Spotlight: “High Potential” Season 2
Kaitlin Olson is the brainiest cop on the beat in “High Potential,” from ABC and Hulu

Spotlight: “High Potential” Season 2

It was no accident. Season 2 proves that Sherlock-in-skirts Kaitlin Olson has what it takes to be TV’s smartest and sexiest Queen of Comedy.

By Peter Travers

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★★★ (3 out of 4)

All on its own, “High Potential” is a good bet for fun as a crime-com about Morgan Gillory, a cleaning lady and mom of three with a towering 160 IQ that gets her hired as a consultant by the LAPD. It helps that she’s smarter than any of them. It helps even more that this Sherlock-in-skirts is played by Kaitlin Olson, a shining star on the comedy firmament. If you’re wondering why ABC was lightning quick to renew this series for a second season, look no further than Olson who has the sitcom chops to keep this show running forever.