[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. -Fuck 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.
Shoot.
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 shit! -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 bitch.
[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 ass 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 ass 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 fuck.
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 gun 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.
Shit! 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 shit 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 ass.
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 ass 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 war 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 ass. -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 fuck.
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] Shit!
[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 shit.
-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 shit up,
to stir some shit 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 Bitch 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 shoot 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 shit! 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 shit, 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 ass. -[JoJo] You pull shit outta your ass.
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 shit 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 war 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 fuckin' 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]