History Recap / AvatarTheLastAirbender2024S1E4IntoTheDark

* EasilyForgiven: Despite how Bumi treated Aang throughout the episode, Aang still views him as his friend and is willing to go down the mail chutes with him.

* TooImportantToWalk: Bumi gets around by using his earthbending to move his throne around. The fact he doesn't need to make any physical movement to do this should be a hint as to his abilities.

* BigDamnHeroes: Katara and Sokka arrive at the palace just in time to intervene Aang and Bumi's duel, right as Bumi is giving Aang a SadisticChoice. Sokka helps save Bumi by tackling him out of the way and allowing Aang to spare his old friend's life.

* BuryYourGays: Due to Shu being a woman in this adaptation and the relationship between Oma and Shu is still written as a romantic one, Oma died during the war between her and Shu's villages.

** As Iroh explains to Aang, the Earth Kingdom has grown desperate and cynical in their bitter war against the Fire Nation, and are "not kind to their fallen foes". They even occasionally send their prisoners to labor camps, where they are never heard from again.
** Bumi is bitter from all the responsibilities the war has caused him and puts Aang through "challenges" as a way [[WhatTheHellHero to chew him out for disappearing when the world needed him most]] and then shows him the burdens of the Avatar.

* SecretTestOfCharacter: During the feast with Bumi and his court, Bumi lists off a few dishes for Aang to select from, two of which contain meat. Aang chooses the only vegetarian option, resulting in Bumi reminding himself of Aang’s diet. However, Aang quickly figures out that Bumi was just testing him.

* BigDamnHeroes: Katara and Sokka arrive at the palace just in time to intervene Aang and Bumi's duel, right as Bumi is giving Aang a SadisticChoice. Sokka helps save Bumi by pushing him out of the way and allowing Aang to spare his old friend's life.

** As they explore the tunnels, Sokka gets a hunch, or possibly an instinct. "Jet" having a small RunningGag re; Sokka's instincts, but as in that episode he proves on the beam... eventually.

** As Iroh explains to Aang, the Earth Kingdom has grown desperate and bitter in their ruthless war against the Fire Nation, and are "not kind to their fallen foes". They even occasionally send their prisoners to labor camps and are apparently never heard from again.

* LampshadeHanging: Aang (unlike his animated counterpart) wonders how exactly [[LivingRelic Bumi is still alive after]] ''[[LivingRelic 100 years]]''. Bumi [[{{Handwave}} shrugs it off]] as "good or bad luck".

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* LampshadeHanging: Aang (unlike his cartoon counterpart) wonders how exactly [[LivingRelic Bumi is still alive after]] ''[[LivingRelic 100 years]]''. Bumi [[{{Handwave}} shrugs it off]] as "good or bad luck".

** Zuko has to make one when he reaches the prison and realizes that Iroh and Aang have been taken to two different places and he likely can't get both. In the end he choices to save his uncle over his chance of reclaiming his honor.
** Bumi tries to impose one on Aang; save himself from being crushed by a rock, or save Bumi. Sokka and Katara's arrival allows them to TakeAThirdOption.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why Iroh has stayed with Zuko so long and believes he can never repay his debt to him is because on the day of his son's funeral, while others either mocked him for abandoning the siege of Ba Sing Se or merely stated that Lu Ten died in glory, Zuko was the only one who empathized with Iroh's loss and stood by him throughout the funeral. As such when its Zuko's time to leave the capital Iroh doesn't hesitate to follow him.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why Iroh has stayed with Zuko so long and believes he can never repay his debt to him is because on the day of his son's funeral, while others either mocked him for abandoning the siege of Ba Sing Sae or merely stated that Lu Ten died in glory, Zuko was the only one who empathized with Iroh's loss and stood by him throughout the funeral. As such when its Zuko's time to leave the capital Iroh doesn't hesitate to follow him.