” for a solution, and might be able to attracting loads of different ladies with out the necessity for a physique rely. However who higher to keep away from suspicion?
He is Really Morgan’s Lacking Ex Roman
What if a pair of the largest mysteries in Morgan’s life proper now are literally simply two components of the identical thriller? What if Giuntoli’s Recreation Grasp is definitely the long-missing Roman, whose post-informant life spun fully haywire to the purpose the place he went psychological and was a methodical killer?
Clearly Olson’s character would acknowledge the daddy of her first-born little one, so Roman clearly would have needed to change his look in main methods, with plenty of cosmetic surgery being utilized. After all, the person that helped Morgan in that parking zone is loads…whiter than what the title Roman Sinquerra connotes, so this can be totally too problematic a route for Excessive Potential‘s artistic crew to take.
He is Somebody From Karadec’s Previous With A Rating To Settle
For all the eye pointed at Morgan within the above selections, it stands to motive that she is not the precise endgame goal right here, particularly given the brief period of time she’s really been energetic inside the LAPD. What if the Recreation Grasp is definitely somebody whose previous crimes put them in Karadec’s crosshairs, and now goals to get revenge on the detective who put them away?
Certain, it is much less possible contemplating Morgan is the principle character right here, however I believe it would be an fascinating tactic to have everybody centered on determining how Morgan is linked to the killer, solely to be taught too late that they have been all barking up the flawed tree. Audiences realized increasingly more about Karadec’s previous as Season 1 went on, and I might simply see the present utilizing a number of of his previous instances to tell present narratives.
He is A Complete Stranger With Zero Connections To Fundamental Characters
Maybe probably the most unbelievable possibility of all: the Recreation Grasp villain did not know Morgan, her household, or anybody particular on the LAPD earlier than this batch of homicide plots. His motivations are totally unconnected to any occasions from Morgan and Roman’s respective pasts, and are each egocentric and random in nature.
Pffffft. Yeah, proper. If David Giuntoli’s character finally ends up being totally unrelated to another characters, I will ship in my resume to change into an LAPD detective. Or no less than a custodian.
Excessive Potential is at present setting the stage for Season 2, the place we possible will not be taught instantly what’s really occurring with David Giuntoli’s antagonist, in order that the thriller can stretch all through the season. Within the meantime, anyone up for a spherical of jacks?