The first season ofHigh Potentialis not just a great police procedural; it also offers a co-parenting dynamic that is not often seen on television. Morgan (Kaitlin Olson) and Ludo (Taran Killam) have two children together and have a healthy friendship that allows them to maintain a balance with their kids.
Before Ludo also became the primary solution for Morgan’s childcare dilemma when she began consulting for the police department, however, another character filled that role. Her neighbor Henry (Tom Butler) watched her children for her early in the series.
With thepossibility of Taran Killam leavingHigh Potential, or at the very least, appearing less, since he has been working on other pilots and was cast as one of the leads in one,Henry could begin making more appearances inHigh Potentialseason 2.
Henry Only Appeared In The High Potential Pilot
Henry Also Helped On The First Case
So far, Henry has only appeared in the very first episode ofHigh Potential, though Morgan has talked about him in other episodes, indicating there is still a friendship there.That first episode did make it appear that Morgan relied on Henry quite a bitto help her.
Not only did Henry watch Morgan’s kids for her, but he also made it clear that she borrowed his car on occasion. The row of shopping carts from the grocery stores in the area, however, would indicate that Morgan borrowing his car might not have been as regular as him watching the kids.
He even helped Morgan bring a shopping cart up to the house and put away her groceries. That suggests a familiarity with her kitchen that not many people would have. He is also the first one in the series to bring up Ludo before Morgan enlists her ex to watch the kids for her.
Morgan is able to get Ludo a job as the caregiver for her children. When she agrees to be a consultant for the police, she talks them into paying for childcare and then gets Ludo to do the job.
Ludo and Henry have a friendship - or at least had one. Henry wants to know if Ludo misses him, and while Morgan assures Henry that Ludo talks about him all the time, she is clearly lying about that. These little moments provide evidence of Henry being embedded in their lives.
Henry was also Morgan’s first call in the pilot when she needed information about a specific flower and its life cycle - because he is a florist.Henry being so integral in Morgan’s life means it would be a shame to lose him as a charactercompletely after that first episode.
To be fair to Henry and theHigh Potentialwriters, the first season of the series only had 13 episodes, and much of the show’s screen time is devoted to the cases of the week, not Morgan’s home, which meansHigh Potentialmight have planned on having Henry appear again, but it just did not work out for the story.
Henry Is Inspired By Henri In The French Series
High Potential Has Diverged From Its Source Material
BecauseHigh Potentialis based on the French seriesHPI, most of the characters in the ABC show directly correlate with one of the characters in the source material. Even their names line up.
Henry is based on Morgane’s neighbor Henri in the French series. While he does not appear in every episode of the show, he does recur throughout the series.Henri has been in 15 episodes of the five seasonsso far.
High Potentialseason 2 will premiere on ABC on June 05, 2025.
That alone indicates that Henry should be getting a story arc or two in the upcoming episodes ofHigh Potential.
Morgan Should Lean On Henry In Ludo’s Absence
Morgan’s Personal Life Needs To Be More Fleshed Out
High Potentialshowrunner Todd Harthan has already teased thatHigh Potentialseason 2 will feature more Ludo backstory. If that backstory is included, but there is less of Ludo in the season overall, the show needs another way to flesh out Morgan’s personal life.
Morgan’s life revolves around her children, and her job as a consultant gives her a way to use her unique observational skills and memory for facts to provide for them. Her personal life, however, does not get much attention beyond that, as is often the nature of a procedural drama.
So far, every bit of her personal life is centered on her romantic relationships. Morgan takes the consulting job to find out what happened to Roman, her eldest daughter’s father. Her closest friend is the father of her two youngest kids. Her only other personal connection is a now long-distance boyfriend.
Bringing Henry back into the series is a good way to ensure that Morgan and her kids still have a solid support systemand a friendif Ludo is written out ofHigh Potentialseason 2. Morgan’s life should be allowed to have some balance. That means giving her friendships outside of her immediate family and coworkers.
Henry, as her neighbor and someone who already knows so much about her family and has seen her work, is a great way to do that. He is not put off by her job as a consultant or by her knowledge of seemingly everything. Henry is also right at home around her kids.
Bringing Henry in for a larger role inHigh Potentialseason 2 could be the perfect way to fill the potential void left by Ludo and give Morgan a real friend.
