["Enola Gay" playing]
[Buteau] It's another day in The Circle. Let's get some lights on up in here.
Ooh, that's better.
-Good morning, Circle! -[Buteau] What's up, y'all?
I'm ready to start the day with you.
[kisses]
God, I love you so much.
♪ These games you play ♪
♪ They're going to end in more than tears some day… ♪
[Buteau] After last night's party,
Ashley's not the only one waking up in a great mood.
Things got… [chuckles]
…real rowdy in here.
Thanks for the invite, Jackson.
And then I got to chat with Isabella, hottest girl in The Circle. [laughs]
It was an absolutely magical night.
Literally got to go
to the one of the best parties I've ever been to in my life. [chuckles]
As a guy in this game, I'm making groundwork with the ladies.
I think it's really important,
and I feel like… I feel really good about it.
We got Michelle invited to a friggin' party
that I know she wouldn't have normally been invited to.
Yeah, who says 52-year-old ladies can't have a good time?
[Buteau] Literally nobody,
but I know three people who didn't have a good time.
Not that you'd know that 'cause they're playing it so cool.
[Daniel] Message, "Hey, guys! Just wanted to see
if y'all's night was just as exciting as mine was."
"#NotInvitedToTheBall."
We weren't on the damn guest list, and I'm angry, damn it!
Circle, message, "Wow! I went to bed super early for no reason."
"Oh yeah, we weren't invited." Message send.
Circle, message, "Guys, what do you think was talked about at the party?"
"Question mark."
[chuckling] "#ImSoDamnNosy."
Message, "All I wish is that there was a game of spin the bottle
because I would have died
to see Mama Michelle locking lips with anyone in that group."
"If the bottle landed on you,
is there anyone particular you would want to kiss?"
Oh, no. [laughs hysterically]
[Buteau] That would've been quite a thing to pull off in separate apartments.
Message, "Daniel,
the woman that I'd kiss
would definitely be Kai."
"That girl is hella beautiful." Send message.
Wow! So he's attracted to Kai.
Circle, message, "If I had to give a kiss,
it would be to my two sweetest guys, on the cheek, Calvin and Daniel."
[squeals] Oh my God! I can't!
Oh, I love her! I love her! I love her. I love her. I love her.
I'll take that, you know? She's not kissing no one on the lips.
She has too much to lose.
Circle, message, "Daniel, who would you kiss? Question mark."
[scoffs] Me? Carpe diem.
Message, "Honestly, I would be worried to kiss anyone…"
"…because I've never had my first kiss."
[scoffs]
I'm really, really surprised he never had his first kiss,
but you know…
"If I was to lose my first-kiss virginity to anyone in The Circle,
it would be Jackson."
[Daniel giggling]
'Cause that's how I feel.
Send it, Circle.
[giggling]
I knew it. I know Daniel inside and out. I knew it.
I want to prove, whether you are in the closet
or whether you are not,
that you do not have to make a big statement
if you don't want to.
Straight people don't come out.
So why can't we just be us?
Circle, message, "Daniel, I love you for your honesty."
"That's exactly what I'm about."
"You and Jackson would be cute! Smiley face!"
[Buteau] Okay, listen up and grab a pen. We're about to see Matthew, a gay man,
playing Ashley, a lesbian, flirt with Nick, a straight guy.
[Matthew] Obviously, I wanna chat to Daddy Nick because I love him.
We had two new players come in yesterday.
I really wanna make sure that he knows my loyalty is him first and foremost.
Circle, launch private chat with Daddy Nick.
Ooh.
Ashley has invited me to a private chat!
Well, alrighty, then!
Circle, take me to the private chat with Ashley.
I wonder what she's gonna come at this with.
Circle, message, "Couldn't be happier to have you in the '90s party with me."
"That said, how's my ride or die doing today?"
"#SexiestMuffinInTheCircle."
"Sexiest muffin in The Circle."
What are you talking about, Ashley?
I wasn't gonna flirt coming into this game,
but he flirted with me.
So, Ashley, for this game, you went from lesbian to bisexual.
[Buteau] Actually make that a gay man pretending to be a lesbian
who's now pretending to be bisexual. God, I love this place.
I think I want to give off more friend vibes in this chat
so that I can use flirt vibes on Isabella.
Circle, message, "I was stoked that you got an invite to that party."
"It's a shame we couldn't tear it up together on the dance floor." Send.
I'm playing the field
just like I'm playing the field with everybody in The Circle.
All right, sweet.
Circle, message, "Totally feel you on that,
but we were tearing it up in spirit."
-"How do you feel about the new players?" -Valid question, Ashley.
Does this mean we're gonna have to touch on the Isabella topic?
I think it does.
[Buteau] By Isabella topic, do you mean the catfish you met
in the Circle Chat for the first time yesterday?
Circle, message,
"When I read Isabella's profile, it seemed almost too perfect."
"Definitely need to get to know her better." Send.
I like the "it's almost too perfect" thing,
'cause that makes Ashley think I'm not totally sold on Isabella yet,
so she won't feel bad.
Playing the field still. Got both things going.
As Ashley, I think it's important to flirt when necessary.
I don't wanna come off as the jealous type.
So I think I'm not gonna say anything
in regard to, "Is Isabella your normal type?"
More so, I think it's better
that we can bond on the fact that she's beautiful.
So message, "100% I loved the vibes Isabella was giving off from the start."
"Beautiful, fun and kind."
"As far as Jackson, he seems super chill and authentic."
"As always, so good to talk to you."
"I'm about to do my stretches and squat till I drop."
"Winky, winky"?
Hell yes.
I definitely feel like Nick and I have a super-great connection.
That was a great chat.
[Buteau] Nick is a bro who is yo-yo-yoing in more ways than one.
Meanwhile, Jackson, played by Rachel,
is doing a bit of a back-and-forth of his own.
This is me trying to parallel park.
Oh no! Get me out of here!
[Buteau] And successful clone Michelle, played by Ava and Chanel,
still needs to give off the whole I'm-the-real-Michelle vibe.
So now, they're about to have a chat with Kai.
Message, "Good morning, sugar. How are you feeling?"
"Last night was so much fun." Send.
Aah!
She called me sugar. That's such a southern thing.
Message, "Good morning, Mama Michelle. I am on a natural high from last night."
"It genuinely was a blast. How are you feeling about everything?"
-"Kissy face emoji!" This is good! -Oh, Kai! She's warming up!
Message, "I'm really glad that we're getting a chance to talk…"
[Chanel] "…because I wanted you to know that you're like my mom away from home."
-[Ava] Oh my God! -Ooh, this emoji.
-"#SouthernLoyalty." Oh my God. Yes! -Aw.
[Ava] Message, "It felt so good to have this party
after such a wild couple of days."
"How are you feeling about the new players?"
"I kind of wish I was 30 years younger…"
"that Jackson is nice on the eyes. Side eyes."
Oh… [smacks lips]
…okay. Mama Michelle got some taste
'cause he is soft on the eyes.
Message, "#EyeCandy is an understatement."
"Purple devil emoji."
"I'm definitely getting a good vibe from the new players." And send.
Kai is young. She's fun,
and she potentially has a little crush right now.
So let's make Kai feel comfortable enough to say, "Oh, go for it."
-"Yeah, honey. Come on. He's cute." -Okay, okay.
[Kai] "Go for it. Laughing crying emoji."
"It feels like yesterday when I was your age."
"Have y'all had a chat yet?"
Mm.
Mama Michelle is trying to get some juice.
[Buteau] Calm down, Michelle. You may be a smooth catfish,
but you're swimming dangerously close to Kai's BS detector.
Michelle, Michelle, Michelle.
How do I want to play this?
She's asking have I had a chat with him.
Do I wanna admit that I had a conversation?
Do I feel like that's information that I want her to know?
Not necessarily. This is still a game.
[Chanel] Kai, "There's actually a few I have my eye on,
but you know us southern girls never kiss and tell."
"#Calvin. #Jackson. #TooHardToChoose."
This is so fucking good.
I'm just gonna keep a little bit to myself,
leave her wondering, but yet love on her at the same time.
I mean, honestly, in real life,
I don't tell my mom about every guy that I like anyway,
so I don't know why I would start now in The Circle.
[trilling]
Circle, message, "Sugar, it is definitely too hard to choose,
but that's what mamas are here for."
"Us southern girls don't kiss and tell,
but we definitely know how to keep a secret."
"#SecretSafeWithMama."
Send.
We have indirectly,
through the whole relationship thing, guy thing, have let her know
that if there is a secret, if you have something to tell
that you feel you cannot tell anyone else in The Circle,
you can tell Mama Michelle.
You know, Mama Michelle was kind of pressing me
about the guys and who I'm talking to,
and even though I know that Michelle and I have a great connection,
I still have to be extremely careful.
I gotta make sure that I stay focused
and keep my eyes on that 100K prize.
[Buteau] Well, Michelle may be playing the game.
It looks like the other players are just straight up playing.
This is actually Shaq shooting from the free-throw line.
[Buteau] Shaq ain't nothing but a poor man's Calvin,
a multi-millionaire poor man's Calvin.
Applaud me, Circle. Applaud me.
[Sophia] Nothing but 100s.
Okay, back at me. [snickers]
I got too crazy.
[Buteau] Okay, before one of these athletes injures themselves,
let's have an officially sanctioned Circle game.
Oh!
"Honest Review"?
What is this?
It's a game! It's a game! It's a game!
[Buteau] In today's game, our players will embody the phrase
"Can I speak to your manager?"…
That sounds scary.
…by submitting anonymous reviews about each other.
Oh no! We're gonna find out what people think about me, huh?
[Buteau] They get to choose which player they review
before rating them out of five stars.
If you don't like me, let me know.
"This will give you the opportunity to be truly honest."
The claws are about to come out, honey.
I live for this drama, but I also don't. I hate it, but I like it!
[Buteau] First to submit their review is Isabella,
played by real-life sister, Sophia.
All right, Circle, we're gonna go with Nick.
This review is gonna just be solely based on him flirting in the chats.
I'm just gonna poke fun at that.
I know everybody is gonna know what I'm talking about.
I'm gonna give you three stars 'cause I feel like two is a little harsh.
I think three is a happy medium.
I need to write this like I'm a man,
because, even though it is anonymous,
in case I'm the only girl he's been flirting with,
I cannot have the attention come back to me for this.
All right. "Bro, you always tryna act like you've got mad game."
[laughing] Here we go. Yes, we got a negative Nick review.
Damn!
Three stars? [chuckles]
"Bro, you always tryna act like you've got mad game…"
"…yet the only way you can pull in here…"
"…is by using your dog in your profile pic."
[laughs goofily]
"#AllBark…"
"…NoBite." [laughs]
[gasps]
[scoffs]
I mean, I completely agree with this review.
The shade is real!
I heavily rely on my dog.
You're not wrong. [laughs]
[Buteau] Just like a restaurant on Yelp, the player being reviewed
will be given a chance to reply.
Circle, message,
"I don't recall ever acting like I have 'mad game'…"
"…but you, my friend, are absolutely correct."
"I actually grabbed this photo from a photo album called Wingman…"
"…which consisted entirely of photos of me and my dog."
[chuckling] "#Guilty."
[Calvin] "#MansBestFriend."
[clicks tongue] This is my guy, man. Come on.
How did I know he was that guy?
[Nick] If I had to guess,
maybe it was written by Isabella.
My flirting skills were not very good in that chat.
Maybe she's calling me out on it, in which case, I like it.
[Buteau] Next to send his review into the world is Ashley.
My review is gonna be Calvin.
The way he's playing the game, the way he's smooth-talking everyone,
and ring-lead the entire group is too much of a threat for me.
And Ashley cannot shine through with him being there.
Two stars, and my review,
"Calvin, you dominate every conversation you're in."
[laughs]
Oh my God! Calvin!
-They gave him two stars! -Two stars!
"Calvin, you dominate every conversation you're in."
"In my experience…"
"…the smoother the talker…"
"…the faker the person."
-Wow! -Shoot!
You're damn right! Shut up, man.
He gotta be smooth! Look at him!
He has no choice but to be smooth.
I didn't think that about him. I just think that's just how he is.
The great thing about this message is
I'm not the only person who sees that Calvin's a threat.
Possibly Michelle saying this.
In my experience, like… I don't know.
[sighs]
That sounds like someone who's scared of me.
That's what that sounds like.
People realize that everybody likes Calvin,
and that he probably is gonna have the power to block people.
Hopefully, it'll throw people onto the scent of his trail,
and hopefully, it'll throw Calvin off on his game.
[Calvin] Circle, message,
"First things first. LOL. And I quote…"
"Who hurt you?" [chuckling]
[chuckling] "Crying laughing emoji." Right!
"…because it seems like you are very salty and intimidated by me."
"Everyone in The Circle, except from you, know that I'm a 100% genuine…"
"…and that's what it is." You better tell him, Calvin!
My guy. I knew it, dude.
That's a good way to respond.
-Okay. -Okay, he's mad.
If it wasn't anonymous, they wouldn't say that to me.
You know, I… I'm definitely intimidated by you.
There's a good reason to be. You're a good player.
However,
it's time you gotta go.
If people want to play like that,
if that's what you wanna do, fair enough,
'cause I can play that game.
No problem.
[Buteau] Next up to submit her secret review is Kai.
Circle, I want to do an honest review for Daniel.
My goal with this review is definitely gonna be
to take the attention off of me and divert it to someone
who I feel like hasn't been putting their all into the game.
People who play it safe end up riding under the radar,
and then out of nowhere, come out the woodworks,
and then, bam! They shock us all.
Two stars.
"Daniel makes me severely suspicious!"
[gasps]
"Daniel makes me severely suspicious!"
"His actions are below average, and he is flying under the radar."
"He made no outstanding opinions."
"I think Orange Michelle went to see him." Oh, that's somebody that left! [gasps]
That's good! That's good!
Somebody thinks that Orange Michelle went to go see him,
which means they don't think
that Orange Michelle came to see Blue Michelle.
"I believe this charming act is a front to go unnoticed."
"Then when things hit the fan, he's going to shock us."
"I am deeply disappointed with his performance! Exclamation mark!"
What the fuck?!
-Oh my God! -Oh my God!
And they wrote it bold, and they underlined!
Someone in this group is saltier than I am!
There are some two-faced Tammies in this Circle!
I had to do it! It's for my game plan.
Sorry. My brain is trying to wrap--
I know it's not Jackson, and I know it's not Isabella.
So it's someone that I need to worry about or think about?
I'm being completely honest. I mean, sometimes the truth hurts.
Kai might be a bad enough bitch to say something, but I have no idea.
And shit, like Nick, I thought we were fucking close.
So I think it might be Michelle.
Message, "I… Dash, dash, dash. This was loud!"
"This shit sent me."
"To the people I talk to, I feel like they know me and who I am."
"I'm sorry my performance is deeply disappointing." [laughing]
"I'll go to the rehearsal room and practice some more."
"But deadass, if you really got questions for me, ring my line."
"My schedule's pretty open."
"Laughing crying emoji." That's right, Daniel.
You let them know that that doesn't break you!
I'm getting emotional, because you're open in The Circle and…
[growls]
You're open and trying to do this for your family.
I am being myself,
and I'm saving my conniving bitch for the side. [sniffles]
It's like, "Damn! You're not gonna knock me down."
You think this is the worst I've heard in my life?
Hell no, you have no fucking idea what's coming next to you.
[Buteau] You hear that, anonymous reviewer?
Daniel is coming for you.
Next up is Jackson, played by Rachel,
and it looks like Calvin's in the firing line again.
He mentions multiple career paths in his profile,
which causes it to be misleading or fabricated.
Aw, looky, looky. [snickers]
Calvin. OMG. He can't catch a break!
"Calvin's profile just isn't convincing enough."
"His profile mentions many different career paths…"
"…which causes it to become busy and possibly misleading."
Mm-hmm.
"On the other hand, he comes off very genuine and sincere…"
"…in his chats…"
"…which may cause other players to be confused or conflicted…"
"…about who he really is."
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
That's right. That is right.
I just wanna hide behind my book.
Oh gosh! They're just gunning for Calvin today.
Great for me. Sucks for you. Great for me.
What's wrong with many different career paths?
Like, this guy does wanna be a firefighter and a soccer player,
but he's also a private chef. That's just a lot for me.
Whoever wrote this,
they're definitely trying to keep that tension off them
and focus it on me, which is fine.
I'm used to being the center of attention anyway.
[Kai] This is not good for me
because he's my only one super solid alliance that I have,
and people doubting him
could potentially lead to him getting blocked,
and I can't have him getting blocked.
Message, "LOL. Wow!"
"This target on my back gets bigger and bigger when you're anonymous."
"I can't help God has blessed me with certain skills,
and I can't help being ambitious."
"It seems to me that someone is coming for my career path
when I'm simply trying to find myself."
"#PositiveVibesOnly."
Clearly there's more than one person gunning for you in The Circle.
They can read through your suave bullshit just like I can.
I think there's a lot of eyes on Calvin right now
and possibly a lot of doubt,
which isn't bad for me if I'm being honest.
I think he is a great guy, but he's a threat,
and I'm happy that other people are seeing him as a threat.
[Buteau] Last up is Nick's anonymous take on Kai.
Kai has already been an influencer.
Obviously, people like her.
There's a lot of good energy going towards Kai,
but I really feel insecure about her thoughts on me.
So I gotta plant a little seed of doubt.
Two out of five stars.
I'm hoping this will make some people doubt her,
and so she won't get rated highly.
"What do you call someone who's always on the fence…"
"What do you call someone who is always on the fence…"
"…plays the field, and never commits to one friendship?"
"Kai. #FakeFriend"?
Oh shit!
Oh! [laughs]
I thought everybody was, like, 100% Team Kai.
That means there is some cracks in the system.
I really don't want to think that she's a #FakeFriend,
but my guard is up a little bit now.
Aw.
Somebody's hurt
because Kai is not showing them enough love.
I would like to put, "On the fence? Question mark."
"Plays the field? Question mark."
"Commits to one friendship?! Question mark, exclamation point."
"As a southern belle, I didn't know I couldn't have more than one friend."
"Whoever wrote this,
please feel free to know there is enough of me to go around."
"#LetsBeFriends. #PositiveVibes."
It's a great response.
See, I don't mind getting the bad reviews, but I don't like it
when someone close to me gets bad reviews. I don't like this.
I don't know what they're basing that off of.
I didn't get that vibe from her at all.
Who would say this?
[laughs]
She's gonna think it's one of the girls.
Maybe it was Isabella that wrote this review.
I don't think that she would think it was me.
Being the new female player coming into the game,
she probably wanted to sort of put doubt into the minds of the alliances
that she probably thought that I had.
I know for a fact it's not Daniel, and I know for a fact it's not Nick,
'cause those aren't the type to do that type of stuff.
[snickers] I wonder who people think wrote this.
Are people thinking it was me?
"The Circle hopes these reviews have been useful."
Very useful, Circle. Trust me.
Dang. That was crazy.
Well, it definitely shook things up.
[laughs]
That is for sure.
[Buteau] It certainly did, Daddy Nick.
And after doing a lot of the shaking up, Ashley is stretching out.
[Matthew] Oh my God!
Never gets easier!
[Buteau] Calvin received a lot of salt in that last game.
So now he's decided to pay it forward.
Look at that. A little Salt Bae, yeah?
[Buteau] Just when you thought it was safe to go back into Isabella's apartment…
He's so cute.
[Buteau] Anyway, let's go check on Daniel.
After taking a lot of shade in the game,
he's looking to brighten his mood up with a private chat.
"Daniel has invited you to a private chat."
Super random.
I'm curious to know what this could be about.
Circle, please take me to the private chat.
Message, "Hey, lovely."
"Felt like you were the only one I could talk to this about." Um…
"Just feeling really homesick and down today."
"Just read some letters from my family."
"I know you are a mom as well
and thought that you could relate to how I'm feeling."
[clicks tongue] Aw, I definitely do,
and I'm so glad he was so comfortable to talk to me about this.
Message, "Aw, Daniel. I'm so glad you reached out to me about this."
"To be honest,
this was the first time I ever traveled alone
and been this far apart from my daughter."
"It's lonely at times, for sure, but we have each other,
and ultimately, our family is the reason why we're doing this."
"Hugging emoji. #I'mYourBigSister."
Send.
I feel like Ruksana responded so well, so amazing.
I didn't know me and her could have like this type of connection,
or if she would even like me.
Message, um,
"You have no idea how happy it makes me
to know I can lean on you
whenever I'm feeling down."
"I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart…"
"…thank you."
"Especially after the review written about me,
I felt like I was letting my family down."
"I know what they said about me was not true,
but it hurt to see someone paint me in that kind of light."
I mean, they did go for him hard on those ratings though.
They basically tried to chew and spit him out.
My 20-year-old self would've probably had a hard time,
but not my 35-year-old self. [scoffs]
Message, "Daniel…"
[Daniel] "…your family loves you for you and knows you the best."
"You don't need approval from anyone else. Red heart. #BeYou."
See? Like she knew exactly what to say.
Message, "I needed this chat so much."
"I can't wait until we've learned even more about each other
on this crazy-ass journey."
[Ruksana] "#SiblingsUnite."
I hope I helped him a little bit,
and I feel good knowing
that he's comfortable enough to reach out to me.
I think we've connected on a personal level
where we've got each other's backs, and we've shared personal things.
So that was great.
[Buteau] Evening in The Circle,
and the players are passing the time in some dangerous ways.
Extreme sports…
So I need to come at it at a harder angle.
…intense mirror posing…
[grunting]
[in manly voice] My name is Jackson! I'm here to win!
…and the most perilous of them all,
arts and crafts.
-[beads rattling] -[chuckles softly]
[Buteau] But The Circle has its own way
of keeping these guys on the edge even more.
Want a clue? It's loud, scary, makes people shout…
-[loud chiming] -[alarm blares]
"Alert!"
No!
Oh!
Circle! What you got for me today?
"Players, you must now rate each other."
Yes! Bring it, Circle. I'm ready.
Oh God!
This is where it gets real nitty gritty.
"As new players, Isabella and Jackson can rate…"
"…but cannot be rated!"
I don't even know where to start.
Oh, I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready for this!
"The top two players will become influencers."
Oh fuck!
I'm gonna vomit. Oh my gosh.
I literally am going to, like, actually vomit.
I would love to be an influencer. Would love it.
It is blood in the water, and the sharks are coming.
I don't know. I got… I got hair everywhere. I can't. I just…
[sighs deeply]
-Circle, please… -…take me to my ratings.
[tense music playing]
My first rating goes to Kai.
Lovely southern belle, always have my back.
As long as I'm in The Circle, she is, we'll just keep vibing off each other.
There's definitely a spark there, and I wanna keep it going.
In first position, I wanna put Nick.
We have an alliance. We are ride or dies.
Circle, let's put Ashley in first position.
I don't think there is a chance in the world
that Ashley would block me.
We have too strong of an alliance right now.
I would like to put Ruksana in first place.
Over the past two days, her and I have connected.
She said, "You know, as long as I'm in here,
like, I'm going to protect you."
I'm praying she becomes an influencer tonight
so that she can hopefully save my ass.
I'd like to rate Nick in first place.
I don't know if he's flirting with everybody,
but he also is flirting with me.
All I've gotten so far in The Circle is just good energy
and really positive vibes from Nick.
I think he's been true to himself this entire time.
So, Circle, please put Nick as my number two spot.
-Third… -Third…
[Ava] I think we should do Kai
just because we finally got a grips on talking to her.
I think it went really, really well. 'Cause if--
If Kai really is that loyal, good person.
But we broke through with her.
-[Chanel] Yeah. -[Ava] So let's put her in third.
Circle, I'm choosing Michelle for fourth place.
Fifth is going to go to Michelle.
I'm putting Calvin in sixth place
because, for me, Calvin is hard to make alliances with.
In the group chat, he just comes off as Mr. Positive Vibes only,
the ringleader who likes everyone, and that, to me, just seems disgenuine.
And honestly, I want real, authentic connections,
not just someone who's gonna bullshit everyone he meets.
In bottom place, I am selecting Michelle.
She's the one that I know the least
or feel the least connected to, unfortunately.
[Ruksana] Sadly, we still don't know if she is the real Michelle or not.
I'm putting Daniel in my last place position
because, in the beginning, Daniel genuinely seemed
like a really light-hearted, fun, outgoing type of player.
And so as the game progressed,
I just feel as though that he's not meeting my expectations.
In last place,
little Ashley because, doing my little profile snoop of her,
I saw her LGBT+ heart,
and I really just wanted to immediately be myself around her,
and I can't do that.
So in the future, I could slip up, and I can't afford to do that
because she could rat me out if she wanted to.
Circle, ready to submit my ratings.
[exhales deeply]
"Ratings complete."
And now we wait.
[Buteau] With the ratings over for now,
Michelle is reflecting, asking herself some serious questions.
Who do you think is gonna be first?
-Right? -What?
Who do you think is gonna rate--
I'm just looking at what I look like with blonde hair.
-[Buteau] Laser-focused as ever. -[sighs]
[Buteau] Meanwhile, Ashley is concentrating
on making inroads with a certain newbie.
I think it's time to message my girl Isabella.
She chose me yesterday for the '90s party,
and she's someone that Ashley, in real life,
would want to be friends with if not date. [chuckles]
A blue whale's tongue alone can weigh the same as an elephant?
What?
Of course, Ashley came out as lesbian from, uh, the beginning,
but after the events of Daddy Nick, she's bisexual.
[gasps]
I just put Ashley at the very bottom of my rankings,
and now she wants to chat!
Oh.
[Matthew] Circle, message,
"Capital OMG."
"Finally getting to talk to you one-on-one."
"Any special person sharing the bottom of the whiskey barrel with you?"
"Beer emoji." Send.
Well, as far as Isabella goes,
she's a single, straight lady.
Circle, message, "Ashley, hi."
"Not quite."
"I got out of a rough relationship not super long ago,
and I've spent the last couple of months working on me,
but I might be ready to get back in the game soon."
"Heart emoji." Send.
Circle, message, "I'm sorry to hear that,
but it's clear that you're incredibly self-aware,
which plays a big part into why your energy is infectious,
dash, even through a screen."
"Truly in my little bisexual heart, I'm so grateful that you're here." Send.
Hmm, should I mention my little sister being gay?
Okay, I am Isabella, and Isabella does have a gay sister.
Circle, message, "My little sister,
as well as so many of my closest friends and family…"
"…are part of this beautiful community. Heart emoji."
I feel like we're bonding here.
And this isn't even Ashley's story. This is completely my story.
Circle, message,
"I commend you for your active voice and being there for us."
"I grew up in a very religious family."
"My father nearly poured holy water on me, and grabbed his Bible,
and started reading it out loud when I came out."
"How was your family when your sister came out?" Send.
[Sophia] Like what? "Poured holy water"?
Oh my God!
It's still something that kind of haunts my relationship with my dad unfortunately.
I love him, but there's always a time where I wanted to talk to him
like he can talk to my brother about girls.
Like, "I think he's handsome, Dad." Or…
Or, like, have my dad say,
"Hey, if this guy fucks with you, I'll fuck him up."
Just like natural things that you'd want to hear from your parent,
You know, I probably won't ever hear, you know?
That's so fucking sad.
[groans]
Okay.
Message, "I am so, so sorry to hear about your experience."
"That is absolutely terrifying."
"It blows my mind that so many families have this response."
Such a sweetheart… [inhales shakily]
…such an absolute doll.
"My family was absolutely wonderful when my sister told us."
"I think some of us already knew, by the way she never talked about boys
and constantly idolized every close girlfriend she had. LOL."
It's so weird literally talking about myself… [exhales]
…without being myself,
but it feels good to kind of be me in a weird way for a moment.
Circle, message,
"Hope and pray we can continue having our kiki-therapy sesh,
crying laughing face,
and grow this friendship, and become true #CircleSisters."
"#IGotYou."
Send.
[Sophia] That's very sweet! Circle, message,
"Thank you so much for reaching out to me."
"Please know my chats are always open for kiki-therapy sesh."
"In the wise words of RuPaul, 'If you can't love yourself,
how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?'"
"#CircleSisterSupport." Send.
[shouting] Oh! I love she quoted RuPaul!
Oh! [laughs]
[Buteau] With the negative reviews on his mind,
Calvin could also use some self-love.
But what's the point of that
when he could have a chat with his Circle cheerleader Kai?
Circle, message,
"Hey, sunshine. Just checking in on you."
"Can't believe you got a negative review. As we both know, you got a heart of gold."
"Praying hand emoji."
[squeals] I love when he calls me sunshine.
"I'd rather the person give me your negative review
as I could deal with the criticism."
Calvin, who's to say I can't deal with it?
You don't have to protect me, but I like that he's trying to protect me.
Um…
Message,
"Hey, you!"
"Clearly, I must be doing something right if a man like you is checking in on me."
"Rosy cheeks emoji."
"But honestly, I'm good."
"Let's be real,
what are your thoughts about The Circle players?"
"Investigator emoji."
"#WhoDoYouTrust."
Yeah, man. So the vibe is there. I'm liking where this is going.
Don't get me wrong. We like to have a flirt and all that,
but we need to get down to business. We need to talk.
Message, "That's a great question."
"I'm really vibing with Nick, Daniel, Ruksana, and obviously you."
"Exclamation point. Heart eye emoji."
"To keep it 100, Ashley hasn't opened up to me at all."
"And I believe Michelle gave me the bad review about dominating chats."
"Side lip emoji."
Okay.
This is the trust that I put myself out there, you know,
to see what she thinks about all this.
Message, "When it comes to Michelle,
I do have a weak spot for her nurturing characteristics."
"However, I'm beginning to feel there are some other layers to her as well
that aren't quite sitting right with me." Send.
She's… Ah! See? She's on… She's on to her.
She's on to her.
We'll see what the future holds. Message,
"Kai, you definitely are a ray of sunshine,
and I'll definitely holler at you later."
"Kiss emoji."
Aw!
Thank you, Calvin! Talk to you later!
Jackson, I flirted with definitely for the game.
Calvin, I flirted with
because I'm somewhat very attracted to him,
and I think that he is very genuine.
[Buteau] Oh, hey, I have a genuine question.
What do Ashley and The Circle both have in common?
They love to shake things up.
-[loud chiming] -[alarm blares]
"Alert!"
Whoo!
It's about to get real!
The time has come!
"The ratings results are in."
Let's work. Let's go.
[groans]
I gotta put my big girl panties on for this one.
Come on. I'm ready.
Seventh place.
I'm so glad
I am not a part of this right now. [laughs]
[Buteau] As newbies, Jackson and Isabella got a free pass this time. Enjoy it, guys.
Cringing. I'm not even gonna be on this list.
A bitch can pray. A bitch can pray.
If I'm at the bottom again, I'm seriously walking out.
All right, good vibes.
Good vibes.
Please don't be you, Daniel.
Seventh place goes to…
-Oh my God! -Oh my God!
[groans]
Oh! Thank goodness!
I'm shocked that everyone else feels that way,
especially when they were calling her "Mama Michelle."
I can… I can… I can fool with that. That's okay.
I think people are starting to get suspicious of Michelle.
Like they feel like she's just not needed,
that she's just not gonna make
or break
their play.
[Calvin] Who's tied for fifth?
I better not be tied for fifth now. Come on, man. I can't be that bad.
God, my heart is beating so fast, like out of my chest.
I don't really want to be tied for fifth.
What if I'm in fifth place?
Don't show my face.
Are you shitting me?
How the hell am I fifth?
Oh!
Ashley and Calvin!
Whoo!
That's bullshit!
Did not think I'd score that low.
Damn! Calvin got just massacred this time.
How did Calvin drop so low?
They're like my top dogs.
But I'm not at fifth.
It's only looking up from here. [chuckles]
It's only looking up from here.
I'm totally fine with fourth. I can get jiggy with fourth.
I mean, I'm humble, but fourth doesn't suit me.
I'm ready for this.
[exhales]
That's me! Fourth. I will take fourth.
I'm top three!
I'm moving up in the world.
All right!
[Kai] Okay, so me, Nick and Ruksana.
That's what it's come down to. It's come down to me, Nick and Ruksana.
Whoever's third is going to let me know who the two influencers are.
Circle, you're playing with my heart.
[laughs]
If I'm third,
I'm okay with that. I'm good with that.
Three looks good on me.
This is everything. This is everything. This is everything.
All right. You know what? I'll take it. Third place.
Whoo!
-[laughing] Yes! -[squealing] Oh my God!
Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness! [laughs]
[screaming, laughing hysterically]
Oh my God!
[humming]
I'm an influencer?
I can't.
[shouting] Yes!
My girl Ruksana is in the influencer spot!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
These blue checks are giving me life.
[sighs deeply]
Kai, let's go, girl!
I… [giggles]
I swear! Oh.
[Buteau] Now that we have our influencers,
you know what The Circle's about to make 'em do.
-[loud chiming] -[alarm blares]
-"Alert!" -[Kai] Another alert.
Yes! Give me those alerts! I'm excited!
"Circle influencers…"
"…Ruksana and Kai must decide which player to block."
[squeals]
She seems very genuine. She's real.
Yes!
You know, she don't give a damn. She keeps it moving, just like me.
I feel good about this.
We do have some sort of a relationship with Ruksana and Kai.
So let's just go on that and hope for the best.
Think fondly of me. [laughs]
If they want to get tactical, the leader of the Wolf Pack is vulnerable.
I think they both view me as like a younger brother
and don't wanna get rid of me.
We shall see.
"Ruksana and Kai must go to the Hangout…"
"…to make their decision."
I am super pumped. I'm so ready to do this.
Okay, you ain't gotta tell me twice.
I think everyone's like shittin' it, you know?
[Buteau] Well, I may not have put it quite like that,
but yeah, that's pretty much on the money, Calvin.
Not so for our influencers, though,
as they're on the top floor and loving life.
Yes.
Oh, this is amazing. So fancy.
Fit for a queen!
[gasps, whispering] Likin' the book.
Oh my gosh.
And drinks!
Yes!
[Buteau] Stationery and refreshments.
Wow, you really made it, guys.
"Influencer."
Influencer!
I am ready to go.
We just have to continue to be 100% honest
and just lay it all out on the table.
I think we're both very fair women,
and I think we'll do what we gotta do to block who we feel is best.
Girl power. We gonna do the damn thing.
Oh my gosh. I'm so excited.
It's time to get down to business.
Message, "Hey, girl."
"I couldn't have asked to make a decision with anyone better than you."
"#LetsDoThis."
And send.
Message, "Can I say I've been waiting for this moment?"
"Smiley face emoji."
"So glad to be here with you. Heart emoji."
Send.
Right now, I'm staying focused,
but super excited to hear who she's close to.
Message, "Let's start with Calvin."
"I feel that he has been genuine from the beginning."
"What are your thoughts?" Send.
Message, "I do feel like he's genuine."
"I think the way he talks can be taken as fake,
but I think that's his way of talking."
[inhales deeply]
Okay. Well, that's good to know, coming from Ruksana.
That's good information to definitely take back with me. Message…
"So do you think we can agree that we should keep him?"
Message, "For now, let's keep him."
Okay, great. I agree.
Message, "Okay, let's now talk about Ashley."
"I feel like she's very sweet,
but I do feel like we don't know anything about her…"
"…and she hasn't really shared much."
Understood, where she's coming from.
I think I kind of hit it on the nail with Ashley.
I don't know if that's enough for Kai.
Message, "I have not had an opportunity to dig deep with her,
but she comes across as very caring."
"I definitely think she is safe as well."
And send.
It's so crazy. I definitely feel like I should be a psychic after this,
because this is exactly how I felt Kai would be. [scoffs]
So far, Ruksana and I are on the same page
as far as how we're perceiving the other players.
I wonder who she's gonna pick next.
Message, "Now let's talk about Daniel."
"I feel like Daniel is like a little brother in The Circle."
"Though I enjoy his banter,
I would like to get to know him a little bit better."
"What are your thoughts on Daniel?"
I wanted to make sure
that I didn't say anything that would make her feel as though
that I could have possibly been behind the review today on Daniel.
Message, "He is definitely the little brother in The Circle."
"He reached out to me today
because he was going through some feelings regarding his review."
"I think his age at times makes him a little immature."
Message send.
I feel like there's a little bit of an alliance there,
if not a full-blown alliance, so I have to tread very carefully.
Message, "I definitely understand
that this might be a difficult age for him."
"But I need a little bit more from him
in order to really, really have
that loyalty for Daniel."
And send.
Message, "Shall we discuss Michelle?"
I cannot wait to see what she's gonna say about Michelle.
With Michelle, literally today, the conversation that she had with me,
I thought that, in this chat,
it was gonna be more about building our connection together.
But instead she just really wanted to know who I was talking to.
So it made me feel a little strange about her.
Message, "I have a strong connection with Michelle due to our southern roots."
"However, I felt like there could possibly be some red flags that I am missing
based on one of our conversations…"
"…and the fact that she's been rated low. Maybe there's something
that other players are seeing that I am missing."
Message, "I actually never felt a connection with her."
"The funny thing is
things have been different since the clone situation happened."
"Do we really even know if she is the real Michelle?"
[chuckling]
Wow.
When you're having a conversation, and something stands out to you like that,
that's usually something you should pay very close attention to.
Message, "What are your thoughts on Nick?"
"I honestly didn't feel any connection with him."
"I felt like he's a typical bachelor. I do feel like he should open up more."
"Feel like all we know about him is him and his dog at the baseball game."
"LOL." Send.
[laughs]
Facts. [laughs]
Totally agree 100% with Ruksana.
Nick is a little lower on the rating
probably compared to everybody else for me.
Message, "I definitely hear you on this one."
"I feel like Nick has been extremely distant,
and I feel like the only connection he has been interested in making
is for the female players that he might be attracted to."
"#TheBachelorMentality."
Ooh, this girl's good! That's exactly how I felt too.
[Kai] The honest truth is
I feel like Nick is trying, but it very well could be strategy.
He's out here to just go on dates.
This ain't it, buddy.
[Buteau] While our two influencers decide on someone's Circle fate,
the others are acting like I do
when there's a minute left to go on the microwave.
Like, what the fuck is taking so long?
This is the second time this happened with Michelle.
How much longer could she stay at the bottom and get saved?
Like, there's only so much.
Well, there's nothing I can do about it at this point.
My fate is in their hands.
[Buteau] Yes, it is. Let's see if they finished toying with it, shall we?
Message,
"I think it's safe to say that we've made a decision."
I agree.
Message, "Yep."
She got that spice that I knew she had from the beginning.
Too-too, Ruksana.
[Buteau] The influencers have made their decision,
-but this isn't any normal blocking. -[loud chiming]
-[alarm blares] -"Alert"!
Whoo!
What an alert this will be.
"Influencers, you have decided which player to block."
Yes, we have.
"This player must be blocked face to face"?
"Face to face"?
What?
Oh my God!
Message, "I genuinely want you to enjoy your first-place rating
because you deserve it."
"Don't worry about it, girl. I'll go handle it. #WishMeLuck."
[Ruksana] Ooh-wee!
I am so relieved!
-[loud chiming] -[alarm blares]
"Alert!"
-Oh shit! This is it! -Oh God.
It's time.
"Players, a decision has been made."
Oh God! Is it a good decision though?
Heart is pounding out of my butthole.
[gasps]
They have to do it in person?
Oh no, Circle! No, Circle! No, no!
Hopefully, we're not gonna get a knock on the door
'cause it's like, "You're the sisters again."
Deadbolt all the doors.
If they want some popcorn, there's popcorn there. There's some Oreos.
I don't want someone to come because it means it's over.
Oh my God! Please don't walk to my door.
Hi! [chuckles]
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