The final episode of The Circle! Andy decided to block ALICE a.k.a Shabaz. Andy admitted that he didn't expect to meet Alice, but this was not what he expected. Shabaz explained that he didn't have a lot of role models that looked like him whilst he was growing up and thought he would be more popular as a different player. Andy explained that he never dug out players in the anonymous games and the one thing that backfired on Shabaz's game was the chaos. The rest of the players found out that they had made the finals, and Shabaz/Alice admitted that he was kind of glad to see that Andy was real'. Andy stated that his mind was blown and that his entire theory is wrong, unless Tom is an ex player. Felix added that it was a crazy feeling for him that he had made it this far.
For the final day in The Circle, the players woke up and were able to find out who the final blocked player was from the game. Manrika was excited and said 'who got blocked, because it wasn't me!' - but before the blocked player revealed themselves 'The Circle had laid on a luxury breakfast' for the other players to collect from the door, which included a cooked breakfast and balloons with the word finalist on them. Felix added that he selt like he had snuck into an exclusive club that he wasn't supposed to get into, and all of the players were shocked when Alice's video was revealed, adding that the game is 'mental'. Andy said he would have loved to be a fly on the wall in the other player's apartments, as they were probably shocked with Alice's video and Syed asked 'how did he know about Gemma?'. Manrika stated that she was adament that Pippa and Femi had returned, and Manrika said that either Tom is Femi and Pippa or they had got it complely wrong, or one of the OG's had been a snake...'
In the circle chat, Felix admitted that although he was a catfish, he definitely didn't say some of those nasty anonymous comments and told the person to 'own up'. Manrika added that she bets Femi and Pippa are still in the building...and she explained that this will be an experience she will cherish forever. Syed also said that the bonds he has made feel so real to him, and he prays that the right person wins. Andy also said that 'we've all got our own version of who the right person is'...Each of the final 5 players were then treated with a video message from home. Syed's video was from his sister, Dad and Mum which he was very happy about receiving, adding that 'every piece of me, it comes from them', explaining that his Mum is hilarious, his sister keeps him in check and he gets his hard work and determination from his Dad, which 'reminds me exactly why I'm here'. Tom's video from home was from Pippa's sister, to which she replied 'that was emotional, I'm shaking!' and Joey's mum and sisters, which he said 'makes it all worth it...these are the people you have known for your life'. Andy's video message from from his wife who said 'I knew you'd absolutely smash this' and he replied that 'it's really nice to see how proud Holly is of me, and I love the kids so much'. Up next was a very emotional Manrika who received a video from her Mum and brother, followed by another video from her Dad, who explained that the house was too quiet, comparing it to a zoo without the monkey. Manrika explained that hearing from bth of them is amazing...and 'if that isn't the push that I need, then I don't know what is. The final video was from Felix who received a message from his parents and his sister who began the video with 'hey Felix, oops Natalya!', with Felix adding that he was glad that his family made the video that they did, as that's all he needed'.
The final circle chat was open and Manrika said that she couldn't wait to tell the rest of the players about her videos from home, but Syed realised he couldn't tell them about his video, but he also can't lie, adding 'Manrika, I wish I was there for you'. Tom explained that he wanted to pull on heartstrings but still make it believable'. Andy explained that he was so fond of Syed, but he wants to know who his video was from, with Tom adding that he didn't even mention whether his video was from his wife. Andy explained that 'real men cry...and this one cried a lot' after receiving his video message, and Manrika admitted that she couldn't wait to see Felix later, adding 'I'm just gonna jump on him!'. Andy was able to send the final ever message in The Circle chat, and Tom admitted that 'it's going to be crazy to see them, and see who's real and who's not...'
The players were able to submit their final set of ratings, with The Circle asking them 'who deserves to win?'. Each of the players' journey's were summaries by the other finalists. Felix said that Manrika had constantly been the best player and Andy said he would be lying if he said he didn't get hurt in several of their chats. Tom explained that Felix blocked him (Pippa) and Manrika explained that she needs to make a tactical decision but also needs to think about the money. Felix explained that she loved Andy, adding that they had an amazing friendship, Syed stated that Andy was his brother since Day 1 and Tom admitted that 'he did get on my nerves as Femi...'. Felix put a question mark around Tom, not knowing how he got into the final, with Manrika adding that 'something there isn't right...it sounds too good to be true' and Andy added that Tom had been sincere towards him and it was very touching. When speaking about Syed, Tom questioned whether Syed was who he says he is, Felix explained that he is full of life and Andy revealed that he would have been the most sad to have not made it to the final with Syed. Some of the ratings included Andy and Syed putting eachother 1st, Manrika and Felix putting eachother 1st, Tom placing Andy 3rd and Andy placing Tom in 4th.
The final part of the game saw all of the players getting ready for the final dinner in The Circle which Syed entered first explaining 'oh my days I'm next to Manrika' as he realised he was sitting next to her at the table. The final alert that appeared on the screen stated 'Manrika is on her way to meet you now'. Syed explained that 'my heart is beating so fast right now' and explained to Manrika after she said 'who the hell are you?' that Uncle Syed was in fact real, but Hashu was a YouTuber who sometimes does pranks. Manrika added 'did you come onto The Circle and prank everyone?', but admitted that the bonds and the connections were real, and that's what she actually cared about. She also told Syed that she was going to protect this man at all costs. Syed/Hashu asked Manrima 'how well do you know Felix?' and he was the next player to arrive in the inner circle meal room. Manrika said that 'if it's a catfish, hold me back' and as soon as Felix/Natalya entered the room, she had a shocked look on her face, Syed/Hashu shouted 'omg what the bloody' so Felix instantly knew that was Syed, and she explained that Manrika was even prettier in real life, adding that Manrika was stuck between 2 catfish. Manrika said that she wasn't expecting a woman in a dress, and Felix/Natalya explained that she works in the army, but because she's a woman she often doesn't get seen, so coming into The Circle was more of a social experiment for her. Manrika explained that she liked him, but as a woman, questioned whether she felt bad for potentially messing with somebody's emotions, stating that if it was her, she would have cut it off, in case the female was emotionally invested. Felix added that 'you don't know who is who, everything I said was true' and also explained that he thought Syed was real.
The fourth player to join the dinner was Andy, who said 'I was prepared for you' after seeing Syed as a catfish but also stated that he wanted Felix and Dorothy to be real in order to be able to support Manrika. He explained that he admitted after his disagreement with Manrika, he never went against her or Vithun...and it was revealed that 'Tom is on his way to meet you now'. Femi and Pippa walked in, and were shocked to see 2 other catfish in the room and began trying to work out who the other players were. Manrika also explained that #TripleThreat was the name of her alliance with both Femi and Pippa, and it was a coincidence that Andy used the same hashtag. Manrika explained that Felix and Syed were like her security blanket and Andy said that he couldn't believe only 2 of the finalists were real. Emma Willis appeared on the screen and said 'we are about to find out who the winner of The Circle is!'.
Each of the final 5 finalists walked into the inner circle where Emma Willis was, alongside the past players who had all been blocked from the game; including 'Penny', Vithun, Tally, 'Gemma' (James) and the most recently blocked player 'Alice' (Shabaz). Manrika revealed that she knew Syed was a catfish, but after Felix walked in, she thought somebody took the p*ss out of her. She added that she was so happy to see Andy, and that 'nobody would lie about being from Birmingham'. Emma asked whether she ever doubted Felix and she said that it could have been a woman because he tells me everything I want to hear, and Felix added that 'if I was me, I would have been gone...my gameplan was to come and flirt with everyone, that's what a sexy boy would do!'. Syed/Hashu also admitted that he always got nervous when Manrika messaged him, and said that he did also regret going in as an old man, with Emma calling it a 'sign from the Gods'. Hashu explained that at school he was geeky and whenever he would see a girl like Manrika, he would look at the whiteboard and he said that he doesn't know if he was blown away from her appearance...' adding that she's incredible... but stated 'I'm shorter than you...do we look good together?'
Manrika explained that no matter what happened in the game, it was the connection that she's got a love for, not the pictures, the bio or whatever has been said or the jokes. She added that 'I've not given a part of me to any other player than Syed'. Emma explained that Andy was the 'real level headed one' when he first went into the game, and he said that his aim was to come into the game and be the most popular, and after 2 weeks it was mad, and then he ended up being the Dad of The Circle. Emma reminded Andy that he said he didn't want a catfish to win, asking him 'are you bothered if a catfish wins now?' and he said that he would prefer a real person to win, but he thought he would be more disappointed/raging than he actually was. Tom/Femi/Pippa revealed that the fact they were able to both go into together to play the character, allowed them to bounce off of eachother, and Pippa stated that she would often think 'are we messing with people's heads here?'.
Emma Willis said that the results have been counted and it was 'very close'. She added that 'if there's a draw, the person with the most 1st's in the final ratings will become the winner. We found out that in 5th place was Tom, and in 4th place was Syed who said 'I do feel shocked, but genuinely this experience has changed my life'. The Circle revealed that in 3rd place was Andy who said 'good luck guys!' to the others with Felix saying 'I feel sick', and Manrika admitting that she was shocked, saying 'I don't understand!'. Emma revealed that the ratings results were a tie, so the player who had received the most 1st's was the winner...and that was FELIX! Which meant Manrika was the runner up!
(Pictured Above: Emma, Andy, 'Syed'/Hashu, Manrika, 'Felix'/Natalya, 'Tom'/Femi/Pippa)
Below are the final ratings from each of the players:
Syed > 4th: Felix, 3rd: Tom, 2nd: Manrika, 1st: Andy
Andy > 4th: Tm, 3rd: Manrika, 2nd: Felix, 1st: Syed adding 'I put 2 catfish at the top!'
Tom > 4th: Syed, 3rd: Andy, 2nd: Manrika, 1st: Felix
Manrika > 4th: Tom, 3rd: Syed, 2nd: Andy, 1st: Felix adding 'if I would have put Felix 2nd, I would have won!' and finally...
Felix > 4th: Tom, 3rd: Andy, 2nd: Syed, 1st: Manrika
(Pictured Above: Screenshot from The Circle Series 1 & Series 2)
So that's it for another series of The Circle, and Felix a.k.a Natalya is your winner, following in the footsteps of Paddy who won series 2, with Tim as the public's favourite, and 'Kate' a.k.a Alex from series 1!
Comentários