Athena may not be in Manifest’s leading cast in its fourth and final season, but fans missed the actress’s presence — so much so that Rake told Variety, he “always” planned to bring her back on the show somehow. In Season 4, he found the perfect way to get the matriarch back into the Manifest world.

During Season 4, Part 1, Athena returned as what appeared to be Grace’s ghost in the midseason finale. In one emotional scene, Grace got to see her daughter, Eden, as a toddler two years after her death. Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long, as viewers discovered that “Grace” was actually Angelina.

After she stole the Omega Sapphire, a refined version of the gemstone that produces unlimited Callings, she used a fake Calling so Ben could bring Eden back to her. However, Angelina’s plan failed once Ben recognized Grace’s eye color wasn’t the same. Cal also doesn’t fall for Angelina’s tricks when she pretends to be Grace so he can stop fighting his cancer when it comes back in Season 4.

While it’s unclear if Athena will come back as real or fake Grace in future Manifest episodes, Rake said he was happy to work with the Canadian actress again. However, he admitted to Variety that “we brought her back in a very perverse way that I feel I have to apologize for because there’s great trickery involved, and I hope it wasn’t ultimately a bad trip for the fans.”

Athena hasn’t confirmed or denied another Manifest appearance but shared on Instagram that she’s taking her talents behind the camera to voice Opaline in Netflix’s My Little Pony series.

Manifest is available to stream exclusively on Netflix.