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Breaking bones, taking names, and shouting them loudly as the camera pulls away, action movies have been an entertaining and eternally popular part of the cinema landscape practically since there’s been a cinema landscape to speak of. They’ve thrilled audiences for decades with their impressive choreography, mind-blowing stunts, and wild narratives, providing some of the most memorable experiences anyone’s ever had at the movies. And in the process, they’ve also given us some of the most exciting films of all time.

These action masterpieces combine technical precision with grand performances to create enthralling journeys that remind you of why people love movies in the first place. Spanning a vast expanse of genres and styles, from the jungles of Central America to the cutting edge of the future, each of these films presents a unique vision that has since inspired countless others, shaping pop culture as we know it. So, without further ado, here’s our ranked selection of some of the most thrilling action movie masterpieces ever made.

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‘Predator’ (1987)

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Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Predator is a classic sci-fi action horror movie directed by John McTiernan that follows Alan “Dutch” Schaefer, leader of an elite paramilitary rescue unit, on a mission to save hostages in a Central American rainforest. While treading the dangers of the wild landscape, the team is hunted by a highly skilled and technologically advanced extraterrestrial that takes them down one by one. Besides Schwarzenegger, the film also stars Kevin Peter Hall as the Predator, with Elpidia Carrillo, Carl Weathers, Richard Chaves, Sonny Landham, Bill Duke, and Jesse Ventura in main roles.

A heady combination of macho military adventure, alien slasher horror, and a wild, tension-filled survival thriller, Predator is a gripping action masterpiece that intelligently blends different genres, redefining ’80s action tropes. The film’s choreography shifts in tune with its narrative changes, transitioning from high-octane firepower to a methodical, ritualistic hunt and brutal killings, culminating in a primal showdown between the man and the monster. Anchored by Schwarzenegger’s captivating lead performance, Predator is one of the greatest action films of all time, and a distinctive ’80s gem that became an archetype for survival thrillers of the future.

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‘Lethal Weapon’ (1987)

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An ’80s action classic directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black, Lethal Weapon follows two LAPD detectives — the emotionally troubled and grieving Martin Riggs and the seasoned, methodical Roger Murtaugh. Tasked with investigating a young woman’s murder, the unlikely duo must navigate their differences and unearth the truth in an action-packed Christmas thriller. Mel Gibson and Danny Glover star as Riggs and Murtaugh, respectively, with Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan as the supporting characters.

With relentless energy and a constant supply of adrenaline-pumping action pieces, Lethal Weapon is a highlight of ’80s cinema and a truly iconic action film. While the movie is most noted for its intense, visceral fight sequences, the raw energy is balanced with the emotional depth of its protagonists, delivered by Gibson and Glover through their compelling performances and terrific chemistry, and the roles established them as major action stars. A massively successful and critically acclaimed genre hit, Lethal Weapon redefined the action films of the ’80s and ’90s, launching a global media franchise that includes sequel films, television shows, and games.

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‘The Matrix’ (1999)

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A classic ’90s sci-fi action movie, The Matrix was written and directed by The Wachowskis, and stars Keanu Reeves as computer hacker Thomas Anderson, codenamed Neo. Set in a dystopian future where humanity has been trapped inside the titular simulation by autointelligent machines that harvest their bioelectric energy, the movie follows Neo’s story as he is recruited by the mysterious Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to join a group of rebels fighting against the machines. The film also features Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano in significant roles.

A highly innovative cyberpunk film, The Matrix broke new ground for the genre with its epic set pieces, inventive blend of spiritual, philosophical, and mythological motifs and themes, and pioneering visual effects. Choreographed by legendary Hong Kong action director Yuen Woo-ping, every fight sequence in The Matrix is an action masterclass, with styles combining amazingly orchestrated gunfights and high-octane martial arts inspired by manga and classic Hong Kong action cinema. The film has since spawned a multimedia franchise that includes multiple sequels, but the first movie remains a timeless classic that truly revolutionized the genre.

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‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ (1991)

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Following the success of 1984’s The Terminator, James Cameron returned to direct Terminator 2: Judgment Day, with Arnold Schwarzenegger returning as the titular anti-hero. The sequel kicks off with the evil AI Skynet sending a new, more advanced killing machine, the shapeshifting T-1000, to kill John Connor when he was a child, prompting the resistance to reprogram a T-800 (Schwarzenegger) and send it back in time to protect the younger John. Linda Hamilton reprises her role of Sarah Connor, with Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Earl Boen, and Joe Morton in supporting roles.

The Terminator is the movie that established Cameron as a sci-fi filmmaking genius, but Judgment Day is the one that cemented his status and laid the foundations for the titular action franchise, which continues to enjoy the support of an international fan following after four decades and counting. The sequel film combines stunning action choreography, state-of-the-art make-up tech, and CGI effects to create an action film that was far ahead of its time. The movie boasts some of the most iconic action pieces ever seen in cinema, especially the chase sequences and the climactic showdown during the final battle scene, making it one of the most satisfying sequels ever made, especially in the sci-fi action genre.

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‘Die Hard’ (1988)

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Directed by John McTiernan and based on Roderick Thorp’s action thriller novel Nothing Lasts Forever, Die Hard follows John McClane, a New York City police officer traveling to Los Angeles to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly. While at her office Christmas party, John inadvertently finds himself caught up in a violent plot involving a group of international criminals who take the entire building hostage. Bruce Willis leads the cast as the hero, John McClane, with Bonnie Bedelia as Holly, and Alan Rickman, Reginald VelJohnson, Alexander Godunov, Paul Gleason, and more in other key roles.

It may not have been a critical darling in its day, but Die Hard is now celebrated as one of the most beloved action thrillers of all time, known for its memorable dialogue and visceral fight sequences. Bruce Willis delivers a career-defining performance as the scantily armed and shoeless everyman, who became synonymous with the depiction of maverick cops in cinema and a prototype for action heroes of the future. Featuring some inventive and dramatic fight choreography using high-stakes practical stunts, Die Hard remains an evergreen action masterpiece that defined its decade and paved the way for a long-running multimedia franchise.

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‘John Wick’ (2014)

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Directed by Chad Stahelski in his directorial debut, John Wick stars Keanu Reeves as the titular retired hitman, who gives up his violent career and tries to live a peaceful life. But after a mobster breaks into his house, steals his prized vintage car, and kills his dog, gifted by his deceased wife, Wick returns to the ruthless killing machine he once was, and sets out to avenge his loss. Besides Reeves in the title role, the movie also features Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, and Willem Dafoe as key characters.

The first film in what is now a billion-dollar multimedia franchise, John Wick is most noted for its methodical, high-octane action pieces and fight sequences. A modern action classic that reinvented its star’s acting career, John Wick created a new genre standard with its stylized, inventive fight choreography using minimal CGI and high-intensity stunts, as well as its signature gun-fu sequences. Performing most of his own stunts, Reeves makes his stoic, enduring, unstoppable agent of death appear more grounded and convincing, and the character has now become one of his most iconic performances.

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‘Kill Bill: Volume 1 & 2’ (2003-2004)

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An epic modern martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill follows “The Bride,” codenamed Black Mamba, a former mercenary who embarks on a deadly quest for vengeance against her former colleagues and their leader, her ex-lover and ex-boss, Bill. Her mission begins in Kill Bill: Volume 1, in which we see the events that caused this murderous spree, and her methodical elimination of her enemies, taking them on one by one, leading up to her final confrontation with Bill in Kill Bill: Volume 2. Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, alongside Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and more, with David Carradine as Bill.

Kill Bill is a roaring revenge thriller known for Uma Thurman’s iconic performance as an unrelenting killing machine and its visceral, bloody action set pieces. A homage to 1970s exploitation flicks, grindhouse films, martial arts classics, and spaghetti Westerns, the film blends various styles and genres of action into a stylish and slick choreography. Inventive and idiosyncratic in every aspect, Kill Bill is widely celebrated for its performances, soundtrack, and for featuring some of the best action choreography ever seen in modern cinema, especially the iconic snowy duel scene between The Bride and Liu’s O-Ren Ishii.

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‘Enter the Dragon’ (1973)

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Directed by Robert Clouse, Enter the Dragon is a legendary martial arts film starring Bruce Lee in his second English-language movie and his final film appearance before his death in 1973. The action thriller follows Lee, a Shaolin martial artist and undercover British intelligence agent from Hong Kong, who is tasked with infiltrating an international criminal’s drug operation. The film also stars John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Bob Wall, Shih Kien, and Jim Kelly in important roles.

Enter the Dragon was among the first films to combine spy thriller elements with martial arts action and the emerging blaxploitation genre, creating a whole new action subgenre that later inspired many similar productions. Thrilling and high-energy, the film is Bruce Lee at his finest, featuring spectacular action choreography that he directed himself. Despite its initial lukewarm reception, Enter the Dragon went on to become a cult classic, evolving into an internationally renowned genre film that’s now hailed as one of the greatest martial arts movies of all time.

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Enter the Dragon

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August 19, 1973

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102 Minutes

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Robert Clouse

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“Here Comes The Sun” is one of the most important songs in The Beatles’ catalog. Released in 1969, it’s a defining single for the band, beautifully encapsulating the relief at the arrival of spring and promised brighter days ahead. But though it earned The Beatles a number three slot on the US Billboard Hot Rock Songs, one particular cover may outshine its original recording. Blues icon and civil rights activist Nina Simone recorded “Here Comes the Sun” as the title track to her 1971 covers album, and it remains revered by critics as one of the most powerful takes on the song. Sung with a deeper depth of exhaustion during a time of political unrest and rampant racism, the song took on a whole new meaning for Black people at a time when brighter days were long awaited. Beyond just a cover, Simone reinterpreted it in a way that shifted its emotional meaning. Here’s a deeper dive into the cover and why it has long stood the test of time.

The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun”

One of the many classics to emerge from their 1969 album Abbey Road, “Here Comes The Sun” was written by George Harrison during a particularly stressful time for the band as a whole. Business complications and growing tensions between each member were leading to what would eventually be their breakup, and it was too much weight for Harrison to bear. He was feeling very let down by John and Paul, and didn’t know where their future as The Beatles stood. Seeking refuge, he visited friend and fellow musician Eric Clapton’s garden, eliciting a tranquility in him that would spark “Here Comes The Sun.” Known as one of Harrison’s most iconic compositions, he noted that the song honors the simple joy of spring after a long English winter, saying it felt like “winter goes on forever” until the sun finally returns.

Little darlin’

It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter

Little darlin’

It feels like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-do

Here comes the sun

And I say, “It’s all right”

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Beyond how delicately yet strikingly the folk-pop song is written, what truly marked the magnitude of its impact was how much people were able to find healing from it. Weary from carrying their own weight, they may not have even realized that they were in search of hope, renewal, and the promise of a new day. Its bright, acoustic sound and optimistic lyrics not only contrasted the band’s internal conflicts, but also the reality of tough times globally. One of the listeners who found themselves relating to the sentiment happened to be none other than Nina Simone.

Nina Simone’s Cover of “Here Comes the Sun”

Two years after The Beatles released “Here Comes the Sun,” blues priestess Nina Simone recorded her very own version as the title track of her 1971 covers album. The project largely consisted of different contemporary pop and rock songs, reworked to honor Simone’s signature blend of jazz, blues, soul, and orchestral arrangements.

For her take on “Here Comes the Sun,” Simone vocally went much deeper and more introspective, slowing it down and building around piano and orchestral instrumentation. There was an emotional emphasis on hope after hardship, which had a lot to do with her reality at the time.

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By this point, Simone was deeply involved with the civil rights movement. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. happened just a few years prior, yet the grief and aftermath lingered. She was committed to the fight for her people, during a time in which segregation was legally over, yet racism continued to permeate every crevice of society. It was a big hit for her career, facing industry backlash for her political music while also navigating financial hardship. Yet, the promised sun was the hope that the Black community would soon live a life of equality and empowerment.

Though the song was covered countless times, critics and fans alike often cite Simone’s rendition of “Here Comes the Sun” as one of the most striking Beatles covers of all time. This is because, in addition to Simone’s technical skill, she goes beyond imitating the original and succeeds in transforming it into something completely hers and dedicated to a community deeply in need of a lighthouse. Simone’s “Here Comes the Sun” was a love letter to a community fighting for what they deserved.

Rihanna was inside her Beverly Hills home when a suspect fired multiple rounds into the house on Sunday, March 8.

The suspect has been identified as 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, who was booked for attempted murder. On Tuesday, March 10, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed multiple charges via an official statement viewed by Us Weekly.

If convicted, the suspect “faces life in state prison.”

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What Happened at Rihanna’s House?

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that one round had “penetrated a wall” of the house at 1:21 p.m. on Sunday. There were “no injuries” reported at the residence.

The suspect reportedly “fired multiple rounds from inside her vehicle” into the home. According to NBC News, the shooter allegedly used “an AR-15-style rifle.”

The case is now being investigated by the LAPD’s “elite Robbery-Homicide Division.”

Arresting the Suspect

Officers “caught sight of” the suspect’s vehicle after the incident and “followed it to a shopping center parking lot in Sherman Oaks, where they arrested” the suspect, according to the L.A. Times.

Once in custody, Us Weekly confirmed the suspect was identified and held on $10 million bail on Monday, March 9.

On March 10, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office shared a statement that confirmed the suspect’s charges as “one count of attempted murder, 10 felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three felony counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper.”

The statement, viewed by Us, also stated that the suspect “faces life in state prison” if convicted as charged.

“Her arraignment was continued to March 25 in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center,” the statement continued, noting that bail was then set to “$1.875 million.”

Were Rihanna’s Kids Home During the Incident?

Rihanna lives in the Beverly Hills mansion with her longtime partner, ASAP Rocky, and their three children: sons RZA, 3, and Riot, 2, and daughter Rocki, 5 months. (Rihanna and Rocky have been together since 2020.)

It’s unclear who else was home with the 38-year-old singer at the time of the shooting.

Neither Rihanna nor Rocky have addressed the shooting publicly. Us reached out to Rihanna’s team and the LAPD on Sunday for comment.

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Savannah Chrisley is ready to step back into the reality TV spotlight with an all-new series — but it’s not for USA Network.

“There’s a new reality show in the works for Amazon,” sources exclusively tell Us Weekly. “It’s like Eat, Pray, Love.”

The upcoming series is “basically a spin on Bravo’s Girls Trip franchise,” insiders tease, referring to Bravo’s Ultimate Girls Trip series, which follows Real Housewives as they jet off to a vacation destination with cameras in tow.

Multiple sources tell Us that the show is “starting to film soon.”

A source adds that Chrisley, 28, is “on board.”

In addition to the Chrisley Knows Best alum, insiders share that “former Housewives will be joining” the cast, but names have not been publicly released.

“The cast will be living together in a house in the Dominican Republic,” sources add.

Us Weekly has reached out to Amazon and a representative for Chrisley for comment.

Savannah gained fame alongside her parents, Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley, and her siblings when USA Network’s Chrisley Knows Best premiered in 2014.

The show gave life to spinoff Growing Up Chrisley in 2019, which followed Savannah and brother Chase Chrisley’s life out in Los Angeles. While the sister and brother soon returned home to the south, the show ran four seasons before ending in 2022. (The family lived in Georgia before moving to Tennessee.)

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Chrisley Knows Best came to an end in March 2023 after 10 seasons. The series’ finale aired two months after Todd, 56, and Julie, 53, reported to prison after being found guilty on charges of tax evasion, bank and wire fraud and conspiracy.

Julie was sentenced to seven years for her alleged involvement, while Todd was sentenced to 12 years. It was later announced that their sentences were each reduced by nearly two years as Savannah continued to push for her parents to be pardoned.

In May 2025, Savannah and her family’s efforts were rewarded and President Donald Trump pardoned Todd and Julie. The couple were subsequently released from their respective prisons and returned home to Tennessee.

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The emotional reunion was captured by Lifetime for the family’s docuseries The Chrisleys: Back to Reality, which premiered that September.

In addition to stepping back in front of the camera for the docuseries, Savannah has recently competed on both Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test and The Masked Singer in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Savannah, who hosts her own podcast, “Unlocked With Savannah Chrisley,” also served as a temporary cohost on The View for several February episodes amid Alyssa Farah Griffin’s maternity leave.

In his long filmography, Steven Spielberg has given us some amazing movies. From Jaws, Schindler’s List, ET, Indiana Jones franchise, Saving Private Ryan, and the list goes on. But none of these movies has entertained audiences like the Jurassic Park franchise. First released in 1993, the original movies changed how cinema defined both spectacle and horror. Since the original trilogy, the franchise has been among the longest-running, with many directors presenting their own iterations revolving around the prehistoric beasts.

Last year, director Gareth Edwards’ Jurassic World Rebirth breathed new life into the franchise as an exciting new installment for fans. Led by Scarlett Johansson, the film marks the seventh film in the decades-long franchise and brilliantly connects to the previous two trilogies. Despite garnering mixed reviews, the movie went on to become one of the biggest box office grossers, earning $869 million worldwide against a production budget of $180 million.

After proving its dominion over the box office, the movie is now dominating streaming charts. Jurassic World Rebirth is getting a top spot on both Netflix charts and HBO Max charts. The 2025 film reached #1 globally on both platforms this past week. As of this writing, Rebirth has been overtaken by Alien: Romulus and now ranks #2 worldwide. While its global Netflix ranking has dipped more significantly, it is still holding firm at #2 in the U.S. The movie is a testament to fans’ love for well-made creature features that balance spectacle with a humane story. Rebirth follows a team on a mission to extract DNA samples from the three most colossal creatures to create a cure for heart disease. The film divided its audience upon its release, with critics giving it a 50% Rotten Tomatoes score while the audience gave it a 70%.

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Yes, it was previously reported that Edwards is in talks for a sequel to one of the biggest sci-fi films of 2025. Furthermore, Universal is keen on bringing back Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey to reprise their roles. Producer Frank Marshall previously teased Collider, “All I’ll say to that is, I think we left the door quite open.” When pressed for further details, he added, “As a filmmaker, I won the lottery getting to do this movie, and so I’m very happy where I am. I’ve been saying to everyone, and it’s 100% true, we’ve not had a single conversation about another film at all. I don’t know if it’s superstition or what, but I’ve not done it, Frank’s not done it, David’s not done it, the studio’s not done it. And I’m gonna keep it that way tonight if that’s alright. We’ll just see how the world reacts when it comes out.”

Meanwhile, check out Jurassic World Rebirth on Netflix or HBO Max. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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July 2, 2025

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Last week’s episode of High Potential left off with the major cliffhanger reveal that the man (John Pyper-Ferguson) who’s been following Arthur (Mekhi Phifer) was the person who abducted Roman 16 years ago. In this episode, it’s revealed that his name is Eric Hayworth, and that he was previously in Special Forces for the military. Not much else is revealed about Hayworth yet, except that he was hired to abduct Roman by an extremely dangerous woman named Willa Quinn. Meanwhile, this episode sees the return of Dottie (Michael Hyatt), Morgan’s (Kaitlin Olson) instructor from the training academy. The episode starts with a murder attempt being made on Dottie’s life, and Major Crimes working to solve the case while she’s unconscious in the hospital.

This episode, titled “If You Come For the Queen,” focuses primarily on Dottie’s case, which later connects to another case that Major Crimes is investigating. Daphne (Javicia Leslie) finally gets her first solo storyline this episode, as it’s revealed that Dottie was her training officer, and they used to be very close. Daphne takes the lead on Dottie’s case in what is an excellent, character-centered episode with a number of powerful storylines.

In ‘High Potential’ Season 2, Episode 14, Major Crimes Investigates an Attempt on Dottie’s Life

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Daphne and Morgan are assigned to Dottie’s case, while Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) and Oz (Deniz Akdeniz) investigate a murder. While working on Dottie’s case, Daphne tells Morgan that she and Dottie were very close during the five years they worked together, even after Daphne made detective and Dottie became a full-time instructor at the academy. Dottie pushed Daphne to take the sergeant’s exam and move forward in her career, but Daphne was hesitant to try to get a promotion after watching the discrimination that Selena (Judy Reyes) and Dottie have had to deal with for years as women of color in the police force. Daphne and Dottie got into an awful fight over this, and they haven’t spoken since.

Dottie was getting a massage at her regular spa during the attempt on her life, so Morgan and Daphne check out the spa and ask around. This takes them to Dottie’s classroom, where Morgan and Daphne catch their first suspect: one of Dottie’s students, Officer Hoff. Hoff broke into Dottie’s classroom to keep her from reporting him for a mistake, but he didn’t hurt her. Dottie wakes up, and she starts consulting with Morgan and Daphne on the case. Morgan looks at Karadec and Oz’s case, and she figures out that their victim, Luke Knight, went to the same spa as Dottie. Dottie checks herself out of the hospital early, and she joins Major Crimes to work on her and Luke’s cases.

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Daphne and Dottie go to the spa to ask around, while Karadec and Oz question people from Luke’s gym. Karadec speaks with Luke’s boss, Phyllis, who tells them that Luke was new, but that he had already landed some major clients. Karadec and Oz suspect Luke’s work rival, Voz, from whom Luke poached a high-profile client. Daphne and Dottie speak to Kirk Hartwood, the owner of the spa, who tells them that Luke has never been a guest at the spa – and that everyone working at the spa has an alibi placing them there during Luke’s death. Dottie collapses and has to go back to the hospital, where she and Daphne finally talk things through. They’re still at a standstill, though, because Dottie has a lot of hope for Daphne’s future, and Daphne thinks that there’s no point in taking the exam after Selena was unfairly passed over for her promotion.

Later, Morgan realizes that both Dottie and Luke’s cases are connected through a Strangers on a Train-type murder. Two people got together and agreed to kill the target that the other wanted dead, so it couldn’t be traced back to them. The Major Crimes team suspects that Voz was on one end of the pact, and that he got someone at the spa to kill Luke. As it turns out, Kirk has been using a black market supplier for the IVs to save money, and he has been giving them spa sensors in return. The supplier is Phyllis, who made a murder pact with Voz: Phyllis would kill Luke for stealing Voz’s client, and Luke would kill Dottie for Phyllis. Dottie reveals that she joined a sorority in college, and Phyllis was supposed to be her Big Sister. Phyllis went overboard on the hazing, so Dottie turned her in. Phyllis was charged with a felony, and her whole life fell apart after that. As a Black woman, she never got a second chance, and she blames Dottie for reporting her back then.

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Recently, Phyllis was turned down when trying to remove her felony record, reminding her of everything she lost. Phyllis is already on the run by the time Major Crimes realizes that she put the hit out on Dottie, but the Major Crimes team finds her. Daphne talks to Phyllis one-on-one, and she empathizes with her, saying she knows what it’s like to always have to prove herself. She encourages Phyllis to accept her arrest, and she does. Later, Daphne and Dottie have a touching conversation at the station. Dottie tells Daphne that she pushed her to keep her from letting outside pressure get her down, and Daphne tells her that she understands.

‘High Potential’ Season 2, Episode 14 Parallels Daphne and Ava’s Storylines

At the start of the episode, Ava (Amirah J) tells Morgan that she got into the design class that she applied to. Ava is very excited, until she sees a post online from a classmate that says she only got it because of her race. Morgan supports Ava as best as she can, but she acknowledges that she can’t fully understand what Ava is going through. Later, Ava goes to the station to talk to Daphne. They get derailed by Dottie’s collapse, but at the hospital, Ava tells Daphne what happened. Daphne empathizes with Ava and relates to her, and when Ava asks whether she should stick with the class, Daphne tells her to follow her heart.

Daphne doesn’t feel content with the advice that she gave Ava. Later, after solving Dottie’s case, she talks to Ava again from a new perspective. Daphne had been feeling disheartened since watching Selena get passed over for a promotion that she deserved, which only further convinced her not to even bother taking the sergeant’s exam, even though Dottie wanted her to. After reconciling with Dottie, though, Daphne decides that she wants to lean more into Dottie’s advice. Daphne tells Ava that they can’t control what other people say about them, and that she needs to do what feels right for her, no matter what people think. This encourages Ava, making it seem like she will likely continue with the class. It also bodes well for the possibility of Daphne taking the sergeant’s Exam in the remainder of Season 2.

High Potential airs Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET on ABC.