Caution: This post contains SPOILERS for FBI: Most Wanted season 6, episode 22.The end of FBI: Most Wanted season 6 considering a move to DC, and it was completely forgotten about in the end.

Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott) decided to retire from the FBI, which was a storyline we were expecting since FBI: Most Wanted. He announced this at the soft opening of his restaurant, which was where he also announced Barnes would take over as the leader of the Fugitive Task Force. This would have been so much better if their conversation about Barnes’ career choices had happened on-screen.

FBI: Most Wanted Finale Officially Has Barnes Take Over The Team

Remy Announced The Decision At His Restaurant Celebrations

As Remy shared, he said he views the Fugitive Task Force as his family, but then revealed he’s retiring. He spends a moment going around the table to talk about the four other team , working in order of their ing the Fugitive Task Force. Barnes is the last one, where not only does he share some kind and thoughtful words, but he also announces that she is taking over the running of the team.

This is something many people expected, but there was one issue with this. Throughout season 6 of the FBI: Most Wanted season 6, episode 19, and when she found out that the job was hers if she wanted it, she was excited about it. Even Hana (Keisha Castle-Hughes) expected her to take the job and move out of New York.

Barnes Becoming Team Lead Is Great, But It Makes Her DC Storyline Pointless

Nobody Discussed Barnes’ Career Choices In The FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 Finale

While Barnes taking over the team makes a lot of sense, nothing was mentioned about the potential move to DC was an oversight. At the beginning of the episode, we learned that Remy and Barnes had been in Remy’s office for about 30 minutes discussing something important. Now we know that it was likely Remy retiring and Barnes taking over.

Barnes had spent all season missing her children, and an opportunity came up that would see her gain a promotion and move to the same city as her children. This would have made sense for her arc as a doting mom.

This conversation should have happened on-screen, as we needed to see Barnes then weigh up the options of a move to DC or staying in New York. With Hana knowing about the career choice, she should have at least said something in the final scene of the FBI spinoff, even something as small as “I guess you chose New York then.” To overlook anything about it has now made the entire DC storyline pointless, and it doesn’t make sense for a series finale.

Barnes' Ending Would Have Worked Better If FBI Season 7 Is Happening

Barnes Should Have Chosen Her Children

With FBI: Most Wanted season 7 not happening, the career choice makes less sense. Barnes spent much of the season sharing how she missed her children. In fact, Hana was sure that Barnes would pick her kids over her friends and parents, and that would make sense for a series finale to bring closure to Barnes’ arc.

Had this episode been a season finale, Barnes’ ending would have made sense. It would have kept an original cast member around for the next season, minimizing the change to come with Remy retiring. Many would have tuned in to watch FBI: Most Wanted season 7 as Barnes took control in the way that we’ve seen in the past, and we could have seen a conversation about why she chose the team and not her family. It just didn’t work as a series finale with that conversation being overlooked.