FBI: Most Wanted season 6, episode 22, titled “Circle Game,” ended the procedural in the best possible manner despite some characters’ wrap-ups being predictable. Although FBI: Most Wanted season 6 continued to get relatively high ratings, CBS decided to cancel it, leading to widespread speculation about how the series would end. Recent episodes did not provide many clues as to the eventual conclusion.
It was always going to be challenging to wrap up the procedural. Although it had been known for months that FBI: Most Wanted was one of the shows that CBS had canceled in 2025, the series needed to continue offering cases of the week while also moving toward its ending. Thus, it is unsurprising that “Circle Game” focused mostly on its final case, making it indistinguishable from any other episode of the series until the final minutes.
An Intense But Convoluted Case Set Up Remy’s Perfect Ending
The Case Turned Into A Conspiracy By Bad Actors In The Government
The cases on FBI: Most Wanted are hit or miss; the procedural aspects are often the least interesting part of the show. However, the final story was intense, interesting, and topical. It revolved around rogue members of a fictional government agency tasked with auditing other government departments and cutting jobs to save money. This was an obvious allusion to the real-life counterpart, but it still made for a fascinating, if convoluted, case that began as a shooting at a protest and ended as a conspiracy between three people, two of whom ended up dead.
That said, this case allowed Remy to get in some final lines that reinforced the procedural’s purpose. It was ironic, considering it was the last episode, that he said, “This is why we do what we do” immediately before the final confrontation with the surviving villain. That confrontation was chill-inducing, with the criminal not caring if he hurt a church elder, while Remy claimed he’d take great pleasure in shooting the perp because he was a “scumbag traitor to the country I’m proud to serve.”
The Final Party Was The Perfect Way To Wrap Up The Series
Remy Got To Honor His Team And Vice Versa
Remy’s birthday party offered a beginning to the new chapter in his life even before he announced he was retiring from the FBI. His party also served as the grand opening of the new restaurant he was opening with his girlfriend — he could have run it on the side while continuing to work for the FBI, but it still would have been a big change. Remy retiring at the end of FBI: Most Wanted made sense, especially with Barnes taking over the Fugitive Task Force instead of moving to D.C.
It was a nice touch for the procedural to go even further and have Remy toast to every one of his co-workers after making his announcement. We also got a glimpse into each character’s future. The only ending that was at all disappointing was Hana’s (Keisha Castle-Hughes). Her relationship with Ethan isn’t interesting enough to matter. However, the series made up for that by having Remy say that if he had a daughter, he’d want her to be like Hana.
