[tense music playing]
[Buteau] Previously…
Players were called out.
"What is the one sign of drowning that most people miss?"
Who the hell's supposed to know that? I mean, a lifeguard is, but…
Imagine he's never been a lifeguard.
[Deb laughing]
-[Buteau] Peeps got kicked out. -[Deb screaming]
[Darian screaming]
No!
I wish I could say that I'm sad to see him go.
[Buteau] And Darian and Jadejha made out.
[Jadejha screaming]
[Buteau] Promises were made.
I've lied so many times to so many different people,
I don't even know how I really feel.
[Buteau] But will they be kept?
This was a tough decision, Circle, but I know who I'm gonna block.
-My heart's going a million miles an hour. -Bring it on.
[Buteau] And now one person holds the game in their hands.
Oh God.
[Buteau] Who will make it to the finale of The Circle?
So fucking close, bro.
[Buteau] It's the final blocking of the season.
Secret super influencer Madelyn has made her decision.
But with great power comes great cringe-ability,
because she's gotta do it face-to-face.
Hello. Wait.
Oh, Madelyn!
-I'm so sorry. -[Jadejha laughing]
Oh, that's so crazy!
[Madelyn] I'm so sorry.
Oh my God!
What? I thought you had it out for Rachel.
-I did. -You played me?
No, I did.
But Rachel has been my strongest alliance since I got here.
We swapped profiles for three days
when we got the disruptor, and so we were like,
"We're having our back from now on."
-Then… -What?
…when she called me out in the Circle Chat, I was like,
-"Where did that come from?" -Yeah.
And then Rachel messaged me today and was like, "I'm so sorry." Like,
"Garret came to me and told me some stuff about you."
Which I don't know if I believe that. I don't know if I believe anything.
-You believed it enough. -[Madelyn laughing]
And I thought you were lying to me too in the group chat.
About what? I was honest!
I thought you were closer to Rachel and Gianna.
See, I was,
but then I realized very early on… I was like, "I don't think Rachel's real."
But I was like, "Me and Rachel are in an alliance,
so I'mma keep this information to myself."
And me and Gianna were tight.
That's what I thought, and so I thought you were setting me up.
No. Me and Gianna, Darian and Garret were all in a group chat,
and Gianna was like, "I got all y'all backs."
So then, when she blocked Darian and Garret, I was like,
"Wait a minute. Gianna's been playing me."
[Madelyn] I believed everything for the longest time,
and then as soon as I saw the last ratings, I trusted nobody.
[Jadejha] It wasn't me.
[Buteau] This might be a tough night for Madelyn,
but the others are realizing they've escaped the final blocking,
and now they're in the finale.
[Kevin] Oh my gosh, bro!
Holy crap! Holy crap!
[Jojo kissing] I told you we would make it to the finish line, and we're going there.
-Let's go! Let's go! -We are going there, babe.
[Antonio] Yes!
[Kevin] No way!
[laughing] Yes!
I could win this for us, guys. At least I have a fighting chance now.
So why'd you choose to block me?
In a nutshell,
I chose to follow people I've had alliances with longer.
And I didn't think you were being honest with me in the group chat with Tierra
'cause I don't trust that bitch.
[Jadejha laughing]
-Let me break this down for you… -Okay.
…'cause I've been here since the very beginning.
-Rachel is a catfish. -[Madelyn] Mm-hmm.
Everything is very strategic with her, okay?
She's been willing to throw anyone under the bus,
and then the next day she goes, "Oh, I was just kidding. I'm sorry."
"Blah, blah, blah." She's done that to everyone.
My issue is I fold too easily.
-Yeah, 'cause you folded today. -I folded today.
As soon as Rachel messaged me, she said something, and I was like,
"You're right."
[Jadejha] Ooh-wee.
I was, like, this close, and you just snatched it from me.
I know, sorry! [laughing]
So there's that.
Um, I said whatever is meant for me is meant for me, and I meant that.
And I also said whatever is meant to happen will happen, and I meant that.
So you being the secret super influencer means you could actually win this thing.
And you just need to play them the way they playing you,
'cause I'm telling you, your two strongest alliances
are the best players in this game right now.
I'd like a hug, but I understand if you don't.
We can hug, girl.
-Okay. You don't seem like a hugger. -It's okay. See, you know what's crazy?
I feel like I just give off such, like, sweet girl energy, but…
I sincerely… I sincerely…
-You need to avenge Garret, Darian and me! -I will! I will!
'Cause now that's three genuine people that are out the game.
So if you're genuine, go prove it by winning.
-Okay, well… -Bye.
-I truly am sorry. -Bye. [giggling]
Okay, what just happened? What just happened?
[groaning]
I played this whole game,
and I've literally survived until the very end.
And I feel like that's something to still congratulate myself on.
Whoever does win the 100K,
they're supposed to win it, for whatever reason, and that's okay.
I'm okay with that.
[Buteau] While Jadejha comes to terms with being blocked,
everyone gets ready for bed for the last time.
This has probably been my most emotional day.
[Buteau] And the final five are in a very reflective, calm mood.
-[Nicky] Yeah! Make it rain! -[JoJo] Bro!
[sighs] With Tierra surviving the biggest blocking of the season,
she is gonna sleep like a baby.
Ooh! Phillow. I can't sleep without Phillow.
Now it's down to five, and we have a 25%--
-Twenty. -No… [giggles]
Now we have a 20% chance to win $100,000.
I can't help but wonder
who the heck won the influencer,
and who the heck got blocked?
I do feel bad for having to block Jadejha,
but to be honest,
I don't feel that bad.
[Deb] I don't know who the secret super influencer was,
but whoever you were, thank you.
There were so many question marks, but guess what's not a question mark?
Gianna and us made it.
We made it to the finale!
This means so much for Tierra to survive this blocking.
This means she has a fighting chance at winning the whole thing.
[Kevin] It's been a wild ride,
but I love every second of it.
-We got one more stop. -Pleasure playing with you.
Damn straight!
-Couldn't do it without each other. -Not without you either.
I'm too excited to sleep, Circle, but I'm gonna try.
-[al] Goodnight, Circle! -[Kevin] Goodnight, Circle. Much love.
[Buteau] For the last time, goodnight y'all!
♪ What is love? Baby, don't hurt me… ♪
[Buteau] Another day, and the players are waking up and screaming,
"Circle, baby, don't hurt me no more."
♪ Baby, don't hurt me… ♪
[Buteau] And I got news. We ain't gonna, 'cause today is the finale, and tonight,
one of our players will walk away with $100,000.
[all] Good morning, Circle.
[JoJo] I don't believe that we keep having the chance to say, "Good morning, Circle."
I thought we would've hit the road last night.
I have no idea who was blocked last night,
and that is scary. [chuckles]
All I know is, whoever the secret super influencer was,
thank you for keeping us in at least another night.
We both really do appreciate that.
Keepin' our dreams of winning $100,000 alive.
Today, my stomach is flipped upside down,
sideways, and every which way.
[Deb] Ugh. I gotta keep it together.
I feel nervous, and I feel like we do still have work to do,
because we have our final ratings today.
I need to make sure that other people are going to rate me first
and make sure nobody knows that I was the secret super influencer,
so nobody thinks that I'm a threat.
Everyone wants to win,
and I wish I could say I hope, you know, everybody wins,
but I don't.
I hope I win. [laughing]
♪ What is love? ♪
[Buteau] All I know is Jadejha is definitely not winning.
And it's about time the rest of the players find out
who the secret super influencer has blocked.
[alarm blares]
[Antonio] "Alert!"
Oh snap!
-[JoJo] Oh shit! -[Nicky] Oh shit!
[Antonio] What?!
-[Kevin] Oh my gosh! -[JoJo] Oh, Jadejha!
They blocked Jadejha?
Oh my God, Jadejha's gone!
[Deb] This is crazy.
It's a good thing my coffee wasn't in my mouth.
Would've spit it across the room.
And there's only five of us.
Kevin the Perm skates by again. [giggles]
Those curls are still poppin' in that thing, baby!
It feels so good to see Tierra still up there!
So who was the secret super influencer?
I've lied to a lot of people,
so the fact that I'm still here is mind-blowing.
Just so you know, Jadejha, we never lost that feelings for you,
and we did hope to cross that finish line together,
and I'm sorry.
It's you and I versus the world, Circle.
Come on. Let's do this.
[Buteau] Hey, K Fern, before you go off riding in the sunset,
-you know what's coming. -[TV dings]
[Kevin] "The newsfeed has been updated."
The newsfeed is gonna give us some tea, and that's what we need. Cup is ready.
[Deb] Circle, take me to my newsfeed.
[JoJo] "Jadejha has left a message for The Circle."
I'm afraid that, through this video,
Jadejha is going to make it seem like I blocked her.
Then everybody else is gonna know that I was the secret super influencer.
They're gonna know that I'm powerful. Then they're gonna all rate me low.
[all] Circle, play Jadejha's message.
[TV whirs]
Hey, y'all. It's me, Jadejha.
And yes, I am real.
-[Antonio] I knew it! -[Kevin] Oh shoot!
My strategy coming into The Circle was to be 100% myself,
and doing something I typically don't do, and that's being an open book.
I'm sitting here today because obviously, I met the secret super influencer.
And you know what?
The secret super influencer has been playing a really good game,
and because of that,
I feel like everyone basically just gave them 100K,
and I love that for them.
With that being said, I still got my wedding party.
The wedding party is all good.
And now I know I get to leave here with Garret being my new bestie
and even a Circle husband.
And I can't wait to see them and everyone else at the finale.
All right, y'all.
Peace. I'm out of here.
Wow!
Jadejha's real. I felt that.
This tea though,
she said that once she realized who the secret super influencer was,
she was like, "You know what? You should win."
Was it Rachel? Could have been.
Yeah, it makes me nervous to think
that there's another player out there as strategic as me.
Damn! I don't know from that if people could tell that it was me.
In the Circle Chat, I need to say something
to make sure people know that it was not me.
[Buteau] Madelyn, you know you're gonna have to meet these people soon. Right?
[alarm blares]
[all] "Alert!"
-Oh boy! -Please give us something good here.
We deserve it, Circle.
[screaming] "Congratulations, you are all Circle finalists"!
[all cheering]
-Bro, our hard work has finally paid off. -This is something I've been dreaming of.
Oh, it's getting so real right now.
"One of you will win $100,000."
That is what we fighting for. It is absolutely life-changing money.
Please let it be me.
[Buteau] And 'cause it's the final day…
[cheering]
[Buteau] …The Circle has given them a liquid breakfast of champions.
Some bubbly in the morning, a nice little confetti cannon,
and, of course, we gotta have the classy glass as well.
I'm afraid to let myself get excited 'cause I don't want to lose.
A gold bottle of champagne.
What does gold mean?
[both] Winning!
[TV dings]
"Circle Chat is now open." Oh, this chat's actually about to be lit!
All right, Circle. Let's chat with my final fivers.
Circle, take me to Circle Chat.
Message, "OMG."
"We are all finalists. Party emoji."
"I'm so happy to be sharing this moment with all of you."
"Now, let's pop this champagne!"
"Champagne bottle emoji." Send message.
You read my mind, Gianna. [cheering]
This is what we fought for, and we are here, baby!
Cheers, everybody!
[Deb] Whoo!
[JoJo] Oh, that's the stuff.
Man, oh man.
This final five vintage… [whistling]
…sure tastes good.
Message, "#MazelTovBitches."
"Final five, baby! Let's celebrate!"
"Let's pop the confetti." Rachel, say less. You read my mind.
-[Deb screaming, laughing] -[Kevin] Let's get it poppin'. [cheering]
Yeah!
[screaming] Oh my God!
Circle finalist!
[cheering]
That turned out completely wrong.
[Kevin] We made it!
Let's freakin' go!
-[Nicky] Yeah! -[JoJo] Yeah! [vocalizing]
[Deb] ♪ Final five! ♪
-[Jojo vocalizing] -[Deb humming]
Message… [screaming]
"Cannot believe we're here."
"Well deserved."
"I'm not gonna lie,
I'm very curious as to who Jadejha was talking about in her video."
"Looking-eye emoji. #SecretSuperInfluencer."
[Madelyn] "Sippin' on the champagne, just living in the moment."
Tierra, if you're living in the moment,
why are you so curious about who she was talking about?
That is in the past.
Message,
"The fact that Jadejha spoke so highly
of the person that #BlockedHer is admirable."
"I can't wait to meet her and all of you."
"#CheersToUs." Huh.
I have a feeling that it was her,
and she's trying to really move on from the topic of conversation.
Message,
"Tierra, I was also curious about that."
"Whoever it was,
it seemed like Jadejha had nothing but respect for them."
"#WhoDoneIt."
Yes, Kevin! Finally, someone is interested!
Speak up! I knew you was my boy. Thank you!
Might've been you, Kevin. I wouldn't put it past you.
Classic Kevin and Madelyn's deflecting the heat off of them
and possibly putting it on somebody who Jadejha clearly thought was an ally.
-Yep. -Clearly what it is.
-Who could it have been? Rachel or Gianna. -Yeah.
Message, "Whoever it was, thank you for keeping me in this game."
"When I found out I was saved, I cried like a baby."
"Crying emoji." Send message.
I think I need to respond to that and be like…
Message,
"Literally same, Rachel."
"I don't think the #SecretSuperInfluencer is going to confess,
but I want them to know how grateful I am to be here."
"#ImNotCryingYouAre."
I would not put it past Madelyn that it is her.
All we can do is tell them our two cents.
Message, "Tierra, I'm definitely still curious."
"I literally couldn't take my eyes off the door
and was praying I didn't hear a knock."
All right, so we're all basically saying, "Wasn't me."
No one's gonna admit it, and you know what?
We don't need them to. It's fine.
Message, "May the best HBIC win."
"HBIC," what is that?
Bro, was that from that one game? I got that question wrong.
I don't look like an HBIC. [shouting] I am the HBIC.
[Buteau] Uh-oh, we created a monster.
Message, "Can I propose one last toast to us all?"
"For our hard work, dedication,
and the fact that simply we're all Circle finalists."
"Champagne emoji."
"#Cheers."
Send message.
-Cheers to the final five! We made it! -[JoJo] We made it this far, baby.
Cheers, baby.
[Kevin] Whoo!
For the final time…
[all] "Circle Chat is now closed."
The fact that it might all be over, it's surreal to me. It really is.
It's bittersweet.
I have a one-in-five chance of winning $100,000.
The fight is not done. This is gonna be a battle.
Cheers to you.
No, no, no, no, no. Cheers to you.
Cheers to us.
Hold on. Cheers to Gianna.
-Took the words right out of my mind. -Salud.
[Buteau] The morning party's over, but the main event is nearly here,
and Gianna is focused.
Shake 'em! Shake what your mama gave you.
-Shake it! -It's all in the hips.
We're so close to being done. I can feel it.
[Buteau] And if you wondered if The Circle has cleaners to come in
after all these parties, well, you could just ask K Fern.
Mornings in The Circle. Cleaning up a big old confetti mess.
You gave me two oven mitts, but you couldn't give me one broom?
-Seriously? -[Buteau] My bad.
We spent all the broom money on that confetti.
[alarm blares]
-[Nicky] Alert? -[all] "Alert!"
[Nicky] Oh boy.
[JoJo] Okay.
I'm sweatin'.
"Players, you must now make your final ratings"!
This is gonna decide it all.
I don't think I've ever been more nervous in my life.
100K riding on these ratings right here.
Every decision, the way you rate, could cost you $100,000.
People are gonna start turning on each other in these ratings. I know that.
-"Your final ratings…" -"…will decide…"
-"…the winner…" -"…of The Circle."
No pressure or anything.
These people, all of them, played this game and they played it hard.
So this is tough.
I feel like some of my ratings will be with my heart,
and some will be with my head.
Tierra's been prepared to do this. This is the moment. This is the time.
-[JoJo] Take Gianna to her final ratings. -[Kevin] Circle, open my final ratings.
[Buteau] This is it.
These final ratings will decide once and for all
who walks away with that $100,000.
I wouldn't consider her the most popular, but I'd consider her loyal and genuine.
Although she might not trust me,
I do think that she doesn't want Gianna or Kevin to win,
so I do think she might rate me high.
Even though she might have been plotting on my downfall at the end,
I have to respect Tierra for making the moves necessary to get to this point.
-Rachel has been our number-one ally. -[JoJo] She has been extremely popular.
I think she's extremely loyal. Her word means a lot.
I definitely believe she was, behind the scenes, manipulating people,
but when you look at her upfront, you never saw any of the dirt.
That's how you play this game.
She was not a fan of me. [giggling] She found out that I ain't no lifeguard.
Little did I know that we would end up forming an alliance with each other.
At one point in this game, I wholeheartedly trusted her.
Now I don't.
We thought, coming into the game, Madelyn would just be here to flirt.
However, she definitely proved herself way more strategical
than we gave her credit for, especially in the beginning.
Madelyn let me know players that were targeting me.
That has definitely been my most valued relationship.
She was sometimes overly messy,
but everybody that Madelyn wanted out is gone,
and she's still here. Commendable.
It was fun being you. [guffawing]
We've been through a lot with Kevin. He's given us a lot of good information.
We've also caught him in a bunch of lies and bullshit.
[Madelyn] Kevin has had my back.
Kevin has gotten me through every single blocking
that he's an influencer in.
People have come hard at Kevey, but Kevey remained loyal to Tierra,
and that's definitely something that I appreciate.
Gianna. I thought she was going home the very first day.
We went from sworn enemies to working together.
I got to respect her.
With her being a three-time influencer and well-liked,
she absolutely is a threat.
[Deb] Gianna is smart.
She's playing. She is here to win.
[sighs] This will be the hardest ratings yet.
One of my biggest downfalls was going with my heart
and trusting people too much.
So I do think I'm gonna have to go with my head.
Here we go.
This person saved me over and over.
My Staten Island girl.
Circle, place Gianna in first position.
Circle, we're gonna lock in Rachel as Gianna's first position.
I'm putting this person in first
because I feel like they've always been truthful with me.
So I have to repay the favor.
Circle, lock in Kevin for first.
["Long, Long Gone" by J. Hutchinson & A. Roberts playing]
I'm thinking of a player that came into this game later
and made some major moves.
And I absolutely respect the game that they were playing.
Circle, I'd like to place Madelyn at my second position.
The person that goes in second still has a very good chance of winning.
She was absolutely able to manipulate the right people,
to target the people that she wanted out, and that's… that's deserving.
Circle, lock in Madelyn in my second position.
Circle, Gianna would like to lock in Tierra as her third position.
Circle, place Gianna in third position.
I don't think it would be right if this person won
because they're untrustworthy.
Circle, lock in Rachel for last.
I'd like to place Tierra at last.
I actually think you had the best gameplay of everyone,
and that's the reason I have to put you here.
Because if there are people basing it on best gameplay, you win.
I may be putting you in fourth, but it's a strategic move.
So because I'm most worried about this person winning…
Circle, place Kevin in fourth.
-Circle, lock in Gianna's final ratings. -[Kevin] Circle, lock in my final ratings.
[Nicky, Jojo] "Ratings complete."
For the last time. Hey, come here. Come here. Come here.
I've done everything I can do.
And now, just have to wait and see.
[alarm blares]
[all] "Alert!"
Oh my God!
"Before the winner is revealed…"
"…you are invited to one last Circle Chat."
I don't even have to worry about what I say,
because the ratings have already been submitted.
"However, this chat will take place in person."
You're lying!
Oh, what?!
It's done, right? So who cares?
Now I wanna meet them and hug them and kiss them and go,
"Oh, you're just so cute!"
Yay!
Oh my God, I get to meet everybody and have a Circle Chat in person!
[laughing] They're gonna frickin' see us. Oh my God. They're gonna lose their minds.
Wow.
This is where we're gonna find out who everybody is.
[Buteau] The players are about to meet face-to-face for the first time ever.
[Antonio] Ugh. This is actually the hardest part,
is revealing to them who you really are.
For all I know,
I could walk into this room, and it's a room of catfish.
[Buteau] It's been a long game of secrets, lies, alliances, romance,
and more than a couple of catfish, and it's all about to come out.
I can't believe I have to face everybody right now.
Hi, I'm Rachel, aka Deb. Oh.
[JoJo] Haven't had nerves like this since I was wondering
if I was gonna graduate high school.
Bro, I'm so nervous right now, I can't even find my lip stuff.
Can't meet these people with chapped lips now.
Oh man, even my hair is nervous. It's not going back.
Like no amount of mousse is gonna fix it.
[Buteau] Unless that mousse can make both y'all look like one woman,
I really wouldn't worry about what your hair is doing.
Breathe in. [exhaling] Breathe out.
You look good. I am freaking out. [giggling]
All right, Tierra. Let's see if you done what you need to do.
[exclaiming] It's game time, baby. Oh my gosh, it's game time.
Here goes nothing.
[Kevin] Hasta la vista, casa de K Fern.
[kissing noise]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Buteau] Oh, hey.
It's three-time influencer K Fern struttin' down that corridor
with the confidence only a fake lifeguard can pull off.
He may not be certified,
but he rescued many a bro from a blocking,
and he's navigated the choppy waters of these apartments
like a SoCal Circle pro.
You better get it, K Fern.
[Kevin exhaling]
[inhaling]
Ooh-wee!
"Welcome to the Circle Finale."
Oh, let's get this frickin' party started, baby!
[alarm blares]
"Alert!" And just like that, the heart rate's at a million again.
"Madelyn is on her way to meet you now."
My Circle emotional connect.
[Buteau] My, oh my.
Strategic OnlyFans model Madelyn.
[Kevin exhales]
Meeting Madelyn in person.
There's a lot going on in my belly nerves-wise right now,
but I'm also just so excited.
[Buteau] Madelyn's doubled down on the "not just a pretty face" vibe
by playing, gaming, scheming, and bossing her way to this corridor walk.
Many came for her,
but she came straight back and proved that in this game,
when the going gets tough, the tough get going.
-[Kevin] Yo! Stop! -[Madelyn] Kevin!
[Kevin] Madelyn!
-[Madelyn] You're real! -[Kevin] You're real!
Oh my God! I don't think I would be here without you.
-Love you. -Stop that.
I didn't think I would connect with anybody on the level we connected.
-Like an actual real level. I was like… -Yes.
I hope you know I might've shed a tear of two that first convo and stuff.
-So you're real. -I'm real.
-I feel like there's no catfishes. -So is everything you said--
Everything I said, everything about me is real.
Okay. I'm basically everything that I said.
-Okay. -I am no lifeguard.
-Why did you choose to do that? -I do wine and alcohol sales.
-Then I was like, "Sales." -Don't wanna come off as a salesperson.
Yeah, like a sleazy salesman, which I totally am.
-[Madelyn] "Alert!" -[Kevin] Oh snap!
-Wait. Okay. -Someone's coming.
[Kevin] "Tierra is on her way to meet you now." Oh.
I think she's the catfish. I do.
-You think so? I don't think so. -I've been wrong about everything.
[Buteau] You ain't wrong about this.
Catfish Tierra swam into The Circle late,
but wasted no time in serving sass, realness, and a ton of TT branded tea.
-She came in hot! Hot and heavy and real. -[Kevin] She came in fiery!
[Buteau] The real Tierra is a makeup artist,
but there ain't nothing made up about Antonio,
who's kept it 100 since he got here.
-[Kevin] Oh snap! -[Madelyn] You're not Tierra!
-[Kevin] No way! -[Madelyn] What?!
Slay, girl! Yeah, it's me!
-[Kevin] That's crazy! -What's your real name?
-My name is Antonio. -[Kevin] Antonio?
-I'm Madelyn. Nice to meet you! Hi! -[Antonio] Madelyn! Nice to meet you. Hi!
-I'm Kevin! -Kevin!
-Do we not look like our pictures? -You do!
But it's just like realizing like, "What?"
-[Madelyn] I know. Come sit. -My God! This is crazy!
-[Madelyn] I called it! -You did.
-I just did. -She did!
-"I feel like Tierra is the catfish." -My God, it's--
How was it playing Tierra? Who is Tierra?
So Tierra is actually my best friend. We met in college. She is a makeup artist.
She is a makeup influencer. She does have a daughter. That's all real.
Um, the reason why I came as a catfish is, for me, um, Antonio, when it comes to…
There's this, like, unsaid male beauty standard
that I feel like I've always have not been able to get to, though I've tried.
I feel like there's this mold that I just can't fit in,
and it's always hurt my confidence, and I haven't believed in myself.
So I wanted to come in as someone…
She's confident, she's not afraid to show her blemishes
or parts of her body that is different.
And I think she was a perfect thing to be, like, my mask in this game,
but have myself exude.
-I love it. -So the majority of the things… That's me.
That's my personality with her kinda balled up in it.
[alarm blares]
-[Madelyn] "Alert!" Another alert! -"Alert!" There's an alert! Oh gosh!
-"Rachel is on her way to meet you now"! -[Madelyn] Oh no!
-[Kevin] Gosh! -Okay, Rachel.
-Everybody vote. Catfish or not? -Yes, I think she's a catfish.
I've been saying it.
-[Madelyn] She seemed so innocent! -So sweet!
Then she said "sex" in one of the games.
[Antonio] I was like, "Let me find out you're gettin' your back blown!"[laughing]
I said, "Who is this sex kitten?"
[Buteau] Ain't no kitten. She's a grown catfish.
Fifty-four-year-old Deb excelled as the straight-talking,
good girl baddie Rachel.
I'm most curious to see if they were real or not.
A hundred percent. a hundred percent.
[Buteau] The only thing colder than her apartment
was her ruthless gameplay.
And while this menopausal mama needed some extra naps,
ain't nobody slept on her game.
-[antonio screaming] What?! -I freakin' knew it!
-[Antonio] No way! What in the-- -[Kevin] I knew it! My gosh!
-Check it out, baby! -[Antonio] Wow!
I'm Deb!
-Hey, Deb! -Deb!
-I'm 54! -[Antonio] Deb!
-[Kevin] I knew it! -[Madelyn, Antonio screaming]
-[Deb] Hi… -Tierra.
-I knew I loved Tierra. -I can't believe… This is such a shock!
-I knew it! You made me a dirty girl! -[Madelyn, Deb laughing]
[Madelyn] Yes, I did. Yes, I did.
-Yes! -Oh no. Wait. I'm just sorry.
-[Kevin] I knew it! I knew it! -Wait, why are you just sorry?
She was coming for her. Oh my God.
-[Madelyn] You look fabulous! -[Antonio] Absolutely! Love the glasses!
-First of all, you guys are all gorgeous. -[Antonio] Thank you!
-You are! -Look, I mean, not like me, but I mean…
-[all laughing] -Yes!
I feel like if I had had social media in my twenties, I'd rule the world!
-[Antonio] Okay! You ruled The Circle! -I believe you!
Yes!
So what happened was I thought… I mean, I could come in as me,
but you know, women over 50, you know, everyone would be like, "That's my mom,"
or like, "Ugh, what does she know?"
I was like, "I want to go back in time, be me at 26, and kill it!"
-[Antonio] Very cool. -And you did!
-Slayed! -You were conniving!
-[Antonio] Listen, afraid! -You're saying that? Oh my gosh!
She's been conniving! This is crazy!
-It shocked me! -[Antonio] Gunning for Kevin!
-I thought we were besties. I really did. -[Antonio] Ruthless!
-[Madelyn] "Alert!" -[Kevin] Oh shoot!
-[Antonio] "Alert!" My God! -[Madelyn] It's Gianna! Gianna's coming!
-[Antonio] This is crazy. -Here comes Gianna.
I'm so scared about Gianna. I'm so scared. Oh my God.
Gianna, she dominated.
[Buteau] Here comes double trouble.
Even though these two work in construction,
they had no problems absolutely destroying the competition.
-We bonded over Staten Island. -Do we think she's real?
-[Deb] I think so. -I think so too. She has to be real.
She has to be real. She has to.
[Buteau] Three-time influencers, two twin brothers,
one gorgeous Gianna.
You wanna find a better double catfish queen dream team
on the East Coast?
Fuggedaboutit!
[whispering] Oh my God. Oh my God.
-[Kevin] What?! I knew it! -[JoJo] What're we doin', guys?
Oh my gosh! Yo, dog!
-[Deb] Rachel! -[JoJo] Gianna!
-[Deb screaming] No! -[JoJo] Yes! Come here!
-Rachel? -Rachel!
-[JoJo] Kevin! -[Kevin] Two of you?! Dawg!
[laughter, screaming]
-[Antonio] No! Oh my God. Tierra. -[Madelyn] Madelyn. What's happening?
Respect!
[Deb] What is happening?
[Kevin] Ah!
-My sworn enemy. -[JoJo] Here!
-[Deb] Oh my God. Oh my God. -I've been wrong about everything.
-[Deb] Oh my God! -This is crazy.
-I'm Jojo. -And I'm Nicky.
-[JoJo] We are identical twins. -Who's that?
[JoJo] That's my girlfriend. Gianna is real. She is my girlfriend.
We're very stereotypical New York guys, and we were like,
"If we go in as ourselves, it could rub people the wrong way,"
being over the top, you know what I mean? [grunting]
-[JoJo] You know? -Right.
[JoJo] We said, "Why not go in as a beautiful girl?"
Gianna and us have a lot of the same qualities,
like loyalty, the whole nine yards, and we wanted to throw our flavor in,
but we also didn't wanna rub everybody the wrong way and not get alliances.
Like, "Who are these two New York assholes?"
-Straight up. -I get that. That's real.
-Wait, are we besties still? -[JoJo] Absolutely!
-[Deb] Is Gianna my bestie still? -That goes without saying.
-Okay. Amazing. -[Madelyn] You played her so well.
-[Antonio] So well. Everyone loved Gianna. -Like, a little too well.
You… [sputtering] When I say shocked,
when you two walked in, I might've lost my shit for half a second.
Today when I was thinking about everybody's gameplay, obviously, I gave…
All of you guys were fire. You guys killed it.
And especially when it came to Gianna, hats off. You killed this game.
You did a great job.
Yeah, well, Kevin, I cannot believe we were three-time influencers.
We said everything to each other
that it ended with a secret alliance and nothing but respect.
All I gotta say is the fact we went from… Oh my gosh, I hated you guys at the start!
Bro, trust me, the feeling was mutual.
And there were some words I said at the start of this,
and the fact that our relationship got to where it ended up being…
In the heat of the moment, of course, I was like,
"Oh, this is my sworn enemy for life."
I'm like, "This is personal."
And then when I finished it, I was like, "I have mad respect…"
-[Deb] Yeah. -'Cause not only…
Gosh, you guys were able to keep this thing up the whole game!
-[Madelyn] Wild! -Thanks, guys.
That's likewise, Kevin, because, bro, your strategy
and the way you'd tell us short-term, long-term benefits…
-We learned from you too. It was mutual. -We took a page outta your book.
[Nicky] Night one, rated last unanimously blocked.
-Used the disruptor to save our own ass. -Yes, we did.
Then we became a three-time influencer, and I've gotta say,
I think we were the most powerful force this season.
When it happened the third time that we became influencers,
I was like, "You have got to be kidding me!"
"I'm going back in the room with Gianna? This is wild!"
We literally said everything to each other to the point
where there was nothing but respect to be gained left, right?
That's why when we come to San Diego, you'll show us the beach.
Come on now! I got the boogie boards ready! Let's run it up!
So Kevin, I gotta tell you something. Remember we painted the portraits?
-[Deb] Oh, wait, wait. -You did not.
-Is it a perm? -Is it a perm?
-No! You did it?! -[Antonio] I knew it wasn't a perm!
I'm Mexican-Portuguese! This is from my pops!
Everybody thinks I'm some white boy, and I was pressed!
When we were in the influencer chat, it got to a point,
we kept talking to each other, we referenced Kevin as "the Perm."
-"The Perm made this move!" -"This Perm is a smart bastard!"
-"I can't get nothin' past the Perm!" -The Perm.
[all laughing]
That caught me so off guard. That was the angriest I was this game.
Okay. Who is the secret super influencer?
-Wasn't me. -Not us.
-It was me! -[Nicky] I knew it!
[Kevin] I freakin' knew it! I knew it was you!
Wow! Madelyn, what a job.
Oh my God!
I was shocked too because I thought I'd gotten in a lot of fights with people.
Like, you and I fought, but then we were friends again.
But then after that, I felt like I kinda flew under the radar a little bit.
Let me tell youse all, seriously,
we couldn't be happier than to be sitting with youse.
And youse all played a kickass game, especially this frickin' guy right here!
-My sworn enemy! -[JoJo] This frickin' guy, bro!
-[all] "Alert! " -[Kevin] Oh shoot!
[all] "The blocked players are on their way to meet you now!"
[all reacting]
Kevin, we should hide behind the couches!
I was about to say, bro! Can I get outta here?
[Deb] Oh God! Oh sh… You guys, you guys, you guys! Oh my God, oh my God!
Oh my God.
[Buteau] She came with puppy love, but was the first in the doghouse.
It's Savannah!
-Savannah! -[Savannah] Hi.
-How are you? -Who are you?
[sputtering] Gianna.
[all laughing]
-Gianna as well. -Oh, Gia… Are y'all twins?
-Yes. -Yeah.
-Rachel. -Oh, Rachel!
-[Deb] I cried. -Rachel!
-I did. I cried-- -#YesImThatBitch, girl!
-[Savannah] We know who you are. -[Kevin] Good to see you again. [laughing]
-Oh gosh. -[Savannah] Oh my God.
[Buteau] Next is heavy-metal catfish Andy, aka Heather.
-She rocked and she got blocked. -[Madelyn screaming] Hey, girl! Hey!
-[Kevin] Oh shoot! -Who in the--
-Gianna. -Oh, right. Heather!
Yeah, this is Andy.
-You're Gianna? -Wait. Andy?
-I hate you. -[Nicky] You're Andy!
Oh my God!
Rachel!
-[Antonio] Wow. -What is going on?
-I'm Tierra. -No, she's so hot.
-Everyone's fake! Hi! -You're beautiful, girl! Oh my God!
-Grandpa Andy? -[Heather] You're real!
Yeah, I'm really real!
I thought you were fake!
-Isn't she so hot? -Oh my God!
-Hi! -[Heather] I thought you said "Andy"!
Oh my God!
[Buteau] Next is Darian.
This teacher came to win, but he got schooled by K Fern and Madelyn.
Wait, who… Is this…?
-Gianna. -Gi… [laughing]
-What?! Gi-- Oh my goodness! -Oh God! Darian!
-Wassup? Wait a minute! -[JoJo] How you doin', pal?
-Tierra. -[Darian] Tierra!
Bro! Ah, man. Wassup?
[Deb] We love you! We love you, Darian!
It's so crazy seeing all of the faces,
'cause I am shocked right now, like… okay.
[Heather] Darian, my bro.
Thank you, my bro.
[Buteau] Next up is the cat daddy, circus performer, Garret.
-[Heather] Oh my God! You're real! -[all cheering]
-[Heather] You're real! -This looks like a lot of people.
-[Nicky] Garret! -[Garret] Okay, yes.
Gianna.
[laughing]
Obsessed with that.
-[JoJo] Gianna. Yes. Come here, Garret! -Also Gianna. Okay.
Tierra.
[all laughing]
-Hug me, please? -[Garret] Of course.
[all laughing]
[JoJo] I love this guy. I love him.
-This is… -[Deb] Oh my gosh.
[Buteau] Next up, cyber queen Jadejha, who couldn't quite hack The Circle.
[Nicky] Jadejha!
Jadejha.
Wait, there's two of you?
Gianna.
[all laughing]
You are not my maid of honor, that's for sure!
-[JoJo] Come here. Nice to meet you. -Hi! I'm not…
-Rachel? -Rachel!
I knew it! I said, "Rachel is an older woman!"
I knew it! Okay.
-[Deb] Vintage. -Tierra.
See, I should've known. I should've known, but I didn't wanna believe it.
Hey, hi!
[Darian] Mmm.
-[Nicky] Get your girl! Get your girl! -[Kevin] Yeah!
[cheering, laughter]
-[Jadejha] Oh my gosh! Hi! -Hi.
-What's going on? -[Jadejha] And then my bestie!
Hi, gorgeous.
-I was like, "Please." I was-- I did. -Yes. You knew I would.
You knew I would be.
-Oh my goodness. -You two look good together.
So now, I'mma tell you, when I saw Jadejha profile, I knew.
I said, "It's over with. I'm claiming her, like…"
Yes!
Had she been a catfish, I woulda lost my shit.
-[Jadejha] I said the same thing! -[Darian] I'd--
And then, you know, we talked, and we was flirtin'.
So whenever he got blocked, the wedding party had already happened.
I was like, "I'm just gonna let you know, technically, we married."
You know, and then, in the spirit of wedding,
we decided to go ahead and let Darian kiss his bride.
[screaming]
Oh snap!
[Darian] I mean, I…
-[Heathier] Shut up! -And it wasn't just a little peck either!
-I was like, "We still goin'." -I'm leavin' here with something.
I'm leavin' here with something. Voilà.
We didn't want a world where you two were gone.
-Aw. -[JoJo] We literally tried our best.
-In Kevin's defense… -We here now.
I don't wanna put the blame on Kevin only 'cause two of us came to a decision,
but it was such a tough decision. Kevin will vouch.
Me and him did frickin' everything to save you two.
All three times we were in the chat--
I have a question, 'cause Kevin was my number one.
Bro, you were mine!
And I was the disruptor that chose you to be the second influencer.
-Oh shit! -That was you?!
-You were the disruptor! -[Darian] I was the disruptor.
-He was my second influencer. -[Garret] I knew it!
You gotta explain, Kevin, because also it was you and Gianna,
so I'm not puttin' it all on you, but…
My most trusted person in the game was Madelyn.
And then I was told that you were trying to get me out of this game.
-And it crushed me! It broke my heart! -[Darian] Wait! I-- Whoa.
That was Madelyn.
I made that up!
-No, you did not. -[Madelyn] I made it up.
-[Kevin] You made that up? -The whole thing.
Okay.
But I'mma be honest. Like, I was true to, like, being loyal.
So like, even with the picture, they painted me as the backstabber
and things like that.
Bro, because of that, I was the one who painted it!
-[Deb, Jadejha laughing] -Hold on. What?!
-Yes! Because she told me that! -[Madelyn] All right.
Wow! So you painted a backstabber, and you stabbed me in my damn back.
I was like, "Well, if Darian's gonna backstab me,
I gotta paint him as that right now."
So I lied about the Darian thing.
Andy/Heather came into my room and said, "I want to warn you about Gianna."
Clearly, I was not gonna bring that to the group. Gianna was very well-liked.
That wouldn't go over well for me.
So I was like, "Somebody in the Circle bros did it."
Darian was an easy target for me.
Okay, when we talked, and you told me that you rated me fourth…
-I lied. -What?!
-I had to. -You put me last?
-[Madelyn] I did. -[Heather gasping]
Crazy!
-[Madelyn] I know! -The tea is spilled.
[Antonio] Oh!
Listen, I need to say that--
If it makes everyone feel better, I painted Madelyn's portrait.
-She was the "puppet master." -Right.
-I was right! -[Antonio] Very right.
[Jadejha] I tried to warn y'all, but y'all didn't listen!
I think it needs to be said that, yes, I did tell people things,
and people told me things.
But at the end of the day, you all have your own mind, like…
I was confused as well. Everybody made decisions.
I would like to preface with saying that this is a game.
[people laughing]
You sound like a villain.
-I feel bad. Oh God. -Aw.
No, I know, I know. It's fine. [crying]
[Antonio] It's okay.
[Kevin] It's all good.
It started off with… I came in here, and I was gonna be honest… [sniffles]
…but me and Rachel got the disruptor, and we had to switch profiles.
What?
So Rachel played me for a few days, and I played her.
Hold on. What?!
What?!
-I didn't know that. -Wait. Okay, now. Um, Heather?
-Oh my gosh. Okay. So, I went to-- -Yes, we did, and it was…
She says, "Listen, I have spicy chats with Andy."
I'm like, "No!" And she says, "Yeah, like, super spicy."
Yeah, you did!
-And then you sent pictures. -[Deb] I did send pictures.
Madelyn's pictures. I'm over here like, "I don't have pictures of Andy like that."
-"I don't know what you want from me." -They're on my OnlyFans!
I don't wanna talk about it anymore!
In order for both of us to stay and go back to our profiles,
we both had to be saved.
Like, Madelyn and Rachel had to not be blocked. So…
So we did some things that we were not happy about.
-So I hope that explains a little bit. -I'm so sorry, Heather.
Honestly, hearing that explained, like, that makes sense.
Like, that was a good game move 'cause y'all two are on the couch now.
[Deb] None of these decisions are easy.
And, Madelyn, you were upset. I mean, she was legit--
I just want everyone to know that. I get it. This is a tough game to play.
I… I don't know. [chuckling]
Okay, but let's not act like you had her back the entire game
'cause you came to me and Tierra saying Rachel needs to go!
-I know! Oh, I know, and I came out. -[Madelyn] She…
-[Antonio] You told her? I figured. -She came at me first.
It's a game, all right? It got me here on the couch.
So I can't say I regret it.
That's why I don't wanna see you cry no more. I ain't fallin' for them tears.
The tears are real. I still have feelings. I'm still a human.
To be fair, I know I'm not on that couch 'cause I played too emotional.
Like, I cared for everybody,
and props to you for being able to lie and deceive people 'cause I couldn't.
Right. Exactly. You have to play strategic.
[alarm blares]
-[Deb] Oh, no! No! "Alert!" -[all] "Alert!"
That never gets old.
[Buteau] I would love to stay here all night and spill even more tea,
but that was the final alert of the season.
So it's time to find out who's gonna win that $100,000.
Here we go.
[tense music playing]
[Buteau] In fifth place…
-Tierra. -Tierra.
That's okay.
Okay.
-[Heather] Congrats. -Thank you.
[Buteau] In fourth place…
-Rachel. -[JoJo] Rachel.
Good luck. You all deserve it.
Wow.
[Buteau] And in third place…
-Madelyn. -[JoJo] Madelyn. Oh my God.
[Madelyn] Good luck, good luck, good luck!
-Sorry. -[Madelyn] Once again.
Bro, best man win. You played a hell of a game.
Kevin and Gianna. [giggling]
Thank you. Oh.
-[Antonio] Such a great game. -Thank you.
[Kevin exhaling]
[Buteau] And now, the winner of The Circle.
In first place…
-Gianna! -[crowd screaming]
-[JoJo] I'm proud of you. You killed it. -[Nicky] Me too, bro. You killed it, man.
-[Savannah] From blocked to first! -[Darian] Oh shit!
[Kevin] Bro. Bro.
My girl! My girl!
-[both] Boom! -Yeah!
[Jadejha] Damn!
[cheering]
[Darian] Congrats!
[JoJo] Jadejha, come here.
-[Heather] I love you! -[Darian] Kevin.
Come on, bro. I'm so happy for y'all.
[Jadejha] Y'all gonna have to stand on his side in the wedding.
-[Deb] We have to toast! -[Antonio] Yeah, toast!
[all] To Gianna!
[Buteau] Circle, message,
"Twinning really is winning in this place,
where two brothers from Staten Island can play the game of their lives
by staying loyal day in and day out, and taking home the 100 G's."
"And speaking of G's, Gianna, wherever you are, take a bow, honey."
"#DoubleTrouble."
"#DreamTeam."
"Trophy emoji, money emoji, twins dancing emoji."
Send.
[theme music playing]
[theme music ends]