The Aftermath: II

'''Total Drama Action Aftermath returns with two people as the guests of honor, but trouble starts when someone attempts to boost viewers with harsh segments and embarrassing clips of the guests, which pushes apart the two hosts. Someone's behavior on the show made them lose a lot of their friends from the previous season.'''

Plot
Bridgette and Geoff welcome everyone back for another episode of the Total Drama Action Aftermath. Bridgette introduces the people in the peanut gallery, as Trent and Izzy join them. Katie starts to flirt with Trent, only to have Sadie argue that she only gets to flirt with him. Bridgette finds Geoff has left and asks Courtney if she has anything to say about the three shocking eliminations, to which Courtney says her lawyer advised her not to say anything about the situations that were happening. Geoff returns as Bridgette says she's happy she was eliminated before all the chaotic challenges started. Geoff then starts a segment called "That's Going to Leave a Mark," showing all the times during the past episodes in which someone got hurt. Bridgette then tells Geoff that he couldn't just leave her alone on live TV to which he responds he had seven strands of his hair out of place and had to fix it.

The first guest is DJ, whose mother comes out on stage to sit with the commentators. After Geoff returns again, Bridgette shows what has happened to DJ over the past few episodes. DJ finally comes out and says he has his integrity. Geoff says that's dumb and asks if anyone agrees. Ezekiel then claps in agreement, to which Geoff thanks him. Geoff then starts a game called Truth or Anvil (which has changed from Truth or Hammer since the producers thought an anvil would be more entertaining than a hammer). Worried about DJ's safety, Bridgette instead has Geoff show clips of DJ's time on Total Drama Action. This reveals that Chef supplied him with new clean clothes and vitamins to help him perform better, as well as other treats. DJ also reveals in the clips that he enjoyed it and was cool with it, though later clips reveal that Chef made him say such things. Geoff tries to get DJ to lie so the anvil would fall, but Bridgette cuts to a fan of DJ, Gordon, who is a chef from London, Ontario, who can't figure out the secret ingredient to make DJ's Sandwiches. DJ says he doesn't use a recipe, causing the anvil to fall (but he dodges it at the last minute). DJ's mother hands out sandwiches to everyone except Geoff (who refuses to eat it). When he reveals he is not eating it to stay thin and insults Bridgette's weight in the process, Bridgette attacks him and attempts to shove some sandwiches down his throat.

After returning from a commercial break, Bridgette successfully gets a sandwich down Geoff's mouth. He starts to like it and eats more. Gwen comes out next, though she is hesitant to face everyone for her past actions. Geoff then shows a clip revealing that Katie and Sadie dislike Gwen. When Bridgette asks the two to comment, they are too busy flirting with Trent. Bridgette asks Gwen how she feels about her betrayal of Trent, which Gwen blows off by insisting they talk about something else. Geoff, however, refuses to let it go since he thinks it will boost ratings and he draws Gwen into a game of Truth or Anvil. An angry Bridgette warns Gwen about what she says (to which Geoff gets upset). Gwen reveals she still likes Trent and everyone else which touches Trent and angers Courtney when Duncan is brought up.

Geoff states that Gwen didn't leave many friends behind in the competition due to her actions. When Gwen tries to counter this by saying that Duncan didn't vote her off, Courtney stands up and angrily says that it's only because Gwen had her "goth girl hooks" in him, with the studio audience cheering at her outburst. Gwen tries to make peace with her, revealing that Duncan is always thinking of Courtney. Geoff then shows some clips involving Gwen and Duncan on a bridge. Though Courtney is happy for a moment when she sees Duncan pine for her, Geoff plays the clip further and reveals Gwen falling on the ground with Duncan on top of her after the two play-wrestled. When seeing how close their lips are (aided by Geoff manipulatively making implications about what happened), Courtney's jealousy gets the better of her and she storms off the stage to talk to her lawyer, despite Gwen insisting that they just got up and stole everyone's underwear afterward.

Geoff then starts another game in which Gwen will be put on a seat and dunked in a pool of piranhas. Bridgette protests but Gwen accepts the dare. Trent steps in and reveals he alone rigged the Grips challenges and that Gwen was not to blame, saving her from having to perform the stunt. He then tells her that they are even, as he is now popular with the ladies. Gwen then apologizes for how everything went down. Geoff reveals that Trent has been getting a lot of fan mail. Another fan of Trent, Kelsey, calls in, revealing she has a Trent doll while kissing it. She then reads a disturbing poem she wrote, which gets cut off. When an intern brings in fan mail for Trent, Izzy is knocked out of her seat, revealing she is just a standee. The real Izzy swings in on a vine and lands over the piranha tank.

She attempts to get a guest spot again (but can't due to an earlier appearance). Bridgette calls in Chef to take Izzy away, but she lures him into the piranha tank and escapes. A question from a fan (actually Bridgette under a false name) comes in to Gwen asking what to do about a bad boyfriend, to which Gwen says to be straight up. DJ asks Bridgette to be honest, to which Bridgette says the letter wasn't from her. The anvil then falls for DJ and Gwen, but DJ saves them both. This prompts Geoff to make another insinuation about Gwen, saying that she is getting all "cozy" with DJ. Gwen believes that the anvil was for Bridgette. Bridgette then ends the show and grabs Geoff by the ear. Having finally had enough of Geoff's antics, she then drags him backstage and says to "Captain Hollywood" that they "have to talk."

Cast

 * Noah, Cody, DJ's mom, Eva, Ezekiel, and Tyler appear, but do not speak.

Quotes
Sadie: I won the thumb war to say "Hi" from us!
 * Katie: Hi, Trent! We're so happy you're here.

Courtney: My lawyer has advised me not to at this time.
 * Bridgette: Anything you'd like comment on, Courtney?

DJ: I'd tell you it will be okay, but I'm not going to lie. My mom said I would never fib again, so yeah, you're probably dead. Hi Mama! (waves to camera; an intern pushes his mother sitting on a tall chair and she smiles and waves back to him) Gwen: That thing's on?! Hey everyone, I'm Gwen and....I'm a nice person. (crowd boos)
 * Gwen: They're going to skewer me out there, DJ. They're going to make me into a Gwen-Kabob.

Geoff: We run the show here, man. That's how TV works. No can do. (DJ's mom throws a rotten head of lettuce at Geoff's head) Geoff: My hair! (DJ's mom has a tomato in her hand, ready to throw) Geoff: Fine! We'll run the clip! (DJ's mom throws the tomato at Geoff's head) Geoff: Hey! I said OK! Make-up! 911 on Touch-Up Here!
 * DJ: What?!? That's not fair! Don't you guys got another angle on that? Can't you show -

Gordon: Ahoy, mates. Geoff: (in British accent) 'Ello, old chap! Gordon: I'm from London, Ontario. And I wanna be a chef! I'm making DJ sandwiches! But there's some stupid (censored) ingredient that I can't (censored) figure out! (censored)
 * Geoff: Let's go to Gordon from London.

Geoff: Oh,no. No way! I'm seeing Chris' personal trainer and she'll kill me if I'm even in the same room as carbs. DJ: Sure you don't want one, Geoff? Geoff: I'm also seeing Justin's dermatologist and he says mayo murders the pores. Bridgette: Maybe you need to lighten up. Geoff: Light mayo's actually just as bad. If you ask me, you should skip these little appies too. You know what they say: A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. (Audience gasps and Bridgette stares blankly; cut to the commentators, who are also shocked) DJ: Whoa-oh! (Bridgette tackles Geoff and growls in rage) Bridgette: (While trying to shove DJ's sandwich down Geoff's throat) EAT IT! DJ: Um, maybe we'll take a short break. Sandwich, anyone?
 * Bridgette: (eats one of DJ's sandwiches) Fantastic! (offers Geoff a sandwich)

Bridgette: I think fame got to his perfectly coiffed head.
 * Gwen: (Referring to Geoff) What is with him?

Sadie: A club for my Auntie Gwen? (waves to camera) Hi Auntie Gwen! (Katie glares at her) Sadie: Oh, you mean Gwen. We hate her.
 * Katie: Or maybe it should be an Anti-Gwen club!

Gwen: Duncan didn't vote me off. Courtney: Only because you had your goth girl hooks into him! Gwen: Courtney, we're just friends! Please tell her, Trent. Courtney: (To DJ's mom) Have any more rotten veggies?
 * Geoff: You didn't leave many friends behind in the game.

Duncan: You think Courtney might be looking at the stars now?
 * Gwen: Is it just me, or does that constellation look like Harold's pancake butt, with his spaghetti legs attached? See? (scoffs) I just gave you the perfect setup for a dig and you leave me hanging? What's your damage?

Duncan: Whoa, you wanna make something of it? (Hits Gwen on the arm lightly) Gwen: You can do better that. (Duncan and Gwen wrestle each other to the ground) Duncan: Ooh.
 * Gwen: (laughs) Wow, who knew you were such a sucker for the A-Type?

(raises rag doll of Trent) (everybody in the studio gasps) Bridgette: Is that...? Geoff: (laughing) That's awesome! (leans toward Trent) What do you have to say to Kelsey from Kamloops? (Trent cringes)
 * Kelsey: Hi everybody! This is my boyfriend, Trent!

Gwen: That's from who? Bridgette: Not sure who'd be asking you for romantic advice. (gives a non-enthusiastic laugh) Gwen: Well, if there's anything I've learned from this, it's to be straight up. As long as you're up front, nothing can bite you in the butt. (she and DJ high five, and a piranha bites Geoff in the butt) Geoff: Ah-ah! (audience laughs) DJ: Gwen's right. Honesty would've saved my butt, too. If you can't be honest, Bridgette... Bridgette: No, no that wasn't from me! (the rope holding the anvil breaks, and the anvil falls) DJ: Look out! (he pushes Gwen out of the way, then jumps out of the way, himself, as the anvil hits)
 * Geoff: I've got a Q here from gidget123, for Gwen! Blah..blah..blah...My boyfriend isn't acting like himself. He's totally turned into Captain Smarmy Hollywood and doesn't care about anyone but himself. He's vain and mean and...what should I do?


 * Gwen: I think the anvil was meant for Bridgette.

Geoff: Hey, Bridge? (Bridgette yanks his ear) Ahh! OH! Watch the....!!! Bridgette: You and I need to have a talk, Captain Hollywood. NOW! (She drags Geoff off the stage)
 * (After the show ends; Bridgette is glaring at Geoff)

Trivia

 * The Cartoon Network title for this episode is "The Aftermath: For-Gwen and Forget," a reference to the phrase "Forgive and Forget."
 * It is revealed in this episode that Gwen has two lizards.
 * In Mutiny on the Soundstage, Beth reveals that their names are Angus and Vampyra.
 * Geoff is currently getting advice from Chris' dietitian and Justin's dermatologist, which is giving him somewhat of a self-centered, narcissistic, and sadistic behavior similar to Chris and Justin.
 * According to Gwen, Chris and a staff member known as "Camera Two Guy" are having a prank war behind the scenes, described as "brutal."
 * More is revealed about how Chef Hatchet helped DJ during their illegal alliance, as well as how much he terrorized DJ to do his bidding; even compromising his own moral character.
 * This is the second TDA Aftermath in a row where Sadie mentions a family member, in this case her Aunt Gwen. In the past, she gave a shout-out to her sister, Cindy.
 * Courtney is shown to be angry at Gwen for being friends with Duncan in this episode.
 * It is revealed that Trent has been getting an abundance of fan mail after his breakup with Gwen.
 * Though photos of Chris can be seen backstage, he doesn't appear in this episode. This is the second episode in the entire series where Chris does not appear at all in an episode (the first was Are We There Yeti?).
 * Bridgette uses the name Gidget123 to ask Gwen a question. Not only that, Gidget is also the name of a 1959 movie about a teenage girl, played by Sandra Dee, who takes up surfing. Also, Gidget is the name Blaineley and Josh used for Bridgette and Geoff's relationship.
 * Gordon, the fan from London, Ontario, is a spoof of British chef, Gordon Ramsay, who is famous for television shows such as Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares where he commonly swears. Gordon, from Total Drama Action, is shown on webcam cooking and swearing.
 * When DJ is introduced, Geoff makes references to the episodes, Brunch of Disgustingness, Not Quite Famous and One Flu Over the Cuckoos. When Gwen is introduced, Geoff and Bridgette make references to the episodes, The Chefshank Redemption, I Triple Dog Dare You!, and 3:10 to Crazytown.
 * This is the first episode of Total Drama Action where Geoff and Bridgette appear but don't kiss at all.
 * Trent's facial expression that was shown when Kelsey was kissing her Trent doll is similar to the look he had when he got poisoned by the Fugu Blowfish in Who Can You Trust?.
 * This is the first episode of Total Drama Action to have someone's dialogue censored.
 * In addition this is also the only time Cartoon Network didn't edit any censored dialogue.
 * It is also the first time in the series a non-contestant cursed.
 * According to the official Total Drama blog, the scene with Kelsey and her Trent doll was inspired by a fan named Liana who owned a Cody doll that the producers saw.

Goofs

 * When DJ was about to play Truth or Anvil, Courtney was sitting right across from DJ, then disappears.
 * DJ's mother looks somewhat different than in her picture from DJ's Audition tape. However, the picture DJ showed could have been an older one from when his mother was younger.
 * When Bridgette said Izzy's name "Explosivo," the closed captions say "Explode Diva" instead.
 * When first shown during Truth or Anvil, the anvil appears to have one rope connected to it, but when DJ says that Chef intimidated the heck out of him, the anvil appears to have two ropes.
 * When Gwen is pushed on stage, her hair is longer than usual.