Why can't I call reloadData AND deselectRowAtIndexPath in viewWillAppear:animated at the same time?

Question

I have a UITableView with cells that push viewControllers onto the stack when selected. The child viewControllers take user input and then pops off the stack.

When the c

Answer 1

When the user taps the row the first time to load the editable view controller deselect the UITableViewCell before loading the editable ViewController.