07x06 - Reading Between the Lines

[bunniefuu]

[chill music playing]

[Buteau] Our Circle wedding party
has been joined

by our first wedding crasher.

That didn't take long.

And the players are about to meet
their uninvited guest, Tierra.

Tierra, if you're gonna come through
and crash my Circle Wedding Party

that I'm getting down and boogying at,

best believe we're snooping through
your profile to find out

who the heck you are.

Circle, take me to Tierra's profile.

[Jojo] "Tierra.
Fierce, crazy, hilarious. 28."

-The "fierce" she's not lying about.
-[Nicky] She came in hot.

-She reminds me of Gianna.
-I respect that.

-That could be a good possible ally.
-[Kevin] "#KikiWithTT"?

Dude, what the hell does that even mean?

Kiki. Let's have a kiki.
Let's have a kiki.

She's a makeup influencer. Interesting.

"Mother to my four-year-old bestie."

Aw, Tierra.
Oh, but Madelyn doesn't have kids.

She loves some good food. Hey, same here.

-Chicky nuggets, PB and J's.
-I'm not getting positive vibes from her.

You can't just come into a place

where you're the only person
that everybody don't know,

and you be like, "If you have a problem,
speak now or forever hold your peace."

Like girl, first of all,
don't come in here trying to run things.

because there's already a person
doing that, and that's me.

Oh, wifey over there a little feisty.
She don't like sharing me.

I'm a married man, Tierra.
I'm just letting you know now.

I'm the queen of this sh*t!

[Buteau] Such a lovely service.

And now let's meet
the wedding crasher, shall we?

Girl, bottle's been popped,
glass been full. Let's get it started.

Are we ready?

My name is Antonio. I'm 31 years old.

I'm an insurance adjuster
from Nashville, Tennessee.

Nash Vegas, baby!

So I'm coming to The Circle
as my bestie, Tierra.

She is a beauty influencer
who's not afraid to show her blemishes,

and she's fun.

Her smile radiates a room,
and I'm gonna use her

to let people know chocolate is in.

[laughing]

I had to put that out.

♪ We in The Circle! ♪

The reason why I'm not going in
as myself is because there is, I feel,

some unsaid male beauty standard
that does kind of make me,

like, apprehensive at times.

So I wanna use Tierra as my mask,
as my face, so that I can, behind that,

go ahead and be myself, unreserved,
be unhinged and go forth in this game.

I'm going to lie.

If I need to be messy,
I'm absolutely gonna be messy.

If I need to be petty, I'm gonna be petty.

Whatever I need to say,
do to get myself further,

throw anybody under the bus,
train, under the carpet,

whatever is needed, I'm doing it.

My game plan in this game is GGG.
It's give it, get it, got it.

I wanna give people trust,
give people my allegiance,

so that, in return,
I hope to get their allegiance,

get their trust,
so that once I've gotten it,

I can use that to manipulate it
in my own perspective.

I'm ready for whatever.
Y'all ain't ready for TT.

Okay, message,

"Tierra,

what's a Circle party
without a little surprise?"

"All the girls on the dance floor."

"Garret, you're coming too."

"Winky-face emoji, laughing emoji."

Send message.

Oh, I'm ready to twerk some sh*t.

Tierra, do you see the message?
Girls are sticking together.

Why not the bros?

[Garret] I mean, at least Jadejha gets it.

Circle, message...

[Antonio] "Get ready to #ShakeThatAss.
Welcome to The Circle."

Can I twerk? Hell, I can twerk a little.
I can shake a little a*s.

[Buteau] Okay, you're gonna
fit right in, Tierra.

Message, "Oh my God. So glad to be here."

"Thank y'all
for such an incredible welcome."

"So whose wedding we at?"

"Looking-eye emoji." Circle, send message.

Oh my gosh!
Me and Darian are getting married.

Garret's officiating.
Gianna, my maid of honor.

Okay, Rachel needs to type a message
and tell her whose wedding we're at.

Message, "There's three couples
that are getting married tonight..."

"Dot, dot, dot."

-"Andy and Madelyn..."
-"...Jadejha and Darian..."

"...and me and this cake!" [laughing]

[screaming, laughing] So funny!

All right, that's enough.

I like this. That's good.

I'm glad Rachel's big mouth
saved the night. [laughs]

That was good. That's funny, Rachel.

-Rachel's on fire tonight.
-She's on freaking fire!

I'm getting too good at playing Rachel.

[laughing] Yes, Rachel!

Okay, so Andy and Madelyn are a thing.

Jadejha and Darian are a thing.

Okay. People already couple up and sh*t.

Madelyn needs to answer this
because Madelyn wants everyone to know

that Andy and she are a thing.

Message, "That's right."

"This is my wedding day,
and Andy's best night is yet to come

on the honeymoon. #Andelyn."

[Antonio] "Andelyn"?

They already got nicknames and sh*t?

So this is serious. [laughs]

I feel like Rachel is, like,
having a lot of fun with this. [giggles]

[shouting] Madelyn!

[guffawing]

All right, message, "LMAO."

"I was just about to steal Maddy away
to our honeymoon in Fiji."

"Laughing emoji." Send message.

[Deb] Andy appreciated.

Someone tell him
to stop calling me Maddy though.

[Kevin] Let's focus
on the task at hand here.

Someone just joined The Circle,
for crying out loud.

Message,

"Tierra, tell us more about yourself."

"#SpeakNowAndForeverTherellBePeace."
[chuckling]

Cute, Kevin. Cute.

I wanna give him something
that's gonna be satisfying,

but not too much, um, as Tierra.

So maybe let's go with...

Message, "Kevin, something about me,
I'm adopted, and I'm all about family."

"Hopefully, you all will adopt me
into your Circle family."

Circle, send message.

Being adopted is definitely my story.

That's me. I was adopted,

and I think sharing that is gonna connect
with the chat on an emotional level.

I think when people think about adoption,
they automatically are like, "Aw,"

and that's the reaction that I want.

[all] Aw.

That's really freaking sweet.

Okay, she's adopted. Wow.
She's already telling us what's up.

I'm here for that, Tierra.
So yeah, for sure.

I'm doing this for my family.

Family is number one to me.

That is something
that we can connect with off-rip.

Great info, Inspector Kev.

[Buteau] Aw, you made it
to a whole 14 seconds

before turning it into gameplay.

Proud of you, bro.

"Tierra, I'm not adopted,

but I do have a bunch of adopted siblings
from my group home."

"I always planned on adopting one day,
so #WelcomeToOurCircleFamily."

Send message.

[Antonio] I was actually in a group home.

That is absolutely something
that I can connect with Jadejha on.

I feel like that's going to pique
some curiosity in people.

Like, "Dang," like,
"Maybe that's what she meant

when she said
her struggles don't define her."

I did not know
Jadejha was from a group home.

It shows she's such a genuine person
with a big heart.

She's like, "I wanna adopt somebody
one day." You know, I knew I liked her.

Circle, message, "Thank you,
Tierra, for sharing that."

"As a teacher,

I feel like all of my students
are my adopted kids, which I love."

"#WelcomeToTheCircleFam,"
with a heart emoji.

Aw. He feels like
all his students are his adopted kids.

I hope he's okay
with adopting some more kids.

[Buteau] Damn, you ain't even had
the honeymoon yet.

[Kevin] Dang, Darian.
That was actually a great approach.

That was smart, bro.

Message, "Literally,
you guys are so sweet."

"Thank you for your kindness.
Let's continue this party in my DMs."

"Wish I could rate everyone number one

because I don't want to lose anyone
from this fam. Blow-a-heart-kiss emoji."

Circle, send message.

Well, you can't, Tierra, so I need you
to rate Rachel or Madelyn number one.

I don't like that she said, "I wish
I could rate everyone number one." Like,

why are you worried about that right now?
You just got here.

[Buteau] Maybe he's seen the show before?

I'm hoping that the adoption aspect
of this chat

really did pull
on some people's heartstrings.

If anything, I think this chat definitely
gave me some options on where to start.

I was thrown off guard of a new person
getting added into the Wedding Party chat.

I didn't think we were getting
anyone new tonight, but that's The Circle.

Tierra's got to feel like
the most popular b*tch ever right now.

[Garret] Tierra is in a position of power,
she knows it.

Every single one of us is kissing her a*s.

Sipping it all.

[music ends]

[Buteau] Night is descending
on The Circle.

Champagne has been spilled, but tomorrow,
oh honey, there might be tea.

So our players are being sensible
and going to bed.

Good night, everyone!

-[all] Good night, Circle!
-[Darian] Good night!

["Chains of Love" by Erasure playing]

[Buteau] It's morning in The Circle,

so the players are doing
what always happens after a wedding,

waking up with headaches
and a hazy memory.

♪ Together we'll break
These chains of love ♪

♪ Don't give up
Don't give up... ♪

[Garret] Give me
five more minutes, Circle.

♪ Together with me and my baby
Break the chains of love... ♪

Good morning, Circle!

[Buteau] Disruptors Rachel and Madelyn
better shake off that hangover quick,

'cause they gotta remember they're playing
as each other until the next blocking.

What happened last night?

[alarm blares]

[Darian] Oh!

[all] "Alert!"

Ooh! You're starting early!

"Alert!" My first Alert!

[Buteau] Ah, you never forget your first.

Oh, whoa!

[Jojo] "Players..."

[both] "...today you will rate each other."

[both] "The bottom-rated player..."

[both] "...will be immediately blocked
from The Circle."

Oh my... Whoa!

Are you kidding me?!

Oh my God, Circle. I am shaking.

Oh, we're not even gonna talk about it?

[Nicky] "...player will be
immediately blocked

from The Circle"? Holy sh*t!

Oh man. Oh, these ratings
are gonna mean a lot.

These ratings are
the most important by far.

That's not fun.
That's not what I wanted to hear.

Ooh-wee.

I don't wanna be last. I don't
wanna be last. I don't want to be last.

I feel now that everyone knows that,
they're gonna rate very strategically.

Any chat I have today is going to be like

mega trying to figure out
where people stand with each other.

[Kevin] I've gotta talk to Tierra.

If she's gonna be given the chance
to make a ratings list,

I can't afford to be at the bottom.

Circle dropped a b*mb
first thing in the morning.

[upbeat music playing]

[Buteau] The alert has kicked our players
into action.

They're getting ready for the upcoming
ratings battle by glowing up...

[Heather] Yes, b*tch!

[Buteau] ...moisturizing up...

[Antonio] ♪ Gotta get
This melanin popping ♪

-[Buteau] ...and practicing those w*r cries.
-[Deb] ♪ Good morning to you ♪

[both vocalizing]

[Buteau] These ratings
are more important than ever,

because the player who rates the lowest
will be automatically blocked,

so everyone's on high alert.

Kevin? High alert?

Forget it.

Some players ain't got time
for leisurely breakfast, though,

like our disruptors, Madelyn and Rachel,
who are talking tactics, and they need to

because if one disruptor is blocked
at the ratings tonight,

the other is stuck in that new profile
for the rest of the game.

So... [laughing] ...no big deal, guys.

A lot is at stake here.

Like, I wanna continue
in this game as Madelyn,

and in order to do so,
Rachel and Madelyn both have to be saved.

Looking at this
from a strategic point of view,

Andy clearly doesn't like Rachel.

I don't really know if it would be helpful

for Madelyn to continue that relationship.

I also feel like
some of the other male players

might not wanna get close
to Madelyn if Andy is here,

and Madelyn doesn't really have
a ton of girl alliances.

Obviously, she has Rachel now,

but Gianna and Jadejha
probably don't like Andy that much.

This sucks to say, but...

I think getting Andy out
might be good for both Rachel and Madelyn.

Circle, start a private chat with Madelyn.

[TV dings]

[Deb] "Rachel has invited you
to a private chat."

Circle, take me
to the private chat with Rachel.

Okay. Focus. This is a game.

Focus.

Message, "Madelyn/Real Rachel,
I think it's time for us to strategize

and get on the same page
about our ratings."

"#...", capital letters, "...SaveUs."

"Red heart emoji."

Yes!

Message, "Rachel/Real Madelyn,

you are the GOAT!"

"That is exactly what I was thinking."

[Madelyn] "Let's talk about
who our target should be."

She's obviously happy
with the way that I've played her,

and she's also in the same mindset as me.

Message, "This might come as a shock..."

[shouting] "...but Andy needs to go"!

I think I peed a little bit.

Message, "Andy said
he would m*rder you in the game yesterday

and doesn't seem popular."

"I'm willing to break my alliance with him
if you have my back moving forward."

"#Sacrifice."

"#CircleDivorce."

"Crying emoji."

Sorry about the divorce,

but let's go, baby!

[Buteau] Aw!
We got a Circle Housewives show.

[Deb] Message,

"We are one brain."

Is there a brain emoji? Perfect.

"When we make it through this blocking,

I have your back! #WeGotThis."

Yay! Yes!

[Deb] Message,

"We need Gianna
to do the same rating as us."

"#Rachanna always has each other's backs."

"You need to invite her to the chat
and convince her to rate Andy last."

Okay, girl. I'm willing to do that.

Message, "Sounds perfect."

"Fingers crossed emoji."

"#AllInThisTogether."

[shouting] Oh yes!

Madelyn, you are so surprising
in so many ways.

Circle, add Gianna to the chat.

[Buteau] I don't know.

Looks like they're playing
a different kind of game right now.

[Nicky exclaims, laughs]

Oh sh*t.

[both] "Rachel has invited you
to a group chat"?

-[Jojo] Okay, Rach.
-All right.

[Jojo] Circle, take us to group chat.

[both] Madelyn!

Message,

"Gianna, meet my new bestie, Madelyn."

"Heart-eye emoji."

[Jojo] "We were just chatting
about today's ratings,

and I wanted to get my number one
on the same page as us."

-"#Rachanna becomes #Radelanna."
-"Radelanna"?

Literally, what else from Rachel
other than just the pureness, greatness,

and just genuine...

I just love it. I frickin' love it.

Gianna is still Rachel's number one.
That was so smart.

Message,

"Andy broke my heart."

"He said he would marry Kevin, not me."

"I realize now
Andy will always put the bros first."

-"He needs to go. #RadelannaAllTheWay."
-Oh sh*t.

-Yo!
-What the hell happened?

I love that.
She's literally doubling down.

He's not trustworthy.
Kevin's not trustworthy.

Message,

"Madelyn, it's so good
to see your face in here."

"Heart-eye emojis.
If you're Rachel's new bestie..."

[Madelyn] "...you're also mine."

"#Radelanna."

This is so good.

I have Rachel on Madelyn's side now,
and I have Gianna's for sure.

I love this.
I really love where this is headed.

Clearly, she's not lying
in this situation.

She needs more allies that are female.

Madelyn and Andy had some type
of falling out that now she's like,

"Okay, now I need to see
where these two girls are at."

-Yeah.
-[Buteau] Not where you think.

Message,

"Honestly, sis, I'm not surprised."

Put a... [sputtering]
...mad, like, anger emoji. Yeah.

"Andy and Kevin are nothing but trouble."

[Deb] "Those two have to go."

Whoo!

♪ We got it together, baby, do we ever ♪

Rachel and Kevin
had a really good conversation yesterday,

and Madelyn and Kevin have an alliance.

We kind of need Kevin to stay.

Message, "I had a great chat
with Kevin yesterday,

and I feel he's trustworthy

and will have our backs
once Andy is blocked."

[Deb] "Andy must go!"

"Exclamation, exclamation, exclamation."

"#BreakingUpTheBros."

The women are geniuses.

So now I know.
Rachel and Kevin, beef is gone.

That's gonna be fun.

-Okay. Um...
-That's a little curveball.

-I knew they had some type of chat.
-Yeah. Yeah.

That's why he put her as a "marry."
He was clearly desperate.

For the sake of this chat and for the sake
of building an alliance with Madelyn,

I think we should double down
on Andy getting blocked first.

-Then we can worry about Kevin.
-Yeah.

Message, "Rachel, I trust your judgment."

"However..." in all caps,
"...as your sister, be careful with him

because Kevin broke an alliance
in front of me."

"Broken-heart emoji."

"Let's make it official."

"Andy is going!"

Although that makes me sad...

Like, who am I gonna flirt with
moving forward?

But strategically and to get to the 100K,
I feel that is definitely the best move,

and I'm so grateful
that we're all three on the same page.

[Buteau] Same page? Girl, you're talking
to male twins posing as a girl

and a catfish posing
as a 26-year-old posing as you.

You ain't even in the same library.

Tierra arriving has started
a new chapter in The Circle,

and K Fern wants to be
the first one to get a read on her.

Circle, invite Tierra to a private chat.

[TV dings]

"Kevin has invited you to a private chat"?

Oh!

Okay, Kevin. This is good for Tierra.

Hopefully, I can pry a little bit,
get me the information I'm looking for.

He's one of the members
who I'm leaning towards for TT Army,

so, Circle, take me
to private chat with Kevin.

Circle, message,

"Tierra, best surprise of The Circle yet!"

"I know you're a makeup artist,

but how long
have you also been a supermodel?"

[chuckling] "#ModelMommy"?

Okay, so he's absolutely trying
to pry on Tierra

by gassing me up, calling me pretty.

I like that.

He is 23. He is a baby.

Tierra is a whole-a*s woman.

I'm not even sure
he can handle this woman.

But we gonna see. We can see, you know.
Age ain't nothing but a number. [laughs]

I'm thinking I wanna reply
with a compliment to him,

but also I'm getting
right down to the tea.

I wanna know, hopefully,
how he feels about the other players.

Message, "Hello, handsome!"

"You're sweet, comma,

but it looks like I'm not
the only supermodel in this chat."

"#Hunky."

"Any ideas on
how you feel ratings will go tonight?"

Okay, then!

We're back in there, baby.

She's obviously looking for some info.
She probably has no idea what's going on.

If I wanna create
a strong relationship with Tierra off-rip,

I might have to give her the 411
on what's going down here.

[Buteau] Okay, '90s catchphrase. Go ahead.

[Kevin] Message, "Andy and Madelyn,

Darian and Jadejha are married..."

[Antonio] "...so they got each other
at those top spots."

This message just gave me a lot.

The tea is in the cup.

We are sipping.

He absolutely are mentioning the couples,
all four of them,

which means he is concerned
about his placement in the ratings.

This is absolutely what I wanted.

Message, "Kevin!"
With four E's and three I's.

"You read my mind!"

"Exclamation point,
exclamation point, exclamation point."

"I feel the same way."

"How do you feel about a little tag-team
between you and I?"

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Message, "Tag me in! Exclamation point."

"Tagging emoji."

Yes!

"Obviously, I'll always
keep it real with you."

"Hope you do the same. #LetsKeepIt100."

[exclaims] That's what I wanted!
Come on, Kevvy!

First recruit secured,
signed, sealed, delivered.

Let the tag-team alliance begin.

He literally put his plan
on a silver platter,

and I'm... [smacking lips]
...eating... that sh*t... up.

[chill music playing]

[Buteau] Another sunny day in The Circle.
The players have been chilling,

but I can tell
something's about to disturb them.

[TV whirs]

[Darian] Oh!

We got a game!

[all] "Wild Cards"?

Ooh! What is this, Circle?

Don't give me a reason to cry today.

Circle, take me to Wild Cards.

[Buteau] In Wild Cards,
each player will be given

a pouch containing ten Circle tarot cards.

All players will be assigned
one other player.

They must choose a card

that best represents
that player's personality.

"The Gentle Catfish"?

"The Sneaky Strategist."

-"The Insta Baddie."
-"The Tea Spiller."

-"The Rare W."
-"The Alliance Breaker."

[Buteau] And of course,
this will be done anonymously.

Anonymous. It's game on.
I'mma tell people how I really feel, then.

It's about to get messy.

With ratings imminent
and the lowest-rated player being blocked,

this might be a chance
to put a target on someone else's back.

There's confidence radiating
off my body right now.

I feel the confidence radiating
in my ba*ls because Andy needs to go.

All the girls are
on the same page that Andy needs to go.

-We're done with you. Done. Take a bus.
-You're done.

This might
get real shitty real quick. [laughing]

[Buteau] First up, Jadejha,
picking for new catfish, Tierra.

It's between the Insta Baddie
and the Rare W.

The Insta Baddie is like,
"You're cute. I wanna be your friend,"

which is true.

The Rare W is
me just calling it like I see it.

Tierra is gonna end up being popular
because of the fact that she's new.

Right now, she's like the win
that certain people need.

"The Rare W"! No!

[screaming]

That's a really good card.

[Garret] Someone's kissing a*s.

I don't blame 'em.
I'd want her on my side too.

I'm hoping this is not gonna put
a target on my a*s.

[Buteau] Okay, Tierra, slay. Now play,
'cause you gotta pick for Garret.

I need him on my squad,

and anything I can do
to just make him look better,

that's what I need to do right now.

[Garret exclaiming]

Okay!

Yes! My honey is a baddie!

Go bestie, go bestie, go!

Oh, I can't stop smiling!
This is so sweet!

[Buteau] Let's see
if the smiles keep coming.

Andy's about to pick
for his Circle wife, Madelyn.

We need Maddy
to look the best possible here.

"The Insta Baddie"!
I would've chosen that for her, 100%.

[Madelyn] Clearly,
the people love Madelyn!

This is such a relief.

I think Madelyn,

her chances of staying
in the game have gone up.

[Buteau] Now it's time for Rachel,
played by Madelyn, to pick for Gianna.

Let's go, baby!

I love it!

"The Insta Baddie." Who else but Gianna?

[Buteau] Also Garret and Madelyn.

Aw, look at
that smoking Insta Baddie crew.

Now let's see
what Kev Kev has on the cards for Jadejha.

I need a card

that is gonna change
people's perceptions about Jadejha.

What tea have I spilled?

[chuckling] What?!

-Was not expecting that.
-Has Jadejha been spilling the tea?

I feel like someone's being strategic
right now with this!

They're trying to place
a little bit of doubt,

but they also know
they can't just pull doubt out of the a*s.

But I ain't no tea spiller.

I don't even have any tea to spill!

That don't change
how I feel about Jadejha at all.

Not even close.

Big-time players
have to make big-time plays.

We really have to wait until the ratings
to see if this thing panned out.

[Buteau] Okay.
Time for Darian to fire back, kind of,

because he's about to pick
for disruptor Rachel,

being played by Madelyn.

We have a blocking tonight,
and the last player is gonna get blocked.

So if anyone's trying
to get rid of a catfish,

um, today we might have to go...
We might have to go fishing.

"The Gentle Catfish."

Aw, snap!

[grunting] I needed that! Yeah!

I'm glad I wasn't the one
who had to put it out there,

but I'm glad it got put out there.

This is a mixed bag for Rachel, right?

I mean, "gentle."
It's not like "mean catfish."

Right now Rachel is a catfish
'cause I'm playing Rachel.

Is it because of me?
Am I not doing a good job playing her?

[Buteau] Now Rachel, playing as Madelyn,
is about to pick for Darian.

His strategy was,

"I'm gonna friend everyone,
flirt with all the girls."

But he was sneaky about it,

and anyone who still trusts him,
this should cast doubt.

Oh, "The Sneaky Strategist. Darian." Ah!

[both] Ooh!

He had Gianna as the "make out"
in the "Make out, Marry, k*ll,"

but Darian has this thing with Jadejha.

He's over here being sneaky
trying to put these other plans into play

while no one else is really noticing.

I was not expecting that.

Wait, y'all mean to tell me
my man is being strategic?

[Buteau] You're all here
for that loot, Jadejha,

even your darling
pretend husband you never met.

Now Garret is about to mix things up
with his pick for K Fern.

I woke up this morning, and I said,
"Forget Mr. Nice Guy. This is my moment."

I knew I was gonna get it.

Oh, Kevin with The Alliance Breaker.

-Love it!
-Wow.

There is no truer, fitting card

for this individual
than The Alliance Breaker.

This is the truth. Everyone knows it.

Savannah said it.
Gianna called him out on it.

This isn't a lie.

The only person
I'm worried about is Tierra,

because I just created
an alliance with her.

So I don't want her thinking
that I'm gonna break it

the first chance that I get.

I cannot turn
into public enemy number one.

I'm pretty sure I am right now, though.

[Antonio] Tierra doesn't like this.

It could be some honest tea
about who Kevin is.

I have to think on this.

[Buteau] Now it's
half-topless catfish Gianna

picking for a full-on metal catfish Andy.

So obviously we're
between The Sneaky Strategist,

The Gentle Catfish, The Alliance Breaker.

We can't give him anything positive.
It's a no-brainer.

I'm already not sitting too hot,
so can we just, like, keep it neutral?

Just keep it neutral.

We need Andy out of here,

so if this could even make one more person
put him back down another spot,

it just maybe solidifies him leaving.

Oh God. Oh God.

In what world? In what freaking world?

Andy, The Alliance Breaker!
[silent scream]

I wonder who said that one.

How does it feel, baby?
Welcome to the club.

In what world? In what freaking world?

[Garret] This shows that
there's distrust in the guys,

because all three
of the other guys in The Circle

got negative cards.

Yes!

The bros are being brought the heck down!

What did I even do?

So this is perfect.
Two of the people we're gunning for,

two big threats who were gunning for us.

Are literally just
hanging on a*s to a*s right now.

-Sack to sack! Sack to sack!
-You're all that you...

You're all that you have,
and you both are snakes.

It's time for you two
to pack your sh*t and go.

[Heather grunts]

[Antonio] "Hope you enjoyed
a bit of light 'read...'"

Light reading?
Nothing was light about that.

That was a whole essay, a whole book,
and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[upbeat music playing]

[Buteau] Shots were fired,
and Andy was hit.

He's wounded and down, but he ain't out,

and he's about to hit up Darian
hoping for a Circle bro Band-Aid.

It might be smart
for Andy to chat with Darian

to just reassure him that,
although we got outed

as an alliance breaker
for whatever reason,

Darian is a part of the bro alliance,

so maybe Darian needs
a little bit of reassurance,

and maybe he can reassure me.

Circle, let's invite Darian
to a private chat.

[TV dings]

[Darian] Oh! [laughing]

"Andy has invited you to a private chat."

Oh man. I wonder
how my boy Andy feeling right now.

Circle, take me to private chat with Andy.

I feel like Andy feel like
he's on the hot seat.

"Alliance Breaker."

Yikes.

We're coming out of that game
looking the worst, for sure.

Message,

"Hey, bro, I bet we both don't feel
too hot after that game,

but I want to check in..."

"...make sure you know that the bro alliance
is still a priority for me."

With the black heart. For sure.
For sure. Andy sent another message.

"I don't know why someone
would throw that card my direction

because I've been nothing but loyal.
Sad-face emoji."

I know Andy has to be going through it
over there.

In Heather's real life, Like, I've never...

Nope. Nope. Nope. I feel the eyes
getting watery, and we're not doing it.

I'm just never anyone's favorite.
That's all. I'm never anyone's number one.

Message, "Wazzup, my bro?
I'm feeling the same."

"I want you to know
that the bros mean everything to me

and is my priority as well."

"I'm not falling for the gimmicks,

because I know that the bros
will forever remain loyal."

"Flex emoji."

Circle, send message.

Okay, I'm glad you know that,

but not everyone else knows that,
and that's the problem.

Somebody don't like the bros being tight,
but we all have to be locked in.

We have to continue to be locked in.
That's the thing.

[Heather sniffling]

[Heather sniffles]

At home, like, I never...
Like, I doubt myself a lot.

And it just...

Like, I've never felt
like anybody really wants me.

And I just don't feel like
I'm anyone's number one.

I mean, I know I got Maddy, but, like...

Do I? Like, I have to question that.

I have to question everything,
and that's how it is in, like... at home.

Like, that's how it is
in real life. It's like...

I don't ever feel like
anyone is really thinking about Heather.

And now in this game,

it doesn't feel like anyone's thinking
too hot about Andy, and I don't like it.

I'm sick of it.

[sighing] So let's do... Message,
"I'm glad you have faith in me."

"At home, although my band is my family,
I'm still a freelance worker

and don't entirely know
where I stand sometimes." Okay.

Message, "Because of that,
I often experience bouts of self-doubt,

and this game is really putting me
back in that place. So thank you."

"Red heart." Send.

[Darian] Okay, so my boy's opening up.

So, as a teacher, like,
re... reassurance means a lot.

You know, I have to reassure kids
all the time. People wanna feel loved.

All right, Circle, message,

"Just like your band,
I'm your family here in The Circle."

"We all have our own self-doubts,
and reassurance is everything."

"No worries. I'll make sure
I look out for my guys tonight."

Hell yeah.

This is something that Andy needed.

And Heather. [laughing]

I don't think Andy's going nowhere.
I think Andy should be here to stay, bro.

[Heather] I can't expect him
to put me above Jadejha

'cause they are
whole-a*s married right now,

but I'm glad that, like, at least
we can feel a little secure with him.

Hopefully, he ain't bullshitting us,

'cause in my head,
everyone's bullshitting me. [laughing]

[funky music playing]

[Buteau] This game can be tough,

but our players have a lot of tricks
to keep on top of their game,

whether it's staying
in peak physical condition,

engineering and building strategy,
mastering the subtle art of mimicry...

[Deb] Open your eyes wide,
and go like this. Go, "Hello! I'm a fly!"

[Jadejha singing]

[Buteau] ...or...
Darian, honestly, what are you doing?

Dude, you're a teacher.

[Darian] I promise you,
kids, do not do this at home.

I feel like a m*rder*r.

[Buteau] I'd say that was weird,
but currently, we have Deb

catfishing as Rachel,
temporarily playing as Madelyn,

about to chat up Tierra
who is in fact a guy.

God, I love this place.

I've got to get Tierra
onto the girls' side.

Circle, take me
to a private chat with Tierra.

[TV dings]

[Antonio] Madelyn! You wanna talk?

I wonder what you wanna chitchat about,

'cause you came out scot-free
in that challenge.

Okay, so this is one of the couples.

I wanna be careful
'cause she's one of my targets.

Circle, take me
to private chat with Madelyn.

[Deb] Message,

"Hey, girl."

"So excited to have
another Southern gal here."

"I wanna hear all of your makeup tips."

"I know you're a mom,

and I can imagine
you really miss your baby. Heart emoji."

Even though I'm a mom,
I can't say I'm a mom.

I have to show Tierra
that Madelyn loves kids.

Message, "Hey, girl, hey."

"The best tip I can give
is to always be a blending a*s b*tch."

"Less is always best."

[Deb] "Absolutely.
I miss my daughter so much,

especially today, which is
making cookies with Mommy Monday."

"How do you feel
about the ratings later on?"

Okay, she went right for it.

I have to somehow get across

that Andy's got to go,
and, "Tierra, do you wanna join us?"

Message, "I love..." all caps, "...this."

"I can't wait to have kids one day

and have my own, #..."

[Antonio] "...MakingCookiesWithMommy."
[laughing]

I literally just
made that sh*t up right today.

Oh my gosh, that's... that's good.

"For the ratings... dot, dot, dot,

Rachel, Gianna and I all agree
that Andy has to go."

"#CircleDivorce."

"Us girls all have each other's back,

and there's room
for one more on #GirlSquad."

[laughing, exclaiming]

Okay. Okay.

Her and Andy are no longer a thing?

That has completely changed my thought...
my game process right now.

I absolutely wanna be
a part of this girl squad.

That is three people
who are going to have my back.

Message, "Oh my God!"

"I am here for this girl power!"

"Sign me up immediately!"

"But I'm curious,
what happened with Andy?"

"Side-eye." Oh.

Oh, Tierra.

Let me let you know what Andy did,

and while I'm at it,
we're gonna make Kevin look bad too. Oh.

Did I just join an alliance?
My second alliance?

Message, "I thought Andy and I had
a fire emoji alliance..."

[Antonio] "...until he made it clear

that #BroCode with Kevin
always came before me."

Kevvy. Kevvy. Kevvy. Kevvy.

This is tea.
Madelyn, this is piping hot f*cking tea.

What if Kevin's the nicest guy,

and all of a sudden, I'm like,
"I'm so sorry, Kevin"?

Kevin and Andy?

Do I expose Kevin right now?

I'm just so sorry.

Message, "Shock emoji face. Shut up!"

"Madelyn, I am so sorry that happened."

"Can't believe Kevin was in my DMs."

"This all makes sense now."

I am shook.

I've gotta let her know
we're on the same page, but I wanna know

what did Kevin say to her, so...

Message,

"So excited we're on the same page."

"Kevin is totally sus."

"The #GirlSquad is officially..."

"...complete, now that we have you."

"Tierra, can't wait for more #KikiWithTT!"
[laughing, exclaiming]

Let's go!

Not only are you now mad at Andy,

but now you're a little sus about Kevin!

Now I'm thinking
that Kevin is a little sneaky.

I may have made a bad judgment call
by trying to work with him,

and now, hearing this,
that means he has a target on his back.

My work here is done.

[Garret] A little
green onion razzle-dazzle.

[Buteau] It's afternoon, and the players
are enjoying some rare leisure time.

We all know what that means, right?

[alarm blares]

[all] "Alert!"

Oh man.

This could be a doozy.

Oh no.

-Let's go. I'm excited. I'm excited.
-Let's get cooking.

"-Players, you must now rate each other"!
-"...rate each other"!

[both screaming]

"Rate your fellow players
from first to seventh."

Everyone, just keep in mind,
Andy's the coolest guy on the planet.

We all like Andy, right?
We all need him around.

[Deb] No one can save you.

As long as one of your people
from your alliance was an influencer,

you could feel relatively safe.

Now, it's just, "Nope.
You're at the bottom, you're blocked."

"As a new player,
Tierra can rate, but not be rated."

I've been there, girl.
It's a good feeling. I know.

Say less! Say less!

[both] Circle, take me to my ratings.

[suspenseful music playing]

Circle, let's lock in Madelyn
as my first position.

Madelyn is the only one
in this game right now

that is also putting Andy at number one.

This is gonna be the easiest one.
Obviously, we're putting Madelyn.

I do feel like
Garret and I have connected,

but Darian has continued
to make it very clear

that I am his number one, his priority.

Circle, lock in Jadejha
in my second position.

Her opening up to me
during our private chat meant something.

Circle, let's lock in Rachel
as my third position.

She got her way into the biggest alliance
in this game thus far, and I respect it.

Circle, for third place,
I wanna lock in Andy as my rating.

I reassured my boy earlier.

Hopefully, he's looking out for me.
I'm looking out for him.

-So hopefully that's a good spot for Andy.
-Put Andy in my fifth position.

This whole, like, "Alliance Breaker"

is kind of what's standing out to me
for both Andy and Kevin.

Circle, lock in Gianna at sixth.

Gianna and I are kind of enemies.

We're gonna lock in Kevin
as our sixth position.

-That smile is still k*lling me.
-Smirking b*stard.

Circle, for my seventh-place ratings,
I'd like to lock in Rachel.

One of my game plans was
to break up Gianna and Rachel.

[Madelyn] Circle, lock in Andy for last.

Madelyn and Andy started off so strong.

Like, we were #CircleHusband
and #CircleWife,

but I have to put my feelings aside

and come at this at a strategic angle.

I know that the girls' alliance
has a plan tonight.

I wanna follow through with that plan,

but I need to think about my game
and my game first. So Circle,

I'd like to put Kevin in my last position.

You played me. I'mma slay you.

Okay, Circle...

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

Well, that didn't make me sweat
in various places on my body,

so I feel good about that.

[Madelyn groaning]

Forgive me.

[Kevin sighing]

[ominous music playing]

[Buteau] Ratings done,
and our players are trying their damnedest

to relax and not think
about that upcoming blocking.

[Heather exclaiming]

I'm mega stressy.

[Buteau] I'm not sure it's going too well.

There are people out to get Rachel,
and I just don't know if I did enough

while I was Rachel to, like,
mend her broken relationships.

If Rachel gets blocked,

I... I don't think
I can keep up this Madelyn thing.

[alarm blares]

[all] "Alert!"

Here... we... go.

Oh God. This is... This... [vocalizing]

I'm not ready for this. I'm not ready!

[both] "The ratings results are in."

I'm terrified. This is the first time
I've been vulnerable in a blocking.

I'm not even rated, but my heart
is beating like... [mimics beating]

-We're not going home. No shot.
-No, we will not go out like this.

[both] "Tonight,
there will be no influencers."

Thank the freaking Lord.
The curse of the influencers is real.

"The bottom-rated player..."

"...will be immediately blocked
from The Circle."

Keyword, "immediately."

-[Darian] Doesn't matter where you fall.
-It just matters who's at the bottom.

It usually matters who's on bottom,
Circle, if you know what I'm saying.

The only thing I'm praying right now
is that I'm not dead last.

My name could be
at the bottom of this list.

[Buteau] This is big,
and it's even bigger for our disruptors,

'cause if one of them gets blocked,

the other has to go on
as their new profile.

What in the Freaky Friday
is going on, Circle?

If Madelyn's name is on the bottom,

I'm gonna cry,
and then they're gonna block me.

[Nicky] Let's get it started, Circle.
The anticipation is k*lling me here.

All right. Who got first place?
Who's in first?

Oh. Oh.

I can't. I'm about to pee on myself!

Come on!

[shouting] Holy sh*t!

[shouting] Oh my God!

Yes! That's my b*tch!

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

People love me!

Madelyn is still here,
so I, Debbie, am still here.

Okay!

Good for you, Madelyn.

Good for you.
I told you she'd be a big threat, though.

See? I can do this. I can do this.

I know what I'm doing.

[Madelyn] I still have to worry
about Rachel,

but for Madelyn, that's great. [chuckling]

[Antonio] All right,
number two. Let's see.

Come on. Rachel. Rachel. Come on, Rachel.

[Kevin exhaling]

[screaming] What?!

[Deb screaming]

[Madelyn] Yes!

We're staying! We are both staying!

We did it! We did it!

Oh my God!

Oh, sh...

What!?

How? What has happened?

I still very much
so wanna go back to Madelyn,

but I'm so proud of us.

I could kiss you right now, Rachel!

sh*t has gotten flipped
upside down. [laughing]

Oh! Thank God it's me! [laughing]

Jadejha at third?!

[Darian] The ladies
are on a roll right now.

-[Deb] The guys have gotta be losing it.
-Ladies, ladies, ladies.

[Garret] Oh my God! Oh my God!

Four is good. Four is good, Circle!

Oh man! I'm not on the board yet.

I'm so happy for Garret. I'm happy for me.

Fellas, where are we? Where are the boys?

-[Nicky] Let's go! Let's f*cking go, baby!
-[Jojo] Yes! Yes, baby! Thank God!

My heart literally
was dropping into my nut sack.

There's only two safe spots left,
and there are three guys.

That #Bromance is biting you in the a*s
right about now.

[Deb] One of the boys
are going home, baby!

Bruh!

[Heather] All three of the bros
are in the bottom. [chuckles]

That means only the bros
are looking out for the bros.

My stomach is
in a million knots flipped upside down.

My heart is... pounding.

[groaning] Last three.

Let's go!

I'm so happy! I don't know
what I would've done if he wasn't safe.

I would have cried.

Down to the two
who had Alliance Breaker as their cards.

[Heather] Mm-hmm.

Andy and I.

Kevin, wouldn't be mad
if you kicked rocks back to San Diego

with your freaking surfboard.

This is crazy,
because someone's about to go home.

But it's not me, so... [laughs]

I don't like this.

-It's do or die right here.
-I hope that Kevin's going home.

Ooh, I feel bad saying this,
but I do hope it's Andy.

[Deb] Kevin, Andy. Andy, Kevin.

We're taking over now.

[Deb snickering]

-This is fun.
-This is about to suck either way, man.

The overall feeling of this entire day
has been "I'm going home."

Come on here, Circle. Help me out.

[ominous music crescendos]

-[Madelyn gasps]
-[Jojo] Wow!

[ominous music ends]

[theme music playing]

[theme music ends]