My Opinions on Every Total Drama Couple/Ship: Edition #2

Chris and Chef (Ship)

  In the last edition, I said that I fully supported this ship.  I said that from past evidence, there was no doubt that Chris and Chef may have mutual romantic feelings towards each other.  The evidence I used was from the Total Drama Action finale, which I admit was not enough to support my claim.  That is why I decided to re-do my claim in the second edition, this time using more evidence and even pointing out possible flaws with my own opinion.  I apologize for those who were subjected to the terrible version of this claim in the last book, and that this time I'll really try my best to say what needs to be said right.

  Since the last time I reviewed this ship, my opinions really haven't changed that much.  I still think that there is something going on between these two characters and it definitely isn't plain old friendship.  However, my view changed from thinking both characters knew about these feelings.  Now, I think only Chris knows the truth, and Chef doesn't.  If you are wondering why I suddenly changed my view this far, let me support my feelings with what I've seen in the series.

  Some people may argue that this evidence sucks because Chris is possibly a sociopath and cannot feel attachment towards other people, I can disagree.  Yes, Chris is clearly suffering from some type of mental disorder, but I don't think it is sociopathy.  Instead, I believe all it is might be a bad case of being self-centered.  The reason I say this is because if Chris were a true sociopath, he wouldn't have tried to prevent the contestants' deaths a few times in the past.  Sure, it was all based towards horrible lawsuits, but still the fact remains that he intervened.  If Chris were a true sociopath, he would've just sat back and watched Gwen be killed by an escaped serial killer in the first season or the whole Total Drama Action cast drown due to malfunctions in the challenge.  Sure, I think in the later seasons this simple egotistical nature could be developing into sociopathy, with evidence such as ditching the entire Pahkitew Island cast when the island was about to explode, but it isn't there yet.  I've done some research in the past about sociopathy, and from what I've learned, Chris doesn't have it.  So, it is safe to say he could form attachments to others.

  That is why I say I think he may like Chef.  In various episodes in the past, which include that Total Drama Action episode I talked about in the past, the evidence is very clear.  Unlike most of the contestants and all of the interns, Chris seems to treat Chef with high levels of respect.  For one, he listened to his complaints when he barely left the show to work on a cruise ship, to the point where Chris actually started crying quite a bit.  Second, most of the time in the series, Chris includes Chef in his activities, either through involvement in challenges or watching the challenge through the sidelines with him.  Yeah, I may be getting too deep into this and be interpreting a really good friendship instead in the forms of a relationship, but I just strongly feel the ship is real.

  Now, why do I think Chef doesn't know about Chris's feelings towards him.  Well, the reason for this are a few conversations the two characters had in both Total Drama Action and Total Drama World Tour.  In these conversations, Chris was talking about possibly getting Chef a date with a girl he saw, which were brief time wise in the show, but can still be used as evidence.  There is a great possibility Chris doesn't want Chef to know these feelings and thus pretends these feelings don't exist.  Maybe he thinks Chef doesn't feel the same way, and would reject him if the feelings ever were exposed.  That is why I believe this is one-sided, at least for now.  A future season could prove my theory about the ship existing to be wrong, but for now I think it very much could exist.

  Rating:  9/10  (There are a few counterclaims people could give me about this ship, but through being a fan of the show for so long, this is how I feel.  I think Chris likes Chef and that is just my feeling.)