History Recap / AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers

* OtherMeAnnoysMe: Played straight and inverted, most everyone dislikes their interpreation, except for Toph who is the only one who actually ''likes'' her interpretation.
* RealityIsUnrealistic: The kids think Real!Zuko has the scar on the wrong side of the head from watching play.

* TakeThat: The DVD commentary hints that the writers threw in last line of the episode as jab against M. Night's ''Film/TheLastAirbender''.

* BetterThanABareBulb: If you haven't noticed all the lampshades hung on this page.

* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: The Gaang in-play. Fire Nation audience cheers whenever Azula and Ozai triumph, but they also seem to greatly enjoy the antics of The Gaang in the first two acts otherwise, likely considering them AffablyEvil.

* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: The Gaang in-play. Fire Nation audience cheers whenever Azula and Ozai triumph, but they also seem to greatly enjoy the antics of The Gaang in the first two acts otherwise.

** Intill the ending anyway, in which both [[spoiler: Zuko and Aang are murdered]]

-->"[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome Not that we don't think it's going to be awesome...]]"

The Gaang decides to take a break from training and planning to see a play- about themselves. Being Fire Nation propaganda, they discover the play features a warped plot and {{Flanderized}} versions of themselves acted by [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers a bunch of hams]]. It all seems like harmless fun at first, but the play brings up old wounds, and our heroes find themselves questioning their past actions. It finally ends on a dark turn, reminding them all of the dangers they face in the upcoming weeks.

The Gaang ''REALLY'' didn't like the show.

* ActorAllusion: Actor!Zuko is voiced by the older brother of Dante Basco, the voice of the real (animated) Zuko.

* TheBigGuy: Actor!Toph gives a good parody of this.

* DevelopmentGag:

* HookHand: Actor!Jet, when the play covers the events in the Dai Li underground base.

* LargeHam: All of the actors to some extent, but whoever's playing Ozai ''really'' likes hamming it up.

* MakeMeWannaShout: The play's interpretation of Toph's blindness.
--> '''Actor!Toph:''' I don't "see" like you do--I release a sonic wave from my mouth, like this: (''releases an ear-curdling scream''). There! I just got a pretty good look at you!

* NoYou: Actor!Ozai to Actress!Aang
--> "No, it is YOUUUUUUU who are going down!"
* OverlyLongGag: Actress!Katara cries dramatically in just about every sequence in the first act.

* ShowWithinAShow: The Boy In The Iceberg and another called "Love Amongst The Dragons."
* SlowNo: Actress!Aang pulls off a 8-second one at the end of the play

--> '''Actress!Katara:''' "Who is the Boy In The Iceberg?"

* BolivianArmyEnding: Sokka lampshades this when the actors parody the "Appa's Last Days" storyline.

* HesJustHiding: In a nod to Jet's ambiguous death, Sokka and Zuko were unsure over whether Jet actually died in the play or not.

* DudeNotFunny: A Gaang member feels this way when a portrayal hits a little too close to home.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Gaang watch an adaptation of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' that is incredibly inaccurate and insulting to their intelligence, but the effects are decent. [[Film/TheLastAirbender Does this remind you of anything]]?
** May have actually been intentional, according to a TakeThat in the commentary.

* BigNo: Actress!Aang pulls off a 8-second one at the end of the play.

* HandsplayInTheater: Between Sokka and Suki (Type 1). Aang wants to do it with Katara, but Zuko ends up sitting between the two (Type 2). Sokka and Suki are the current page image for the trope.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The Gaang watch an adaptation of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' that is incredibly inaccurate and insulting to their intelligence, but the effects are decent. [[TheLastAirbender Does this remind you of anything]]?

* {{MST}}: The real Gaang's commentary on the show.

* StylisticSuck

* Bad Bad Acting: The actors in the play.

* BigNo: Actress Aang pulls off a 8-second one at the end of the play.
* [[BLAMEpisode BLAM]] / BreatherEpisode: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Sokka.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Gaang watch an adaptation of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' that is incredibly inaccurate and insulting to their intelligence, but the effects are decent. [[TheLastAirbender Does this remind you of anything?]]

* AngelsPose: The actresses for Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee do one at the end of the second act of the play.

* HookHand: Actor Jet, when the play covers the events in the Dai Li underground base.

-->"My name's Toph, because it sounds like "tough", and that's just what I am!"

** Many parodies of ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' movie replace the play Aang and friends watching with the movie.

** Earth soccer is a popular sport among earthbenders

* DiscontinuityNod: "The Great Divide" is treated as such:

* ActorAllusion: Actor!Zuko is voiced by the older brother of Dante Basco, the voice of the real Zuko.

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* RecurringExtra: The Cabbage Merchant is lampshaded as a "surprisingly knowledgeable" source for the play.

* TitleDrop: In-universe.

The Gaang decides to take a break from training and planning to see a play- about themselves. Being Fire Nation propaganda, they discover the play features a warped plot and {{Flanderized}} versions of themselves. It all seems like harmless fun at first, but the play brings up old wounds, and our heroes find themselves questioning their past actions. It finally ends on a dark turn, reminding them all of the dangers they face in the upcoming weeks.