School Spirits Cast Reacts to ‘Death' and Betrayal in Long-Awaited Season 2 Premiere: ‘Yeah, That Sucks' (Grade It!)
Simon is no longer the only one seeing dead people on School Spirits.
The Paramount+ drama returned Thursday with the first three episodes of its long-awaited sophomore season, picking up in the immediate aftermath of that bonkers Season 1 finale, which revealed that Maddie isn't actually dead — her body was merely hijacked by a vengeful spirit named Janet! Because why not.
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As a thank-you to fans for their patience (it's been nearly two years since that finale aired!), School Spirits delivers a similarly jaw-dropping twist in the Season 2 premiere, which ends with Xavier temporarily crossing over to the other side before watching a team of doctors bring him out of his coma. It's the ultimate out-of-body experience, one that signals 'an incredible evolution of the character and the lore of the show,' according to actor Spencer MacPherson.
'First, to realize that there are these different ecosystems of the dead that exist is really cool,' MacPherson tells TVLine. 'On top of that, what this means for Xavier moving forward is really exciting to play. It's the catalyst for this huge character growth and development that he has this season, which is awesome.'
Less awesome was having to pretend to be unconscious in a hospital bed for the entire premiere; MacPherson even admits to grabbing a nap during a scene… or two. He recalls series creators Megan and Nate Trinrud explaining their plan for the premiere, telling him, 'Listen, we have some good news and we have some bad news, OK? The bad news is that you're not in the first episode, but the good news is that you get this awesome sequence at the end.'
So, what made Xavier the right character to go full Sixth Sense? As Nate Trinrud explains to TVLine, 'A lot of our show is about redemption. It's about people who make mistakes and how they recover from them. Xavier was very much a suspect in Season 1. He was sort of the cliché go-to, the edgy boyfriend. But the more you get to know him, you see that he does want to help. He does want to solve this mystery. I think people will be really excited to see where that character goes this season.'
Adds Megan Trinrud: 'And Spencer is just such a great actor. He's so much fun to watch, and he's so good at doing all the different tones. He's super funny, but he can also do that kind of dark, a little bit scary, you-don't-know-what-he's-thinking thing.'
Another premiere twist comes courtesy of Rhonda, who admits to selling out Maddie to Mr. Martin, their shady ghost teacher. And if you think you're disappointed in Rhonda, try being the actress who plays her. 'Yeah, that sucks,' Sarah Yarkin tells TVLine of her character's betrayal, summing up her initial reaction as: 'I was just like, girl, what?!'
'I knew [Rhonda] went down to the boiler room and found their stuff, but I didn't know that she saw [Maddie and Wally] kissing and that it made her sad. All of that was new information, and it actually connected some things for me about what she was going through. She can't just open up, so seeing them connect so easily made her feel all these ways.'
Ultimately, Yarkin believes there's 'something really beautiful' about Rhonda's confession. 'She's admitting to Maddie that she can't keep these things anymore and she wants to work together,' Yarkin says. 'It's a jumping off point for the rest of the season for her.'
OK, let's talk: Was your return to Split River High worth the wait? What are your early impressions of Season 2? How about all those new faces? Grade the premiere in our poll below, then drop a comment with your full review.
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BEST MUSICAL Buena Vista Social Club Dead Outlaw Death Becomes Her Maybe Happy Ending Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL Floyd Collins Gypsy Pirates! The Penzance Musical Sunset Boulevard BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her Audra McDonald, Gypsy Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard Jonathan Groff, Just in Time James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical Joy Woods, Gypsy BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw Danny Burstein, Gypsy Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending David Cromer, Dead Outlaw Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Dead Outlaw, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna Death Becomes Her, Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey Maybe Happy Ending, Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club Itamar Moses, Dead Outlaw Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Joshua Bergasse, Smash Camille A. Brown, Gypsy Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club BEST ORCHESTRATIONS Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club Gregg Barnes, Boop! The Musical Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her Catherine Zuber, Just in Time BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Rachel Hauck, Swept Away Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her Derek McLane, Just in Time BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard Peter Hylenski, Just in Time Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins SEE 'Every beat is meticulously crafted': 6 'Purpose' Tony nominees offer an oral history of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama BEST PLAY English The Hills of California John Proctor Is the Villain Oh, Mary! Purpose BEST PLAY REVIVAL Eureka Day Romeo + Juliet Thornton Wilder's Our Town Yellow Face BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California Mia Farrow, The Roommate LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose Sadie Sink, John Proctor Is the Villain Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! Jon Michael Hill, Purpose Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face Harry Lennix, Purpose Louise McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Tala Ashe, English Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day Marjan Neshat, English Fina Strazza, John Proctor Is the Villain Kara Young, Purpose BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY Glenn Davis, Purpose Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor Is the Villain Francis Jue, Yellow Face Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary! BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY Knud Adams, English Sam Mendes, The Hills of California Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! Danya Taymor, John Proctor Is the Villain Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray Rob Howell, The Hills of California Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary! Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY Marsha Ginsberg, English Rob Howell, The Hills of California Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor Is the Villain Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck Nick Powell, The Hills of California Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray For those who want an advantage over the competition in their annual Tonys pool, check out the final Gold Derby winner odds in all categories. Make your own predictions and join the competition at Gold Derby. 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