After the Rain

"After the Rain" is the second segment of the thirteenth episode of the second season of Amphibia, and the sixty-third episode overall.

It premiered on March 13, 2021, alongside "Ivy on the Run".

Synopsis
Anne asks Hop Pop to retrieve the music box, bringing some long-buried secrets to light.

Plot
Anne gets a letter from Marcy saying that she is ready for them to head out together to the first temple. She is told to bring four things with them: food, weapons, armor (which Hop Pop made by simply using inflated fabric), and finally the music box. Hop Pop is horrified at this news, but tells Anne that he will retrieve it from his contacts before they leave on their mission. In the middle of the night, Anne, too excited to sleep, hears Hop Pop get up in the middle of the night and head outside. She decides to surprise him, but it turns out that he was digging for the Calamity Box under the tree. Realizing that it is gone, Anne is shocked by what she has just heard. Hop Pop attempts to explain, but an angry and confused Anne believes that he was trying to keep her in Amphibia forever and she storms off into the woods.

In the morning, Sprig and Polly learn about what happened and convince Hop Pop to go search for Anne while they go looking for the box. Hop Pop finds Anne's, incredibly obvious, trail as she went to hide in the cave where she stayed before meeting the Plantars. Sprig and Polly head into town and discover that there are holes everywhere with people's items missing. Soggy Joe tells the kids that this is the work of the Magpie Beetle and they head back home to discover a tunnel in the hole where Hop Pop dug. They go inside and discover that the Magpie Beetles are in the middle of a "love-nado dance" and get caught up in it. Hop Pop finally finds Anne and when he tries to explain his reasoning for hiding the box, suddenly hears Sprig and Polly in trouble.

Anne and Hop Pop are forced to work together to save Sprig and Polly from the pit of Magpie Beetles and they manage to pull them out along with the box. As Anne prepares to leave again, Hop Pop reveals the source of his fears. When he went out adventuring, monster herons attacked Wartwood. While Sprig and Polly hid from the attack, their parents were killed. Hop Pop blamed himself for not being there with them and has promised to look after the kids since while also forbidding anymore dangerous adventures. Anne forgives Hop Pop and they head back home. Hop Pop reveals the book that told of the Calamity Box's origin and Anne warns the group that the temple mission will be dangerous. Nevertheless, the Plantars agree to help Anne anyway they can.

Cast

 * Brenda Song as Anne Boonchuy
 * Justin Felbinger as Sprig Plantar
 * Bill Farmer as Hop Pop Plantar
 * Amanda Leighton as Polly Plantar
 * Fred Tatasciore as Soggy Joe
 * Jill Bartlett as Maddie Flour
 * Laila Berzins as Sadie Croaker
 * Stephen Root as Mayor Toadstool

Additional voices

 * Troy Baker as Veggie Vendor

Non-speaking cameo

 * Toadie

Mentioned

 * Marcy Wu
 * Archie
 * Leopold Loggle
 * Mr. and Ms. Plantar

Trivia

 * When the synopsis was revealed on Twitter, it was noticeably kept hidden.

Revelations and significant events

 * Hop Pop reveals the dangers of the Calamity Box to Anne, Sprig, and Polly.
 * It is revealed that Sprig and Polly's parents were killed by herons who attacked Wartwood while Hop Pop was away on a journey.
 * The cave Anne slept in before she came to Wartwood makes its first appearance in Season 2. It is also revealed to have time marks and an "Anne Wuz Here" writing on it just like Sasha's cell in Toad Tower.
 * Marcy has discovered the First Temple.

Continuity

 * Anne's Shoe that she lost before the events of "Anne or Beast?" can be seen among many other items collected by the magpie beetles.
 * The town sign from "Toad Tax" makes an appearance.

Allusions

 *  - A possible reference is made when Polly spins in place with some "Spin Dash" sounds.
 *  - Hop Pop swings Anne and the others in a 360 degree motion in a similar manner to Mario with Bowser's tail, once he finishes spinning and throws it he also makes a sound similar to that of the prototype voice for Mario just like in the previous episode's second segment.
 * Gravity Falls - Among the objects inside the "love-nado dance" is Dipper's hat.

Errors
On Disney+, the description for this episode and "Ivy on the Run" are swapped.