There is some drama, suspense, and tension in The Circle season two’s first four episodes. Yet it’s also very disposable reality TV.
The Circle
Netflix has renewed two of its biggest reality shows, and ordered a brand-new show starring Marie Kondo.
Interviews with players, details about the production from The Circle’s creator, and much more.
A recap of The Circle episodes 9 to 12, during which the final rankings took place, the players met each other, and the show dragged on longer than it should have.
The middle batch of The Circle episodes added new catfish and exposed others, and left us with a lot to discuss.
I think The Circle should have been released weekly; it’s a show I want to write and talk more about, but which feels like it’s gone by too fast.
Watching people text each other and judge the reactions is occasionally fascinating, sometimes boring, and frighteningly revealing about how we try to connect with each other.