With less than a week left until the Degrassi Goes Hollywood premiere, one of the interesting storylines will be what happens between Craig and Ellie. In a direct quote from The-N’s press release:
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“Ellie reunites with Craig (Jake Epstein) and old emotions surface between the former couple.”
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If you’ve been paying attention to the show, you’d know Craig and Ellie have NEVER been a couple. Ever. While I initially rooted for them because I want Ellie to happy, I also hit a phase where I realized how awful this concept transformed Ellie’s character. Nowadays I still think that, but part of me also secretly wants to see them together. Must…resist…Crellie!!
Anyway, here is my Degrassi Love/Hate for Crellie..why they should AND should not be together.
Crellie (Love)
Based on looks alone, Craig and Ellie would make a cute couple. They have a close bond because of the time they’ve spent together in group therapy. They’re also portrayed as having common interests (music, etc.).
Sean and Ellie were one of the most stable couples on Degrassi.
Of course the biggest pros to Crellie being a couple would be Ellie’s positive impact on Craig. Regardless of her own issues, Ellie has always been a stability piece for those around her at the time, whether it was Marco, Ashley and most importantly Sean. Basically “normal” Ellie would keep Craig from getting involved in more romantic stupidity on his part.
Crellie (HATE)
There’s no denying that Ellie’s feelings for Craig have turned her into a boy-crazy, former shell of herself. A girl who was once outspoken and independent now follows Craig around like a puppy.
Ellie's love for Craig got the best of her in What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost. "I love you" never counts when the person saying it is high on coke.
Ellie was completely OOC in season 5, and during “What It Feels Like to Be A Ghost” in Season 6. You could probably blame it all on Craig, since women tend to do stupid things when they’re in like with him. That pro I listed earlier about Ellie being stability for people around her? That goes out the window, because the lovesick Ellie of Season 5 and beyond wouldn’t be able to see past her Craig infatuation.
Verdict
If they hadn’t changed Ellie so much, Crellie wouldn’t be that big of a deal (unless you’re a Crash or Cranny fan). Ellie shouldn’t have to change who she is to find love and be happy, and the fact that they transformed her from this free-thinking girl into a repeat of the smitten Manny Santos from early Season 3, makes me want to say “no thanks” to Crellie.
Crellie's last chance comes during Degrassi Goes Hollywood.
It’s a tough sell given that a lot of Crellie’s development has been done off camera from the summer before Season 5 until now. Besides, what’s the point in FINALLY getting Crellie together at the very end of their tenure on the show? Degrassi Goes Hollywood will be their final chance to convince me otherwise.
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I don’t trust The-N. I think their shipping bias is getting in the way and I wouldn’t be surprised if the trailer is making them up to be a bigger deal than they are. Did you see all their annoying pimping of Crellie yesterday on twitter?
I used to be a fan of them. I don’t know if I was that much of a shipper…if I was it was just because it was what was available at the time. I feel like an idiot for trying to defend them the times that I did because the truth hit me one day that they are a very forced and contrived couple with the one sentence throw-aways (“We hung out all summer” and “Ellie saw me at my lowest”) to try to convince the audience that something deep and important happened between the two. And we saw none of it. Don’t get me started on the stereotypes of them being in group together so they understand each other and no one else ever will. There’s so many rationalizations you have to make to enjoy “Crellie,” from the explanation of Ellie’s transformation to her mysterious drum talent to does Craig have feelings or not?
I won’t be convinced of anything in Degrassi Goes Hollywood because at this point how can they convince us of Craig’s feelings for Ellie? After all this time? I guess they will go with the old stand-by, a song. It was funny to hear Jake talk about Craig and his girls in the on the set. I think its become pretty obvious that Craig’s character is a joke now and just used as the heartthrob/heart breaker/dude with the guitar. It’s a shame. He was always my favorite in the earlier seasons. But I think all original characters are at the end of their shelf life.
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