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Michelle Riders time onThe Circlewas cut short all because she doesnt let her dogs lick her face.
In an icebreaker onthe first episode of season three, the 52-year-old mom from South Carolina (correctly!)
answered no to the statement, Its fine to let a pet kiss you on the mouth.
She tried to defend her (correct!!!!!!!!)
Because heres the thing: Who cares?
Catfishing is a perfectly legitimate strategy.
Catfishing is just a tactic, like playing a hidden immunity idol.
And on the flip side, plenty of people are capable of making genuine connections behind a fake profile.
(Its also worth noting that no one onThe Circleis very good at clocking catfish.)
Producers this season threw two catfish-themed gimmicks into the mix, both of which ended up being huge bummers.
First was the Saga of the Two Michelles.
Even though Vince wasnt a real player, goths have feelings too!
I bet some of them even watchThe Circle!
Daniels joke that he was scared hed be Vinces virgin sacrifice really rubbed me the wrong way.
And, of course, Vinces dummy profile seemed designed to elicit that reaction.
To be fair, in the few episodes beforethis weeks finale, more nuanced gameplay started to come out.
Hard alliances were formed, tense conversations were had, eliminated contestants were blindsided.
At a certain point, girl, everyone is a person behind those screens, Matthew muses out loud.
Netflix loves to bill their reality show offerings as social experiments.
Well, I respect the scientific method and recognize that experiments require some messy trial and error.
Heres hopingThe Circle, which has beenrenewed for another two seasons already, can find that perfect formula again.
