What’s up #CircleFam? The big finale of “The Circle” season 3 — which we would describe as “50% filler, but perfectly pleasant to watch” — dropped on Wednesday, so now we’re dropping our subscriber-only recap of the last five episodes. Writer Mychal Denzel Smith joined us to unpack the events of the final third of the season, and to weigh in on the elements of a good catfish, emoji selection, and the eternal question: Is he a strategic genius, or is he just a tall white guy?
This batch of episodes brings to a close a particularly calculated season dominated by gameplay and strategic alliance-building rather than emotional connections. The Circle crew has sorted into two opposing forces battling it out for dominance. Who will triumph, Team Nick or Team Kai? Will one of our stalwart alliance generals take the crown, or will a wily foot soldier sneak into the lead at the opportune moment? Will Nick ever learn how to be friends with a woman who isn’t down to get her flirt on with him? Let’…
