The Mole is...

Who????!!!! I never saw that coming.

I'm not going to post spoilers right at the top of the message, but they will be below. So if you don't want to know, don't read any further.

Good thing I didn't try to get on the show this season. That would have been the most embarrassing thing ever to be one of the first to go for being so clueless. I was sure it was Nicole! The phrase even rolled right off the tongue (Nicole is The Mole).

As for the show itself, ABC's President had said if it didn't do better in the ratings after the recap special aired, it probably wouldn't be coming back. It didn't, so it's probably gone from ABC.

But Bill McDaniel seems to think it's not gone for good. Here's his thoughts on the big reveal and a possible future for The Mole...

Ah, a good season! Congratulations to Mark and to Craig! As I've noted several times, any of the final three could have been the Mole and I would not have been surprised. Mark actually threw me off because he was so smart and got answers so readily. I just thought he had to have been given some of those answers!

Craig played an excellent game, and certainly was an excellent Mole; he was not on my radar for the first half of the season, then remained just down the list as the Mole.

I really felt that if Craig was the Mole, Mark would win. If he was as smart as he appeared, and kept such meticulous notes, I felt he would do extremely well on the final quiz; he did just that!

I liked the "hidden clues" this season much better than in season 2. They were not so obvious, and instead of pointing to one player solely, pointed to the final three. I'm glad the producers did not give it away this time in those clues.

So, do we get another season? I think so. Will it be on ABC? Maybe not. However, this show has a dedicated audience, and the ratings were such that most cable channels would love to have this show, I believe. Therefore, I predict another season.

Again, congratulations to Craig and Mark, and to Nicole for playing a fine game!

Bill
The Mole II

Thank you again Bill for all your Molish insights on this season. Don't forget to check out Bill's book "Reflections Of The Mole", a detailed behind-the-scenes look at season two of The Mole.