The Aftermath: I

'''The two castmates that were voted off first are hosting this season's new feature; a behind-the-scenes talk show. The non-returning campers are back as the peanut gallery and two people are the guests of honor. However, the hosts start to have problems with each other as the show progresses.'''

Plot
After a short montage of Trent and Gwen's moments over the course of Total Drama Action, the episode begins with Geoff and Bridgette introducing the new "Total Drama Action Aftermath Show," where the two will dish out everything "Total Drama Action." Geoff introduces himself and Bridgette to the audience, reminding them they were on both Total Drama Island and Total Drama Action, to which Bridgette angrily reminds him that they were voted off for kissing. Although Geoff states kissing makes for good television, he says that now they have their own show and are still psyched to be there.

After a snide remark from Eva, Geoff thanks her for reminding them that she was there, and then introduces the eight contestants from last season who did not qualify for this season: Cody, Noah, Ezekiel, Eva, Katie, Sadie, Courtney (who is busy talking to her lawyer, Michael, about suing the show), and Tyler.

Bridgette and Geoff tell the audience that they have messages and texts they'll read from the viewers and that they'll even have some of the viewers on live webcam. The two then say that they'll have two guests this episode: Izzy and Trent. Bridgette mentions how she feels bad for what happened to Trent, with Sadie and Katie agreeing with her.

Before introducing Izzy, the two show a video containing various clips of her during her time on the season, finally calling on her to appear. After seeing herself on television, Izzy walks out to join Geoff and Bridgette on stage and they begin their talk show segment. However, before they can ask her questions, she notices her old boyfriend Graham in the audience and mentions how the restraining order he filed against her put a strain on their long distance relationship. Geoff asks Izzy how it feels to be the first one voted off the show, to which she says she doesn't know and asks him how it feels. Bridgette reminds Geoff that they were the first to be voted off and Geoff begins to recall the events until he stops, reminding Izzy that he is the one asking the questions. Bridgette asks how it felt not getting a Gilded Chris Award. Izzy starts to cry while explaining her feelings, so Bridgette asks if it's that painful to remember. Izzy says she just can't lie to them due to an implant in her neck that shocks her at the first sign of dishonesty.

After one more question, Geoff says it's time to play a game called Truth or Hammer, where they ask Izzy questions, and if she answers dishonestly, a hammer will fly down to strike her out of her seat. Bridgette asks the first question: "Where did things go wrong for E-Scope?" She replies that it was when she turned down a secret alliance with Chef, after which Geoff mentions they have a never before seen clip. The clip shows Chef offering Izzy help in manning up if they split the money 50/50, to which she replies by kicking him in the chest and scaring the nearby intern. Izzy then mentions that she thinks Chef made a deal with DJ. Bridgette takes a message from a viewer asking if Izzy thinks DJ will be busted, to which she replies that she busted her arm and is now double jointed. Geoff asks if they should move onto Trent.

Bridgette begins talking about Trent, saying he did not deserve what happened and it's because of Gwen he was voted out. After she says this, Geoff quickly disagrees and says it wasn't because of her. Bridgette mentions Trent missed out on the prize because of Gwen, and Geoff unknowingly reveals to a watching Trent that Gwen went behind Trent's back to have the Grips vote him off. Trent, watching from the green room backstage is completely shocked and asked if it was a joke. Geoff says sorry and states that even though Gwen asked the Grips to vote off Trent, that since he was throwing the challenges, he would have been voted out anyway. Bridgette agrees, but says that Gwen stabbed Trent in the back to cover her own butt and Eva thinks they both should pay. Geoff reminds Bridgette of when Trent kissed Heather, but Bridgette says that Heather tricked him into kissing her. Geoff says that he hardly needed to be tricked into kissing the hottest girl on the show, much to Bridgette's anger and disgust. The two get into a fight over this, but Izzy steps in showing them a trick with her eyelids to stop the fight. It's too late, however, and Bridgette says they should take a break. The show goes to commercial, where the first commercial is an advertisement for Chef's Roadkill Café.

When the show returns, Izzy joins Geoff and Bridgette on the main couch talking about Trent and Gwen. Geoff is now on Team Gwen and Bridgette on Team Trent. Before taking more messages, they check on Trent, who is in the green room still crying. They show a video recapping their relationship over both seasons, Geoff standing up for Gwen and Bridgette for Trent. Izzy asks the losers how they feel about the whole ordeal. Sadie begins, saying she was at first on Team Trent, but is now on Team Gwen after remembering how Trent kissed Heather, causing a fight between herself and Katie. Cody mentions he's on Team Gwen and holds up her bra. Courtney says she's on Team Gwen because Trent is a loser by choice. Izzy wants to bring out Trent, who is still crying in the green room and now playing his guitar.

Trent joins them on stage and begins to answer their questions. Bridgette asks what happened and Trent replies honestly that things were fine until they were split up and that once Gwen and Duncan were hanging out, things got rocky. Courtney, watching on the sidelines, sneers at the mention of Duncan with Gwen. The next topic is of Trent's strange obsession with the number nine. Geoff and Bridgette show the clip of Duncan telling Gwen that their names together make nine, but Trent is upset and says that's not true. He recalls that the real reason is because when he was a kid his grandfather gave him a toy train. Right before he died, it lost a wheel and only had nine, and his mom said nine was now his lucky number. This story moves Sadie, Katie, and Courtney enough to make them switch over to Trent's side.

Geoff and Bridgette then introduce their first video guest on webcam, a girl named Ginger. Ginger describes herself as a Trent fanatic, and shows off a stuffed doll she had made to resemble Trent, much to his horror. Before she can scare Trent any further, her video is cut off. The next guest is "Steve the Yeti" who says Chris McLean is the best host ever and asks how Geoff and Bridgette got a show. He is interrupted by Chef calling out to him about getting into a hot tub together, addressing him as Chris, and joins Chris on camera to tell the audience not to trust anything Izzy says. Finally, Geoff gets a call from someone that who yells that both Gwen and Trent stink and then announces that they are on Team Eva, after which they notice it was Eva making the call.

The final segment of the show is called "That's gonna leave a mark," which shows various unseen scenes of castmates being hurt by different objects (Duncan being hit with a light, Chef slipping, etc.). After the clip, Trent asks if he can sing a song he wrote after Gwen and he broke up. As he sings, the entire cast, except Noah, begin to look on with sadness and Geoff and Bridgette look at each other before sharing an embrace. Geoff apologizes to Bridgette and the two begin to make out as the show comes to a close. Bridgette says they'll be here all season and Geoff says to check in next time for Total Drama Action. The episode ends with the two making out as the intern sweeps the floor and the lights switch off.

Cast

 * Noah, Tyler, and Ezekiel appear, but do not speak.

Quotes
Eva: (sitting with the other eight Total Drama Island contestants who didn't qualify to compete in Total Drama Action) Yeah. Speak for yourselves. Geoff: (confused) I was speaking for myself. Courtney: (on cellphone with attorney) We're gonna sue the pants off this show, Michael! Geoff: Uhhhh...whoops! (Tyler waves to the audience) Geoff: There you are, dude! Will someone please tell Lindsay? (audience laughs) Sadie: We felt so terrible for Trent. Like, he went nuttier than my sister's peanut allergy (waves to the camera). Hi, Cindy! Katie: But he's still super cute! I barf a little in my mouth every time I think of what happened to him. Sadie: Oh my gosh, me too! (barfs a little in her mouth) Geoff: (disturbed) Uh... okay. Cool. Uh, thanks for that. Izzy: When you realize you're not getting a Gilded Chris Award, well... I can't lie to you. (cringes and suffers) Bridgette: Wow! It's that painful to remember? Izzy: No, I just can't lie to you! (points to her neck) I was outfitted with a lie deterrent microchip that emits shock waves at the first hint of dishonesty. That's a really nice top, Bridge. (gets shocked and then giggles) Sadie: Oh, totally not. Bridgette: And all because of Gwen. Geoff: Whoa, back up, Bridge. Couples break up; it wasn't Gwen's fault. Bridgette: Trent lost out on a million bucks because of Gwen. Geoff: So, Gwen went behind Trent's back and told his team to vote him off, that doesn't mean...(hears the audience gasp in shock) Whoa, what? Trent: (backstage, having just heard what Geoff said) Awww man, what?! Are you kidding? Gwen did what?! This is a joke, right? Geoff: Whoa... did someone not tell the dude? Sadie: (gasps) I remember! Trent totally cheated on Gwen, first season. Bridgette: That was Heather's fault. She tricked Trent into kissing her. Geoff: A dude hardly needs to be tricked into kissing the hottest chick on the show. (the audience, Izzy, Katie, Sadie, and Bridgette gasp at what Geoff said) Geoff: What? Bridgette: I cannot believe you just said Heather was the hottest girl on the show! Bridgette: I think you mean psychic. Izzy: I'm pretty sure my therapist said "psychotic." (Geoff and Bridgette widen their eyes in fright as she giggles) Okay. You went behind my back, In the worst kind of attack. Ah! Now you find me gone! I'm no longer your pawn. Katie: (crying) I am so on Team Trent. Sadie: Me too. (hugs Katie) Courtney: Uh, can I switch teams? Chef: (off-screen) Yo Chris! If I wanted to take a hot tub by myself I...Oh! You on the webcam? (To audience) Don't believe a word Izzy says, girl's crazy. Geoff: Ah! And we've got a call. (answers) Hello? High pitched female voice: Gwen and Trent stink! Go Team Eva! Bridgette: You're on Team Eva? Why? High pitched female voice: Eva should've won the hundred grand (voice gets deeper) and I'll pound anyone who even... Bridgette: (looks to see Eva using a cell phone) Eva!? (Eva hangs up) You ripped my heart out of my soul. You never text me back anymore. I remember the nights we stared into the sky, But, now you make me feel like dirt. But I never told you that summer, girl, you were my entire world. But now you're gone. Trent: Yeah, if they don't get fired!
 * Geoff: We are so psyched to be here!
 * Geoff: And a shout out to Courtney!
 * Bridgette: And here's Tyler!
 * Bridgette: Aww, poor Trent, right? What happened to him is just so wrong.
 * Izzy: (waves to camera) Hi, everyone out there in TV land! (scans audience until she sees a familiar face) Graham Cracker! That's my old boyfriend, Graham! He got a restraining order against me last year. Remember that, Graham? So funny! Okay, we were in the courtroom and judge was all like, (impersonates judge) "You will not come within two hundred meters of the plaintiff or you shall suffer the consequences of this courtroom!" (regular laugh) The long distance was hard. But we made it work. By the way Graham, you should get new blinds for your room. What are they made of, lead? I couldn't see a thing with my binoculars. (giggles) Miss you, Graham Cracker! (pulls a cracker from her top) I'm totally into crackers right now. They're just so flaky! (giggles and eats the cracker)
 * Bridgette: What went through your head after being voted off?
 * Bridgette: Trent was such a stand-up guy. He did not deserve what happened, right?
 * Geoff: Trent isn't innocent in this. What about the time he kissed Heather? Gwen was totally wrecked. Remember?
 * Izzy: (trying to keep Geoff and Bridgette from escalating their fight) We need a little help settling this lovers' quarrel, so thanks for all your text and e-mails! Oh! Uh, and feel free next time to use ESP. I'm psychotic.
 * Cody: I'm definitely on Team Gwen. She's hot, and I have her bra. (holds up her bra)
 * Courtney: Duncan is so going to get it!
 * Trent: (singing)
 * Trent: The number nine thing has nothing to do with Gwen. I had this toy train my granddad gave me as a kid. Right before he died, one of the wheels fell off so there were only nine. I was devastated. So my mom told me that nine was now my lucky number.
 * Steve the Yeti: Chris McLean (voice changes) is the best host ever! How'd you get your own show? You stink!
 * (phone rings)
 * Trent: (singing)
 * Izzy: Bridgette and Geoff will see you next time!

Trivia

 * Title Reference: The full Cartoon Network title for this episode is "The Aftermath: Trent's Descent," a possible reference to the British horror movie, "The Descent."
 * This is the first aftermath episode in Total Drama Action, as well as the first in the overall series.
 * Izzy still only seems to react when she is called E-Scope, yet at one point Geoff asks her a question and addresses her as Izzy, and she answers the question without any violence (though she may have abandoned this nickname because she saw how it was somewhat responsible for her being eliminated.)
 * In this episode, Izzy confirms that the Gilded Chris Awards are made of chocolate covered in gold foil, including the ones that were thought to be metallic in Alien Resurr-eggtion.
 * This is the second time that an episode doesn't have a recap of the previous episode, the first being Haute Camp-ture.
 * Trent states that he needs to move on and find a new girl after learning about Gwen's involvement in his elimination, heavily insinuating that he will not try to get back together with Gwen anytime soon.
 * It is hinted that the interns for Total Drama Action also work for the Aftermath.
 * Cody still has Gwen's bra that he received from her in Up the Creek, early on in the first season, probably due to him having a deep attraction to her.
 * This episode marks the second time in the series that a relative of a contestant is confirmed to have died (Trent's grandfather). The first was in Riot On Set, when Izzy states that she is a reincarnation of her great-grandmother.
 * This episode is the first Total Drama Action episode to feature all non-participating competitors.
 * This is the first Total Drama Action episode where Bridgette goes against her good friend Gwen purposely.
 * It is revealed that Trent's nine obsession was not, as it was assumed to be, from his and Gwen's combined names, but about a train he had as a child that lost its wheel and only had nine left. The train was a gift given to him by his grandfather before he died.
 * In an unseen clip, Chef is shown to have approached Izzy to form an alliance before forming one with DJ, but she turned him down by kicking him in the chest in front of a terrified intern who, according to Geoff, "thought he was next."
 * This is the second time the show isn't hosted by Chris. The first time was in Are We There Yeti?, when Chris went to an award show, leaving Chef in charge. It is the first time that the contestants hosted the show.
 * However, Chris does not appear as himself in this episode; he shows up on a webcam disguised as a Sasquatchanakwa named Steve the Yeti, complimenting himself and telling Geoff and Bridgette that they stink for getting their own show until Chef blows his cover.
 * The music where Geoff and Bridgette introduce the unqualified contestants is the same music the Katie and Sadie danced to in Not Quite Famous.
 * Geoff apparently considers Heather to be the show's most attractive female.
 * This is the second time that Geoff accidentally says that someone is very hot in front of Bridgette, the first is in If You Can't Take The Heat..., when he says that his friend's mother is really hot, right in front of Bridgette.
 * Izzy reveals in this episode that she had a major elbow injury and is now double-jointed, which explains how she was able to double-joint her elbows in her first audition tape.
 * Bridgette says that Izzy's time was brief, but she would be back for more. This may be a foreshadowing of Izzy returning to the set sometime in the future (though she may have only meant she would continue to be on the show through the talk show). In fact, Izzy returned in the next episode.
 * Courtney is shown to be very angry and jealous after learning about the close friendship Gwen and Duncan have, similar to Trent's feelings on the matter. This could very well mean that she will have a conflict with Duncan and Gwen when she returns to compete in the future, though she seems to be angry at Duncan rather than Gwen specifically.
 * Trent is devastated after he discovers that Gwen was the one to get him eliminated in 3:10 to Crazytown.
 * Courtney is shown still trying to sue the show as of this episode. She is seen talking on the phone with Michael, her lawyer. It is unknown if they are trying to appeal their first lawsuit (which Courtney said was lost in Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island) or filing a new lawsuit against the show.
 * Eva makes a call trying to make it seem like someone is voting for her to win; this shows she is still determined to win the show even though she is unqualified to participate.
 * Trent, after seeing a clip of why everyone believed he loved the number 9 so much, said he had known Duncan was up to something; this proves that Trent thought Duncan was purposely trying to hurt his chances in the competition and with Gwen. Trent may be justified, because we still do not know what Duncan’s motives were for creating the number nine misconception.
 * When Izzy is introduced, Bridgette makes references to the episodes, The Sucky Outdoors and Haute Camp-ture. When Trent is introduced, Bridgette makes a reference to the episode, 3:10 to Crazytown.
 * If you look closely, there is a blue silhouette picture of Chris in the waiting room that Izzy and Trent are in.
 * The blond intern's design is based off of Tyler's first prototype design from Camp TV.
 * The silhouette of the original designs for Katie, Sadie, Justin, and Eva were seen in the audience.
 * This is the third time Katie and Sadie have argued in the series, although this one was very brief and not as intense as the first two times.
 * It is revealed that Izzy is eighth on the RCMP's most wanted list.
 * This is the first time in the Aftermaths that Sadie salutes any of her family, the second was in The Aftermath: II when she saluted her aunt Gwen.
 * This episode features the most amount of vocal commentators of any other Aftermath episode in the season.

Goofs

 * At the end, when Izzy signs off the episode, the line on the hole of her shirt disappears.
 * The pick-guard on Trent's guitar constantly switches from the right side to the left side of the guitar.
 * During a round of Truth or Hammer questions, a giant hammer is swung at the interviewee when it is believed that they are being untruthful with their answers. Izzy has a lie-detecting microchip implanted in her neck that shocks her whenever she is being dishonest. When Izzy claimed she wouldn't hurt the intern who witnessed her jump kicking Chef, the hammer swung at her to signify that she was not telling the truth, however, she received no shock from the microchip.
 * She has also lied many times throughout the series, but the microchip has never shocked Izzy during those other times.