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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "The Rift" has multiple meanings, from the tension between the land's former status as a sacred Air Nomad site and the current mining operation there, to [[spoiler:Toph having to come face-to-face with her father after she ran away]]. It also refers to the "rift" between the human and spirit worlds. Katara and Sokka's old friend Nutha resents them for leaving the tribe to go adventuring, and Aang's shunning of Roku in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' is giving him trouble contacting his other past lives. Many of these rifts are repaired by the end, though as we see in ''Korra'', the division between the human and spirit worlds requires more work to fix.

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* DoubleMeaningTitle: "The Rift" has multiple meanings, from the tension between the land's former status as a sacred Air Nomad site and the current mining operation there, there (where there is a literal physical rift in the ground), to [[spoiler:Toph having to come face-to-face with her father after she ran away]]. It also refers to the "rift" between the human and spirit worlds. worlds, how Katara and Sokka's old friend Nutha resents them for leaving the tribe to go adventuring, and Aang's shunning of Roku in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' Promise]]'', which is giving him trouble contacting his other past lives. Many of these rifts are repaired by the end, though as we see in ''Korra'', the division between the human and spirit worlds requires more work to fix.
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* ConflictBall: There was nothing stopping Toph from just skipping out on Yangchen's festival if she found Aang's adherence to its traditions to be a reminder of her unhappy childhood, or even just ''talking to him'' about it. Instead she just decides to become a disrespectful little brat.

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* ConflictBall: There was nothing stopping Toph from just skipping out on Yangchen's festival if she found Aang's adherence to its traditions to be a reminder of her unhappy childhood, or even just ''talking to him'' about it. Instead she just decides to become a disrespectful little brat.
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* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: This time it's Zuko's turn to pass on the adventure, as he has to get back to ruling the Fire Nation, [[spoiler:and also because his mother and her family are coming to visit]]. As one of his bodyguards, Suki is also out.
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The third trilogy of {{Interquel}} comics between ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. This trilogy shifts focus back to Aang and the foundations of Republic City, as well as Toph, who was [[AbsenteeActor absent from the]] [[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch previous trilogy]].

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The third trilogy of {{Interquel}} comics between ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. This trilogy shifts focus back to Aang and the foundations of Republic City, as well as Toph, who was [[AbsenteeActor absent from the]] the [[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch previous trilogy]].

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* TheGoodKing: The king in Yangchen's time. He takes complete responsibility for [[spoiler:Lady Tienhai's death]] and when General Old Iron attacks his only request to Yangchen is to safeguard his citizens' lives.
* GoodVersusGood: Toph vs Aang, when Aang tries to destroy the refinery. Aang wants to prevent the General Old Iron from destroying humanity and believes that the refinery is the primary reason. Toph is protecting it since she views it as the future, and believes Aang's old fashioned values are causing him detriment.



* GoodVersusGood: Toph vs Aang, when Aang tries to destroy the refinery. Aang wants to prevent the General Old Iron from destroying humanity and believes that the refinery is the primary reason. Toph is protecting it since she views it as the future, and believes Aang's old fashioned values are causing him detriment.



* TheGoodKing: The king in Yangchen's time. He takes complete responsibility for [[spoiler:Lady Tienhai's death]] and when General Old Iron attacks his only request to Yangchen is to safeguard his citizens' lives.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: As Aang says, traditions are important, but as Toph points out, not if you don't understand the meanings behind them.
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* BadassBeard: General Old Iron.
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* SavedByCanon: Both Toph and Katara are supporting characters in LOK, so of course they won’t die when the mine collapses. Same goes for Lao, who is mentioned in LOK to have housed Suyin when she was exiled from Republic City.

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* RealityEnsues:
** One of the Rough Rhinos defies TalkingIsAFreeAction.
--->'''Rough Rhino:''' Let this be a lesson to you, kiddies. Never have a conversation when you're in the middle of a fight!
** Since the war is over, this leads to Fire Lord Zuko downsizing the Fire Nation's armed forces as there is no longer any priority for them. This has caused a number of army personnel to be discharged from service and have to take contractor jobs.
** Aang was eleven when he ran away from the temple, and didn't learn all the reasons why certain traditions existed, merely knowing the steps to follow. This proves a big hindrance when he tries to recreate the Air Nomads.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** One of the Rough Rhinos defies TalkingIsAFreeAction.
--->'''Rough Rhino:''' Let this be a lesson to you, kiddies. Never have a conversation when you're in the middle of a fight!
** Since the war is over, this leads to Fire Lord Zuko downsizing the Fire Nation's armed forces as there is no longer any priority for them. This has caused a number of army personnel to be discharged from service and have to take contractor jobs.
** Aang was eleven when he ran away from the temple, and didn't learn all the reasons why certain traditions existed, merely knowing the steps to follow. This proves a big hindrance when he tries to recreate the Air Nomads.

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* NotSoDifferent:
** While Yangchen seems to understand why Aang broke his connection to Roku, she is quick to point out that his base reason was because Roku was too stuck in the past, and that Aang himself has also become stuck as he desperately tries to keep the old ways of the Air Nomads alive, even if he has very little understanding of what the traditions were for.
** Toph and Satoru. [[spoiler: Both of them ran away from their parents.]]

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* NotSoDifferent:
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NotSoDifferentRemark: While Yangchen seems to understand why Aang broke his connection to Roku, she is quick to point out that his base reason was because Roku was too stuck in the past, and that Aang himself has also become stuck as he desperately tries to keep the old ways of the Air Nomads alive, even if he has very little understanding of what the traditions were for.
** Toph and Satoru. [[spoiler: Both of them ran away from their parents.]]
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* ForegoneConclusion: Shortly before the release of Part 2, the ''Korra'' episode “Old Wounds” aired, in which a flashback depicted Toph preparing to send her teen daughter Su to stay with her grandparents. This inadvertently employed this trope for this series, since it revealed that Toph would indeed reconcile with her parents at some point if by her adulthood she was sending her daughter to live with them.

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After the Yu Dao situation is finally brought under control, Aang receives visions of the previous Air Nomad Avatar, Yangchen, who tries to talk to him but is mysteriously inaudible. However, her appearance does remind Aang that it's time for the Air Nomad holiday held in her honor, and he takes Katara, Sokka, Toph, and the Air Acolytes to celebrate it for the first time in a hundred years. Unfortunately, the island where the celebration used to be held is now the site of a joint Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom mining operation, and the environment is in bad shape, though the current supervisor Satoru insists it's unrelated. Aang is now sure that Yangchen was trying to get him to shut the mine down, but things quickly get much more complicated, as Toph in particular is sucked into the conflict in a rather unusual way.

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After the Yu Dao situation is finally brought under control, Aang receives visions of the previous Air Nomad Avatar, Yangchen, who tries to talk to him but is mysteriously inaudible. However, her appearance does remind Aang that it's time for the Air Nomad holiday held in her honor, and he takes Katara, Sokka, Toph, and the Air Acolytes to celebrate it for the first time in a hundred years. years.

Unfortunately, the island where the celebration used to be held is now the site of a joint Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom mining operation, and the environment is in bad shape, though the current supervisor Satoru insists it's unrelated. Aang is now sure that Yangchen was trying to get him to shut the mine down, but things quickly get much more complicated, as Toph in particular is sucked into the conflict in a rather unusual way.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:We again hear about loyalist Ozai die-hards gathering when Satoru talks about his parents. They will become a threat to Zuko's regime in the ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow Smoke and Shadow]]'' trilogy.]]


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** [[spoiler:We again hear about loyalist Ozai die-hards gathering when Satoru talks about his parents. They will become a threat to Zuko's regime in the ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow Smoke and Shadow]]'' trilogy.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: Satoru is a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]]-level fanboy of the Gaang, especially Toph.

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