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[Buteau] Previously on The Circle,
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there was a double blocking…
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-Buckle up your seat belts. Here we go.
-It is getting real.
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-[both] Jackson!
-That's gonna hurt.
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[whimpers]
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Oh my gosh!
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[laughs in disbelief]
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That is crazy.
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[Buteau] …a new player entered the game…
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I have arrived! Whoo!
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[Buteau] …and the two alliances
went to war.
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Whoever gets Jacki
can take control over this game.
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-"#GetHerBeforeKaiDoes."
-"GetHerBeforeKaiDoes." Yes!
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There is a clear divide
between these groups here.
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[Buteau] The two rival leaders
went head-to-head.
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Ooh, this where it gets tough.
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This is such a massive blocking.
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[Buteau] And James
was forced to give up an ally.
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"I need your word that you intend
on going to the end with Kai and I."
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My guy! Yes!
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"Daniel. Blocked."
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[Buteau] There was one last twist
from The Circle…
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-[laughing]
-Yes!
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[Buteau] …as James made
the final blocking in person.
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-Oh my God!
-Can I say I tried so hard?
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[Buteau] …leaving five players
with a chance of winning the $100,000.
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["Just Like Heaven" by The Cure playing]
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[Buteau] Good morning. Well, we did it.
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We made it to The Circle finale.
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Good morning, Circle! [squeals]
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[Buteau] You better be excited, Kai.
We're down to our final five players.
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We are at the finale.
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Oh my God!
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I couldn't even sleep last night
'cause I was so excited.
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[Buteau] And by the end of the day,
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one of them will be walking away
into The Circle sunset with 100 grand.
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[groans]
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I could potentially be one of those people
to take home $100,000.
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[Buteau] The most exciting part
of this morning, though?
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Yeah! Your girl slo-moing her way
down that hallway! Polka damn!
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Ain't no more hallway.
It's a Michelleway now, suckers.
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♪ Lost and lonely ♪
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♪ You ♪
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♪ Just like heaven ♪
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Wait. Did no one go home last night?
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[loud chiming]
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-[alarm blares]
-[all] "Alert!"
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Nothing like an early morning alert.
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Good morning, finalists.
It's Michelle here.
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[squealing] Michelle!
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[squealing] Hey, Michelle, girl!
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Hi, Michelle, you gorgeous thing.
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Congratulations on making it
all the way to the finale.
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Thank you. [laughs]
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You should be really proud
of playing a great game so far.
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"So far"? Well, what that mean?
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Today, one of you
will be announced the winner of The Circle
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and take home that life-changing $100,000!
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Life-changing is right!
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Go on and practice saying my name, boo.
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Say… say it loud and proud,
"James, you are the winner of $100,000!"
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Only one thing stands in your way.
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That's each other.
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Later, you guys will rate each other
for the last time.
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So far, I've been just trying
to build alliances
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and make sure I am still here,
but now I have to think of myself.
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Now, be mindful of your choices
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because your decisions will decide
who wins The Circle.
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Okay, and this is for the 100K.
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The 100 Kai!
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Ah, strategy, heart.
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I'm back and forth between the two.
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If not you, then who?
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But for now,
take a breath and try to chill.
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Okay. Yeah. Sure. Yeah.
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You're gonna say all that
and then tell me to chill?
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I've sent you guys
a little something something,
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and it's right outside your door
right now.
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Enjoy. You're welcome.
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What? Michelle,
you're too good to me, girl.
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Uh-oh, I'm butt naked.
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Michelle, I'll put some shorts on for you.
[grunts] I gotta go see what you got me.
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[gasps, squeals]
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I'm so excited!
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[squealing]
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[Nick] Let's see
this little something something.
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-[James] Oh, let me see.
-[Sophia] What did she give me?
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-[gasps]
-[Nick] Ay-yo!
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[Matthew] Oh my goodness.
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I'm gonna have a little spa day!
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Are you kidding me? I love a foot bath.
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All right, what do we got?
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-Ooh! [laughs]
-Ooh! [laughs]
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A little mimosa action.
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Mimosas! Ah!
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Ooh, I'm so excited!
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Bath foam?
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Body butter?
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Milk chocolate? Just like me.
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Oh, this is gonna feel great.
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-Don't mind if I do.
-[James and Matthew sigh]
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-[bottle fizzes]
-[squeals]
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I got bubbles on my feet.
I got bubbles in my hand.
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Ah, there's a little thing at the bottom
of the foot massager.
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Ooh…
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Whoo!
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I'm a finalist, baby!
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This foot bubbler, game changer.
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[Buteau] Talking of game changers,
the game turned on its head last night
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as anonymous influencers,
James and Nick, blocked Jacki.
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Now it's time for the others to find out.
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-[all] "The Newsfeed has been updated!"
-Ooh!
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Okay, I think we're gonna get some insight
as to what the hell is going on right now.
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We don't even know who's blocked.
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This has to be the video of Jacki.
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Uh, let's see. I hope
she don't throw me under the bus at all.
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Circle, take me to the Newsfeed.
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Please don't be Nick,
and please don't be Ashley.
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Circle, you put me through a lot,
but play this message.
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-Jacki.
-Jacki.
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Oh.
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Jacki. The big reveal.
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[Jacki] Hi!
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[gasps]
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I'm Jacki. [giggles]
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[screams, laughs]
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She's so adorable!
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She's the real deal.
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I know, you can't believe
that this fabulousness is real,
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but it is.
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[chuckles]
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[chuckles] Oh my God.
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My game plan was to be 100% me,
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and I think that I did that.
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You did, boo.
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I'm so sad to be leaving.
I was loving y'all.
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We loved you too.
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Unfortunately, it's game over for me,
but y'all got one more life.
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So may the best player win.
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[laughs] Oh my God.
She has so much character.
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The guilt that blocking Jacki was relieved
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as soon as I met her,
and we had that conversation.
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I knew Jacki's vibe was so awesome
and real. I knew she was herself.
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You got yourself out there,
and in my book, you're a winner, baby.
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I definitely believe that Nick
and James were the secret influencers,
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because I was saved.
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-Circle…
-[both] …take me to Circle Chat.
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I'm gonna miss saying that.
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I'm so happy.
[chuckling] I can't stop smiling.
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I don't think I'm gonna say right now
that I was the influencer.
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I can't wait to see
what everybody has to say.
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Circle, message,
"Wow! Jacki seems like a great girl."
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"She is so bubbly and has great energy.
Starry-eyes emoji."
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I agree, Nick.
It is sad to see that she got blocked,
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but I'm so happy
to still be here with you guys.
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"#WhatAJourney. #GroupHug."
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Nick, hey, I'll give you
a group hug right now.
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Circle, message, "I loved Jacki's video.
I am sad to see that she was blocked,
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but at the same time,
I know she had an amazing journey,
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and this is a time for celebration."
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"#CircleFamily."
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"#WhatWeHavingForDinner?"
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[laughing] "#HopeTheyGotTequila."
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He's so funny.
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I feel you on that, James. [laughs]
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I feel like everybody
really did not wanna see Jacki go,
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but we pour one out for, Jacki,
but we also pour one up for ourselves.
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My girl Kai said,
"Congratulations, family!"
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"We made it!"
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"Can you believe this is our final chat?"
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"We completed the journey,
and I am extremely proud of all of you."
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"#ThisIsSurreal. #CheersToUs."
Cheers to you, Kai.
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Circle, message, "This is, by far,
one of the best mornings of my life."
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"Hearing Michelle call me a finalist
was unreal."
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"It feels like Christmas morning.
Heart emoji."
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"#WeDidIt." We did do it, Isabella.
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Circle, message,
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"I mean it when I say
I had no idea coming into this
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my journey with each of you
would transform me."
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"I admire all of you."
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"Also, Michelle's an icon." [chuckles]
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"Champagne emoji, manicure emoji." Send.
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So great. It's so surreal.
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I feel you, Ashley.
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Like, I can't believe that this journey
would have changed me either.
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Circle, message,
"I am proud of every single one of you,
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and I wouldn't want to take this journey
with anyone else,
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and I raise my glass
and say cheers to the final five."
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And send.
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Circle, message,
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"As much as I've loved talking
to these four beautiful photos,
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I'm so stoked to meet you all
in real life. Confetti emoji."
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[Sophia] Oh, Nick. [chuckles nervously]
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I really hope
that excitement stays intact.
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I really hope.
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I don't wanna hurt your feelings, Nick.
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Circle, message,
"It has been a journey to say the least."
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"There has been ups
and downs and all the in-betweens…"
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"…but you have all
made me feel so accepted,
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and you will forever have a special place
in my heart. #CircleFamForLife."
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Aw. Isabella!
I feel the same way, girl. I do.
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Circle, message, capital letters,
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"Cheers to the final five!" Send!
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Cheers to you, boo. Cheers to you.
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Even if you catfish, cheers.
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"The Circle Chat is now closed."
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Whoo.
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I ain't gonna lie. Kind of feels good.
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[chuckles]
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I'm just so happy to be here.
I just wish I had more champagne. [laughs]
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To the final five. [chuckles]
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I feel amazing.
I feel kind of like I could cry right now.
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It's just… it's so overwhelming.
It's beautiful,
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but I do have, in the back of my head,
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people seeing me later
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and seeing that I'm a catfish.
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And I… I feel like it's just gonna take
a bit for them to get used to,
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and I hope it doesn't disrupt
how they feel about me.
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I feel like each of these people
are so special to me,
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and I want nothing but the world for them
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but just not $100,000 for them.
I want that for me.
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But this is special.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[Buteau] The sun is setting
on their final day in The Circle,
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and it'll all soon be over.
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Among the many things
they'll miss, though,
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I got a feeling it won't be one of these.
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-[loud chiming]
-[alarm blares]
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-It's an alert! Okay!
-[all] "Alert!"
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-We got an alert, folks!
-[Sophia] Oh, gosh!
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The alerts are hitting
a little different today.
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Okay.
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I can't even say the words. Is this it?
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"Players, you must now make
your final ratings." [grunts]
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Let's do this once and for all.
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It's game time.
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[exhales]
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"Your decision is not about
who becomes an influencer."
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-The $100,000 ratings.
-Ooh!
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We about to do it.
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[exhales deeply]
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It's about to go down.
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00:11:54,719 --> 00:11:57,400
"You are deciding
which one of your fellow players
244
00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,719
is truly the most popular."
245
00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,199
I just got chills. I got chills!
246
00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,040
All five of us deserve to win this.
247
00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:06,199
There can only be one.
248
00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:07,480
I don't know who to put where.
249
00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:08,680
Ooh!
250
00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:10,440
Oh my God.
251
00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:13,640
I'mma rate according to how I feel.
252
00:12:13,719 --> 00:12:16,440
A lot of mixed ideas
on which way to go here.
253
00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:20,440
I think I know exactly
the players I want to put where.
254
00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,320
This is it. This is it.
255
00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,640
$100,000 is at stake here.
256
00:12:24,719 --> 00:12:26,120
-Damn.
-[chuckles] Come on.
257
00:12:26,199 --> 00:12:27,520
Let's not screw it up.
258
00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,640
-It's a lot to think about.
-This is everything. [gasps]
259
00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:33,480
I can't believe I'm saying this, but…
260
00:12:33,560 --> 00:12:34,400
[all] Circle…
261
00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,199
Take me to my final ratings.
262
00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,040
[both] …final ratings.
263
00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,680
-Take me to my final ratings.
-Take me to my final ratings, please.
264
00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,120
Oh, this is crazy.
265
00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,280
My sweet, precious Nick. [chuckles]
266
00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:50,920
Mr. RiNickulous.
267
00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,199
My Circle MVP brother.
268
00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,640
My ride-or-die
since our first conversation.
269
00:12:55,719 --> 00:12:59,719
All crush aside, I think
Nick has played an incredible game.
270
00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,440
I came in knowing
I was gonna flirt with somebody,
271
00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,400
and I didn't think
it was gonna go this well. [chuckles]
272
00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,240
I adore Nick as a person,
273
00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,400
but I don't have a set opinion
on how I wanna use Nick tonight.
274
00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,120
This is $100,000 at stake,
275
00:13:12,199 --> 00:13:16,199
and rating Nick highly
may not be in my favor.
276
00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,160
Nick's the one I'm having
the most difficulty with, in my heart.
277
00:13:20,680 --> 00:13:23,959
I feel like
Kai and I have been butting heads
278
00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:25,640
ever since day one.
279
00:13:25,719 --> 00:13:30,400
She is definitely still
my biggest competition.
280
00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,880
Kai was absolutely a threat
this entire game.
281
00:13:33,959 --> 00:13:37,280
And that's impressive that she's
always been seen as "the threat"
282
00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,079
and still made it here.
283
00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,680
I'm glad I was in the position
to make sure she was here.
284
00:13:43,599 --> 00:13:47,280
James and I have been thick as thieves
with every alliance that we've made,
285
00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:48,680
and I really trust him.
286
00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,760
He has been getting rated
higher and higher the longer he's been in.
287
00:13:52,839 --> 00:13:57,280
He did point a finger at me at one point
and say I'm a catfish
288
00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,880
and… and was really gunning for me,
so it does worry me a little bit
289
00:14:00,959 --> 00:14:03,400
as to where I am on James's list.
290
00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,360
He's definitely a threat.
291
00:14:06,959 --> 00:14:10,400
I love Isabella.
I truly believe, without Isabella,
292
00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:11,959
I would not be here right now.
293
00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:13,680
I can trust her 100%.
294
00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,719
Isabella, I just didn't get
a connection with.
295
00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,680
I definitely relied on Isabella a lot.
296
00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,120
I… I… I'm not sure. I'm not sure.
297
00:14:20,199 --> 00:14:23,360
There is a part of me
that feels like she is still a catfish,
298
00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,120
but I respect her game
because it has brought her to the final.
299
00:14:27,719 --> 00:14:31,079
Ashley, she's brought
a lot of value to… to me.
300
00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,160
I truly, truly enjoy Ashley.
301
00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,880
We had such a great journey,
302
00:14:35,959 --> 00:14:40,000
and I've seen so much growth in Ashley,
and I am impressed.
303
00:14:40,079 --> 00:14:41,880
[Sophia] She proved constantly
304
00:14:41,959 --> 00:14:44,520
that she was gonna be loyal to me
and had my back,
305
00:14:44,599 --> 00:14:46,959
and I'm so thankful to have Ashley here.
306
00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,360
Ashley has been one of the people
I could count on the most
307
00:14:50,439 --> 00:14:54,520
ever since day one in The Circle.
I will probably rate her very highly.
308
00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,719
["Legendary" by Welshly Arms playing]
309
00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,079
You create these alliances and bonds
to get to the final five,
310
00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:05,800
but when it comes down
to the final ratings,
311
00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:07,719
you gotta do
what's best for your own game.
312
00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,479
I've been going off… I've been strategic,
driving myself crazy with numbers.
313
00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,680
I think I'm gonna go with my heart
this time and throw all this away.
314
00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:22,160
I feel like maybe I should do
what has worked for me this far,
315
00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,439
and that's just playing with my heart
316
00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:29,319
and sticking to the people
that I have the best connection with.
317
00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,120
-Yeah.
-♪ 'Cause we're gonna be legends… ♪
318
00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:36,479
I would like to put James
in my first position.
319
00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:42,680
The alliances that James was able to build
helped save me and keep me here,
320
00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,560
and up until this point,
I believe he's truly had my back.
321
00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:49,719
Isabella is the person that I felt like
I was always able to trust,
322
00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,560
and I never had any doubts.
323
00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,479
I've been relying on her
to get all the way here,
324
00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,359
so I feel like I need to put her
in first position.
325
00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:00,760
♪ This is what we came for ♪
326
00:16:01,319 --> 00:16:03,880
♪ And we couldn't want it anymore ♪
327
00:16:03,959 --> 00:16:05,920
[sighs] She's helped me the most
through this game.
328
00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:09,040
She's been my strongest ally.
She's been Sophia's greatest friend.
329
00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,479
She's been Isabella's number one fan.
330
00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:16,880
And for those reasons,
I'd like to put Ashley in first place.
331
00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,479
-[exhales]
-♪ Been dreaming of the payoff… ♪
332
00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,520
-All right.
-Moving on.
333
00:16:22,599 --> 00:16:23,520
Ooh.
334
00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,800
Circle, in my second position,
I would like to put Ashley.
335
00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:33,719
Ashley has been consistently
one of my favorite people… in The Circle.
336
00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,199
Even though, at times,
it looks like I gave up on her,
337
00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:37,880
that was me being strategic.
338
00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,959
This is so hard!
339
00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:43,680
-Third place.
-Third place.
340
00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,199
-[sighs]
-Third place position.
341
00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:46,719
Oh, here goes a tough one.
342
00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:47,880
Ugh!
343
00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,880
I think Nick has worked the hardest,
and he's the most deserving one here.
344
00:16:51,959 --> 00:16:53,920
And I wouldn't be here without him,
345
00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:59,040
but he stands in my way
of winning the $100,000 the most.
346
00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:02,839
So, Circle,
in my third place spot, put Nick.
347
00:17:04,159 --> 00:17:07,319
I knew she was going to be
my biggest competition,
348
00:17:07,399 --> 00:17:12,000
and so I have to try to bring her down
by putting her in my final spot.
349
00:17:12,079 --> 00:17:15,359
So, Circle, lock Kai in fourth position.
350
00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:18,919
-Circle…
-…please submit my…
351
00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,640
…final ratings.
352
00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:24,200
Oh, that… that's the last time
I'm ever gonna rate in my life.
353
00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,840
Boom. "Ratings complete!" We are done.
354
00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:31,919
[Buteau] Not yet, Nick.
355
00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,280
Thought you would have known that
by now. Circle?
356
00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:35,760
-[loud chiming]
-[Sophia gasps] Ah!
357
00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,120
-[alarm blares]
-"Alert."
358
00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,680
-"Alert"?
-What we got going on now, Circle?
359
00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,560
As soon as I think we done,
360
00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,159
The Circle says,
"Uh-uh, you're coming right back."
361
00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:48,840
[whimpering] I've got
nothing left to give!
362
00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,120
-"Players…"
-"…your final ratings…"
363
00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:53,760
"…are complete."
364
00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:54,800
Ah!
365
00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:56,040
Yeah, they are.
366
00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:02,680
[all] "Before the winner is revealed,
you are invited to one last Circle Chat."
367
00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,600
[whiny] Oh.
368
00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,520
"However… [laughs] …this chat…"
369
00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,159
"…this chat will take place in person!"
370
00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,520
Yes! Finally.
371
00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,800
Oh God.
372
00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:20,600
[chuckles] Ooh, I'm so ready for this.
373
00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:21,800
Oh!
374
00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:23,680
I can't wait to give these people hugs.
375
00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,560
I'm so nervous about them seeing me.
376
00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,120
[sighs] I just got sweaty.
377
00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:29,440
I just got sweaty.
378
00:18:30,919 --> 00:18:31,919
[both] "Please get ready…"
379
00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,120
[both] "…to meet each other…"
380
00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,679
[both] "…face-to-face!"
381
00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:35,880
No biggie.
382
00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,399
Ooh, you know I'm ready for that.
383
00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,480
After all this time
and all of the lies I've told,
384
00:18:43,159 --> 00:18:46,000
they're all gonna know.
[sighs] They're all gonna know.
385
00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:47,720
It's time to get ready.
386
00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,560
But you better believe
I'm gonna be looking dapper.
387
00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:52,679
[groans]
388
00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:56,080
I don't even know what I'll wear tonight.
I only got a couple outfits left.
389
00:18:56,159 --> 00:18:58,240
Oh, this shit about to be fun. Let's go.
390
00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,080
[electronic music playing]
391
00:19:05,159 --> 00:19:08,600
[Buteau] They've been catfishing,
flirting, chatting, laughing, shouting,
392
00:19:08,679 --> 00:19:11,960
crying, and cursing at each other
throughout their Circle journey.
393
00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,399
And now, they're just moments away
from meeting,
394
00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:15,840
which means one thing.
395
00:19:15,919 --> 00:19:18,399
They'll all have
to choose an outfit to wear
396
00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,800
that's one part glitz, one part glam,
397
00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,679
and five parts "Oh my God!
I finally get to see real people!"
398
00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:27,640
Definitely excited
to see the actual people
399
00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,520
behind whoever I've been talking to.
400
00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,800
Ashley, I think she's 100% real.
401
00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,600
I would find it hard to believe
402
00:19:35,679 --> 00:19:37,840
that somebody could be that good
at faking it.
403
00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,560
I'm very nervous
for them to see that I'm a catfish.
404
00:19:42,159 --> 00:19:44,720
A lot of pressure on it tonight.
405
00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,040
I'm scared people are gonna be like,
406
00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:50,640
"You were a catfish,
and you played Nick, and it sucks."
407
00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:51,560
I don't know.
408
00:19:52,120 --> 00:19:56,440
[Kai] I genuinely cannot wait
to put the true face
409
00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,000
behind the profile pics
that I've been seeing for this long.
410
00:20:02,399 --> 00:20:03,800
[sighs]
411
00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:05,760
Oh God, I hope they're okay.
412
00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:07,520
I hope they're not upset at me.
413
00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,880
Normally, I don't ever lie,
so having to be like,
414
00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,120
"Hey, I was lying the whole time,"
is really nerve-wracking,
415
00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,280
and I kind of feel sick to my stomach.
416
00:20:16,360 --> 00:20:19,080
Hopefully, she's who she said she is,
417
00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,560
get my flirt on a little bit.
418
00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:23,480
Sweet!
419
00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:25,520
I'm ready for 'em.
420
00:20:34,679 --> 00:20:36,280
[suspenseful music playing]
421
00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:41,159
[Buteau] It's time,
422
00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,640
and the first player
is strutting down that hallway
423
00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,480
marching to the beat of his own drum,
424
00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,399
even though
he's not actually a real drummer.
425
00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:55,679
He's the MIT alpha nerd
bringing the Big Nick Energy.
426
00:20:58,640 --> 00:20:59,760
Whoo!
427
00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,080
[laughing] Let's go!
428
00:21:02,159 --> 00:21:03,640
Oh, it's nice in here.
429
00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,880
Okay! Gonna be honest.
430
00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,760
I thought the Hangout was the place to be.
431
00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,679
This is a lot more my speed.
432
00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:14,880
This is it. First one here.
433
00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:16,320
Ooh!
434
00:21:16,399 --> 00:21:18,800
I see Isabella right there.
435
00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,159
Whoever put the seating chart together,
thank you.
436
00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,399
[loud chiming]
437
00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:23,520
-[alarm blares]
-Here we go.
438
00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,280
"Alert!"
439
00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:26,440
[laughs]
440
00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,320
"Isabella is on her way to meet you now."
441
00:21:29,399 --> 00:21:33,840
All right, Isabella, let's see
if you are who you say you are.
442
00:21:33,919 --> 00:21:37,040
[Buteau] You're about to find out, Nick,
'cause gliding down that hallway
443
00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:41,600
like a purple-suited catfish is Isabella
AKA her little sister Sophia.
444
00:21:41,679 --> 00:21:44,240
Why am I getting nervous?
I'm getting a little nervous.
445
00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,760
[Buteau] She's a self-confessed goober,
446
00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,200
but there ain't nothing stupid
about her game playing up in here.
447
00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,399
All right, be cool, dude.
Just chill. You got this.
448
00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,640
[Buteau] Nick, get ready to meet
your lesbian Circle girlfriend.
449
00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,919
Oh my God.
I feel like I could throw up! Hi!
450
00:22:02,439 --> 00:22:03,640
[laughing] Come here!
451
00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,560
Oh my God! Hi!
452
00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,679
-How are you?
-I'm good. How are you?
453
00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:10,880
-I'm Nick. [chuckles]
-Oh!
454
00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:12,919
-I'm not Isabella.
-[Nick] Aw.
455
00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,280
I'm so sorry.
456
00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:16,399
-Who are you?
-I'm Isabella's little sister.
457
00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:17,320
No way!
458
00:22:17,399 --> 00:22:19,679
-My name is Sophia.
-Well, Sophia, bring it in.
459
00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:20,800
[laughing]
460
00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,439
Well, this has been an experience.
461
00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,480
-[Nick] Well, here you are.
-Um, oh my God!
462
00:22:26,159 --> 00:22:29,720
Wow! This is incredible.
463
00:22:30,360 --> 00:22:33,200
-So you just catfished everybody.
-[Sophia exhales]
464
00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:34,720
I, um…
465
00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:38,040
It was an experience.
It was really, really difficult.
466
00:22:38,120 --> 00:22:39,640
[exhales] Oh my God.
467
00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,360
This is me. [chuckles]
It didn't, like, break your heart, right?
468
00:22:43,439 --> 00:22:45,880
-No. We're good. We're good.
-Okay. Okay. Good.
469
00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,800
I literally was like, "I would be so upset
470
00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,080
if this guy, like,
really, really got his hopes up."
471
00:22:51,159 --> 00:22:53,480
And I was like,
"But he seems so smart." Like… [inhales]
472
00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,439
I was trying so hard
not to, like, cross a line.
473
00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,800
The picture was fake, and I am gay,
474
00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,679
but other than that,
everything I said was genuine.
475
00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,960
-You killed it. Good job.
-You really believed me?
476
00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,640
-Yeah.
-Ah, you know, it was--
477
00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,640
I mean, I thought, like, there was
a chance everyone could be a catfish,
478
00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,760
but I was like, "This seems genuine."
479
00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:12,520
-Okay.
-Why not come in as yourself?
480
00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:16,000
My whole life's basically just been like,
"Oh, your sisters are so pretty!"
481
00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,439
"Oh, your sisters are so pretty."
482
00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,640
So going into this, I was like,
483
00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:21,600
"If I play
a beautiful, blonde, straight woman,
484
00:23:21,679 --> 00:23:25,600
I might be able to flirt with the guys
and get people Sophia normally wouldn't."
485
00:23:25,679 --> 00:23:27,960
-Um, so that was kind of--
-Well, it worked out, clearly!
486
00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,439
I know! [laughs]
I was like, "I'm here," so…
487
00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,360
'Cause I… I genuinely adore you!
488
00:23:33,439 --> 00:23:35,679
Like, I literally was like,
"I fucking love Nick!" I--
489
00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,159
-I mean, I needed you in there.
-[Sophia] Same.
490
00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,560
-We were talking strategy. It was perfect.
-Same. That was, like, what I needed.
491
00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,679
-You and the band were literally--
-The band!
492
00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:45,760
The band killed it.
493
00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,720
And the fact you--
I've always wanted to be in a band.
494
00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:52,320
Like, I am not talented enough to be
in a band. My whole life, I've been like,
495
00:23:52,399 --> 00:23:55,120
"I wish I could be in the band."
And when you came in with the band,
496
00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,000
I was like, "This is final four!"
497
00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:58,040
Let's go!
498
00:23:58,120 --> 00:24:00,439
I was literally like,
"This is final four!"
499
00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,000
-Well, congrats.
-[Sophia] You too.
500
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:03,640
-Stoked that we made it.
-We killed it.
501
00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,280
The band was on fire.
Definitely the strongest alliance.
502
00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:07,720
-Without a doubt.
-[Nick] Killed it.
503
00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:08,840
[Sophia] Without a doubt.
504
00:24:08,919 --> 00:24:11,960
-Oh, we got an alert! Let's go.
-Ah! That's still happening?
505
00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:15,080
Okay, I was literally like,
"What? No! I can't do it!"
506
00:24:15,159 --> 00:24:17,040
-"James."
-"James." All right!
507
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,320
[Buteau] Proving
that a Boyz II Men fashion line
508
00:24:20,399 --> 00:24:21,880
works in any decade,
509
00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,480
it's our Circle class clown.
510
00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,800
Oh no! I have to reintroduce myself again.
511
00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,520
-You're gonna have to do that a few times.
-I don't want to do this anymore!
512
00:24:32,679 --> 00:24:35,800
[Buteau] He may have entered late
but wasted no time
513
00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,760
in rising to Circle elite status.
514
00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,120
It's James.
515
00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,520
-Hi!
-Hey! [chuckling]
516
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:44,439
There he is.
517
00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,480
-I'm Isabella but not Isabella!
-[chuckling] Oh!
518
00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,360
-Oh my gosh!
-[Sophia] Hi.
519
00:24:49,439 --> 00:24:50,960
So are you Isabella, Isabella?
520
00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,200
I'm Isabella's little sister.
My name is Sophia.
521
00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,520
-Very nice to meet you.
-Okay. Still the same. The same--
522
00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,640
-What's up? Good to see you!
-Good to see you!
523
00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,480
-Oh my gosh!
-You look good!
524
00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,040
-Did I mess it up not wearing socks?
-[Sophia] You look slick.
525
00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:04,000
-You guys look beautiful.
-[laughs]
526
00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:05,399
[James] So I missed the meeting.
527
00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,919
How did it go when you first seen her
as the little sister?
528
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,679
-Older sister or younger?
-Older sister.
529
00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,399
What made you choose your older sister?
530
00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:14,159
-So I am the baby gay sister… [laughs]
-Okay.
531
00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,720
…that I've been talking about,
532
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:19,000
and I've just always idolized
my big sisters. They're everything to me.
533
00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,760
And I… and I didn't realize
till I got here, I was like,
534
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,320
"I'm doing this because I've always wanted
to be just like her," you know?
535
00:25:25,399 --> 00:25:27,720
[James] And so what's…
what's your whole story?
536
00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:29,640
-So I said I was a drummer.
-Okay.
537
00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,320
But I just drum for fun,
538
00:25:31,399 --> 00:25:34,399
but I actually work at a tech company.
I'm a program manager.
539
00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,360
I just didn't want people to, like, think
I would be super strategic.
540
00:25:37,439 --> 00:25:40,000
Because me and you never had,
like, a deep, deep connection.
541
00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,600
Our deep connection was like competition,
I felt. I like--
542
00:25:43,679 --> 00:25:45,919
That's how I felt with Kai too,
me and Kai.
543
00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,520
When we was in the influencer chat
for the first time,
544
00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,040
it was… it was like, "Okay, this is
two alpha males going at each other."
545
00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:55,280
It was… it was strong. Was it intense,
or was that just on my end?
546
00:25:55,360 --> 00:25:57,159
No, it was intense, but I liked it.
547
00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,720
-What's up, Player B?
-[chuckles] I don't know.
548
00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,080
[both laughing]
549
00:26:01,159 --> 00:26:02,960
-I knew it!
-[laughs]
550
00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,240
-Oh yeah.
-Also, I gotta admit, I was also Vince.
551
00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:07,280
[gasps]
552
00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:09,720
[Nick hesitates, laughs]
553
00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,320
When Calvin got blocked,
554
00:26:11,399 --> 00:26:14,640
he was able to give, like,
a popularity boost to someone,
555
00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,120
which was, like, this burner profile
556
00:26:16,199 --> 00:26:19,199
that I could try to use
to, like, boost my popularity.
557
00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,080
So I was in a group chat
with you two--
558
00:26:21,159 --> 00:26:24,320
You invited me and myself to a group chat.
559
00:26:24,399 --> 00:26:26,000
What the hell?
560
00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,399
I was running between rooms
being Vince, being Nick.
561
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,159
I was like, "It can't be him,
'cause I was in a room,
562
00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,399
and it was a well-balanced conversation."
563
00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,000
-Damn! Oh, so you had the edge on us.
-[laughing]
564
00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,600
Also, I told that ghost story.
Completely made up.
565
00:26:38,679 --> 00:26:41,159
Yeah, you killed that!
566
00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,600
I'm not gonna lie,
when I read Vince's profile, I start--
567
00:26:43,679 --> 00:26:46,240
-I… I talk shit for a living.
-[Sophia laughing] Yeah!
568
00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:47,360
And I was dying.
569
00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:50,800
When I saw ghost hunter,
I was… I was laughing on the floor.
570
00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,080
-[Sophia] I was so into it!
-[loud chiming]
571
00:26:53,159 --> 00:26:55,840
-"Alert!"
-[Sophia screams] Oh my God! Who is it?
572
00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,280
[gasps] Kai is on her way!
573
00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:00,000
[Nick] Oh, here we go.
574
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,000
I'm so nervous. Oh!
575
00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:06,360
[Buteau] She came into The Circle
with positivity, a solid game plan,
576
00:27:06,439 --> 00:27:09,560
and even named her own strategy, CCCF.
577
00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,600
-Kai better not be a catfish.
-I think Kai is.
578
00:27:11,679 --> 00:27:13,240
I think Kai is, like, an older woman.
579
00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:16,960
[Buteau] A true survivor,
she kept it genuine and stayed in the game
580
00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,679
despite multiple attempts
to take her crown.
581
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,800
It's Southern queen Kai.
582
00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,760
-[screams]
-[James] Damn. Yes!
583
00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,080
-[Sophia] Oh my God!
-Wow!
584
00:27:26,159 --> 00:27:27,840
Who said I was a catfish?
585
00:27:29,199 --> 00:27:30,040
I knew you wasn't!
586
00:27:30,120 --> 00:27:32,760
They was in here talking shit.
They said you was a catfish!
587
00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:33,960
Oh my God!
588
00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,120
Oh my goodness!
589
00:27:37,199 --> 00:27:40,439
-[Nick] What's up?
-]Kai] Oh my God! How are you?
590
00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:41,640
Oh my goodness!
591
00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:46,520
Hi. So I am Isabella's little sister.
My name is Sophia.
592
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,320
-So you're not--
-I'm not Isabella.
593
00:27:48,399 --> 00:27:50,480
-I knew it! [screams]
-[laughing]
594
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,919
-It's good to meet you.
-It's nice to meet you too!
595
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,439
-You look beautiful!
-Thank you.
596
00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,919
They had me nervous.
They said you was a catfish.
597
00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,520
You were just so good at this game,
that I was like, "She's gotta be wise."
598
00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,560
-"She is an older woman."
-Everything you said was perfect.
599
00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:03,760
-Really?
-Yes!
600
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:05,640
He tried to… he tried to call you out
601
00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,600
when he tried to get you to block--
I know you was trying to block her.
602
00:28:08,679 --> 00:28:11,880
That was one of the reasons, the cons,
and I was just like, "I don't care."
603
00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,640
[laughing] It was so crazy, though,
604
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,640
because, Nick, I think with you
I went back and forth the most.
605
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:18,560
Same.
606
00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,840
In my head, I was like… it's like,
"He saved me. Okay, we're good. Okay."
607
00:28:22,919 --> 00:28:26,800
And then James was like, "No, no.
Nick was trying to get rid of you."
608
00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,320
-"I'm not sure."
-He did go hard!
609
00:28:28,399 --> 00:28:29,880
-Right.
-[James] He did go hard on you.
610
00:28:29,959 --> 00:28:31,720
-Yeah, I did. [laughs]
-You played me.
611
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,040
And I was like,
"We literally just had this conversation."
612
00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:38,480
I was like, "How you getting rid of me?"
I was like, "So he's a threat."
613
00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:40,280
"I can't trust him, but he saved me."
614
00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:41,560
You were incredible.
615
00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:45,800
I felt like, no lie, when I hit eighth…
I knew there'd be a target on my back.
616
00:28:45,879 --> 00:28:48,679
'Cause I was first, second, third,
and then it went eighth.
617
00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,639
-I was like, "Whoa!" I was like, "Shit!"
-I was shocked by that.
618
00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,000
I knew that they was gonna come for me,
but it had took some time!
619
00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,560
You was at the house
and thought, "I'll get sixth."
620
00:28:57,639 --> 00:28:58,639
Like, last.
621
00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:02,080
It was just I never knew where you stood.
I never knew who you stood with.
622
00:29:02,159 --> 00:29:04,520
-I knew you loved your girl Ruksana--
-You know what?
623
00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:08,720
It's crazy. As soon as you wrote me,
Ashley had wrote me the very next day.
624
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:12,120
You were like, "I'm sorry. I don't know.
I guess I was losing myself."
625
00:29:12,199 --> 00:29:15,560
Then Ashley was like, "I'm sorry.
I threw you under the bus. I don't know."
626
00:29:15,639 --> 00:29:16,480
And I was like,
627
00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:18,919
"This sounds like they were mad
'cause I didn't talk to them."
628
00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,959
-Yes!
-But that wasn't even the case.
629
00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,280
I was just trying to be solid with Nick.
630
00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,040
-Like, literally-- [laughs]
-We had things to work on. [laughs]
631
00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,159
Nick and I had, like,
the craziest relationship.
632
00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,040
I was like, "I gotta talk to Nick
and figure out what's going on."
633
00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,840
I thought you were a catfish
since day one,
634
00:29:33,919 --> 00:29:35,720
only because
you had a black-and-white photo.
635
00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:37,959
-Understood.
-Like, "Who's using a filtered photo?"
636
00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,080
And then Vince--
Oh, do… do you know who Vince was?
637
00:29:41,159 --> 00:29:43,639
-Who was Vince? The burner profile?
-Who do you think? Guess.
638
00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:45,480
Was it Ashley, or was it Nick?
639
00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,560
-I thought it was either Ashley or Nick.
-Who… who… who was Vince?
640
00:29:48,639 --> 00:29:49,600
[laughs]
641
00:29:49,679 --> 00:29:52,040
Vince had a chat with Kai one-on-one.
642
00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:53,480
Vince had a crush on you
643
00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,320
'cause y'all both had
black-and-white photos.
644
00:29:55,399 --> 00:29:56,560
[Sophia and Nick laughing]
645
00:29:56,639 --> 00:29:58,000
-So--
-[James] I was gonna tell you.
646
00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,360
-I was Vince.
-I knew it! I fucking knew it!
647
00:30:00,439 --> 00:30:02,040
-[Nick] I knew you knew it.
-I knew it!
648
00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,000
Because… and it's crazy,
'cause I didn't even badmouth you
649
00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:06,480
in that chat!
650
00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:07,919
I was like, "If this was Nick,
651
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,439
I'm really glad
that I kept everything positive--"
652
00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:12,080
That's why I talked to you as Vince.
653
00:30:12,159 --> 00:30:14,360
I was like, "I need to find out
if Kai actually likes me."
654
00:30:14,439 --> 00:30:15,720
-Yes!
-[loud chiming]
655
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:17,159
-[alarm blares]
-[all exclaim]
656
00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:18,439
I'm so excited!
657
00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,439
"Ashley is on her way to meet you now."
658
00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,720
-Yeah!
-[Sophia] Yes! [laughs]
659
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:30,360
[Buteau] Yeah, she is.
And hello, she looking fine.
660
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,040
Is she fake?
661
00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:35,040
-I think she's real.
-I think she's real.
662
00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:36,199
I think she's real.
663
00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:39,639
[Buteau] Occupational therapist Ashley
AKA Matthew
664
00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,040
from Long Island played the long game
665
00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:46,439
and has made it to the finale
as only one of two surviving catfish.
666
00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:50,080
Circle Chat's now open!
667
00:30:50,159 --> 00:30:51,800
[screaming]
668
00:30:51,879 --> 00:30:53,199
[Matthew] What's up, baby?
669
00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:54,879
What the fuck?
670
00:30:54,959 --> 00:30:56,120
-[Kai laughs]
-[Sophia] Oh!
671
00:30:56,199 --> 00:30:57,600
-My queen!
-Ashley!
672
00:30:57,679 --> 00:30:59,720
-You gorgeous friggin' queen!
-Oh my God!
673
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,879
-Ashley!
-Oh my God!
674
00:31:02,959 --> 00:31:03,879
You are awesome.
675
00:31:03,959 --> 00:31:05,040
[Matthew] Baby boy!
676
00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:06,679
[Kai laughing]
677
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,560
-James! I'm sorry.
-Oh shit!
678
00:31:08,639 --> 00:31:11,720
-Holy shit! Hello, gorgeous.
-[Sophia] Hi.
679
00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:13,480
I'm also a catfish.
680
00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,360
-Oh my God!
-I'm Isabella's little sister.
681
00:31:15,439 --> 00:31:17,639
I was for sure Ashley was real.
682
00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:18,800
-What's up?
-This man!
683
00:31:18,879 --> 00:31:21,600
Daddy Nick in the house!
Did you guys have any idea?
684
00:31:21,679 --> 00:31:24,000
I had no idea
the band had another dude in it!
685
00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:25,800
I know! I kept saying,
686
00:31:25,879 --> 00:31:29,159
"I think Ashley's hiding something major,
but I don't think she's a catfish."
687
00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:30,760
-Not that major.
-What is your name?
688
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:32,199
-I'm Matthew.
-[Kai] Matthew?
689
00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:34,600
I was like,
"Maybe Ashley, like the boy name Ashley."
690
00:31:34,679 --> 00:31:37,439
-I'm gayer than sin. That's why it worked.
-Me too!
691
00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:40,560
That's why it worked. A gay man
playing a lesbian worked that way.
692
00:31:40,639 --> 00:31:41,720
I was totally fooled.
693
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,480
You talked about your coming-out story.
That was your coming-out story?
694
00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:47,320
Yeah, everything I said was true.
695
00:31:47,399 --> 00:31:48,959
I'm so mad I didn't call this one.
696
00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:50,520
-[Matthew] What? The catfish?
-Yeah.
697
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,800
Because I was pretty spot-on
with the people.
698
00:31:52,879 --> 00:31:55,840
I called Jackson, her.
You didn't give me not one inkling!
699
00:31:55,919 --> 00:31:57,280
-Not even a little bit.
-[laughs]
700
00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,439
You are the… Oh, wow!
701
00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,959
-You did great. You killed that shit.
-[Kai] You killed that.
702
00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:03,120
Oh, stop it!
703
00:32:03,199 --> 00:32:05,719
-I didn't see that coming at all!
-Like, period.
704
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,280
I didn't think
any of you guys were catfishes.
705
00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,360
I definitely didn't think
you were a catfish.
706
00:32:10,439 --> 00:32:11,879
-Thanks!
-I knew she was a catfish.
707
00:32:11,959 --> 00:32:13,439
-You did?
-In my head. I just knew it.
708
00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:15,280
-I was… I had no inkling--
-[James] I did too.
709
00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,600
I was like, "Ashley, she's just too real.
There's no way!"
710
00:32:17,679 --> 00:32:19,600
-I'm still tripping out right now.
-[Kai] Me too!
711
00:32:19,679 --> 00:32:21,000
-I'm like…
-[Kai] Me too!
712
00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,719
-I can't stop staring.
-[Kai] I know.
713
00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:23,919
[all laughing]
714
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,399
You got your beard looking right
and everything.
715
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,360
Why your ass come in
as Ashley and not Matthew?
716
00:32:28,439 --> 00:32:31,280
-I came in as Ashley because…
-[Sophia] Yes, yes, yes.
717
00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:36,399
So my whole life, like, I have
such a huge emotional and vulnerable side.
718
00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:38,360
I operate with my heart on my sleeve.
719
00:32:38,439 --> 00:32:41,879
I think there's a very strong societal…
720
00:32:41,959 --> 00:32:44,040
[grunts] …understanding
or… or thought of masculinity.
721
00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:47,439
-Women have more-- Yeah!
-You can't wear your heart on your sleeve.
722
00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:49,280
If you do, you're doing it to be a player.
723
00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,240
So coming in as Ashley,
I could be super emotional,
724
00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,360
but also I think, people,
when they mess up with catfishes,
725
00:32:55,439 --> 00:32:58,959
is they don't show their layers,
and they stay very one-dimensional,
726
00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:01,560
and then people pick up on them.
If I came in as myself,
727
00:33:01,639 --> 00:33:05,159
it would take too long to break
that wall down for people to trust me.
728
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:08,000
-We had our alliance. James, we were good.
-We had a great conversation.
729
00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:09,879
I'm like, "Kai thinks I'm a catfish."
730
00:33:09,959 --> 00:33:13,719
We already had our alliance. We were like,
"We got to keep the band together."
731
00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,159
"We have something good going."
There was four of us. It was,
732
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:18,280
"If we stay four strong,
we'll make it to the end."
733
00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:21,520
Yeah, you could feel the alliances.
Like, it was crazy.
734
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,000
There were sides! [laughs]
735
00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:24,000
It was sides!
736
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,280
And we didn't even care
that the other side knew.
737
00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,320
We were just like,
"We can't worry about it." Yeah. [laughs]
738
00:33:29,919 --> 00:33:31,919
-[James] It was unimportant.
-It was there, girl.
739
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,800
-It's a game. It sucks.
-[Kai] It is.
740
00:33:33,879 --> 00:33:36,280
-It did start to blend in for a second.
-[Sophia] Yes.
741
00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,040
I don't know how y'all stayed here
this whole time. I'm stressed out.
742
00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,480
I was stressed out after day four.
I was just like…
743
00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:42,560
I was a monster.
744
00:33:42,639 --> 00:33:44,719
I literally just, out of nowhere--
745
00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,520
It was like two days, that I was like,
"Get Kai out of here!"
746
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,639
We were influencers.
She said, "Let's get rid of Kai."
747
00:33:49,719 --> 00:33:51,679
I said, "Let's get rid of Calvin."
She said, "Why?"
748
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,639
I said, "Gotta get rid of the king
before you get rid of the queen, honey."
749
00:33:54,719 --> 00:33:55,560
Whoo!
750
00:33:55,639 --> 00:33:57,360
Whenever you said that, I just went…
751
00:33:57,439 --> 00:33:59,480
-Good line. You said that?
-[Kai] That was good.
752
00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:01,600
[Matthew] You were the best players.
So was Daddy Nick.
753
00:34:01,679 --> 00:34:03,080
But thank God he was in my alliance.
754
00:34:03,159 --> 00:34:05,480
Dude, I was cracking up
at everything you said.
755
00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:07,000
God has brought us here for a reason.
756
00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:09,120
-[Kai] Absolutely.
-God's work. I love you all.
757
00:34:09,199 --> 00:34:10,440
Seriously, I couldn't…
758
00:34:11,639 --> 00:34:13,719
-I'm crying already.
-[Sophia] I know! I love you guys!
759
00:34:13,799 --> 00:34:15,400
-You guys are awesome!
-Cheers, guys!
760
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:16,319
[all cheering]
761
00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:17,920
-[loud chiming]
-[James] "Alert!"
762
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,360
-[alarm blares]
-[all] "Alert!"
763
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,000
-[James] Let's go.
-What we got?
764
00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:22,440
Good evening, players,
765
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,440
and congratulations
on making it to the finale.
766
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:26,520
You're so beautiful!
767
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:27,639
[Kai] She is beautiful!
768
00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,719
Earlier today, you guys would've rated
each other for the last time
769
00:34:30,799 --> 00:34:34,319
and met face-to-face
to find out who's real and who isn't.
770
00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:35,400
-Whoo!
-[Sophia] No pressure!
771
00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,120
Apparently the band's full of frauds!
772
00:34:37,199 --> 00:34:39,920
Now, there's
only one more thing left to do,
773
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,880
come meet me in the penthouse
so we can crown the winner of The Circle
774
00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:48,120
and find out
who will be taking home that $100,000.
775
00:34:48,199 --> 00:34:49,839
[squeals] I can't wait.
776
00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,760
-Okay, well, let's go meet Michelle!
-[James] Let's go see Michelle.
777
00:34:52,839 --> 00:34:55,080
Top five, baby! Cups in!
778
00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:56,080
[all cheering]
779
00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,400
[Buteau] And by we, I mean the losers.
780
00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,680
Sorry. [chuckles] The blocked players,
781
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:08,680
Southern belle Michelle
and sisters Ava and Chanel.
782
00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:12,200
-Yes.
-Here's to, uh, being Michelle.
783
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:13,240
[chuckles]
784
00:35:13,319 --> 00:35:15,040
There you go. [chuckles]
785
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,520
[Buteau] And joining double trouble?
It's Calvin.
786
00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:19,760
-Oh my God!
-Oh my God!
787
00:35:19,839 --> 00:35:23,160
[Buteau] Oh, he's real, but guess
who ain't. Jackson AKA Rachel.
788
00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:25,319
-[in singsong] Jackson!
-Oh my God!
789
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,120
-You are Jackson? What's up?
-I am Jackson! [laughs]
790
00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:29,760
-Oh my God!
-[Calvin] How are you?
791
00:35:29,839 --> 00:35:30,920
[Rachel] How are you?
792
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,280
That is crazy! No way that's Jackson.
793
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:36,799
Ruksana! Let's go!
794
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:37,920
[women screaming]
795
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,240
I'm Jackson.
796
00:35:39,319 --> 00:35:41,960
-Thank you! Let's-- Yeah!
-[laughing]
797
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,760
-This is Jackson, everybody! Right?
-[laughing]
798
00:35:44,839 --> 00:35:46,839
-Knock, knock.
-[Calvin] Daniel, my boy.
799
00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:48,760
-[women screaming]
-[Calvin] My boy.
800
00:35:49,799 --> 00:35:51,280
My boy!
801
00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,360
-God! You're here!
-[Ruksana laughing]
802
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,120
Hi, bitch! I tried, babe! I tried!
803
00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:58,839
-I love you.
-[Calvin] Who is this?
804
00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:01,280
-[Chanel] Who is this?
-[Calvin] Who is this?
805
00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:03,680
-Jacki! What the fuck?
-[Calvin] Who is this?
806
00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,080
Y'all have not met this--
807
00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:06,480
-Hi.
-Oh! Jacki--
808
00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:09,280
-I was the last player added. Yeah.
-[Calvin] Oh, right.
809
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:10,680
-Um, and--
-[Ruksana] Oh, Jacki.
810
00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,360
-Damn! They were still adding players?
-[Calvin] Yeah, I know--
811
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,480
Michelle Buteau! Oh my God!
812
00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,760
-Hey!
-[all screaming]
813
00:36:20,839 --> 00:36:24,319
Oh hey, blocked players!
814
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,839
Everybody take a seat.
It's so nice to see you guys finally.
815
00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,240
The snakeskin boots? I can't. I can't.
816
00:36:29,319 --> 00:36:31,760
-Thank you so much!
-[Ruksana] Hey, girl!
817
00:36:31,839 --> 00:36:34,640
Oh, it's so nice to finally meet you guys.
818
00:36:34,720 --> 00:36:36,640
[Ruksana] Same! We love you.
819
00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:40,400
Oh my goodness! You guys!
So much to talk about, obviously.
820
00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:41,319
We mad.
821
00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:42,240
-So much.
-Period.
822
00:36:42,319 --> 00:36:44,400
Let's start with Ava and Chanel.
823
00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:45,560
-Whoo!
-Okay.
824
00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:46,720
[Buteau] You guys.
825
00:36:46,799 --> 00:36:48,080
-Okay.
-Yeah!
826
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:51,720
Sister, Sister! I'm just saying,
you guys were the first ones blocked.
827
00:36:51,799 --> 00:36:52,640
[both] Yes.
828
00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:54,839
But then you guys had the chance
to clone somebody,
829
00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:56,200
and you picked Michelle.
830
00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,520
-That's a beautiful name. How you doing?
-Good, girl.
831
00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:00,120
Why did you pick Michelle?
832
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,960
We just felt like we had to size up
who was rated lowest.
833
00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:05,880
Michelle, I have to ask you,
834
00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:09,600
what was it like
when you found out you were being cloned?
835
00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:12,120
Uh, it was like, "What…"
836
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:13,960
-[Buteau] You can say it.
-"…in the hell?"
837
00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:16,520
-Oh, okay.
-[players laugh]
838
00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:19,680
[Buteau] Ava and Chanel got blocked
right after.
839
00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:21,280
-Did… did they?
-Yeah.
840
00:37:21,359 --> 00:37:23,760
I told you you couldn't play
a Southern woman, honey.
841
00:37:23,839 --> 00:37:26,400
Oh my goodness! So, Calvin, I gotta ask.
842
00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,440
-You went to go see Kai.
-Yeah. I know I did.
843
00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,280
Was it, "Oh Kai"?
844
00:37:30,359 --> 00:37:31,240
[players laugh]
845
00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:36,799
Well, yo, she's-- Like I said,
definitely see what's up with her after.
846
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:37,839
You know, see what's up.
847
00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:40,040
-[players oohing]
-Just see what's up.
848
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:41,960
Rachel, it is so nice to meet you.
849
00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:45,319
You got to see, uh, a-Nick.
And how was that?
850
00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:48,040
You fanning yourself?
You sweating right now? Girl!
851
00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:50,600
Oh, I have the biggest crush on him.
852
00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,280
-I gotta talk to Ruksana about this. Okay?
-Mm-hmm.
853
00:37:53,359 --> 00:37:56,400
-Being a fellow Jersey girl. Heyo!
-Hey! Heyo for real.
854
00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:58,160
[Buteau] I know how we gets down.
855
00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:01,680
You were part of the double blocking.
Why do you think Nick blocked you?
856
00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:04,680
If you look at it from the outside,
I shouldn't be a threat. I'm married.
857
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:06,760
I'm a mom. I'm not maybe in the game.
858
00:38:06,839 --> 00:38:08,799
That could also mean
that you're a threat, right?
859
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,680
-Yeah.
-[Buteau] You know what I love, though?
860
00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:14,040
I love that the friendship
between you and Daniel seemed so real.
861
00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:17,680
Why do you think
you guys connected so fast, so quick?
862
00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:19,920
[Daniel] You were the only mom in there,
and I was like,
863
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,760
"I genuinely just wanna talk
to this beautiful, brave human being
864
00:38:23,839 --> 00:38:25,400
and just express how I feel."
865
00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:28,640
I just fell in love with her after that.
I was like, "I'm obsessed."
866
00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:31,240
-Oh my goodness.
-[Daniel] I love her.
867
00:38:31,319 --> 00:38:35,240
But you were, like, the youngest one,
and you did such an amazing job.
868
00:38:35,319 --> 00:38:36,960
-Thank you.
-[Buteau] You know what I mean?
869
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:40,000
You guys played a really good game.
870
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:41,640
Not good enough.
871
00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:42,920
[all laughing]
872
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:43,839
Straight up!
873
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,720
'Cause you got blocked. [chuckles]
874
00:38:45,799 --> 00:38:48,040
But this is the finale!
875
00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:52,280
Are you guys ready
to finally meet the finalists?
876
00:38:52,359 --> 00:38:54,560
-Yeah.
-[players] Yeah! [cheering]
877
00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:55,600
It's Nick!
878
00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,160
[players cheering]
879
00:38:57,880 --> 00:38:59,319
What's up, everybody?
880
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:00,319
[Calvin] My guy!
881
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,560
-Come here, Jackson!
-[laughing]
882
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,480
Hey! How are you? Good to see y'all!
883
00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:06,040
-Calvin, my guy!
-My guy!
884
00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:06,960
Good to see everyone.
885
00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:08,680
-Good to see you.
-[Nick] Good to see you.
886
00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:13,000
Next up, it's Isabella AKA Sophia!
887
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:17,120
Yes! Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
888
00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,000
You guys are all so beautiful!
889
00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:20,200
-[screams]
-[laughing]
890
00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:21,520
-Oh my God!
-I'm so excited.
891
00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,520
-[Sophia] I'm so sorry! Hi!
-Hi.
892
00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:24,640
[Daniel] Yes!
893
00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:27,200
Please welcome, Queen Kai!
894
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:28,359
[players cheering]
895
00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,359
Hi!
896
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:32,520
Oh, hey!
897
00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,000
-Long time.
-I know. [gasps]
898
00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:36,359
Bestie!
899
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,359
Oh!
900
00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:41,160
LA's finest, it's James.
901
00:39:41,240 --> 00:39:43,000
[players cheering]
902
00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,440
-Come on, come on. I'm sorry.
-[screams]
903
00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:48,720
I'm sorry, bruh.
904
00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:50,200
I'm sorry.
905
00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:52,240
I'm so sorry.
906
00:39:52,319 --> 00:39:53,200
[players laugh]
907
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,160
Please help me welcome Ashley
908
00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:59,240
AKA Matthew!
909
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:00,760
No!
910
00:40:00,839 --> 00:40:02,480
[players shouting]
911
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,160
Hi, Jackson!
912
00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:07,440
Oh my God!
913
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:09,160
-Hi, Daniel!
-Ashley?
914
00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:10,720
Shut up!
915
00:40:10,799 --> 00:40:13,200
-I love you. So good to see you!
-[Chanel] Look at Ruksana.
916
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:17,200
-Oh my God!
-Charlie's Angels my ass!
917
00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:19,640
-Ashley!
-[Ruksana] What the hell?
918
00:40:19,720 --> 00:40:21,120
[Matthew] Charlie's Angels, baby!
919
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:22,520
[players laughing]
920
00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:24,880
I'm still gay as sin.
Don't worry. I'm still gay as sin.
921
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,600
I… I could tell by the cake you made.
922
00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:27,640
[laughing]
923
00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:31,560
Congratulations to each
and every one of you on being a finalist.
924
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:37,120
Because someone is gonna be leaving here
with that grand prize of $100,000.
925
00:40:37,720 --> 00:40:39,080
[players] Yes!
926
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:45,960
I have a lot of questions.
I gotta start with the Big Nick Energy,
927
00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:49,319
which I never wanna say again
for the rest of my life.
928
00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:51,319
-Big regrets!
-[Buteau laughs]
929
00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,319
How do you think you played the game?
930
00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:57,000
Well, I definitely came in
wanting to be strategic,
931
00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:57,960
make it to the end.
932
00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,359
And if I have to stab someone in the back,
I'm doing it.
933
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,720
But then I actually ended up
making tons of friends,
934
00:41:03,799 --> 00:41:06,319
and then it actually got really hard
to block everybody.
935
00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:09,120
And it was actually way more emotional
than I thought it would be.
936
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:12,720
Right. You know what's interesting too?
Watching these alliances happening,
937
00:41:12,799 --> 00:41:15,799
and, um, Kai,
your alliance were all real people.
938
00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:17,839
And, Nick, you alliance were all catfish.
939
00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:19,000
-Yes.
-Yup.
940
00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:20,400
[all laughing]
941
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,200
I thought I was gonna come in
and be able to sniff out all the catfish.
942
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,319
-I hyped myself up so much.
-[Kai] No.
943
00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:28,319
And I'm like, "My band is
the most loyal, authentic people ever."
944
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,560
-And they're all catfish!
-[Kai] No.
945
00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:33,440
What was really going through your mind
when you found out Jackson
946
00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:35,920
was that PYT over there called Rachel?
947
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,760
Yeah. Jackson walked into my room,
and I, like, was just…
948
00:41:39,839 --> 00:41:43,160
I couldn't say… I was just in shock.
I didn't even know what to do.
949
00:41:43,240 --> 00:41:45,560
First of all, I have to know.
Why did you pick Nick?
950
00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:49,920
I saw Nick's photo,
and I instantly was, like, just swooning.
951
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:51,200
-I was soup!
-[chuckles]
952
00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:54,760
I was like, "Oh my God. I think
I'm in love with this man." [laughs]
953
00:41:54,839 --> 00:41:56,520
-Ooh!
-[Buteau] Oh, wow!
954
00:41:56,600 --> 00:42:00,760
Not in love, but I did have
a little bit of a crush the entire time.
955
00:42:00,839 --> 00:42:02,040
It was so hard.
956
00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,400
Is there something happening
after the show?
957
00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:07,520
-I don't know.
-We'll find out, I guess.
958
00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,400
I… I mean, I don't wanna step on any toes.
959
00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,760
-I know there was something--
-I'm gay. I'm gay. I'm gay.
960
00:42:11,839 --> 00:42:13,760
-[players laughing]
-"I'm gay. I'm gay. I'm gay."
961
00:42:13,839 --> 00:42:15,880
-I was…
-[Rachel] Yes! "I'm gay."
962
00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:17,480
-[Sophia] I was…
-Whoo!
963
00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,799
I was praying for a rebound!
964
00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:20,720
[laughing]
965
00:42:20,799 --> 00:42:23,200
Please go! Yes! My blessing.
966
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:24,440
-All right.
-[players laugh]
967
00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:27,520
Sophia-- I mean Isabell--
I don't know what to call you.
968
00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:31,520
But look, you were Nick's girlfriend
in The Circle, essentially.
969
00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:35,319
I mean, what was that like,
going in as your sister?
970
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:39,400
Um, so it was actually really strange,
because going into this,
971
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:43,920
I, as a full-blown lesbian
in a very happy, awesome relationship,
972
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,000
was like, "I don't know
how to talk to boys."
973
00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:49,560
"I don't know what I'm doing."
So I was like, "My sister is stunning."
974
00:42:49,640 --> 00:42:52,480
And so I was like, "I can take this beauty
975
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:54,480
that has been thrown
in my face my whole life
976
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:58,000
and win $100,000 by flirting with boys."
977
00:42:58,080 --> 00:42:59,799
-Yeah!
-I love that.
978
00:42:59,880 --> 00:43:03,799
I'm not gonna say that I crushed it,
but I feel like I kind of crushed it.
979
00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:05,000
-I fell for it.
-Ah!
980
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:05,920
[Kai laughs]
981
00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:08,839
Kai. Hi, Calvin!
982
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,080
Hey, Calvin!
983
00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:12,200
[players oohing]
984
00:43:12,280 --> 00:43:13,880
Hi. What's up? [laughs]
985
00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:18,319
I mean, was there a spark
that I seen between you two?
986
00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:21,280
-Let me tell you. So…
-[players laughing]
987
00:43:21,359 --> 00:43:22,960
[Kai] Let me give you the tea, girl.
988
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:25,880
So what had happened was,
literally, I was not trying--
989
00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:29,120
Like, I saw his face,
and I was like, "Nope. Nope."
990
00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:30,960
-Like that?
-[Kai] "I'm not going to do it."
991
00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:32,600
Because I came in to be focused.
992
00:43:32,680 --> 00:43:37,160
And then it was just, like,
one sunshine comment too many,
993
00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:39,760
and I loved it, and I was like, "Ooh…"
994
00:43:39,839 --> 00:43:42,720
And I was like,
"Okay, no, I'm just gonna be cool."
995
00:43:42,799 --> 00:43:46,040
Then I found out how genuine he was.
We would have private conversations
996
00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:47,680
where he's just checking in on me,
997
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:51,400
like, "Hey, are you good?"
And that felt good, especially when it's…
998
00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:53,200
I mean, look, this game is hard.
999
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:57,400
You gotta find a little fantasy in it.
That's a part of my strategy. [laughs]
1000
00:43:57,480 --> 00:43:59,920
Outside of The Circle,
would y'all date each other?
1001
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:02,600
-I would.
-[players gasping, oohing]
1002
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:03,960
-I would 100%.
-[Daniel] Miss Kai?
1003
00:44:04,040 --> 00:44:05,440
I mean…
1004
00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:07,680
[players laughing, screaming]
1005
00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:08,600
[Calvin] I mean--
1006
00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:11,720
Well, I will definitely keep things open,
1007
00:44:11,799 --> 00:44:14,839
and I'll let y'all know
when I make my decision.
1008
00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:17,359
Maybe you could go on a double date…
1009
00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:19,240
-[Kai] With?
-…with Rachel and Nick.
1010
00:44:19,760 --> 00:44:22,000
-Let's do it.
-[players laughing]
1011
00:44:24,240 --> 00:44:26,760
What I love also was that, James,
1012
00:44:26,839 --> 00:44:28,760
I mean, you came in late in the game.
1013
00:44:28,839 --> 00:44:29,720
-Yeah.
-Right.
1014
00:44:29,799 --> 00:44:33,720
That's usually hard. How surprised
were you when you became an influencer?
1015
00:44:33,799 --> 00:44:35,000
-[James] I was shocked.
-Yeah.
1016
00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:38,040
I just was like,
"What the hell just happened right now?"
1017
00:44:38,120 --> 00:44:41,839
I got scared immediately, 'cause I knew
it was either between Daniel…
1018
00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:43,920
-And Ashley.
-…or Ashley. Where Ashley at?
1019
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:45,520
-Hey, girl.
-Ashley, damn!
1020
00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:48,120
[all laughing]
1021
00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:49,640
Whoo!
1022
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:54,120
-[James] Then when we went in there--
-Ashley look different!
1023
00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:56,000
She got her roots done.
1024
00:44:56,080 --> 00:44:57,319
[Kai] Right, exactly.
1025
00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:59,359
I tried to fight for you, Daniel. I tried.
1026
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:02,080
Were we not in an alliance?
Did I miss that?
1027
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:05,640
No, the problem was coming…
coming… coming on, um, late,
1028
00:45:05,720 --> 00:45:09,200
I didn't know nothing. I didn't know
the drama. I didn't know nothing.
1029
00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:13,200
He said all this stuff about,
"Oh, uh, Daniel got 45 alliances."
1030
00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:14,560
I'm like, "What?"
1031
00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:16,200
I may have exaggerated some things.
1032
00:45:16,280 --> 00:45:17,560
[Daniel] Me counting my--
1033
00:45:17,640 --> 00:45:19,960
My dumb ass believed it,
so I was like, "Okay."
1034
00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:23,480
But that's the nature of the game, right?
With you and Mama Michelle, Daniel,
1035
00:45:23,560 --> 00:45:25,680
you guys had a connection
with the real Michelle,
1036
00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:26,600
but you were like,
1037
00:45:26,680 --> 00:45:29,480
"I don't have enough strong bonds
to fight for the real Michelle,
1038
00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:33,319
so I gotta protect myself,"
and that's sort of what James did too.
1039
00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:36,720
He had, um, a really great conversation
with Ashley…
1040
00:45:36,799 --> 00:45:37,680
[James] Yeah.
1041
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:39,000
[players laughing]
1042
00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:41,440
-[Buteau] …um, about your trans brother.
-Yes.
1043
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:45,520
And sometimes it just takes
that one conversation, that one connection
1044
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:48,160
just to say, "Okay,
I would like to see more of this person."
1045
00:45:48,240 --> 00:45:49,280
"I should save them."
1046
00:45:49,359 --> 00:45:51,040
-I think that's what happened.
-[James] Yes.
1047
00:45:51,120 --> 00:45:54,640
Ashley. I just wanna call you Ashley,
because I felt like you were so good…
1048
00:45:54,720 --> 00:45:56,080
-[Sophia] Yes.
-[Kai] Super good.
1049
00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:59,000
…at catfishing.
Nobody… Uh, did anyone suspect?
1050
00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:01,200
-[players] No!
-I didn't.
1051
00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:03,879
I think a lot of time
catfishes trip themselves up
1052
00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:06,120
because you stick to one certain layer,
1053
00:46:06,200 --> 00:46:09,359
and if you stick to a certain layer
and a very dry cut way of talking,
1054
00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:12,720
people are gonna catch on to you,
and that… that was part of the strategy.
1055
00:46:12,799 --> 00:46:15,799
So I loved Daddy Nick from the start.
Like I said, I saw his picture…
1056
00:46:15,879 --> 00:46:18,400
-Did you know he called you Daddy Nick?
-[Daniel] Yes!
1057
00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:20,160
[Buteau] That was
your nickname, Daddy Nick.
1058
00:46:20,240 --> 00:46:22,440
Ashley let "Daddy Nick" slip in the chat.
1059
00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:24,960
It was over my oven,
"Daddy Nick times Matt equals love."
1060
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:26,440
[players laughing]
1061
00:46:26,520 --> 00:46:30,319
When you show more layers, I think
it shows people to believe you more.
1062
00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:33,359
I just kept layering… At that point,
it looked like Daniel's cake.
1063
00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:35,920
I don't know
what I was layering on it, but…
1064
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:38,440
-It was better than most y'all's cakes!
-It was not!
1065
00:46:38,520 --> 00:46:41,520
-At least there was a concept. It was cut!
-It was not. You had time.
1066
00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:42,480
[laughing]
1067
00:46:44,319 --> 00:46:46,160
Okay, you guys, this is it.
1068
00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:50,839
It's time to find out who will be declared
the winner of The Circle
1069
00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:55,879
and take home that life-changing $100,000.
1070
00:46:57,160 --> 00:46:58,560
Everybody, please stand.
1071
00:46:58,640 --> 00:46:59,680
[Kai] Whoo-hoo.
1072
00:47:04,040 --> 00:47:07,560
Earlier today, you guys would've rated
each other for the last time.
1073
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,280
And the final results…
1074
00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:15,799
are in.
1075
00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:24,000
In fifth place…
1076
00:47:24,080 --> 00:47:25,799
[suspenseful music playing]
1077
00:47:25,879 --> 00:47:27,480
[exhales]
1078
00:47:40,799 --> 00:47:42,359
-Good luck, everybody.
-[Buteau] Nick.
1079
00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:43,520
[players applauding]
1080
00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:45,799
[Nick] Good luck. Good luck.
1081
00:47:45,879 --> 00:47:47,960
-[Matthew] Thanks, dude.
-Good luck.
1082
00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:49,240
Good luck, boy.
1083
00:47:49,839 --> 00:47:52,440
-Played a great game.
-[suspenseful music continues]
1084
00:47:53,799 --> 00:47:54,839
Oh God.
1085
00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:02,120
And in fourth place…
1086
00:48:03,720 --> 00:48:04,600
[Matthew exhales]
1087
00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:07,680
[exhales]
1088
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:27,920
-[Buteau] Kai.
-[Sophia] Oh my God.
1089
00:48:30,879 --> 00:48:32,480
-Y'all got this.
-I got this, I promise.
1090
00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:35,040
-Y'all got this. Mwah.
-I love you so much.
1091
00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:36,640
Y'all got this. Go get it.
1092
00:48:39,319 --> 00:48:40,280
[Matthew exhaling]
1093
00:48:40,879 --> 00:48:41,960
[Sophia sighs]
1094
00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:44,879
In third place…
1095
00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:47,040
[suspenseful music intensifies]
1096
00:48:59,879 --> 00:49:00,839
[exhales]
1097
00:49:07,839 --> 00:49:10,799
-[Buteau] Isabella AKA Sophia.
-[Sophia] Thank you! Congratulations!
1098
00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:16,879
I'm hugging you
like I'm afraid I'm gonna faint.
1099
00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:18,879
-How you guys feeling right now?
-Uh, nervous.
1100
00:49:19,000 --> 00:49:21,520
I love this man.
If it's not me, I want it to be him.
1101
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:23,480
-I love you.
-Love you too.
1102
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:26,080
Well, it's down to this.
1103
00:49:27,160 --> 00:49:28,640
Two players remain.
1104
00:49:30,040 --> 00:49:34,720
And one of you is about to win $100,000.
1105
00:49:35,720 --> 00:49:36,720
Oh shit.
1106
00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:44,240
The winner of The Circle is…
1107
00:49:44,319 --> 00:49:46,319
[suspenseful music intensifies]
1108
00:50:03,879 --> 00:50:05,920
-Oh shit.
-[players scream]
1109
00:50:11,879 --> 00:50:14,560
-[Matthew] Let's go!
-[indistinct yelling]
1110
00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:21,879
-Oh my God!
-[Rachel] Yes!
1111
00:50:21,960 --> 00:50:24,200
-[laughing]
-Congratulations!
1112
00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:26,799
[Matthew] Come on, James!
1113
00:50:28,120 --> 00:50:30,160
James, how do you feel?
1114
00:50:30,240 --> 00:50:33,200
I feel amazing, and I appreciate everyone.
I promise you. I do.
1115
00:50:33,280 --> 00:50:35,799
I know I didn't meet some of y'all,
but we're all family.
1116
00:50:35,879 --> 00:50:38,280
I freaking love every single one of y'all.
1117
00:50:38,359 --> 00:50:40,640
I promise you,
this is a win for everybody,
1118
00:50:40,720 --> 00:50:42,280
'cause we had great conversations,
1119
00:50:42,359 --> 00:50:45,319
and we're gonna speak
to millions of unheard voices,
1120
00:50:45,399 --> 00:50:47,399
because of what we talked about
on this show.
1121
00:50:47,480 --> 00:50:48,600
[players cheering]
1122
00:50:48,680 --> 00:50:51,480
Give it up for James,
our winner of The Circle this season!
1123
00:50:51,560 --> 00:50:56,359
-That's right! $100,000!
-[players cheering]
1124
00:50:56,440 --> 00:51:00,240
James! James! James! James! James!
James! James! James! James! James!
1125
00:51:00,319 --> 00:51:02,280
[players cheering, chanting]
1126
00:51:06,879 --> 00:51:08,680
[all laughing, cheering]
1127
00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:14,720
I'm so proud of you.
I'm literally so proud of you.
1128
00:51:14,799 --> 00:51:17,799
How do you feel? No, it's amazing!
You got all the way to the end!
1129
00:51:17,879 --> 00:51:19,799
[Nick] My real goal
was just to get to the finale.
1130
00:51:19,879 --> 00:51:23,799
You did amazing.
Literally did amazing. You killed it.
1131
00:51:23,879 --> 00:51:26,240
I thought I was gonna be able
to figure out all the catfish.
1132
00:51:26,319 --> 00:51:27,600
Apparently, I had no idea
1133
00:51:27,680 --> 00:51:30,240
my alliance was filled with catfish,
every single one of them.
1134
00:51:30,839 --> 00:51:32,839
When you came to see me, I was 100…
1135
00:51:32,920 --> 00:51:34,520
-I know that.
-…and completely smitten.
1136
00:51:34,600 --> 00:51:38,280
It was just… it was hard,
and I was wondering what you was doing.
1137
00:51:38,359 --> 00:51:41,200
What's going on?
I was just praying that you would win.
1138
00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:43,920
The Circle has allowed me
to find a part of myself
1139
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:48,720
that I didn't even really think was there,
learn a lot, and I got some great friends.
1140
00:51:48,799 --> 00:51:53,240
And I'm super pumped about building out
those "real genuine relationships"
1141
00:51:53,319 --> 00:51:54,240
after The Circle.
1142
00:51:54,319 --> 00:51:56,440
So I was gunning for Kai.
I'm not even gonna lie.
1143
00:51:56,520 --> 00:52:00,080
I was so obsessed with Kai.
I was like, "Kai is our biggest threat."
1144
00:52:00,160 --> 00:52:02,120
"If we don't get her out now,
she'll run the town."
1145
00:52:02,200 --> 00:52:04,440
-She's a smooth talker.
-I thought she'd win.
1146
00:52:04,520 --> 00:52:07,640
Honestly, I thought
I would be disappointed that I didn't win,
1147
00:52:07,720 --> 00:52:11,399
but I'm really not. I mean, James is
somebody who deserves it so much,
1148
00:52:11,480 --> 00:52:13,319
so it feels like a win still.
1149
00:52:13,399 --> 00:52:17,240
I wanna talk to y'all about letting
the dog lick you in the… in the mouth.
1150
00:52:17,319 --> 00:52:20,080
Oh yes. Not tongue in the mouth,
but just on the snoot.
1151
00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:21,560
Y'all let your dog kiss you?
1152
00:52:21,640 --> 00:52:23,319
You not picking them up
and going like this?
1153
00:52:23,399 --> 00:52:26,000
-I'm not going like--
-I'm not coming in open mouth.
1154
00:52:26,600 --> 00:52:30,080
Oh, my girl Ashley,
she's gonna be so proud of me
1155
00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:31,480
knowing I came in second.
1156
00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:34,640
She's literally gonna give me
the biggest hug,
1157
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:36,640
and I can't wait
to laugh with her about it
1158
00:52:36,720 --> 00:52:39,040
and share all the stories using her face.
1159
00:52:39,560 --> 00:52:41,960
Best friend for 15 years.
We start and end this!
1160
00:52:42,480 --> 00:52:45,960
You have
a hundred thousand fucking dollars!
1161
00:52:46,040 --> 00:52:50,560
As… as soon as I won,
I wanted to call my girl immediately,
1162
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:53,040
'cause I know she's gonna lose her mind.
1163
00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:55,879
[producer] Would you like to call her now?
1164
00:52:55,960 --> 00:52:56,879
Yes.
1165
00:52:58,879 --> 00:53:01,480
I just want to let you know I won.
1166
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:04,879
-Stop playing around. Shut up.
-No, I'm not. I won.
1167
00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:07,680
Dead-ass. Everybody's right there.
There they go. See?
1168
00:53:07,760 --> 00:53:10,480
[players cheering]
1169
00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:13,799
-[James] I promise!
-[Sophia yells] We love him!
1170
00:53:14,399 --> 00:53:16,000
When it happened, I was just like…
1171
00:53:16,520 --> 00:53:18,480
I'm so proud of you.
Hurry up and come home.
1172
00:53:18,560 --> 00:53:20,319
I wanna come home. I'mma come home.
1173
00:53:20,399 --> 00:53:22,120
I'mma buy you some shrimp and lobster.
1174
00:53:22,200 --> 00:53:26,200
[sobbing] I love you, baby.
I love you so much. I'm so proud of you.
1175
00:53:26,280 --> 00:53:29,760
I love you, mama.
I love you. Thank you so much.
1176
00:53:29,839 --> 00:53:32,040
[sobbing]
1177
00:53:32,120 --> 00:53:34,760
Uh, people always ask us
why we haven't got married,
1178
00:53:34,839 --> 00:53:36,680
and it was always financial reasons.
1179
00:53:36,760 --> 00:53:39,000
Now, I don't got that excuse. [laughs]
1180
00:53:41,600 --> 00:53:43,040
[Buteau] Circle, message,
1181
00:53:43,120 --> 00:53:47,000
"James, you've proven
that it's not how long you play the game
1182
00:53:47,080 --> 00:53:48,799
but how you finished it."
1183
00:53:48,879 --> 00:53:51,040
"You turned The Circle
into your very own stage,
1184
00:53:51,120 --> 00:53:54,040
took the mic, and brought the house down."
1185
00:53:54,120 --> 00:53:56,920
"We're so proud of you,
your family's proud of you,
1186
00:53:57,000 --> 00:53:59,080
and your girlfriend's proud of you too."
1187
00:53:59,160 --> 00:54:00,600
"Now go get that girl a ring
1188
00:54:00,680 --> 00:54:04,160
and don't forget
to send me my invitation." Send.
1189
00:54:04,240 --> 00:54:05,200
[message chimes]
1190
00:54:06,839 --> 00:54:08,440
[theme music playing]