James is Gary Mitchell
James is growing more powerful every week. He's also getting a little rebellious with his pronunciations of names like Dr. Dre ("Dr. Dreee.")
He's like Gary Mitchell from Star Trek, except instead of being megalomaniacal and powerful with delusions of godhood, he's just a guy who keeps winning and winning on Jeopardy.
I also like how he made the joke during contestant interviews about Jeopardy being "a palatable career." I kind of hope he becomes a rebel that the producers are trying to get rid of, but just can't shake off.