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First thing's first. There better be no more returns this season.

They already voted Sharon out and brought her back. Then, they voted Ryan out and didn't even let him leave the house. Then, they evict James and bring him back. It's like... alright now, overkill! LoL If they keep bringing people back, the game will never end. It also lessens the impact of the evictions if people keep coming back. Sort of like all the "deaths" on soap operas in which people keep coming back from the dead. It just lessens the impact and people no longer take it seriously.

Anyway, I'm still bitter about the way it all went down. Yes, CBS cleverly worded it to say that America's Choice would have a "chance" to return to the house, but they were obviously leading people to believe that America's Choice WOULD in fact make it back into the house. Otherwise, they would've told us about the Fresh Evictee vs. Old Evictee part of it last week. The fact is, they kept it very ambiguous and cleverly worded for a reason. If Grodner didn't like America's Choice, they would implement the "Mystery Houseguest in a box" twist. If a "boring" houseguest was to be evicted this week, they would've let them go and America's Choice would've walked right in. If a "dramatic" houseguest was to be evicted this week (like James) they would suddenly throw in the extra twist of having the houseguests vote in order to keep the dramatic houseguest. This was CBS's way of allowing themselves to really maneuver and control the twist regardless of who America chose.

Everything about this season has been so ambiguous and questionable. They never give you a clear answer or explanation for anything. It's always "maybe" or "we'll see." Just like keeping the length of the season mysterious ambiguous. The show maneuvers things accordingly, including their twists. They let viewers think they're in control, when really they're not. Totally pisses me off.

I was really hoping to see a previously evicted houseguest (who's been out of the house at least a week) come back in order to see a new dynamic develop in the house. It would've also been interesting to see their reactions to everything that's transpired in the house since their eviction. As for James, it's not that I don't like him... it's just that the entire past week feels like a waste now. I also feel ripped off of the possibility of creating a new dynamic by bringing back America's Choice. It just feels like, y'know... much ado about nothing. Everyone might say that the return of James is great from a "revenge" standpoint, but I don't know any of them who were voted out that didn't deserve revenge. So that's a poor defense of it, IMO. Again, I'm not against James... I'm just not a fan of the way this whole thing was implemented. It seemed so manufactured, as if they thought they were pulling the wool over the eyes of viewers, yet everyone knows better.

Regarding Alex, I honestly didn't want him to come back at first. But he won. Also, him saying that he would return to the house with more of a "game" mentality also intrigued me. I was looking forward to seeing the "new" Alex... and it never happened. That really felt like a slap in the face to viewers who voted, and I would've felt that way regardless who won America's vote. It's like, "Here's your choice, they won! But guess what? It didn't matter. They're still going home." Screwing with the viewers like that when the ratings are already so low this season isn't necessarily a smart idea -- and again, while CBS never said for sure that the winner of the vote would return to the house, that's certainly what they wanted us to think. Using one clever word (a "chance" to return) simply allowed them the freedom to weasel out of it and manipulate the situation as they saw fit. Leading viewers to believe one thing when another happens according to which way they want to manipulate the game. I hate that! Don't fool the viewers into thinking they really have some sort of control when they really don't. Leave America's Choice out altogether if that's the case.

Again, this isn't an anti-James post, because I'm really happy for him and I'm beyond thrilled that he won HoH. This whole thing should've been implemented differently, though. It's leaving me with a bitter, duped feeling in my mouth.