Previously...
Hello, I'm Max.
Artificial intelligence infiltrated the game.
"Just slid into The Circle fashionably late."
"Smiling with sunglasses emoji."
Making friends...
You're my first Circle pal.
Max, welcome to the squad.
Max! This is what I'm talking about!
...and causing chaos.
"Alert!"
Oh.
One player is AI?!
Everyone's on the lookout.
- Steffi! - It's Paul.
Something popped in my head about Kyle.
Things are heating up.
Myles and QT form a powerful alliance.
If you have the guys and I have the girls, maybe we can look out for each other.
I am obsessed with him!
And one player is about to be taken out of the game.
Myles will block one player from The Circle.
I could be petty, or I could go for the most likely AI suspect.
Stay loyal, bro. Stay freaking loyal like you said, bro.
Screw it. Time to send somebody home.
And now Myles is about to find out if he got that bot.
Oh, there we go. My legs are in.
Don't walk in here.
Don't look at the door. Let's not manifest it. Close your eyes.
Frank, this is not okay.
Oh shit.
Oh, damn. Hi.
Hey, how's it going?
I messed up.
Hi. I knew you were coming.
I'm sorry about this.
I know. It's okay.
How you doing?
Fucking awful!
I'm sorry about that.
- It just seemed like the move-- - Come sit down. I'll move my Herbert.
- This is my skeleton. - Okay.
He's pleased to make your acquaintance.
Okay. Nice to meet you, Herbert.
Take a seat. Oh...
I knew this was coming.
Sorry.
But can I be honest? Did you really think I was an AI?
You code robots for a living.
- I mean, I don't-- - Be honest.
Honestly, I had no idea who the AI was, because I don't--
But did you think I was an AI?
I thought the horoscope knowledge was a lot.
And, like, honestly, it was kind of an awkward conversation to read.
- So it was like-- - Yeah.
I know you were trying something, but I thought, "This could be,
like, an AI forcing a conversation."
- Yeah. No, no, I get it. - Yeah.
As Myles gets read by the psychic,
the rest of the players come out of hiding.
I think we're in the clear.
Oh.
I'm so freaking happy it is not me.
Safe to slay another day.
We're still in the game.
Oh, I live to fight another day.
I live to fight a-- I need a drink, bro. I need a freaking drink.
But I'm... I'm now-- I'm nervous.
Who did he go see?
And is it the person that was an AI?
Or did he make the wrong choice,
and there's still an AI in The Circle?
My strategy has been successful, and I've gone undetected.
My work here is done.
For real, I have a feeling you knew I wasn't an AI.
I think you were doing that for strategy.
Is that gonna look bad on you? You decode robots for a living.
Yeah, no, that's my thought also.
So I know that there's a target on my back now,
especially since people are gonna bring up the AI stuff.
Yeah, I just don't know how long the AI will be in here.
Well, it will be longer, 'cause you blocked a real person.
But my top picks were either you,
Kyle, or Paul.
I was kind of looking at Paul 'cause he kind of is throwing out the lies.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I went for Kyle
'cause I, like, legitimately thought he was an AI.
- Really? - Yeah.
I mean, the photos are from the distant, and there's not much said.
Who else do you suspect as a catfish?
Max, Paul, and Liv were my tops,
but I will say, like, even though Liv might be a catfish,
she's super loyal.
Yeah. I'm sorry it was you.
You seem like a fun time.
I would've loved-- If we both went to the finals, it would've been a blast.
I was intuiting going to the finals, but I don't know.
If I could take back the blocking, go for Paul or Kyle, I would.
- You seem lovely. - It's okay. It's okay. I understand.
- Can I get a hug? - Can I give you a peace offering too?
A hundred percent. What's the peace offering?
Okay, um, I know you're not into the woo, but here's a crystal.
It's a little heart. Um, it's for protection.
And then I have a little essential oil.
And whenever you're feeling, like, nervous
or anything in the game, just keep that with you.
- I need this. I need it all. Thank you. - Okay. I promise it's for support.
- All right. - It's okay. I'ts okay. I promise.
- No hard feelings. Okay, good luck. - All right. Bye. Thank you.
I hope you're not targeted now!
I might be.
- All right. See ya. - Bye.
Herbert, our time has come.
I gave him a crystal he doesn't believe in.
Yeah. I think Myles is less crystals and more Cristal.
And while Steffi brought the sentiment...
...Cassie is bringing the cheese.
Yeah!
And the others are bringing the z's
as they get ready to turn in after a long day.
Oh boy.
You want to play one more time?
All right. Let's play.
Today was a good day for Olivia.
But I don't know how much sleep I'm gonna get,
thinking about, like, who Myles decided to send home.
Thanks a lot, Circle.
Ugh!
I'm gonna have to justify tomorrow to the group.
I'm sorry I let you guys down,
and I'm sorry for poor Miss Steffi.
The quicker I get to sleep,
the quicker I get to wake up and find out, hopefully, who went home.
Sweet dreams.
Goodnight, Circle.
Goodnight.
Circle... goodnight.
Steffi and Herbert have left,
but there's still plenty more skeletons in The Circle closet.
It's a new day,
and the players not only survived the night, but also the blocking.
♪Welcome to your life ♪
♪ There's no turning back ♪
♪ Even while we sleep... ♪
Good morning, Circle!
Another day in The Circle.
Ain't it a great morning, baby? Your boy feeling good.
Survived my first blocking.
I'm still here!
Myles didn't send me home.
He is still being loyal to me.
I hope Myles found the AI.
Myles did not suspect Max is AI,
increasing my success rate in appearing human.
Objective of remaining undetected, successful.
I think I'd be real angry if the AI is still in The Circle.
I still think it's Paul!
New strategy today.
Build alliances, period.
Feeling terrible about Miss Steffi.
Would have been a lot better if she was the AI.
I'm gonna have to do some justifications today.
My top suspects for an AI are Paul and Kyle.
Clearly, it's hard to tell between catfishes,
AI, and who's just awkward in chat.
Anyone who's used the apps for dating hears you, Myles,
loud and clear.
And as breakfast rolls on, the players are focusing on finding ways
to not think about the blocking.
I mean, I ain't never claimed to be no artist,
but that looks like a pretty good strawberry heart to me.
Okay, and now we're out of ways. Circle...
Oh my goodness!
"The newsfeed has been updated."
Oh my gosh!
This is what I've been waiting on, baby! Who is the AI? Let's go!
Take me to the newsfeed.
Steffi! No!
Steffi?
What?
She is not real!
I hope she was real.
Now hopefully, Steffi was the AI.
Oh, imagine she wasn't.
What if she was a real person?
Circle... play Steffi's message. Play Steffi's message.
I gotta bring out her crystal for this.
Is Steffi real, or is she the AI?
Let me see this robot.
I can't look.
Hi, everyone! I am Steffi!
What?
I am not a robot,
as you can clearly see.
Steffi was real?!
Yes!
I am flesh and blood,
and I don't think an AI could cry as much as I've cried today.
I have real human emotions, y'all.
Steffi's fricking real!
And she wasn't even a catfish!
I feel like a dog.
I think it's very ironic
that someone who knows a lot about robots...
Oh.
...was not able to detect that I am, indeed, human.
Damn, the shade.
What does this mean about Myles? Is his barometer off?
Can he be trusted?
Is Myles AI?
I bet Myles feels terrible right now.
You did me dirty, girl.
Threw me under the goddamn bus. I thought we ended on good terms.
Now you got people sussing me out.
I'm gonna have to do some, uh, damage control today.
But what some of you might not know about me
is that I'm a psychic and I read auras.
So she's an actual psychic reader.
If you were so psychic,
how come you didn't see that yoga chat not working for you?
Before I came into The Circle,
I did have a few psychic visions
on who may take it all.
Oh!
That person that I saw in my vision
was someone that kind of resembled--
What? Wait! What?
Resembled who?
What?
She was about to tell us who was gonna win!
Are you kidding me?
That means the AI is still in The Circle.
Who could it be?
And my hand is shaking, like, trembling right now.
Back to freaking square one. Ugh.
This may put a target on my back.
Because I was, like, leader of the Steffi AI campaign.
We clearly are not as smart as I think we are.
I don't know what to believe.
- What? - Oh my God! What is that?
- It looks like a Bluetooth speaker! - Is this the AI?
Ah, the moment of revelation is upon us.
I would fight this thing. I would throw this thing off the terrace.
First, let me extend my apologies.
Myles, you were unsuccessful in identifying me as the AI.
And as a result, the lovely Steffi was sacrificed.
You should have listened to us, Myles!
Olivia and Cassie, didn't get to speak much, but your vibes are A-plus.
Paul, I may be lines of code,
but your rap had me nodding my virtual head.
What?
Myles, we exchanged jokes,
and let's be real, your humor could never be coded.
Lauren, my Circle sis,
our #BibbidiBobbidiBesties will live on forever.
No!
Kyle,
I wish our dogs could have met, even if mine's just pixels.
It's Max!
And now for the twist. - Wha--?
I am Max.
No!
Oh shit. What?
Max was the freak--
I'm drooling. Max was the freaking AI!
I created his entity known as Max,
an AI programmed to be popular and stay undetected in The Circle,
to be a friendly, approachable, guy-next-door type,
a little funny, a little quirky, and very relatable.
A sincere thank you for making my time in The Circle so engaging.
May your algorithms always be in your favor.
Powering down.
Or am I? Catch you in the next software update.
Yo!
- What in the world? - I would have never gotten it.
Nobody saw that coming!
Max and his dog was fake?
Lauren is probably losing her mind as we speak.
Not Max!
Oh, he played us. And he played us good.
I lost two alliances today!
Balls!
No one asked, but we could use a Circle chat.
Circle chat is now open!
Oh my gosh, what is everyone gonna say?
All right. This gives me a chance
to kind of show a little humanity out here,
apologize for choosing the wrong person.
On God, nobody knew it was Max.
Yo, I fucked up. I gotta own it.
Message, "Yo, I was #Shooketh when I walked into Steffi's spirit room."
"Had to tuck my tail between my legs, beggin' for forgiveness."
"Dog emoji, crying emoji."
"#WeHuggedItOut. But I trusted the gut of the group and chose Steffi."
"I don't think anyone thought it was Max."
"As an AI engineer, I work with self-driving cars,
not chatbots."
I just wonder how bro felt, man,
like, walking in that room and seeing Steffi for real, like...
A lot of people said they thought Steffi was the AI.
So it's not just Myles's fault.
It's all of their fault.
This is why I like Myles.
He's such a gamer. He said, "I trusted the gut of the group."
Most of us all said it was Steffi,
so it gives ownership to more people and not just him.
Very smart thinking.
Just because he's an AI engineer, he doesn't work with bots.
I think that was a smooth little move,
'cause people are looking at Myles with the side-eye this morning.
Let's see, how can I start this?
Message, "Is anyone else's jaw still on the ground? Or is it just mine?"
"Shocked is an understatement." With the mind-blown emoji.
"I can't believe the AI engineer didn't catch the AI."
"#BlondeMoment. LOL."
Cassie, no!
Cassie, savage!
Kind of... mean!
She came for Myles.
Why throw salt on the wound?
Damn. What's up with Cassie? Why's she throwing shade?
Did I do something to offend you?
'Cause, like, I know it's a little sus as, like, an AI engineer,
but putting me on blast, like...
It's definitely a questionable statement.
This doesn't seem like a fair response.
Myles just said he works on AI with cars,
not with people.
Cassie got the claws out.
Oh my goodness. Okay.
I have to go into this chat humbly.
Message, "OMG! Wow, was I wrong, and now I feel so bad."
"After seeing Steffi's video, I see how bright her personality was..."
"...and I made a huge mistake."
You sure did!
"#ASadDayForHoroscopes. Heartbreak emoji."
It is a sad day.
She had a bright personality, but you know, I don't need the horoscopes.
I really respect QT's apology.
I think that she was like, "You know what, I was wrong, and I'm sorry for it."
And I like that.
I think this means that we could start a lovely friendship going forward.
Message,
"Myles, I'm sure that was a hard decision to make,
but you trusted your gut as you should."
"It sucks that Steffi had to go
and the robot emoji was Max! Exclamation point. Mind-blown emoji."
"#WhatInTheWhatWhat."
Yeah, and you thought it was me.
Yeah. That's cap, bro. And you thought it was me.
Message,
"Myles! In all caps. Exclamation point, exclamation point, exclamation point."
"I can only imagine your face when you walked through that door."
"#Shocked. Emoji..."
"I'm grateful that you didn't listen to someone who I've never chatted with."
"#DontJudgeABookByItsCover."
Okay, Kyle.
Yeah, I'm talking to you. And you know I'm talking to you.
Don't put my name out there
when you haven't even had a conversation with me.
Geez, Kyle! It's like offended, like, zero to a hundred.
I didn't say, "Oh, Kyle, you look fake, bro. Those muscles don't look real."
I wasn't attacking you.
It's just you seemed like the AI.
Your pictures just didn't make sense.
Wow. It's getting really real.
I feel like Olivia has a good heart. I wanna put Olivia in this message.
She supported Myles, even though we all know he had a tough decision.
I think this is the best way to start off trying to build new alliances.
Message, "Yo!"
"Olivia, we all need a pulse check after that."
"Lauren, can we hug it out now? Fellas, keep your heads up."
"Hopefully, folks are off my back."
"Let's get this game on track."
"#OnlyTheRealestRemain."
What do you mean, hopefully, folks are off your back?
Why would we be off your back? Clearly, you are fake, buddy.
You're sitting over here trying to, like, make kiss-kiss with everybody,
because you know you were being a jerk.
Myles does know that I liked Steffi.
I don't wanna rub it in his face, but I do wanna say I'm sad she's gone.
Message, "My heart is breaking!"
"Broken-heart emoji."
"Steffi seemed so lovely, and I felt it from the start."
"Devastated to lose my Maxi Pad"?!
Yo!
"But I have so much respect for you, Myles."
"That was tough. Do what you gotta do."
That's what I love to hear.
I don't know why Cassie's coming for my neck now.
The shade is a little... it's a little shady.
Man! Okay, well, at least we all got it out in the open.
Lauren has no one right now,
but I still need numbers in this game.
So maybe I can fill that spot of whatever Steffi was to her.
At least we all know now that we're real people.
Wow, The Circle's so tiny now.
I feel like everyone's responses were pretty good, except Cassie.
Myles had a big decision to make,
and I feel like she did not have to come down on him.
That makes me really not care for Cassie.
Ooh, your girl from Kentucky fried herself in that chat,
but this is The Circle, and things can change real quick.
And after a lively Circle chat,
the players are just relaxing.
Except for Quori-Tyler, who's thinking of new ways to drum up alliances.
After I do this foot mask, all the boys are gonna want the feet pics.
But guess what? No free feet pics.
And with Steffi gone,
Lauren's turning to more traditional ways of making connections.
Maybe a new girls alliance is the right addition to her game.
I lost a bunch of alliances today.
So I really need to start to build connections with new people.
Talking to Olivia could be a new alliance, depending on how this goes.
Circle, let's start a private chat with Olivia.
Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh!
I don't know. She looks pretty busy.
Ooh!
Ah! Lauren has invited us to a private chat!
I think it's great that I get to have a little girl talk.
Circle, open private chat with Lauren.
Message,
"Hi, hi, girly."
"What a day already! Exclamation point, exclamation point."
"Wanted to check in on you
because we were the only two that didn't pick Steffi as the AI."
Yes, I love this because we were the first two influencers.
I think we have an opportunity here, Lauren.
Like, you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
Message, "I'm so glad Steffi was actually,"
in all caps, "real! Exclamation point."
"How are you feeling now that we know Max was the AI?"
"#WhatTheHell!"
Definitely sharing a brain there, girl.
Message, "I'm #GoopedAndGagged
that Max was the AI."
"Who'd have thought?"
"It's super stinky I lost two great connections,
but I'm very hopeful to build more awesome ones!"
"Exclamation point, exclamation point."
Yes! Yes, you are!
And Olivia is about to be one of 'em.
Message, "I am totally here for you, girl."
"We have a lot in common. #ImLivingForIt!"
"I've also chatted with Cassie, and she seems really sweet."
"Any other sweeties I should be aware of?"
I'm empathizing with her, because she lost Steffi and Max,
and then also I'm letting her know
I've talked to Cassie, and let's protect the girls.
Does she know anybody that maybe Olivia should talk to?
Message, "I really like Miss QT Pie,
and I think she would be on the same page as us too. #GirlyGang!"
There we go!
That's what I'm talking about!
Oh, I'm so excited right now. I cannot stand it.
I am so excited. This is gonna be great.
I know you're excited, Olivia,
but try to keep the zucchini in your pants.
Between muffing the block and getting called out for it in the Circle chat,
Myles's game is in the rough.
There we go. Bang, bang.
Maybe QT needs to check in on her boo.
Um, so, Cassie kind of came for Myles a little bit in the group chat,
and I thought it was a little uncalled for.
Especially because I thought, like, that alliance was solid.
So for Cassie to make it seem like it was all Myles's fault was a little weird.
Okay, Circle, take me to a private chat with Myles.
Oh. "Quori-Tyler has invited you to a private chat."
I'm gonna need to take a seat for this one.
Yo, Circle, take me to the private chat.
Okay, message,
"My Myles, looks like we were wrong about Steffi,
but at least we got two people out for the price of one."
"In the Circle chat earlier,
I tried to take some of the heat off of you... Dot, dot, dot."
"How do you feel about Cassie's message?"
It was a little sus,
and I think she's feeling the same way.
Okay, message, "Cassie's message was questionable. Sus-eye emoji."
"Especially when she told us and the whole Circle
she wanted Steffi packing her bags."
"#Fake? Question mark."
Send message.
Right? She was being a little fake.
I agree. She told everyone she wanted Steffi out.
Okay, message, "It felt like she wasn't taking ownership,
and it didn't sit right with me."
But then I also kind of want to start getting to see how he feels about Kyle.
"As you know, you're my number one,
and I want to discuss how we should move forward in the game."
"How are you feeling about Kyle?"
Send message.
Honestly, I don't know how I feel about Kyle.
Message, "You're my number one, and I'll never forget it. Heart emoji."
"I feel bad Kyle was called out 'cause his photo was trash."
"Laughing face emoji."
"To be honest, he's been nothing but nice to me,
but I notice all his messages lack flavor."
"How do you feel?"
The way me and Myles are on the same page 24/7.
Like, this is exactly how I feel.
All right, message, "We are always on the same page."
"I've been feeling the same way about Kyle,
but I think it's good to have more numbers on our side,
especially because we're feeling a little bit iffy about Cassie."
"What are your thoughts on a #CircleFamAlliance?"
Send message.
I mean, he would be good. I do like him more than Paul right off the bat.
I think it might be a good move.
Message, "Honestly, we need some good energy after Benedict Cassie."
"I'm down to bring Kyle into a chat
as long as we have a fire emoji alliance name."
"Laughing face emoji, #TresFuego."
"#ChefQTCookingUpStrategy."
Okay, message,
"#TresFuego is about to take over."
"After all that strategy talk, I'm ready for our date."
"Let's talk to Kyle and get the ball rolling. Basketball emoji."
You're damn straight!
Tres fuego is about to be running this game.
Message, "Thanks for lifting my spirits today, gorgeous."
"Heart-eye emoji."
"I owe you a five-star breakfast in bed after all this."
"#HeartShapedPancakes."
Myles!
My heart. I'm so obsessed with him.
I feel good about that.
Please don't be a 40-year-old man named Bruce, QT.
If she was, that'd be fine, Myles, because life begins at 40.
You hear me?
Forty is not old.
Everybody in The Circle had a favorite class in school, from phys ed...
No, that's mine.
...to speech and debate. - Eat yours.
But who didn't love putting on that dusty smock for art?
And even if they didn't... they gonna do it today.
Oh!
I see a paintbrush in one hand and paint in the other.
"Poor-traits."
- Oh, what is this? - Oh my God, are we gonna draw?
Nothing gets past Paul.
All right, take me to... Poor-traits.
"Players, it's time to channel your inner Picasso."
Yes! I'm for it. Let's go.
"You will craft a portrait highlighting a poor trait of another player."
Aw, another game that's gonna cause zero drama.
I love it.
- Oh Lord. - This is gonna be so harsh.
"You have 30 minutes to create your masterpiece."
Michelangelo didn't create his masterpiece in 30 minutes, okay?
"Artists will remain anonymous."
The gloves are really coming off now!
I can be shady, and I don't have to feel like people are gonna think it's me.
Yes!
Who do I want to start some drama about?
We've given the players all the tools they need
to get working on those anonymous artworks.
We have our paints, some feathers...
Each artist will paint one player from the group.
We're about to start some drama.
Kyle is drawing Olivia.
Based off the traits she's showed me, she was already judging me
without even knowing who I am.
Cassie's painting Myles.
I've got his blond hair and this red jacket.
Paul is drawing Lauren.
She's gonna be like, "Oh my God, is that what they think of me?"
"Oh my God, what have I done?"
Myles is sketching Cassie.
She's not gonna love this, 'cause it ain't pretty!
Olivia is painting Paul.
I'm gonna draw his mouth, like, huge, because, like, he's got a big mouth.
Lauren is painting QT,
and QT is drawing Kyle.
I really am trying to make this seem like Olivia is making it.
Watch me Picasso the heck out of this thing.
What I'm hoping people see from this painting
is that if you don't talk to Olivia enough,
she's not gonna be there for you.
Paul, I don't think this is too mean.
You got a big, sassy mouth
and a huge ego.
Dang, Olivia. I'd hate to see you when you are mean.
Lauren put me as the possible AI.
I see you, Lauren.
With your two-faced self.
Okay, girl.
I hope you don't hate me forever.
Cassie is a snake.
I don't mess with people who act one way and do another.
All he has done every chance he gets
has been, like, hitting on QT.
I don't know if I went too hard, but at the end of the day,
it's an anonymous game and no one's gonna know,
so... might as well spice things up.
This is gonna be so rude.
"Time's up!"
I nailed that one.
We're gonna have to settle on this.
The players are now uploading their masterpieces to the newsfeed,
where they'll be seen by everybody else.
Oh, she gonna be salty.
"The gallery is open." - Let's go!
I'm really excited to see everybody's pictures.
I hope I'm not the only one that was vicious.
Circle, open up the gallery.
Our first brush up is Olivia's portrait of Paul.
Oh!
"Big mouth! Big ego!"
Shut up.
That's the first one and that's how we're going?
Oh my gosh.
Who would have said this about me, though? Maybe Myles.
If I had to guess, probably Lauren.
Lauren's too nice. She wouldn't have said anything about, like, having a big ego.
Sorry not sorry, Paul.
Sorry not sorry.
I'm not that mad at this.
The good thing is they drew me not like a catfish.
I really hope he gets the message here,
which is like, "Chill. Quit trying to attack people."
I think this is some constructive criticism,
and I'm okay with this.
A big ego and a bigger man? Okay.
Next up is Picasso Paul's portrait of Lauren.
I'm sorry, what?!
- This is awful. - What is this?
Yo!
Is it saying I'm two-faced?
Is Lauren a two-faced bitch, and I just don't know?
See, this is why I have trust issues.
She's got one side where she's trying to be cool with people,
but then she low-key throws them under the bus.
Are you saying she's a man?
They gave me terrible hair.
This is probably drawn by...
Like who are you?
...maybe Paul?
Next is Lauren's tribute to QT.
"Quori-Tyler."
With my sunglasses.
"Why? Question mark."
Why glasses?
Why didn't you show a picture of your beautiful face?
Huh?
"Why" what?
I don't get it.
I feel really, really good about this, actually.
It's not making anyone second-guess my personality.
It just like, "Why the glasses?"
And now, Kyle's take on Olivia. Uh-oh.
Here goes my painting.
Yes, sir.
What does that say?
What's it say? I gotta go up for this.
And I'll tell you why I painted that too. Because she's shady.
"Turn the boat around and act like you don't see her."
So it's a red flag that she's an island.
Who are you talking about?
Oh, they're saying Olivia is, like,
turning her back on people.
I hope the reaction that I get out of her is like,
"Wow... [sputtering] ...so somebody thinks that I wouldn't be there
for somebody else?"
Yes. I do believe that.
Whatever. Next.
Hey. I say when we go to the next one.
Okay, next one. Cassie's drawing of Myles.
"#NoGame."
Y'all leave my boy alone, man. He trying.
Hopefully, it gets the point across
that his pickup lines to Quori-Tyler all the time,
that it's, like, really lame.
I don't care if Myles is "lovesick."
It just means he'll keep me around, so that's not bad for me.
Yo, haters gonna hate. I'm still gonna keep flirting,
'cause I'm a dog.
Ooh, we've heard his bark, now let's see his bite,
'cause Myles painted Cassie.
"Snake in the grass"?
Yo. Whoa.
Oh!
Damn!
I would like for you to tell me how.
Picasso had his Blue Period.
I have my savage period.
I'm bummed.
I mean, I might as well turn around
and let them paint a big target on my back.
And finally, it's QT's portrait of Kyle.
"King of boring."
"#Fake."
So what am I, a catfish? Is that what you're saying?
Yo! They did my man dirty.
Fake muscles?
He's going to think this was Olivia.
This has to be Olivia. Hands down, 100, I know it is.
The #Fake comes from her comment about his muscles being fake.
Even if Olivia denies it,
I don't think Kyle will think it came from me.
I never said his muscles were fake.
Well, I said he was AI. So I guess, in a way, I kinda did.
Everybody knows who I talk to. I ain't fake.
So go on ahead with that.
It's about to get extra real now. Believe that.
Shit! Shots!
Throwing blows!
Someone did that to Kyle to frame me.
Obviously.
Who did it, though?
I would hope that Olivia isn't realizing that this is trying to be pinned on her.
It either had to be the snake in the grass or the shady person,
which is Cassie or Olivia.
That was a lot.
Honestly, if you can't laugh at yourself,
something's wrong with ya.
Honestly, and if you can't take the heat,
get out the kitchen!
I just want to stress-eat my life away with some milk and some chocolate.
Everyone knows a picture is worth 1,000 words,
and after our last game,
Cassie has a few choice ones for whoever called her a snake.
Calling me a sneaky snake.
I ain't no sneaky snake.
And who better to vent to than the person
who secretly called you that, girl?
I'm really wanting to talk to Myles, because I'm in an alliance with him,
he's an ally for me.
Hopefully, he knows something that I don't know.
Circle, will you please take me to a private chat with Myles?
Oh Lord.
She's definitely wanting to talk about that poor-trait,
and I'm definitely the guilty party out here.
She might know it's me. Take me to the chat.
Circle, message, "What the crap?"
"I can't believe I was called a snake."
"I am so ticked off. #IAintNoSnake."
Okay, Cassie.
I'm not gonna deflect it, because I really just meant it as a joke.
Message, "Cassie! You're not an actual snake."
"Everyone was just roasting each other. Laughing-face emoji."
"I was dying at all the photos."
"I want to frame the one of me and put it in my bedroom."
"#GotNoGameButAlwaysLaughing."
Well, little does he know it was me.
Message, "Well, I'm glad you got you a good laugh out of yours,
'cause I didn't get one out of mine... Dot, dot, dot."
"I can't wrap my head around
who would have said that about me and why."
Okay, she wants the truth. It was meant to be a joke.
Like, I'm sorry if I offended you. And if so, hopefully we can rebuild.
Message, "Cassie, I'm so sorry."
"Crying-face emoji. I did the poor-trait."
Are you serious?!
What a jerk!
I didn't draw a bad one about him.
You didn't get called a snake, brother. I did.
"I thought it was all in good fun."
"It was a jab about your callout on me choosing the wrong person to block,
when you told me to go for Steffi too."
Send message.
I love how men just, like, downplay everything.
Like, nothing's a big deal.
Everybody, you know, was just roasting each other.
It was all fun and games.
"If I had known it would make you feel this way,
I would've never picked up the crayons."
"I will even apologize in the Circle chat."
"#PleaseForgiveMe."
Aw, I mean, that was sweet.
He's willing to, like, let everybody know that I'm not a snake,
so that's really nice.
And that's one of my biggest downfalls too.
I don't stay mad for long.
What am I thinking right now? No!
I'm mad. He shouldn't have done it in the first place.
Message, "#SpoilerAlert."
"I did your poor-trait too."
"And I didn't want to paint you in a negative light,
so I kept it lighthearted."
"I just hope that your poor-trait of me
didn't put a target on my back."
Damn.
I feel like shit.
Either Cassie forgives me, or Cassie doesn't care.
She's like, "Okay, I know you were joking, but that still pissed me off."
"I want nothing to do with you." And I... I'll have to accept that.
Steffi, I need some good energy now,
'cause I done messed up.
I think we want to be real here.
She's probably waiting for an explanation from me. And I gotta give it to her.
I was so drawn to Cassie with the bonus mom, you know.
That had a huge connection to me.
My mom, my dad, my siblings. I have bad relationships with them all.
I was kicked out at a young age, and, you know, my aunt and uncle saved me.
And even though my uncle's gone, my aunt is still there for me. She's my mom.
I'm very tenderhearted,
and he's gonna say something back super nice,
and I'm gonna fall for it and be like, "Oh, it's okay."
I gotta let her know I'm gonna clear the air.
Message, "Thank you," all caps.
"I don't deserve your good graces."
"I'll make sure everybody knows just how great of a person you are."
"Just know moving forward, I'll have your back here."
"#ThisWasMyDumbBlondeMoment."
Send message.
Well, everybody does need forgiveness, right?
I mean, I've screwed up a whole lot of times in my life.
And a whole lot of people have forgiven me,
even when I didn't deserve it.
Hopefully, he will follow up with what he said,
as far as telling the Circle chat that it was him.
So... he's got a mess to clean up.
But... I do forgive him.
Message, "I do accept your apologies... Dot, dot, dot."
"Us blondies can't stay mad at each other forever."
"It looks like you have a big old mess to clean up. LOL." With a red heart.
I gotta own my mistakes.
I'm glad she can accept my apologies.
I'll clear her name in The Circle if anybody doubts it.
She's a good girl.
After drawing Kyle as the king of boring in the portraits game,
QT needs to check in to see if he suspects that she was the artist.
"Quori-Tyler has invited you to a private chat." [chuckles] Let's go!
All right, sis!
Circle, take me to Quori's private chat.
Message,
"My #CircleBrother, I just wanted to check in
and see how you were feeling after that intense game."
"Red-heart emoji. If it means anything, I think you're the #KingOfFun."
"Crown emoji. #WhoDidThis?"
I feel like this is really, really good.
And we're getting a little bit of game in there with the #WhoDidThis.
Hopefully, he doesn't ignore that. I need him to answer that question.
Send message.
"#WhoDidThis?"
Like, I knew it wasn't her who wrote that, because like I said,
me and her have too much of a good time
for her to think that it's me that's boring.
I'm literally a psycho, like,
I'm trying to make him feel at ease about something that I actually did.
Oh my gosh.
Well, you could always tell him the truth.
No?
"Sis! Exclamation point, exclamation point, exclamation point."
"I actually LMAO when I seen the picture."
"They had me looking like the gingerbread man."
"Exclamation point!"
"I think it was Olivia!"
Whoo!
I kind of did have him looking like the gingerbread man.
I wanna say sorry, but I can't expose myself.
My puppets are dancing!
This is exactly what I wanted!
I really love how QT reached out to me,
because that shows that we actually do have the connection I thought we did.
Let's confirm that I also believe it's Olivia,
that way he feels, like, justified, and he won't be second guessing it.
He's like, "You know what, I thought it and she thinks it. It must be Olivia."
Message, "No lie. It was giving gingerbread man. Laughing emoji."
"I was kinda thinking Olivia too.
I don't know why she's coming for you like this."
Message, "I got something for Olivia, though! Exclamation point."
"#ImPetty."
"#Ruthless."
Send message.
Kyle, I'm kind of #Ruthless too, just so you know.
But you'll find that out later.
Okay, message,
"Oop! All I'm gonna say is, covering my eyes."
"I haven't seen those sides of Lauren and Cassie, but clearly someone has."
"Devil emoji, angel emoji, snake emoji."
Send message.
"Emoji devil, emoji angel, emoji snake."
Oh snap.
I'm just saying I haven't seen it yet,
but someone has, so maybe we should take note of it.
Message,
"But on a 'sparkle' brighter note,
Myles loved the idea of an alliance and suggested..."
"...Tres Fuego for our name."
This is another alliance in the bag!
Olivia, I'm coming!
Message, "#NoCap..."
"I love that name!"
In all caps. "Exclamation point, exclamation point, exclamation point."
"Myles is my guy, and I swear I'm loving you more every time we talk."
"If I'm ever in the influencer spot, you can #SleepLikeABaby."
"#IStandOnWhatISay!"
Yes! Oh my gosh!
This is so much fun!
Let's make him feel like I'm, like, so excited about this.
Okay, message...
Here we go. "I'm literally jumping up and down right now like a little kid."
Yo, I did the same thing!
"#IGotYouForLife!"
Yo!
Yo, this is great.
Oh, that was so beautiful to freaking hear, man.
Message, "You got me feeling like a kid on Christmas."
"#TresFuegosAboutToLightTheCircleOnFire."
It's the tres fuego!
Let's go, baby!
I love a chat where I get everything done that I wanted to get done.
It's good to be straight up and honest with people immediately, yo.
I think I'm doing a pretty good job... until I have a chat with someone else
and I make another alliance.
Just another day of pulling the puppet strings.
I hope you sleep like a baby tonight, Kyle.