HBO is casting Colin Creevey for Season 2 of its Harry Potter series before Season 1 has even aired — and that decision, made knowing his death at the Battle of Hogwarts is five or six seasons away, says a great deal about what this show is trying to build that the original films never did.

David and Becca trace Colin's full arc from the Harry Potter books: petrified in Chamber of Secrets, recruited into Dumbledore's Army, expelled under Voldemort's Muggle-born purge, and finally killed sneaking back into Hogwarts for a war that was never legally his to fight. The films cut him after Chamber of Secrets and replaced his death scene with a character named Nigel — until a growth spurt killed that plan too, leaving the story with nothing. They also cover the underreported Ginny Weasley recasting, the Owen Cooper speculation around young Tom Riddle, and what the Dobby performance capture decision means for creature effects across the entire HBO Harry Potter series.

The episode closes with a prediction: if Season 2 casting is moving this aggressively, expect the first Philosopher's Stone-era Season 3 signals within six months of the Christmas premiere — and a debate between the hosts about which restored book character deserves the loudest fan campaign.