The Circle

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New reality show on C4

Users are in individual apartments and can only communicate via messaging

Giving it a go as it's followed GBBO 😂 anybody watching?

@Muglife I'd be ok with the blocked players rating (although not Genelle as she chose to leave and Scotty should know who blocked him) - perhaps combined with votes via app and a final rating amongst the players? Bit messy but the final vote needs to be from outside the circle I feel xxx

Problem with the blocked players voting is they know who the catfishes are and that's against the point it has to be decided within the circle I think some how

I do think that there is a lot of viewer interactivity that has been missed through the app. If they brought the show back for a second series I’d like to see the app much better utilised with more things to vote for etc.

Also I would like the public to be able to view the players profiles and status (even if they were a day behind to keep with the programs). Also the conversations we see on screen are obviously heavily edited and shortened so we only see parts of the conversation - i’d love it if they uploaded text versions of all the chats that are happening onto the app for the public to view. It would be interesting to post s text-based version of a conversation that will appear in the night’s show to the app a few hours in advance and see how differently we viewers might interpret the intent behind the player’s words without having them narrating when we read it compared to when we see them having the conversation on TV. It would be great to have the public more immersed in the social media side of this in those ways.

If they get a second series I want the players to be able to screen shot conversations that would spice up the drama I think! Yes the app definitely needs work! I would like to be. Able to vote for something more than my favourite emoji! A public vote for influencers might be good or a public version of some of the opinion polls going in!

Bit the point of it is anyone could be anyone - if the outside public can vote on important stuff it defeats the whole point of the show. The winner should be decided by the players that are left

nancy. I agree but if the public vote for influencers say it's still the circle members deciding who goes! And voting for the most annoying housemates ect could be done anonymously not telling the circle it's a public vote I guess it's tricky to find the right balance of involving the public without spoiling the idea.

I agree the public shouldn’t have a final vote as we have had a very different perspective andknow who the catfishes are etc. The point of the game is that you can play anybody so a public vote would defeat that point and likely disadvantage the players who’ve played the best game in the circle (Freddie for example has played a great game inside but that may have made him unpopular outside).

I also don’t think it’s fair to have blocked players have a vote as they’ve been outside and seen who the players really are and they’ll also have watched back all the episodes so will see who voted them low or blocked them etc.

Perhaps a way to make it so that it’s not just one vote down to the final 4 (who will either vote tactically or just vote for their best mates) would be to take the average of each players previous ratings across the whole show. Some player’s popularity has varied a lot across the game (eg: Kate started very high, then went very low and then went high again) whilst others have been steady (I think Dan has always been top 3?) so an average rating might be interesting and would show who has averaged the most popularity across the show.

I do think it’s really interesting how little information about the circle and it’s format has been released, were basically just learning as each episode is aired so it definitely keeps the show feeling new and unpredictable.

Just seen that after Sunday's show a public vote will open to choose the public's winner who will win a £25k cash prize.
I like this idea that's separate from the main game, that the public get to have their say about who is their most popular player.

Oh that is an interesting twist you can see who is most popular on social media and who the public like that is clever!

I wonder if that public vote will be our of the 4 finalists or if the blocked players will also be included in that.

I am surprised they all didn't assume Sian was influencer as no reason she would be rated different to previous days. In some ways voting for their favourite would be better for eliminating now with bottom 2 in elimination. Scotty came across better with Freddie than he had alone. Very friendly and relaxed

I absolutely loved that Scotty went to see Freddie, it was hilarious when he jumped into his arms and wrapped his legs around him. He did seem a lot more mature when having that conversation with Freddie, where as before he came across as a bit of a dick. I think either Sian or Dan will win. They are clearly the top 2 favourites. I wonder how they are going to play it now because surely everyone will be tactically voting low? I actually can’t wait for the rest of the contestants to find out Freddie is really gay and Kate is really a bloke lol!

After seeing the voting info earlier I'm pretty certain that its going to be Sian that wins, going by everyone's voting habits! I guess we will vote on the remaining 4 because we will have just seen the last blocking and then the voting will open. That's what it says. Wouldn't it be great if just for this series instead of the winner of the public vote only getting £25k they get the same 50k or even more! Lol! That would be ace! I don't think Sian would win that one. Couldn't do it for future series because everyone would know you sort of get 2 chances. I think I'll vote Dan on Sunday if Kate goes. If Kate is still there though I'll struggle between who to vote for!

I think Sian might win though Freddie seems universally disliked on the outside so Sian/Freddie fans will not Sian. However both Alex and dan are really liked on the outside so Kate/dan fans will have a split vote lowering their individual totals! Not that I'm an over thinking

I am definitely looking forwards to seeing the players reactions to Freddie and Kate, although I think most of them have guessed Kate is a catfish by now. Interesting that Scotty claims to have had an inkling Freddie might be gay, it’s possible that other players have suspected the same but thought it could potentially be a bit of a sensitive subject to bring up with him or discuss other players.

I hope that the players have a chance to unveil another profile pic or two before the final as I think that might change some of the players views on each other.

Oh god yes good thinking, you are right! Dan and Kate voters will be split, not many for Freddie, and then loads going to Sian! She might come away from this a double winner! The real golden girl, inside the circle and out!

Just seen that all the blocked players will be at the final on Monday too. Lovely! Exited for it but also not wanting it because then it will be over! 😩

Loving The Circle. Has anyone seen the print with ‘Disco’ written on it above Freddie’s sofa? I’d love to buy it, but can’t find it online. If anyone knows about it, let me know!

BumblebeeBum it’s a stock photo image from 123from, you buy the right to the image & can then print it / have it printed

Thank you @nancy75. That’s amazing! How did you find it so fast?

I’m just good at google & I use that image website a lot for making leaflets for work!

Strangely enough I think after seeing how Scotty changed I'd vote him for public vote if blocked are allowed. Otherwise it's going to Kate.

I think next time they shouldn't add people so close to the end. Maybe give them a week to settle in or something. My vote has been and will stay for Dan. I want Freddie to learn his lesson about being mean and not get any money. He's only 20 he's got plenty of time to grow and make money. I trust Dan to spend the money proper.

Can't wait until tomorrow!!!!!

Ooooh I'm missing my fix tonight!
Can't believe how much I'm going to miss this!
I'm looking forward to the final but not, because it'll be finished!

Does anyone have any suggestions of what to watch next???

I find it quite bothersome that folk are loving Scotty because he was nice to another guy. He treated the women like shit and came across like a total sleaze. #notforgiven

Maybe my memory is poor but aside from lying to Sian and making Hannah look like a liar, how did he great the women badly?