That would be me. Regardless of how entertaining he is, or how good his game play has been since his return, the fact remains that Devens has already been voted out. In any other season, he would have been done. He clearly is working harder than the others, and he is certainly enjoying himself, so good for him. It is obvious that the production team wants him to win, so I fully expect it to happen. That doesn't mean I have to like it.
I recognize that the game has had to evolve to keep an audience, but in most cases, I've never been a fan of allowing eliminated contestants a chance to return. You lost already, get the fuck out.
My main problem with the returning loser format is that it is unfair to those who get eliminated late, and thus don't get a second chance. Devens and the survivor returning next week have to be eliminated twice, wile the people who get voted out after that only get one shot. How is that fair?
It's like having a double elimination tournament, where the winner and the loser both end up with one loss, because television decided the "if necessary" game wasn't necessary. Any Longhorn baseball fans in the house?
Also, I was enjoying the sparseness of idols this season, but that seems to have ended. They should just go ahead and change the name of the show to "Idol Hunters."