Warning: Spoilers for FBI: Most Wanted season 6, episode 19
It’s not always easy to end a series, especially when the cancellation decision comes in the middle of the season.FBI: Most Wantedhad to pivot from a season finale to a series finale, meaning that a lot of character storylines needed to be reworked to create a fitting end. It looks like one character exit in particular is set to be the best possible option, especially for an original character.
Eyes are on howFBI: Most Wantedseason 6can end, with many hoping that Sheryll Barnes (Roxy Sternberg) could finally end up taking over the Fugitive Task Force. However,recent episodes hint that she could leave the team altogether, andFBI: Most Wantedseason 6, episode 19 has continued with this idea. It’s the best way to wrap up this arc, especially considering there is noFBI: Most Wantedseason 7.
Barnes' Fears About Moving Explained In FBI: Most Wanted Season 6, Episode 19
Barnes Is Conflicted About Leaving New York
During a conversation with Hana Gibson (Keisha Castle-Hughes) inFBI: Most Wantedseason 6, episode 19, Barnes opened up about her fears. Over the course of the last three episodes, Barnes learned that there is a Supervisory Agent position opening up in DC, and she has interviewed for the job. With a recommendation fromFBI’s Isobel and a solid work history,it looks like the job is Barnes’ if she wants to take it.
Her whole life is in New York, including her parents and her friends, and she’s used to living alone.
The question now is whether she wants to take it, as she makes it clear to Hana that she is still on the fence.Her whole life is in New York, including her parents and her friends, and she’s used to living alone. While Hana brought up Jill, Barnes’ girlfriend, Barnes quickly shut that down, making it clear that Jill is not someone who is keeping her in town.
At the same time, DC is where her children are, and she misses them.She is struggling with how to be a perfect agent and a perfect mom at the same time, and being in DC will allow her a chance to be both of those things on a more consistent basis. Deep down, she knows the right move, but she is understandably terrified of the idea.
Hana Knows That Barnes Will Ultimately Leave For Washington DC
Hana Will Miss Barnes When She Moves In FBI: Most Wanted
At the end of the conversation, Hana made it clear that she is there to support Barnes, while also saying “and I’ll miss you.” Thisone comment made it clear that Hana knows which side Barnes will fall on in this debatein theFBIspinoff series. At the end of the day, Barnes is going to choose her children, because that is what’s right for her.
If Barnes wasn’t seriously considering a move to DC, she wouldn’t have interviewed for the job. It’s clear from the conversation with Hana that part of her would like this job, andnot because of the pay increase and extra benefits, but because of the position and her family. While she is trying not to tempt fate, she knows that there’s a strong chance that she will be offered the role.
Out of the wholeFBI: Most Wantedcast, Hana and Barnes are the two remaining original characters. They have seen each other through the worst of times, including the loss of their team leader, Jess LaCroix (Julian McMahon). They know each other well enough to understand where their hearts lie, andHana is encouraging Barnes to move with her words, knowing that this is the right thing.
Why Barnes Leaving The Fugitive Task Force Is FBI: Most Wanted’s Best Ending
Barnes Deserves Closure And Happiness
Again, Barnes is an originalFBI: Most Wantedcharacter, and that means she deserves some of the most closure compared to others. We have been with her through it all,from her near-death experiences to making the sacrifice as a mom to bring the custody battle to an endand allow her ex-wife to take their children to DC. Time and time again, Barnes has sacrificed her personal happiness for her professional happiness, and it’s time to see that change now thatCBS has canceledFBI: Most Wanted.
Leaving New York and the Fugitive Task Force would be closing a chapter on her life, which is the way that series finales need to end.
The best way to do that is to offer her a promotion, and as much as a promotion torunFBI: Most Wanted’s Fugitive Task Forcewould be great,a position that allows her to be a full-time mom as well is even better. Leaving New York and the Fugitive Task Force would be closing a chapter on her life, which is the way that series finales need to end.
While some will stay on and continue hunting down the bad guys, others will get a fresh start, one that is meaningful to them. That is the way real life works, and this is a series that has followed a lot of rules in life, so it needs to end that way.FBI: Most Wantedhas a chance to do that with Barnes, and in a way that the majority of us can respect and love.
