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?

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He lied to Sian about what Hannah had said, repeatedly, which turned them against each other and also ended up getting Hannah blocked as everyone rated her low because they thought she lied. He painted Hannah as a witch even though she was being truthful and honest and hasn’t done anything wrong - he was a liar. I also thought he did an awful job at apologising or even acknowledging what he’d done when Hannah came to see him.

I also felt that Scotty came across as quite misogynistic in the way he was flirting with the women which I didn’t like, although to be fair the women in the circle didn’t seem bothered. I’ve never met or flirted with a man over social media so I don’t know what is normal in those circumstances.

Scotty did seem to grow on me across the show though and he at least seemed self-aware enough to reflect on things and recognise where he’d been wrong afterwards.

Agree re Scottys attitude to women. With Freddie was the only time he appeared pleasant. He couldn't talk to women as equals. I wonder ifSian has worked out that the reason Freddie is her "bestie" is because there is no flirting. Same re Kate and Dan. Scottie was the right person to leave. I don't think Dan should win because although he's likeable he's rubbish at playing the game. If they were all game players though it would be unwatchable with all the bitchiness though. I don't think C4 should do this format again for that reason.

If there is a second series it will be interesting to see how differently contestants play the game once they know the format. I think part of what’s made the show so interesting is nobody, contestants or viewers, knows the exact rules or can confidently predict the twists and nobody yet knows what kind of game plan might be the most successful.

I think future series will definitely see contestant playing the game more in terms of the ratings etc and I think now the show is known there will be a lot more outspoken, attention seeking, celebrity-wannabe and just generally annoying contestants. I like that this series has included a lot of contestants who seem normal and down to earth.

I don't think a second series will be too bad. Think back to Big Brother, the first 2 series were fine, even the 3rd...just about. After that it's gone a bit mad, and producers tinkered about with the format too much and the casting for it has gone steadily down hill. I don't think the circle has been popular enough...yet, to draw in the fame hungry wannabes. I still don't know many people in my life that have watched it. A different time slot another time would probably help too.

Not long to wait now til tonight's show! Daily drop looks good with those killer questions! Harry's in particular, and Dan!

I can't wait for a second season. I think what ruins shows is the over meddling of producers. Especially setting up fake conflict. Also when they specifically choose people for the drama they'll create. So the future success will depend mostly in whom they choose and how much the producers interfere. That's what's led to the downfall of many reality show. So hopefully they'll try to keep it pure to it's format.

Thanks for the heads up on all being updated that's my night planned out!!!

Look forward to seeing how this all finishes but will be so sad as I really love it

It's a fascinating social experiment.

Did anyone notice Scotty commented that Sian didn't look how he expected from her pictures???? Or was on a clip from the app

@Hippychick78 yes I noticed that, odd! ( It's on the app)And he called her Siobhan too! You would think he would be able to remember her name.

I wish they would change something about how they rate each other for the final. I've said before but Sian and Freddie will just go low on everyone apart from each other and the others won't.( Or they might, but still won't be as harsh as those 2) Would be better if they could just have 1 vote and no stars for this! It will probably still be Sian but at least it would be evenly distributed!

But 1 vote could mean everyone gets a vote if Harry goes tonight. Dan and Kate vote for each other, Sian and Freddie vote for each other.

Maybe they could have another category based vote and the person who gets the most stars overall wins? So who’s the most genuine, who’s the kindest, who’s the funniest? Etc

Good point @middleclassproblem yes breaking it up for them in different categories would be a great way. I expect though that they will most likely keep it as it's been the whole way through. Probably as is it should be and it's just tough luck on the others who haven't voted with a game head on the whole time, it's their fault! I think they all genuinely like Sian anyway and wouldn't be annoyed if she won. It might be interesting to see what Freddie does voting wise after this. He might just do the dirty on Sian for the last one! ( Assuming he's in the final one) the only way he could do that mind you would be voting for Kate! Would he be able to bring himself to do that though 😂😂

If it’s the same voting system they must have plan for a draw, given there have been several rating results with people with the same score.

Did someone say that the public can vote for one player to win £25k? Does that mean the players are voting for someone to win £25k instead of £50k? But potentially this could be the same person so they could get both prizes? I’m guessing the public vote would be revealed after the circle vote.

I've taken it as 50k for the actual circle game and then another 25k up for grabs from the public. Yes they must have something planned for a draw situation. Wondering actually if they will add all the stars that they have received over the past 3 weeks? That could work?it would still be Sian! Oh, unless Harry is there then he's at a huge disadvantage haha!

How many times have they said ‘savage’ on this programme?!

Yeah, it’s intetesting there definitely seems to be a The Circle lingo. Everything bad is ‘savage.’ Every attractive person is a ‘sort.’

I don’t know anyone in real life who talks like that!

Harry’s flat looks bigger then the other flats.

I like Harry

Harry would have been better if he went in earlier! I like him he has good instincts but it's to late in the game the originals don't want to know

Love Sian’s Mum!

Tactical voting tonight.

I wish they would release all of the players ratings to us on the app, they only show a handful of the ratings. Obviously I get why don’t show us during the show as we’d be able to work out who was the highest/ lowest but I’d like to see it afterwards.

Thank goodness for that. I'd have sobbed here and now if Kate has been out! Love Alex, he has an amazing personality.

I wish someone would just go and see Dan! The poor sod gets refreshments ready every time

I love Dan's chats with Fiji. I'm so sad, I'm going to miss these people every evening

Freddie really needs to wear clothes

I agree @nancy75, but I don't want him winning the 50k to buy them