Few long-running reveals handle to stay the touchdown, however FBI: Most Needed’s finale, “The Circle Game,” did simply that—delivering an exhilarating case, emotional farewells, and an surprising heat that made saying goodbye a bit of simpler. After years of chasing down fugitives—spree killers, home terrorists, and various nightmares—the Fugitive Process Drive took its closing bow in an episode that balanced edge-of-your-seat urgency with heartfelt goodbyes. Let’s assessment.
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| “The Circle Game” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured (L-R): Edwin Hodge as Particular Agent Ray Cannon, Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Particular Agent Remy Scott, and Keisha Citadel-Hughes as Particular Agent Hana Gibson. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
The episode’s crime arc begins with a protest towards DOGE-like job cuts on the native workplace on the Division of Training. Former workers Judy King (Lilli Birdsell) and Saquon Ball (Khouri St. Surin) hurl paint-filled balloons at protestors.
Issues take a violent flip when Saquon all of the sudden pulls a gun and fires. His driver, Judy—a mother-figure to him—was horrified. When she realized the scenario had spiraled past restore, she tried to chop ties, forcing Saquon right into a reckless determination: taking her and his aunt, Kay Ball (Juliette Jeffers), hostage.
Seems, Saquon wasn’t simply an impulsive vigilante—he’d been employed by two conceited tech bros, Kyle McConnelly (Nathan Salstone) and Patesh Karna (Nik Sadhnani), to get rid of Aiko Wu, a group member assigned to offer authorized oversight of their operation. However whereas Kyle and Patesh had been extra methodical, Saquon was out of his depth, fumbling his manner by a doomed escape try.
When Supervisory Particular Agent Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott) faces off with Saquon, the younger man tries to shoot his manner out. He fails. His closing moments had been a number of the episode’s most arresting: “Am I dying?” he requested, adopted by a heartbreaking cry for his “momma”—George Floyd model. Remy, shaken, pleaded with him: “Stay with me. Don’t go.” It was a stark reminder of how shortly issues can spiral—and the way even in justice, tragedy nonetheless lingers.
In the meantime, Kyle and Patesh had larger plans—utilizing their fancy Pepperdine levels to steal categorized authorities knowledge from the Nationwide Cyber Authority. Their aim was to engineer a digital ‘kill switch’ able to shutting down the web’s infrastructure. they tried to promote the ‘kill switch’ to Russian mobsters for $50 million Bitcoin payday.
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| “The Circle Game” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured (L-R): Roxy Sternberg as Particular Agent Sheryll Barnes and Shantel VanSanten as Particular Agent Nina Chase. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
As proof of idea, the tech bros check the cyber weapon on the streets of New York Metropolis. Chaos erupts. Banks fail. Cell service disappears. Visitors grinds to a halt after the alerts cease working and bedlam ensues. The urgency was palpable, The Fugitive Process Drive springs into motion, searching Kyle and Patesh down with the identical methodical experience exhibited on the present for years.
Kyle McConnelly made the traditional mistake of operating errands mid-fugitive life, heading to a pharmacy for his valuable Adderall repair. When approached by the group, he pulled a gun—cosplaying as some type of desperado—solely to be gunned down himself. His demise was a symbolic takedown of misplaced privilege.
Patesh Karna was much more determined, taking a hostage in a last-ditch effort to flee. However he was outmatched by the Fugitive Process Drive and folded. This closing arrest secured justice, closing out the group’s final mission with one closing hard-earned victory.
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| “The Circle Game” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured: Shantel VanSanten as Particular Agent Nina Chase. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
The present’s DNA is constructed on motion, however this finale finds area for heat. In distinction to the violence and chaos that had outlined the group’s work for years, their farewell was stuffed with recognition, reward, and hope.
Remy, in a heartfelt toast to his group, gave everybody their second:
* Agent Nina Chase (Shantel VanSanten): “Strong, fierce, stunning.” “Remy’s compliments echo the pride her father expressed in her role as an FBI agent.”
* Agent Hana Gibson (Keisha Citadel-Hughes): “Genius-level smart.” Remy even admits she’s the form of little one he needs he had.
* Agent Ray Cannon (Edwin Hodge): “Honesty, loyalty, integrity.” And oh yeah—he’s going to be a dad!
* Agent Sheryll Barnes (Roxy Sternberg): Takes over as Supervisory Particular Agent—marking not simply the tip of Remy’s management, however the starting of one thing new.
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| “The Circle Game” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured: Keisha Citadel-Hughes as Particular Agent Hana Gibson. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
And since it wouldn’t be a finale and not using a private milestone, it’s Remy’s birthday—his retirement, a recent begin, and a love story with Abby Deaver (Susan Misner).
FBI: Most Needed’s finale struck the appropriate steadiness—tense, action-packed, and emotionally rewarding. The sequence by no means shied away from the load of duty, however ultimately, it reminded us that even within the darkest careers, there’s mild, there’s hope—and there’s household.
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| “The Circle Game” – FBI: MOST WANTED, Pictured (L-R): Roxy Sternberg as Particular Agent Sheryll Barnes, Shantel VanSanten as Particular Agent Nina Chase, Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Particular Agent Remy Scott, Edwin Hodge as Particular Agent Ray Cannon, and Keisha Citadel-Hughes as Particular Agent Hana Gibson. Photograph: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
Now excuse me whereas I sit right here and faux, I don’t miss it already.
Did you assume “The Circle Game” was a becoming farewell to a gripping present? Let me know within the feedback.
General Ranking
9:10
Lynette Jones
