Season 7 of The Circle has entered the last phase of the competition with the finale set to be released on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Rest assured, the race to the finish line would not be easy for the remaining six players. Each would put their best foot forward, hoping to walk away with the $100,000 grand prize and the winner's title.
While the remaining contestants competed against one another, some missed the opportunity to reach the finale. Falling prey to other players' strategies and tactics, they failed to protect their position inside the game.
One such cast member was Darian, who was sent packing in episode 9. Despite having two allies as influencers, he was blocked when both turned against him to benefit their gameplay. Darian felt safe having his allies Kevin and the Scarlotta twins, playing Gianna, deliberating who to block. He was confident he would not even be considered.
However, he was unaware that Madelyn had turned Kevin against him using a fake story. In the hangout, Kevin offered to take the heat for Darian's elimination, convincing the Scarlotta twins to send their ally home. The Circle fans took to X to comment on the cast member's eviction.
"I am SO upset. You deserved better Darian!!! Nice ppl finish last I swear," a fan wrote.
"Darian played himself so bad on the circle like it’s no way he went out like that over one little mistake," another fan commented.
Many fans of The Circle thought Darian deserved to go home after he used his disrupter power to make Kevin the second influencer over his showmance Jadejha. They believed it was what cost him his position in the game.
"Yeah Darian just sent himself home. He could have easily survived if he picked his circle wife," a netizen tweeted.
"I don’t feel bad for Darian AT AL!! He DIDNT choose the one person that consistently showed they had his back. That’s why he got sent home," a user reacted.
"That's what you get for being stupid, Darian ! You had Jadejha rooting for you publicly but you had to be dumb," one person commented.
At the same time, some fans of The Circle were upset to see Darian leave. They criticized Madelyn and Kevin for orchestrating his eviction with a fabricated story.
"I can't believe they removed Darian like that. Madelyn is such a hypocrite. She felt bad about how she got Heather blocked, then turned around and did worse to Darian! Heather shouldn't be setting her up with Andy. She better not!" another fan wrote.
"BULLS**T. I KNOW THATS BULLS**T. HOW TF???? HOW DARIAN GET SENT HOME WITH GIANNA AS AN INFLUENCER???" another user tweeted.
"Not them blocking Darian! He wasn’t even a threat to anyones game! We gotta get Madelyn and Kevin out of there asap," a person reacted.
Darian was the third person to be eliminated from The Circle season 7
After Madelyn orchestrated Andy's elimination in episode 7, she convinced the others that Andy had mentioned one of his allies being disloyal. It immediately drew everyone's attention to Darian and Kevin, who were a part of the "Circle Bros" alliance with Andy. Although she did not disclose a name, she alluded that he talked about Darian.
While Jadejha, Gianna, and Garret were convinced Madelyn was lying to stir the pot, Kevin bought Madelyn's story. In a private chat with Madelyn, he asked her about the person who had been disloyal. She confirmed it was Darian. The Circle star convinced Kevin to target him by lying that Darian planned on ranking him "towards the bottom" to save his Circle wife, Jadejha.
After Kevin got picked as the second influencer, he knew it was the perfect opportunity to backdoor Darian. Consequently, after much convincing, he persuaded the Scarlotta twins to backstab their ally. He even formed a secret alliance with them.
"Let's form this alliance now and dominate to the finish line together. #NewPowerDuo," Kevin said.
Darian was shocked when the results were announced and claimed the outcome was "messed up." Before exiting the show, he met with Jadejha. They discussed Kevin's suspicious gameplay and ended their conversation with a kiss. The Circle couple even took a picture to document their first meeting.
The Circle season 7 is available to stream on Netflix.