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[theme music playing]
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The Circle is back,
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and, honey, you already know there's
more twists and turns than ever before.
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This is the ultimate game of social media
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where players can choose
to play themselves
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or catfish as someone completely new.
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And with a giant cash prize at stake,
strategy's the name of the game.
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So will they be friendly?
Will they be flirty?
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Or will they be fooling everyone
about their identity to win that money?
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And The Circle this season
has a spicy surprise for the players.
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Buckle up, honey,
because the VIP guests are moving in.
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This is The Circle.
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["The Power of Love"
by Huey Lewis and the News playing]
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[Michelle] We're back, baby,
and it's like we never even left.
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I'm feeling all that Circle love already.
I just got this one question for y'all.
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♪ Can you feel it? ♪
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♪ Mmm, mmm ♪
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Sure, it's about online popularity,
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and anyone could be anyone,
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but only one will walk away
with that 100K prize.
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But there's one thing we need
before we start, players.
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And I think I hear
the first wheelie suitcase
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making its way
down that hallway right now.
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♪ More than a feeling ♪
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[screaming] Ooh!
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This is so cute!
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Yes! Okay, a little pink.
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Oh my God! [shouting] I am here!
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Bitch, yes!
Frank in the city, in The Circle.
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Let me see, is my lips juicy?
Because I'm ready, baby. Let's do it.
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What's going on, everybody? It is Frank.
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I am 28. I'm a school social worker,
and I'm from Maryland.
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I like to call myself the big boy
with a big personality.
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I'm fun as hell. People love me.
Did I say people love me?
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So I'm a body positive person.
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Even though there's a negative connotation
about people of a larger size,
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I'm confident in my body
'cause why shouldn't I be?
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♪ F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S ♪
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So, I'm going into The Circle as, ah,
myself! Of course. Because look at me.
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♪ Work it out ♪
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So I'm gonna bring
a little bit of Southern charm,
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and I'm gonna bring my therapist skills in
to build connections with people.
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That's gonna be my strategy.
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So I can be a little bit shady.
Just a little bit,
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but I'm gonna ease the shade in there
because I don't want a target on my back.
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I can throw a whole shade tree
if necessary,
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and I don't wanna have to do that.
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Let's be frank.
The money is already mine, baby.
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It's in my account already.
I already checked.
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♪ Baby, I'm fabulous ♪
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["Fabulous" by CUT playing]
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Oh my God!
It's time to set up your profile.
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[laughing and screaming]
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Okay. This is the moment
that I've been waiting for.
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I feel like I'm accepting a Tony.
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Circle, open up my Face album
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because baby,
the face card is never gonna decline.
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Period.
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Circle, open up the top middle.
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[screen dings]
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Aw, I am so cute!
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Circle, make this picture
my profile picture.
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[screen dings]
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[Michelle] Ooh, Frank's picture game
is on point, honey.
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And our next player's already working hard
to climb to the top.
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How do I get up here? I'm gonna hoist. Ow!
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Yes. Food. Perfect.
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Sorry. So sorry.
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Okay. That's going…
Have to move that eventually,
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because I don't wanna have to Free Solo
every time I'm going to grab my spices.
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You know what I mean?
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I just ate a whole bag of chips
before I came in here, so… Okay.
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♪ Are you ready
Are you ready for it? ♪
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Hi, I'm Yu Ling, and I am 25 years old.
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I'm a brand marketing consultant,
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and I'm from San Francisco,
also known as the Yay Area.
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♪ This is what we've been waiting for ♪
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So, I'm first and a half gen
Chinese American.
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And because
both of my parents are immigrants,
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they were working to make sure
there was food on the table.
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So I would say that I was raised
culturally by like MTV, VH1.
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♪ Oh yeah, can you feel… ♪
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I live and breathe social media.
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I love to make connections
with other people digitally.
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♪ Three, two, one… ♪
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I'll be going into The Circle
as fun-size, firecracker, Yu Ling
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'cause, honestly,
I wouldn't wanna play anybody else.
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I am a Gen Z-Millennial cusp.
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Millennials are kind of burnt out
and jaded,
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but Gen Z is super excited, positive.
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So I'll be relatable but also hilarious.
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I don't think
I've ever been more ready for anything.
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I'm gonna fuck this bitch up.
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♪ Ready, set, go ♪
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Not so violently though.
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Just like a gentle,
sweet kind of fuck them up.
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Ah! Circle, open the album Extremely Sexy.
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Okay, this entire album
is obviously sarcastic but also not.
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I think that it is sexy
when you're confident.
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Circle, open the middle photo with
the corn stool that I'm trying to eat.
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-[screen dings]
-We're gonna do that.
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That has to be the second photo.
I think it's just hilarious.
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Yes. This is gonna show my personality.
People will know that I'm funny,
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and I know how to have fun,
and I don't take myself too seriously.
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Perfect. I'm… I'm good with this.
I feel like people are gonna see me,
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and not think that I'm a catfish,
and also want to be my friend. Please.
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[Michelle] Okay, she's bringing
that firecracker energy.
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Speaking of which…
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[upbeat saxophone playing]
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Well, light me on fire
and call me the Fourth of July.
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I'm in The Circle.
Let's go. This is awesome.
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Unbelievable. What's going on in here?
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Awesome. A pink comforter?
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I could get used to this.
This isn't so bad.
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♪ Just watch me now ♪
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I'm John. I'm 24 years old.
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I am a social media content creator
from New Jersey.
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I am as Italian as it possibly gets.
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I got a tattoo of Saint Anthony
on my chest,
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grew up in the same hometown
as The Sopranos was filmed in.
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I've literally grown up
in a bowl of sauce.
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♪ Just watch me now ♪
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People come in here
and try to portray people
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by the outside looking in.
That's not how it works.
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The most popular person
in every Italian family is the mom,
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and that's why I'm going into The Circle
as the matriarch, my mom Carol.
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♪ Step back
Here comes the queen ♪
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My mom is an incredibly smart,
strong, independent woman,
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and I know everything about her.
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I know her favorite tea,
that her favorite artist is Rod Stewart.
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I know how her and my dad got together.
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-[camera person] Who's her favorite child?
-Come on, not fair. It's obviously me.
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Carol might be five foot nothing,
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but she has the fight
of an absolute beast.
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Get ready, Circle,
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because Momma Carol
is ready to win the game.
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♪ Just watch me
Just watch me now ♪
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All right, Circle,
I want my About Me to say,
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"Italian mom of two, with a love
of dancing, baking and dogs."
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We're gonna add some emojis for fun.
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So we're gonna do the dancing girl,
the cupcake, and the dog-face emoji.
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"Can find me in the kitchen
with a glass of red,
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listening to Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits."
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Let's end it
with a nice little heartfelt note,
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so people know
they can always talk to her.
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Let's go with,
"Can't wait to get to know you all!"
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"Exclamation point and a heart emoji."
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Circle, lock in my profile.
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[screen beeps]
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Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm Carol.
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[Michelle] And I am here
for a 24 year-old dude from New Jersey
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playing his own mom.
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And if you think we can't top that,
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then our next player is about
to present us with quite the entrance.
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Uh. Journal.
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And then, this is very important
because this is the vulva pillow.
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And it actually matches so well.
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[gasps] She looks beautiful,
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and it's a kind reminder
that we all have beautiful vaginas.
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Hi, Circle. I'm Alyssa.
I am 27 years old from New York,
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and I'm an assistant to a sex coach.
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♪ Yeah, watch me do my thing ♪
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I love helping people have amazing sex,
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and I can very comfortably say
the word vagina. Vagina, vagina, vagina.
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Vagina!
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[pop music playing]
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If you have had a romantic anything
with any of my friends,
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I know about every single detail
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because we're all so curious
about how everyone's sex life is doing.
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♪ Yeah, watch me do my thing ♪
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My game plan is to go in as me!
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If I can get people to tell me
about their sex lives,
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I can absolutely get people
to tell me about their strategies.
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Rule number one of The Circle,
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don't play too hard, too fast.
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♪ Yeah, watch me do my thing ♪
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Actually, that's kind of a rule
in the sex industry too.
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Circle, update my bio to,
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"Italian New Yorker,
who loves to cuddle up with my dogs,
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a scary movie,
and my dad's homemade wine."
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"I'm a whopping five feet tall
and an assistant to a sex coach."
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I think that's gonna be, like,
a fun talking point for people,
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but I also wanna lead people into it.
I don't wanna come out and be like…
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Circle, set this as my profile.
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[screen beeps]
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I'm so excited.
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[Michelle] Our first four are in,
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and they're hitting everything
on their Circle to-do lists,
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unpacking, making tea,
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and using magnets
to spell out motivational slogans.
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[John] There it is. W, W, C, D.
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"What would Carol do?"
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[Frank] I'mma have a little snack.
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[Michelle] And just as
they made themselves at home,
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let's start a Circle Chat because we can.
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-[screen beeps]
-Oh. "Circle Chat is now open!"
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What?
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I wanna see everybody.
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All right, let's do it, Mom. Err.
Circle, take me to Circle Chat.
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[squealing]
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[gasps] Wow, who are these people?
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[gasping]
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[Alyssa] Yu Ling is cool.
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Oh my God! I'm the only boy so far,
well, from what I see.
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If this is the crew
that we're going up against,
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I'm feeling pretty confident.
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Alyssa? She looks so pretty.
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Alyssa, all right.
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I love that Carol kind of gives me
the same vibes as my mom.
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That little, like, drink pose
is very much her.
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Okay, Circle, let's write…
What should I say?
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I definitely wanna come across
as, like, fun and just me.
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Okay, message,
"Hello, you beautiful humans!"
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"Exclamation point,
exclamation point, exclamation point."
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All caps, "We made it, honeys."
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"Unreal that I'm here with you all
right now."
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"How's everyone feeling?"
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"Can't wait to get to know you.
Sparkle emoji." And send.
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[gasps] Oh my God!
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Ooh! Oh my God! First message.
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Yu Ling really bringing that energy.
I think she's exactly who she says she is.
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Circle, please take me
to Yu Ling's profile.
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[Alyssa screaming]
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She's so cool!
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Okay, Yu Ling!
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I love these pictures.
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"Simple pleasures include
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constantly disappointing
my immigrant mother." Hilarious.
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There isn't a ton of personal information
about her.
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It's possible she's a catfish.
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Just something to kind of [smacks tongue]
keep in the back of my mind.
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Circle, take me back to the Circle Chat.
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Okay. Message, "Hey, guys,
I am so excited to finally be here
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and get to know all of you. Heart."
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"I have absolutely been screaming
all around my apartment."
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"I definitely feel
more at home already. Hug emoji."
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[Yu Ling] "Are you all settling
into your apartments okay?"
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That is so sweet.
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Circle, please take me
to Alyssa's profile.
240
00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,160
Okay, Alyssa.
241
00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,280
"Italian New Yorker." I knew it. Like…
242
00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,960
This girl, she's gonna be
ultimate alliance right here. This is big.
243
00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:56,680
"I'm a whopping five foot tall
and an assistant to a sex coach."
244
00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,640
"#SmallAndSpicy."
245
00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,680
Hey, you know, we could all use
a few pointers, Alyssa. Um.
246
00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,720
John, put your feelings aside.
247
00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,440
Think with your head. Um.
248
00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,800
Circle, take me back to Circle Chat.
249
00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:10,840
[screen dings]
250
00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,880
Circle, message,
"Hi, everyone! Exclamation point."
251
00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:16,360
"It's so lovely to see you,
252
00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,760
and I can't wait
to get to know you all. Period."
253
00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,000
"Alyssa! Four exclamation points."
254
00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,600
"Another Italian?
Question mark, exclamation point."
255
00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:28,040
"I feel right at home
256
00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:32,000
and would love to share a glass of red
with you, sweetheart. Wineglass emoji."
257
00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,080
[screaming and laughing]
258
00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,520
Another Italian.
259
00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,560
I love that she called me sweetheart.
260
00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:43,160
I think I've just been adopted.
That's my mom now.
261
00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:45,360
Circle, message…
262
00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,960
[gasps] Oh my God!
"Yu Ling, I love your makeup."
263
00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,440
"It's nothing I could ever pull off,
but it's so you."
264
00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,000
Okay. I feel definitely gassed up.
Oh my God!
265
00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,400
We're giving off a good vibe here.
She's a woman.
266
00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,560
She's a powerful, awesome woman,
and she would definitely
267
00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,280
gas another girl up
if she ever had the chance.
268
00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,600
I like where everything's at
for me right now, for sure.
269
00:14:05,680 --> 00:14:09,400
I want them to know
that I am excited to be here.
270
00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:10,840
So, message…
271
00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,240
[gasps] Frank is typing.
272
00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:17,400
"Oh my God. I am loving
everybody's energy so far. Fire emoji."
273
00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,600
"I think this is going to be
a great group,
274
00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:20,880
and I am excited to know
275
00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,320
that I'm not the only one
who's screaming very loudly. #SoreThroat."
276
00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:28,280
Circle, take me
to Frank's profile, please.
277
00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:30,480
[screaming]
278
00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,280
He looks so fun.
279
00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,840
I mean, he's on a boat.
The vibes are impeccable.
280
00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:42,320
You are the vibes.
We have no choice but to Stan Frank.
281
00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,040
Circle, take me back to Circle Chat.
282
00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,480
[screen dings]
283
00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:50,920
Circle, message,
284
00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,720
"Frank, I love your energy.
It reminds me of my kids."
285
00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,320
"You're so positive,
and it makes me so happy to be here."
286
00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,200
See? She likes me.
287
00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:05,680
Momma Carol, Baby Frank, it's…
We good, I'm telling you.
288
00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:10,160
That is so sweet, though.
Everyone is just absolutely incredible.
289
00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:14,640
Message, "Carol, I'm absolutely loving
everything about you."
290
00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,880
"#MommaCarol. White heart."
291
00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,440
We already have a #MommaCarol!
292
00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:22,840
I love that!
293
00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,600
So, I love that.
I love that that's where we're at today.
294
00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,720
[Michelle] While Momma Carol
and the kids chat,
295
00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,320
our next arrival is here,
and after a few attempts,
296
00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:32,840
she's overjoyed to have made it
297
00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,360
all the way around the apartment
without touching the floor.
298
00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:41,560
I'm in The Circle. I'm in The Circle.
I did it. I did it. I did it. I did it.
299
00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,120
I did it. I did it.
300
00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:45,640
The champ is here.
301
00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,520
What's good, y'all?
My name is Crissa. I'm 31 years old.
302
00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,600
I became the 13th woman
to play for the Harlem Globetrotters,
303
00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,440
and now do basketball-influenced
social media content.
304
00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:58,800
[rap music playing]
305
00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,240
Playing with the Globetrotters was
a platform that I never knew I'd have.
306
00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,960
But I know where the players are cutting,
who's behind me, who's in front of me.
307
00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,480
I'd like to think
that I'm gonna play this game like that,
308
00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:09,960
having that full-court vision.
309
00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,080
So, I am a lesbian that plays with balls.
310
00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:14,240
♪ Hold on ♪
311
00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:16,080
Get your mind out the gud.
312
00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,880
I'm entering The Circle as your mom.
313
00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:20,360
I'm just kidding. Myself,
314
00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:24,320
because I don't know
how to play anybody besides myself.
315
00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:29,960
Super genuine, sweet.
Everybody's sister from another mister.
316
00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:34,200
I'm a lesbian. I'm a female athlete.
I'm a mom. I'm a wife.
317
00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,880
So I'm able to relate
to so many different people.
318
00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,800
I'm sharing everything about my life.
If they wanna know, just ask.
319
00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:42,400
I ain't got nothing to hide.
320
00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:45,880
Okay. All right.
321
00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:48,480
[exhaling]
322
00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:52,680
Relax, Crissa.
This is only $100,000 on the line.
323
00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,400
Circle, take me to She Got Balls album.
324
00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,320
Circle, can you pull up
the one with my dog,
325
00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,680
spinning the ball on my dog's nail?
326
00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,840
I'm smiling big. This is very loving.
327
00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:08,360
I think this might be it.
328
00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,800
[Michelle] Our next player's in,
and he appears to be doing an impression
329
00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:16,040
of every single dad in every single kid's
first apartment in the world.
330
00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,360
That's plywood. [laughing]
331
00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,600
Oh, this bathroom's nice. Hold on.
332
00:17:22,120 --> 00:17:23,280
Got a slider door.
333
00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:27,640
Solid.
334
00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:30,280
Looks good.
335
00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,120
Oh God! Sorry, guys.
That was expensive stuff.
336
00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,360
♪ Don't you ever tell me… ♪
337
00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:40,160
My name is Josh Brubaker.
I'm 25 years old. You can call me Bru.
338
00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,280
I'm a radio host,
living in West Hollywood, California.
339
00:17:43,360 --> 00:17:46,000
Like that wink?
That's the best thing I can do.
340
00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,600
If I could describe myself,
341
00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,960
I'm like a golden retriever.
I'm trustworthy. I'm loyal. I'm kind.
342
00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:54,480
I'm pretty popular online.
I have 3.5 million followers.
343
00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:58,440
If I can be popular on social media,
I think I can be popular in The Circle.
344
00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:01,440
I'm going into The Circle as myself
345
00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:05,920
because one, I've got my Midwest values,
I know who I am, and I get paid to talk.
346
00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,080
So this is perfect.
347
00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,560
♪ Get yourself some ♪
348
00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,240
The game plan…
I'm trying to be everyone's best friend.
349
00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,920
So I'm not gonna build too many alliances,
put all my eggs in one basket.
350
00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,360
I'll be planting the seed with everyone,
being The Circle bestie if you will.
351
00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,120
I think a lot of people will come to me
with their problems.
352
00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,360
I'm just a, you know,
non-threatening face,
353
00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:25,360
so tell me all your deepest,
darkest secrets.
354
00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,160
It's how I'm gonna win The Circle.
355
00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:28,320
♪ Ooh ♪
356
00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,200
I'm coming into The Circle,
357
00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,280
and I'm gonna prove
that nice guys can finish first.
358
00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,600
♪ Yeah ♪
359
00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:37,800
[screaming]
360
00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:38,760
Bru.
361
00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:46,760
Circle, please update my About Me to,
"Hey, y'all."
362
00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:49,840
I wanna be like…
363
00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:54,280
Uh, something about getting ready to…
We'll see.
364
00:18:54,360 --> 00:18:55,360
Something about,
365
00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,640
"Can't wait to, like, build a connection
with you," or something. Um.
366
00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:00,320
How about, like… I wanna, like…
367
00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,880
Something about, um…
Oh, how about this too?
368
00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,560
Well, I won't say
I never met a mom that didn't love me
369
00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,760
because that's… That's kind of weird.
Uh, let's do…
370
00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,480
"I can't wait to be frie--"
371
00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,000
Ah, sounds kinda desperate,
you know what I mean?
372
00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,240
"I can't wait to be--
Be my friend please!"
373
00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,160
Um, what about…
374
00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:20,080
[exhaling]
375
00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,000
Um. The pressure's on.
376
00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:23,440
Hmm.
377
00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:25,440
Sweating.
378
00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,720
All right, we're getting into a flow now.
I can feel it.
379
00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,400
[Michelle] While DJ Bru gets
used to riffing without a script,
380
00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:32,800
our next player's here,
381
00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,720
and she's really about to test
that Circle soundproofing.
382
00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,040
Oh my God!
383
00:19:42,120 --> 00:19:44,480
This is crazy!
384
00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:46,040
[screaming]
385
00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:50,040
Oh my God. This is so cute and girly.
386
00:19:53,120 --> 00:19:56,800
Oh my God! My boob's out.
Wait, I think that was, like, full nipple.
387
00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:58,720
Hi. My name is Parker.
388
00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,840
I'm 21, I'm a student,
and I'm from Miami, Florida.
389
00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,560
I am a popping bottles kind of girl.
390
00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,920
My only two personality traits really
are being in a sorority
391
00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,520
and going out and partying.
392
00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,160
In pictures, I just like to portray myself
as a hot-ass bitch.
393
00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,920
So my go-to is just a straight face,
poppin' the titties out.
394
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,760
We gotta give them what they want.
395
00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,360
The Circle is all about trust.
396
00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,320
If I saw a 21-year-old sorority girl,
I definitely wouldn't put trust in them,
397
00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,280
especially with my pictures.
398
00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:30,560
And that's why I'm going in The Circle
as a 56-year-old guy named Paul.
399
00:20:31,360 --> 00:20:32,680
Oh, wait, there's one more thing.
400
00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:33,840
He's my dad.
401
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:39,120
I feel like going in
as a married man with two children,
402
00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,360
it definitely comes off
as a very trusting vibe,
403
00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,920
like, someone you will put
your trust and loyalty into.
404
00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,520
The 21-year-old sorority girl
who loves to party is going in the trash,
405
00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,000
but don't let that fool you.
406
00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,200
I still plan on being
the most manipulative, cutthroat player.
407
00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,160
All the players are gonna fall for Paul,
408
00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,920
and ultimately into my trap,
and win me that money.
409
00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,520
Right here, baby. I'm the winner.
410
00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,800
Well, I'm keeping everything to my profile
411
00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,920
super accurate to my dad,
so I don't have any slipups.
412
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,080
So, for relationship status,
please lock in married.
413
00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,400
I feel like being married
will give me a trusting vibe.
414
00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,440
All right, now here comes occupation,
415
00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,680
where I definitely am changing it up
majorly.
416
00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,240
In real life,
he does something with real estate.
417
00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,880
I literally can't comprehend it.
418
00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,280
I have no idea.
So I'm not even gonna try to know.
419
00:21:31,360 --> 00:21:35,240
So, Circle, lock in occupation
as marriage therapist.
420
00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,480
My main goal is to gain the trust
of others in The Circle,
421
00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:40,960
and I believe having the therapist edge
422
00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,480
will make everyone feel more comfortable
with me, wanna come to me for advice.
423
00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,960
So that's why I believe
this occupation is perfect
424
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,680
and will definitely help me
in the long run.
425
00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:54,240
No slipups here. We're doing this.
426
00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:58,080
[Michelle] And while you're doing that,
the first four are still chatting,
427
00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,800
and Carol the catfish is onto canines.
428
00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,640
Circle, message,
429
00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,360
"Are we all dog parents here?
Question mark."
430
00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,960
"Because I miss
my schnoodle Maddie so much!"
431
00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,760
"Two exclamation points."
Circle, send that message.
432
00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,320
Message, "Carol, how wild!"
433
00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,960
"I also have a schnoodle at home
named Muffin."
434
00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,560
"She lives with my nephew and sister
back in San Francisco."
435
00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,000
And send.
436
00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:28,640
[screen beeps]
437
00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:30,920
Oh my God! What's happening?
438
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,600
Oh! We are in the chat.
We're in the Circle Chat.
439
00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,120
This is happening.
This is… This is… This is…
440
00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:39,280
[exhaling]
441
00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:41,400
"Paul has joined the chat!"
442
00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:42,680
I am officially here.
443
00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,840
I'm ready. I'm ready.
444
00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:48,040
Circle, please take me to Paul's profile.
445
00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,320
Paul seems like a real estate broker.
446
00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:57,280
The About Me is just so bland.
Like, there's nothing…
447
00:22:57,360 --> 00:22:59,920
Like, "I enjoy my free time
and hanging out on the beach."
448
00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,360
Is this like a '90s dating video?
I'm confused.
449
00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,040
I don't trust this guy
as far as I could throw him,
450
00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:08,840
um, mostly because I'm playing
a similar character on the opposite end.
451
00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,400
Uh, Circle, take me back
to Circle Chat please.
452
00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:14,480
Circle, message,
453
00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,640
"Wow, we have new people!
Exclamation point."
454
00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,880
"Welcome. Starry-eyes emoji."
455
00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,800
"#CircleFamilyJustGotBigger." Okay.
456
00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:27,040
That was it, Carol?
457
00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:28,720
[giggling]
458
00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,480
Carol, that was it? Come on.
459
00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,600
Circle, take me to Carol's profile.
460
00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:41,040
She definitely is a lady
that is my dad's age.
461
00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,800
Who is Rod Stewart,
and why are you listening to him?
462
00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:46,760
When talking to her,
463
00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,600
I'm gonna have to be very careful
with my word choices,
464
00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,120
especially if she were to ask a question
about the olden days.
465
00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,760
I really have to break out that Paul Bible
and make sure I get every detail correct,
466
00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:58,360
'cause this girl could pick me apart.
467
00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,240
"You can find me in the kitchen
with a glass of red,
468
00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,480
listening to Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits."
469
00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,080
I don't know who Rod Stewart is.
470
00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,080
Ya lost me, sis.
471
00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,960
All right, Circle, message,
472
00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,360
"Hey, guys, so nice to meet you."
473
00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,320
"How wild is it
that we are officially in The Circle?"
474
00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:19,840
"Question mark, question mark."
475
00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,720
"Does anyone else wanna
get on Frank's boat and go have a party?"
476
00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:25,360
See? I told you.
477
00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:30,760
♪ People wanna get on my boat, baby
Uh-huh ♪
478
00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:32,600
Frank's the captain now.
479
00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,000
He looks familiar for some reason. Okay.
480
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,480
Circle, can we open Bru's profile?
481
00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:46,440
Turtlenecks are a personal weakness
of mine,
482
00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,320
and suddenly I am sweating.
483
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,120
Okay. Bru, 25?
484
00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,520
I'm 25. Stop it.
485
00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:55,440
Wait. Like, Bru?
486
00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:01,280
Like, Bru, like the radio guy from TikTok,
Bru. I know exactly who that guy is.
487
00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:03,200
He does a bunch
of stupid shit on the radio
488
00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,920
that people tell him to do.
He's hilarious. I love this guy.
489
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:10,200
I can't react, being John,
to knowing who Bru is,
490
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:14,800
because there's no way
Carol would ever know Bru as Bru.
491
00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,320
But knowing who he is
492
00:25:18,360 --> 00:25:19,640
could be valuable to me
493
00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,600
trying to pick him out whether or not
somebody is, like, pretending to be him,
494
00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:24,880
or is actually him.
495
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,440
Message, "OMG" in all caps.
496
00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:32,920
"Fresh faces!"
And then multiple exclamation marks.
497
00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,760
"I'm getting major big sibling vibe.
Love your energy."
498
00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,240
[Bru] "Bru, love that turtleneck."
Well, you know…
499
00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,960
"Only a few people can pull it off."
500
00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,200
"Gonna have to let me
borrow that one day." All right.
501
00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,920
Message, "I know it's really overwhelming
to get to know everyone,
502
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,800
so I was wondering… Dot, dot, dot."
503
00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,040
"What would each
of your memoirs be titled?"
504
00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:57,080
"Mine would be Wining and Whining." Yes!
505
00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,240
I don't know what that means.
506
00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:00,560
What is memoirs?
507
00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,320
Is that, like,
an album title or something?
508
00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:07,200
Circle, message,
"Alyssa, that's a fantastic question."
509
00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:08,320
"I'm gonna go with…"
510
00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,600
"It's a Brutiful Life." How cute!
511
00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,160
Message, "Alyssa,
512
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:18,840
the name of my memoir, baby,
would be Titties and Tequila."
513
00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,640
"#ImAGoodTime. Crying face emoji."
514
00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,720
And send.
515
00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,000
That'll fuck 'em up.
516
00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,800
Message, "Mine would definitely be…"
517
00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:31,920
"All That and Dim Sum."
518
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,400
That is so cute! And Dim Sum.
519
00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,040
Yu Ling, I freaking love you.
520
00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:40,880
Should I just be like,
521
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,320
"Guys, no judgment. What's memoirs?"
522
00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:52,200
"Okay, y'all, don't judge me,
but what's a freaking memoir?"
523
00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,520
"#FulltimeJock. #BarelyGraduated."
524
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,040
That is so cute.
525
00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:04,560
Circle, message,
"All of your memoirs sound great."
526
00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:09,160
"Crissa, I was thinking the same thing.
Haven't heard that one before."
527
00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:16,240
Hmm. You just kind of ran
with what Crissa said?
528
00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,680
Because what's your reason
and why you don't know what memoirs mean?
529
00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:24,120
Paul. Paul.
530
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,600
Paul, come on. You're not fifty--
What? Nine, fifty-three
531
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,640
and a marriage counselor,
and you never heard of a memoir?
532
00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,680
Crissa's a full jock. I get it.
We didn't pay attention in school.
533
00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:36,600
But Paul…
534
00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,120
Listen, Paul,
you can't out-bullshit a bullshitter.
535
00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:41,880
Whoever's behind you
is not doing a good job, like…
536
00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:45,320
We… I'm 24. I know what a memoir is.
537
00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,560
"A memoir is a story of your life."
538
00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,160
Guys, I did not know that.
539
00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,680
And, "Circle Chat is now closed."
540
00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,160
First one in the books. Whoo!
541
00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,520
Oh, these pants are too tight.
542
00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,480
Was gonna do the splits.
I'll save that for a different day.
543
00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:05,760
I mean,
I've never heard that term as myself,
544
00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:10,080
so I didn't wanna answer something
and potentially, you know,
545
00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:11,840
expose myself so early,
546
00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,960
so I'm happy I kind of avoided it.
547
00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,360
[Michelle] Circle lesson of the day.
There's one
548
00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:21,240
and only one secret
to being a successful catfish,
549
00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,400
self-af-fir-ma-tion.
550
00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:30,440
I'm a guy. In here, I'm a guy.
551
00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:33,840
[both gasping]
552
00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,040
"Been There Done That!"
553
00:28:36,120 --> 00:28:38,440
What is this?
554
00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,240
-Miss Circle don't waste no time.
-Whoo!
555
00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,680
What is Been There Done That?
556
00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,720
Circle, open Been There Done That.
557
00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:45,960
Oh, I'm so excited.
558
00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:50,280
[Michelle] So am I. 'Cause we're about
to really get to know you guys.
559
00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,480
The players will be shown
various statements.
560
00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,040
"I was popular in school."
561
00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:58,440
Hmm.
562
00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,560
That's a hard question. That's subjective.
563
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,320
[Michelle] They then send a thumbs up
if they've been there and done that…
564
00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,560
-Circle, let's do thumbs up.
-Thumbs up.
565
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,840
…or a thumbs down if they haven't.
566
00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,040
Thumbs down.
567
00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,840
[Michelle] Once all players
have decided on a thumb,
568
00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,920
The Circle will reveal the results
to everyone to discuss amongst themselves.
569
00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:24,720
So more people were unpopular in school.
570
00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:28,240
I don't know why I immediately thought
Alyssa was gonna be the popular girl.
571
00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:32,800
Paul, he's a therapist.
Heads down in the books type of vibes.
572
00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,280
[Michelle] Yeah,
mainly memoirs, right, Paul?
573
00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,440
I'm in good company there to the right.
574
00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:41,320
I'm excited to hear more about,
like, their experiences than anything.
575
00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:48,440
"I have walked down the red carpet
at an event."
576
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:49,800
Oh.
577
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:51,800
I wish.
578
00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:56,280
So I've been on a few red carpets
for mostly fashion shows.
579
00:29:56,360 --> 00:30:00,600
They make an event for everything.
Everybody got a red carpet.
580
00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:02,960
-Circle, thumbs down.
-Thumbs down.
581
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:08,680
Circle, please set my answer as thumbs up.
Yeah, this was great.
582
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,880
Why is it just me and the bros?
583
00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,000
Are you secret celebrities?
584
00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:18,400
I'm really shocked about Yu Ling,
585
00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:22,000
her being into fashion
and, like, kind of into makeup.
586
00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,440
I was surprised there.
587
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,920
Frank seems so friendly, and like,
and charismatic, like…
588
00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,880
I feel like if he walked past
a red carpet, someone on the carpet
589
00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:32,000
would say, "Wanna come?"
590
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,240
All right, here we go.
591
00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,760
"I have popped another person's pimple."
592
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,800
Heck yeah,
I popped another person's pimple.
593
00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:43,080
It's what I do!
594
00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,960
Somebody's popped mine.
I didn't give permission.
595
00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:50,040
Literally, the thought of doing it
and all the pus coming out.
596
00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:55,520
It would be weird to everybody else
if Carol thumbs down, I think, here.
597
00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,320
My dad doesn't do that.
I definitely don't do that.
598
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,920
I'm, like, disgusted by pimples.
599
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,280
-Circle, please put a thumbs up.
-Thumbs up.
600
00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,600
Select thumbs down.
601
00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:08,720
Oh my God. Let's see.
602
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,200
What?
603
00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:15,080
Carol? You're a pimple-popper?
604
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:20,000
Frank, you're a pimple-popper? No.
605
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,840
But if there's anyone that I'm,
like, a little bit surprised about,
606
00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:24,880
it's Paul.
607
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,360
Sometimes I think having children around
608
00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:32,160
kind of like disintegrates
some of your personal boundary for germs
609
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,840
because they are just a walking germ.
610
00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:36,920
Next question.
611
00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,640
"I have sent a nude."
612
00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,960
I don't know if he sent a nude,
and I'm gonna be honest,
613
00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:44,280
I don't wanna know,
614
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,760
but just to spice it up a little bit,
I'm gonna put a thumbs up.
615
00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,040
Who hasn't in this day and age? Come on.
616
00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:52,720
My mom's gonna be so mad at me.
617
00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:56,080
I was in a five-year
long-term relationship.
618
00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:00,120
So you make do. You make… You make do,
and that's as far as I'm gonna go.
619
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:03,360
My mom's watching this. Ugh. I'm blushing.
620
00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:05,160
[upbeat music playing]
621
00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:10,400
Hmm, I would not even
wanna know if she has.
622
00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:12,760
Like, Carol, let's see it. Let's see it.
623
00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,120
Old people can have fun too, girl.
Send those nudes.
624
00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,040
Ah, this is a hard one.
625
00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:19,520
Definitely not Paul.
626
00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,200
My dad just learned
how to send GIFs not long ago,
627
00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:24,760
and we're all very proud of him.
628
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,320
Um, Circle, let's do thumbs up,
629
00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:31,800
and you're welcome
to whoever I sent a nude to. [smacks lips]
630
00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,200
Yeah, I fucking knew it.
631
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:39,360
But I love how I'm in with everyone.
632
00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,960
You know, it shows, like,
I have some spice.
633
00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,760
I'm still young.
I still send nudes. My sex life's great.
634
00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,600
Okay, Paul.
Now we're getting a little personality.
635
00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,880
Little surprised about Paul,
but he's also a marriage counselor though,
636
00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,680
so maybe there's something to that.
Maybe he's got a theory,
637
00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,560
like strong marriages are formed
around sending nudes or something.
638
00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:58,600
I don't know, man.
639
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,120
Like, it just shocks me though,
like, the age gap isn't so different.
640
00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:06,560
I would be… I would be shocked
if Paul was actually Paul at this point.
641
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,280
[gasps] Okay. "I have faked being sick
to skip work."
642
00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,280
Uh, [blows raspberry]
absolutely I have. What the hell?
643
00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:19,080
You are not human if you haven't.
Come on now.
644
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,320
I feel like
this could really go either way.
645
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:24,080
It probably is gonna be half and half,
I feel like.
646
00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,800
Everybody, everybody and their mother…
647
00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:28,600
Nice.
648
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,280
Everybody and their mother
has made an excuse.
649
00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,520
So, Circle, thumbs up to that.
650
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,480
I hope my job isn't watching this.
651
00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,000
I'm gonna have to tell them
to skip this episode.
652
00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,920
I think this will be a clean sweep.
I think we're all gonna say yes.
653
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,800
If not, they haven't had a job.
654
00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,160
Let's see what we got.
Come on, clean sweep.
655
00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,600
Paul, you dog.
656
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:53,960
Oh, what?
657
00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:58,200
No! I'm the only one
that voted thumbs down!
658
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:05,440
You lying sack of shit.
This guy just continues to baffle me.
659
00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:09,560
Paul is giving me
a lot of, like, mixed signals right now.
660
00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:13,400
Mr. Sends-a-nude-as-a-56-year-old
661
00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:18,120
has never faked a cough
to get out of work?
662
00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:21,280
I wanna look very professional.
And if you're, like,
663
00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:22,920
a marriage therapist, I feel like
664
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,520
you should be showing up to work,
you should not be skipping it.
665
00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:29,000
I don't know how I feel about that.
I did not think it was gonna go that way.
666
00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:30,920
So far, it's just a little bit, um,
667
00:34:32,240 --> 00:34:33,720
inconsistent.
668
00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:39,600
Whoo! First game in the books.
"Congratulations, players."
669
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,480
"The Circle hopes you've learned
a bit more about each other."
670
00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,320
I have, I think, Circle. Thank you.
671
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:49,360
We made it through
our first Circle game night.
672
00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:52,320
Go, Circle. Go, Circle. Go, Circle.
673
00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,720
[Michelle] And if you thought
that was intimate, wait till you hear
674
00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,120
Alyssa talking to a vulva cushion.
675
00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:04,560
Do you know that you have
as many nerve endings as a penis does?
676
00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:08,200
Did you know that about yourself?
Inch for inch, sweet girl?
677
00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:11,200
[Michelle] Oh, I love a pussy power
moment for us. Keep touching it.
678
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,400
[deep voice] This is my best guy walk.
We gotta get the voice.
679
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:17,200
Guys, do this, right?
They'll grab up here.
680
00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:20,800
[Michelle] Oh. Okay. Wow.
Trust me when I say
681
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,120
I really don't wanna interrupt this, but--
682
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:25,040
[alarm blares]
683
00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:26,920
-"Alert!"
-"Alert!"
684
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,200
-Okay.
-[Crissa] Wait. Wait, I'm not ready.
685
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,960
This is the first alert. Okay.
686
00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:33,560
What you got, Circle?
687
00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,760
No! I knew it. "Players…"
688
00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,080
"…you must now rate each other."
689
00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:41,640
[shouting] What? What?
690
00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:44,840
Already?
We're already fucking rating each other?
691
00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:49,160
All right, let me, uh,
let me just get my notes out here.
692
00:35:49,240 --> 00:35:51,840
I don't even know who you are yet!
693
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,560
"Rate your fellow players from first…"
694
00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:57,600
"…to sixth."
695
00:35:57,680 --> 00:35:59,680
I'm gonna have to go with my gut.
696
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,320
I think I would have to do it tactically
697
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:05,200
because we don't have
alliances established yet.
698
00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:08,640
Circle, open my ratings page.
699
00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:14,080
When you see it in front of you,
it's different than watching the show.
700
00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:19,760
Suddenly, you realize, like,
you're holding people's game in your hand.
701
00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,200
Ooh, I need some ChapStick. Oh my God.
702
00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:23,760
Mmm.
703
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,280
[suspenseful music playing]
704
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,640
Circle, put Frank as my first place.
705
00:36:32,720 --> 00:36:36,040
Ah! You look good right there, Frank.
You're looking good.
706
00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:40,920
Digging the vibes. Life of the party.
Good vibes only. I'm about that life.
707
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:45,640
Circle. I'd like to place Carol
in my first position.
708
00:36:45,720 --> 00:36:50,200
Carol is the person
that I connected the most with.
709
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:55,920
She's kind of became the Circle mom,
so I definitely want to keep Carol around.
710
00:36:56,000 --> 00:37:00,200
Circle, I'd like to place Alyssa
in my first position.
711
00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,200
Based on the getting to know each other,
being part of the original four,
712
00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:07,520
she fits the bill of somebody
Carol would get along with.
713
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,960
I have a good feeling
if I put Alyssa first,
714
00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:12,080
and she has power, I'll be okay.
715
00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:16,760
Circle, I would like to put Crissa
in my first position.
716
00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:21,080
I feel like we have the most in common
in this short amount of time.
717
00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,560
We're both really big family people.
She's a full-time dog mom,
718
00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:26,000
and I'm a huge dog person.
719
00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:29,400
I feel like when we get the chance
to really talk,
720
00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:30,760
we're gonna click really well.
721
00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:34,720
Circle, please put Frank in first place.
722
00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,120
He just feels super genuine,
723
00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:41,800
and funny, bubbly, just like someone
that I would want to hang out with.
724
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,000
Definitely deserves first place.
725
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:49,120
Circle, I'd like to place Bru
in my second position.
726
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:52,600
Bru had some great conversations
in the chat.
727
00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:57,120
Um, he seemed really bubbly.
He jumped right in. I loved his energy.
728
00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:01,160
I have a lot in common with Carol.
We're both married.
729
00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:04,200
We're both older.
I think if it really comes down to it,
730
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:08,400
we can form a bond and a friendship,
because we have so much in common.
731
00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:11,480
Circle, lock in Carol
as my second position.
732
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:16,920
Circle, please put Paul
as my third place rating.
733
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,360
Circle, I would like to place Yu Ling
at fourth place.
734
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:26,880
Fifth, I'm gonna have to rate Yu Ling.
735
00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:31,480
I think I was the most shocked
that Yu Ling hadn't walked a red carpet.
736
00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:33,560
Not to say that she was lying
or being strategic,
737
00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:35,360
but I was just more so shocked.
738
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:40,480
Circle, please put Bru in fifth place.
739
00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:45,360
I'm not quite getting a good enough read
on his energy at the moment.
740
00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:50,080
Circle, I'd like to place Paul
in last place, please.
741
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:53,240
This is the one
I get the most questions about.
742
00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:56,800
Didn't know what a memoir was.
50-ish, he's sending nudes,
743
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,840
which is totally fine.
He never took a sick day off of work.
744
00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:01,560
It's a weird vibe. That's all I can say.
745
00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:08,640
Circle, I would like to place Crissa
in my last position.
746
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:12,560
She seems so amazing,
and it has nothing to do with that.
747
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:15,160
Actually, it has everything
to do with that,
748
00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:17,120
because I feel threatened by her.
749
00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,880
I don't have much of a choice.
I have to be tactical.
750
00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:25,040
Circle, please put Carol
in my sixth place.
751
00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:30,680
Your chat game was trash,
and you don't send nudes. Carol!
752
00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:34,280
Circle, I'd like to place Paul
in my last position.
753
00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:36,440
I just think
there's something more to Paul
754
00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:39,360
that we're not seeing,
and that somebody's pretending to be him.
755
00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:41,480
There's something fugazi
going on here for sure.
756
00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:44,880
Circle, place Alyssa in my sixth position.
757
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,520
I can't really relate to her
on a lot of subjects,
758
00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:50,480
considering I am an older man.
759
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:54,320
I'm sorry, Alyssa, but it has to be done.
760
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:59,040
-Circle, submit my ratings.
-Circle, submit my ratings.
761
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,360
Oh! [laughing nervously]
762
00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:07,080
Oh my God! It's gone through.
"Ratings complete."
763
00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:08,360
Ha, ha!
764
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:09,800
All right.
765
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:11,760
Scary.
766
00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:18,520
[Michelle] With the ratings done, Paul,
played by his actual daughter, Parker,
767
00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:20,760
wants to start a chat with the boys.
768
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,520
Honestly, I think Frank and Bru
are gonna be very high in the ranking.
769
00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:28,080
So I feel like getting in with them
will do me great in the future.
770
00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,480
[Michelle] And Carol,
played by her actual son, John,
771
00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:33,240
wants to check in with the girls.
772
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:38,040
So I think it's super important
that I get the girls together
773
00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:41,840
because I want Carol to come across
as, like, you know, mom of the group.
774
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:45,160
Like she's somebody you always
wanna talk to, who's always there for you.
775
00:40:45,240 --> 00:40:46,120
[screen dings]
776
00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:47,600
[gasps] What?
777
00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:51,920
"Carol has invited you
to Momma Bear and the Girls Chat."
778
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,200
Oh, that's so sweet.
779
00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:57,680
"Momma Bear." Pulling the card.
Pulling the momma card.
780
00:40:57,760 --> 00:40:58,920
[screen dings]
781
00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:01,760
[chokes, coughs]
782
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:03,160
We got a chat.
783
00:41:03,240 --> 00:41:06,760
Circle, please open
the Three Musketeers Chat.
784
00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:10,080
This is awkward. I ranked Paul last.
785
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,400
Personality-wise not really matching
what his profile says so…
786
00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:17,360
I'm all ears. I hope he…
I hope he proves me wrong here.
787
00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,000
Message, "Hi, Frank and Bru."
788
00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:22,640
"I wanted to start this chat
to get to know you both
789
00:41:22,720 --> 00:41:26,240
a little bit better
since we're the three guys in The Circle."
790
00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,560
"Frank, I saw you gave a thumbs up
to walking on the red carpet."
791
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:33,040
"I would love to hear more details.
A little cool guy emoji."
792
00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:34,760
And send.
793
00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:37,200
I like this. I like that he messaged,
794
00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:40,680
and he wants to know
about the red carpet that I walked.
795
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:43,040
Means he was paying attention
during the thumbs-up game.
796
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:48,000
This is exactly how my dad texts,
so I feel like I really am channeling him
797
00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:49,760
and finally getting the me out of there.
798
00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,320
Message, "What's going on, fellas?"
799
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:56,680
"#TheGangsAllHere.
So glad to be talking with both of you."
800
00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:59,720
"I had the great opportunity
to host a fashion show,
801
00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:03,640
and I was asked
to also host a red carpet." Okay.
802
00:42:03,720 --> 00:42:04,880
"I love any opportunity
803
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:08,160
to be amongst beautiful men and women
of all shapes and sizes."
804
00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:12,280
[Parker] "I love empowering them.
#AllAboutShowingLove."
805
00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,520
"Heart." I love him.
806
00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:17,280
He's literally a piece of me.
807
00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,880
Message, "Today has been very wild."
808
00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,120
"I'm slowly getting the hang
of everything."
809
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:24,800
"It was very challenging at first." Send.
810
00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:28,520
Is he actually having trouble
with The Circle,
811
00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:32,520
or is it more so he's trying to sound
like a 50-something year-old?
812
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:36,160
Message, "Frank,
my youngest daughter loves fashion."
813
00:42:36,240 --> 00:42:39,720
"I've taken her to Fashion Week
in New York twice." Send.
814
00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:44,040
That's amazing. I've never even been
to Fashion Week myself.
815
00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:47,040
I love that Paul is kind of opening up
a little bit now,
816
00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:48,520
like a little flower.
817
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:50,480
Go, Paul. I know that's right.
818
00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:54,440
I think it's good to mention the family,
because I haven't done that yet,
819
00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:56,800
so I thought
this was the perfect opportunity,
820
00:42:56,880 --> 00:43:00,160
especially because it is something
my younger sister absolutely loves,
821
00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:02,800
which is fashion.
And my dad loves fashion too.
822
00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:06,440
I think he's more stylish than I am,
which is a little depressing.
823
00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:10,280
Message, "Bru, I think it's so interesting
you work in radio."
824
00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:14,160
"What was the most memorable interview
you've had so far?" Send.
825
00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:18,960
Love that he's asking about radio. That's…
That's honestly the secret to my heart.
826
00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:21,560
You ask about that, you…
you're making your way in.
827
00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:24,600
Message, "I think
my most memorable interview
828
00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:26,720
has to be with Carrie Underwood."
829
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:29,280
Okay. Wow.
830
00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:32,360
I think she's a country singer,
but I know that name.
831
00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:36,000
Wow. Okay, Carrie Underwood.
That's a big name.
832
00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:40,000
Message, "That's a big interview
for a young man like you."
833
00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:44,200
"Your parents must be so proud.
#TheThreeMusketeers."
834
00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:45,600
Send.
835
00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:49,840
"For a young man like you"?
I don't know about that.
836
00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:53,200
"That's a big interview
for a young man like you." I just, uh…
837
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:55,600
A lot of the verbiage is very, like,
838
00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:57,560
seems like it's trying.
839
00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:00,720
In the first chat, they definitely
did not see my personality,
840
00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:03,360
and I feel like
now it's definitely coming out,
841
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:05,720
and it's gelling so well with theirs.
842
00:44:05,800 --> 00:44:06,880
I love it.
843
00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:10,600
[Michelle] As long as you're happy
with it, that's all that matters, Paul.
844
00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:15,640
Now let's check back in
to our good old-fashioned girls chat.
845
00:44:15,720 --> 00:44:19,200
Oh, hey, John,
posing as his 63-year-old mom.
846
00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:23,200
[John] Message, "Just wanted to let you
know that Mom always has your back.
847
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:25,320
The girls have to be there for each other.
848
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,400
I can't wait
to get to know you wonderful people more."
849
00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:33,040
"#CircleMom #MommaBearCarol."
850
00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:36,400
Message, "Carol,
you just radiate warm energy,
851
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:38,920
and so appreciate you
for checking in on us."
852
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:41,880
I nailed it.
At home, right now, my mom is like,
853
00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:45,800
"My son radiating warm energy.
Exactly what I wanted."
854
00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:49,520
I feel so bad
after me rating her last. Like…
855
00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:54,400
"I'm sorry Momma Bear.
Please don't ground me."
856
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:55,720
This has worked out
857
00:44:57,240 --> 00:44:59,720
exactly how I wanted it
to work out so far.
858
00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:01,360
Circle, message,
859
00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:05,000
"Seriously, my thoughts exactly."
860
00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:07,760
"Carol, you're like an angel
sent from heaven."
861
00:45:07,840 --> 00:45:08,800
Send.
862
00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:11,280
We love to hear that.
863
00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:18,240
Message, "I'm interested
in what everyone does for a living."
864
00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:21,320
"Alyssa, would love to hear more
865
00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:27,960
about your executive assisting
to a sex therapist."
866
00:45:29,040 --> 00:45:30,560
I was waiting for someone to ask.
867
00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:34,040
That's gotta be an interesting career
for sure.
868
00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:37,520
Message, "My job is really amazing."
869
00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:41,440
"I'm able to watch women heal from trauma,
870
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:44,280
learn about their own sexuality,
871
00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:46,120
and I am now really passionate
872
00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:48,720
about bringing sex education
to the masses."
873
00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:53,880
"I've never said vagina so much
in my professional life."
874
00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:00,680
I think we might, uh…
Carol, we might take a backseat here
875
00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:02,680
and let the conversation flow
for a second.
876
00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:06,800
Circle, message, "I pretty much
just play with balls all day."
877
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:09,720
"Basketball emoji, laughing emoji."
878
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:11,560
"But my balls aren't as interesting
879
00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:16,080
as the balls Alyssa might refer to
in her sex therapist assistance."
880
00:46:16,160 --> 00:46:20,200
"#LivingThroughAlyssa."
Oh my God. That's funny.
881
00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:23,800
Message, "Thankfully,
we mostly work with women,
882
00:46:23,880 --> 00:46:25,720
so you're still the ball expert."
883
00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:28,920
"#ClutchingMyVulvaPillow"?
884
00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:33,280
What is happening? Why is this happening?
885
00:46:33,360 --> 00:46:35,240
[Michelle] Welcome to The Circle, Carol.
886
00:46:35,320 --> 00:46:40,160
Message, "Alyssa, I would feel
so comfortable oversharing about…"
887
00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:43,400
"…oversharing about my vagina to you."
888
00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:45,880
"Laughing-face emoji."
889
00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:49,120
"Hopefully, we can have a chat
about that in the future."
890
00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:56,760
I'm just realizing now
that I'm gonna have to reply as my mom.
891
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:00,080
Dear God.
892
00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:05,600
Message, "Alyssa, my husband and I
have been married for 30 years."
893
00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:06,720
"Period."
894
00:47:07,240 --> 00:47:13,760
"Bring some tips on how we can spice it up
when we get together."
895
00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:16,160
"Fire emoji."
896
00:47:16,840 --> 00:47:19,560
"#MommasGottaKnow."
897
00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:22,080
Send.
898
00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:24,160
Oh! Ah!
899
00:47:24,240 --> 00:47:27,000
Carol, I got you, honey. I got you.
900
00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:29,800
Message, "My messages are always open."
901
00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:30,800
"Heart."
902
00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:33,560
And send message.
903
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:38,920
I can't believe I had to ask
for sex advice for my parents
904
00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:42,160
that I don't wanna know
if they actually need.
905
00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:44,600
But this was really good for my game,
906
00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:47,200
and if it takes another vagina talk,
907
00:47:48,720 --> 00:47:51,320
damn it,
I'll be there for the vagina talk.
908
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:56,200
[Michelle] Talking about his mom's vagina
might be good for John's game,
909
00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:58,920
but it's even better
for our entertainment.
910
00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:00,480
Speaking of which…
911
00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:02,040
[alarm blares]
912
00:48:02,120 --> 00:48:03,720
-"Alert!"
-"Alert!"
913
00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:07,640
Girl, what is going on now?
914
00:48:07,720 --> 00:48:10,960
If this is what I think it is,
I'm stressing out about this.
915
00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:13,960
Oh my God!
Hiding between my legs. All right.
916
00:48:15,480 --> 00:48:18,200
Ugh. "The rating results are in."
917
00:48:18,280 --> 00:48:20,160
Oh, I'm not ready for this.
918
00:48:20,240 --> 00:48:23,400
This really sets the tone
for everything that's about to happen.
919
00:48:23,480 --> 00:48:24,640
This is so important.
920
00:48:26,120 --> 00:48:30,520
"The top two rated players
will become influencers."
921
00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:33,320
I really hope, if it's not me,
922
00:48:33,400 --> 00:48:35,720
it is people
that I made a connection with.
923
00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:40,920
Oh! "Tomorrow, they will decide
who to block from The Circle."
924
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:43,200
I gotta sleep with this on my mind?
925
00:48:43,280 --> 00:48:44,480
And suddenly I'm sweating.
926
00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:47,120
Oh my God. I don't…
I literally don't think I'm ready.
927
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:52,560
"Seventh!" Oh my God. This is real.
928
00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:55,520
Ay, yai, yai.
Hot jambalaya in the morning.
929
00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:59,880
Just please, don't be last.
Don't be last, girly, please.
930
00:48:59,960 --> 00:49:02,000
Oh gosh. Oh gosh, here it comes.
931
00:49:02,080 --> 00:49:04,680
Oh my God. I can't look.
I can't look. I can't look.
932
00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:05,920
[tense music playing]
933
00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:11,160
I knew it. I knew it.
934
00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:14,280
Paul, I knew it was you!
935
00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:17,720
If it's somebody pretending to be Paul,
like, too bad, like,
936
00:49:17,800 --> 00:49:20,640
you should've given Paul a call.
You gotta get to know him a lot better.
937
00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:24,240
That's just so sucky to see on the screen.
I'm definitely gonna
938
00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:27,360
have to put in the work,
because I'm not ready to go home.
939
00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:29,440
I do not wanna be blocked tomorrow.
940
00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:32,760
Thank goodness that I'm not last.
941
00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:34,680
[Frank] "Sixth."
942
00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:38,520
[squealing] Oh, please don't be me, Jesus!
943
00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:43,200
Oh. Okay, sixth. Sixth.
Please, higher than sixth.
944
00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:45,560
Oh my God.
Why do I have a feeling this is me?
945
00:49:45,640 --> 00:49:47,280
I don't want it to be me.
946
00:49:47,880 --> 00:49:49,480
[exhales]
947
00:49:51,040 --> 00:49:55,200
Oh no! Sixth?
948
00:49:55,280 --> 00:49:58,880
At least we're not dead last,
but we're down there with Paul.
949
00:49:58,960 --> 00:50:02,680
You're joking me. She was so dope!
950
00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:04,920
I can't believe Yu Ling is that low.
951
00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:11,440
I wonder,
maybe it is I just came off too intense.
952
00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:12,880
[dramatic music playing]
953
00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:14,920
All right, fifth. Don't wanna be fifth.
954
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,680
Like, anything above five,
I'm considering this a win.
955
00:50:17,760 --> 00:50:18,840
It could be me.
956
00:50:18,920 --> 00:50:20,640
I'm really rooting for my boys here.
957
00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:23,040
They have to make it
to the influencer position
958
00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:26,000
if I want a chance of staying.
959
00:50:28,560 --> 00:50:31,400
Oh, I felt it.
I could feel it in my bones.
960
00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:34,400
Okay. We are fifth place.
961
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:38,240
No! Not my boy!
962
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:41,680
Oh, I don't know. I gotta
sit down for this. What could it be?
963
00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:45,080
[sighs] I don't know. Fifth place, dang.
964
00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:47,840
Three down. Four to go. Whoo!
965
00:50:48,360 --> 00:50:49,200
Okay.
966
00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:52,440
Who is fourth?
967
00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:54,920
I don't think
that I will go home in fourth,
968
00:50:55,000 --> 00:50:59,360
so I will be okay with that.
I'll be very okay right here.
969
00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:02,240
Please don't be me.
Oh my God. You're gonna be me.
970
00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:03,280
It's gonna be me.
971
00:51:04,760 --> 00:51:05,760
Okay. I'm fourth.
972
00:51:05,840 --> 00:51:09,440
I'm fourth. I'm fourth. I'm fourth.
Okay. I'll take it. I'll take it.
973
00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:12,080
What in the flying fudge is going on here?
974
00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:14,320
I am one of the top three!
975
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:18,840
Clearly people are loving Carol,
so I just gotta keep that energy going.
976
00:51:18,920 --> 00:51:23,200
[shouting] What's going on?
Top three. First day.
977
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:24,560
What's good?
978
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:26,880
Okay, third place, it may be Crissa.
979
00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:28,960
She came in at the end
980
00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:32,760
but seems like she's made a good impact
on people. So it could be her.
981
00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:34,840
It could be me. It could be Momma Carol.
982
00:51:34,920 --> 00:51:38,080
I need Frank to be an influencer.
983
00:51:38,160 --> 00:51:41,360
I really think
he would give me a fighting chance.
984
00:51:41,440 --> 00:51:43,360
[music intensifying]
985
00:51:47,480 --> 00:51:52,720
Okay! Okay! Okay!
All right! All right! That's me!
986
00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:56,320
-[Frank] Crissa? I'm in the top two!
-[John] Holy shit! Let's go.
987
00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:59,520
I'm an influencer, dude!
Carol is an influencer!
988
00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:01,800
-[Frank] Mama, I'm an influencer!
-[John] Let's go!
989
00:52:01,880 --> 00:52:04,360
Okay, I feel good
about Carol being up there.
990
00:52:05,840 --> 00:52:08,640
I get the power with my boy, Frank.
991
00:52:09,160 --> 00:52:11,880
Let's see what's going on.
Who's two, Frank, and who's one?
992
00:52:11,960 --> 00:52:15,120
They must be feeling fucking great
about themselves right now.
993
00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:17,040
I wish I was in your position.
994
00:52:17,120 --> 00:52:21,320
I am very nervous.
I don't know how this is gonna fall.
995
00:52:25,240 --> 00:52:30,760
[screaming]
996
00:52:31,280 --> 00:52:32,400
That's me!
997
00:52:32,480 --> 00:52:37,080
We'll take two. I'm not upset.
Frank, cheers, my boy.
998
00:52:37,160 --> 00:52:39,600
Frank obviously made
the biggest impression first.
999
00:52:39,680 --> 00:52:41,760
[Frank] Me and Momma Carol.
1000
00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:44,200
That's insane.
1001
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:45,880
Wow.
1002
00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:53,160
That blue check mark looks real good
next to Mom's face right there.
1003
00:52:53,240 --> 00:52:56,320
Wow, our first ratings.
1004
00:52:56,400 --> 00:53:00,840
Something's gonna happen tomorrow,
so I'm just gonna bring on my… my A-game,
1005
00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:04,920
not lose faith,
not let it blow my confidence.
1006
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:07,880
Prayers. Prayers.
1007
00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:10,840
[Michelle] As Yu Ling prays
to The Circle gods,
1008
00:53:10,920 --> 00:53:15,120
the others are winding down
after a first day of biblical proportions.
1009
00:53:15,800 --> 00:53:20,680
But the almighty alert is not quite done
with one player just yet.
1010
00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:22,760
[alarm blares]
1011
00:53:23,720 --> 00:53:27,880
Circle, we had a long night, girl.
What is it now?
1012
00:53:29,200 --> 00:53:33,240
"Frank, tomorrow you and Carol
will block someone from The Circle."
1013
00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:37,240
Okay, that's not new tea, baby.
What… What's the new tea?
1014
00:53:38,760 --> 00:53:41,200
"But first, you have a decision to make."
1015
00:53:41,880 --> 00:53:45,320
Well, what is the decision? I thought
we was making the decision tomorrow.
1016
00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:48,520
"As the top rated influencer,
1017
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:54,640
you must now choose a new player
to join The Circle." Hold the fuck on.
1018
00:53:54,720 --> 00:53:57,400
We pushing people out,
and we bringing people in?
1019
00:53:57,480 --> 00:53:59,920
You… You need to make up your mind.
1020
00:54:01,240 --> 00:54:04,320
"You will be shown two profiles."
1021
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:06,360
I can't… I can't pick both of them?
1022
00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:10,800
"They player you choose
will join The Circle tomorrow."
1023
00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:15,240
Okay, no emotion. This is a game, bitch.
1024
00:54:15,320 --> 00:54:17,920
You can do this.
You just have to make a decision.
1025
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:21,520
You don't know either of these people.
They don't know you, okay?
1026
00:54:25,800 --> 00:54:26,720
Mmm.
1027
00:54:27,880 --> 00:54:28,960
Well, all right.
1028
00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:33,280
So we got Jared here.
He's 28. He's a children's author.
1029
00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:37,080
I work with kids, so that's automatically,
um, a piece to my heart.
1030
00:54:37,160 --> 00:54:38,960
Trey will be amazing to look at.
1031
00:54:39,040 --> 00:54:42,560
I feel like he probably has
some amazing shirtless photos.
1032
00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:45,880
I think it will be good
to have a little eye candy in The Circle.
1033
00:54:45,960 --> 00:54:48,000
So, we gonna see. I don't know.
1034
00:54:48,520 --> 00:54:50,320
[suspenseful music playing]
1035
00:54:50,840 --> 00:54:54,560
Circle, I have made my decision.
1036
00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:57,720
I think we're probably missing somebody
that's a little spicy.
1037
00:55:02,440 --> 00:55:06,320
[Michelle] Wow, Frank, so interesting
that you used that word
1038
00:55:06,400 --> 00:55:09,960
because that actually describes
what's gonna happen next.
1039
00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:14,040
The player he's chosen to enter
is gonna be played
1040
00:55:14,120 --> 00:55:16,680
by a pair of spicy VIPs
1041
00:55:17,360 --> 00:55:22,400
I can hardly believe are walking down
that hallway right now.
1042
00:55:23,600 --> 00:55:29,440
Take a seat, take a breath,
and get ready to scream.
1043
00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:31,920
[intense music playing]
1044
00:55:38,200 --> 00:55:39,520
[music stops]
1045
00:55:39,600 --> 00:55:43,680
♪ Aah, hai, si, ja
Hold tight ♪
1046
00:55:44,200 --> 00:55:46,200
[theme song playing]