The Aftermath: IV

'''Total Drama Action finally reaches its epic conclusion, but with the hosts missing, a winner has yet to be decided. As tension rises, the two finalists attempt to find a way to break the tie and eventually are asked various questions by the eliminated contestants, who then vote for the winner. In the end, one is declared the winner and receives the money, as well as reuniting with his girl, while the loser goes home with a "consolation prize" that shocks everyone.'''

Plot
This episode picks up exactly where the last episode left off, starting with the contestants at the Aftermath studio shocked at the tie and Beth and Duncan very annoyed by this matter. Duncan angrily asks if there's a plan, but Geoff says there is none, due to them expecting one of them to win. But, since they are all together, Geoff decides that they should start "partying," and they begin showing clips of the season. Meanwhile, Chris and Chef are leaving for their vacation, with Chris being frequently recognized by people. A woman even requests her autograph as Chef looks on, annoyed.

The contestants contemplate the fact that this is quite possibly the last time they will all be together and Bridgette and Geoff seem to be sad about it. Leshawna agrees, however she angrily states that they should just pick a winner and go home. Then, Geoff and Bridgette begin to show embarrassing clips of injuries and "the real Chris." While at the airport, Chris ends up seeing what is going on with the show (which is on live television), becomes horrified, and rushes off with Chef to stop it. Chris says that he wants a third season, but the contestants could ruin it. He insists on rushing, and yells at Chef about the traffic claiming that Ryan Seacrest's driver could do better than his.

Meanwhile, Geoff and Bridgette finish showing the clips and Duncan starts to complain. Courtney then announces that she has a plan. She says they should have a "completely unbiased" quiz show (winking at Duncan as she does so), but the others unanimously deem that idea to be "lame." Harold then announces a plan to do a contortion challenge. The two will have to mold their bodies in different shapes to make it through a conveyor belt. During this time, Chris and Chef end up at Camp Wawanakwa, due to Chris's poor directing of the driver.

The two finalists begin doing Harold's idea, however, they end up tying once again, as Beth falls and then Duncan does also on his next turn. Eva and several others become frustrated at this point. They begin showing more embarrassing clips of Chris, until Chris himself finally shows up and yells at them. He forces Geoff and Bridgette out of the way, and then declares himself the host for the rest of the Aftermath. Chris then begins to show footage of Beth and Duncan, and then additional footage of the sides of them that aren't normally seen. Duncan is shown being nice to other contestants while they are sleeping, while Beth is shown being selfish. Both are embarrassed by the footage. The contestants are then subjected to questions by those who had been voted off. Geoff and Bridgette are not present because they are making out behind the scenes, so Trent goes first. He begins to ramble on about a hypothetical situation that sounds similar to his situation with Gwen. Then, Izzy challenges the two competitors to have a battle of break dancing. Gwen then questions them about how they'd help the environment if they won. DJ then asks them another hypothetical question, which Beth correctly answers. Owen challenges the two to hold an eating contest, which Duncan and Beth reluctantly do. They got really sick and queasy. Right before they were going to move on, Duncan let's out a belch.

Heather states that she already knows who she's voting for, then goes into a rant about how she deserves to be in the Final Two and win the money more. Leshawna then asks them what they will do with the money. Next, Justin asks them if he is still attractive. Lindsay then states that she is going to vote for Beth, without asking a question. Harold then challenges them to draw pictures of an imaginary animal. Courtney is shown about to ask a question, but she's cut off by Chris. The ex-contestants then vote in a bathroom stall. Most of them end up voting and Chris slowly announces the votes. The winner, in the end, is Duncan. Courtney runs up to him in joy and hugs him. Duncan questions her, saying that he never said he'd share the money with her. She then kisses him and says that every king needs a queen and Duncan happily complies; the crowd and the losers cheer as the couple reunites and make-out.

Meanwhile, Brady enters the stage and hugs Beth to console her, leaving her happy as well (and the losers incredulously surprised at his existence). The screen pans out and shows the non-contestants cheering, Beth hugging Brady, Chef and Chris grinning wickedly, Courtney and Duncan making out and the losers celebrating. Then Chris signs off the season and thanks the viewers for watching.

Alternate Ending
Similar to last season, this finale has an alternate ending. In this ending, Chris counts the votes and the final vote goes to Beth. Everyone cheers and Brady comes in and hugs her, surprising the other competitors. Heather remarks on how handsome Brady is, and even Justin looks stunned at his looks, now having regretted voting for Beth. Duncan walks up to a visibly disappointed Courtney and asks if she wants to leave with him to grab a bite to eat, to which Courtney replies that she doesn't usually eat with losers. Duncan grins and says that he usually doesn't either, but he still asked her anyway. Smiling, Courtney accepts to go out to dinner with him. Duncan asks where she's going to buy him dinner, and she teasingly replies that she'll make him a knuckle sandwich. As they leave hand-in-hand, Courtney dials up her lawyers on her personal digital assistant. She says that she is planning another lawsuit due to the voting of the episode, thinking there was "election fraud" and that Duncan should have won. Beth is held high by everyone as Chris throws the million dollar suitcase to Beth, seemingly knocking her out. Chris then ends the show, thanking the viewers for watching.

Cast

 * Katie, Sadie, Tyler, Cody, and Ezekiel appear but do not speak, although Cody gasps in shock when it is revealed to be a tie, and they all can be heard cheering. Also, when Duncan wins, Ezekiel can be seen talking but no sound is heard. Also, after Courtney asks for a quiz show, everyone is heard saying "lame."

Quotes
Duncan: Can somebody please tell me there is a plan here?! Geoff: Nope! But since we're all here together one last time, let's party! Bridgette: Geoff and I cut together some sweet footage of everybody from the whole season. Beth: But what about the... Geoff: Don't get your shorts in a knot! There's plenty of time to pick a winner. Roll clip! Chef: Uh-huh. Male Tourist: Hey! Aren't you Chris McLean?! Chris: Busted. You know, I try to keep my ID a secret when I travel, but looks like (referring to his teeth) these are hard to hide. Female Tourist: Chris! Can I have your autograph? Chris: Nope, but you can let us bud to the front of the line! Flight Attendant: (squeals) Chris: Now you, you can have my autograph, fine lookin' lady. Beth: There's only one chair. Geoff: Yep! Duncan: You think we could at least get another seat? Bridgette: We think these will help our audience see the real Chris McLean. Geoff: We're gonna play them later in the show for y'all, but here's a little preview to get you interested. Chris: (singing off-key in shower) I stand against the wall... waiting for you to ask me to dance... my heart is in your hand! Ooo, ooo, ooo! (shower curtain opens) (Chris lets out a feminine shriek) Bridgette: Aww, we've had an awesome time together... I'm gonna miss you guys. Leshawna: We'll miss you too, girl... now pick a winner so we can all go home!
 * Geoff: (to Bridgette) What do we do now?
 * Chris: Alright, Sunset Beach, here we come! That was one heck of a long season, if I do say so myself. I've earned this "vacay" big time.
 * Bridgette: Um... hey, you guys! Why don't you come and join us in the winner's... seat?
 * Geoff: Since Chris took off on "vacay," we've prepared some never-before-seen clips.
 * Geoff: This is the last time we're gonna see each other guys... gettin' a bit choked up here...

Chef: Well, Chris. When a lot of cars are stuck on the same road, it's called "traffic." Chris: We have to get there NOW! Those kids are destroying my show! Chef: And you are destroying my vacation. So maybe we're even. Chris: Dude, I want a third season. If they mess this up, we can get canceled. Do you understand? Chef: What do you want me to do, engage the wing button and fly the car! Chris: I bet Ryan Seacrest's driver would be able to fly the car! Beth: Just give all the money to me! Duncan: Uh, NO? Beth: It was worth a try. The other contestants: Lame! Duncan: This is the stupidest thing I've ever been a part of and I've been on this show for two seasons! Beth: I never thought I'd miss Chris. Duncan: But it is a million bucks... Chef: Cookie gram. Sent by the girls of the Total Drama fan club for all the girls to share. Beth: Really? That's so nice. (cut to a scene of her eating all of the cookies) It's really hard work being nice. I deserve these more than anybody! (shoves the camera out of her face) DJ: ... What "it" am I hitting? Izzy: Not you! DJ Jazzy Chef! Noah: Yeah, right. Beth: Your loss! I love quinoa! Chris: Lindsay! It has to be a question! Lindsay: Um, do I like Beth? And, uh, do I think cruises are nice? Beth and Duncan: Yes! Lindsay: Oh my gosh, you both know me so well. How am I gonna decide? Izzy: Ahahahhahaha-ooooooh Chris: I will not let you spoil the nail-biting tension I am deliverately weaving here! Duncan: (laughing triumphantly) AHAHAHA, YEAH!!! Courtney: (runs up and hugs him) We're rich! Duncan: Whoa-ho-ho-ho, not so fast, sister. Who said I'd share anything with you? Courtney: (kisses Duncan, who subsequently looks content) Every king needs a queen. Duncan: "King," huh? That doesn't sound so terrible... (they continue kissing) Lindsay: Wow! Heather: Not only is he real, he's really handsome! Justin: Is it not bad enough that this show made me into a goblin? Now I got his gorgeousity making me come off as even more hideous. Great. Beth: I have all the prize I need. Brady: Oh, was I supposed to bring a prize? (Beth and the others stare at Brady) Beth: (smiles) I love losing.
 * Chris: (to driver) You call this driving?! What are you doing?!
 * Duncan: Ugh, just end this! Just give one of us that colossal stack of cash!
 * Courtney: Stop! I've got a plan. I've devised a completely unbiased (winks at Duncan) way to find a winner. A quiz show to determine who gets the million.
 * Harold: Prepare to contort!
 * Eva: Make a decision! I'm bored! And you know what happens when I'm bored? (hits fist into palm)
 * Heather: (after hearing Beth bring up Brady) Here we go again...
 * Beth: What's that?
 * Izzy: Okay, so like, I just rented the DVD reissue of the 1982 breakout break dance hit movie "Break Break Break Already"... or was "Breakbeat Breakneck Breakdown?" No wait, I think it was "Breakin' Records II: The Boogaloo Dance Crew: The Criterion Edition"... or something... okay, either way, I love the golden oldies! They don't make movies like that anymore! So, I need a break-off to decide my personal winner! Hit it, DJ!
 * Owen: I recently decided to start eating healthy.
 * Duncan: (to Beth, upon seeing the food for Owen's eating contest) I could have split the million with you and avoided all this!
 * Lindsay: I'm choosing Beth, because I like her, and tropical cruises are nice too. Thank you!
 * Izzy: Ahahahhahaha-ooooooh (pauses and looks around)
 * Courtney: Once again, this show cheaps out on production. How much can a decent pen cost? (shakes it, it discharges at her face) OH, COME ON!
 * Heather: Hurry it up!
 * Chris: The Season Two Total Drama Winner is... Duncan!
 * Beth: (After seeing Brady enter) Brady! (Beth and Brady hug)
 * Chris: And so it ends. Thanks, from me, your beloved and humble host, Chris McLean! And from our loser Beth. It's been a great season of Total... Drama... Action!

Alternate Ending Quotes
Beth: Yeeeeaaaaaah! (the other contestants cheer and Brady enters) Brady! (Beth and Brady hug) Lindsay: Wow! Heather: He's not only real, he's really handsome! Justin: Now I wish I didn't vote for her. Courtney: (in a haughty tone of voice) I don't usually eat with losers. Duncan: (grinning) Neither did I, but I asked you, didn't I? (Courtney smiles and accepts his hand) So uh, where do you want to buy me dinner? Courtney: I'd be happy to fix you up a nice homemade knuckle sandwich! But first, we have to work up a strategy and call my lawyers. (Courtney dials a number on her PDA with one hand as she holds Duncan's hand with the other) After all this election fraud, I smell another winnable lawsuit! (Courtney and Duncan leave)
 * Chris: The Season Two Total Drama winner is... Beth!
 * Duncan: (to Courtney, offering his hand) Wanna get out of here and grab a bite to eat?
 * Chris: Our Season Two winner! Beth! She gets one million dollars! (Chris throws the million dollar case at Beth, knocking her out.) And so it ends. Thanks, from me, your beloved and humble host, Chris McLean! And from our winner, Beth. It's been a great season of Total... Drama... Action!

Trivia

 * The full Cartoon Network title for this episode is "The Aftermath: Who Wants To Pick A Millionaire?," a reference to the game show, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?.
 * This episode picks up where Mutiny on the Soundstage left off, and is a continuation of the finale.
 * In the universe of the show, the TDA Aftermath shows are live, according to the events in this episode.
 * This episode caused a major debate as to which ending was the true ending of the season. Mark Thornton addressed this on the Total Drama Production Blog, stating that both endings were the true ending. He also stated that two endings were made to prevent any possibility of anybody revealing for certain who won the competition and the ending that airs is decided by the broadcasting station through voting.
 * The female tourist Chris meets at the airport is Heather's friend from Heather's Total Drama Action Alternate Reality.
 * Additionally, the man in front of her was Kelsey's dad from Gwen's Alternate Reality.
 * Chris states during the break-off that there should be more dancing on the show. This may have been foreshadowing the concept of Total Drama World Tour.
 * Further backing this up is when Chris, in the Lame-o-sine, tells Chef that he wants a third season.
 * On the Teletoon and Cartoon Network websites, there is an alternate ending that shows what would happen if Beth was the winner.
 * The way the winner is announced in this episode is an allusion to Survivor.
 * Between every few votes, Chris declares how many votes the two finalists have. For example, "That's three votes for Duncan, and one vote for Beth."
 * In Survivor style, one vote for each contestant was shown; DJ for Beth, and Owen for Duncan.
 * Brady is proven to exist in this episode, as he makes an appearance at the end.
 * Duncan and Courtney get back together in this episode after having broken up in Top Dog.
 * Chris makes a reference to Ryan Seacrest in this episode.
 * This is the sixth time that a real person has been mentioned or referenced in the Total Drama series. The first time it was Céline Dion back in Phobia Factor, the second time it was Stephen Hawking in Who Can You Trust?, the third time it was Friedrich Nietzsche in X-Treme Torture, the fourth time it was Frank Gehry in Beach Blanket Bogus, and the fifth time it was Muhammad Ali in Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen.
 * Chris also makes an indirect reference to Mike Tyson in Million Dollar Babies and Ringo Starr in Rock n' Rule.
 * Chef Hatchet's DJ name, DJ Jazzy Chef, is a reference to |DJ Jazzy Jeff, whose real name is Jeffrey Townes; he is well known for playing the role of Jazz, Will Smith's best friend on |The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.
 * In the scene where Geoff and Bridgette are last seen, making out in the control room, the shot where Bridgette's hand sticks up into the air, then slowly slides back down off-screen, is a reference to Titanic.
 * Duncan's mention of green-peace guys who "hijack ships and get arrested all the time" could be a reference to Whale Wars.
 * Chris showed hidden footage of the two finalists:
 * Beth was shown being greedy, eating all the cookies meant to be shared with the other female competitors.
 * Duncan was shown being nice to the other boys while they were sleeping, even tucking Harold's foot into his bed, despite their conflict.
 * This footage shows the complete opposite of their personality.
 * It also counts the first time that all the clips weren't altered for the montage.
 * In Duncan's ending, Chris is never seen giving him the million dollar case, unlike Beth's ending.
 * Courtney's comeuppance due to her role as an antagonist this season continues in this episode from Top Dog:
 * Her idea for a quiz show to decide the winner was shot down as being "lame" by all her fellow competitors.
 * Chris didn't allow her to ask her question for Duncan or Beth.
 * After complaining in the outhouse about the show not being able to afford a decent pen for her to vote with, she tries to get it to work, only to have the pen squirt ink all over her face and clothes, much to her frustration. The ink remains on her for the rest of the episode.
 * However, in both endings for the episode, Courtney ends up happy since she reunites with Duncan. This is reminiscent of Heather sharing a smile with Gwen at the conclusion of season one after Chris was thrown into the lake.
 * This is the second time in the series when Courtney has been muted by Chris. The first was in Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island.
 * Izzy did not vote for either Duncan or Beth, because she voted for "Explosivo" to win.
 * This is the first time Noah talks in Total Drama Action. He and Eva are the only non-Total Drama Action characters to speak.
 * This episode has a reference to the Survivor finales. Duncan and Beth were asked questions by the eliminated contestants. This is the same situation where the Jury ask the the finalists questions on Survivor.
 * If one downloads the episode on iTunes, the alternate ending with Beth's win is shown instead of Duncan's. Similarly, her win is also shown on On Demand as well.
 * This is the first time a contestant has done the recap.
 * This is the second time that someone other than Chris has done the recap. This time was it was Geoff while the other time it was Chef in Are We There Yeti?.
 * This is the first time in the season, and the second time in the overall series, in which part of the outside world was featured in the show. Namely, the scene in the beginning with Chris and Chef at the airport, and encountering several tourists.
 * The first time was in Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island, when Courtney climbed over the wall and found a drive-thru restaurant nearby.
 * Chris and Chef accidentally return to Camp Wawanakwa in this episode.
 * This episode has the most voice actors speak in the whole season.
 * The frames for Harold's final challenge were:
 * A rectangular-like shape.
 * The letter "T"
 * A Spider
 * Palm Tree
 * The CN Tower
 * Flamingo
 * Clouds
 * Ladder
 * Pretzel
 * Elephant
 * Car
 * Unicorn
 * Chris McLean
 * A plus sign
 * Harold's Face
 * The clips that showed the "never before seen footage" of Chris Mclean (possibly another side of his personality) were shown by Geoff and Bridgette as follows:
 * Chris is singing in the shower until the cameraman opens the curtain and he screams in a Psycho-esque fasion.
 * He eats a sandwich in a very messy way.
 * He sleeps sucking his thumb and holding a teddy bear.
 * It is revealed that he is bald and his hair is really a wig.
 * He goes outside in a robe, but the wind blows a part of it off revealing his private parts.
 * Harold's challenge is a reference to the game show Human Tetris.
 * A parody of Psycho is shown when Chris was in the shower, singing.
 * In this episode, Harold reveals he was an "imagineer."
 * The embarrassing footage of Chris could be considered the Total Drama Action equivalent to when Chris was thrown in the lake, in The Very Last Episode, Really!.
 * A reference to the series Stoked was made in this episode when Chris stated that he and and Chef were going to Sunset Beach for vacation, which is the setting of the show.
 * Izzy has apparently switched back to her alter ego, Explosivo. This marks the first time she changes her name (Izzy Esquire) only to return to a past identity.
 * This episodes marks the third time that Camp Wawanakwa was visited in Total Drama Action. The other two times were in Beach Blanket Bogus and Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen.
 * The same outhouse from The Sand Witch Project is used in this episode.
 * The flight number and symbol in the beginning of the episode is a reference to the plane that crashed in the TV series Lost.
 * This marks the first time (and presumably last) Chris has been in the Aftermath studio on screen.
 * Chris reveals his feeling again in this episode about the Aftermath episodes.
 * In the finale for the Best. Game. Ever., the "never-before-seen" clips of Chris are posted on a giant wall in picture form.
 * In the game, it was Chef who wanted to post the pictures, and not Geoff and Bridgette.
 * This is the first (and currently the only) Aftermath where the blond-haired intern does not appear.
 * Due to several incidents and for certain reasons, Izzy, DJ, Heather, Gwen, Owen, Harold, Justin, and Courtney were the only people that voted.
 * Lindsay did not cast in a vote as she sneezed into her tissue paper.
 * Trent and Leshawna did not vote because of the stench in the voting booth.
 * Geoff and Bridgette chose to make out in the control room rather than vote.
 * This is the first Aftermath episode to not have a person's name in the title. In the first Aftermath, Trent's name was in the title. In the second Aftermath, Gwen's name was in the title. In the third Aftermath, Owen's name was in the title.
 * This is the first and only Total Drama Action Aftermath episode overall where Bridgette and Geoff do not fight.
 * This finale marks the first and only time the finalists consist of different teams.
 * This marks the first and only Total Drama Action Aftermath where Chris hosts the show.

Goofs

 * The episode picked up seconds after the previous one left off, but Chef and Chris are already at the airport, despite the lack of elapsed time that would have allowed them to get there.
 * When Chris and Chef try to get back to the cast in the limo, at one point the limo is shown on the island, however it is not possible for the limo to reach the island, since there is no road to get there, and that the only way to get to the island is by boat.
 * In the alternate ending, where Beth is unconscious, Heather has her original hair back.
 * Many goofs were present during the Contorting Segment.
 * When Duncan and Beth had to go through the shapes that Harold built, some of them were suspended above the band, therefore they had to jump to the shape at the same time. Yet again it could have been a montage gag.
 * When one looks at the first shape from the far view for Harold's challenge, the hole has dramatically gotten smaller.
 * On Harold's second frame, which was a T, the T is taller than Harold. But Duncan, who is shorter than Harold, ducks his head with his arms straight out, meaning he would not make it out evenly, but he did. However, this may simply be because the platform was raised higher up above the ground, and since Duncan was on the conveyor belt, it would have only seemed that the T was taller than Harold.
 * When Harold first built his challenge, there was no belt to drag Beth and Duncan along.
 * This episode insists that Chris is bald, however, there are other episodes which insists he isn't (i.e. in episodes where he uses hair gel). Since this was used in a montage of Aftermath clips, it is possible that it isn't true, as other clips have been shown that are impossible (particularly in the "That's Gonna Leave a Mark!" segments).
 * When the camera pans out to show all the competitors right before Chris begins counting the votes, Courtney is missing the ink on her face that she received in the voting booth just a few moments earlier.
 * The former competitors ask questions in the order they were eliminated, but Izzy gives her question after Trent does, despite being voted off before him.
 * In the alternate ending, Brady disappears once Chris actually gives Beth the money.
 * During Harold's second challenge, the competitors' pictures are colored. However, this is impossible as they were only using one type of pencil.
 * In the alternate ending, Courtney uses her personal digital assistant to call her lawyers, though in the Cartoon Network extra, she threw her PDA out the window of the Lame-o-sine.
 * When Duncan shows his kind side in a never-before-seen-clip, Harold's feet have another shape than they did in One Million Bucks, B.C..
 * When DJ asks his question, he's in the top row on the left, next to Tyler, but when Chef rolls out the food for Owen's eating contest, he's on the bottom, next to Katie.