[suspenseful music playing]
[Buteau] Kevin and Gianna are in the Hangout
for a record-breaking third time.
And by the end of this epic third act,
someone will be blocked.
And Gianna is typing.
Please. Come on, Gianna. Type faster.
[Nicky] The player we decided to block is…
So it's someone who would come as a threat to both Kevin and Gianna.
-Oh my God, I can't breathe. -Oh, I'm so nervous.
I know my name is coming up.
Message…
-This is the moment. This is it. -Maybe they see Jadejha as a threat.
[tense music playing]
Dagger to the heart right here.
-[tense music ends] -[TV dings]
[Garret gasps, sighs]
"Garret."
Not my bestie.
Kevin, I wanna stick my tongue in your mouth.
I'm still here.
Oh God. Okay.
[somber music playing]
[TV whirs]
[Garret sighs]
I feel like I might have to go to the cardiologist.
My poor heart has been strained in so many different ways.
Interesting that Gianna said "our game," as if it's one together.
Seems like a sweet guy, but let's be honest.
-We're now-- -This is an individual's game.
We wanna win that hundred grand. Sympathy won't get us there all the time.
And us sticking to our word, we gotta make these tough decisions.
[Garret] The bottom player has been blocked time and time again.
Darian was in the bottom. Andy was in the bottom. I was in the bottom.
Who did I put my trust in that was wrong?
You're all dead to me. I don't trust any of you except Kevin.
You've awoken a beast in me, everyone.
You done fucked up,
putting me in that at risk chat
and telling me your secrets.
One less person out there
actively trying to get K Fern out of this game.
And just like that,
Garret's picture fades away.
[Buteau] That's nice narration, K Fern. What am I supposed to do now?
You know what? I guess I could tee up a you-know-what.
[alarm blares]
[Garret] "Alert."
One last alert, Circle.
"Garret, before you leave, you can meet one player face-to-face."
I've got a couple of people in mind. I mean, this was expected from Kevin.
So part of me kinda wants to just see if he's really who he says he is.
And time and time again, I've said this,
Jadejha has made me feel safe in this game,
in a safe space kind of way.
[sighs] There's Rachel.
I like Rachel,
but I don't think Rachel sees me as the ally I thought she did.
Gianna, now that's someone I'd really consider going to see.
I sent her at the top of my ratings time and time again,
and then here she is the one blocking me.
I think I know who I'm gonna go see.
But first, I need to change.
[alarm blares]
-[Antonio] "Alert!" Oh God! -[all] "Alert!"
[Jadejha] Just give a girl a break, would ya?!
No!
Another alert?!
[Jadejha] "Garret has been blocked from The Circle."
It's a sad, sad day in Jadejha land.
I wish I could say that I'm sad to see him go.
[Garret] All right, let's do this.
[Antonio] "Garret is on his way to meet one of you now"?
[Deb] Is this finally our time?
Are we finally gonna be met?
[Buteau] I feel like we about to find out.
[tense music playing]
I cannot meet this dude Garret with sweaty pits.
I'm so sad,
and now I gotta clean up, just in case my bestie come sees me.
[Nicky] We don't need shirts for Garret. His profile picture was muscular.
Garret will appreciate the physique.
Next thing you know, the dude walks in with 15 puppies in his arm.
-He's gonna think I'm a nerd. -All right.
[tense music crescendos, ends]
-Hi. -Garret?
What the hell?
[Deb] Oh my God, Garret.
You're gorgeous, baby.
-Oh my God. You look so… -[TV whirs]
-[Deb] Oh my God! Had to-- -First of all, what's your name?
-Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Debbie. -Hi, Debbie. I'm Garret.
-Okay, and you are everything you said? -Yeah.
-I was basically being myself as 26. -Who's Rachel?
Rachel is, um, one of our family's really close friends.
I did not put you last. You know I didn't. You know I didn't.
[Garret] Where did you put me?
-Fourth. -You were second for me.
Here, sit down for a second. I have to tell you, I did cry too.
I was… I cried for me, but I cried for you.
Okay. So Madelyn, she said to me,
"I think we should put Garret last," and literally you popped in.
I was like, "Oh my God, I gotta go--" She's like, "Don't forget."
"Don't tell Garret you spoke to me." I said, "I won't"
First of all, Madelyn came to me yesterday to, like, squash things.
She said, "I've got your back."
-She said that. -Yeah.
Like, but even fourth. Why? Where was Kevin?
-Do you remember the lifeguard question? -Yeah.
He got it wrong. Because I'm a certified lifeguard.
So I said,
"You put me as number one to keep me in this game,
I won't tell anyone."
He said, "Can you help me with my game?"
And I said yes, so I put him second.
[laughing] I did not think he was gonna be an influencer.
-To be honest… -You did do that. That was you.
You did that.
I thought everyone else would rate him last.
I actually thought they'd block Jadejha.
That's what I thought they were gonna do. What is happening?
Is Kevin controlling this whole thing, like…
-Yes. -Right?
There's no way he and Gianna do not have some level of an agreement.
I will say going from fourth to third to last and to blocked is tough.
Please, please know I was constantly like, "Oh, I just love Garret."
[Buteau] Ooh, that was a lot of tension. Let's check in on the other players.
He ain't coming to see me, and that is fine by me.
Let's go to bed.
This is like, literally the story of my life.
You can never enjoy it, 'cause you're always losing people.
[Buteau] Nah, that's just the story of The Circle, honey.
And back in Rachel's room, they're getting into it.
-[Deb] You were a circus performer? -[Garret] Yeah.
I was an aerialist in New York for seven years,
but I, um… I moved a few months ago.
I actually live in Dubai.
And the last six months of my life have been so hard. [exhales]
-Tell me. Come here. No, come here. -[Garret cries]
-What's wrong? Tell me. It's okay. -It's just…
So this was a really exciting experience, and I'm so grateful.
But it's just been a very isolating year. [sniffles]
This has been so easy to live alone, because I've been so alone. [cries]
Now I appreciate you, and I'm obsessed with you.
I wanna know, like, more.
So what do you do? You live in Pittsburgh?
You live in Pennsylvania somewhere? From Staten Island?
I'm from Staten Island. I live in Pittsburgh. Um…
So here…
Um…
-So this is my family… -[Garret cries, sniffles]
Um…
and, um…
I'm sorry. I know.
-It's not that. It's… -[Garret laughs]
So, um, this is Andrew.
He is, uh, 20.
Jason is 22.
And, um…
[sniffles]
…this is Jonathan…
-[Garret inhales] -[Deb] …who…
is forever 22.
Oh!
He, um, died. So…
[sad music playing]
…um,
that's why I said what I said in that message.
Right? You get through.
Bad things are gonna happen. So that's where I am.
So I will promise you this.
I love being everybody's mommy.
-I know you have your mommy here too… -Yeah.
…but who doesn't need an extra mommy, right?
-We all need an extra mommy. -[sniffles]
And I feel really stupid now
that I should've done what I wanted to do and move you up.
I thought putting you in the middle was gonna do it.
This is a much harder game than I expected.
-You're crushing it though. -No, no, I mean, like, emotionally.
But if you're ever in Pittsburgh, promise you'll come stay with me.
Of course.
[Garret crying]
Don't be so…
[Deb crying] Okay. I don't want you to leave.
You know what though?
[Garret] I'm so grateful that I chose to come see you.
-This isn't goodbye. It's see you soon. -No, no, you're part of my family now.
-I'm pissed at you… -[laughing]
…but I appreciate you.
-[Garret] I'm so grateful. -[Deb] All right, I'm sorry.
I know this makes it even worse. I knew I'd fucked that thing up.
[Garret] Please kick ass.
You were more convincing than any of these 20-somethings.
You are smart. You are doing amazing. Please win for me.
Vengeance will be mine.
It better be.
-Oh, honey. -I'll see you soon.
-Love you. Love you. -[kissing sound] Love you.
All right. I'm gonna cry some more.
[Garret crying]
[Deb crying]
[Buteau] That may have been the most emotional meet yet.
But Rachel has dried those tears
and is now in full-on Circle John Wick mode…
[Jadejha groaning]
[Buteau] …if John Wick wore a fuzzy bathrobe.
I believe Garret. I knew he was a good guy.
They're all going down.
I was able to leave the Hangout blocking a player that was targeting me
and creating an absolute power team.
Kevin went from our arch-nemesis to potentially our strongest ally.
Let's call it what it is. I can't wait to cross the finish line with him.
One hundred percent.
Now, I have no one that I actually trust in The Circle,
so now everyone is on my hit list.
-Goodnight, Circle. -Goodnight, Circle girl.
[Buteau] I really hope y'all do have a good night.
We'll see.
["Enola Gay" by Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark playing]
♪ Enola Gay Should have stayed at home yesterday… ♪
[Buteau] It's the morning after a blocking, and around here,
that means breakfast comes with a huge side order of strategy.
-[all] Good morning, Circle. -[Deb] Good morning, Circle bitches.
At least with Kevin, you know what type of game he's playing.
So he's not a threat. But Gianna… Gianna's been playing all of us.
Gianna was an influencer both times
that two of my strongest alliances got blocked.
I sincerely, sincerely hope
that I'm the one that gets to send her home.
If Garret was telling the truth, and I believe him,
people are playing a dirty game out there.
I know Madelyn and I haven't talked in a while.
I need to re-establish the relationship
and also tell her that I wanted to keep her in here
and that's why we put Garret up for elimination.
[JoJo] Garret's gonna maybe say something to stir it up on his way out the door.
Someone had to go,
and our allies definitely feel comfortable with Gianna in a position of power.
[Deb] Forget about stir the pot.
I'm gonna spill the contents out of the pot, stomp on it,
and then break the pot.
[Buteau] Damn. Whatever is in that coffee ain't strong enough, sis.
-[TV dings] -[Madelyn gasps]
Oh my gosh. Okay. "The newsfeed has been updated."
[moaning] I know what this is.
-Circle, take me to the newsfeed. -[Nicky] Take us to our newsfeed.
[TV whirs]
[both] "Garret has left a message for The Circle."
We're about to see if Garret is really Garret.
[Antonio] Is he real? Is he fishy?
I don't know.
[all] Circle, play Garret's message.
Ugh, this just made my stomach hurt.
Hey, everyone. It's me, Garret.
-[Jadejha screaming] -[Kevin] Oh snap!
I am the circus acrobat.
I am the cat dad. I am the crybaby. [giggles]
-Yay! -I came into The Circle as myself.
I haven't always been comfortable with who I am,
but now I am so proud of the person that I've become,
and I wanted to share that with all of you.
[Antonio] Love that.
My strategy coming into The Circle was to play to the middle.
I didn't wanna be perceived as a game player…
-We could tell you that much. -…and it was really working.
I felt like I was executing it well,
so imagine my surprise when I'm sat here now.
The influencers chose to get rid of me because it was a threat to "our game,"
according to them.
[Antonio vocalizing]
But the trend is the influencers just get rid of whoever is at the bottom.
Yeah, of course.
It just happens that everybody at the bottom is trying to get me out!
How am I, or anyone else at the bottom of the ratings, a threat to your game?
-Ooh, that's true. -[Garret] What game are you playing?
I don't have any regrets.
I love the game I played.
I had such an amazing time,
and I'm so excited to hug some of you at the finale.
Oh my God.
Why did y'all make my bestie cry?!
We had to do what we had to do.
We were in that spot once again and can't make everyone happy.
We can't keep everyone here, so…
So I'm really sorry it had to be you, Garret. I really am, man.
Oh my gosh. We're probably going to get torn apart in the morning chat,
but it wouldn't be a Circle Chat if Kev didn't catch heat.
Someone's going to have to turn on Gianna, and I really want it to be me.
Getting Gianna out after she thought she was weakening my game…
Oh, I might cry tears of joy.
[Buteau] Her husband blocked and now her bestie?
Yeah, Jadejha coming for everybody.
[TV dings]
[Kevin exhaling deeply]
[all] "Circle Chat is now open."
-Oh Lord, here we go. -Let's get down to business.
Oh my gosh!
I feel like the influencers are in some hot water right now
after what Garret said. Circle…
…take Gianna to the Circle Chat.
Let's do this thing.
Maybe Rachel can say something about Garret. Throw it out there first.
Message, "Hey, Circle."
"Tough night, but at least I got to meet Garret in person."
"He is truly one of the sweetest, nicest people."
"And a heart emoji."
Send message.
-So he went to see Rachel. -He went to see Rachel.
I didn't expect that.
They must've had something that I wasn't aware.
And Rachel came to me and got me to rate Garret low.
I think that Rachel is kind of a liar.
[Kevin] Message,
"Garret seems like a nice dude. It was a tough decision."
"Understand we wanted to keep you all here for a reason."
[Madelyn] "A blocking had to be made. Sad face emoji."
I mean, I think that it's true.
Like, everybody is gonna be mad at you for any decision that you make.
Great message, Kevin. A decision had to be made,
and we gotta look out for ourselves at this point.
Message, "OMG."
"I hope Garret still wants to hug me. Crying face emoji."
"These decisions are getting tougher and tougher."
Girl, shut up.
-Shut up. -Classic Gianna response though.
She wants to seem like the good guy in everybody's eyes. Not surprised.
All right. So Gianna and Kevin are on basically the same page.
Gianna's gotta get the message that I'm not thinking Rachanna's over.
Message,
"Gianna, I can't believe you've had to do this over and over."
"I know it must've been hard on you. Heart emoji."
So she knows.
-Damn frickin' straight, Rachel. -Thank you, Rachel.
Oh my gosh!
Gianna can do no wrong.
Last night in the at risk chat,
an uprising was started against the influencers.
She was just trying to overthrow Gianna literally yesterday,
but then now, she still needs Gianna on her side
because Gianna is playing this game very, very well.
[Deb] Message…
[Madelyn] "I now know one of you has been controlling everyone, and I feel used."
I cannot wait to see the reaction.
Everyone's gonna wonder, "Is Rachel talking about me?"
I want Gianna to please worry,
like, that I need to know that you're not using me.
I don't know, but I want everyone to be like,
"What does she know? What's going on?" and then come to me.
Who is she talking about?
Is Rachel coming for me? Because I will out her right now.
Message,
"Rachel, I am so confused right now."
"You were the one who brought up Garret's name yesterday…"
"…when you were talking about who should be rated last." Ooh, shade!
"#CheckYourself."
-Oh sh… -She just sent a shot!
Oh boy.
Oh my God. I'm freaking out.
I don't feel great about having to call Rachel out,
'cause I do think Rachel has more alliances than I do.
Oh, Madelyn.
I gave you too much information, and you used it against me.
Coming for you, Madelyn.
Message, "Madelyn, you," in all caps, "reached out to me."
"You suggested Garret."
"For the record." All caps.
"But you seem to have been involved with every decision of every person
who has been blocked. #DontTryMe."
Send message.
Ooh! Ooh.
Sweet, sweet Rachel is going in right now.
Rachel is literally on, like, this destroy Madelyn tour,
which is, you know, the same tour I'm on, so that's good to see.
I wasn't close to Garret. I didn't really have an alliance with him.
Rachel should feel bad, and I need everybody to start seeing that.
Message,
"Rachel, you brought up two names, and Garret was one of those…"
"Dot, dot, dot."
"You were the one with a strong alliance with Garret,
not me."
Oh shit. It's getting nuts.
This is what I mean. I can't trust nobody. I can't trust none of y'all.
Message,
"Madelyn, I was just playing the game."
"I threw out names wanting to see where you would go with them."
"You chose, not me."
"I feel good about how I'm playing. Do you?"
-Wow, that shit hit the fan quick! Yeah. -They're beefin' right now. Hard.
[Madelyn] Message, "Rachel… Dot, dot, dot,
isn't your strongest alliance with Gianna?"
"If that's true,
why did you agree with Garret to target the two influencers next?"
"I did not agree to that."
"Period!"
Send message.
I'm definitely Rachel's target
since I just outed what was talked about in the at risk chat.
This is not how I expected today to go.
Boom! Yeah, Madelyn!
Go ahead. Say that.
That was me trying to play you that you would think I'd go after Gianna.
I'm gonna leave that alone. I want you to sweat it out.
That's a good point, Madelyn. However, we do not trust your word over Rachel's.
You're probably here just to deflect the question again.
Everyone has been here way longer than Tierra.
Tierra is now the outsider.
She has to tread softly here in the Circle Chat.
Message,
"The game is getting real. The decisions are getting hard."
"#TheGameIsOn."
Send message.
The game has been on.
I mean, it's true, Tierra. It is a game, and we all have to play a game.
This is tough because I was also played by Gianna.
[exhaling] Okay.
Message, "It's clear this game has been cutthroat."
"These players were targeted for a reason."
"My two strongest alliances… Dot, dot, dot."
"#NotACoincidence."
Send message.
Jadejha,
your two strongest alliances were at the bottom of the ratings.
We've been fighting tooth and nail for Jadejha in every chat,
and she throws us under the bus in front of the whole Circle Chat?
I don't like that.
If we wanted you gone, we wouldn't have targeted your alliances.
We would've targeted you and made sure you were blocked.
That's what Kevin did want yesterday. And we fought for you.
People still have it out for Kevin,
but I'm also trying to get people to have it out for Gianna
without making it extremely clear that I have it out for Gianna.
[Buteau] Okay.
How can we still give Jadejha the benefit of the doubt now?
-We can't. We plain as day can't. -We can't.
She called us out. We should straight-up tell her.
[Nicky] Message, "Jadejha, I've been in the position of influence
multiple times now and made sure you were safe."
"I can't save everybody."
Rachel's shootin' at Madelyn. Jadejha's shootin' at us.
This was bound to happen. Hey, we're here for it.
We're gonna address Jadejha right here as well.
Message, "Jadejha,
the last two blockings were people that were last on the ratings. Period."
"The majority of people rated them low."
"#NumbersDontLie."
Send message.
It's not the numbers lying that I'm worried about.
Everyone's been attacking you for days, yet you still became an influencer.
-Thank you, Kevin. -Honestly, Kevin, thank you, bro.
I never thought I would be saying it.
Kevin, that's a dumb strategy.
They're not a threat to you.
Jadejha is actually going to try
to chop my head off with this next message.
I know it.
[Jadejha] Message, "It's not the numbers lying I'm worried about."
"How much of a threat is the very bottom?"
"Everyone had it out for you,
yet you still became an influencer three times."
Oh, Jadejha! Truth bomb.
Yes! People, put it together.
People are being used.
I'm not gonna give in to that.
This is seriously a trap.
We're all playing the same game here, people.
Sorry that I'm at the top right now.
[TV whirs]
"Circle Chat is now closed."
I'm glad. The last message always hits the hardest.
Overall, I think Madelyn is digging herself a grave.
People are being caught in their lies, and this is good for Tierra.
They gotta be questioning Rachel. Let's be honest. I mean, Rachel just…
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom…
kept throwing things out there.
People probably don't believe me because of stupid-ass Rachel.
I knew Rachel been playing me.
I've been sitting back, being nice the past couple days.
That was a mistake.
Jadejha, you really had some balls comin' at us just now.
And you might've just screwed yourself out of the last ally you have left.
[Buteau] While the others soak up that last chat,
Jadejha has come up with the master plan.
It just relies on the other players being small, plastic,
Periwinkle-colored dominoes instead of actual people.
[Jadejha] I'm gonna get Gianna out first.
Then I'm gonna easily take out Rachel and Kevin,
and then boom!
Tierra and Madelyn.
I'm the last one standing.
[Buteau] But other than that, it's foolproof.
All right, one down. The one I got real good being Gianna.
Ooh!
[scoffs]
Ooh!
Who could be comin' after Gianna?
-Potentially Jadejha. -Yeah, 'cause she's salty.
Last one standin', baby.
[funky music playing]
[Buteau] While Jadejha's focused on knocking people down,
Gianna's thinking about building someone up,
her fellow Staten Island catfish, Rachel.
The most important thing, us being on the same page with Rachel.
I have way more faith that Rachel would tell the truth before Madelyn.
-Never know. -[Nicky] Could have a secret agenda.
Circle, invite Rachel to a private chat.
-[TV dings] -[Deb] Aah!
[spitting noises]
"Gianna has invited you to a private chat." Let's go.
Damage control.
Circle, take me to the private chat with Gianna.
Message,
"Hey, sis. That was intense!"
"How are you feeling? Question mark." Send message.
[Deb] I'm gonna answer how I was feeling, and I'm gonna jump right in.
Message,
"I'm so glad you want to chat."
"I have so many feelings."
-So do we, Rachel. -So do we.
[Deb] I'm not gonna lie. I'm gonna tell you what happened.
Message, "Gianna,
I want you to know from day one I've had your back
every step of the way, and I still do today."
"#AnyTea from the influencer chats you've been having?" Love that.
Perfect. Perfect.
We told Kevin we would vouch for him to Rachel,
and we're not going over the top.
We're not exposing the secret alliance we do have with Kevin.
Yeah, that can't happen.
But we're telling Rachel the exact truth, which is he made sure she was safe.
He did. We were surprised by that.
We were surprised by that, and I think Rachel will appreciate that.
Oh, for sure.
Message,
"Your loyalty was never in question. I'll always have your back."
[JoJo] "I know Kevin has a ton of question marks."
"However, he doubled down on you staying last night."
"I was fully prepared to go to battle for you and, surprisingly,
I didn't have to."
Send message.
[Deb] So Kevin defended me,
probably because I'm the one who asked the question about the lifeguard.
I think I have a way to tell her I know he's not who he is without…
Oh my God. Without breaking my promise to Kevin.
Okay. Okay. I have to really think about this.
Message,
"I was hoping Kevin would have my back."
[Nicky] "He and I had a couple of really great chats."
"I'd like to feel like I can trust him."
"Do you feel like we can?" Oh, wow.
Wow, wow, so she's putting it in our court here.
I did not expect Rachel to really, like, vouch for Kevin here.
I thought she'd say, "I do not trust him whatsoever."
I know.
That's actually big for our alliance with Kevin there.
Message,
"I think we should be skeptical, but based off what we've both seen…"
"…I think we can trust him, at least for now."
I like the answer.
Kevin's secret stays in the vault.
Message,
"How are you feeling about Jadejha?"
"I was taken aback when she took a shot at me."
"I made sure she was safe
every time I was in a position of influence." Send message.
[Deb] Message,
"One hundred…" And do the 100% emoji.
"I'm with you."
"As for Jadejha,
she lost all of her alliances, and you had to help make that decision."
"Right now, she's thinking with her heart and not her head."
All right, I agree.
We need to see where the hell Rachel's head's at on Madelyn.
Madelyn ended the Circle Chat with a bang.
Let's be honest, the last two people that she wanted out, they're gone.
Message, "I agree about Jadejha."
"I want to be on the same page with you."
"Madelyn clearly likes to stir the pot, and let's be honest,
more than one person feels used by her, including me."
[Deb] "Madelyn's agenda is clearly exposed."
"It makes sense if we both rate her last."
"We can't trust her. Rachanna forever."
She's not asking me about what Madelyn said.
I don't think I need to address that.
Message, "Look out, Madelyn."
"#RachannasComingForYou."
"Three heart emojis."
Send message.
I love how this conversation went. I don't think Gianna's playing me.
I don't, I don't, I don't think I would be here without Gianna.
I love you, Rachel.
You're goddamn right Rachanna's going for you, Madelyn!
You're damn right! Buckle up and get ready!
It's gonna get nuts.
Let's go!
[Buteau] Blissfully unaware that Hurricane Rachanna
is about to blow the roof off The Circle,
Madelyn is upstairs sitting on it.
And with the finale in sight,
Jadejha wants to scale the heights too,
so she's setting up a chat.
Circle,
invite Tierra and Madelyn to a group chat.
[TV dings]
-"Jadejha's invited you to a group chat"? -Jadejha has invited me to a group chat?
I'm so scared to see who's in this group chat.
Circle, open the group chat.
[Madelyn] Tierra?
I don't trust Tierra.
I feel like Tierra is on Rachel's side,
so I don't feel good about this group chat.
Message,
"Look, y'all, my alliances have fallen."
"Historically, those who are at the bottom end up getting blocked."
"So we need to make sure that the ones who were at the top of these ratings
are at the bottom this time."
"You two have both been in the middle of mess but have been honest with me."
"Let's get focused before we're next."
Okay, she is absolutely right. We can be next on the chopping block.
After Jadejha came to me a few days ago, I have liked her since.
Message,
"I'm going to be #FullyTransparent right now."
"I went to Rachel yesterday and asked who she thought should be blocked."
"She said Jadejha or Garret."
Wow!
"I feel like she has been trying to set me up
and make me look like the bad guy."
Rachel, Rachel, Rachel!
Tierra needs to decide what's best for her, game-wise.
Right now, here are two people.
We make a team of three, and I think this may be a good move.
Message, "I'm gonna be real."
"Rachel is a gamer…"
[Madelyn] "…but Jadejha is right."
"I think we could be next. It's time I put my game first."
"How do you ladies propose we move forward? #CircleOfTrust."
So now that I know Madelyn is definitely anti-Rachel,
that's good.
But I need her to also be anti-Gianna.
Message,
"The way I see it, everyone knows what type of game Kevin is playing."
"The real danger is Gianna."
I thought everybody loved that girl.
"She made a power move by blocking two of my biggest alliances…"
[Madelyn] "…both of which she had a good relationship with."
"Both Gianna and Rachel need to go. #CircleOfTrust."
I want to be able to trust them, but I don't know if I do.
Message, "Kevin being influencer three times is wild."
"I feel like Rachel was his secret soldier."
"Gianna's well-liked, rates highly, yet I see no blood on her hands."
"She is a threat."
"#TargetsLocked."
That's the thing. She's been keeping it squeaky-clean.
Gianna is low-key a backstabber,
and she's been doing a damn good job of hiding it, but I've realized now.
Message,
"We need to make sure we're not at the bottom
by voting each other high in the next ratings."
"Rachel, Gianna, and Kevin…"
"…do not deserve a shot at 100K."
"#LetsDoIt."
I'm game. You know what? Tierra's down ho for the talent show.
Message, "This is our shot at a fighting chance."
"#CirclesAngels."
"#LetsDoIt."
I'm not about to sit here and say
that Jadejha and Tierra are gonna be rated my number one and my number two,
but I'm doing whatever needs to be done.
If that means making the girls feel good
and making it seem like I have their back, then sure, I'll do that.
Message, "Y'all have my word."
"We're gonna look good at the top of the ratings. #GirlGang."
"White heart emoji."
"#LetsDoIt."
This is one of those, like, just straight-up genuine conversations.
Not one of those where, like, I'm about to be like,
"They said they'll rate me high, but I'll rate them low."
I think all players in here, we have the same goal.
My goal right now is to make it to the final five,
so I'm not really trusting anyone.
[chill music playing]
[Buteau] We're about to see if K Fern's gonna achieve the goal
he's been working on all day.
That's a lot, a lot, a lot of pasta.
[Buteau] He's escaped a blocking, been influencer three times
and made it nearly to the end.
But honestly, I think this is K Fern's finest achievement.
[Kevin] Mm-hmm.
[TV dings]
[JoJo] "Incoming-- Incoming video call"?
-[Antonio] What is this? -I don't know what this could be.
"Incoming video call."
[Buteau] I'll tell you what's going on. The Circle's had an upgrade.
Our players are about to see her brand-new interactive feature.
-What?! -Who is the video call from? [giggling]
Oh my God, do I look okay?
Who's calling me? Who's calling me? Who's calling me?
So excited, bro. Is this a connection to the outside world?
[Buteau] And K Fern's about to be the first to test it out.
Circle, take me to this video call.
[TV whirs]
-No way! Wait! -[laughing]
Surprise!
[Kevin] You're kidding me!
Oh my gosh!
Dude, I miss you guys hella!
Well, tell us a little about what's going on.
It's been a wild ride.
Your son K Fern has been an influencer three times.
-[man] Oh, there you go. -Yeah!
We're very proud of you. You've worked very hard.
-Thank you. -And you're on the anchor leg.
-Thank you, guys. -Everybody's pullin' for ya.
-We all here at home. -That means the world to me. For real.
Thank you so much, guys.
You know, at the start, it was, like, all fun and games,
just super excited to be here.
And then I had a, uh, chat with one of the people in the game
about, like, family-type stuff.
And you guys are gonna think that I'm a crybaby,
but I started tearing up, and I was like,
"Dang, like, my parents seriously have sacrificed way too much
and worked way too hard for me to just come here and lollygag
and not go to work."
I've been having fun, but also locked in and focused.
-You set yourself up for success. -Absolutely. You're the one who did it.
[man] Yeah. We know you're gonna make it all the way to the end.
Yes, sir. That's the Fernandez way, baby. I'mma make it happen.
All right, goodbye. Love you guys. Hope to see you guys soon.
Love you too and miss you, and, uh, we wish you all the success there.
We're rootin' for ya, buddy.
Damn, I love those people so much.
I gotta win this.
[Buteau] Next up for an unexpected call is Jadejha,
who's about to speak to her dad.
Circle, accept call.
Aw!
Hey, baby girl.
-Hey! -How are you?
What?!
-Aw, I miss you. -I miss you too!
-How are you doing? -I'm having fun. I'm getting it done.
I'm at the finish line, basically.
I just gotta go ahead and cross it and bring home 100K.
-Hey! Hey! -Hey!
[both laughing]
So…
I met a guy here in the game.
His name is Darian, and…
we're gonna get married. [chuckling]
Say what?
I mean, technically, we already got married,
but we gonna get married in real life. [chuckling]
And he said if I wanna have six kids, we can have six kids.
I'm not about this getting married before he holler at me, 'cause…
He gonna do that. It's okay. He said he gonna do that.
We 'bout to start off on the wrong foot, 'cause…
[both laughing]
So this was great.
Thank you for calling me.
-I can't believe this. I'm proud of you. -Aw, thanks!
And I miss you.
[kissing sounds]
-I love you so much. I love you so much. -I love you too.
[Buteau] Next up, Tierra aka Antonio
is about to have a one-on-one with herself.
[screaming] Tierra!
[Tierra screaming, laughing]
-Oh my God! -How's it going?
It's crazy here!
Crazy, but we're killin' it.
-I know, right? I can't wait to see you. -I've cried a lot in here…
[sputtering]
When you get into it, and the emotion of it all,
you just have to react and I just… That's what I've been, you know?
[fake crying]
How are you doing as just Antonio though? How are you doing, like, as you?
Being in here as a catfish,
I came in here because I felt there was this male beauty mold
that I just could never fit.
There comes a time where you have to make your own mold and just live in it.
But I want you to know that you're who the people are coming to see, honey.
Like, you didn't even need me.
Once they get to actually meet you, see you, being around you,
it's gonna be stuck with you.
I doubted myself so many times of doing this because of what I look like,
and what you did do is you helped me take a risk,
and go out there and take the leap.
And I thank you for that because I think from that I've become a better man,
a better person and, overall, I'm absolutely starting to just love me.
[Buteau] Aw!
Let's see if Madelyn gets motivated when she gets a call from her family.
Hey!
-Oh my God, I'm crying already! -[family laughing]
-How's it going? -Oh my God, I miss y'all so bad!
[woman 1] We're so proud of you!
Okay, I have to tell y'all what I've been struggling with the most.
[woman 1] Tell us.
Do y'all remember in middle school when I would fight with all my friends,
and we would all talk behind each other's back?
Yes.
-That's happening now. -[family laughing]
Hey, this is your chance to heal your childhood trauma,
heal your inner child.
I know. I came in here playing myself
because I wanted to be myself and be authentic,
but I've also, like, had to do some sneaky things.
So then it's, like, making me feel like I'm a shit person.
I personally got someone blocked,
and then they came to visit me,
and she was so nice.
It's just I don't know what my best move is moving forward.
Like, do I play strategically and not care about people's feelings?
It's okay if you hurt people's feelings for now. You can apologize later.
-It's a game. Everything's good. -[woman 2] This show was made for you.
There's no way you're not going to win.
You are batshit crazy, and this is your time to shine.
[Madelyn laughing]
-I love y'all, and I miss y'all so much! -[man] l Iove you too.
-I love you. Bye. -I love you.
[exclaims]
I'm like crying tears of joy right now.
[Buteau] Looks like that made Madelyn's day. Time for Gianna's call.
And yes, of course, it's gonna be who you think it's gonna be.
-[JoJo] Yo, Gi! What's up? Oh my God! -[Nicky] Yo! What up, Gi?
I've missed you guys so much. Oh my God. I could start crying right now.
[Nicky] Oh my God, I miss you, Gi!
[JoJo] Babe, I miss you… Oh my God.
You don't understand, seeing your face, what it's doing for me.
Oh my God. Oh my God. Okay. I'm shaking.
You need to fill me in. Tell me the whole thing.
So far, no one's accused us of being a catfish.
We've raised no red flags.
-[Nicky] Yeah. -We are the most powerful force by far.
We're three-time influencers.
No fuckin'…
Three-time influencers.
Let's go! Oh my God.
-We're doin' you proud. -I miss you so much.
-[JoJo] Here come the waterworks. -Stop.
It's crazy. We've never been apart from our parents this long,
and we've never been apart, not speaking for more than a few hours.
[Buteau] Catfish twins plus the real Gianna?
I think we can squeeze a couple more in, Circle.
-[JoJo] Oh! -Hello, guys!
What's up? Oh my God!
-How's everybody doin'? -So good to see you.
We miss you guys so much. So great to see your faces.
So our number one ally in The Circle is this girl, Rachel.
-Her mother is from Staten Island. -No way.
We miss you guys so much. All of youse.
[woman] You guys are our world.
You guys just bring life to us every day,
and know in our hearts that you got this.
You got this, and, um, we're so proud of you guys.
[man] So proud of the men youse became.
And, uh, just take it home.
Just be yourselves, guys. Be yourselves. Can't wait to see ya. Love ya.
-We love you so much, Mom. -You got this.
Gi, I love you more than you could ever imagine, and you'll see me soon.
Let's hear it that you can do this.
-[JoJo] We can do it, Pop! -[Nicky] We can do it!
-[man] You can do it! -We're gonna do it.
Love you guys.
[grunting] I'm emotional.
[grunting]
Oh wow.
[JoJo] Wow, man. And Gi, man. I know she's holding it down over there.
She's literally the best partner I could ever ask for.
Might have to get that ring size. [laughing]
-I might. -In a couple of years.
Yeah. Hopefully, this 100,000, I could take a little off the top.
Yeah.
[JoJo sighs]
[Buteau] Next up for a call from home is Rachel.
-We miss you so much. How are you doing? -I miss you guys!
I miss you guys so much!
-You have no idea! I… -Yeah, we miss you too.
No, Phil. Phil, seriously.
I can never, ever be apart from you again. Ever.
We're really proud of you. We love you,
and we want you to keep going strong in the game
'cause I know you're doing awesome.
There might be a few embarrassing things I've done.
-Yeah? Okay. -Oh, you don't seem surprised, guys.
What can you tell us? How have things been?
Uh, in the beginning, I was a little unsure.
There's a few things I might've gotten wrong.
But, wait for it… I'm the…
Which you guys didn't teach me this one.
Thanks a lot. I am the HBIC.
-Head something in charge is my guess. -Head bitch in charge, or…?
Why would you be anything else? It's all part of the game, right?
You're playing a game at the end of the day.
All's fair in love and war. Just keep doing what you're doing.
It doesn't matter in the end, as long as you win.
And honestly, no matter what happens, we love you, and we're proud of you.
I'm do--
[Phil] You've already won. This is awesome. You did a great job,
'cause you're playing the game the right way, so it's awesome.
-We're proud of you. -Thank you.
I love you guys so much.
Keep it up though. You only got, you know…
You're at the end, so don't let your foot off the gas,
I guess is a way to say it. Bring it home.
You guys know you are my everything.
I love you guys so much.
I am here for you.
This is everything I am doing.
Head bitch is gonna win for you guys.
[Phil] Good. Put a full effort in, and, next thing you know, you'll be home.
-All right. Love you. -I love you guys.
-Love you. -Love you too.
[vocalizing, crying]
[laughing]
Okay. I got you.
[Buteau] We got you, Rach.
[calm music playing]
[Buteau] Those calls from home have had a huge effect on some of our players.
And as we head towards the finish line,
there's some serious introspection going on in those apartments right now.
You know, so glad to be close to that finish line, man,
and we gotta frickin'… we gotta bring home the bacon.
Gotta win $100,000.
[Deb] Doin' it for my boys. They told me what I'm doing is right.
They like the HBIC.
[Buteau] K Fern and Madelyn are processing it in their own way.
[Madelyn exclaiming]
Now that was impressive.
[Buteau] No, Madelyn. This is impressive.
[Kevin] He has done it successfully, ladies and gentlemen.
The judges put up tens all around, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you.
[Buteau] Once K Fern recovers from whatever that was,
he's gonna hit up Madelyn.
[TV dings]
Kevin has invited me to a private chat!
Yes! I've been wanting to talk to Kevin all freaking day.
Message,
"Hey, Madelyn, comma, was thinking about you after seeing my family today,
considering you and I bonded over them being our support system."
"Heart emoji."
"Wanted to check in after last night's ratings and blockings."
[Madelyn] We love Kevin.
Message,
"Honestly, last night was really hard for me."
"I thought Rachel was my second strongest alliance,
but it's been made clear that she was being #Fake."
[Madelyn] "In the at risk chat,
Garret proposed a plan to get you and Gianna out next,
and Rachel immediately agreed."
[Kevin] Oh wow!
Message,
"You're kidding! Exclamation point."
"Thank you for the heads-up."
Send message.
Message,
"Tierra and Jadejha put me in a group chat today."
"They still want you, Gianna, or Rachel gone."
"#SpillingAllMySecrets."
[sighing] Send message.
If Jadejha or Tierra find out I'm telling Kevin all of this,
my ass is grass.
Now we're getting to something interesting.
Message, "My #JawIsOnTheFloor."
"Shocked emoji."
"Truthfully, though…
I'm more worried about Jadejha."
"What you're saying proves my suspicion that she has been targeting me."
"Period." Send message.
We thought freakin' Rachel was on my side, and it's clear that that bitch wasn't.
Message, "If you're right about Jadejha, she's not doing a very good job."
"#MrInfluencer."
"Winky emoji, laughing-face emoji."
"My goal is to be sitting next to you on the couch at the finale…"
"Dot, dot, dot. #WhateverItTakes."
Send message.
[Kevin] Okay. Okay.
What it takes is getting Jadejha out of this game.
If Jadejha is building an army
to take me, Gianna down, well, then you know what?
I gotta build an army too and take her down first.
Message,
"I know how to guarantee we're on that couch together…"
"Dot, dot, dot."
"Gianna and I both had a feeling Jadejha was after us."
"Maybe we could bring her into this convo
and work together to get Jadejha out."
Send message.
I do not know if I can trust Gianna. What if Gianna goes and tells Rachel?
And then Rachel goes and tells Jadejha and…
Tierra?
Like, I literally just got out of a group chat with them
saying I was gonna rate them high.
What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?
Message,
"Kevin, the only reason I'm doing this
is because I trust you 100%."
"If anyone else finds out about this conversation, I'm toast."
"Let's add her in. #WeAreAGreatTeam."
Send message.
Circle, add Gianna to my chat with Madelyn.
[TV dings]
[JoJo] Oh shit.
"Kevin has invited you to a group chat"?
I hope it's not with Madelyn, to be completely honest.
Circle, take us to the group chat with Kevin.
-[JoJo] Knew it. -[Nicky] Yep.
[Kevin] Welcome, Gianna.
Message,
"Gianna, Madelyn just shared some vital info
that I think you need to hear."
"Are you willing to keep it between the three of us?"
"Question mark."
"#TopSecret."
Send message.
What is this vital information that is top-secret, FBI-stamped here?
Yeah, what are we? In the frickin' CIA here?
Message, "Hey, Kevin. Hey, Madelyn."
"The secret is safe with me."
"What's going on? Question mark." Send message.
Prepare for your world to absolutely get shook.
Message, "Hi, Gianna. Star-eye emoji."
"So, today, I was put in a group chat with Tierra and Jadejha,
and Jadejha proposed a plan to get rid of you and Kevin." Send message.
Mic drop!
Welcome to the chat, Gianna.
There it be.
[Buteau] K Fern is hella excited. He sounds like a pirate.
Wow.
Damn, I didn't think they were gonna go at Jadejha. That kinda like… [exhales]
I thought it was gonna be more Rachel for a fact, bro.
But I could see that, bro. Jadejha was pissed.
Message, "Thanks for bringing this to my attention."
"It seems like she's ungrateful
that I saved her from being blocked twice."
"Moving forward, let's rate Jadejha last."
"What are you two thinking? Question mark." Send message.
[cackling] This is working out exactly how I wanted it to.
Message,
"You read my mind, Gianna! Exclamation point."
"Along with this,
we need to put each other at the top of the ratings
to ensure our own safety because obviously, we're targets."
Send message.
[JoJo] I agree with Kevin.
Anybody will do anything to get to that influencer spot,
so I could definitely see them blocking Gianna and Kevin,
but in no world are we letting that happen.
[Madelyn] Okay, great. This is a wonderful segue.
Message, "I agree with both of you."
"I also need to make sure Rachel is not an influencer,
or else I'm getting #Blocked."
Now she's asking too much.
We could tell her what she wants to hear. We're gonna put Rachel at number one.
That's not changing, because we need the safety net
that with Rachel as one and an influencer, she's gonna make sure we're safe.
They might as well, but we hold Rachel's word
to a way higher standard than Kevin and Madelyn. Simple as that.
[JoJo] Message, "The target on our backs is huge." In capitals.
"All of our safety definitely comes first."
"Madelyn, don't worry. I got your back too."
Aw! Okay, great. This is good.
Message, "I call sitting in between y'all at the finale
and holding both of your hands. Laughing-face emoji."
"#CozyOnTheCouch. #LetsDoThis."
If Gianna does not keep
this whole thing a secret,
kiss the finale goodbye.
I think that both of them have my back.
And I really will have both of their backs as well.
I feel honestly a little bit safer with Madelyn than Jadejha right now.
We potentially would've even rated Jadejha higher,
but in the reality, she's making moves behind our back
to get us out after we saved her twice.
-Yeah. -I don't like that shit. I really don't.
-I don't like that at all. -[Buteau] You know what I like?
Waiting for nighttime until everyone gets nice and cozy,
and then, you know…
[alarm blares]
[all] "Alert!"
-[Nicky] "Alert!" Oh, Jesus Christ. -[JoJo] Oh my God.
Are we rating each other now?
-You ready, Phil? -[Antonio] There goes my heart.
[mimicking heartbeat]
"Tomorrow, you will rate each other."
-[Nicky] Oh, thank God. -[JoJo] Tomorrow.
"The top-rated player will become the secret super influencer."
What?!
[silent scream]
What is that? What's a secret super influencer?
"The secret super influencer…"
[JoJo] "…will anonymously…"
"…block one player."
One! One influencer. That's a lot of power!
You can get rid of who you think is more popular than you,
and nobody would know it was you.
You can block the person you really wanna block
without worrying what everybody else is gonna think,
and who else you're gonna piss off.
This could change everything. People might change their plan. You don't know.
Whoever gets this could just be on a warpath for whoever they want.
Oh, Jesus. I hope it's me. Give me the power to send home Gianna.
-These ratings… -…will mean everything.
This is definitely gonna shake things up.
[theme music playing]
[theme music ends]