07x08 - Goating Around

[bunniefuu]

[tense music playing]

[Buteau] Ratings results are in,
but these ratings are like no other.

Only the player rated number one
automatically becomes an influencer.

As the disruptor,
Darian has a huge decision.

I gotta pick and choose wisely. Oh!

[Buteau] That's right. In these ratings,
there ain't no prize for second place.

It's a straight race for the top.

Are you done? Are you done here?

Whoa, okay! Oh my gosh,
we're going into ratings.

I don't know who it's gonna be.
I hope it's Madelyn.

And I hope whoever the disruptor is
doesn't like Madelyn.

I hope I land first
so that I can be an influencer.

Ooh! Okay, eighth place.
This is the last place.

This better not be Tierra.
This cannot be TT.

[Madelyn] Last place...

Darian! [laughing]

Whoo!

Our plan is working! You're last!

-[Nicky] What?!
-[JoJo] No! Oh my God, bro. How?

What?! Why is Darian in eighth?

[Antonio] Yes! Darian!

Darian, damn!

[groaning]

I'm just glad I'm the disruptor right now.
I wish I could save myself,

but I'mma have to put my trust
in someone to help me.

Dang! What are you doing?
Why does everyone not like you?

Darian! Darian was at the bottom.

Holy crap!

Oh my gosh, the plan worked.

I did not expect to see his face there.

Of all people, of literally all people
in The Circle, he's dead last.

-Who rated him that low?
-How the hell is Kevin ahead of him?

This cannot be me. Cannot be me.

It might be me, honestly. It really might.

If it's me, I'm cool
with being at seventh instead of last.

I don't wanna be seventh. It's not eighth,
but I don't wanna be seventh.

[gasps, screams] No!

Tierra?! Dang, none of these was Madelyn!

I cannot believe what's happening
right now! I'm not last. I'm not seventh.

I'm not last, but this is not...
This is not good.

That surprises me. I thought she had
more alliances than that.

I'm so thrown by Tierra.
This is me now. I think I'm sixth.

[Madelyn] I've made some enemies today.

I know there's at least two people
who rated me last.

Be Kevin, bro. Please be Kevin.

Madelyn! Okay, that's good.

At least she's not an influencer.

As long as Kevin
ain't an influencer either, we good.

No way! There's no...

Madelyn at sixth!

She went from number one to sixth,
so it's open season.

I'm not shocked by this. I can handle it.

Fifth is a little less scary.
If I'm here at fifth, it's not amazing,

but I'm not bottom three.

Kevin, no!

Kevin was for sure gonna save me.

So Kev is in fifth place.
If I'm Kev, I'd feel good about that.

Middle of the pack.

Oh my goodness.
Does this mean that I'm safe?

Not at all.

-That's big.
-f*ck yeah. That's really big, bro.

A world where he's not an influencer,
or a guaranteed influencer right now,

I'll take it.

[Jadejha] Third is tied?

Oh hell.

Shut up. Shut up.

[Nicky exhales]

[Darian] Wow!

Jadejha and Garret.

sh**t.

I'm not mad 'cause I'm in third,
which is still good.

But I need someone
up there who's gonna save Darian.

Me at three makes me happy.

Jadejha, I like you here,
but I prefer you to be an influencer.

So either I'm an influencer or Gianna is.

[Nicky] First and second position,
let's see.

-Oh sh*t!
-Moment of truth here.

Are you seeing this?

In a perfect world, Rachel will be first,
Gianna will be second.

I trust Rachel more.

Oh my gosh.
If Rachel can make it to this top spot,

that's the most comfortable
I'd feel right now.

Wow, we're frickin' top two again, bro.

Rachel or Gianna. Where y'all gonna be?
Where they gonna put you?

Ooh-wee.

Oh my God, first and second.

[shouting] Oh, let's go!
Let's go! Let's go, Gianna!

-Wow. Wow. Wow, bro!
-Whoa! We're an influencer again, baby!

First people to do it twice, baby.
Talk to us nicer.

And I'm second! Rachel's sec...

Rachanna. Rachanna.

Oh, Rachanna!

Damn it! Damn it!

This is not where I wanna be. This sucks.

Oh, this sucks so much.

I don't think
that I can trust Gianna enough to save me

if whoever the disruptor picks
wants to block me.

I just hope that I don't become
a compromise for Gianna

because she has stronger connections
with Rachel or Jadejha.

I love seeing Gianna in that first spot.

I trust that Gianna
is gonna look out for me already.

Who can I partner with Gianna
that can be beneficial to me?

"The disruptor will make their decision
tomorrow." But we here today.

I'm gonna have frickin' nightmares
all night long, Circle.

So I get to think
about it for real for real!

You just love a cliffhanger, don't you?

[Buteau] We do, K Fern. We really do.

It's bedtime, so the players
are emptying their minds

of all stressful thoughts and preparing
for a peaceful night's sleep.

Nah, just kidding.
They obsessing like hell.

Whoever the disruptor picks,

and Gianna is choosing
who is gonna get blocked tomorrow.

I feel nervous about that.

It had to be Gianna.

-Good job, you. You did good, you.
-You.

I'll see you when I see you.

As the disruptor,
I'mma sleep on it real good tonight,

but it's about to be Dirty South
in this b*tch.

[all] Good night, Circle.

["Love to Hate You" by Erasure playing]

[Buteau] It's a beautiful,
bright Atlanta morning...

♪ I'm crazy flowing over with ideas... ♪

[Buteau] ...but a storm
is headed to The Circle...

[all] Good morning, Circle!

[Buteau] ...'cause by the end of today,
someone will be blocked.

♪ For every Casanova that appears ♪

♪ My sense of hesitations disappears... ♪

[Buteau] There's not a cloud in the sky
for influencer Gianna though.

And for one more influencer

who will be chosen
by disruptor Darian later.

Boy, yesterday was off the chain.

[Antonio] Somebody made a mistake.

Somebody had to have made an error,
and I need to figure out who messed up,

correct their a*s and get things going.

I feel like I have
a couple of pretty decent relationships,

but we're at that point in the game

where "okay, cool" relationships
aren't gonna cut it.

I still don't have any sense of security.

I rocked the boat really hard yesterday.

I think I need
to just stay with the good vibes today.

Try not to piss anybody else off.

My plan to be in the middle is working.

I was third in this ratings.

Bronze medals for now,
so we can take home the gold.

An extra apply of this stuff 'cause...

we know we got
the nervous sweats going on today.

[Darian] Kevin is someone
possibly good to chat with

just to kinda see
where his headspace is right now.

But Madelyn, you know, her strategy
may have worked to a certain extent,

but it ain't over.

I'm the disruptor this morning. [chuckles]

[Buteau] I got a feeling
today's about to get a little messy.

Oh! That lid is not on. [chuckles]

[chill music playing]

[Buteau] And while Darian decides
who the second influencer should be,

the first influencer, catfish Gianna,
gets real about the real-life Gianna

the only way they know how,
over cold cuts.

-How's everything going with you and Gi?
-Everything's going great, bro.

She's getting ready
to go to nursing school,

busting her a*s at the restaurant.

She's a hustler, straight-up hustler, man.

-Yeah, she grinds. She's loyal.
-She's beautiful.

She checks every box
that I'd ever want in a girlfriend,

so I don't think I'll find anybody,
honestly, better than her.

So you know what you gotta do now.
Get the ring, kid.

Pop the ring. I understand
that's in the future, but like...

-...twenty-four.
-Yeah.

[upbeat music playing]

[Buteau] Okay, I love me some ring talk,
but you know what I love even more?

Circle Chat.

[TV dings]

[Darian] "Circle Chat is now open"?

[Nicky] Get in here.

Oh snap!

Pause burrito time.

-Circle, open the Circle Chat.
-Circle, take me to the Circle Chat.

[Buteau] Yesterday,
Madelyn casually mentioned

Andy told her someone in The Circle
was being disloyal, but wouldn't say who.

I got a feeling
this chat could get spicier

than some of Madelyn's pictures. Okay?

I need to be nice and sweet,

because yesterday, in the Circle Chat,

I was stirring the pot. I really was.

And I made some enemies.

So, clearly, we gotta fix some things.

I can be nice, but I'm not gonna be,
like, fake super nice.

Message,

"Good morning, sunshines! Sunshine emoji."

"Gianna, congrats on being influencer."

"#BlueCheckGirly."

Send message.

Thanks, Madelyn. We appreciate it.

[Buteau] How diplomatic, Gianna.

Well, we can tell
who's trying to get on Gianna's good side

based off the first message.

-We should maybe say thank you for that.
-Yeah, definitely.

Message, "Good morning, everyone."

"Everyone" in all caps.
"Thank you. Heart emoji."

"Not gonna lie, being the only influencer
right now feels a little weird."

"LOL. Laughing-face emoji."

It's time for Tierra to go in this chat.
Be fierce, be fearless.

It's time for her to play, it's time
for her to slay. I can't hold back.

I gotta let them know
that, boom, Tierra is here.

Message, "Gianna, congrats, girl!
Exclamation point."

"Madelyn, you mentioned
people not being trustworthy,

and I must say
the ratings are speaking to that."

-"Girl, drop them names? Question mark."
-Tierra said bring it back.

Tierra is not with the BS.
She's trying to get straight to it.

Mother-fricker! Tierra,
I thought we were playing nice today.

The claws are already out.

Message,

"Tierra coming in
with the heat already this morning."

"Fire emoji."

[Kevin] "I think being rated last
speaks for itself."

Oh, Madelyn!

[Buteau] Damn, Madelyn.
Thought we were playing nice.

Oh! She absolutely
is talking about Darian.

[Darian grunting]

Madelyn, Madelyn, Madelyn, Madelyn.

Darian?

Oh man, bro. Nah.

I don't like that.
Darian is very trustworthy.

Madelyn, first, didn't name-drop.

Now it's, "Oh, people are asking me."

"Let me point it at Darian.
He was rated last."

All right, I'mma say it,
and I'mma make some enemies,

but I don't care.

Message, "Dang."

"Gianna girl can't even
enjoy being influencer

first thing in the morning

without people trying to be messy."

-"#GiveItABreak." I love it, Jadejha.
-Love it, Jadejha.

You're backin' up your man.

Darian's been real quiet
in this chat so far too.

I think it's time people know, like...

to stop coming for me.

Message, "#NotBeingMessy."

"#JustBeingTruthful..."

"Dot, dot, dot."

"I was asked the question,
and I answered. #..."

"...NowLetsMoveOn." Talk that talk, Madelyn!

-She's taking a shot at Jadejha here.
-And Darian.

And Da... Not liking that.

That's the way we're going?
People can't trust you.

You should've kept
that same energy yesterday

when you was asked the question,

and you skated
like a figure skater around the answer.

[Darian] I want people
not to trust Madelyn,

and people know
that I had a relationship with Andy,

and obviously her and Andy
had a relationship.

But right now she can't be trusted,
and now she's showing her true colors

'cause she fake as f*ck.

All right, Circle, message,
"Madelyn is being messy."

"Me and Andy had a connection."

"It just shows you
that she's playing a dirty game."

"#CantBeTrusted."

"#FakeAsFuck."

Damn!

-Darian with a frickin'...
-Damn!

...machine g*n fire!

Darian, that literally
doesn't even make any sense.

You have no evidence to back that up.
Like, you're just saying words.

Madelyn did say
she likes to play dirty in her profile,

and I feel like
this was him low-key being like,

"She tried to tell us from the beginning.
Y'all need to pay attention."

[Darian] Kevin playing it
real cool right now.

You know I had his... his back
in the heat of battle,

and he's playing it real cool.

[Kevin] Dude, I almost wanna
just let everybody start duking it out.

Dude, I can't be
on the bad side of anybody,

anyone in this chat right now.

Oh, I'm loving this. Okay. Here we go.

Message, "Darian,

glad to see you finally," in all caps,

"showing some personality."

"Laughing-crying emoji."

"#WhoFakeAF? Question mark."

"#NeedAMirror? Question mark."

Send message.

sh*t! She just took a shot at Darian.

-Ugh.
-Come on, Rachel.

This is a little nuts
having our top ally, Rachel,

taking a shot
at our potential top guy ally, Darian.

Not only that, Jadejha's gonna feel that.

-I know.
-Jadejha's not gonna like that one.

See? Rachel say like, "Glad to see
you finally showing some personality,"

is exactly what Darian said to her
at the very beginning.

I do not forget.

Message, "Darian,
did Andy/Heather come see you or me?"

"It seems like you're just saying words
with nothing to back it up..."

"Dot, dot, dot."

"#YouMakeZeroSense. Period."

Circle, send message.

Oh, I'll be the first to admit,
I'm way too scared to say that.

But Madelyn's not, which is so fire.

Oh man, dude. I think it's...
It's literally like...

-It's tough right now. Yeah.
-...half versus the other half right now.

-And we need to eliminate that other half.
-I know.

[Darian] Circle, message,

"Madelyn, first... first you say
Andy didn't mention names,

and now all of a sudden it's me."

"It's clear you're making stuff up,
and we all know it."

"#WhichOneIsIt." With the thinking emoji.

"#GoodStrategyThough."

Send message.

-That's a fantastic point.
-That is a good point.

Madelyn only started assuming names
and dropping when sh*t hit the fan,

and it seemed
as if she was caught in her bullshit.

[TV whirs]

"Circle Chat is now closed."

This is the same energy as yesterday.
Obviously, we haven't moved past it, but...

and I mean, but I am the disruptor,

and I also get to choose
who can be the second influencer tonight.

[Buteau] Ooh, a shady Circle Chat,

and every single one of them
is ready for battle.

And by battle,
I mean adult arts and crafts all day long.

This is actually looking so cute.

Eyes on the prize.

[Buteau] These players need to de-stress,

except Darian.

Darian's gotta get
the disruptor campaign moving,

and first stop on the trail
is his so-called Circle bro, K Fern.

At this point,
I have a big decision to make

because I'm the disruptor,

and I get to choose
who the second influencer is.

In a perfect world,
Kevin is my number-one bro.

I wouldn't mind putting Kevin up there,
but can I trust Kevin will have my back?

Because he don't have my back
in the chat like that.

Circle, invite Kevin to a private chat.

[TV dings]

[Kevin] Well, well, well,

just like good old times, huh, Darian?

Straight up, I have beef with this dude,

like beef that he doesn't know about
because I don't think he knows

Maddy told me
he's been trying to get rid of me.

Let's see what you have to say.
Circle, open private chat with Darian.

I already know how this dude Darian moves.
I gotta be so careful.

All right, so, Circle, message,

"Kevin, what's up? Madelyn is lying.
I was 100% loyal to the bros. Period."

"Do you believe her?" Send message.

'Cause Kevin, there's no way in hell
you should be believing that.

Oh my gosh.

The bros are back all of a sudden, Darian?
Is that how it goes?

Obviously, what Madelyn and I have
is way stronger

than what Darian and I used to have,
have now, or will have.

We have no clue
who this other influencer is gonna be.

It could be Darian.

I want Darian to feel
like things are all good,

or else he has a reason
to try to send me home.

Circle, message, "Don't worry,

I know you've been loyal to the bros.
Let's be real."

"This all has to be part
of Madelyn's master plan."

Okay, exactly.

And that's what I was expecting
to get out of Kevin.

I feel better knowing
that he's not falling for it.

Madelyn need to go tonight,

and I need to pick someone
in the influencer spot

who's gonna get rid of Madelyn's a*s.

Circle, message,

"I'm also thinking
of a master plan myself. Period."

"How can we get her out of this game,
and who can help us?"

"Question mark. Thinking emoji."

"#CanICountYouIn."

"Eye emojis."

The likelihood
of me putting in a good word

about getting Madelyn out
is basically zero.

I'm just telling Darian
what he wants to hear right now.

In reality, though, am I gonna be putting
this "master plan" into play?

Nah.

Message, "Awesome idea! Exclamation mark."

"100 emoji." Boom! We on the same page.

All right. Circle, message,
"Glad you're on board."

"Let's make it happen, Captain!"

"100! #StillBrosForever."

Boom! Oh!

You're trippin' if I'm trying
to get Madelyn out, Darian.

But we let him think

that we're all on board with this plan.

[exhales]

I like the way
things are cooking up here in The Circle.

[upbeat music playing]

[Buteau] K Fern's right.
Things are heating up,

and they ain't about to cool down
anytime soon. Circle, do your thing.

-"G.O.A.T."?
-[all] "G.O.A.T."?

[bleats]

"Greatest of all time,"
but there's actually a picture of a goat.

"Greatest of all time."
See, even I know what the "G.O.A.T." is.

Circle... what... what
...what's about to happen here, Circle?

♪ Take me to G.O.A.T. ♪

[Buteau] My pleasure, Jadejha.

In G.O.A.T.,
they'll each paint another player...

[Darian] Alrighty!

[Buteau] ...as a goat!

The Circle has sent our apartment artistes

all they need
to bring their creations to life.

[all] "Three, two, one, GOAT!"

[laughing, bleating]

I'm no Picasso,
but I'm about to have fun with this one.

It's gonna get messy.

[Buteau] Yeah, girl.
What Circle game doesn't get messy?

And in this one,

our players can serve the savage
as much as they like 'cause, remember,

these paintings will be
completely anonymous.

Right now, I'm trying to add some red.

That's important
because red signifies that she is bad.

[Buteau] In G.O.A.T., our players
will decide, once and for all,

who is the greatest of all time.

We can throw in a little shot at him
'cause it's anonymous, right?

[Buteau] That's the idea, Gianna.

And as our little
Circle Cezannes get to work,

Madelyn reminds us
all great art is controversial.

[Madelyn] He is gonna hate this,
but I don't care.

I don't mind stirring the pot.
I don't mind being the one that does it.

I love to start drama
and then, like, watch how it unfolds.

I just think that this
is gonna raise a lot of eyebrows,

make people a little bit more cautious.

Hopefully, getting him out of the game
I think would be the best interest for me.

At the end of the day,
I gotta save myself.

Sorry. Sorry. That's the way
it's gonna go right now.

[TV whirs]

[all] "Time's up."

[laughing] This is about to be terrible.

[Buteau] This is about
to be the best part.

Players anonymously upload their work
to the newsfeed,

where they will be seen by everyone.

There you go.

Masterpiece.

[all] "The Goat Gallery is now open."

Let's see what we got, Circle.

There's definitely going to be more bad
in this game than more good. Trust me.

[Buteau] First up,
Tierra's painting of Gianna.

-Aw!
-Aw!

I love it!

Wow, "Greatest heart of all time."

I love you, whoever you are.

-I think she'll be pleased with that.
-This could've come from me.

I mean, yeah,
she's nice and all, but like, good God!

Keep it in your pants, everybody.

Somebody's kissing a*s
because Gianna is an influencer!

We are an influencer today,
so nobody wants to get on our bad side.

Yeah. Big time. Big time.

[Buteau] Now let's see
if Rachel got Jadejha's good side.

"Jadejha."

"Darian defender!" You damn right!

[laughing]
"Greatest Darian defender of all time."

She may be beautiful,
and I'm sure she's a great, great person,

but in this game... [smacks tongue]

...she's keeping her eye on Darian,
and we just can't have that anymore.

This is good.

I'm just so happy
that somebody called out Jadejha.

I hope this hurts you and Darian's game.

[mocking] She just loves Darian.

Bah.

Why y'all comin' for the wifey like that?

Like, what else could they
have possibly said about Jadejha?

All that goes to show
is that I'm a loyal individual.

It does show you
that if Jadejha likes you,

she'll go to w*r for you.
That's why she's one of our top allies.

Big time.

[Buteau] Next is Garret's painting
of Rachel.

Let's see.

"Rachel"!

[Buteau] And we have a Circle first.
Rachel's lost for words. Good job, Garret!

[Deb guffawing]

"Rachel. Greatest man-eater of all time."

-Damn!
-That's a shot.

-That's some good artwork though!
-That's like Mona Lisa by da Vinci.

Yeah, bro. That knife
with the red blood dripping.

-Even the pitchfork with the arm.
-Yeah.

[Buteau] Question, is the goat really big,
or is the person just really tiny?

Rachel has really shown us a pattern
of going against the guys in the Circle.

So this is rooted in truth.

[Buteau] As all great art is.

I don't think it needed
to be that graphic but whatever. Okay.

[Buteau] Now it's time
for Darian's take on Tierra.

Wow! "Greatest instigator."

Oh, wow! "Messy. Two-faced."

"Nosey"?

What do they mean by "two-faced"?

She's not two-faced. She's true-faced!

You just don't like the truth.

But I made my artwork.

This is gonna stir the pot

since we got a lot of pot-stirrers
in The, uh, in The Circle right now.

That's a bold-faced lie.
This is not good for Tierra's game.

-Wow!
-She put a nice rack on her though.

[both giggling]

[Buteau] Okay, Gianna. It's just the goats
that are supposed to be horny.

My biggest fear in this game would be

that somebody paints
a negative portrait of me.

[Buteau] Well, then brace yourself, honey.
Here's Madelyn's G.O.A.T. painting of you.

This seems like a dig.

It does seem like someone was
just trying to hurt my feelings with this.

"Garret. Greatest follower."

Whoever did this is a genius.

Clearly has artistic abilities.

It's me. I did it.

Don't be talkin'
about my bestie like that.

This looks like Garret,
and this is, like, specific

and comes for his throat.

I think Garret's actually
extremely original.

I don't agree with that.

I think Garret speaks his mind
every single time,

but there are a ton
of questions regarding Garret.

There is. There is.

If somebody's goal is to hurt my feelings,
they did a good job.

If there's a silver lining to this...

it's that people don't see my strategy.

People don't see
that I'm playing to the middle.

But I guess, as we get closer to the end,
maybe that doesn't work anymore.

Maybe it is time to play hardball.
Maybe I have been going too soft.

[Buteau] Next is
Gianna's portrait of Kevin.

"Greatest perm"?! Are you trippin'?!

Dude, these are au naturel.
Are you crazy?!

You know,
we're actually throwing you a bone, Kevin.

-We could've destroyed your a*s.
-Yeah.

I didn't know people still got perms.

Okay. Ooh. They calling Kevin snakey.

"Snake? Question mark.
Or not? Question mark."

I mean, we're kind of all wondering
the same thing.

Is Kevin a snake or not?
Is he faking? Is he playing?

If they're saying perm
because of these luscious curls,

stay jealous.

Stay hatin', bro.

[Buteau] Jeez, you got to relax
like your curls, bro.

Now it's time
for Jadejha's painting of Madelyn.

"Greatest fake friend of all time."

[fake crying]

Whoa!

Oh, I did this.
[exclaiming] It's a work of art. [giggles]

[sputtering] This is definitely
not helpful at all.

Oh, they're coming for Madelyn.
"Greatest fake friend of all time."

I mean, I did say
Madelyn can be fake as f*ck.

I hope Madelyn's like, "Who have I...
Who have I been a fake friend to?!"

I'm not too shocked at the liar bit.

'Cause I don't really believe Madelyn
and what she's been saying.

"Liar" is harsh. I mean, that's harsh.

Can't say I didn't see this one
coming for her.

[Buteau] And finally, K Fern's
G.O.A.T. portrait of disruptor Darian.

-"Greatest backstabber of all time"?
-I don't like that.

-He's not a b... That's definitely Madelyn.
-It's 100% Madelyn.

This isn't just backstabber.
This is like king of hell. [laughs] sh*t!

[Kevin laughing]

[Buteau] K Fern's proving
that you don't gotta be the disruptor

to disrupt the game.

Voilà!

He explained himself
and called Madelyn out,

'cause Madelyn was full of sh*t.

-Yeah.
-[Deb] Whoo!

This is getting a little ugly here.

I need this to work
because I want Darian out of this game.

"Thank you for playing."

"Now you're all Goats!"

Thank you, Circle,
for pointing out the obvious.

People are now firing their shots,

speaking their truth,

showing their cards.

Welcome to the game.

Going into this, I felt like
me and Darian were the only two people

who, like, had enemies
and had targets on their back.

But clearly, that wasn't true.

It's not looking good for your boy.

They saying I'm dishonest,
They say I'm stabbing people in the back.

So now I'm like, "Damn!"

I really have to pick someone
that I truly trust,

'cause it can really go any way.

[Buteau] That's The Circle
for you, Darian. Unpredictable.

Like for example, after that game,

who's the last person
you'd expect Jadejha to hit up?

I wanna talk to Madelyn.

I know I've been, like,
not really the biggest fan of her,

but at the end of the day, God forbid,

if Madelyn does
still have it out for Darian,

at least she doesn't feel the need to,
like, come after me to knock him down.

Circle, invite Madelyn to a private chat.

[TV dings]

Oh no, oh no, oh no!

Jadejha has invited me to a private chat.

Me and Jadejha are obviously not friends.

[Jadejha giggling]

Give me strength, Lord.

I'm not good at playing nice
with people I don't like.

Message,

"Hi, Madelyn!"

"I know we haven't had
the best impressions of each other,

and I wanted to get to the bottom of it.
#LetsClearTheAir."

Send message.

[Madelyn] Okay.
Well, you know what? [giggling]

Her message was a lot nicer
than I thought it was gonna be.

If she's here to clear the air,
I can pretend to do it.

I still won't trust her, but...

I need numbers right now.

Message, "Hi!"

"I know that Darian is your
#CircleHusband,

and he has other alliances..."

"...which is why I didn't wanna call him out

when I received the information
from Andy/Heather."

Message, "His responses are
why his name was thrown out there."

"I never expected it to become
#TeamMadelyn or #TeamDarian,

which is where I think
our issues started." Send message.

When I came up with the bright idea
to make some sh*t up,

to stir some sh*t up,

I didn't expect
it was gonna get this frickin' big.

[Buteau] I know, right?

If you could only go around lying
with zero consequences. It's so not fair!

She never expected it to become
#TeamMadelyn or #TeamDarian.

But, girl, you kinda did that to yourself.
All right, message,

"I know everyone thinks

that the only thing I do
is defend Darian..."

"...but I promise
it's so much more than that."

"It's the arguing that triggers me."

"All my life, I grew up
around arguing and violence,

and I know what it feels like
to have no one come to your rescue."

"So now I always feel the need
to be that for other people."

Even if I don't like you
or I don't know you,

if I seen someone
who was getting picked on or bullied,

I always...
I will always step to their rescue.

Well, I feel like
the Wicked b*tch of the West.

"So, my beef has never been with you."

Coming into this private chat,
I thought it was gonna be an argument,

but she's opening up
to me and explaining herself,

and it makes a lot of sense.

Message, "Jadejha,

I know that was tough for you to share,
and I really appreciate that you did."

"Looking back, I know
I should've messaged Darian privately

and given him a chance
to explain himself."

"Clearly, I didn't handle it well."

"I'm so grateful that you've allowed me
to explain myself. #LearningFromYou."

That was better
than what I was expecting, truthfully.

Message,

"That's why I wanted
to come to you directly,

because I think everyone should form
their own opinions of people."

"#WeGoodGirl."

"#FreshStart."

And waving-the-white-flag emoji.

Aw. Jadejha.

Message,

"From the bottom of my heart,

thank you," in all caps.

"White heart."

"Moving forward, I'll do my part
in keeping things #GoodVibesOnly."

"#FreshStart."

Yay! See, that's good.

I feel really, really good
after talking to Jadejha,

and now I see what the hype is about.

She's a great person.

I feel like now
Madelyn has had to face her wrongs

and she's holding herself accountable.
Maybe she'll see just how wrong she was.

[Buteau] Girl, we made progress,
but let's not go nuts.

Now Darian's about to sh**t
the biggest shot of his game.

No, not that one. It's coming though,
and he better not miss.

-[alarm blares]
-[Darian] Oh, "Alert!"

Oh, we have an alert! Oh...

"It is time to select the player you want
to be the second influencer

for tonight's blocking."

"No one will know
that you were the disruptor."

I gotta make a decision.
I have to make a decision right now.

First things first,
I have to ensure my safety tonight

'cause I'm at the very bottom.

I am torn
between my number-one girl, Jadejha,

and my number one bro, Kevin, right now.

If I choose Jadejha, it's like
my safety is 100% locked in.

I feel like she gonna have my back 100%.

Then I have my boy Kevin.
We had a good chat.

We pretty much solidified like, "I know
that you're 100% loyal with the bros."

"That's not changing."

I don't see him
breaking the bro code like that.

Boy, you gotta put trust in people.

This is the epitome
of putting your trust in somebody.

My lifeline is on the line.

Who is gonna have my back right now?
Who is gonna have my back right now?

Oh man.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Buteau] Night has fallen, and our players
are pretending to settle down.

Has Darian made a decision?
I got a feeling we about to find out.

-[alarm blares]
-[all] "Alert!"

Oh, it's the disruptor alert! [laughing]

Okay!

Zen. Zen.

I need some zen for this alert.

Obviously, we're the first influencer.
We were number one.

The question is who's number two.

[all] "The disruptor has chosen
the second influencer."

♪ Who's it gonna be? ♪

-Oh boy.
-Oh boy.

I'm gonna freak out
if you don't say who it is, Circle!

Come on.

"The second influencer is..."

-[blowing raspberries] Drumroll.
-Please be someone that I'm cool with.

-[Deb] "Kevin"?
-[all] "Kevin"?!

[shouting] Oh sh*t! Oh! Oh!

Oh my gosh! No way!

[exclaiming] Yeah, it's official now.

-"Kevin."
-"Kevin."

Whoa! Whoa!

[breathing heavily]

Oh my goodness! You're kidding me.

Whatever. At this point, we gotta adapt.
That's what we here for.

If there was ever a time
to break the ice again

and reconcile some type
of relationship, it's right now.

That wasn't easy, like, you know,
I could've played it real, real safe

and Jadejha been laying, like, real low.

So maybe she wasn't ready
for that extra attention yet.

So who was the disruptor?

Who does Kevin have on his side
that's willing to make him an influencer?

It had to have been Madelyn.

I think Madelyn
must've been the disruptor and chose me.

Kevin's playing a good game.
We gotta look out for him.

Kevin for sure has my back.

I mean, obviously, I'm still nervous,

but this makes me feel a lot better.

The blue check is back, baby.

Yes!

"It's now time for the influencers..."

"...to decide which player to block."

Kevin, round two, kid!

This is a huge decision.

Oh, it is real. Oh, now this is about
to be the moment of truth.

Oh my goodness.

"Gianna and Kevin must go to the Hangout..."

[Kevin] "...to make
their decision." [exhales]

Kevin say he was with the plan.
Now let's see if he can execute it.

Let's see if my master plan works.

[Buteau] Darian's fate is now
in the hands of the Circle gods,

otherwise known as two-time influencers
Gianna and K Fern.

Oh boy. We are back and we are back.

Round two with you-know-who, Mr. Kevin.

Ah!

Back in the influencer Hangout
with my old pal Gianna.

We haven't spoke since the repercussions
of our last influencer chat.

That's true. I feel like
our beef's kinda ancient with Kevin.

By the way, that might be a perm,
could be natural hair.

I am leaning towards perm.
We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Needless to say,

last time I did not leave this room

feeling good about what went down.

So now I know what to expect.

My absolute non-negotiable is Madelyn,

and our number-one target
is none other than Darian.

-[Kevin] Circle, open influencer chat.
-[JoJo] Take Gianna to influencer chat.

[Kevin] Gettin' a little
déjà vu right now.

So, Kevin, let's get it on.

[Nicky] Message, "Hi, Kevin.
Last time was a hard time for us both."

"However, here we are again.
Let's get to it." Send message.

[Kevin] Message,
"Hey, Gianna, sounds good."

-"Let's get going!"
-[JoJo] Let's start with Rachel here.

She's going nowhere.
I think he knows that.

Message, "Let's talk about Rachel."

"You know that's my girl.
She vouched for you to me."

"How do you feel?"

Rachel vouched about me to Gianna

which could be, you know,
the crack in the door we need

to getting a relationship with Gianna.

I think we can go ahead and confirm.

Message, "I know that's your girl,
and I'm happy to hear she vouched for me."

"Rachel's here to stay."
Could not have started better. Love that.

[Kevin] All right.
This is the important one right here.

Madelyn and I have a connection.

I'm gonna put my foot down
and say Madelyn is staying in this game.

Message, "Without Andy,

Madelyn is truly not a threat
in this game."

"Blocking somebody else
would definitely benefit us more."

"Do you agree?"

Madelyn, I have a gut feeling
that I think we both have,

that she's the disruptor,
and she sent Kevin in,

and Kevin's not letting her go.

We'll make it like we have
no question marks about Madelyn.

Message, "I 100% agree."

"Madelyn is not a threat,

and blocking someone else
will definitely benefit us more."

That is so awesome to hear.

Madelyn's safe.

Message, "How about Tierra?"

"I've gotten to know her a little bit.
We've established a friendship."

Send message.

I love how they
only know each other a little bit.

-"A little bit," which is good.
-A friendship, not an alliance.

Message, "She seems sweet,

but I can definitely see
the fierce and crazy side too."

[Kevin] "Let's keep her
on the table for now."

Hmm.

"Let's talk Garret. He does seem genuine."

"However, I do have
some question marks about him."

[Kevin] "He's a little bit
all over the place."

Message, "Garret and Tierra
are off the table."

"Garret and Tierra are off the table."
Who do you think you are?

He didn't even earn his spot here.

-He got it by luck.
-Yeah. Literally.

[JoJo] Here's where it gets tricky.
Message, "Let's talk Jadejha."

"She has been nothing
but a trustworthy person so far."

"I say she stays, and let's be honest..."

"...her and Darian come as a package."

I need to get rid
of this sneaky guy Darian.

Gianna wants to group Darian in

with Jadejha staying,

which is just not
remotely going to happen.

I want to split up
this strong couple alliance.

Message, "If we keep them as a package,

they'll continue to have each other
at number one,

which takes high ratings away
from you," letter U, "and I."

[JoJo] "#ByeByePowerCouple." [exhales]

[Nicky] How do we see Darian as a threat?
He was literally rated last.

Other than each other,
Gianna's their number one.

The last thing I wanna do
is sabotage a good alliance.

No, we can't. Plain and simple.

Message, "If we block
one of them right now,

the other one will be gunning for us."

"Right now, let's have them stay
and focus on Garret and Tierra."

Send message.

No. We're not focused
on Garret and Tierra.

This is our opportunity right here
to get him out of this game.

Message,

"Blocking Garret or Tierra
wouldn't provide any benefits."

"However, comma, with Darian, it would."

"I found out that Darian has been
actively trying to block me for a while,

and I feel betrayed."

"And in the bros chat,
he's been," all caps,

"trying to block you."

"#Traitor."

Send message.

Perhaps a little fib
or white lie at the end there.

She now has a reason
to get rid of him too,

because he's "been trying to block her."

But he... This doesn't make sense.
You said Darian was your boy.

Now you just randomly found out

he's trying to block you
and block us out of nowhere.

-He's trying to block us?
-He's lying.

Message,

"Darian's depiction in the G.O.A.T. game
was literally backstabber. Period."

"If he's been doing it
to me and you, comma,

he's obviously doing it
to other people in The Circle as well."

That could be true. If that's the case,
we have to find that out.

We're not taking your word
after what we've seen you do.

Message, "Based off when we last spoke,
you mentioned Darian and you were close."

"Now he's trying to block the both of us?"

"Why didn't you call him out
in the chat, then?" Send message.

Are you serious?

Kevin, I'm trusting you
as a soldier, big dog.

I'm sending you in for your boy.

I can't go in myself,

so I'm sending you in.
I'm trusting you, Kev.

Look out for your boy.

I wanna ensure Jadejha's safe.

Kevin and Gianna,
I hope y'all make the right decision.

Message, "I wanna make this
a mutually beneficial decision,

and this is the clearest option."

"I'll take all the heat
for this blocking." Send message.

-You're so full of sh*t, bro. Oh man.
-This is the most that anyone could offer.

[Nicky] We're not gonna just blindly say,
"I trust your word. You take the blame."

Literally, an epitome of a rat is someone
who says and does anything to survive.

-[Nicky] Save their a*s.
-[JoJo] You pull sh*t outta your a*s.

Message, "Me blocking Jadejha or Darian
is not beneficial for me, only you."

[Kevin] "Jadejha and Darian are
off the table until proven otherwise."

"Let's move on."

Sorry about it, Gianna.

Message, "Last time we were here,

I blocked my Circle wifey for you."

All caps.

"#Compromise."

You're just not genuine.
I don't trust you and believe you.

He's only here from the disruptor.

He thinks we're a threat

so that's why he's trying
to get us to block Darian,

so everybody else sees us

as having a sh*t word
and our loyalty meaning nothing.

I'm sick of this guy trying
to push the narrative and not budge,

'cause I'll sit here,
be as stubborn as him.

We're going to w*r for Darian.

"I can't trust your word
until you prove it to me..."

-"...by blocking Garret."
-Yeah. Send message.

We already took them off the table.

What are we gonna take, a liar's word?
Hell f*ck' no!

A rat, possibly's, word?

Message,

"Let's come to a decision... Dot, dot, dot."

Send message.

Gianna has gotten her way
in every scenario.

We are not gonna be the ones
to budge here. We'll sit here all night.

[Buteau] Next time on The Circle...

A decision has been made.

[Darian] Oh my God.

[Antonio moaning]

It wasn't an agreement.

-[Madelyn] What do you mean?
-What?

[Buteau] Alliances are shattered.

-Frick!
-Do not try me again.

Who's the source?

Obviously, it's me.

-[Buteau] As more lies are exposed...
-More evidence on this snake!

I kind of feel bad, but not that bad.

Madelyn is convinced she's got me,
but, dramatic pause...

she doesn't.

[Buteau] The Circle gets an upgrade...

-[Nicky] "Incoming video call"?
-[Antonio] What is this?

[Darian] Oh my goodness!

-The stakes get higher?
-No.

I just don't know who to trust.

She basically just said
there are no alliances.

[Buteau] ...as more lies are exposed.

It would suck
to get blocked this close to the end.

Oh my God.

-How're you gonna respond, boo?
-Come at me, bro!

[Madelyn] No!

Oh my gosh! No shot!

[theme music playing]

[theme music ends]