I think you guys have a disconnect this time by what is the punch line of the show.
It should be a competitive show. I think me and everyone else who has followed this show from some years now have noticed that its looking stage managed this time more than anytime in the past. There are a number of things that are responsible for that feeling, prime being the comebacks.
You yourself just made the point here that you would not want the single not mingle guys to come back. I don't think it should be your choice
You selected the best bunch available and then let them carry on. I think playing politics was a hallmark of roadies
(remember Raj in roadies 4, no politics would make it a dull show) I think you started off well. You were right to break the politics say by double voteouts (Raghu exclusive) that was started in the initial stage which actually made the show interesting. Other ways can be no voteouts, surprize voteouts or something.
Instead we are having all sorts of stunts which are taking the charm off the show. We have seen
1) Voteouts decided by chance time and again
2) People voted out coming back
3) People voted out coming back for no real reason.
I mean what is the point of the show if the people who have been eliminated are going to get chances again and again and that too by the management. Its a classic case of doing the surprize so many times that it ceases to be a surprize now. Infact if no old roadies comes back in now would be a surprize. Plus this time your season preview went on to show the characters already in Bangkok so we already were wondering what were they doing here when they were eliminated. I don't think that was very smart (especially since i lost a major chunk of my virtual cash on a silly voteout bet
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We would all want to see a roadies where its left to the gang to plot and eliminated guys to stay eliminated. Innovate to break the strategies of the existing guys by tasks, voteout changes but not by giving everyone chances. I think a short 12 episode roadies was so much better. It had us watching and then yearning for more.