The Circle (American season 2)
 | This article needs to be updated. (October 2021) |
| The Circle | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Presented by | Michelle Buteau |
| No. of contestants | 11 |
| Winner | DeLeesa St. Agathe |
| Runner-up | Chloe Veitch |
| Fan Favorite | Chloe Veitch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | April 14 – May 5, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of The Circle began on April 14, 2021, on Netflix, and concluded on May 5, 2021. The season was announced in March 2020 when Netflix renewed The Circle for a second and third season. Michelle Buteau returned as host. Like the previous season, players compete against each other to become the most popular, but never actually meet. Instead, they communicate through a specially designed app and are able to portray themselves in any way they choose.[1][2]
On May 5, 2021, the season was won by DeLeesa St. Agathe, who had played the game as her husband, Trevor, and won the US$100,000 prize that came along with it. Chloe Veitch was the runner-up and won the Fan Favorite award and US$10,000.
Players[]
The first eight contestants taking part in the season were revealed on April 5, 2021.[3]
| Name[4] | Age | Hometown | Playing as | Entered | Exited | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Wood | 27 | Chico, California | Himself | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Blocked | |
| Savannah Palacio | 24 | Los Angeles, California | Herself | Episode 1 | Episode 4 | Blocked | |
| Terilisha | 34 | Dallas, Texas | Herself | Episode 1 | Episode 7 | Blocked | |
| Khat Bell | 27 | Mesquite, Texas | Herself | Episode 5 | Episode 11 | Blocked | |
| Mitchell Eason | 22 | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania | Himself, but from Miami, Florida | Episode 5 | Episode 12 | Blocked | |
| Jack Atkins[a] | 20 | New Haven, Connecticut | "Emily", a 21-year-old student | "John", a 64-year-old psychic | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Fifth Place |
| Lisa Delcampo[a] | 42 | Los Angeles, California | Lance Bass | Episode 3 | |||
| Lee Swift | 58 | Mertzon, Texas | "River", a 24-year-old gay student/waiter | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Fourth Place | |
| Courtney Revolution | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Himself, but as a barista | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Third Place | |
| Chloe Veitch | 22 | Essex, England | Herself | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Runner-Up | |
| DeLeesa St. Agathe | 32 | The Bronx, New York | "Trevor", her 32-year-old husband, but single | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Winner | |
Episodes[]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [5] | |||||||||
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| Week 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | "Back and More Savage Than Ever" | April 14, 2021 | |||||||||
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The first eight players are introduced (Bryant, Savannah, Chloe, Courtney, "Trevor"/DeLeesa, "Emily"/Jack, "River"/Lee, Terilisha) and begin to create their profiles. The Circle Chat is immediately opened, prompting suspicion against "Trevor", a single dad actually being played by his 32-year-old wife, DeLeesa.
Bryant begins a private chat with Courtney and offers to have his back throughout the game. Jack, actually playing a 21-year-old sorority girl named Emily, begins a group chat with the girls. The players rate each other from one to seven, with Savannah and Terilisha being ranked as the Circle influencers. Savannah and "Trevor" find some common ground. Savannah and Terilisha are left with 24 hours to decide who to block from the Circle, but first must immediately decide to save two people from elimination. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 2 | "Alliances Are Formed" | April 14, 2021 | |||||||||
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The influences decide to save "Emily"/Jack and "Trevor"/DeLeesa. The other four contestants begin to worry about potentially being eliminated, so they each start a conversation with an influencer. In the morning, Bryant approaches Terilisha and tries to convince her to not eliminate him. Chloe and "Emily"/Jack talk about why Chloe was not saved by Savannah; Chloe decides to invite Savannah to the chat to get answers from her directly.
Bryant approaches Terilisha and tries to convince her to not eliminate him, which works as intended. Courtney forges an alliance with Savannah, and Chloe and "Trevor"/DeLeesa flirt with one another. The influencers then have to decide which contestant to vote off, which causes tension between the two. Terilisha wants to vote out Courtney, feeling he's a threat to her, but Savannah declines. Savannah wants to vote off "River"/Lee, but Terilisha opposes it. In the end, they decide to vote off Bryant. However, before leaving the show, Bryant has the chance to visit one other player face-to-face; he decides to visit "River"/Lee. At the end of the show, the circle announces that someone new will be joining. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 3 | "Bye, Bye, Bye!" | April 14, 2021 | |||||||||
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A video posted to the newsfeed reveals that Bryant was not a catfish. New player Lisa joins the game, going undercover as her boss, NSYNC alum Lance Bass. Skepticism flows through The Circle after "Lance"'s profile is revealed to the other players. Savannah inadvertently reveals that Terilisha attempted to block Courtney, resulting in the two forming an alliance. Terilisha creates a group chat with Chloe and "Emily"/Jack, in which she reveals her suspicions about Savannah.
During the game, Terilisha accuses Savannah of being a game player. Savannah accuses Terilisha of being the least trustworthy. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | "Lines Are Drawn" | April 14, 2021 | |||||||||
| Week 2 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 5 | "Snake in the Grass" | April 21, 2021 | |||||||||
| 18 | 6 | "A Love Triangle" | April 21, 2021 | |||||||||
| 19 | 7 | "Friend Zoned...." | April 21, 2021 | |||||||||
| 20 | 8 | "Damage Control" | April 21, 2021 | |||||||||
| Week 3 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | "A New Twist" | April 28, 2021 | |||||||||
| 22 | 10 | "Campaigning to Win" | April 28, 2021 | |||||||||
| 23 | 11 | "The Master Plan" | April 28, 2021 | |||||||||
| 24 | 12 | "The Last Blocking" | April 28, 2021 | |||||||||
| Week 4 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 13 | "And The Winner Is..." | May 5, 2021 | |||||||||
Results and elimination[]
| This player was blocked. | |
| This player was an influencer. | |
| This player was immune from being blocked. | |
| This player was saved by an influencer and was immune from being blocked. | |
| This player was blocked, but returned under a different profile. |
| Episode 1 | Episode 4 | Episode 6 | Episode 8 | Episode 10 | Episode 12 | Episode 13 Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeLeesa "Trevor" |
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | Not published |
Winner (Episode 13) | ||
| Chloe | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Not published |
Runner-up (Episode 13) | ||
| Courtney | =4th | 5th | 1st | 6th | 4th | Not published |
Third Place (Episode 13) | ||
| Lee "River" |
=4th | 4th | Exempt | 3rd | 3rd | Not published |
Fourth Place (Episode 13) | ||
| Lisa "Lance" |
"John" | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 5th | 7th | Exempt | Not published |
Fifth Place (Episode 13) | |
| Jack "Emily" |
7th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | |||||
| Mitchell | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 5th | 5th | Not published |
Blocked (Episode 12) | |||
| Khat | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 2nd | 6th | Blocked (Episode 11) | ||||
| Terilisha | 1st | 7th | 6th | Blocked (Episode 7) | |||||
| Savannah | 2nd | 6th | Blocked (Episode 4) | ||||||
| Bryant | 8th | Blocked (Episode 2) | |||||||
| Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | none | 5 | 6 | ||
| Influencers | Savannah, Terilisha |
Chloe, Jack |
Courtney, Lee |
none | Chloe, DeLeesa |
Lee | none | ||
| Blocked | Bryant Influencers' choice to block |
Savannah Influencers' choice to block |
Terilisha Influencers' choice to block |
Jack "Emily" Lowest rated player |
Khat Influencers' choice to block |
Mitchell Superinfluencer's choice to block |
Jack & Lisa "John" Lowest rated player |
Lee "River" Fourth highest rated player | |
| Lisa "Lance" Second lowest rated player |
Courtney Third highest rated player |
Chloe Second highest rated player | |||||||
| DeLeesa "Trevor" Highest rated player | |||||||||
Notes[]
- ^Note 1 : In Episode 1, before deciding who to block, Terilisha and Savannah had a chance to save a player each. Terilisha chose to save Jack "Emily", while Savannah chose to save Deleesa "Trevor".
- ^Note 2 : At the end of Episode 4, Savannah visited Courtney, viewing him as having the most potential to win. This indirectly gave Courtney secret access to the Inner Circle following Savannah's departure.
- ^Note 3 : As a part of the Joker Twist, Courtney was able to automatically pick an Influencer in the Inner Circle. Courtney chose to make River an Influencer.
- ^Note 4 : In this round, there were no influencers. Instead, the two lowest rated players would be blocked. Jack "Emily", placing 8th, and Lisa "Lance", placing 7th were respectively blocked from The Circle. Following the blocking, Jack and Lisa continued in the game together as new player John.
- ^Note 5 : In Episode 12, the ratings were not published. Instead, the highest-rated player automatically became the "Superinfluencer," who could make the sole decision on whom to block.
- ^Note 6 : In Episode 13, the players made their final ratings.
References[]
- ^ Keith, Chantel (26 March 2021). "The Circle Season 2: Release Date, Episode and Player Count Confirmed". Spring Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Thorne, Will (March 24, 2020). "Netflix Orders More 'Love Is Blind,' 'The Circle,' 'Rhythm + Flow' and Marie Kondo". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Huff, Lauren (2021-04-05). "The Circle season 2's first cast members revealed — including Chloe from Too Hot to Handle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Woo, Kelly (2021-05-06). "The Circle season 2 winner and cast updates: Where are they now?". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ Keith, Chantel (26 March 2021). "The Circle Season 2: Release Date, Episode and Player Count Confirmed". Spring Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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