The Aftermath: IV

'''Total Drama Action finally reaches its epic conclusion... a tie? The hosts are missing, and a winner has yet to be decided. As tensions rise, 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, receives the money, and reunites with his girl, while the loser goes home with a "consolation prize" that shocks everyone.'''

Plot
The episode begins from where the last episode left off, with the ex-contestants at the aftermath studio shocked about the tie between Beth and Duncan, who are both very annoyed at the matter. Duncan angrily asks if there's a plan for their scenario, but Geoff says there is none, as nobody expected a tie to occur. But, since they are all together, Geoff decides that they should start "partying," and they begin showing clips from the season. Meanwhile, Chris and Chef are at an airport, leaving for their vacation. Several fans gather around Chris and a woman even requests his autograph, much to Chef's annoyance.

At the studio, 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. Instead of doing this, Geoff and Bridgette begin to show clips of major injuries during the course of the season as well as a few embarrassing never-before-seen clips of Chris. While at the airport, Chris ends up seeing what is going on with the show (which is on live television), becomes horrified, and back to the studio 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 get around the heavy traffic.

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' 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 fails immediately after. Many people become frustrated at this point, especially Eva. 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 contestants 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 lets 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. The losers, upon seeing him, are 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, thanking the viewers for watching.

Alternate ending
Similar to Total Drama Island, this episode had an alternate ending; instead of the final vote going to Duncan, Beth ends up winning, instead. Many of the other contestants cheer and Brady comes in and hugs her, surprising the other contestants. Heather remarks on how handsome Brady is, and even Justin appears to be stunned by his attractiveness, 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 the offer to grab a bite to eat 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, knocking her out. Chris then ends the show, thanking the viewers for watching.

Cast

 * Katie, Sadie, Tyler, Cody, and Ezekiel appeared, but they did not speak, although Cody gasped in shock when it was revealed to be a tie, and they all could be heard cheering. Also, when Duncan won, Ezekiel could be seen talking, but no sound was heard. Also, after Courtney asked for a quiz show, everyone was heard saying "lame."

General

 * In the universe of the show, the Total Drama Aftermath shows are live, according to the events in this episode.
 * Chris states that during the break-off, he said that there should be more dancing on the show. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the musical item concept of Total Drama World Tour.
 * Further backing this up is when Chris, in the Lame-o-sine, told Chef that he wants a third season of the show.
 * Brady is proven to exist in this episode, as he makes an appearance after Beth loses or wins in the alternate ending.
 * Duncan and Courtney get back together in this episode, after having broken up in Top Dog.
 * 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 contestants.
 * 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 of her fellow contestants.
 * 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.
 * Izzy did not vote for either Duncan or Beth, because she voted for one of her alter egos, "Explosivo," to win.
 * If one downloads the episode on iTunes, the alternate ending with Beth's win is shown instead of Duncan's.
 * Also, if one has an account for Netflix, Beth's ending is shown as well.
 * 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
 * A plus sign
 * Harold's Face
 * 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!.
 * Geoff and Bridgette show embarrassing footage of Chris. They are as follows:
 * Chris is shown singing in a shower, but then the cameraman pulls away the curtain and Chris then covers himself up while screaming in a high-pitched girly-like voice.
 * Chris is shown eating a sandwich in a messy way
 * Chris is shown sleeping while sucking his thumb and holding a teddy bear
 * Chris is shown to be bald while getting ready for filming. A hand then sprays his bald head before putting his wig on.
 * Chris comes out of his trailer in a robe and then stretches. A breeze then kicks up and his groin is unintentionally shown.
 * The same outhouse from The Sand Witch Project is used in this episode.
 * Chris, once again, states his negative feelings about the Aftermaths in this episode.
 * 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.
 * 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 a vote, as she sneezed into her tissue paper.
 * Trent and Leshawna did not vote because of the stench caused by Owen in the voting booth.
 * Geoff and Bridgette chose to make out in the control room rather than vote.
 * Izzy however did not vote for Beth or Duncan. Instead she votes for her alternate ego, "Explosivo."
 * This is the first Aftermath where the blond-haired intern does not appear.
 * This is the first, and currently the only, season finale in the series in which the eliminated contestants decide the winner by a vote, rather than simply one finalist beating the other in a challenge.
 * This is the only time the tie-breaker ended up into another tie.
 * This is the only Aftermath where the contestants use the confessional.
 * This is the first and only Total Drama Action Aftermath episode overall where:
 * Bridgette and Geoff do not fight.
 * Chris hosts the show.
 * It has some sort of effect on the actual competition.
 * No eliminated contestants are interviewed. Instead, it interviews the only two contestants who are still in the game.
 * It doesn't follow the six episodes pattern.
 * On Netflix, this episode is titled "The Aftermath: Pt. Four."

Continuity

 * This episode picks up where Mutiny on the Soundstage left off, and is a continuation of the finale.
 * Thus, this is the first two-part season finale of the series.
 * This is also one of only six episodes in the series (as well as the only one in Total Drama Action) to pick up right where the previous episode ended. The others are Not So Happy Campers - Part 2, Phobia Factor, Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 2, Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles, and Hawaiian Punch.
 * This is the second time in the series where Courtney has been muted by Chris. The first was in Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island.
 * This is the first time Noah talks in Total Drama Action. Thus, as of this point, Tyler and Ezekiel are the only non-Total Drama Action contestants to never speak in the season (excluding the special).
 * This is the first (and only) time a contestant has done the recap.
 * This is the second time that someone other than Chris has done the recap. The first time was when Chef did it 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.
 * 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.
 * This marks the first time Chris has been in the Aftermath studio on screen.
 * 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 currently the last episode to feature Beth as a contestant.
 * This finale marks the first time that the finalists are from different teams.
 * This is the first episode the "That's Gonna Leave A Mark!" segment did not use its regular theme.
 * This is the last episode in which Heather is bald, as her hair grows back by the next episode.
 * 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.

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.
 * 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 (shown in episodes where he uses hair gel).
 * When the camera pans out to show all the contestants 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 contestants 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.
 * In Harold's second challenge, the contestants' 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. Although it is possible that she got a new one.
 * 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 is in the top row on the left, next to Tyler. However, when Chef rolls out the food for Owen's eating contest, he has been moved to the bottom, next to Katie.
 * When Izzy says "Hit it, DJ!", she has five fingers instead of four.
 * Owen is not present in the clip where Duncan shows his motherly side even though DJ has yet to be eliminated.

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