I'm Claire Fallon and I'm Emma Gray and this is Love to See It, an obsessively detailed

recap podcast about reality dating shows like The Bachelor and other pop culture that makes us laugh, cry, and curse the patriarchy.

We can't live with these shows and we can't live without them, but we can break down every juicy moment and unpack all the weird messages these shows send us about love, sex, and dating.

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Today on this special bonus episode of Love to See It, we'll be diving into the all single season of the circle, Netflix's social competition show.

We don't usually cover the circle on here. It's not really a dating show, but this season, season five, they introduced a new twist.

All players would have to come in as singles or I guess they selected players who were all going to play as single.

So this little injection of romantic energy shifted the vibe of the circle for us and it made it feel closer to a dating show.

It made it feel like a love to see it show. So we wanted to put a little spotlight on the circle this week.

Yeah, this is the first in our channel surfing series where we will occasionally be diving into shows that are not the bachelor.

And we hope you enjoy this. So Claire, let's get into it. Let's discuss season five of the circle.

I personally was very into the first few seasons of the circle. It started to drag for me. I didn't watch it all season four.

But I came back for this one. Just like this little twist was intriguing to me.

Yeah, you're just like single people just are more interesting. And for that, I will return.

I truly believe I was more interesting when I was single.

Please don't write in and tell us whether that's true.

I feel like I've always found the circle sort of boring. I did watch the first three seasons.

But whenever I'm watching the circle, I feel like violently pulled back and forth between being like, I can't wait to find out what happens.

And being like, this is my numbing. Why am I watching this? It's like watching paint dry.

It's kind of fascinating how it manages to be both things at the same time.

Yeah, somehow I can get really into it. There is something about watching people agonize over interpreting other people's motivations, watching them descend into isolation deeper and deeper and go a little nuts.

I also want to watch that Tuesday because who doesn't want to watch that so relatable. But also, I think they just cast really well on this show because they have to right it come really comes down to.

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