Old Opinion:  "Personally, I kind of like this ship. I don't love it as much as Dave and Ella, but it comes pretty close. I just think that these two would have a pretty genuine shot at dating sometime in the future. Both characters have been played by the people they most cared about, had themselves humiliated on international TV when they were shamefully voted off, and have interesting quirks. It was kind of shocking the creators didn't consider putting these two together, as some interesting material could of came out of it. After all, what most fans of the show want to see is for their favorite competitors to be happy. Ella and Tropher are both fan favorites and really need a second chance in the game considering how they were treated the first time around, so why not let them date. It would make the fans happy and create new material for the franchise. It would be a win-win situation.

However, I do admit that Tropher is probably not Ella's type. He is egotistical and vain like his idol Chris, which are two personality traits Ella can't stand. Also, if Tropher still acts a lot like his idol, he is going to get annoyed by Ella's constant singing. Of course with some character development this could change for Tropher, but for these things have to be assumed for now."

  New Opinion:  (After I smack the past me for spelling Topher's name completely wrong in the past.)  I still believe this ship has some leverage.  Both characters have been betrayed by others in the past, and if done right, they could easily become friends and possibly a couple next.  It could kind of be like what happened between Duncan and Gwen.  Both characters could start off hating each other only to become fast friends due to the weird environment they are presented with, gain a slight romantic attraction for each other and slowly but surely create a relationship.  Of course, the break-up and fan controversy would hopefully be left out for this couple's sake.  They could work, but only if character development were created for both characters.  Ella still needs to realize that sadly not all of the world is roses and daisies, while Topher needs to stop being so egotistical.  Another season on the show could do this, but only time will tell.  I could see this couple happening in the right conditions, but right now, I don't know if the creators would do such a drastic move. 

  Rating:  5/10