High Potential season 1’s ending reveal of Roman being alive introduces new dynamics to Morgan and Selena’s relationship, according to Selena Soto actor Judy Reyes.

In an interview with ScreenRant's Rachel Foertsch, Reyes discusses the impact the news will have on Soto and Morgan’s relationship, as the pair bonded throughout High Potential season 1 over their off-the-books investigation. Reyes reveals that knowing Roman is alive means Soto has to honor the promise to find him in High Potential season 2, which simultaneously has the potential to deepen Morgan and Selena’s bond and make it more difficult. You can check the exchange below:

ScreenRant: Soto was one of the first people who was willing to help Morgan find out what happened to Roman. Now that we know he's alive, what can you tease about how that incorporates into season 2?

Judy Reyes: That's the arrangement they made. She said, "You work with me, I'll find your husband." So she has to live up to that promise. That's all I can say. And that will have an impact on their relationship. It'll bring them closer. It'll create some drama, but we are a drama.

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Ever since seeing Morgan’s potential and wanting her to be part of her team in High Potential season 1’s premiere, it was clear that Soto's bond with Morgan could be different. If Karadec or other detectives initially opposed Morgan’s input, Selena welcomed it, believing it invaluable. Soto’s promise to investigate Roman’s disappearance inevitably pushed her and Morgan closer in comparison with other detectives through the evening drop-bys or time spent going over the new information they gathered. A major breakthrough like discovering Roman is alive has to influence Soto and Morgan’s relationship, as it imbues their investigation with urgency.

Finally getting to this discovery can easily create friction between Selena and Morgan, despite it being good news. Morgan was already put in a difficult position after Gio Conforth suggested they only speak directly, without the LAPD being involved. While she made the right choice involving Karadec in High Potential season 1’s finale, learning something new might bring Morgan to cut corners to know more, as Roman being alive makes finding him even more crucial, for his safety and his and Ava’s nonexistent relationship.

Soto and Morgan clearly proved able to trust each other in High Potential season 1, and that trust made their work better.

Disagreements on how to continue the investigation can make Soto and Morgan’s bond more challenging, but they can also strengthen it, depending on how they choose to tackle the cold case with new evidence emerging. Soto and Morgan clearly proved able to trust each other in High Potential season 1, and that trust made their work better. Roman being alive makes their work on his disappearance more urgent, meaning Soto and Morgan would have to spend more time together, and this can make for an enriching development, even if the two were to butt heads more often as a result.

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Reyes’ comment about Soto having to “live up to that promise” of finding Roman hints at the case potentially becoming more important for Soto, for her arrangement with Morgan, but also given its twists and the possibility that they may hide major lapses from law enforcement after the discovery of FBI’s Lyla Flynn. This could bring Roman’s disappearance to be more central in High Potential season 2, which can, in turn, mean even more collaboration between Morgan and Selena, and a bigger chance to see their friendship develop.