From Castleto The X-Files, a strong central partnership is a staple of any crime procedural, and High Potentialhas this in its pairing of Major Crimes consultant Morgan Gillory (Kaitlin Olson) with Detective Adam Karadec (Daniel Sunjata). With Morgan’s penchant for breaking the rules and Karadec’s intense dedication to following them, the two work very well together, both when they agree and when they clash. While Morgan and Karadec initially butted heads quite a bit, they have since come to trust and respect each other, and their moments of conflict are typically now just a part of the two of them working to solve their cases together.
The first three episodes of High Potential Season 2 gave significant focus to both the return of the show’s main villain and to a particularly suspenseful case, without giving Morgan and Karadec as many scenes together outside their crime-solving. Still, though, Morgan and Karadec continued to work together and check on each other throughout these episodes. High Potential‘s most recent episode, “Behind the Music,” gives Morgan and Karadec’s partnership the most attention that they’ve had yet this season, with some really meaningful scenes that further strengthen their relationship. In particular, a scene of Morgan and Karadec talking in the car while on duty shows just how well Karadec has come to know Morgan and her mannerisms.
Karadec Finally Decodes All of Morgan’s Silences in Latest ‘High Potential’ Episode
In High Potential‘s latest episode, the Major Crimes unit investigates two connected murders that occurred decades apart, while Selena (Judy Reyes) deals with the difficult news that she was passed over for a promotion that she had more than earned. Morgan and Karadec pair up for the investigation like usual, but a moment in the car while on the way to interrogate a suspect gives them the chance to really talk. Karadec notices that Morgan is being especially quiet, so he points out that she has gone into one of her silences. Karadec then tells Morgan that he knows all four of her silences: one when she is having family drama, one when she is frustrated about a case, one when she is irritated with Karadec, and one when there is something that she wants to say. In return, Morgan says that Karadec has one silence where he just minds his own business, to which he agrees.
While listing off each of Morgan’s silences, Karadec explains the particular expressions and gestures that she makes during these silences, showing just how well he knows her. It’s a fantastic scene that proves how much attention Karadec pays to Morgan, and how much he cares about how she’s feeling at any given moment. Both as partners, and as a potential slowburn romance, Morgan and Karadec already know each other very well, and they deeply understand each other in ways that nobody else really does. They are both very observant people who always make their case at the time a major priority, and they both tend to get stuck on whatever is bothering them. Karadec’s speech in this scene also shows how much he values what Morgan has to say, even when she’s holding herself back from saying it, which is a major change from when they first met.
’High Potential’s Latest Episode Proves Just How Deep Morgan and Karadec’s Bond Really Runs
Morgan and Karadec’s conversation in the car comes up again later in the episode in the best way. Morgan and Karadec support each other throughout the rest of the episode when the case gets difficult, and when they have to make hard choices. When Karadec goes to confront one of the killers, he makes Morgan stay behind to protect her. After they arrest the second killer, Morgan and Karadec meet up at the station while they are getting ready to leave for the night. Morgan tells Karadec that he was right that, as a consultant, she should have stayed behind instead of arresting the killer. She also acknowledges that he is looking out for her, and she allows herself to accept this aspect of her partnership in spite of her discomfort with relying on another person. He then says that she was right that his method doesn’t always work when helping others with problems, but that he doesn’t need to change, because he has her. With this line, Karadec shows Morgan that he relies on her as well, and that their partnership goes both ways.
Throughout the episode, Morgan and Karadec really lean on each other as partners, showing how far they’ve come since the start of Season 1. When Karadec says early on in the episode that he’d have to stop being Morgan’s partner if Selena was promoted, Morgan makes it clear that she doesn’t want a different partner. Later on, Karadec casually refers to Morgan as his partner, which he used to refuse to say for most of Season 1. Morgan and Karadec’s partnership works so well because they are similar in their keen observation skills and their passionate dedication to their cases, but they are different in their approaches to it, so they challenge each other to grow. Morgan pushes Karadec to consider getting Selena to talk through her disappointment, while Karadec reminds Morgan that, as a consultant, she needs to stay out of dangerous situations. The scene in the car, in particular, shows how comfortable they are with one another, and how important Morgan and Karadec have become to each other.
New episodes of High Potential air Tuesdays on ABC at 10:00 P.M. EST.
