[tense music playing]
[Buteau] We do cliffhangers real good here.
'Cause when we left,
influencers Sam and Raven were just about to announce
who they're blocking from The Circle.
Here we go.
[Paris] "Message, 'The player we have decided to block is…'"
This is not me. This is not going to be me tonight.
Who in the hell are they about to block?
Oh my God. Oh my God.
[suspenseful music playing]
[shouting] Oh no!
-[shouting] Oh! Oh! -[shouting] Oh my God! Oh my God!
[inhales]
[sighs deeply]
Fuck.
[breathes deeply]
Oh my God. I apologized to her, but yet…
Damn. This is what I was trying to avoid.
Marvin? What the fuck?
"Karma has blue hair."
-[laughing] -[Brett tapping feet]
[breathes deeply] Oh-ho-ho.
Marvin, that ass got to go!
Get your shit and get to steppin'!
Man, right there, I think talking to the two girls in The Circle
definitely ruined everything.
[Buteau] You better call Tyrone, Marvin. Call him.
I should be happy. I'm just relieved, though.
It's not me. Marvin's gone. Okay. [breathes deeply]
[Chaz] Marvin is blocked. He's gone. He's grayed out. Like, it's done.
But y'all decided to keep a mysterious hacker
and two people who knew about this rebellion here.
I… I wanna know, how did y'all come to this decision?
They kept the other strongest alliance in the game.
They've… They did that blocking totally emotional.
Dude! And Tom stayed?
Jennifer, I hope you think you're safe.
Because once I find out what's going on, and trust me, I'm taking notes,
we gonna learn how to fix you. We gonna figure you out and fix you.
[Buteau] Marvin and his beautiful biceps have been blocked.
But before he finishes packing the least-worn shirts in Circle history,
we got one more… [laughs]
…you know what.
[loud chiming]
-[alarm blares] -"Alert!" Okay.
"Marvin, before you leave, you will meet one player face to face."
[claps] Oh, this is where it gets interesting.
Right now, I'd like to go meet someone that I can really get answers from
and really find out what was the reason for me being blocked.
It'd be kind of interesting to go meet Tom
because, right now, I'm pretty confused about Tom.
We had a really good relationship in The Circle, but then he betrayed me.
I'm not really sure if that was Tom or the hacker.
I would like to go meet Raven, because we've had our connection
from the start of The Circle up to this moment.
Apologizing to Raven face to face would definitely be great.
Let's do it.
[tense music playing]
-[loud chiming] -[alarm blares]
-[all in commotion] "Alert!" -[Tasia laughs]
She just busts out. [laughs]
Ah, God! More?
"Marvin is on his way to meet one of you now."
Well, I'll be damned.
I need to clean up my damn apartment before Marvin comes up in here.
[intense music playing]
Go see Raven, please.
[Paris] "Marvin, huh-uh.'
-[clattering] -[Tom] Shit.
[Xanthi] Go get the cowboy hat. Go get the cowboy hat.
Someone is at the door.
[all scream]
-[shouting] Oh my God! What is going on? -[shouting] Oh shit!
Yo! Yo!
Oh! I wanna give you a hug.
Come here. [chuckles]
Yeah. This is lit.
-[Paris] Oh shit. -[Marvin] What?
-Oh! [laughs] -[Raven laughs]
Oh wow, it's so nice to meet you.
And I'm so sorry. Like, oh my God.
[laughing] I feel like I really hurt you.
Like, I'm so sorry.
It's so nice to, like, tell you face-to-face.
I messed up. I messed up with you.
We had something good going on, and I screwed up. I know.
"No, you did screw up."
-I did! [laughs] -[Paris] "Sorry. Let me quickly explain."
"This is Paris."
-Oh wow. -"He's interpreting for me."
"So he never played the game. Just me."
-Wow. Nice. -[Paris] Yeah, yeah. [laughs]
Oh, you taught me the fire. I still remember.
-Fire! [laughing] -[Paris and Marvin cheering and laughing]
-[Paris] Yeah. -I learned something new.
[Buteau] Glad you learned something new.
We should probably tell the others to stand down.
He made his choice. He didn't come here.
[Xanthi] You definitely don't need the… [clears throat]
…champagne. I'm putting that back in the fridge.
[Tom] Okay. I've got to put all the furniture back now.
In hindsight, I feel I may have overreacted.
[light music playing]
-[Paris] "But wait. What happened?" -Oh. Oh my God.
Like, you were always my number one. Like, I called you my queen in The Circle.
I meant it, like, 100%.
When Tamira got into The Circle, then I got, like, all carried away,
lost in the moment, and that's when I, like, messed up.
[Paris] "Actually, what made it worse was that I found out through Tamira,
and I wanted it to come from you."
"If you were to come up to me first and tell me,
I feel like the whole game would've been different."
Wow. I know. I screwed up. [chuckles]
[Paris] "Tom messaged me yesterday…"
Oh, no.
[Paris laughs] "…about your behavior, like, about what you did."
"And asked me-- He was like--"
'He told me that you were bragging about Tamira,
like sending each other pictures."
Oh! [laughing]
[Paris] "So I was like, 'Oh, he's a liar!'"
[Marvin] No!
[Paris] "'I don't want him here anymore. He's gotta go.'"
-"I was like, 'That's it. That's it'" -Oh man!
[Paris] "Anyway, at this point I was like… I was discussing with Sam tonight,
and I was like, 'Look, there's a few players that we don't trust
that we're concerned about,
but the other players are more suspicious.'"
"But with you, I was 100% sure that I knew that I didn't trust you."
But I knew, like, I messed up. I got in a private chat with Chaz.
I was like, "Chaz, how do I apologize to Raven?"
"I know Raven's your bestie. Like, right now, you gotta give me tips."
I really needed to be honest with you because I know I messed up.
"But I was so disappointed in you, Marvin. We could have made it to the end."
-We should have, honestly. -[Paris laughs]
[Marvin] But wait. Why would Tom reach out to you, though?
Because I and Tom have a really good relationship.
I'm starting to think that might be the hacker.
"Okay, so Tom told me that he didn't want to block Sasha."
"He really wanted to block you."
"Tom said that you were bragging, that you were showing your pictures,
and Tom was like, 'I don't like that about Marvin. I'm concerned.'"
That's crazy. So now I'm, like… I'm curious about Tom,
because Tom, you really, probably gotta watch out for him.
I think Chaz is playing an amazing game. I stay in my apartment.
I'm just thinking like, "Wow, Chaz is so smart."
-Like… [laughs] -[laughs]
Every single time, I had you number one, and I had Chaz number two.
-Every single time. That never changed. -[Paris] "Wait. Before you…"
"Before you betrayed me,
you were my number one as well, Marvin."
-No way! Oh my God. -"Yes, you were my number one."
And you know what? I'm rooting for you right now, like,100%.
Like, I want you to win this. You are doing an amazing job.
-[Paris] "Thanks." -[Marvin] Keep it up.
-[Paris] "I'm happy to see you in person." -I am so glad I came to see you.
-I am so glad. Oh my God. -Oh.
[Marvin] Thanks. It was amazing.
Hey, you're still my number one.
So bring this home. All right, you guys do good.
-"Have a good one." -Good luck.
-"See you soon, yes?" -Yes, absolutely.
-[Paris] Yeah. Okay. All righty. Bye. -See you soon. [kisses, laughs]
All right. [chuckles]
-[mellow music playing] -He left.
[Marvin] That was good! [chuckles]
He was-- He is beautiful. [chuckles]
His personality is so cool.
Like, his personality did not show anything of what he did in that.
I know.
Which is like… [scoffs]
Aw.
[Buteau] As the hottest chemical engineer on Earth heads home to hit the books,
the remaining players are getting ready
for their first night in The Circle without him.
What a freakin' night.
We literally got called out for being the hackers,
and we saved ourselves, clearly.
Mind-blown emoji.
I just really feel like Oliver is the hacker.
It was only him, Tamira, Tom, and Jennifer in that chat.
Jennifer is fighting the fact that it's not her.
Jennifer is fighting the fact that it wasn't Tom.
Tamira, why would Tamira hack my profile to talk bad about herself?
I just don't…
I don't know. I'm tired.
My original strategy of staying low and staying out of drama
went completely out the window once I became influencer.
Now, it seems like I gotta get my hands a little bit dirty.
Circle, I'm going to sleep. You can stay up, but I'm gonna rest.
Good night, girl.
[Buteau] Girl, I'm finna rest too.
Where's my bonnet? We got a big day tomorrow.
-[happy music playing] -[Buteau] Welcome to Circle AM.
No, that doesn't mean morning. It means "After Marvin."
And the players are waking up to this brand-new age
thankful for the Circle Gods that have smiled down on them.
-[all] Good morning, Circle. -[yawns]
Number one! [whispers] Yeah.
We're still here, guys.
We survived last night's blocking by a hair.
Oh, totally.
Even though I didn't get rid of you, Jennifer,
I still feel good that Chaz knows now, and now Raven is aware
that you and Tom are up to some shady stuff.
[sighs]
I feel like I owe Tamira a little apology,
but I wanna make sure that I don't apologize yet
until I know what the hell is going on.
Let's get this day started.
[Buteau] Though it's early,
Jen has already had an earth-shattering revelation.
We filled this bin liner so quick.
That's because we eat like two men.
Samantha, you don't know how to swim, so let's not fall in.
Oh.
[Buteau] And with Marvin gone, Chaz is definitely working his way
to being the new muscle man in The Circle. Slow down, though, bro.
[happy music continues]
"The Newsfeed has been updated"?
Oh God.
Lightning bolt emoji.
Hold on, y'all. We gotta shimmy.
I'm going at full speed, Circle.
Circle, please take me to the Newsfeed.
[Oliver] "Marvin has left a message for The Circle."
This is what I wanted to see!
[Paris] "I need to get closer to this. Let's move to the couch."
I hope he throws shade
and throws someone under the bus because he's pissed.
I hope he doesn't bad-mouth me in any way. That'd be very, very mean.
No. Ain't no big, buff personal trainer no damn where.
[all] Circle, play Marvin's message.
I need to be as close as I can. This is gonna be crazy.
[Marvin] What's up, guys?
It's Marvin. What's poppin'?
Oh, my…
-As you can see, I'm 100% real. -Oh!
[gasps]
How cute is he?
He's hot.
But there is a twist.
I said I'm a personal trainer. I am a chemical engineer.
Oh!
[Marvin] I just couldn't say that in The Circle
because I was so worried that you guys might think I'm a catfish.
Coming into The Circle, I knew attractive girls would be my weakness.
And guess what. They were.
Raven and Tamira, I really messed up. I'm really sorry.
-I hope you can forgive me. -[laughing]
So you're a dog with a conscience.
He seems like, actually, in real life, he's a lovely guy.
The best piece of advice I can give you is
make sure you are sticking with people that are sticking with you.
He could be talking about Tom
because it almost seems like Tom just turned on Marvin overnight.
[Marvin] I had so much fun in The Circle. I'm wishing you all the best,
and I can't wait to see you all.
Yes, Marvin, you sexy thing!
Good luck.
[screams] Ow!
Marvin!
[exhales deeply]
[laughs]
[Sam] Look at that. Marvin, you flexing,
and your t-shirt is screaming for dear life.
How do you even shop for clothes?
Brett, you better go do some push-ups or something.
He looks great.
-[laughs] -Y'all blocked the wrong player.
After he was telling me, Raven, and Sam to stick together
because the four of them cannot be trusted.
I still can't get over the fact how amazing Marvin looks.
-Well, put your head back in the game. -Right. I'm back, I'm back.
[Buteau] Before Jennifer gets more jealous with, um, herself, let's open a chat.
"Circle Chat is now open."
Here we go.
Message, "Wow! Marvin. Star eye emoji. Star eye emoji. Star eye emoji."
"What a hunk!"
"I love a man who takes responsibility for his actions."
"Sam and Raven, thank you for giving us all another chance." Send.
Message, "I am gagged and shocked,
and my mouth is on the floor… Dot, dot, dot, dot."
[flirtatiously] "Chaz, you got a hand to come help me pick it up?"
[laughs]
"LMFAO. Heart emoji." Send.
And look at Oliver like, "Chaz, you got a free hand to help me come pick it up?"
Get out of my face right now, bro. Like, we just--
Like, somebody just got blocked, and you over here joking and shit?
Like, get outta here.
"Message,
'Good morning, everyone.'"
"'Last night was not an easy decision for Sam and I to make.'"
"'There's been a lot going on,
which caused a lot of trust issues in our family.'"
"'On a brighter note, Marvin did come visit me last night.'"
"'His personality is the same as his profile.'"
"'He just made a bad mistake.'"
Real shit, I'm just glad he did not come here,
because he would've been very disappointed.
Message, "Good morning, everybody. That video was really hard to watch,
but, ultimately, I respect the influencers' decision."
"I am not sure where we're gonna go as a unit from here
with so much chaos going on."
"It just hurts that this rebellion and a hacker caused so much nonsense."
Big fucking…
Oh, I just wanna throw one of these trees. I'm so…
[groans] You are absolutely right.
Oh, Chaz, you aren't letting that slip, are you?
It was part of the game, Chaz. It was part of the game.
The hacker obviously did something. We just don't know what it did, though.
Message, "Chaz, I hear everything that you're saying. Broken heart emoji."
"Trust me. The hurt is real. #IThoughtWeWereAFamily." Send.
Mama, well, you thought wrong. You thought wrong!
I want Jennifer to know that she's not off the hook.
You're not my family.
[Brett] I mean, that's Sam throwing shade at Jennifer.
The only person she'd be hurt by is Jennifer.
She doesn't give a fuck about Tom. I don't know about Oliver,
and it wasn't Tamira.
Message, "All families have their issues,
but the most important thing is that we can all work on it
and come together as a whole. Red heart emoji."
"The truth always comes out." Shut up, Jennifer.
[mockingly] "All families have their issues."
Nope. Nope. Nope.
I don't wanna hear it.
Message, "We've gone from catching catfish to people who are just fishy."
"Going forward, I'd love to talk openly about any truth issues
regarding hacking/rebellion. #MyDoorsOpen. #LoveToYouAll."
I hope that people will see that as me being honest and open.
I hope that… I hope that puts me in good stead.
Message, "Yes, Tom, I would actually love to ask you a personal question right now."
"In our last blocking, when we talked about blocking Sasha and Marvin…"
"…why did you not bring up this rebellion to me?" [shouting]
-[chair clatters] -[screams]
Bitch, I done broke the chair.
"Also, not to mention that my profile was the profile that was potentially hacked."
Who the fuck would wanna hack Chaz?
Oh shit. Here we go. Here we go.
Everybody's only got like a message or two left.
-[laughing] You're sweating so-- -I know, dude.
Message, "Sasha's rebellion was shut down immediately."
"All of us dismissed it and forgot it."
"I hope the fact I did block Sasha shows I was stupid rather than malicious."
I think that's a great response.
We blocked Marvin for making stupid mistakes.
Should we block you next?
[Paris] "I feel like everyone is just so paranoid."
Message, "The original eight always welcomed new players with open arms."
"To find out there was a group formed to potentially put me at risk,
and my so-called 'friend' said nothing, your silence spoke volumes."
"The hacker led me to believe
that I had a conversation with Chaz that did not happen." Send.
But it was potentially formed. Nothing actually happened, Sam.
Yep. There you go.
I'm fucked.
Sam and Chaz have made it very, very, very, very clear
in their final statements,
"We don't care. We only trust the originals."
At this point in the game,
they're not gonna believe anything
any of the new players have to say, period.
One of y'all cannot be trusted,
and the fact that Tom and Jennifer did not say shit,
they just cannot be trusted. I'm sorry.
It's a much better thing to be honest about your mistake and faults
rather than try and be defensive.
So I'm only hoping that people can forgive me for that.
[pop music playing]
[Buteau] It's another completely normal afternoon in The Circle.
Sam is giving a pep talk to a tray of partially baked cookies.
[Sam] Right now, you're not looking unified.
You look like you all play for a different team.
[Buteau] And Raven's also looking for a talk with something sweet
as she's about to have a chat with lovable, trustworthy,
actually a catfish played by two people, Aunty Jen.
[Paris] "Sam told me that she has suspicions of Jen."
"I need to do a little bit of digging to find out for myself what's true,
to see if Jen will continue to put on this innocent persona,
or if she'll actually be honest."
"Raven has invited you to a private chat."
Oh my God. Here we go.
[Brett] Holy cannoli.
Okay. Let's see where Raven's head's at. I'm… I'm happy to hear her out.
All right. Circle, take us to private chat with Raven.
[Paris] "Message, 'Good morning, Aunty Jen.'"
"'There has been a lot going on.'"
"'How are you feeling today? Hug emoji.' Send."
Okay, Raven comes in peace. Raven comes in peace.
Okay, let's… Let's hit her back.
Message, "Good morning, my lovely Raven."
"All of this upsets me and has completely blown my mind."
[Paris] "I'm feeling very grateful you and Sam have kept me another day."
We'll just see where this goes,
but we have nothing… We've never had anything against Raven.
-Other than she's a strong player. -Right.
"Message, 'I can't believe
there was a hacker pretending to be another player.'"
"Do you have any suspicions on who the hacker could be?"
She's just fishing for information.
[Paris] "This question will give Jen the opportunity
to actually tell me her thoughts, or see if she'll deflect."
Message, "It appeared that, in the Circle Chat today,
there seems to be a lot of tension."
[Paris] "It seems as though everyone has an opinion and is sticking to it."
"Is there something I'm missing, any clue?"
"Aunt Jen, you ain't that clueless."
"What is your opinion?"
"Message, 'It started with Sasha
admitting about the rebellion with the new players.'"
[Brett] "It seemed the new players hadn't mentioned the plan
to the old players until the truth was already revealed."
"That caused a lot of suspicion,
especially since us old players didn't see you and Tom as new players."
"We considered you to be one of us."
Exactly, Raven.
"Honestly, I just want to know what Jennifer is thinking."
"I want her to tell her true feelings."
Like, why are we on the defense here?
You guys very clearly are working together.
[Xanthi] Right.
[Brett] But you're mad that other people were working together.
Message, "I'm really upset
about how my relationships have been affected by this."
"Broken heart emoji."
"My intentions in this game were always to share all the love I have."
"I can't control how Sasha put us all in an awkward position." Send.
[Paris] "When people sit on the fence and not tell their truth,
it shows me that they have something to hide."
"Message, 'You always share your aunty vibes with everyone,
and I really appreciate it.'"
"'There's no player you feel we should watch out for?'"
Raven, exactly what you just said.
We give our aunty vibes with everyone,
and Aunty is not going to dish out one of her nieces and nephews for another.
It's very clearly a trap, and it's going to be used against us.
"This is my second time asking Jen
about who she is suspicious of or who we should watch out for."
"The first time she deflected,
and now, this time, she better give me an answer."
Message, "I understand your question,
but the only speculation I can give is who the hacker was not." Send.
"Aunty Jen answered the questions exactly how I expected her to."
"I want to believe,
but I'm having a hard time with everything right now."
This was the fakest conversation literally ever.
[Xanthi] Boom. And "Raven has left the chat."
She just wanted to get information.
She didn't get it. She was like, "All right, whatever. Goodbye."
[Buteau] Ooh, the atmosphere between those two might be frosty,
but at Oliver's, it's absolutely buzzing.
Bitch, you don't pay rent here.
[Buteau] I mean, technically, neither do you, Oliver.
Meanwhile, Tom has done what all Brits do…
[in British accent] …before a jolly frank confrontation.
[in usual accent] He's made himself some tea.
I want to start a chat with Chaz. I'm still feeling very guilty
about not telling him about the rebellion immediately.
"Tom has invited you to a private chat."
If you're looking for my honesty, I hope you can handle it,
because I am not gonna hold back.
Circle, please open up Tom's private chat.
Message, "Chazberry, I'm coming to you with my tail between my legs."
"I want to reach out in case you have any further questions."
"I want to be as open as possible going forward. How are you feeling, pal?"
Message, "Tom, can I be honest with you?"
[Tom] "At this point, I'm extremely hurt by you."
[inhales] I think he's really hurt, and I think he's got a right to be.
Message…
"I understand the damage I've done. It's completely my fault, and I'm sorry."
No, it's not completely your fault.
It's partially your fault,
because Jennifer should've spoken up as well. She also knew about it.
I don't blame Tom for this. This isn't all Tom's fault.
It's such a shame as well, because I was number one.
Like, everyone was thinking I was this lovely guy.
Message, "Tom, even though I am hurt,
I still would like to see you as a person and offer my forgiveness,
because I can't help the fact that I have a soft spot for you."
[Tom] "Things are really wild in The Circle right now,
but I want to give you the benefit of the doubt."
That's about as good a message as I can expect to get back.
Message, "The best I can do is be completely honest going forward."
"With that in mind, let me tell you my hacker story."
What is his hacker story? What the hell is going on right now?
Message, "Jen, brackets, my bestie, came to me saying
Tamira had randomly started accusing her of being two-faced about the rebellion."
"It was a very odd thing for Tamira to do. I know it's untrue."
Message, "Tom, something is strange."
"Someone messaged Sam as me and referred to her as 'wifey.'"
[Tom] "Those are nicknames that only Sam and I knew
before Jen found out in the group chat."
"In the rebellion chat,
Jennifer said her loyalty was with Chaz and his wifey, Sam,
revealing that name to you and everyone else."
"I'm sorry to say, but someone in that rebellion is the hacker."
I'm thinking that is the biggest mindfuck I have ever, ever read on a page.
Message, "I agree."
"The hacker is definitely one of the rebellion members."
"I don't want to point fingers yet as well."
"This is all best discussed as a group."
[Chaz] "#OpenAndHonestFromNowOn."
"I'm so glad we've had this chat, pal,
and I will endeavor to learn from my mistake."
"I'm sorry again. Much love."
Tom, you do not have to apologize anymore.
We moved forward. We talked about it, and it's done.
[tense music playing]
[shouting] Oh no!
[laughs]
Oh God!
Oh-ho-ho no!
I think the hacker is Jen.
Jen!
Jen.
Ah, you m--
I think Jen has stirred some shit,
and then she's come to me and said Tamira's been acting weird
'cause she thinks I'll have her back.
[inhales sharply] Oh, well…
Jen's the hacker.
Jen.
[Buteau] Well, Tom might be a stand-up comedian,
but he definitely didn't see that punchline coming.
Now the players are enjoying an afternoon reading, writing, and relaxing.
And if you don't know what happens when everything looks peaceful like this,
then I don't know what to tell you, honey.
[upbeat music playing]
[Paris] "'Dress to Impress.'"
I'm an artsy-fartsy bitch.
[Buteau] Me too. On my mother's side.
"Players, The Circle loves your style…"
"…but now you'll be putting your flair for fashion…"
[snapping fingers] "…to the test." Oh, this is perfect.
Real me, I don't even dress myself.
"Today's challenge, has been set…"
"…by a very special guest."
Who's the special guest, Circle?
Oh, who could it be? I mean, I'm hoping it's Margot Robbie, but I doubt that.
[Buteau] That's so funny. She was our backup.
Hi, everyone. I am Tan France.
[both screaming] Oh!
Oh my God! I love him so much!
Legendary!
Fashion icon right here!
On Queer Eye, my job is to evaluate people's fashion choices,
and that is exactly what I'm gonna with you today.
[Paris] "So you've got an eye for fashion, honey."
"Yes! I'm excited."
I don't know if I feel confident about this.
I'm setting you a very "simple" challenge.
I would like you to create one look that is stunning, eye-catching, memorable,
and shows me exactly who you are.
You really wanna see my sweatpants collection?
Very, very shortly, you'll be receiving a majestic mannequin,
some accessories, some fabric to create your clothing.
Oh my God, we gotta impress you. We gotta impress you.
Do we get to dress a doll up, or do we--
We're dressing a mannequin. He just said it. [scoffs]
I can't hear anything 'cause you're screaming.
So I want you to get ready to dress to impress.
I gotta win this. I got to win this.
The player that I select as the winner will receive a fantastic award.
[grunts] Reward me, bitch!
Everything you could possibly need for this challenge is waiting for you
right at your door, so I don't know what you're waiting for.
Go on. Get going.
[Buteau] You heard Tan. Come on, people. Let's go.
-[playful music playing] -[Raven screams]
-[Chaz] Whoa. Oh my gosh. -[Tasia] Jesus. That scared me.
[Sam] Oh, this is creepy.
-I wanna borrow this. -[Tom] Oh God, there's loads of stuff.
[breathes heavily]
And now, here we go. Oh shit.
I love fur.
-[door slams shut] -All right, we've got our lady friend.
Uh, my name is Tom. If you hold my hand, I'll show you around the room.
I'm feeling like none of these colors match right now.
In case you're looking for any kind of help,
here are my tips on how you can style your mannequin gorgeous.
Okay, let's watch this. It's you and me together.
Tips are good. I could use some tips.
[snapping fingers] Set the trend.
You guys, I don't want you to be a follower.
I need you to use your creativity, blow me away, and stand out in the crowd.
We are all about standing out.
[Paris] "I always stand out from the crowd,
especially with my blue hair."
I want you to express yourself. Fashion is an extension of you.
So use bright colors, use bold prints, use accessories, and make it pop.
[Paris] "Okay, I can do that."
All right, everyone, you have just one hour to create these looks,
and then I will be back to judge and decide on who will be the winner.
Time starts now.
No pressure.
-[screams] Okay. -[upbeat music playing]
Right. Let's go.
-Oh, boy. I'm starting. -All right, Tan. One hour. One hour.
What do you think about this?
-I like that. But does it pop? -Yes.
[Sam] Let's think Selena, sequins, Madonna.
Suck it in for me. [grunts]
All right, glue stick, you saving the day, girl.
[Sam] Glue sticks!
And I just wanna show a little bit more of, like, a snazzier version of myself.
You look good, girl.
[Chaz] I think Jennifer might do exceptionally well.
You know, I think she's gonna make, like, a beachwear look.
I like a skirt that has, like, one of those slits in it.
I love that idea.
-[Tom] Fashion's really hard. -Oh God. I'm gonna break your arm.
Trying to serve "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" realness.
[Chaz] Okay, how do I get these pants through?
You gotta give a little cleavage.
Girl, you-- Of all days to leave your titties home!
That looks so stupid. Oh. [chuckles]
The trick to making this outfit look chic is add more shiny shit.
[Buteau, sarcastically] Pretty sure Coco Chanel said that.
[Tom] My vision is coming to life.
I think Tamira is going to do, like, something very sexy. That's Tamira.
Oh, hell, yes, mother-mmm.
Heh-heh. Look at that.
[Paris] "It's a new-age Great Gatsby."
[Buteau] Okay, Daisy Buchanan.
[Tasia cheering] Oh!
-Um, hi, everyone. Hello? Yep. Me again. -No, go away.
Don't look. We're not ready yet.
You have just a few more minutes to add things, take things away,
and do all you can to impress me.
A few minutes?
[Tom] I'm a clown, not a bloody seamstress.
Now is most definitely not the time for modesty. It has no place here.
More is so much more.
[Chaz] I heard you loud and clear, Tan Fran.
[Paris] "We've only got a few minutes left."
[Tom] Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Gucci, they all wear it like this.
[Buteau] Paris Fashion Week, watch out.
Mr. Tan, he's gonna be like, "I need an assistant, you bitch!"
-I'm talented, damn it. Look at this. -[Tom] Okay, that's great.
Fuck, that looks stupid. I feel like I made it worse.
-"Time's up!" -"Time is up!"
-My masterpiece is completed. -Ah.
[squeals] She looks so good. Tan France is gonna be so proud.
I'm disappointed. I don't deserve this cookie.
[Buteau] Let me tell you something. You always deserve a cookie.
Pray for the best.
"You should now take a photo of your outstanding outfit." Okay.
-He just called you outstanding. -Please let it be outstanding.
You use the word "outstanding" real loosely, Circle.
[Buteau] Now, you guys use those Circle cameras,
'cause Tan will be judging those creations later.
[shutters clicking]
-You are officially a cover girl! -[shutter clicks]
[upbeat music playing]
[Buteau] After turning the fashion world on its head,
Jennifer is doing the same damn thing.
[Xanthi grunts]
-Now do a push-up. -[Xanthi] Stop. Let go.
-[Brett] Do a push-up. -[Xanthi] Let's see if I can hold it.
[grunts] Almost.
[Buteau] Raven and Paris are doing a new kind of cardio.
[laughing]
[Buteau] And Oliver, hungry for even more fun and games,
has started to chat with Tamira.
"Let's play a little game I'm calling #LetMeSeeYouStrutYourStuff!"
Message, "Oliver, you know I'm coming in hard. #LadyMarmaladeStyle."
Tamira got a little pizzazz about her. I like that.
[humming]
Walking with a purpose. Slo-mo, the turtle walk.
I can strut it all day.
Message, "I knew that I could have fun with you."
"I have always gotten a great sense of freedom from you,
which I totally admire, especially at your age."
[Tasia] "I did not become so liberated
until I moved away to Atlanta for college."
Wow. So he's giving me some personal information here.
I wanna talk to her more on a serious level.
I see her and I have a lot in common.
So I want to know more about Tamira and what her journey was like.
Message, "I come from a Southern Baptist family
who taught me the cliché pray the gay away."
"It wasn't until I started following my own creative passions
that I finally found myself. What was your journey like?"
Wow!
In reality, I can actually really relate to this a lot.
Once I left my mom's house,
I really was free to be who I wanted to be and do what I wanted to do,
and that's when I came out.
For a long time, I really had to suppress who I really was,
and it was not until I was blessed with the opportunity to go to college
I became Oliver, the Oliver that everybody sees today.
I'm definitely gonna bring Tamira in to have a similar story like mine, right?
Message, "It's crazy how our paths are so similar."
"I grew up Christian non-denominational,
and a lot of my family told me liking women was a phase."
"Over time, I realized that it wasn't."
"Once I left home, I discovered peace within myself,
and now I feel comfortable to love who I want to love. Pride flag." Aw!
-[sentimental music playing] -I know that feeling. [sniffs]
This is really dope that Oliver is, like, reaching out
and, like, really, like, giving some information about himself to Tamira.
And I really like that I'm telling the truth
and, like, sticking to my truth.
Message, "It touches my heart that you now found peace,
and you are free to be who you wanna be."
[Oliver] "#DontEverChange."
[smacks lips]
Thank you, my queen. I appreciate that.
A lot of Black families will not accept homosexuality,
and it's because they're so religious.
But if we're made in God's image, then, I mean… This is who I am.
Message, "I usually don't open up to people so easily."
"So, thank you for allowing me to be vulnerable with you."
"#HereWithYouTillTheEnd."
Aw. That was amazing.
And I'm so glad that she trusted me enough to share those things with me.
I was myself throughout this whole chat.
I really didn't have to pretend to be a catfish.
Now I'm starting to see that, no matter how nice you are,
no matter how much you compliment people,
no matter how much you get them to talk about themselves,
they wanna know about you too.
That wasn't something I was thinking about coming into the game.
Oliver really changed my perspective on that.
[upbeat music playing]
[Buteau] The sun's down, so that means it's nighttime,
and Raven has found a way to turn a cake into an evening meal,
while Jennifer has found an excuse to stand really close to herself.
Something's wrong with the green ones, okay?
[Buteau] But before they have another tiff… Dot, dot, dot.
"The results of the Dress to Impress challenge are in."
[gasps] We get to see everybody else's designs.
"Okay, bring it on, Tan. I'm ready. Let's go. Let's go."
Hello, everyone. I hope you had so much fun creating these masterpieces.
I've got to say, I'm blown away. You guys are so talented.
Okay, that's a good start.
Now is the time for some honest, constructive feedback.
Tan France don't hold shit back.
He is about to rip everybody a new one.
[laughs]
Good luck, mate. I think we're gonna do well.
First up, we have Jennifer.
[Tom applauding] That's very good, Jen.
Not really what I was expecting from Jennifer.
She did the shit in an hour?
This look really made me happy, Jennifer,
because it made me feel like you care
about how you present yourself to the world
and you understand what a good outfit does for your self-confidence.
-[squeals] -Oh!
Jennifer, you seem like someone who's young or young at heart.
Yes! Young at heart is exactly what we were trying to captivate.
You're probably, like, 13,
and you're a Girl Scout pretending to be a 51-year-old dog walker.
[Tan] Next up, Sam.
I'm scared.
This kind of brings me back to, like, the 1800s.
Okay!
I like this for Sam. This is cute.
[laughing] But it looks like it's squatting down and taking a piss.
Sam, I think you did a beautiful job.
I love what you did with the bodice. I love the denim skirt with it.
I didn't love the floral on the skirt, quite frankly,
but take that away, and I think that this is a great look.
I have flower print on mine, and now I'm fucking nervous.
Sam, well done. I think your look is great.
Is he telling me I have a new calling? Should I be doing this on the regular?
[gasps]
Next, we have Tamira.
My palms are just sweating so hard right now.
-[Paris] "I think it's okay." -That is risqué.
Has she got the corset on the wrong way around?
I'm not trying to throw shade your way,
but there's nothing cool or sexy about this, Tamira.
Tan France, tell us how you really feel.
It's giving me village wench from, like, 1870s.
[laughing] Did he say "village wench"?
[laughing]
[Tan] Next up, Chaz.
[Chaz] No! No! Oh my God. It's my turn!
Ooh.
Chazberry, that's not bad, you know.
Your look was really well considered.
It's busy in a cool way. It's current.
This look has effortless sex appeal.
The shirt is completely unbuttoned. I love to see a little bit of skin.
If you had had more time to work on this,
I actually would've considered wearing something like this.
I think you did a great job.
[shouting] Oh my God! Are you serious right now?
[Paris] "I know that you're just jumping all around your apartment right now."
[squealing]
-[Paris] "What great feedback!" -Thank you, Tan France. Thank you so much!
[Tan] Next, we have Oliver.
I feel like I'm about to be ran out of town.
[laughing]
It even has Oliver's hair.
[Brett] Interesting. He went with a skirt look,
which is different, but kinda cool.
Oliver, I love this genderless look.
My personal opinion is that you are a trendsetter.
You're kind of giving me a really clear idea of your story,
and I love that I'm getting that from your outfit.
-That's what your clothes should do. -[squeals]
If I saw someone in this, I'd be really impressed.
I would stop them and take a picture.
[screams]
That feels so great! Yes! Yes.
Next up, we have Raven.
Oh no. No.
[laughing]
I like this.
I've got a feeling you are an extrovert.
[squeals]
You know that you can command a room, and this look does exactly that.
I love your use of color.
[screams]
Raven, based on this look,
you are somebody that I think I want to get to know.
Well, he really liked that one, didn't he?
"I know nothing about fashion." [laughs]
And finally, Tom.
Tom, I need you to literally suck so hard right now.
I am excited to see Tom's, but I can see him taking the funny route.
-[Xanthi chuckles] -[Brett laughs]
It looks like Santa went and got a corporate job.
I think he's gonna love us.
Tom, what were you thinking?
-[whimsical music playing] -This look is all over the place.
I would like to believe that you tried really hard on this look,
but you are not comfortable with style or fashion in any way.
What?
A for effort, because it's clear that you really tried hard.
You put in so many components.
However, I think you may have gone with two or three too many components.
What? What?
Sometimes you manne-can, and sometimes you manne-can't.
We'll be the ones laughing when they're wearing it this Christmas.
Honestly, you guys, you should be so proud of yourselves.
I was blown away by the effort you put in.
But, as you know, there can only be one winner.
I feel like I could potentially win this.
I can now announce that the winner is…
Chaz.
[screaming] What? What? Bitch, me?
-[sighs] -Oh, wow.
I knew that was coming.
Yeah, Gusband.
[Tan] Chaz, the reason why I chose you as the winner
is because you are giving me sexy. You are giving me effortlessly cool.
You are giving me modern man. I loved it.
[Chaz] Oh my gosh! I'm about to cry.
[Tan] Chaz, as the winner,
you get to enjoy a fabulous Hangout date with a player of your choice.
I have had so much fun.
Thank you all so much for sharing your creativity with me.
I have loved it. Good luck and goodbye.
[smooches]
Thank you, Tan France. Thank you!
[laughing] Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!
The most obvious choice is me
considering how we kicked it off in the hot tub.
If he doesn't choose me, that would make him plummet in my ranking.
I'm gonna take Sam on a Hangout date
because, one, that's my Circle wife.
I just wanna take my girl out and just have some fun.
"Chaz has chosen to take Sam"?
[shrieks] I'm Sam!
You is going straight to the bottom, playboy.
Ha! That's right, baby. Ha, ha, ha.
What the hell am I gonna wear?
[Buteau] Anything, girl.
Your date can't see you, but we can, but he can't.
Let me give my outfit some love and wear my outfit on the date.
I look like my mother. Ugh!
It's off to my date with my wife, Sam.
She's ready. Let's go.
[lively music playing]
[Chaz] Ah, oh, wow.
Oh my gosh, yo! I am in fashion heaven right now.
Wow! Look at my trophy.
[Sam] This is a little piece of romantic.
There has been so much nonsense going on in The Circle,
and all I wanna do is just have some fun with my wife.
I deserve-- You know what? Let me pick the girls up. Mmm.
I deserve this.
[Chaz clapping] Yes. Yes! Okay.
Message, "Hey, Wifey. #TheCirclePowerCouple."
"I have my good cologne on tonight just for you."
"Eye ball emoji. Devil face emoji." Send.
Ow, all right, Gusband.
But you don't want me like that,
but it's okay. We can pretend for the night.
[sighs]
Message, "Gusband, heart emoji. I don't know why,
but I was actually nervous getting ready for this date."
"I have not been on a real date in a long time."
"I appreciate you so much. #IPutABra--" [laughs]
#IPutABra--" [laughing]
"#IPutOnABraForThis." Hey!
I love it, yo. That is such a Sam thing to say.
Message, "LMAO. I'm over here screaming."
[Sam] "Tell me about your funniest or worst date experience." [laughs]
Sam has stories for days.
I know whatever she's about to say is about to be funny as hell.
Message, "One that sticks out and haunts me is, met a guy."
"He invited me to a group dinner for one of his friend's birthdays."
"And when the bill came, I noticed people started to sneak--"
[laughing loudly]
"I noticed people started sneaking out of the restaurant."
Message, "He leaned over to me and said, 'I'm sorry. I didn't bring any money.'"
Oh my gosh. Been there, done that, but it was not on a date, Sam, damn.
Message, "I walked three blocks in the rain to an ATM in heels."
"Damn near broke my ankles."
"After I paid my portion of the tab,
this man had the nerve to ask me if I was going home with him."
"#IThoughtIWasOnAPracticalJo--" [laughing]
Yo! "#IThoughtIWasOnAPracticalJokeShow." No way!
You would've thought this happened right now. I'm mad all over again.
Message, "LMAO. I am screaming."
[laughs]
Message, "So what's the perfect man for Chaz?"
"#WhatsYourType?"
Okay. Ooh, yes. Now we're getting somewhere.
I'm pretty much at this point about to be describing my fiancé.
So here we go.
Message, "The perfect man for Chaz is an athlete, amazing personality…"
"…educated and definitely gotta be a freak in the sheets. How about you?"
Ooh!
Message, "Samantha's ideal man has to be book smart/street smart."
"I love broad shoulders. I love a man with a beard."
[Sam] "Eggplant emoji. Laughing emoji." Send. [giggles]
Yes, Sam! [chuckles]
Oh my God, yo.
This is the most fun I've had on a date in forever.
[Buteau] As our Circle's gusband and wife team bond over dates,
downstairs, Tom is about to have a way less fun chat
with his Circle bestie, Jennifer.
I have my suspicions that Jennifer might be the hacker,
and as her biggest ally,
I need to know going forward what the actual truth is with her.
Circle, please open a private chat with Jennifer.
[Xanthi] "Tom has invited you to a private chat."
Thank God. We needed a little Tom time.
Circle, open private chat with Tom.
[Tom] Message, "Hey, Jen. We need to talk."
"I need you to be honest with me now… Dot, dot, dot."
"Were you the hacker? Question mark. Laughing face emoji." Send.
[tense music playing]
Oh s--
Oh wow.
-Why does he think we were the hacker? -He knows we were the hacker.
-[Brett] Why does he think it, though? -He knows we were the hacker.
[Brett] But why does he think it?
Me and Jen have been very, very close from the moment we got into The Circle,
and this is a real T-junction of our friendship.
Because if she is the hacker, and she has lied to me,
she's going to be feeling very conflicted about whether or not she keeps on lying,
or she does tell me the truth now that I've been so blunt with her.
Do we tell him, or do we deny?
-Look, we've-- -I think we deny.
-Look-- -Deny.
-[Xanthi] Look-- -Fucking deny.
[Xanthi] Look…
Tom, we have been brutally honest with since day one.
Whatever we did had nothing to do with anybody else.
I feel like Tom wants to know so he could have our back.
At least if she says she isn't the hacker,
we can then move forward from a point of truth.
Whereas, if she says she is the hacker, we're now both in on a lie.
We had a conversation with Tom that we need to get Tamira out.
Chaz has definitely told Tom
that whoever was the hacker wanted Tamira out.
Tom is so smart. Tom knows.
Don't be the hacker, babe, please. Don't be the hacker, Jen.
This is The Circle. We need alliances.
We're also just handing him, on a silver platter, a way to execute us.
We're gonna get executed anyway. We can't be in The Circle alone.
At least if we go, we got Tom with us.
[titters]
Dude, I don't think this is a good idea.
The fact that she's taking so long to respond
really does not bode well for this.
[dramatic music plays]
[Tom] "Tom, this has not been fun for me. Laughing face emoji."
"I couldn't wait to reach out."
[tense music plays]
"Yes, I was given the power of the hacker."
[dramatic music plays]
-[exhales] -[tense music playing]
She even put a laughing face emoji.
I'm not laughing, Jen. I'm not laughing at all.
"My intention was to get Tamira out,
and nothing in my strategy
was going to ever hurt Chaz or Sam's integrity in the game."
You fucking lied to me. Jen!
The most important thing is that he knows our intentions
were never to hurt Chaz and Sam in the game whatsoever,
just to get Tamira out.
But why would you tell me that Tamira is being weird?
I don't… I don't understand what that lie was meant to achieve.
Jennifer's actually told me a lie as if I'm going to peddle the lie.
This is a lot to take in.
Ah!
This is so much.
I hope he reads this all, and he's like, "Holy fuck."
[Xanthi] He is. He is.
What am I meant to do with this?
She knows how everyone's got their back up at me
because of the bloody revolution thing.
I need to show everyone that I've learned from that mistake.
At least now that we gave this information to Tom,
Tom knows that Jennifer trusts Tom, and hopefully Tom trusts Jennifer.
She's sort of stuck me in this horrendous position,
and now I really don't know what to do.
My heart is saying, "Stick with her and try and get her through this."
But my head is going,
"Last time you withheld information, and it came back and bit you."
I'm so happy Tom knows that we were the hacker.
He has always had her back. Why would he stop now?
Do I pretend that this conversation just never happened,
or I tell everyone this because you have been lying?
[tense music intensifies]
[theme music playing]