07x12 - It's Giving Season

[bunniefuu]

[Buteau] It's bedtime in The Circle,
and for one of our players,

this will be their last sleep
in their apartment,

'cause tomorrow one more will be blocked,

leaving our final five for the finale.

Gianna, you wanna finish
this thought for me?

[Jojo] The stakes get higher every night,

but tomorrow there is
a secret super influencer

who can block anybody,

and nobody might not even know who it is.

[Buteau] Great job, honey.

I want to be...

the secret super influencer.

I'm gonna put it out there.

I'm gonna think strategically.

I'm gonna play the game I've been playing.

I'm gonna be the adult in the room.

I have to talk to Kevin.

Even if he thinks I'm being strategic,
I want him to leave that conversation

being like, "Okay, Jadejha does not
have it out for me anymore,

and she doesn't have any alliances,

so she's not going to be rated high,"
and then, in return, he rates me high.

[Kevin] Goodnight, fam.

The best day, getting the opportunity
to talk to you guys.

And thank you for keeping me focused.
You're right. I am almost there.

We just have one more rating
to get through, Circle.

I think we can do it.

My mind is just running and running,
but we gotta get this beauty sleep.

[all] Good night, Circle.

["Major Tom" by Peter Schilling playing]

♪ Standing there alone
The ship is waiting ♪

♪ All systems are go
Are you sure... ♪

[Buteau] It's a huge morning
in The Circle.

And with that huge final
just around the corner,

Rachel has a huge announcement.

I'm awake today!

-[all] Good morning, Circle.
-[Nicky] It is a big day.

I feel good. Ah!

[Madelyn] Today, we rate each other
for the last time before the finale.

We have one secret super influencer

that's gonna choose who goes home.

We have no clue who it's gonna be.

♪ Four, three, two, one ♪

♪ Earth below us, drifting, falling ♪

♪ Floating weightless, calling, calling... ♪

Yesterday, I made
a lot of promises to different people,

so today I just have to make sure
that nobody finds out

about the promises
I've made to other people.

Madelyn, mad at Rachel.

So I do not want Madelyn
making it to the finale.

[Jojo] At this point, it's cutthroat.
Everybody wants to win.

Everybody wants $100,000.

So people we considered allies
might be enemies in the end.

[Buteau] This looks like it's gonna be
another uneventful day

in The Circle, right?

Wrong.

'Cause Jadejha's making moves already,
and she's about to hit up K Fern.

[Jadejha] I really need to talk to Kevin.

Basically, the goal is
to no longer be on Kevin's hit list.

I need him to just think
Gianna's a bigger threat than I am.

Circle, invite Kevin to a private chat.

Kevin's gonna be like, "What the hell?"

[TV dings]

[Kevin shouting] Oh, what?!

What the heck?

Circle, open private chat with Jadejha.

[TV whirs]

[Jadejha vocalizing, laughing]

Message... [exhales]

..."I can't believe I'm saying this,
but it's time for us to clear the air."

[Kevin] "My perception of you
was based on what Gianna and Darian

were saying to me at the time."

"Now, I believe I was wrong."

Wow.

Okay. We gotta take a second here.

We are getting to the end of this game.

People are gonna be doing
whatever it takes

to get in the good graces of everybody.

I am on high alert.

However, I'm going to leave this chat

with Jadejha thinking that we're besties.

Message,

"Was not expecting this message
when I woke up this morning."

"Laughing-face emoji."

"So glad to hear,
comma, I agree. Let's clear the air."

I knew he was not expecting...

Me either, Kevin.
Me either, okay? [giggling]

I need to figure out
how to, like, basically warn him

and be like, "Look. Gianna said
you got your karma coming for you."

And then be like, "You are
no longer someone I have it out for."

Message, "Gianna has always
had it out for you."

[Kevin] "She's made strategic moves
by blocking Darian and Garret,

both of which
she had a good relationship with."

She's trying to get on my good side.
Like, come on now, I can see that.

"Gianna told me that karma was
coming to you after blocking Darian."

"She wanted to keep her hands clean
by blaming it on you."

[Kevin] "Now she's the only one
with the power to take you down."

Jadejha. Jadejha. Jadejha.

This is all info I already know.

We really gotta act shocked
about this groundbreaking news

that Jadejha just told us.

Like, I truly am indebted
to you for telling me about all this.

Message,

"You're kidding me!"

All caps.

"Exclamation point, exclamation point."

"Now that makes total sense."

[Jadejha] "There must be a way
to stop this from happening."

"What's your plan? Question mark."

This conversation makes me nervous.
It makes my heart, like...

Message, "We need to rate her low

because she's a threat
to both of our games." Send message.

Everyone still thinks
that Gianna and I are these enemies.

So I don't think
it'd be outrageous if I was like, "Okay."

"Yep. You're right.
Let's go with that plan."

Message, "You're so right."

"Along with this,

we have to put each other
at that #NumberOne spot

to try to ensure our safety as well."

[Jadejha] "Sounds like we have
a game plan. #GameOn."

That's what I need.
That was the whole point of this.

I need him to know I'm no longer a threat,
and he needs to get out someone who is.

So regardless of if he was being honest
about rating me number one,

I at least know
that he doesn't think I'm a threat.

Hey, as long as she feels satisfied,

as long as she's bought in
on this whole thing...

Looks like my work here is done.

[Buteau] Not quite, K Fern.

You still got the last blocking
and the final to get through,

but go ahead, boo.

You take five.

And with that final looming,
our players are just doing them.

And Rachel, well, she just doing her.

[Deb] Leather couch,
very, very uncomfortable.

A wicker chair that I have yet to sit in.
Here, I'll do it now.

Nobody saw that.

[Buteau] Yeah, it's not like
you're on TV or anything.

[upbeat music playing]

[Buteau] And while Rachel fixes
that chair,

Tierra is aiming for the throne.

So she's starting a chat
with Circle queen, Gianna.

[Antonio] I wanna start a chat with Gianna

because we have to ensure
that we survive the blocking.

And Gianna has been
influencer consistently

ever since Tierra
has set her foot in this game.

Clearly, she's doing something right,
and I wanna be on her good side.

[TV dings]

[Nicky] Oh sh*t.

"Tierra has invited you
to a private chat."

Circle, take us
to the private chat with Tierra.

I'm hoping that Tierra
maybe gives us some information.

But she also
probably wants to get in the good graces

of the most powerful player.

Oh, for sure.

[Antonio] Message, "Hey, girl."

"I wanna thank you for keeping me safe
in the past blockings."

"How do you feel about
the upcoming ratings? Question mark."

"This one is huge."

"#TitsAreSweatin."

Send message.

I absolutely know
Antonio is sweating because... Whew!

I'm nervous.

[Nicky] I think we're all
feeling the heat, Tierra.

Yeah. I really liked how she,
uh, she thanked us.

The end goal in this chat's gonna be,
"Let's get information out of her."

Let's see who she trusts, who she doesn't.

[Nicky] Message.
"Hey, TT. You're very welcome."

[Antonio] "I'm just glad
I'm not sweating alone."

"Laughing emoji."

"Who's giving you red flags?"

"Question mark."

Okay, this is good.

We've connected. We're both sweating.

But the "who's giving you red flags" means

she's trying to get me
to reveal some sh*t.

Message,

"You've given me straight green flags."

"Rachel is a player
who I feel is a straight-up gamer..."

"...which is a red flag.
What about you? Question mark."

-Damn.
-I didn't think she'd go for Rachel there.

I thought she'd go
for Madelyn or somebody.

Even though Rachel
and Gianna are very close,

this is for $100,000.

It's time people open their eyes
to Rachel.

Message,

"Aw. Thank you so much."

"You also give me green flags."

"Rachel is my girl,
but I can see where you're coming from."

[high-pitched] "How do you feel
about Jadejha?"

I absolutely know that Jadejha
is coming for you, Gianna girl,

but I can't let you know that
because Jadejha's someone

who can get me to the end,
and I gotta protect that.

Message, "I'm gonna be real."

"Jadejha is my girl, and I have her back."

[Jojo] "We're at the point in the game
where you have to go with your gut."

"It's telling me I can trust you and her."

"#FinalStretch."

It confirmed that her and Jadejha
probably are each other's one-and-one.

Right? And on top of that,

it could also just might've proved
that Madelyn was telling the truth,

and they do have a secret agenda.

Message, "I've had her back
since day one and still do."

"I hope she feels the same way."

"Heart emoji."

Send message.

So this is her
definitely covering that a*s.

Okay, Gianna. Good move.

Message,

"I can definitely say
Jadejha feels the same way."

"If I am the secret super influencer..."

"...you have my word
that I'll keep you safe."

"Hoping you'll do the same. Heart emoji."

-Fantastic.
-Beautiful. Beautiful.

We love that, Tierra,
'cause you know we'll keep you safe.

We've done it twice.
Why wouldn't we do it again?

[Nicky] Message,

"I know your word holds immense value."

"You are definitely safe with me."

"Fingers crossed emoji."

"#SeeYouAtTheFinishLine."

Send message.

[Jojo] That's a message.

"See you at the finish line."

Absolutely, girl.

So this is great.
This is what I came in to do.

To make sure
that I was not Gianna's target.

And from that, I don't think I am.

Mission accomplished.

At this point, six people left,

one influencer makes the last decision
who gets blocked.

We're gonna tell everybody
what they wanna hear

to ensure Gianna's safety.

And best-case scenario,
we're the secret super influencer.

[upbeat music playing]

[Buteau] The final is just
around the corner, and to make it there,

our players are gonna need to...

wipe their countertops,
have longer nails to play the guitar,

a game strategy,

and some floor stretching for days.

And they need to be ready for surprises.

[TV whirs]

[Kevin] Oh! What?!

[all] "It's Giving Awards."

Tierra does love awards.
You know I'm a winner.

Ooh, what kind of awards are we giving?
Ooh, I'm so excited.

Circle, open It's Giving Awards.

[fanfare playing]

[Buteau] Our last game means
the players' last chance to make an impact

before the final blocking.

In It's Giving Awards,
they'll be given a number of categories...

[Antonio] "Nominees. Giving 'Lucky.'"

People might think I'm lucky.

Tierra can be lucky

because us and Kevin
appointed not to block her a*s twice.

Tierra's been so messy in my eyes.
She's low-key lucky she's here right now.

[Buteau] Each player
will then anonymously vote

for who they think
should win the category.

It's good that it's anonymous
because everyone can throw a shot.

Oh, we're throwing shots.

I hate this already.

I want to vote Tierra.

Circle, I vote Gianna.

I want to vote Kevin.

-Kevin.
-I'mma give this to Kevin.

[Buteau] The Circle will then reveal
the results for all to see,

judge, and fight over.

"And the award goes to..."

Yep, yep, I figured as much.

Very, very deserving.

No one can figure out
how the heck you've been doing this.

But you know what, Kevin?
You take that award.

[Buteau] K Fern is the first to win,
and we cut his speech by about 20 minutes,

so I think it's time
for our next category.

[Jojo] "Nominees. Giving 'Realness.'"

-My God, it really looks like the Oscars.
-It really does.

I mean, Gianna is giving me realness,
but I don't know about everybody else.

This award is between Gianna and Kevin.

I do think they've had my back
the most out of anybody.

Just based off a solid rapport,
and the alliance since day one,

and that she's kept her word
the whole time,

I think we gotta nominate Rachel
for giving realness.

This is a no-brainer for me.

Madelyn gets the award.

She's kept it 100
with me this entire time.

[Antonio] Gianna. Realness.

Yes, I think she's keeping it real.
Um, she's honest. Everyone loves her.

But if I have to pick one,

it has to be Jadejha.

"And the award goes to..."

-Gianna.
-It's another notch on the belt of Gianna.

But the notch on the belt
is turning into a red dot sight,

because we just keep...
we keep doing everything right,

it seems, and people are gonna be like,
"Holy sh*t. She's too powerful."

It's just becoming more and more clear

that Gianna is
everybody's biggest competition.

I needed y'all to see

that Gianna is basically
gonna walk out of here with 100K

if we do not all wake up, y'all.

Do not vote for her
if you wanna win this game.

Thank you to our peers.

We will be accepting this award
in behalf of Gianna,

but we are the orchestrators
behind this thing.

[Buteau] This next award
could definitely test some alliances.

"It's Giving 'Loyal.'"

Rachel has been
nothing but loyal since day one.

She is the exact partner
you want in an alliance.

Immediately, I think Madelyn.

She's probably been
the most loyal to me this whole game.

With the secret
super influencer coming up,

I want Gianna to be rated low,
and I think this is only gonna shine light

on why everyone else
should also rate her low.

It's one of those weird things
where, if you get it, it's good for you,

but it also puts a target on your back.

Circle,

I vote Rachel
for "It's Giving 'Loyal'" award.

This is definitely going
to my baby boy Kevin.

"And the award goes to..."

[screaming] Rachel, yay!

-[Nicky] Hey!
-Let's go!

Yes.

[Deb] Oh, it's so nice.

Probably puts a target
on our backs, but it's still really nice.

Target's still there, but at least
we got someone to split it with.

Yeah, love to see that.

I'm absolutely hoping the other four
are looking at these faces like,

"These two got to go,
especially before the end."

[Madelyn] That makes no sense.

Rachel is not freakin' loyal.

I don't think anyone besides Gianna
wants Gianna to be an influencer again,

for a fourth time.

-Couldn't have went any better.
-What a perfect, perfect world.

[Buteau] This next award nobody wants
except for my ex-boyfriend in college.

[Antonio] "Giving 'Manipulator.'"
[groaning]

-Uh-oh. Here it gets nuts.
-Oh boy.

If I get this award,
this is gonna be not good.

Not good at all.

Madelyn.

Madelyn manipulator.
It just goes together.

Madelyn has manipulated the game.

Honestly, I gotta give this one
to somebody

that other people I think might vote for.

Low-key, Gianna is a manipulator.

Gets people's trust.

Frickin' turns around the next day
and abuses it.

We are anonymous,
and at this point, it seems as if,

other than Kevin and Madelyn's
possible secret agenda,

that Jadejha's gunning for us.

-We gotta put a target on her back.
-I wanna vote Rachel.

Madelyn.

Gianna for "Giving 'Manipulator'" award.

"And the award goes to..."

[Deb] Gianna and Jadejha?

[expl*si*n sound]

[Kevin] Yes!

I've never been so happy
to not win an award.

People are probably saying, bro,

"Who could be the two
biggest threats to win The Circle?"

-It could be Jadejha. It could be Gianna.
-Yeah.

Jadejha? That is interesting.

Hopefully, this just tanks
Gianna's ratings

going into the secret super influencer.

This means that at least two people
think that we're a massive manipulator.

-Yeah, man.
-How did Gianna get "realness,"

"loyal," and "manipulator"?

Maybe this whole time
everyone's been seeing what I've seen.

You know, they know
that she's out here manipulating.

Obviously, people are more concerned
about Gianna and Jadejha

as being manipulative than me right now.

That's good.
That's good stuff right there.

[Buteau] It's the last award of the night,

and you know
we saved this spiciest for last.

This is a sketchy award to win.

This award is
just putting all eyes on you.

You do not want to win this award.

Not right now. Not before these ratings.

Every single person is going to be voting
strategically on this one.

Whoever wins this just tanked their game.

I need there to be a target
on Gianna's back right now.

If everyone thinks
that Gianna is going to win,

then the key would be
to get Gianna out of it.

I vote Gianna for "Circle Winner" award.

If I put Gianna,
that's more of a target on her back.

She's already gotten three things.

I want to vote Jadejha

for the "Giving 'Circle Winner'" award.

[Kevin] Rachel actually could
win The Circle.

She's played a good game so far.
A great game. I'm picking Rachel.

Gianna would like to vote Kevin.

"And the award goes to..."

f*ck. Oh!

I don't like that one bit.
But now you just put a target on my back.

-[Jojo] So grateful it's not us.
-Thank God.

Bro, I literally thought
it was a lock for us. That is big.

For tonight's ratings, that is huge.

-Oh my God. Thank the Lord.
-Huge!

I'm glad it wasn't me.

[Antonio] Rachel girl!

You got the biggest target
on that back. [laughing]

[Kevin] This is threatening.

And if everyone is thinking to themselves,
"Rachel could be the winner..."

People are going to wanna
get me out tonight,

which means I have to be

the secret super influencer tonight.

[Madelyn] You can't be
a Circle winner twice, Rachel.

So I hope you enjoy it now.

"Congratulations to all our winners."

Congratulations, Rachel. [laughing]

Actually, for once,

thank you for a fun little game like this.

I did not win an award, but that's okay.

Clearly, people are not thinking of me
as a threat right now,

and I really like that.

I did not like that game.

That game just put a target on Rachel.

[upbeat music playing]

[Buteau] It's the penultimate day
in The Circle.

And normally, this is
when some people start to crack,

but there's no sign
of that anywhere, right, Rachel?

Okay, here we go. Look, here's for me.
I'll give you a little bit too, honey.

[Buteau] She better finish
that daytime date quick

because Madelyn's about to hit her up.

And after their blowout
in the Circle Chat yesterday,

this may not go well.

I didn't want to be the person
that had arguments in the Circle Chat,

but Rachel chose
the Circle Chat of all places

to allude to the fact
that she didn't trust me.

I really just wanna find out what happened

and maybe we can move forward.

We don't have to be besties,
but what the heck?

[Buteau] That's the spirit.

Circle, start a private chat with Rachel.

[Deb] This is for you.

This is for me.

[TV dings]

[Deb gasps]

"Madelyn has invited you
to a private chat."

I might have said a few things,
and you might have said a few things.

We threw some bad information out there
about each other.

Circle, take me to the private chat
with Madelyn. I'm here for it.

Message,

"Hi, Rachel. You're probably surprised
to be hearing from me."

"I'm not here to form a fake alliance.
I simply just want the truth."

"What caused you to turn on me?"

"Did I do something,
or was it just gameplay?"

Hmm. I had the same questions.

I... I kind of need her, though,

because being voted most likely
to win is just a target on my back.

I think Garret would be okay
with however I do this

as long as I win. [giggling]

Message,

"Hey, Madelyn!"

"I'm so glad you reached out."

"I would like to start by saying
in the last rating, I rated you high

and was shocked by where you ended up."

[Madelyn] "I had a very
emotional talk with Garret."

"We shared a lot,

but one thing he said was
you might not have my back."

"Sad face emoji."

Oh, please!

She's bullshitting me right now.

I know she is.

Message,

"But that doesn't make any sense."

"The only alliance
I've ever broken is the one with Andy,

and that was in order to save both of us."

"I have been so loyal
to both you and Kevin."

"I also made sure you and Kevin
had a good relationship."

"I really thought you and I
were closer than you and Garret."

"I was heartbroken
to find out I was wrong,

but I thank you for your honesty."

You're k*lling me here.
Okay. Yeah, you did. She saved me.

She saved me with Kevin. She did.

The only reason I was agreeing with Garret
was to protect Gianna, to be honest.

I wanted to know what they were plotting.
I'm so emotional and confused right now.

This is getting, like...

You don't realize
till you get to this point

that everyone's emotional.

Everyone's upset
about alliances being broken.

But Garret told me to win this game.

My boys told me to win it,

and the only way to win it is to play it,

and if that means taking my chances
with someone who saved me in the past,

maybe I do it.

Message,

"I have had your back since the swap."

"Every person we wanted to block
we've," in all caps, "done it together."

"I was sobbing speaking with Garret,

and when I saw his video, cried more."

"I let my emotions get the best of me
in the Circle Chat, and I shouldn't have."

"I'm so sorry #SwapSistersForever."

Okay, well, now I'm kinda starting
to believe her. [chuckling]

Message,

"I get it. I completely relate
to letting emotions get the best of me."

"I def shouldn't have said
what I said to you in the #CircleChat."

"I accept your apology,
and I'm sorry as well."

"#SwapSistersForever."

"#MovingPastThis." This is perfect.

We both understand things get emotional.
We get overwhelmed.

It's a game.

You get it. I get it. This is a game.

I don't know if I trust her actually,

but right now it's a numbers game,

and I feel like I might have
just gotten Rachel on my side.

But who knows? I do not know.

All right, back in the game.
Rachel's back in the game.

Garret, I'm playing the game.

Boys, I'm being me. I'm being real to me.

[Buteau] Says every catfish ever.

[chill music playing]

[Buteau] The Circle study group is open.

And while K Fern reads the big book
of how to breathe properly...

[inhales, exhales]

[Buteau] ...some are journaling,

some are multitasking.

Gianna's taking shifts
to get through their book.

You guys, don't go too hard.

And Rachel, well...

[Deb snoring]

[Buteau] ...Rachel kinda chose
not to join the study group,

but The Circle's about to break this up
with the most important alert yet.

[alarm blares]

-[all] "Alert!"
-[Deb] Hey.

Today is one of the biggest days

in The Circle.

This could not be ratings
'cause I wasn't ready!

That was very stressful.

"Players, you must now rate each other."

No!

[exhales] All right, this is it.

Madelyn and I have an agreement.

Gianna and I have an agreement.
We have each other's backs.

Do I trust both of them?
Do I trust one of them?

I have made so many empty promises
about this rating.

I've lied so many times
to so many different people,

I don't even know how I really feel.

Nervous, man. I'm frickin' nervous.

We gotta be tactical.
We gotta be strategical here.

[Deb exhales]

"The top-rated player..."

"...will become..."

[Deb] "...the secret..."

-"...super..."
-"...influencer."

I'm so nervous going into this.

One person has the ability
to get someone out.

And it has to go into the right hands.

-Can the stakes get higher?
-No.

Butterflies. I got the butterflies.

I just need the people
who become an influencer, if it is not me,

to just have it out
for someone else more than for me.

[all] Circle, take me to my ratings.

[suspenseful music playing]

Circle, lock in Rachel
as Gianna's first position.

My gut tells me she keeps us safe.
Even if we're a threat for the most part...

She'd rather take us to the finish line
with her, I would assume.

Circle, place Gianna in first position.

Oh, Gianna, please, please,
please let me be right about you.

Please.

Let's lock in Kevin for first.

I told Jadejha and Tierra
that I'd be rating them first.

But at this point,
like, I have to be selfish.

I've had an alliance
with Kevin so much longer,

and it's been proven that he has my back.

So I have to just continue
having his back.

Circle, lock in Madelyn
at my first position.

She's my strongest alliance,

and I think with her
at this number-one spot,

I can make it to the finale.

Circle, lock in Tierra
in my first position.

This late in the game,
you're not safe with anyone,

so I just had to think
who am I the safest with.

Tierra hasn't given me real,
like, backstabbing vibes.

Circle, lock in Jadejha
in my first position.

I trust Jadejha
to follow through with this plan,

and I wouldn't mind Gianna going home.

[Kevin] I'd like to place Gianna
at second position.

I truly have to put all
of our past to the side,

any anger I had towards her, any hatred,

and stay focused
on what has happened recently.

I think if Gianna was put
in a position of power...

[exhaling] ...she would keep me here.

Circle, lock in Madelyn
as Gianna's second position.

We're not saying
Madelyn's the safest in the world,

but she said
some valuable information to us.

And we personally think if this person was
in a position of influence, we'd be safe

because they have other targets
they need to tend to before Gianna.

Yeah.

Let's give third to Rachel.

This kinda makes me a little bit uneasy,

but Rachel did apologize to me,
and we have a pretty long history.

Place Madelyn in third position.

Oh, Madelyn, I wanna believe
that our conversation was true.

I wanna believe that we are good.
I wanna believe it all.

Let's lock in Kevin
as Gianna's fourth position.

Kevin's perfect world
is being a secret influencer.

It's his perfect world
'cause he doesn't have to explain himself

for breaking an alliance,
and he's broken many.

We won't give Kevin the opportunity
to crack even the top two or three

because we simply can't trust his word
that much when it's a secret influencer.

Circle, place Jadejha in last position.

I wanna make sure
you're not the influencer.

Circle, I'd like to place Gianna
in my last position.

With the last two blockings,

I just don't know
if Gianna was being loyal to me

or if she was just weakening my game,

and something tells me
that I need to feel off about it.

[all] Circle...

-...submit...
-...my ratings.

[Kevin] "Ratings complete."

I have worked my butt off.

This is where we see
if any of it pays off.

All right, this it.

This is gonna determine
who becomes the secret super influencer.

I think I wanna hide.

Someone is about to get
the ultimate power, and I hope it's me.

[breathing deeply, exhaling]

Now it's up into The Circle god's hands.

We have done everything to the best
of our ability in our time here,

and we just hope
that it can last a little bit longer.

[Buteau] With the race
to the finale nearly at the end,

the players are daring
to dream about that finish line.

Bro, we're at the finish line here.

-Just makes me think of the path to here.
-Oh my God, bro.

Going from being
in the streets of Manhattan,

jackhammering away five,
six feet in a hole, sweatin',

steam pipes here, this or that...

If we do win this $100,000,
I say maybe we go to Italy.

-Go to the homeland.
-That's a trip.

I didn't think of that.

-I'd love to take Mom and Dad there too.
-I know.

Gotta bring out my crystal ball to talk

about me being
the secret super influencer.

I see me winning 100K.

My family, my boys, Phil, my mom.

This is money
that will allow us to do great things,

to help our kids, to be with our kids.

It's just amazing.

[sputtering] You don't even wanna think...
It's too good to think about.

I think a mutual goal,
uh, that we've always had

was to pay that mortgage off for them.

If we could do that for our parents,
that's every kid's dream.

It's about taking care
of the people who've taken care of us.

-Yeah.
-And it's them two. Plain and simple.

[tense music playing]

[Buteau] As night descends on The Circle,
it's starting to sink in for the players

that this next blocking
is the biggest one yet.

I just don't know who to trust.

[Kevin] Oh boy.

I don't wanna think about who we'd block
because we gotta get there first.

That one position difference
could make a lot... lot of noise, man.

There is a chance
that you've come this far,

and you're not getting it.

And everything you've done is for nothing.

Either we just take it one step further,
or we don't. But, hopefully, we do.

If I'm being blocked, I wanna be able
to say I finished Justin the Owl.

[alarm blares]

[all] "Alert!"

No, it's time!

-[Nicky] Is this what I think it is?
-[Jojo] This is exactly what it is.

This is the biggest alert
of the game so far.

This is it.

"Tonight, the rating results
will not be revealed."

Well, yeah, we kind of figured that much.

That defeats the purpose
of a secret super influencer.

It doesn't matter where you fall in this,
you wanna be number one.

"The highest-rated player
will become the secret super influencer."

[Kevin] Someone is going to have
all the power

to send someone home just like that.

My heart is literally
in between my butt cheeks right now.

"They alone..."

-[both] "...will choose..."
-[all] "...who to block."

It makes me hella nervous.

This is a lot of power.

This close to the end,
that's the Holy Grail right now.

Please let it be somebody
that has my back.

-[Jojo] "The top-rated player..."
-"...will be told that they are..."

"...the secret super influencer now."

Like, "now" now now? "Right now" now?

This is what
everybody's been plotting for,

this is what
everybody's been fighting for.

Oh my God, please, please be us, bro.

[alarm blares]

-"Alert!"
-Come on, Circle.

I just know everyone is like, shaking,

palms sweating, stomach turning.

We all just going through it.

[shouting] No! [laughing]

[Antonio] Ugh. You did your best, Tierra.

It's now in the hands of whoever.

Frick!

"You are not the secret super influencer."

[sighs]

Sucks.

There's a chance
that Madelyn got the power.

[Deb] Madelyn... Maybe that's it.

[sighs]

[Kevin] I have never wanted Gianna
to be an influencer more in my life,

or else we're in sketchy territory.

-Tell us what we wanna hear.
-We got one more in us.

I don't really feel
like I'm that safe if it's anyone.

It's got to be us.

It's gotta be me

Is that Britney Spears?

Come on, man.

"You are not the secret super influencer."

[Nicky sighs]

-Who the hell could it be?
-Not us.

[Madelyn gasps]

No way!

[high-pitched] I'm going
to the finale! Yes!

"Who would you like to block?"

I think now we're gonna have to think
about who's the biggest threat to me.

Gianna might need to be blocked

because she's been
influencer numerous times.

We need that 100,000.
We need to survive this.

-It's a hundred grand, bro.
-We need to survive this.

Rachel, I'm just not sure about.

There are reasons
for people to send me home

because of that stupid game.

[Madelyn] And next we have Jadejha.

I don't feel like
I'm anyone's greatest threat.

I don't think Jadejha actually has my back
as much as she says that she does.

Tierra...

You just never know in this game.

[Madelyn] I don't really trust her.

Kevin...

It just keeps getting crazier and crazier.

I feel like I could be safe,
but I honestly don't know.

Like, I don't know if...
if I trust anybody in this moment.

"You must now
block this player face-to-face."

No!

I do not wanna do this face-to-face.

This was a tough decision, Circle, but...

I know who I'm gonna block.

[alarm blares]

[all] "Alert!"

There's no way there's another alert.
What the heck is going on right now?

-These alerts.
-The hell, bro. We got just back-to-backs.

My hair is
just continuing to recede by the day.

[Deb] Oh my God. Oh my God.

-Can we be done with these alerts, please?
-Oh my gosh, did they make their decision?

I wanna have a chance to do it,

to win the whole thing.

"Players, the secret super influencer..."

[both] "...has made their decision."

[Kevin] Already?!

Holy smokes!

[Jadejha groans]

Oh my God.

This really could be anybody,

but I do have hope.

There was for sure
some people who had their mind set on me.

-"They are on their way to..."
-"...block one of you now."

God dang, Circle!

-They're coming here?
-Oh my gosh, no shot!

An in-person blocking!

Holy crap!

Holy smokes!

[dramatic music playing]

Bring it on. Bring it on.

[Deb exhales]

I hope whoever they're
on their way to is not me.

My heart's going
a million miles an hour right now.

I'm standing right here
'cause if you come in, you're seeing this.

Oh God. [sniffles]

[Kevin exhaling]

This is it.

-So close.
-So f*cking close, bro.

[dramatic music ends]

[Buteau] Next time on The Circle,

Madelyn blocks the final player
face-to-face.

[alarm blares]

[all] "Alert!"

[Buteau] As the finale approaches,
the final five are revealed.

The blocked players return,
and so do old friends, old rivalries,

and old lies.

And after all that,
we crown The Circle champion,

and one player walks away with $100,000.

[theme music playing]

[theme music ends]