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* SpoilerTitle: The extended title of the episode spoils that Trent's been eliminated. Granted, it's not as bad in this case due to this being the first Aftermath episode, meaning viewers who have not been aware of what Aftermath episodes are about wouldn't be aware of it.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: A gender inversion. Geoff says that Heather is the hottest girl on the show, claiming that she has an "edge". Bridgette angrily dismisses this edge as simply her being cruel to people.



* BreakUpSong: Trent sings one that he made after he and Gwen broke up, and it REALLY hits the former contestants. It also helps Geoff and Bridgette get over their argument from earlier in the episode.

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* BreakUpSong: Trent sings one that he made after he and Gwen broke up, and it REALLY hits the former contestants.contestants (except Noah). It also helps Geoff and Bridgette get over their argument from earlier in the episode.



* LackOfEmpathy: Of all of the other contestants Noah alone isn't touched by Trent's song, looking bored and annoyed.



* OhCrapSmile: During a meeting with "Steve the Yeti", Chhef blurts out Chris (who is disguised as a sasquatchanakwa)' name outloud, causing the latter to glance at the audience with a nervous smile.

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* OhCrapSmile: During a meeting with "Steve the Yeti", Chhef Chef blurts out Chris (who is disguised as a sasquatchanakwa)' name outloud, causing the latter to glance at the audience with a nervous smile.smile.
* PetTheDog: Though both Courtney and Eva seemed unsympathetic towards Trent at first, both can be seen tearing up after his second song.
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* DropTheHammer: Punishment for lying in ''Truth or Hammer'', getting hit by a giant swinging hammer.
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* SingleTear: When Trent is explaining his obsession with the number 9, EVA of all people is seen shedding one of these.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The "That's Gonna Leave a Mark" is an entire montage of this and AmusingInjuries.
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* CryCute: Even [[AcademicAlphaBitch Courtney]] and [[HairTriggerTemper Eva]] are moved to tears by Trent's song.
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* OhCrapSmile: During a meeting with "Steve the Yeti", Chhef blurts out Chris (who is disguised as a sasquatchanakwa)' name outloud, causing the latter to glance at the audience with a nervous smile.
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TRS cleanup


* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: We go from a reality show to talk-show-themed Aftermath.
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* PantyThief: Cody has obtained one of Gwen's bras. Details how he got it aren't given, but Gwen would not have gifted it to him and Cody has a history of being a creep around her.
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* ThroatSlittingGesture: The last one of the peanut gallery introduced is Courtney, who at that time is preoccupied with a phone call with her lawyer to sue the show for not letting her be a contestant. Geoff laughs uneasily and waves his fingers across his neck to get the camera off Courtney.

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* ThroatSlittingGesture: The last one of the peanut gallery introduced is Courtney, who at that time is preoccupied with a phone call with her lawyer to sue the show for not letting her be a contestant. Geoff laughs uneasily nervously and waves his fingers across his neck to get the camera off Courtney.



* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Izzy is enjoying crackers in the waiting room when she's called in to appear on ''The Aftermath''. Not done snacking, she places some food into her cleavage and eats from it during the interview.

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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Izzy is enjoying crackers in the waiting room when she's called in to appear on ''The Aftermath''.the ''Aftermath''. Not done snacking, she places some food into her cleavage and eats from it during the interview.

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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The '''That's gonna leave a mark''' is an entire montage of this and AmusingInjuries.

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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The '''That's gonna leave "That's Gonna Leave a mark''' Mark" is an entire montage of this and AmusingInjuries.AmusingInjuries.
* ThroatSlittingGesture: The last one of the peanut gallery introduced is Courtney, who at that time is preoccupied with a phone call with her lawyer to sue the show for not letting her be a contestant. Geoff laughs uneasily and waves his fingers across his neck to get the camera off Courtney.
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* PantyThief: Cody has obtained one of Gwen's bras. Details how he got it aren't given, but Gwen would not have gifted it to him and Cody has a history of being a creep around her.
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* MustacheVandalism: Upon learning the truth behind Trent's obsession with the number 9, Bridgette brings up a digital photo of Gwen and doodles shocked eyebrows and tear-filled eyes onto it with a light pen to illustrate how Gwen'll feel when she hears the true story.
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* TragicKeepsake: Trent explains that when he was young, his granddad gave him a toy train. One of the wheels fell of shortly before the old man died, leaving the train with an uneven nine. 9 has been his lucky number since.

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* TragicKeepsake: Trent explains that when he was young, his granddad gave him a toy train. One of the wheels fell of off shortly before the old man died, leaving the train with an uneven nine. 9 has been his lucky number since.
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* TragicKeepsake: Trent explains that when he was young, his granddad gave him a toy train. One of the wheels fell of shortly before the old man died, leaving the train with an uneven nine. 9 has been his lucky number since.
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* HollywoodRestrainingOrder: Izzy is implied to have set onto her by her former boyfriend Graham, not allowed to go within 2 miles of his house.

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* HollywoodRestrainingOrder: Izzy is implied to have set onto spots her by ex Graham Cracker in the audience of the ''Aftermath''. She explains to Geoff and Bridgette that he hit her former boyfriend Graham, not allowed with a restraining order last year that forbids her from coming closer than 200 meters near him. Despite acknowledging that he is her "old boyfriend", she views the situation as a long-distance relationship and advises Graham to go within 2 miles of his house.get blinds she can actually see through.
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Izzy places some food from the waiting room into her cleavage before going for her interview.

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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Izzy is enjoying crackers in the waiting room when she's called in to appear on ''The Aftermath''. Not done snacking, she places some food from the waiting room into her cleavage before going for her and eats from it during the interview.

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* BigWhat: Trent upon learning that Gwen told his team to vote him off.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Courtney is preparing to sue the show for her elimination in the previous season.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Courtney is preparing to sue the show for her elimination in the previous season. She also expresses irritation over Duncan spending more time with Gwen, informing a lot of her irritation with the guy later in the season.
* FreudianExcuse: When asked about his obsession with the number nine, Trent explains as the result of a toy train that his grandfather had given him. It had ten wheels, but one fell off after the old man died.



* HonorBeforeReason: It turns out that Chef offered Izzy the same kind of deal to split the prize money that he'd offer DJ. Izzy responds by kicking him in the gut.



* LampshadeHanging: After Trent freaks over what Gwen did, Geoff expresses surprise that absolutely no one had told him what happened.
* MassOhCrap: When Geoff unknowingly blurts out what Gwen did in front of Trent, everyone else stares in shock because they know how badly this is gonna go.



* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Izzy places some food from the waiting room into her cleavage before going for her interview.

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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Izzy places some food from the waiting room into her cleavage before going for her interview.interview.
* WhatTheHellHero: Bridgette over her boyfriend calling Heather (someone who was pretty mean to her) the hottest girl on the show.
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* CryCute: Even [[AcademicAlphaBitch Courtney]] and [[HairTriggerTemper Eva]] are moved to tears by Trent's song.
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* BrokenBase: The elimination of Trent is this for the contestants in the studio.



* {{Tearjerker}}: Trent's explanation as to why 9 is his lucky number is this. In detail: His grandfather, who he was very close to, gave him a toy train with 10 wheels on it. One of the wheels came off right before he died, leading to Trent's mother saying that 9 was now his lucky number.
* TrueNeutral: Izzy acts as this throughout the episode. She even takes over when Geoff and Bridgette are having an argument.

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* BlatantLies: Izzy saying she'd never harm the intern. It doesn't take a Lie Hammer to see she wasn't telling the truth.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Courtney is preparing to sue the show for her elimination in the previous season.

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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: We go from a reality show to talk-show-themed Aftermath.
* BlatantLies: Izzy saying she'd never harm the intern. It doesn't take a Lie Hammer to see she wasn't telling the truth.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When Geoff and Bridgette argue about whether or not Trent should have been eliminated, Bridgette says that Gwen shouldn't have gone behind his back to do so, while Geoff says that Trent's continuous throwing of challenges would've gotten him eliminated anyway. They continue to do this for the rest of the episode.
* BreakUpSong: Trent sings one that he made after he and Gwen broke up, and it REALLY hits the former contestants. It also helps Geoff and Bridgette get over their argument from earlier in the episode.
* BrokenBase: The elimination of Trent is this for the contestants in the studio.
* DeadpanSnarker: Izzy casually snarks at Geoff and Bridgette's elimination in the first half of the episode.
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Geoff not-so-accidentally says that Heather is hot, which leads to him being in trouble with Bridgette until the end of the episode.
* DropTheHammer: Punishment for lying in ''Truth or Hammer'', getting hit by a giant swinging hammer.
* FeudEpisode: Geoff and Bridgette get into an argument over Trent's elimination and Geoff saying that Heather was hot.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Courtney is preparing to sue the show for her elimination in the previous season.season.
* GracefulLoser: Izzy and Trent don't seem so bummed out over their eliminations, having gotten over it in the intervening time between those episodes and the Aftermath.
* GreenEyedMonster: Chris ''really'' isn't happy about Geoff and Bridgette getting their own show, going so far as to disguise himself as Sasquatchanakwa so that he could appear as a fan on webcam to show his rage.
* HollywoodRestrainingOrder: Izzy is implied to have set onto her by her former boyfriend Graham, not allowed to go within 2 miles of his house.
* ImStandingRightHere: Two examples:
** Geoff accidentally blabs about Gwen going behind Trent's back, not knowing that Trent was on video camera right above him, leading to an OhCrap moment from Geoff.
** When Izzy said she would ''"never hurt that intern"'', and her lie detector goes off, we get a shot of the intern ''in the studio'', who promptly decides to leg it.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The '''That's gonna leave a mark''' is an entire montage of this and AmusingInjuries.
* {{Tearjerker}}: Trent's explanation as to why 9 is his lucky number is this. In detail: His grandfather, who he was very close to, gave him a toy train with 10 wheels on it. One of the wheels came off right before he died, leading to Trent's mother saying that 9 was now his lucky number.
* TrueNeutral: Izzy acts as this throughout the episode. She even takes over when Geoff and Bridgette are having an argument.
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Izzy places some food from the waiting room into her cleavage before going for her interview.
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* BlatantLies: Izzy saying she'd never harm the intern. It dosen't take a Lie Hammer to see she wasn't telling the truth.

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* BlatantLies: Izzy saying she'd never harm the intern. It dosen't doesn't take a Lie Hammer to see she wasn't telling the truth.
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Geoff and Bridgette host the very first Total Drama aftermath, interviewing Izzy and Trent.
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* BlatantLies: Izzy saying she'd never harm the intern. It dosen't take a Lie Hammer to see she wasn't telling the truth.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Courtney is preparing to sue the show for her elimination in the previous season.

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