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This episode is a series of [[Day in |
This episode is a series of [[Day in the Life]] vignettes featuring the characters in Ba Sing Se. |
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Katara urges Toph to go to a spa with her; while initially reluctant, she enjoys herself in the end, and eventually opens up. Iroh is generally cool, as we see him being kind and hilarious around the city- [[Mood Whiplash|before going to mourn the death of his son]]. Aang decides to help build a new zoo facility, and [[Hijinks Ensue]]. Sokka engages in a Haiku Rap Battle, Zuko is utterly [[Adorkable]] on a date, while Momo misses Appa. |
Katara urges Toph to go to a spa with her; while initially reluctant, she enjoys herself in the end, and eventually opens up. Iroh is generally cool, as we see him being kind and hilarious around the city- [[Mood Whiplash|before going to mourn the death of his son]]. Aang decides to help build a new zoo facility, and [[Hijinks Ensue]]. Sokka engages in a Haiku Rap Battle, Zuko is utterly [[Adorkable]] on a date, while Momo misses Appa. |
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== Tropes == |
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* [[Breather Episode]]: came right after an episode revealing a government conspiracy in Ba Sing Se, {{spoiler|in which the Earth King was merely a figurehead for Long Feng}}. |
* [[Breather Episode]]: came right after an episode revealing a government conspiracy in Ba Sing Se, {{spoiler|in which the Earth King was merely a figurehead for Long Feng}}. |
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* [[Broken Aesop]]: |
* [[Broken Aesop]]: |
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{{quote|'''Iroh:''' It is usually best to admit mistakes when they occur, and seek to restore honor. |
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'''Man:''' (''Angrily.'') When I'm through with you kids, the window won't be the only thing that's broken. |
'''Man:''' (''Angrily.'') When I'm through with you kids, the window won't be the only thing that's broken. |
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'''Iroh:''' But not this time. Run! }} |
'''Iroh:''' But not this time. Run! }} |
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* [[Broken Glass Penalty]]: In Iroh's tale. |
* [[Broken Glass Penalty]]: In Iroh's tale. |
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* [[Cucumber Facial]]: In "The Tale of Toph and Katara". |
* [[Cucumber Facial]]: In "The Tale of Toph and Katara". |
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* [[Dark Reprise]]: ''[[Manly Tears|Brave soldier boy, comes marching home...]]'' |
* [[Dark Reprise]]: ''[[Manly Tears|Brave soldier boy, comes marching home...]]'' |
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* [[Day in |
* [[Day in the Life]]: The entire point of the episode. |
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Sokka is having a Haiku off with a leader of a poetry club which happens to be all girls. We get this exchange: |
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Sokka is having a Haiku off with a leader of a poetry club which happens to be all girls. We get this exchange: |
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{{quote|'''Sokka:''' Like I paddle my canoe, |
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I'll paddle yours too! }} |
I'll paddle yours too! }} |
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** For any doubters out there, yes Sokka is literally [[Fetish Fuel|smacking his rear]] when he says this comment. |
** For any doubters out there, yes Sokka is literally [[Fetish Fuel|smacking his rear]] when he says this comment. |
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* [[Mundane Utility]]: What do you do when you've mastered three bending forms? Kung Fu Landscaping! |
* [[Mundane Utility]]: What do you do when you've mastered three bending forms? Kung Fu Landscaping! |
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The end of Iroh's sidestory. Nuff said. |
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The end of Iroh's sidestory. Nuff said. |
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** Momo's sidestory certainly seems to be the [[ |
** Momo's sidestory certainly seems to be the [[Non Sequitur Scene|designated oddball segment,]] right? Cue the first clues of what happened to Appa. |
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* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Subverted in "The Tale of Iroh". When a guy tries to mug Iroh, the old general can clearly fight him, but instead gives him advice on his stance and direction in life. |
* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Subverted in "The Tale of Iroh". When a guy tries to mug Iroh, the old general can clearly fight him, but instead gives him advice on his stance and direction in life. |
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* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Invoked in Toph's sidestory but ultimately averted. After dresses up quite nice, some high society girls still mock her- even after Katara washes them away, Toph cries, showing that she just wants to be accepted. |
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Invoked in Toph's sidestory but ultimately averted. After dresses up quite nice, some high society girls still mock her- even after Katara washes them away, Toph cries, showing that she just wants to be accepted. |
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 6 August 2017
This episode is a series of Day in the Life vignettes featuring the characters in Ba Sing Se.
"Brave soldier boy, comes marching home." |
Katara urges Toph to go to a spa with her; while initially reluctant, she enjoys herself in the end, and eventually opens up. Iroh is generally cool, as we see him being kind and hilarious around the city- before going to mourn the death of his son. Aang decides to help build a new zoo facility, and Hijinks Ensue. Sokka engages in a Haiku Rap Battle, Zuko is utterly Adorkable on a date, while Momo misses Appa.
Tropes
- Breather Episode: came right after an episode revealing a government conspiracy in Ba Sing Se, in which the Earth King was merely a figurehead for Long Feng.
- Broken Aesop:
Iroh: It is usually best to admit mistakes when they occur, and seek to restore honor. |
- Broken Glass Penalty: In Iroh's tale.
- Cat Smile: Jin, Zuko's date.
- Chirping Crickets: At the end of the Haiku Rap Battle.
- Covered in Mud: Katara and Toph take full body mud baths in their spa day
- Cucumber Facial: In "The Tale of Toph and Katara".
- Dark Reprise: Brave soldier boy, comes marching home...
- Day in the Life: The entire point of the episode.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar: Sokka is having a Haiku off with a leader of a poetry club which happens to be all girls. We get this exchange:
Sokka: Like I paddle my canoe, |
- For any doubters out there, yes Sokka is literally smacking his rear when he says this comment.
- In Honor Of Mako: Who had died after the completion of this season. Makes his story all the more sadder for it.
- Manly Tears: Iroh weeps for Lu Ten.
- Mundane Utility: What do you do when you've mastered three bending forms? Kung Fu Landscaping!
- Mood Whiplash: The end of Iroh's sidestory. Nuff said.
- Momo's sidestory certainly seems to be the designated oddball segment, right? Cue the first clues of what happened to Appa.
- Mugging the Monster: Subverted in "The Tale of Iroh". When a guy tries to mug Iroh, the old general can clearly fight him, but instead gives him advice on his stance and direction in life.
- She Cleans Up Nicely: Invoked in Toph's sidestory but ultimately averted. After dresses up quite nice, some high society girls still mock her- even after Katara washes them away, Toph cries, showing that she just wants to be accepted.
- Something Completely Different
- Vignette Episode
- What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?: Haiku Rap Battle!
- Serious Business: "That's one too many syllables there, bub."
- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Aang's original plan for the zoo animals went cabbage-shaped fast.
- Window Pain: Invoked in Iroh's tale. A bunch of children are playing and put their projectile through a window made of rice paper.