[Michelle] Previously, on The Circle…
Honey, I'm home!
[Michelle] Eight players enter.
♪ Come on, bitch! ♪
[Michelle] Some real…
Wow!
[Michelle] …some catfish.
Everybody loves a father.
They're gonna love Trevor.
[Michelle] Bryant left The Circle.
Oh, no.
-[tone] -[Michelle] And *NSYNC legend, Lance Bass,
AKA his assistant Lisa, joined.
I can't wait to start playing!
[Michelle] Alliances were formed…
I love the idea of starting a #GirlGang.
[Savannah exclaims]
-God! -[Michelle] …but were quickly broken.
"Which player do you trust the least…"
Circle, message!
-[chimes] -This went from a zero to 100!
What?
[Michelle] And a shock blocking…
-[buzzes] -Oh, that sucks!
Yes!
[Michelle] …gave Courtney access to The Inner Circle.
-[tone] -Woo!
[percussive music plays]
[Michelle] After intense discussion in the Hangout,
influencers Emily and Chloe chose to save River, Trevor and Terilisha
at the expense of Savannah.
Before she left, The Circle told her
to visit the player she thought she deserved to win,
which was good news for Courtney,
'cause after Savannah met him, he was introduced to The Inner Circle.
And, honey, I think he likes it.
[Courtney] What is this?
[upbeat electronic music plays]
What in the intergalactic flawlessness is this, honey?
Woo!
-[tone] -[rings]
"Welcome to The Inner Circle."
[tone]
"Here you will have great power to influence the game."
Oh, yeah!
-[tone] -"Use this power wisely!"
Oh, you don't gotta worry about that,
'cause I'mma use this power to get these snakes out of my garden!
Mm!
[tone]
"For a limited time, you have access
to a secret and powerful new identity."
Hold on. Hold on.
-[tone] -"Meet the Joker."
[tone]
What does that mean?
[tone]
"Tomorrow, two new players will enter The Circle."
Okay, I'm ready!
[tone]
"As the Joker, you will be able to chat to the new players anonymously
before anybody else."
This is exciting!
That is what you call a superpower here in The Circle.
I think as the Joker,
I'll be able to convince the new players of who to trust,
and certainly, who not to trust.
I'm gonna get right in there and build those connections, those friendships.
Emily, Terilisha,
watch your backs!
Thank you, Savannah.
[rock music plays]
[Michelle] After a night heavy on the drama,
The Circle is minus one player.
Savannah's left the game, but there's a Joker in the pack,
and he can't wait to play his hand.
[all] Good morning, Circle.
Here we go!
I pray to God we made the right decision about Savannah.
Another day, and now it's really time to slay.
For real.
[Michelle] Before Joker Courtney starts making mischief,
our players are waking up
to a typical morning hello from The Circle.
[chimes]
[both] "The Newsfeed has been updated."
Oh, my gosh.
Here we go! Let's get to it. It's a new day, Circle!
[tone]
Oh, my gosh!
"Savannah has left a message for The Circle!" [gasps]
Oo, I wonder what she's gonna say.
I played a key part in sending Savannah home.
So hopefully she's not pissed at me in particular.
I'm hoping there is some type of apology in there, to me.
Keep the space open for people to give me a fair another chance.
Circle, play the video message from Savannah.
[tone]
[Savannah] Hey! It's me, Savannah.
As you can see, I'm real.
She's real! Oh, my God!
Oh, wow!
I came in with the intentions of playing a fair and honest game,
and I think did that.
Maybe it was too honest? [laughs]
That's the girl I trust.
Obviously, I'm very heartbroken to be leaving The Circle,
but unfortunately, the snake, the real snake,
was not taken out of the game.
In fact, dare I say, there are multiple snakes.
There's multiple snake--
And if someone tells you that they have your back,
I wouldn't believe them.
Oh, my God!
I have loved my time in The Circle, and I'm so sad it was cut short.
That's not fair.
May the best man win… Or woman.
Ew.
I'm so disgusted.
She was a formidable player.
If you hadn't had that blowup,
you could've gone the whole way and won this thing.
Oh, my God! Like, that's crazy!
This is now so stressful! I wish she would've used names!
Savannah, Chloe and I did have a chat,
and Chloe and I said we'd have her back,
but that's the way chips fall, Savannah.
Emily and Terilisha know what they did.
They know what they did.
-[paper crinling] -Oh, my gosh. Is she serious?
-[tone] -[rings]
Fuck it. Moving on!
[all] Circle, take me to Circle Chat.
[rings]
Everyone is gonna look at me and Emily as the "multiple snakes"
when we were actually doing our job as influencers.
I've got some serious arse-sucking to do.
I'm going to let everyone speak before I say anything.
I just wanna see where everyone else's head is at.
Circle, message: "Devastated to see my girl Savannah go,
but as always, thank you so much for keeping me in the game."
-[chimes] -"Devastated to see my girl go."
[laughs] I, by all means, am fucking thrilled.
I wonder if anyone will own up to Savannah going to see them.
I think the other players are gonna be trying to figure out
who Savannah came to come visit,
but they'll all realize
that I probably know everything that Savannah knows,
and that will make me an even bigger target.
[chimes]
"Did anyone get to meet her last night? I, unfortunately, was ghosted again."
I'll keep that to myself.
Were you, Courtney? Were you?
Or did she go and see you, and she's talking about you?
I would love to see what Emily has to say,
because I know for a fact that she told Savannah, to her face,
that she wasn't going to block her, and then did so.
-Circle, message: -[tone]
"It's awesome Savannah was the dope and beautiful girl she said she was.
Can't wait to meet her in real life."
[Courtney] "With that being said, I'm happy with the decision we made
because it would hurt even more if one of you was gone instead of her.
Red heart. #CircleFam."
Oh, Emily, you've got me right in my feels. [gasps]
So Emily's saying that it wasn't her.
Circle, message: "Watching that video, I don't know what to say.
At the time, me and Emily thought this was the right decision.
I'm so glad we're all here this morning.
-Love heart emoji." Send. -[chimes]
Good message from Chloe.
She's saying we came to the decision together. Thank God.
-Message: -[tone]
"Yeah, I wish she came to see me.
I considered her a little sis,
it would've been nice to actually meet her.
-#WhoWasIt?" Send. -[chimes]
I did think she was gonna see Trevor probably,
so if he's not owning up to it, who knows?
I hope she went to see Terilisha.
But she-- But she called her a snake, so there's no love there.
-Uh, Circle, message: -[tone]
"Ladies, I thought you had a really tough job last night.
What you wrote to her in the blocking was really classy and nice.
I'm also really curious who she went to see."
And we'll do the detective emoji with the magnifying glass.
-And send! -[chimes]
Thank you, Lance, for backing me up,
because it wasn't me, and I wanna know, and nobody's answering!
Honestly, if it was really was me, I wouldn't say it either. [giggles]
-Message: -[tone]
"Emily and Chloe, thank you for saving me last night.
I am happy to still be here.
I am looking forward to everyone to get to see the…
all caps. …real me."
-Send. -[chimes]
That's almost like she's saying she's a catfish.
Interesting.
Why would she feel the need to put "real" in capital letters into a message?
No. I'm sorry, I don't believe her.
Girl, you're giving me catfish vibes.
-Message: -[tone]
"Is this how it's gonna be from now on?
We'll never know who went to see who?"
Give me the long lying-nose emoji.
"#InquiringMinds. LOL." Send.
[chimes]
River, you don't need to know my business.
Mind your business!
Circle, message:
"Firstly, let me apologize for being a part of any negative energy
during our Truth or Dare? game.
It was hard for me to see someone come for my integrity
and character when that's not who I am."
-Send. -[chimes]
Yeah, but you did fire the first shot.
-Message: -[tone]
"I want to keep positive energy and vibes going forward.
The shadiness of this message with drama, bad energy, calling people 'snakes,'
is the side I got to see during our Influencer Chat.
I will say that she did not come to visit me,
and I hope that you guys will give me a fair shot."
-Send. -[chimes]
I know all your business now.
[Michelle] Catfish-vibes, snake-talk, and a lot of shade.
It's not even lunchtime! Damn, The Circle moves fast.
Speaking of which…
[electronic music plays]
Yeah, that's right. Not one, but two new players.
They're both coming to stake their claim on the game.
But first, they are working that Circle hallway, honey!
Shew! Come on, man!
Welcome to The Circle, huh?
This place is nice!
[tone]
Does this shirt look like I bought it at Baby Gap?
I feel like I'm ripping out of this. Whatever.
Hey, what's going on, everybody? I am Mitchell.
I'm 22 years old.
I was born and raised in good old Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
The Circle, to me, is a family issue now.
My mom Tammy and my brother Eddie were on season one,
they ferked up our name here. They were embarrassing.
I love my Mom and brother to death, but they were missing the people skills.
That's the premise of the game!
I think me being authentically myself is 100% gonna work.
It works in all areas of my life already.
-[swiping sounds] -[bells rings]
Am I a ladies' man?
Yes, I get on well with the ladies,
but I don't know how to say this. I…
I gotta just drop the bomb, huh? I am a virgin.
[explosion]
I don't physically ferk ladies.
I'll do this when I meet the right person, and quite simply, I just haven't.
[bulb flashes]
I'm here to pick up the slack where my mom and brother failed,
and take home the gold.
-[gun cocks] -Right?
-[cash register opens, dings] -Money!
[tone]
Circle, open up the big one in black and white.
[tone]
That's a shot!
That's a picture I'd probably post on my Instagram.
I think we wanna leave that out.
This is something guys are gonna hate on,
and think I'm this cocky jerk-off. No.
We're not winning over hearts with this.
Circle, take me to the picture of me in the gym with the gray shirt on.
See, this checks a lot of boxes in my book.
Still says, "Hey, obviously, I'm in the gym.
I take care of myself."
But it also says,
"Hi, I'm approachable.
I'm happy. I'm good vibes." Like…
Yup, that's the winner. Circle, make this my profile picture.
[tone]
[Michelle] Boo, that photo was saying a lot.
Let's leave Mitchell,
'cause our next player is in, and she ain't the quiet type.
Say it loud! [vocalizes]
♪ I'm coming through I'm in this hoe ♪
Give them vibes. Give them all this. Yes, baby, it's glorious!
I'm in this hoe. It's going down!
Triple-D that!
Woo-hoo-hoo!
["Yes Yes I Can" plays]
[tone]
[vocalizes]
What's going down? My name is Khat.
I'm 27 years old, a professional volleyball player.
♪ I'm go' work it out I'mma show you how I get it done… ♪
I think when people first see me, I'm very intimidating.
Probably about 6'7" in my shoes,
so I think when people first see me, they're like, "Damn! She's huge!"
When I open my mouth and get to talk… The smile is a killer.
So they definitely kinda soften up.
Volleyball opened many opportunities.
After high school, I was number-two recruit in the country.
I was National Championship winner, three-time All-American.
Been playing professionally for five years.
♪ 'Bout to show you Yes I can… ♪
I'm going into The Circle as myself,
because I constantly face the stereotype of Black, African and women overseas.
I wanna show the world, "We're young, beautiful, bright.
We're articulate, smart, funny, outgoing."
Showing the world who I am.
♪ I'mma do it right now I'm about to show you ♪
♪ Yes I can… ♪
Going to The Circle, my strategy is kind of building fire.
If someone fights, let them have those emotions, feuds.
[growls]
I'll be sitting there, pouring the gasoline.
I was born a winner.
I was born a competitor, I'm gonna win this thing 100%.
Come on!
Sorry. I got into it.
-♪ Yes I can ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪
[bell rings]
[tone]
Circle, please take me to the top-middle picture.
-[tone] -This is KB!
Circle, please make this photo my profile picture.
-[tone] -Hm. About me. What do I wanna say?
Let's say, "Gentle giant with a Southern drawl. Period."
Oo, that's cute.
Little twang. That's cute! Okay.
"Being a pro-athlete is not who I am, but what I do."
Let's do the sparkle emoji. It's like three sparkles.
Let's go ahead and put, "If you're not having a good time,
it's because I'm not there."
I'm gonna put relationship status as "complicated."
I'm single in the real world, but "complicated" is perfect
because I'm on both spectrums.
I love that! I'm happy with this.
Circle, confirm this as my profile.
This is cute, sis! This is cute.
I'm drinking. It's not even noon.
[Michelle] She is tall. That's a full-size bottle of champagne!
[upbeat rock plays]
While newbies polish their profiles,
other players are pursuing personal pastimes.
Damn, my alliteration is awesome! Simply superb.
Oh!
Behind the back bullseye, bitch!
Nude, nude, or nude?
[gasps]
Oh, I just broke my lipstick!
[exclaims]
[Michelle] You hate to see it.
This puzzle is no joke.
[Michelle] Hollywood's Lance Bass, ladies and gentlemen.
As much as I'd love to watch a man fold his clothes,
The Circle has other plans for Courtney.
[buzzes]
Oh! An alert!
All right, let's go!
-[tone] -"It's time for your first mission
as the Joker."
Well, you know I'm ready.
-[tone] -"Please go to The Inner Circle now."
Well, you don't have to tell me twice.
It's game on! Let's get it.
[Michelle] While Courtney heads to The Inner Circle,
our players Khat and Mitchell are having a secret snoop on their neighbors.
No judgment!
-Circle, take me to the player profiles. -[tone]
[rings]
Oh, my God, look at my friends! Look at my--
Don't play with me, Lance. Don't play with me.
There's no way!
[Michelle] Of course it's Lance! Look, there's a lightbox that says "I am Lance."
Circle, open Lance's profile.
[tone]
Lance. He's 41?
No way. He actually looks really young.
He's an entertainer from LA. Okay.
This is definitely not him, 100% I'm a die-hard *NSYNC fan.
Circle, take me into Emily's profile.
[tone]
Shoo!
"Here for a good time, hopefully a long time…"
-That's a dude. -[Michelle] She's good.
She's got my eye in here so far. She's ferking hot.
[Michelle] She is hot, Mitchell. She's just not here.
Can I offer you a 6'6" astrophysics bro instead?
-[game clacks] -Circle, open Chloe's profile.
[Mitchell] Uh, oh.
Essex joint. I already know that type.
[Khat] "Also lover of empowering women."
This is throwing me completely.
She was on that show. I watched it. I got questions.
Circle, open River's profile.
[tone]
Dang, River's got a head of hair on him.
River's real. Definitely not a catfish.
I'm a very intuitive person,
and there's nothing telling me that he's a catfish.
[Michelle] Two out of four catfish-spots on your first day ain't bad, boo.
Circle, let's open Terilisha's profile.
[tone]
Dallas, Texas. Okay, girl, triple-D that!
"Double degree for love of science, math." Awesome.
[Mitchell] I like how she put a smiley picture.
That's a power move!
You can't help but not like Terilisha with her just smiling at you.
Sis, you're the vibes.
We can be friends. Stronger together than whatever.
[Michelle] Better put that on a magnet.
Circle, take me to Trevor's profile.
[tone]
Has he got a kid?
He's definitely someone I think I could be friends with.
I vibe with men who have kids. They're great.
[Mitchell] He looks like a genuine dude.
Who would bullshit this?
[Michelle] I don't know.
Maybe someone who wants to win 100 grand?
Circle, open Courtney's profile, please.
[tone]
Courtney looks like a cool dude.
He hits all different spectrum of different things.
You know, coffee, being proud of who he is,
family, making new friends.
"#WhenInDoubtTwerkItOut." [laughs]
Courtney actually looks like he's got a character to him.
[tone]
-[rings] -I really do like everyone.
I specifically like Emily. She's a beautiful girl.
[Khat] Courtney's in a gray area. I'm unsure.
Chloe, Lance, and Emily are on my catfish-spectrum.
I love Lance.
He's playing all the right cards,
but there's something there that tells me you might be make-believe.
Yeah, definitely.
[Mihelle] Whoo! These new players are good. Look out, catfish.
Meanwhile, time for Courtney to flex his secret Joker muscles.
[Courtney] "Welcome back to The Inner Circle."
See, that's nice! That's a nice, warm welcome.
-[tone] -"You may now view
the new players' profiles."
[tone]
Mitchell! Interesting.
It doesn't really say if he's in a relationship.
I'm hoping that he kind of is,
because my biggest thing is to drive home the fact that the girls,
in general, are not to be trusted.
Circle, take me to the next new player profile.
[tone]
Oh-wah!
We got Miss Khat! Khat's got some good teeth.
I need to really drive home the point that Khat cannot trust Terilisha.
They're both from Texas,
and immediately, Khat will probably want to connect with her because of that,
and I do not want you to get snaked out of your opportunity
before you've unpacked your volleyball!
So I need to play this smart, and I need to play this clever.
[Michelle] Our hidden Joker waits for his moment.
Good luck, newbies. Good luck, Circle! Now, let's introduce them to each other.
[buzzes]
Oh, ferking A, we got an alert!
Come on, man. What now?
[tone]
"Khat, you are one of two new players." What?
Okay. So we got a couple of us.
An alliance right off the bat.
We're new. Let's just start being friends. I love this.
-[tone] -[Mitchell] "You may now chat
to the other new player."
Oh, let's go!
I have a friend! Okay.
Circle, please open chat with the new player.
Oh, my God!
-[rings] -[Mitchell exlaims]
Oo, Khat!
She's got an absolutely beautiful smile.
Shining pearly whites, man.
I'm just really eager to talk to somebody, honestly, so this is great.
-Circle, message: -[tone]
"Hey, Khat, what's happening?
Exclamation point."
Couple more exclamation points. Beautiful!
-Send. -[chimes]
How you doing, boo?
Circle, I wanna say, "OMG I have a new friend.
Hey, how's it going? Exclamation point. Question mark."
-Send message. -[chimes]
Oh, my God! I sent my first message!
If me and Khat can click here,
we can really form a good relationship as the newbies,
-[tone] -and kinda keep--
What the ferk is that?
[mysterious music plays]
The Joker?
Who the fuck is The Joker?
I have genuinely no clue what that could even mean.
[tone]
"The Joker is an existing player, playing under a secret--" What? No way!
[Mitchell] "They're here to share information."
No.
No, I…
Uh, oh.
[tone]
[Khat] "Details of this conversation must remain private
from the rest until the Joker has left The Circle."
I mean, I'm not even two seconds into my first chat though,
and they're already throwing curveballs with this Joker player.
My big goal is to, hopefully, make the two new players think
that it's Emily spilling the tea so that they can stay away from her.
I need to write a little more feminine,
a little bit more in what I think her style would be.
-So, Circle, send message: -[tone]
"Hi, sweeties, welcome to the #CircleFam. XOXO. Sunny smiley face."
Send message.
-[chimes] -I don't know what to make of that.
That's something that Emily would say.
I feel like a girl would text me the hug, kiss, hug.
I'm not gonna start guessing who the Joker is. I don't know anybody.
Message: "Thanks so much. We're both so excited.
-#SpillTheTea, sis." Send. -[chimes]
[Courtney] Circle, message:
"So glad to have you. I'll get straight to the point."
"This is a dangerous game, and family is non-existent here.
#TwoFacedBitches."
Wow, already we're calling shots like that.
Woo! Okay, see, I live for the drama! I live for the drama.
I want these new players to feel like I am Emily, scorned,
and I really want them to pay attention to the fact
that there is no unity between the women in this game.
-So, Circle, message: -[tone]
"Everyone screams #WomenEmpowerment, but I haven't seen any."
Talking about Chloe.
She's talking about Chloe. In her profile, she talked about "women empowerment"
or she was trying to blah, blah, blah…
"Lots of lying, lots of name-calling,
and I'm not too sure one of these girls is even who she says she is."
[pounds table]
[Courtney] I feel good about that message.
I really wanted to drive home one shot for Chloe,
women empowerment.
Lots of lying and name-calling. That's Terilisha, that's Emily.
Everybody get a shot.
Holy crap.
That's a big message to just come in and get:
[imitates gun shots]
…like, hit with,
but I like it.
-Message: -[tone]
"Eye emoji, eye emoji, eye emoji.
#PointThemOut."
-Send. -[chimes]
Message: "And her name would be… Dot, dot, dot."
-[chimes] -Call it like it is. Tell her, Mitchell!
Go. You're already here.
You want some names?
I got a little, short, mini hit-list, and checking it twice,
just like Santa Claus.
I love this.
This is-- This is me!
I really want them to think that it's Emily turning on the two girls.
Circle, message:
"Terilisha is definitely a catfish, eyes,
and seeing her lie time and time again has left me #Deceased.
Crying face. Chloe is not to be trusted.
She says she will have your back, I have seen otherwise.
Broken heart.
-#Beware. #WatchTheseGirls!" Send message. -[chimes]
Oh! Oh! [mumbles excitedly]
Okay, now we're talking.
Now we're cooking with olive oil, baby.
This is mother-freaking Emily.
The tea has been hot. I definitely have spilled it!
But listen, I'm not trying to burn my lip, so I've gotta get out of here and fast.
[chimes]
[Mitchell] What?
And just dipped out? "The Joker has now left the chat"?
She gone. She out of here. Bye. Hallelujah. See you.
My objective was to get the new players to think
that the girls are complete mess-boxes, and for them to think it was Miss Emily.
And I would hope that it was enough.
I hope these players go into The Circle being a bit cautious of the girls,
which will hopefully lead them to befriend more of the guys, including me.
This would be quite interesting to see
who's gonna be walking the walk and talk the talk.
I am definitely gonna be on higher alert.
One hundred percent.
[Michelle] Seems like the Joker's plan is progressing well.
[intriguing pop music plays]
And as afternoon passes in The Circle,
it looks like Mitchell still hasn't unpacked his shirts.
Come on!
[Michelle] Emily, you like sports, we get it.
Whoa! Let's go!
[Chloe] Wait. Stay there, really. God sake!
[Michelle grunts] Enough of this. It's game time!
[tone]
[all] "Two Faced."
-Circle, what is this? -We about to start some drama?
This is unbelievably stressful.
Circle, take me to my private albums.
[Michelle] In Two Faced, the players are uploading,
you guessed it, two photos from their private gallery.
There's so many to choose from.
[Michelle] One showing them at their naughtiest…
I look naughty!
[Michelle] …one showing them at their nicest.
Trevor has to show a picture with his daughter.
He's constantly talking about how much he loves to be a father.
[Michelle] Wouldn't be The Circle without a hashtag,
so every picture has to include one to get the players talking.
Like they need any help.
I wanna do like a women empowerment hashtag.
[Michelle] What they don't know
is our newbies are lurking,
watching the whole thing go down.
All right! Let's run it up.
[Michelle] Okay. Let's get naughty and nice, I guess.
Here we go!
[tone]
Oh, come on, Trevor!
I'm about to make this girl fall in love with Trevor, man.
He's a good dad. He's got a massive heart.
I'm sorry, but when the fuck are we getting married?
[tone]
All right. Here we got my photos. I think those are pretty bomb.
Emily!
I like the authenticity. No, like, makeup. Probably just hanging out.
I'm still kinda standing strongly towards her not being a woman.
[Deleesa] This is where I know Emily is a catfish.
There's a disconnect with her pictures and her personality.
[tone]
Oh, that's me!
This is sort of what I expected from River.
Seeing these doesn't change my perception of him.
I love him.
[Mitchell] There's not much of a nice vibe to either.
I'm kind of on the fence with you, River.
All right. Who's up next?
[tone]
Blue hair, sis. Yes, give it to them.
Oh, my God. Are you joking? Nah.
Catfish vibes.
I really generally hate, like, Snapchat-filter photos.
I don't think either one of these draw you in.
This picture absolutely does nothing to change my mind about Terilisha at all.
[tone]
Oh, there we go. There's Lance!
"#MiCasaSuCasa." Aw.
Then we've got his naughty photo!
Oh, no. Lance, why would you do that?
Can we just cover his face with something?
[Khat] I feel like if this was really Lance,
he wouldn't have gone exactly this route.
This has to be a girl.
There's no way. This isn't the real Lance. There's no way.
[tone]
[Chloe] Who's that?
[inhales] It's me.
"#WillPutAnythingInMy…" [imitates snoring]
Chloe, why do you keep doing this?
That describes that I'm a massive foodie.
I mean, it's a naughty picture. Chloe's been naughty from day one.
I kind of expected it anyway.
I don't necessarily think this picture is for Trevor.
Or maybe it is.
Maybe she's trying to capture his attention.
[tone]
Bam! There I go!
"#PridefulAndPoppin." That is gorgeous!
I love the rainbow top.
I like that he's so proud of who he is.
[Michelle] Y'all didn't think we were gonna keep The Circle newbies
out of the fun for long, did you?
Come on, now, did you?
[tone]
What?
-Oh! -Who is this?
We got a new person in The Circle!
Are you joking?
That's cool! Welcome, welcome!
Love it. I wonder what people will think. Oof, oof, oof.
Love it.
"#CowabungaDude!"
"#DarkAndLovely"? Oo.
Maybe she's in the Army or something.
Or maybe she was going skydiving. I don't know.
You're also showing an amazing, sexy side. They're completely different pictures.
It's like sexy without doing too much.
[tone]
[gasps]
-Oh! -Oh, my God! Are you joking?
Is this another person?
It's another new player!
[laughs]
Yes, sir!
Oh, we got another one, and his ass is out!
[laughs]
[screams]
[laughs]
Competition is coming in for real, for real.
Trevor who?
He seems like he's really a fun-loving kind of guy.
I like him!
River would dig this guy's vibe already.
I could see Emily flirting a bit with him, so maybe I gotta bring that out a bit.
I wanna get to know this man.
I wanna see what else this man is about.
[Michelle] You can see a lot of him already.
When are we getting married? I love him.
I think this player is going to give Trevor a run for his money.
I really need him to be on Team Trevor's side for real.
Well done, Mitch. You're doing good so far.
[Courtney] I think that Khat is competition for Chloe,
and Mitchell is competition for Trevor.
Two new people.
Talking about shuffling the deck.
Mitchell and Khat!
There's so many of us!
I wanna look at their profiles!
[all] Circle, open up Khat's profile.
-[tone] -[Deleesa] She's so pretty!
"Hometown, Mes-kweet"?
How do you say it? "Mes-kweet"?
Oh, she's from Mesquite!
Texas is not playing in The Circle! Yes!
"Occupation, pro volleyball player"? What?
That must mean Khat is used to some competition.
Think that Khat, if she's smart, she'll be cautious.
The Joker didn't say much,
but what the Joker did say was those women are twisted!
Circle, take me to Mitchell's profile.
[tone]
Look at those eyes. Oh, my God.
[Lisa] Twenty-two? Wow!
He is young.
"About me. I am ambitious and determined, but still know how to get wild!"
[screams]
[Michelle] But is the unicorn okay?
"If I'm not working, you can find me jumping out of planes."
You're not working right now!
If I go look out the window, will I see you jumping out of a plane?
No.
[Michelle] Okay, Emily AKA Jack. Your logic is flawless at this point.
I really have a feeling that Mitchell
is going to be flirty with Chloe or Emily.
Every single girl in here is gonna want to flirt with Mitchell.
Emily is a lot closer to Mitchell's age.
She's 21, he's 22, and he looks like he might be her type.
If he wants to flirt with Emily, I guess I'll flirt back.
Mitchell, don't try to steal my girl Chloe.
We've invested too much into it.
I know I've been talking to Trevor, but it's not exclusive.
[Deleesa] So many men in The Circle now,
it might be the natural caveman about to come out.
This is the perfect time to start building some alliances.
-[chimes] -Uh-oh.
[all] "Circle Chat is now open!"
Okay. This is the big moment!
And ready for business!
-Yes, Circle… -Circle…
-…please… -…open…
…Circle Chat!
-[tone] -[rings]
I can't be the first to say something.
We gotta come out hot and heavy! Number one. Message:
-"What's happening, Circle familia?" Send! -[chimes]
Mitch, why you so… Like, dang!
Whoever the Joker is is gonna hate that I said that actually.
[Michelle] Mitchell, this Joker card is staying close to Courtney's chest.
[Courtney] I'm very, very, very excited to see
how everyone treats the new players.
-Message: -[tone]
"What's good, Khat and Mitchell? Sending a big-ass welcome to you.
Y'all pictures were… Fire-sign emoji, fire-sign emoji." Send.
They certainly were, Trevor. Glad that you noticed.
Circle, message:
"Welcome, Mitchell and Khat. So nice to have you here.
Can't wait to get to know you, let the fun times roll."
-Send. -[chimes]
I like Courtney. I think he's a real, genuine person.
-Circle, message: -[tone]
"Khat and Mitchell!
Such a lovely surprise!
I nearly fell off my bed when I saw both of you pop on my screen!
-Laughing face emoji." Send! -[chimes]
I like you, Chloe. So far, so good.
Man, all these people are so nice. Khat's coming in hot.
-Message: -[tone]
"Hi, you guys! Finally!
Excited to meet everyone. Red heart emoji."
-Send. -[chimes]
-Message: -[tone]
"Welcome, Khat, #TexasBeauty, and hey, Mitchell, loving the pic!
#SunOut…"
"…BunsOut."
Come on, man.
I can already see Terilisha's trying to make a connection with Khat.
Terilisha sounds like she's got her hands on him already.
We're having none of that, are we?
Circle, message: "Mitchell, the photo of you
with that peach made me fall off the…"
"…couch. You have to tell me how many squats you do in the gym."
Yes, Courtney! See? That cheeky one was a hit.
And I see Emily typing. Can't wait for her lies.
Circle, message: "Huge welcome to you two.
Great photos. Mitchell, your naughty one was literally so cheeky.
And, Khat, I'm sending a big #Cowabunga your way." Send.
-[chimes] -I love this! I love this.
Circle, message:
"Khat, couldn't help but notice your relationship status is complicated.
I'm amazing at relationship advice, just to let you know.
Wink face emoji.
-How about you, Mitchell?" Send message. -[chimes]
Chloe, why are you this way?
I hope Trevor doesn't see that and think, "God.
Chloe's asking him if he's single." [sucks teeth]
Okay, Chloe. So now you wanna know more about Mitchell.
I knew he caught her attention!
[Michelle] Um, did you see the booty?
-Message: -[tone]
"Chloe, I'm open to hear someone's opinion.
I'm still trying to get it right. #TeachMeYourWays."
I love that! Khat is like my type of person.
[Mitchell] This is crazy.
How am I so young, but just terrible at keeping up with a group chat?
-Message: -[tone]
"Mitchell, your pics let me know
you're the type of person I can have an adventure with. #Excited."
Terilisha's flirting with Mitchell! [scoffs]
[Mitchell] Message: "You all sound like my kinda people.
And to answer your question, Chloe, I am single."
Ah, single! [screams] Oh, my God!
[Lisa] Mitchell might try to, like, private message Chloe.
I feel like right now,
she is kind of having a flirty thing with Trevor.
[Mitchell] Message: "Clearly I suck at group chats.
I genuinely don't know how you guys are…"
"…reading, interpreting, and responding so quickly."
'Cause we've been here longer than you.
You'll get used to it, bro!
My literacy has gone up ten-fold since I've been here.
-Message: -[tone]
"Appreciate all the love and big warm welcome.
Super excited to connect with all of you." Send.
-[chimes] -That's good!
[buzzes]
Ah! "Now closed!"
[Michelle] Can we cheer you up with a song?
♪ I got friends I got friends ♪
I love this energy!
It feels good, it feels welcoming, and it feels like a Circle family.
At the start of this game,
people were friendly like this, too, and then things turned sour pretty quick.
Mitchell and Khat are both being nice to everybody,
but I do think that they have the Joker's tea in the back of their mind.
That curveball with the Joker isn't sitting right with me,
'cause now I know at least one of these people
is being just complete BS in this chat right now.
[light electronica plays]
[Michelle] Trevor, DILF from the Bronx played by Deleesa,
wants to have a Texan talk with newbie Khat and OG Terilisha.
Yee-haw, y'all!
I need to strengthen my alliance.
So, Circle, please open group chat with Khat and Terilisha
named My Beautiful Black Queens.
[tone]
[Khat] "Trevor. What's up, beautiful Black queens?"
[grunts]
Crown is being worn very well.
"I thought I'd get to know you more, but first, help me out with something…
Dot, dot, dot, dot."
I am so intrigued right now what this man is gonna say.
-Message: -[tone]
"As you know, I have my own beautiful Black queen I'm raising,
but half the time, I don't know what I'm doing."
"I would love if you could share with me your favorite barbecue mantra
so I can pass along to my little one."
Beautiful Black Queen mantra. I was, like, boy? [laughs]
-Okay, message: -[tone]
"One thing that I tell the little athletes that I train
is if you try to meet the world's expectations,
-you will always fail." -[chimes]
"Stay true to you and how you were raised." True.
-Message: -[tone]
"Trevor, simply the fact that you are asking us this question
lets me know that you are doing just fine."
-[chimes] -Aw, I appreciate that. "#BlackDadsRock."
That's cute. I like that.
This isn't quite the conversation
[laughs]
I wanted to have with Trevor, but, you know, let's see where it goes.
I feel like I'm creating a bond here.
[Terilisha] "Khat.
Since I'm new to the family and we're here, how are you feeling?
Something that I've missed? Question mark."
Message: "Glad you asked that, Khat,
because I've been feeling like I've been living under a rock."
"…but apparently the other night, there was drama.
Maybe, oo, Terilisha can fill us in?"
He says there's drama and then asks me to fill you in,
making it seem as if I'm fucking the one that's bringing drama!
It'd be great if you can clear the air here,
and maybe we can move on as allies going forward.
-[Terilisha] Message: -[tone]
"Yes, there was drama with a now-blocked player."
[Khat] "In a group chat,
she said some very ugly, untrue things about me,
but I'm focusing on the positive things. #PositiveVibesOnly."
Terilisha, I don't like that answer,
because what I heard through the grapevine don't really match up what she's saying.
You were open. You were vulnerable. I appreciate that.
Is there a tingle here, Terilisha, between me and you?
[mocks weeping]
Message: "Trevor, I know she was important.
I hope that didn't make you feel a way towards me. Question mark."
-Send. -[chimes]
Message: "I did look at her as a little sis,
but no, it did not make me feel a way towards you."
I respect that.
This is how I know now Terilisha may be on the bottom right now!
Baby needs a friend!
-Message: -[tone]
"Let's keep in touch. #StrongerTogether? Question mark."
-Send. -[chimes]
-Message: -[tone]
"Khat, I couldn't have said it better.
100 emoji.
-#BlackIsBeautiful." Send. -[chimes]
-Message: -[tone]
"Trevor, there is your B.B.Q. mantra for Toni."
-[chimes] -Girl power! Girl power! Girl power!
I can't lie, I was a little annoyed at first that the past was brought up,
but it was definitely needed so we can, you know, move forward.
Yay!
Come on. Group hug!
[Michelle] It might be all smiles between Trev-Trev and Terilisha,
but elsewhere in The Circle, River is working on his suspects board,
and Chloe is putting out the cutest APB ever
for a blue-haired catfish.
[Chloe] Right.
-[pen clacks] -"Wanted for being a catfish. Terilisha!"
[Michelle] And where there's a catfish, a certain Bass is never far away.
Circle, please open a group chat with Chloe and River, please.
[rings]
-Circle, message: -[tone]
"Hey, y'all, what an exciting day. What do you guys think of the newbies?
Mitchell really brought the eye candy." Uh, and send!
[chimes]
Do I tell the boys I fancy Mitchell?
Because if they give me a little indication
that they're close to Trevor,
[blows raspberries] I'm gonna have to say, [inhales]
"I've got his back 100%. I fancy the pants off him."
If they're like, "I don't know. I don't speak to Trevor,"
then I'll be like, "Okay, that's fine." And then just… [mumbles]
-Message: -[tone]
"Hey, Too Hot to Handle Chloe and hot daddy Lance.
Mitchell's body was… Fire emoji.
Can't get those buns out of my mind. Hamburger emoji. LOL."
-Send. -[chimes]
I'm just gonna play it cool. "Oh, yeah. I noticed.
A ten-out-of-ten hottie with eight abs
and massive biceps just walked in."
-Circle, message: -[tone]
"Tongue out emoji.
Mitchell, his pictures
definitely caught the eyes of the ladies…
Dot, dot, dot. Do you guys think
Trevor is worried about me?" [inhales]
-Send message. -[chimes]
I really wish I could write, "Should Trevor be worried about you?"
Circle, message: "I've talked to Trevor a couple times,
he's a really cool guy.
You guys seem genuinely into each other." And send!
-[chimes] -"Genuinely into each other"?
[pen clacks on table]
[groans]
Yeah, we are. Yeah, we're really genuine.
The first fittie that gets put in, and I'm fucking spun like a cartwheel.
-Message: -[tone]
"Chloe, Trevor knows he lights you up. #NoWorries."
-Send. -[chimes]
These clearly are really getting on with Trevor,
so I am gonna wait to drop the bombshell that I fancy Mitchell.
There will be a perfect time, but the perfect time isn't just now.
-Message: -[tone]
"Babe, I'm so glad that you said that.
I don't want Trevor to have any insecurities
with Mitchell coming in, because he is a sort. [inhales]
I feel like I'm having a slumber party with my besties…"
-[chimes] -"…talking about guys!" [laughs]
Yes, yes, yes!
Circle, message: "I totally hear you.
Don't worry. I don't think you're giving Trevor anything to worry about.
I'm glad you feel comfortable opening up to us."
-Send. -[chines]
I do think that she's genuinely into Trevor and not-- Not into Mitchell.
I am holding my cards close to my chest.
Do I even need to confide in anyone?
I don't need anyone's opinion. If I want to talk to Mitchell, then I can!
[Michelle] Get in line, Chloe,
'cause he's about to start in with someone else.
[funky music plays]
Oh, look, his knees are coordinated with his torso!
[Mitchell] I want to get a private chat going with Emily,
because, I mean, number one, she's pretty,
and from the chat today, sounded overall, like, authentic.
So in that case,
Circle, open private chat with Emily.
[chimes]
Okay, Mitch!
I guess I'm the first girl he had his eyes on.
Open private chat with Mitchell.
Am I gonna have to flirt?
[rings]
I don't necessarily wanna flirt, uh, because I prefer females.
-[inhales] Message: -[tone]
"Hey, Emily, how's it going?
I just wanted to reach out and connect with you
because you caught my eye, and I think you're pretty.
And I just wanted to get to know you. Smiley-face-hands emoji."
-Send. -[chimes]
Aw.
I gotta fire back. I can't shut him down. It would just hurt my position.
But I'mma play hard to get 'cause I don't wanna be too forward.
Circle, message: "Mitchell. Welcome to The Circle."
"You're literally going to have the best time.
I'm glad you are interested in getting to know me more.
The feeling is definitely mutual."
-[laughs] Circle, message: -tone]
"I was surprised your occupation wasn't a baker
after I saw you had that cake. [chuckles]
Cake emoji. Side-eye emoji."
-Send. [laughs] -[chimes]
I think if I'm gonna flirt, I can at least be mad funny with it.
[laughs] So we're going for that. I think he'll get a laugh out of that.
[laughs, inhales]
I mean, what can I say, Emily?
-All right, message: -[tone]
"LOL. I'm dying.
I definitely don't skip leg day."
-Send. -[chimes]
Yo, I'm so good! What the fuck? I'm the best!
I'm not even being myself. That's absurd.
She seems pretty authentic. Like, I like her so far.
I got no reason to distrust her at the moment.
Oh, I'm crafting this message right now in my head.
I got a flirty line.
Just to fucking put the reel in and just latch that shit on.
You're not escaping, bro.
-Circle, message: -[tone]
"To be honest, you give me a great energy.
I could see us being there for each other. Smiley face emoji. Heart emoji.
Hope I'm not moving too fast."
-Send message. -[chimes]
[laughs]
I mean, all right, Emily!
You're just coming out and giving it like it is.
I can't help but love her approach and how she did it.
"You give me great energy"? I say that to people.
So she is building some rapport in my book.
Like that really…
The compliment and then that. She's a smart cookie.
-Message: -[tone]
"That means the world to me."
"What's the inside scoop?"
Okay.
Circle, message…
-[chimes] -"Last round,
Chloe and I were the influencers."
I picked the right person to DM, huh?
-Message: -[tone]
"Thanks for giving me the update. Was great connecting with you.
Looking forward to getting to know you more. Heart."
-Send. -[chimes]
-Circle, message: -[tone]
"By the way, I also don't skip leg day. Winky face.
We may need to track each other's progress.
Tongue-out emoji." Send.
[chimes]
Yeah, I like that.
That's getting it back a little flirty just so he thinks Emily is interested.
Oh!
I ferking got it.
That, to me, says a lot!
I was thinking of pushing in that area more.
She just went there!
He's gonna think some naughty things, which will get him hooked in.
[smacks lips] Emily, I like where you're going.
This is good. We're making progress.
Circle, message: "I'm seriously so happy you reached out.
Great to make a new connection. Heart emoji."
-Send. -[chimes]
That's good flirting.
I'm so good, yo! [grunts]
Ah, you can't help but love this girl though.
I'm on board, Emily. We got each other's backs.
You're good people in my book.
This is like I threw my lure into the water.
You're gonna grab it.
Little do you know, up above the water, it's me, baby!
The catfish of all catfish, just reeling that sucker in.
[Michelle] I think you need a lot of upper-body strength
to reel in Mitchell.
Let's go from the king of catfishing to the resident Joker,
and The Circle's about to put another smile on his face.
[buzzes]
[Courtney exclaims]
We've got an alert! Something is going down.
-[tone] -Oh!
"It is time for your final mission as The Joker."
-Perfect. -[tone]
"Please go to The Inner Circle now."
Listen, what could it be this time? Either way, I'm loving the power.
Let's hit it.
[mysterious electronica plays]
[music intensifies]
Ah!
-[tone] -[rings]
"Welcome back to the Inner Circle."
You know, Inner Circle, you are always warm and inviting,
this is starting to feel a little bit like a second home!
[tone]
"You now have a huge decision to make."
Well, I'm all about making moves. Just tell me what to do.
[tone]
"You must now choose a player to become one of the influencers
at the next blocking."
Wow, that is a huge decision.
[tone]
"Please make your decision now."
Who am I gonna choose?
[upbeat electronica music playing]