If you were going on Netflix’s social media-focused reality competition show The Circle, would you play as your honest self or would you create an alter ego to catfish the other contests? Don’t lie–if you’ve ever seen a single salacious episode of this smash hit, you’ve definitely imagined what you’d be like if you were in one of those adorably decorated little apartments.

After the amazing inaugural season of The Circle–a show where contestants hide behind social media profiles as they eliminate each other until only one winner remains–the following seasons have been hit or miss. What made the first season so loveable was often missing. That’s why, as the resident Circle stan, I feel compelled to list off what we NEED in season 6 of The Circle. And get ready, because we’ll see if this comes to fruition when the first episodes begin airing on Netflix on April 17, 2024.

We need a lovey-dovey season sans bullying.

You can have drama without villains, as was clear in the first season. Loveable contestants like Joey and Shubham showed that positive vibes are king, and anyone who was even a little bit of a villain were voted out immediately. Even when people catfish, like Seaburn as “Rebecca,” the interactions can still turn wholesome. And it comes as no surprise considering the show is a literal personality contest where contestants vote for their favorites every episode.

Subsequent seasons didn’t always get the memo. Season three’s “Mama Michelle” got bullied to an uncomfortable extent, making her the third boot (and making the show a lot of enemies.) The Circle is always better when people are nice to each other. It may be a hot take, but I’ll take full credit for it. (And before you come at me, watch The Great British Bake-Off and tell me it’s not fun when people are nice to each other. I dare you.)

We need more quirky ways to catch a catfish.

Most of the time, contestants are sizing up each other’s profile pictures and text chats to determine if someone’s who they say they are, but as seasons progress, the producers get more and more creative when it comes to trapping catfish. They might have the contestants decorate a cake like a self-portrait, outing people who said they were artists. Or maybe they have to do makeup on a dummy head, outing the guys catfishing as beautiful made-up models. While it quickly kills some catfish’s games, it’s a bit of added drama that has to keep coming.

We need love, even if this isn’t a dating show.

Okay, this isn’t what The Circle is about, I get it. We already have Love is Blind, but there’s something extra special about people finding love when that isn’t even the point of the show and could literally hurt their games. No matter the reality competition show, whether it’s Survivor or RuPaul’s Drag Race (both of which who have made real couples), I’m yearning for love.

We need wild contestants.

And it sounds like we’re going to get them. In past seasons, producers have gotten more and more creative with contestants. They had a woman pretend to be Lance Bass (when she actually knew the former boy band member and worked as his assistant) and even had a few of the real Spice Girls come on to catfish as a regular person. In the trailer for season 6, they hint at one of the wild new contestants:

Yep, they’ve added an AI catfish to The Circle. We get a little sneak peek into our inevitable demise as we all fall in love with robots. Or something. And will I watch with bated breath? Yes.

Will you be watching season 6 of The Circle when the first episodes air on Netflix on April 17, 2024? Stay tuned to Thought Catalog because signs are good I’ll have something to say about it.