“Andy needs to go” — The Circle stars Madelyn and Rachel save themselves from blocking

Part 2 of The Circle season 7 release, i.e. episodes 5 to 8, were finally out on September 18 on Netflix. These episodes saw the game intensifying as the alliances strengthened and they inched closer to the finale.

In episode 4, Rachel and Madelyn got the disruptor mode and swapped their identities anonymously. This meant if the houseguests voted to get either of them out, the opposite would bear the consequences of the same. So they not only had to keep themselves safe but also take care of the character they were playing if they wished to stay in the game.

Debbie, disguised as Rachel and Madelyn, enumerated that Heather (catfishing as Andy) was at the top of many lists and decided to give their fellow contestants a nudge to vote for him. During a private chat with Rachel, Madelyn (Andy's #CircleWife) was the first to point a finger at him. She told Rachel:

"This might come as a shock but Andy needs to go".

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What was Rachel and Madelyn's strategy to have Andy blocked on The Circle season 7 episode 6?

Out of all The Circle contestants, Andy and Rachel were on the suspicion lists of many. However, Rachel had stronger alliances, while Andy only thought he had strong alliances. Madelyn wouldn't have agreed to go after Andy, if she wasn't for disruptor mode and had to save Rachel at all costs.

So in their private chat on episode 6, she asked Debbie (now disguised as Madelyn) to go after Andy. Debbie agreed and said she could call Gianna, her best The Circle ally to join in on the plan because she too wanted to get him out. This was because Andy had mock-blocked The Scarlotta Twins, disguised as Gianna, in the first episode.

After agreeing on the strategy, the two disruptors invited Gianna to their private chat. They laid out the plan to her, and Gianna agreed to get Andy out too. The twins also revealed Kevin and Andy were the two contestants on their blocking radar, so they were happy to let Kevin wait to first evict Andy.

Later in the episode, Debbie struck up a private chat with Tierra, the newcomer, who was catfishing as Antonio. Here, she told her about the #GirlSquad they had, and how they had decided to go after Andy. She added that if Tierra also wanted to help out with the same, they would be happy to include her in their alliance #GirlSquad. Tierra agreed, which further strengthened their chances of eliminating Andy.

Andy, on the other hand, thought he could count on Madelyn to give him the topmost rating because she was his #CircleWifey. Little did he know that she was in fact at the center of the conspiracy against him. He also knew he had a strong boy alliance with Darian and Kevin, and wanted reassurance on it.

So he struck up a conversation with Darian and told him about his insecurities and his fears of getting eliminated in that round. Darian reassured him and said he had his back. But Darian's vote wasn't enough to save Andy because Jadejha (Darian's #CircleWife) ranked higher on his ratings than Andy.

With half the contestants in on the conspiracy to get Andy out, and with no solid alliances by his side, Andy was blocked from The Circle. Madelyn became the highest-rated contestant, while Rachel was the second-highest.

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The Circle season 7 episodes 9 and 10 come out on September 25 on Netflix.