07x04 - Press to Impress

[bunniefuu]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Buteau] After a tough
and superlong debate,

influencers Gianna and K Fern

are finally ready
to announce their decision.

"The player we have decided to block is..."

"Dot, dot, dot."

I'm feeling terrible.
I'm literally gonna yak. [retches]

I have just gotten my groove. [groans]

Somebody's about to go home.

I'm sweating... everywhere.

I don't wanna see Andy's name.

[muffled scream] Kevin, who is it?

[Savannah sighs]

Oh my God, bros are forever. [laughing]

Did that really just happen?
Did I just read that right?

Kevin, what the f*ck?!

[Deb] Holy...

[exhales]

Damn! Damn!

sh*t.

[TV whirs]

And I'm gone.

[exhales] I'm not gonna cry.
I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna...

[Kevin] And just like that,

there goes Circle wifey and Samson.

I'm so mad at him.

I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry.

[Kevin sighs]

[Kevin] That does not feel good.

He was just saying
that he had a thing for her.

Bruh...

And Gianna is cracking up,
being like... [snickers]

We got each other.

That's how you take care of business,
ladies and gentlemen.

[Savannah] Wow.

I don't look cute enough
to be blocked right now.

[Buteau] Savannah, if that look
ain't cute enough, then we're all screwed.

Gianna returns
a conquering Italian empress

after she convinced K Fern
to block his Circle crush.

Now Savannah's wondering why she spent
so much time flirting with him,

and why she packed so much stuff.

[alarm blares]

[scoffs] Come on, I can't do this.

What is it, Circle?

Break my heart again.

"Savannah, before you leave,
you can meet one player face to face."

I could literally meet anybody.

Do I meet Kevin,

or do I say "screw you"
and meet somebody better than that?

I don't know if I wanna give Kevin
the satisfaction of going to see him.

But I do kind of wanna show him,
like, I'm real.

And show him like, "This is Samson
who you literally just ditched."

But I am not gonna meet anybody
dressed like this.

I have to look fabulous,
which is exactly what I'm gonna do.

[alarm blares]

[all] "Alert!"

Oh my goodness.

What is it, Circle?

[Heather groaning]

I'm not gonna cry anymore, dude.
I can't do it.

[Darian] "Savannah has been blocked
from The Circle."

Circle has no respect
for those who are grieving.

[Buteau] Said the guy who blocked her.

"Before Savannah leaves,
she can meet one player."

[Kevin] Oh sh*t!

Is Savannah gonna come
and visit her #CircleHubby?

If she comes to see me, I'm gonna cry.

[Buteau] Samson has
a matching corridor outfit,

and that makes me so happy
that I may actually cry.

Let's do this.

"Savannah is on her way
to meet one of you now." Oh, hell no.

I gotta put a shirt on.

We got chocolate chip cookies in the jar.
Right by the Tums.

I got to, like, bake a cake.

[Buteau] Jadejha, how long
do you think that corridor is?

[Kevin] Cannot meet
Circle wifey with bad breath.

-I wonder who she's coming to.
-I guarantee she's on her way here.

Hundred percent.

[Heather] If Savannah is coming,
we'll clean up.

[Deb] Oh no. She'll meet Phil-low first.

[Darian] Oh my God.

Oh my God.

No...

-Hello.
-No shot!

Yes.

-What is good?
-This could've been your stepson.

-You're kidding me.
-No.

Samson!

What's good, baby?

-This could've been your stepson.
-You're kidding me.

-Okay, wait. Make yourself comfortable.
-All right.

Make yourself comfortable. Uh...

-Oh my gosh. Look Samson gravitate...
-He's not your stepson anymore. I'm sorry.

-That's wild.
-I'm sorry.

That's wild.
You're gonna switch up like... Okay.

-Are you kidding me?! [laughs]
-Never mind. Okay.

Frick. Uh...

-Oh my God.
-He wants to stay.

[Savannah] Well, because of you, he can't.

No way.

[Buteau] Why is he so confused
about what happens when you block someone?

You speak first.
You blocked me. What happened?

Oh, Savannah. Gianna was so salty.

-She hated me.
-She hated you.

We had to block somebody.

Not apologizing was a whole thing.

-We brought up Andy, right?
-Yeah.

And she's like, "Andy tried
to block me, but he apologized after."

I should've apologized,

but I thought she was fine
'cause she got to stay.

I was trying to get rid of Rachel.

I want to warn you, she was talking smack
about you in the group.

-No, she was not!
-Yes.

She was like,
"Is he as genuine as we think,

or did he just invite Gianna
to the party for part of his game?"

"#YesImThatBitch."

And I stood up for you!
I said, "Kevin's genuine."

"I have a crush on him."

-I did. And now...
-You did? Wait, you did, or...

I said that.

-You did have a crush on me?
-Not anymore.

Damn.

We had an alliance.

-I know.
-I thought it was gonna be loyal.

-I thought I could depend on you.
-Oh, I messed up.

[Buteau] Go ahead and squirm, Kevin.

And while he keeps saying, "No way,"

the others are finding out
they got away without a visit.

Oh! So she didn't come see me?

I guess she's not coming.
Guess she didn't wanna see us.

I didn't wanna see her either.

[Deb] Savannah, who'd you go see?

I think she went to see Kevin, you know,
because she thought they were flirting.

Maybe she felt something was going on
and wants to know what happened.

I think that's what happened.

[Buteau] The others are off the hook,

but K Fern's still entertaining
his apartment guests,

and he still can't believe anything.

You know, what's crazy
is I voted you first.

I voted you first.

[Kevin] Dang.

-That's actually so wild though.
-Are you actually a lifeguard?

-Hell nah. I am not.
-Well, I actually can't swim.

-I actually can't swim.
-I can't help you with that. I'm so sorry.

I am a wine and alcohol sales rep.

-Okay, slay. That's so fun.
-Yeah.

-Well, you played a kickass game.
-Thanks.

-You did.
-Thank you.

You were an influencer.

Yeah, I went from an influencer
to being blocked.

-That's gotta be Circle history.
-[laughs] It really does.

I was gonna try to think
of something to comfort you...

No, that's definitely Circle history.
[scoffing]

The question is,
did I throw everything out the window?

Depends on who your next Circle bae is.

-You're the one and only.
-All right.

-You're the true OG.
-We'll see.

Samson, I didn't mean
to do this to you, little homie.

-We're pretty forgiving.
-Your step pops isn't...

-We'll see about how that whole thing is.
-We'll see. We'll see.

-It was nice meeting you.
-Nice to meet you. Good luck.

Thank you.

She was so beautiful.

[Buteau] Yeah, she was,
and you wore mismatched Crocs.

What is wrong with you, dude?

Bro! What just happened?

[Buteau] For the 43rd time,
you blocked Savannah, bruh.

[chill music playing]

[Buteau] And while that slowly sinks in,

the others are getting ready
to turn in with their own routines,

whether it's moisturizing,
talking to bedding...

Let's go, blankie.

-[Buteau] ...or talking to themselves.
-That's what an influencer the looks like.

I am so relieved
that Rachel made it another day.

I could've sworn I was going home.

With Gianna as influencer,
that was worst-case scenario for Andy.

Kevin said that they had a compromise,

and to me, that means
he gave up Savannah to save Andy.

This has been the toughest decision ever.

I just cannot believe
that we became influencers 48 hours

after being blocked and rated last.

And from the person
who blocked us to us blocking them,

I really couldn't be happier.

Kevin, I still have weird vibes about you.

It sounds like
Rachel does not like me at all.

Believe me, the feeling's mutual.

I really wanna just take a hot shower
and get some quality shut-eye.

[all] Good night, Circle.

Good night, Circle.

[Buteau] Good morning, Atlanta.

After the first blocking last night,
our players are up and at 'em

ready to bring their game.

["Mirror Man" by The Human League playing]

[Kevin yawning]

[all] Good morning, Circle.

We're still here somehow.

[Darian] Oh God. Ooh-wee.

[Garret] Savannah is gone.

That picture grayed out is just savage.

I think Savannah learned the hard way

that you messed with the wrong girl.

[Buteau] Or befriended the wrong guy.

[Buteau] Now that they've woken up,
some players are straight scheming,

even before breakfast.

I think my plan going forward is just me.

That's it.

Rachel is now that b*tch.

Don't sleep on Rachel.

I think that's the correct terminology.

My strategy today,
try to read what's going on with Gianna.

And honestly,

start to connect more
on a personal level with Madelyn.

It definitely wouldn't hurt
to have my name

at the top of Madelyn's ratings.

[Garret] I need a bestie in here.
Right now, I feel a little alone.

I've got to find somebody
who's gonna put me near the top

to save me from being at the bottom.

[Jojo] That check mark just feels like
it's supposed to be where it is right now.

[Nicky] I could get used
to that check mark.

However, I don't know if I trust Kevin
having the check mark again though.

[Nicky] He just threw
Savanna's a*s under the bus.

I don't mind that
because it worked for us.

However, when the time comes,
will you throw us under the bus?

That's the $100,000 question.

Yep.

[Buteau] While Gianna preps for gameplay,
the others prep for the day.

Coffee, check.

Cereal, check.

Sad playtime...

[Heather makes motor sounds]

[Buteau] ...check.

And then goes down the ramp.
No, hang on a second.

-That's not gonna work.
-[Buteau] Not with that attitude.

And as the players
get into their morning routines...

Oh, hello downward dog to cobra.
I see you!

[TV dings]

[Buteau] We're about to hear a message
from beyond the Circle grave.

Oh my God. Oh my God.
Oh my God. Oh my God.

-"The newsfeed is updated."
-[Darian] Ooh.

[all] Circle, take me to my newsfeed.

[TV whirs]

[both] "Savannah has left a message
for The Circle."

Oh, Savannah.

Oh my God,
if Savannah's not real, I'm gonna scream.

There's no way that a little blond girl
is gonna pop up on this video.

[all] Circle, play Savannah's message.

Hey, guys! This is me, Savannah.

[Darian, Jadejha, Jojo] Oh!

-[Madelyn] What?!
-[Jadejha] Yay!

Savannah's real.

I was wrong!

[Savannah] This is Samson.

I am me.

I did play myself.

-I didn't lie about anything.
-Respect.

I came in as myself
because I'm a positive person.

-I wanted to spread positivity.
-I love you.

Now I feel bad that the dog got blocked.

Can we keep the dog in The Circle?

I do think I'm sitting here
out of a little retaliation

from the first influencer chat I was in.

But keep in mind,
there was two influencers in that chat.

Oh my God!
That wasn't frickin' necessary, dude.

"Keep in mind, there were two people
in that chat." b*tch. Mmm.

All that means is my alliance is stronger
than whatever alliance you had.

Sorry. Kevin was my buddy more. Sorry.

[Savannah] As someone who went
from influencer to blocked,

I'm here to remind y'all
that anything can happen,

and watch who you trust.

Wow, Savannah calling me out
in the final video.

She called me out without calling me out.

One thing I will say
is alliances don't mean everything.

Me and Samson thought
we were in good standing,

and now we're sitting here
talking to y'all now.

Good luck to the rest of y'all,
and see you at the finale.

Whoa.

What?

Wow!

Savannah really at me in the video.

[Jojo] Kevin's a shiesty b*stard.

She probably knows
Gianna had a reason to block her,

but she's definitely more upset
that Kevin had a fake alliance with her

and stabbed her in the back
the first chance he had.

Savannah doesn't even know it,
but she backed me up.

Love that you were real.
Like, you said what needed to be said.

[Kevin] A decent amount of people know
that Savannah and I had an alliance.

This could end up making people think

that the alliance I have with them
doesn't mean anything.

-His word means actually sh*t.
-Yeah.

We need to have it at home to the guys.

Kevin, we are gunning for you.

-Her dog is very, very cute.
-Gunning for you. Very cute dog. Aw.

[all] "Circle Chat is now open."

Circle, I'm not ready for it.

Ooh, how's everybody feeling?
I wanna know.

Circle, take me to Circle Chat.

[Madelyn] So, we know
somebody's being sketchy.

I feel like
we're all wondering this question.

Message,

"Influencers, I know
it was a hard decision."

"Who do you think
Savannah was talking about

in her video
about not being able to trust?"

"#FakeAlliances."

-Okay, Maddy.
-Damn.

[Kevin] "Inspector
with the little glass emoji."

Aw, crap.

I thought a message like that
was gonna come from Rachel.

Ooh! Look at Madelyn.

[fake laughing] I'm stirring the pot.
I'm stirring the pot.

I need to save my butt
from not getting exposed right now.

Message, "I wasn't expecting Savannah
to have such a spicy personality."

"Gianna and Kevin,

I hope all of the alliances you have
see that you got their back."

"#ProtectThoseWhoProtectYou."
Send message.

[Heather] Jadejha's absolutely right.

I have to protect Kevin from now on.
It's bro code.

[Nicky] "#ProtectThoseWhoProtectYou."

I love that, Jadejha.
I love that, so I'm gonna go, message,

"Loyalty means everything to me."

"My word is my bond. Closed... emoji."

"I never had an alliance with Savannah,

so it wasn't me. Crying face emoji."

Send message.

[screaming] Oh!

Gianna! Gianna and Kevin are not friends.

She basically just said,
"Y'all blame Kevin, not me."

Oh my gosh, Gianna.

This whole loyalty thing.

It wasn't like
I blocked Savannah by myself.

I told Gianna
that Savannah and I had a strong bond,

and I wanted to keep her.

Now you're just trying to paint me
to look like the bad guy.

No way I'm about to let that happen.

Look at what the hell
is going on right now.

Kevin... [clears throat]
...they done put you in the hot seat.

Things are getting spicy in The Circle.

-I love how we're putting Kevin on blast.
-And he hasn't even wrote anything yet.

He's prob...
Yeah, he's sh1tting himself right now.

[Kevin] Circle, message,

"Loyalty is very,"
all caps, "important to me."

"Obviously, this decision
wasn't made by one person,

otherwise Savannah would still be here."

"It takes two to tango, right, Gianna?"

You little b*stard. You little weasel.

-Such a snake in the grass.
-Little weasel, Kevin.

Interesting.

Kevin, you're shady.

Clearly, they got things
to get off their chests,

and maybe I should just stay out of it.

-Kevin f*ck'...
-He's feeling the heat.

Message, "Of course it does, Kevin."

"I never go back on my word,

and I think we both know
who had the alliance with Savannah."

"#LetsBeReal." Send message.

Yes, girl. Yes, girl. Look at you and me.

We are one brain. Rachanna is at it, baby.

Oh my gosh,
you are so freaking fake, Gianna.

Things are getting heated.
Lines are being drawn in the sand.

Quit fighting 'cause you're throwing
each other under the bus.

You're gonna make us choose sides.
Circle, message,

"I think we would all appreciate
a #UnitedFront from our influencers."

"It's clearly a joint decision."

"#OwnThatShit."

I respect that, Garret.
There's no throwing Kev under the bus.

I Uno reverse that one.

I'm throwing Gianna under the bus.

Circle, message,

"TBH, Gianna wanted
to send one of my bros home."

"But no way was I gonna let that happen."

"#HadToCompromise."

Send message.

[Heather screaming] Kevin!

[screaming]

He's trying to turn Andy against Gianna.
I see the game you're playing.

[screams] Circle, message, "Kevin,
thank you for keeping bro code alive."

"You're definitely
a real one. Black heart emoji."

"Seems like Gianna didn't actually
forgive me like she said...?"

"Dot, dot, dot, question mark."
Send message.

Oh my God.

I did not expect things
to get spicy already. This is crazy.

Talk to 'em, Andy!
That's my guy right there.

Let's see how you like it, Gianna.

"Seems like Gianna didn't actually
forgive me like she said...?" Oh no.

Damn, it's like us
and Kevin gunning for each other.

Darian and Kevin are
the strongest alliance.

Andy's probably his second strongest,

and he doesn't wanna be weeded out
by the guys. So he can't take our side.

[Jojo] Message, "Someone had to go,

and Kevin wanted
to send one of my girls home."

You gotta be direct here.
"And I wasn't going to let that happen."

We should address Andy right now.

"Andy, if I didn't forgive you,
you would've been sent home."

We have to do a hashtag
of us owning something.

-Yeah. "#..."
-"I own my sh*t," or something like that.

[Jojo] "#IOwnMyShit."

Giving it right back to him.
Beautiful. Send that sh*t.

Yes, Gianna! Yes!

Oh.

Gianna wants to frickin' square up.

Yeah, sure, all is forgiven.

But it's actually not. It's actually not.

You wanted me home,
and you kind of outright said that.

Straight up gender w*r.

But I don't wanna be in it.

I wanna be like Switzerland.

Boy, y'all worse than my damn students.
This like children drama right now, like...

I'm about to put everybody's a*s
in timeout, 'cause y'all are acting bad.

All right, Kevin.

I'm gonna protect my girl here. Message,

"TBH" in capitals.

"TBH, Kevin,

it seems like you're trying to deflect,
because you know you did Savannah dirty."

"Andy, you weren't blocked,
so obviously you were forgiven."

And then put, "#ISeeYouKevin."

Send message.

Ooh.

Cry me a frickin' river, Rachel.

Now she wants to talk
and act all tough. Crazy.

Let's go, Rachel.

-I love you, Rachel.
-Kevin's not deflecting anything.

Rachel does not like Kevin.

Circle, message,

"Rachel, not trying to deflect at all."

"Just being real.
That's more than I can say for you."

"Gianna, switch up much?"

"Little pondering guy emoji."

Circle, send message.

[screaming] Oh, he's saying
that Rachel isn't real!

[screaming]

-So he just took a shot back at Rachel.
-Rachel. Yeah.

[TV whirs]

"Circle Chat is now closed." Damn, Circle.

That was awesome.

You just woke the beast that is Rachanna.

Everybody definitely knows
there's a bro alliance.

And I now know that there's
gotta be some sort of girl alliance.

I think Kevin had
a really bad look right now,

-ending the Circle Chat with that message.
-Yeah.

"I'm not deflecting,"
when you're clearly deflecting,

then taking a shot at Rachel.

And taking a shot at us
to put the heat back on us

and take it off him.

Kevin, clearly,
you're not used to adversity, pal.

You're used to sh*t going your way,
in your favor,

and maybe not hearing the word "no."
Now... [scoffs]

...you got a target on your
frickin' forehead right here. Laser beam.

I don't necessarily agree with everything

that Gianna said
and did in the Circle Chat.

But I also know Gianna's more likely
to have the girls on her side,

at least Rachel and Jadejha.

But this is a numbers game,

and maybe connecting with the guys

will do a lot more for me.

Gianna and Rachel want smoke,

they can get
all the frickin' smoke they want.

[Buteau] Ooh, that was intense.

So to calm everyone down,
we're having a movie night.

The Circle is proud to present...

-[Darian] Come back.
-[Buteau] ...Conan the Bardarian.

[exhaling]

Nick, check this sh*t out.

"To secure ourselves
against defeat lies in our own hands..."

Aiming at your necks,
aiming at your throats.

[exclaiming] Oh!

"...but the opportunity
of defeating the enemy

is provided by the enemy himself."

[Buteau] That's from Sun Tzu's,
The Art of...

[Deb gasping] w*r.

-[Buteau] Thank you.
-[Darian] Oh!

[Buteau] And Kevin
is contemplating his strategy

in the only way
a Southern California bro knows how.

Yeah, now this was the fit
I definitely should've wore

when Savannah came through.

[Darian] That was a pretty good shot.

[Buteau] Those four aren't the only ones
prepping for battle.

Madelyn, after instigating
that pile on in the Circle Chat,

is about to try
to slink her way into K Fern's good side.

I feel like
Kevin was an influencer last night.

And also, a lot of the girls
are kind of fighting with Kevin right now.

So I need to take this opportunity
to get Kevin on my side.

But I don't think I'm gonna try to flirt.

I want him to think like,
"Oh, she actually has my back."

"She's not just trying to flirt
with me to create an alliance."

Circle, start a private chat
with Kevin and I.

[TV dings]

[Kevin] Oh! "Madelyn has invited you
to a private chat."

Take me to Madelyn's private chat.

Message, "Kevin,

I wanted to check in
and see how you were doing,

because the girls were
low-key coming for you

in the Circle Chat earlier."

"#ThatWasIntense."

"Sweating emoji."

This is so nice. This could definitely
be a game changer for me.

Circle, message,

"Thanks for checking in, Madelyn."

"Definitely was a crazy morning."

"IDK why Rachel and Gianna were trippin'."

[Madelyn] "#AnyInsight? Question mark."

Well, I have no idea, Kevin.
I was hoping that you knew.

But it's good. He said,
"Thanks for checking in."

Okay, I wanna let him know
that I have his back.

Message, "I truly have no idea
where they were coming from,

but I wanted to let you know
that I got your back."

"#DetectiveCapOn."

[Kevin] "What are your thoughts on Andy?"
Okay, wow. Straight over to Andy. Um...

So it sounds like Madelyn

is not in cahoots with Gianna and Rachel.

If she's saying, "I have your back,"

I'm gonna let her know
I'm rocking with her too.

Circle, message,

"I really needed to hear that,
and I got your back too."

"Andy is one of the bros,
and from what I'm hearing..."

"...you two are getting
matching tattoos soon."

[laughing] "#HowsAndelyn. Eyeball emoji."

Perfect. He already knows,

and obviously, Andy is talking about me.

Message,

"He is my #CircleHusband... Dot, dot, dot."

"Maybe you can be his best man?"

"Question mark. #TrioAlliance."

"Eyeball emoji, champagne clinking emoji."

Truthfully, I need
as many people on my side as possible.

Circle, message, "It would be an honor."

"Count me in for Trio Alliance." Yes!

Thank you, Kevin. Okay.

"Before this, I only knew you
as this cute fun girl from the VIP party."

"I'm so glad I'm getting to know you

as more than just
your #ThrowBackThirstyPics."

Kevin, that is so freaking sweet.

Okay. Message,

"I'm definitely more
than just a hot party girl."

"Although I do come off super confident,
I am a very sensitive person."

"To be honest,

this whole thing has been
kind of tough. I really miss my family."

"Heart emoji."

[Kevin] Aw, Madelyn,

I'm literally the same way, like...

Dude, I miss my fam so much.

My mom and dad, they work in senior care.

They are wiping old people's butts
out here, for crying out loud,

just to let me have something like this.

I don't get emotional at all, but, like,
they mean the frickin' world to me.

I want to do this whole thing
to not just change my life,

but to change all of our lives.

Her saying she misses her fam...

Dang, dude. I miss those fools.

Message,

"I can absolutely relate to you, Madelyn."

"My family is my everything."

"That's my motivation

to give 100% effort every day here."

"#DoingItForTheFam."

"#FamilyOverEverything."

I feel like my respect
and my love for Kevin honestly just...

skyrocketed.

My family is also my motivation.

My mom and my dad let me be
who I want to be,

and they all love me for it.

No matter what.

That's awesome to see that Madelyn

has so much love for her family.

It really lets me know her character,
who she is as a person.

Knowing that moving forward, I know
that her and I are on the same page.

[Buteau] Just like you and Savannah were
on the same page, right, K Fern? [giggles]

I'm just playing. This is a game, y'all.

And speaking of games,
look at these Circle athletes.

[Jadejha exclaiming]

[Buteau] Well, maybe not everyone.
You know what,

you take all the time you need, Andy.

You too, boys.

-Rachel, what are you up to?
-I'm gonna fall. And I fell.

Okay.

-[Buteau] Metaphor much?
-Dammit.

[Buteau] And hoping to get
all her dominoes in a line,

Gianna's starting a group chat
with bestie Rachel and newbie Garret.

I wanna start a group chat
with, uh, Garret and Rachel.

Honestly, I get...
I do get very genuine vibes from Garret.

We already know how we feel about Rachel.

However, right now,
I believe it's more important

that we attack it with Garret
and get a guy on our side.

We need a guy 'cause right now,
it looks like we have,

including Gianna,
three out of the four girls.

-Makes sense.
-We need at least one of the four guys.

Yeah, that's true. Message,

"Garret, I loved your point
of accountability and owning your sh*t."

"You seemed very genuine and trustworthy,

which are the two most important things
to me and my girl, Rachel."

Yes, Gianna. I'm so appreciative
that you caught that this morning.

You were at least owning your part
in the decision last night.

I think Garret's gotta see
two strong women

who are very loyal to each other,
and he's gonna want in.

Message,

"Gianna, you said
everything I was thinking."

Emoji with the mind blown.

"Garret, thank you for being real
and speaking your truth in the chat."

"Gianna and I are about loyalty
and doing what needs to be done."

"#NoBull. Poop emoji."

I wanna make sure Gianna knows
that those things are important to me too.

Maybe now's the chance
to really solidify that bond.

Circle, message,

"Ladies!" All caps, "exclamation point."

"Coming into The Circle,
that was 100% what I was looking for too!"

"Seeing you two in the Circle Chat
made me proud to have rated y'all highly."

"#HereForTheGirlsAndGays.
How are you feeling?"

-Perfect answer. I love that answer.
-Yeah, I love that.

Message, "Aw, I'm glad
we're on the same page."

"This morning was... Head expl*si*n emoji."

"I feel great knowing that Kevin revealed
his true colors last night."

"Are you a dog daddy
or a cat daddy? #NewBesties." [laughing]

[Buteau] While Garret decides if he's
a dog daddy, cat daddy, or Mac daddy,

Andy wants to check in
with his Circle bro, Kevin.

Message,

"Kevin! I could literally kiss you
on the mouth right now."

"You have no idea how much I appreciate
what you just did for me."

"Kissy face, black heart emoji."

"My band is my family,
and now I consider you part of the band."

"#CrossMyHeart."

Okay, I guess I'm part of the band.

Circle, message,

"Love to hear it,

but the band needs more members."

"I know Garret likes to #RockAndRoll."

"Let's invite him to the chat?
Question mark."

Send message.

Message, "For sure! Let's invite Garret,

but let's keep him backstage
until we get to know him better."

"#BandComesFirst. Rock-hands emoji."

Send message.

Great to see
that Andy is down to add Garret.

That is huge for me and my game,

so let's go ahead and do it.

[Buteau] Garret,
unaware he's about to be scouted

by the hottest band in the building,
is still jamming with Gianna and Rachel.

I wanna connect to what they're saying.

[TV dings]

Oh sh*t. "Kevin has invited you
to a group chat."

I don't know what this is about.
I mean, maybe this is a guys' chat.

Maybe it's a group chat.
Oh, I'm terrified.

I have no idea what Kevin wants to say.

I'm not done here.
I... I... I've got to finish this up.

[Kevin] This is the longest time.

I wanna connect to Rachel and Gianna
with one last message. Oh my God.

Circle, message...

Here he comes.
Come on, Garret. Come on over.

"Babes, comma,
I'm so glad you reached out."

"Feeling better after we've connected.
Red heart emoji, #CircleBesties."

"I've gotta finish
my last set in the gym."

"Those puppies won't carry themselves,
even though I'm a #CatDaddy."

Send message.

-[shouting] Oh! Garret.
-Circle, take me to Kevin's group chat.

"Garret left the chat." Okay... Um...

Yeah, that was a little weird
that he did leave, right?

Do you think that's a red flag?

Potentially could be. Maybe he wanted
to keep it short and sweet.

And it's official.
Garret has entered the chat.

[Garret] I'm worried I ended that
a little too abruptly. Oh, I'm terrified.

I have no idea what Kevin wants to say.
I'm nervous I made the wrong decision.

'Cause if Gianna and Rachel are people
that I wanna get connected to,

I might've dipped out too early.

Message,

"Welcome, Garret!"

"Exclamation point,
exclamation point, exclamation point."

"Andy and I were getting a band together."

"We knew it wouldn't be complete
without ya. #ReadyToRock?"

[exhales] First one
to welcome Garret to the band,

let him know
what we kind of have going on here,

and see if he is ready
to rock with Andy and I.

[Garret] Kevin, I'm not gonna lie,
this is not what I expected.

Okay, so maybe I get playful with it.

Circle, message, "What's up,
Kevin and Andy?!"

"Question mark, exclamation point.
I'm always ready to #Rock."

"Just don't hand me the mic.
#NailsOnChalkBoard."

"I can handle choreography though."

"Laughing face emoji,
little dancing Garret emoji."

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

Garret, I love to hear it. Yes.

I think my best play here

is lean into
whatever game Kevin's playing right now,

because I need these boys
to think that I'm on their side.

Message, "Welcome to the party!"
[vocalizing]

"Garret, I'm expecting
a double backflip off the balcony."

"Laughing emoji. You probably learned that
from your time in the circus, right?"

[Garret] Circle, message,
"Think more P!nk, less Simone Biles."

"Crying laughing emoji."

"I really appreciate being invited
to the band. Feels great to be included."

"Rainbow heart emoji, prayer hands emoji."

Circle, send my message.

[Heather] "Feels great to be included."

Okay, brownie points to you.

Circle, message, "Of course, Garret."

"As long as you're in the band,

you will always," all caps, "be included."

Circle, send message.

They call me
The Comeback Kid for a reason.

When everybody's frickin' dragging him
in the group chat early in the morning,

he goes ahead,
and he starts a flippin' band.

Message, "The band feels complete now."

"I'll see you guys in the mosh pit!"

"#TheMermen."

"Fish emoji, rock-hands emoji,
black heart emoji." Send message.

[Garret] I mean,
he clearly did his research.

I love to play mermaids,
all things aquatic.

I'm obsessed with this. I'm torn.

[Buteau] You know what's not torn?
Dem booty shorts.

I've got Gianna and Rachel in one hand.

I've got Kevin and Andy in the other.

I feel like I'm sitting on a fence,

and maybe I can sit
on that fence a little bit longer.

Maybe I can wait till the last minute
before I choose sides.

[Kevin] Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
The Mermen will be...

See, I'm not sold on that,
but I guess it is what it is.

The Mermen will be going till the very end

until K Fern decides
to take his career solo

and win The Circle.

Until then, good night. Much love.

I'll see you at the next show.

[Buteau] After a day of drama
with a capital K Fern,

it's only good vibes
for paisley prince Darian.

I might do some "woosah." Woosah. Woosah.

[Buteau] And Jadejha's calm too.

At least she will be
when she's checked in with her Circle boo.

[Jadejha] Circle,
invite Darian to a private chat.

[TV dings]

"Jadejha has invited you
to a private chat."

Jadejha. Mm!

Circle, open up private chat with Jadejha.

Message, "Hey, boo, hey."

"How are you feeling after everything
that went down in the Circle Chat?"

"I feel like there's a huge divide..."

"...and we're in the middle of it."
Absolutely, boo. Ooh.

I feel like gameplay
is kicking in heavily right now.

Circle, message, "What's up, bookie boo?"
Oh yeah. "Bookie boo." I like that.

"Usually, I'm the mediator
in these situations."

"They are acting worse
than my students right now."

"Laughing emoji."

Okay! Oh, I like that, bookie boo.
[vocalizing, laughing]

He basically got
the same immature vibes I did

because he just compared them
to they students. Okay, that's good.

Now it's time to do a little digging.

Message,

"I'm the same way.
Being the oldest of 12..."

"...I'm used to always having to be
the mature one. #SecondMom."

Damn. Being the oldest of 12. Oh my.

Mm.

I consider my siblings
in all of my decisions

before I consider anyone else.
Before I even consider myself, I'm like,

"How could this set me up
to better help my siblings

or put them in a position to win?"

Well, we have something in common
because I'm the oldest... of two. [chuckles]

Maybe this also tells him that,
like, since I come from a big family,

I also want a big family.

So you know, I'm gonna start preparing him
for that now.

[Darian] So, Circle, message,
"Yes, I always look out for my people."

"I'm also the oldest as well."

"Wow, 12 siblings? That's as many students
that's in my classroom."

[Jadejha] "How do you do it?"

Aw, he has siblings,
and he's the oldest too.

Okay, it seems like
we have a lot in common.

Now, I'm gonna have to be the one
that brings the focus back to us.

[giggles] I kind of want him to be like,

"Look, boo, you my baby. Okay?"

Message, "I'm actually
still figuring it out."

[Darian] "Looks like I picked
the right person to be my king."

"In the midst of all the drama,

I still want it to be me and you
on the throne in the end."

My queen.

Ooh-wee.

At the end of the day,
he knows that over all of those people,

I want it to be me and him.

Let's just hope
that he thinks that way too.

Kevin is my number one bro, for sure,
but Jadejha is my number one girl.

And I wanna go
all the way to the end with Jadejha.

I don't see myself going
to the end without Jadejha, being honest.

Circle, message,

"I wouldn't want to make it
to the end without anyone else."

"I think we can go all the way."
No, I would say, "You are my priority..."

"...and I think we can go all the way."

"#IHaveYourBackTilTheEnd."

"Crown emoji, heart emoji."

Yes!

I got you, bookie boo.

I promise I got you.
Your king has your back.

I feel really, really,
really good about the chat.

He really is putting me above his boys,

which is good
because I'm putting you over my girls

'cause I don't know
what the hell they got going on right now.

[Darian] Let's make it to the finale.
Straight up.

That's what we trying to do.

[Buteau] Aw, I love love,
but this is a game show.

I think it would be funny
if I wrote a little musical number

about The Circle right now.

[Buteau] No, girl, it's not a talent show.
It's a game.

-You know what, hit 'em with one of these.
-[alarm blares]

[all] "Alert!"

Alert time!

The energy I've been getting today,
I do not know how to feel about this.

Is this gonna be good or bad?

"Shortly, you will be given the chance
to activate disruptor mode." I knew it.

It can be good for your game.
It can be bad.

High risk, high reward.

I don't wanna do that!

What are the chances for the third time
in a row disrupt is good?

-Yeah, yeah, I know.
-This could be clickbait to get blocked.

[Kevin] I'm already at the top right now.

The last thing I need is disruptor mode

to mess everything up.

Last time this happened,
I should've done it,

'cause maybe Andy wouldn't have ended up
in fifth place next to Rachel.

There's been two disruptors,
and they've both been really good things.

[Darian groaning]

Disruptors have to disrupt.
The new Rachel takes chances.

-"Tonight, there are two disruptors."
-Dang.

[Deb screaming]

Which could be good...

We need some help in this game.

...but also could be bad.

There's always a catch.

-"Three."My God. We're at the countdown.
-Wait!

[vocalizing] I don't know.

Last time, obviously it was frickin' lit.
It brought a party to the apartment.

"Two." No!

Is disruptor mode gonna
keep on the good track or...

Obviously, it's tempting.

I don't wanna just sit back and be lame
and not take any risk,

because it could be good.

-My gut is telling me not to do it.
-I don't trust disruptor mode at all.

-"One"?
-"One." Okay, you gotta figure it out.

[Darian] Circle, I think
I'll take the risk.

-Circle, I do not wanna disrupt tonight.
-Nope. Nope.

I don't want it.

Circle, we are not disrupting.

Disrupt! Disrupt!

-[Madelyn] Disrupt!
-I want to disrupt.

Disrupt, Circle. Disrupt!

What's done is done.

Disrupt, please work out for your boy.

[grunts, muffled screaming]

-[Buteau] Four players decided to disrupt.
-I hope it's me.

Please let this be me this time.

-Here we go.
-[Buteau] Circle, who got in there first?

Uh... Mmm. "You are not the disruptor."

[Darian] Wow, I'm not the disruptor.

You know what, disrupt,
I'm... I'm good on you now.

[both] "Madelyn and Rachel,
you are the disruptors"!

-I'm a disruptor!
-I just got the chills.

I haven't been chilly the whole time here.

Oh my God.

[tense music playing]

"Your disruption..."

"...is as follows."

This is exciting.

I pray that this is freaking good.

[Madelyn] "You and Rachel
must swap profiles"?

No!

No!

I don't wanna be Rachel.

-Of course that's what I would get.
-Rachel seems boring.

Okay. Okay.

"You must secretly play as each other."

Yeah, I...

[Madelyn] I know nothing about Rachel.

There's a reason
why I didn't play as a catfish.

I'm bad at this stuff.

"This disruption will last..."

"...until the next blocking." [sighs]

This was a terrible risk that I took.
I regret it.

Hold on. "If you survive the blocking..."

"...you will return
to your original profile."

I have to be Madelyn and not get blocked.

It was going well playing as myself!

I have to be a hot girl.

Now she's gonna talk to my Circle husband.

Oh no. Am I gonna
have to talk dirty? [gasps]

[Buteau] Coming up on The Circle...
Profiles are swapped.

[Madelyn] Miss Goody Two-Shoes is playing
an OnlyFans model.

[Deb] I hope I don't have to sext.

[vocalizing, laughing]

Is that sweat?

[Buteau] And games lead
to m*rder and mayhem.

She wanna k*ll Andy!

This is the stepping stone to drive
the wedge between Kevin and Darian.

-[slitting sound]
-[Madelyn groaning]

I'm mega stressy.

-[Buteau] And The Circle is rocked.
-[Kevin screaming]

-What?!
-[all] "The apocalypse is here."

I thought it's been here.

Let's go, baby!

-[Buteau] A player purge is creeping up.
-[Kevin screaming]

Don't come in here and try to run things.
I'm the queen of this sh*t!

[Buteau] And the disruptor
keeps the chaos flowing.

-Disrupt!
-No shot in hell!

[Garret] I've shaken my a*s too hard
for something bad to end my night.

[Buteau] Everyone is preparing
for a full-scale Circle w*r.

Only the bros
are looking out for the bros.

All the girls gotta stick together.

[Buteau] And this one
is gonna have hella casualties.

[Darian] Oh man.

-I'm about to pee on myself.
-That's my b*tch!

-My heart was dropping into my nut sack.
-I'm not ready.

You just love a cliff-hanger, don't you?

-[TV whirs]
-[gasping]

Wow!

Damn! [laughing]

[Kevin] What just happened?

[theme music playing]

[theme music ends]