High Potential – Season 2, Episode 11 “NPC” Review
- Lance
- 10 hours ago
- 2 min read
“NPC” is another wildly entertaining episode of High Potential, proving once again that this show thrives when it mixes clever cases with strong character work. The episode opens with a man clearly hallucinating and acting erratically only to be abruptly hit by a car. Right away, the episode grabs you and never really lets go.
At the crime scene, Morgan Gillory (Kaitlin Olson) immediately discovers that the victim was drugged, not just high, especially after discovering black vomit at the scene. The victim, Declan Harker, turns out to be a pro gamer deeply involved in the gaming world, something Kardec (Daniel Sunjata) openly questions, since he doesn’t believe gaming counts as a “real sport.”
Speaking of Karadec, his personal life becomes a surprising B-plot when he runs into Lucia, revealed to be his ex-fiancée. Morgan, of course, refuses to let this go, and neither does Lt. Soto (Judy Reyes), who continues to quietly push Adam to confront his past. Judy Reyes remains fantastic every time she’s on screen, grounding the chaos with calm authority.
The investigation takes a fun turn into online gaming culture, with Daphne (Javicia Leslie) finally getting more to do and absolutely shining. Alongside Oz (Deniz Akdeniz), she helps track a stolen laptop that leads the team to Jubilee Games and eventually to a sushi restaurant tied to the poison used on Declan: teppo, a deadly pufferfish toxin, but also translates to gun for some reason.
Just when the episode feels solved, it pulls off one of High Potential’s best twists yet. The suspect isn’t the obvious twin, it’s chimerism. Morgan realizes one brother absorbed the other in the womb and carries both DNAs, meaning everyone has been played by a desperate father trying to protect his son. It’s a genuinely shocking reveal, and Kaitlin Olson sells every beat of the realization.
The episode ends on a softer note, with Lucia showing up for Adam and Morgan watching just a little too closely. I’m calling it now: Morgan and Adam are endgame. “NPC” is further cementing High Potential as one of the best police procedurals on TV right now.
PS. This episode proves my theory that Daphne and Oz are being sidelined for steve howeys character this season. I hope this changes because they were the highlights of the episode. We also haven’t seen her daughter in like 3 weeks but i’ll just assume she is in her room sleeping.
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