If the Season 1 finale of Fox's The Gifted had one message, it was that everything is changing. Alliances, motivations, places of respite – if there was a thing capable of change then the two-part finale likely mixed it up in some way. This is great news for The Gifted fans, as big changes at the end of a show's first season usually signal a dynamic second season. Little has been announced about the show's sophomore season, but the events of the finale offer fodder for some educated guesses.

Perhaps the biggest change in Season 1's finale was the fact that the Hellfire Club is now back in working order. The club's reopening looks to be the catalyst for a brewing mutant civil war – one that may mirror the war originally fought between the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The finale also hinted at what may become Season 2's main antagonistic faction, as well as a version of Chekhov's Gun that has yet to be fired, but could change everything if it does.

So, what's there to look forward to in Season 2 of The Gifted? Well, if we combine the aforementioned events with what's already been announced about the show's next season, we can get a pretty clear picture of where the beleaguered mutant groups are heading (with some speculation thrown in for good measure, of course).

The Hellfire Club Rekindled

Stepford Cuckoos on Fox's The Gifted

Esme and her two sisters, collectively known as the Stepford Cuckoos in the comics, got everything they wanted in Season 1. Fist, two key figures in the fight against mutant rights, Roderick Campbell and Senator Matthew Montez, are presumed dead. Second, the Hellfire Club again threw open its doors after its ranks were bolstered by a group of disillusioned mutants fleeing the splintered Mutant Underground.

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The Gifted's second season will almost certainly revolve around the doings of the Hellfire Club. With the Mutant Underground scattered to the wind and operating on limited resources (and bodies), it only makes sense that Hellfire steps in to take the spotlight. Considering that Skyler Samuels was just upgraded to regular status on the show, the Hellfire Club's importance has seemingly been locked in. All that remains to be seen is their endgame. Considering Esme had infiltrated a senator's reelection campaign when her sisters were arrested, expect her to pick up where she left off now that the nest is full again.

The Mutant Civil War

Esme and her sisters might be pleased about the Hellfire Club's reopening, but they're in the minority. The Hellfire Club in The Gifted seemingly draws much of its moral charter from the teachings of Magneto, the founder of the Brotherhood of Mutants and emphatic supporter of mutant supremacy. Esme's influence in Season 2 was palpable, peeling both Lorna and Andy away from their respective families. Wounds like that don't just heal with time. If anything, they deepen.

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That's why conflict will surely define the relationship between the Mutant Underground and the Hellfire Club. Much like the X-Men and the Brotherhood, who frequently tangled over matters of mutant survival, the two groups are almost guaranteed to thrown down at some point in Season 2. How that will go down is anyone's guess, especially considering who's on each side. Such a fight would pit brother against sister (Andy has aligned with Hellfire), as well as father against mother (Lorna is among the group's new muscle). While the two factions are at war, though, a human faction is seemingly circling the wagons.

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Purifiers Take Over for Trask

The last three episodes of The Gifted introduced a new mutant-hating player into the mix: Purifiers. The Purifiers have a long history with mutants (and the X-Men by default). In the comics, the group twisted religious dogma in such a way that they believe mutants are evil and should be destroyed. We got a clear look at the cross-wearing wackos in a flashback sequence that put Blink on the run.

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The Gifted will need a new human antagonist faction going forward now that the head of Trask Industries has bit it. While a season's worth of Mutant Underground versus Hellfire Club would offer its own appeal, that would leave some key characters, like former Sentinel Services agent Jace Turner, with nothing to do. Jace's hatred for mutants was at an all-time high in the finale, having just come off a casualty-heavy assault on the Underground's HQ, losing his partner to the Cuckoos and being forced to relive his child's demise. If there are two factors that contribute to a person falling in with a hate group, Jace is feeling them both right now: extreme anger and loss. Expect to see him join up with the Purifiers in Season 2.

Magneto's Shadow Looms Large

Polaris on The Gifted

The Gifted has danced around the name Magneto for its entire run. It has been heavily implied that the magnetism manipulating mutant is Lorna's real father – she even owns a medallion that bears a striking resemblance to the villain's iconic helmet. Despite all the clues, no one has come out and just said the name "Magneto." That's something that may not change in Season 2, but it certainly should.

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Given that the Hellfire Club just got a sudden injection of talent, it makes sense for Lorna to start learning about her past. Magneto's involvement with the Hellfire Club was prolific in the comics, a fact that extends to The Gifted. Even one of the Cuckoos tells Lorna that her father was a "king" in the club. The Struckers had the chance to unearth their tangled family history in Season 1, and now fees like the perfect time for Lorna to get her due.

Reed Strucker: Human or Mutant?

Reed Strucker's mutant heritage is a tantalizing Chekhov's Gun. The fact that Reed's father attempted to suppress his son's X-Gene was introduced fairly early in the first season, but nothing else has come of that revelation since. Reed has shown no signs of mutant powers, but his father was adamant that he had failed in his intent. At the time, it was easy to interpret Otto Strucker's words as referring only to his grandchildren – that he had "failed" because Andy and Lauren had developed mutant powers.

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Perhaps that's where the story ends, but if Andy and Lauren both have mutant powers, there's also a chance Otto's work didn't take with Reed. Reed's mother mentioned the name Madeline Risman in the finale. While the last name Risman is connected to the Purifiers in the comics, that wasn't the context of the conversation. Reed's mom was concerned that Otto was having an affair with Risman, who apparently helped him created the serum that shuts down the X-Gene. Perhaps their relationship was more than strictly business, though. There's a chance we might meet a sibling of Reed's in Season 2. If so, who knows what will happen should they join hands.