History Heartwarming / AvatarTheLastAirbenderBookTwo

'''Sokka:''' Hi, dad.\\

'''Sokka:''' Uh, what should I do, dad?\\

* Remember that stolen sandbender ship that Team Avatar found in the dessert? As it turns out, Appa sneezed that into the sand. If it hadn't been for that sand ship, Team Avatar wouldn't have found help. Even while he was kidnapped, Appa unintentionally saved our heroes' lives.

* The fact that neither Sokka, Toph or Katara lash out at each other throughout this episode. It would be perfectly understandable if they did, given the hopelessness of their situation, but the three of them are actually much more tolerant and cooperative with each other than usual. Especially when compared to ''[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheChase The Chase]]'', in this episode they don't have a single argument.

* The boy that pushes the straw so Appa can eat it, and then smiling when Appa escapes the circus.

* The fact that neither Sokka, Toph or Katara lash out at each other throughout this episode. It would be perfectly understandable if they did, given the hopelessness of their situation, but the three of them are actually much more tolerant and cooperative with each other than usual. Especially when compared to [[Recap/Avatar:TheLastAirbender The Chase]], in this episode they don't have a single argument.

* The fact that neither Sokka, Toph or Katara lash out at each other throughout this episode. They don't have a single argument. It would be perfectly understandable if they did given the hopelessness of their situation, but the three of them are actually much more tolerant with each other than usual.

* Despite his later actions, Zuko is genuinely upset when he sees Song's burns. This moment seems to kick off his growing realisation that the war has hurt innocent people.

* When talking about Azula, Zuko predicts that Iroh is going to say that because she's his sister, he shouldn't fight back. What does Iroh say? "[[BaitAndSwitch No, she's crazy, and she needs to go down]]". The heartwarming part comes when Zuko gives a small smile. He's probably felt like the only person (besides his mother) who wouldn't enable Azula's cruelty. This must be the first time he feels someone's on his side for a change.

* The scene when Aang gazes upon the face of a minutes-old baby and allows himself to feel for the first time in days. As he says to Katara afterward:

* Guru Pathik helping Appa with his inner pain and fear.

* Quite a minor example, but Zuko is about to take food from a couple, but he stops after seeing the woman is pregnant. And it really hits hard when you realize that the woman, who we see later, is pregnant with Hope. Sparing her life is what brings hope for Zuko's path to redemption and allows this baby to be born healthy, thus giving Aang hope to find Appa.

* When talking about Azula, Zuko predicts that Iroh is going to say that because she his sister, he shouldn't fight back. What does Iroh say? "[[BaitAndSwitch No, she's crazy, and she needs to go down]]". The heartwarming part comes when Zuko gives a small smile. He's probably felt like the only person (besides his mother) who saw Azula for the monster she is. This must be the first time he feels someone's on his side for a change.

* The end of "Cave of Two Lovers," when Aang sheepishly tells Sokka that he and Katara "let love lead the way." Even better when it was confirmed by WordOfGod what happened in the cave was in fact [[spoiler: a FirstKiss.]]
* The end of "Return to Omashu", where Aang brings Tom-Tom back to his parents with no ill-feelings is pretty touching, but ''the music'' really drives it home.

* The scenes in "Avatar Day" where the prisoners give Aang advice on his relationship with Katara. Especially since, initially, the other prisoners seemed ready to beat the snot out of poor Aang (until the GilliganCut), and one of them actually starts crying in sympathy for Aang. WAFF for everyone!
* From "Avatar Day," after Sokka recovers his [[CargoShip Boomerang]] the Rough Riders stole:

** And then, in "Bitter Work..."

** Sokka's love for his boomerang brings an enormous, genuine panic into the GrandFinale, where [[spoiler:he is BARELY holding onto Toph, thousands of feet in the air. Two enemy soldiers are about to attack, so he hurls his boomerang at one and his "space sword" at the other. They both do the job, but neither comes back. Suddenly, the weight of the scene is so much more, because his beloved boomerang is gone forever. And then more soldiers approach, and Sokka's grip starts to slip...]]
** [[spoiler:And then ''Suki'' comes back]], which is just as heartwarming.
* Quite a minor example, but during the episode "Zuko Alone", Zuko is about to take food from a couple, but he stops after seeing the woman is pregnant. And it really hits hard when you realize that the woman, who we see later, is pregnant with Hope. Sparing her life is what brings hope for Zuko's path to redemption and allows this baby to be born healthy, thus giving Aang hope to find Appa.

* From "Bitter Work", Zuko's clumsy, unsuccessful yet incredibly sweet efforts to take care of Iroh, and Iroh drinking the (unintentionally foul) tea that Zuko gave him, even after finding how bad it tastes.
* The scene in "The Serpent's Pass" when Aang gazes upon the face of a minutes-old baby and allows himself to feel for the first time in days. As he says to Katara afterward:

** That entire episode, Iroh mourning his son, Momo mourning Appa. Iroh's story in particular, especially since Mako, the man providing his voice, had died around the time of the original airing.
** The end of the Toph/Katara segment. After being made fun of by [[GirlPosse some girls]] for her appearance (and dealing with them), Toph tries to say she doesn't care about how she looks, but can't keep from crying as she does so. Katara responds by sincerely telling her that she's pretty. Toph lights up immediately and responds with gratitude, a blind joke, and an affectionate punch.
** Pretty much ''all'' of Iroh's tale - except the [[TearJerker end]].
** During Momo's tale, he's been captured along with a gang of cats that were chasing him. Momo frees himself from the cage and starts to run off, but then stops and looks back at the cats...and then lets them free. The next scene shows them all on a rooftop, with one of the cats rubbing Momo affectionately in thanks. Awwww.
** And there's also a bit of heartwarming FridgeBrilliance. One of the cats takes the tuft of Appa's fur that Momo had been hanging onto, and runs with it. At first glance, one may think that the cats were tricking Momo, but the cat stops, turns, and places the tuft of fur right on [[spoiler: Appa's footprint where he was captured.]] Momo just lies down with the tuft as the cats watch nearby.
* "Appa's Lost Days" is a big TearJerker, but there's still some pearls of beauty:
** The boy that pushes the straw so Appa can eat it, and then smiling when Appa escapes the circus.
** Suki finds Appa, and her and her fellow Kyoshi Warriors selflessly make the effort of healing and feeding him, being very considerate with his pain as they restore him back to health. And then they take a stand so Appa can escape Azula.
** Appa's memories of a happy time in the old Eastern Air Temple, as well as the moment he and Aang bonded.
** Guru Pathik helping Appa with his inner pain and fear.

* "The Guru":
** When Aang opens the Air Chakra, which deals with love, and is blocked by grief. Aang's vision lays out all his grief in front of him; he sees an endless crowd of Air Nomads, with Gyatso at the front. As Pathik narrates the meaning of the chakra, they vanish, one by one, into a huge cloud.
--->'''Pathik:''' Love is a form of energy and it swirls all around us.\\

** What makes the following exchange so heartwarming is how Sokka's natural DeadpanSnarker attitude just falls and you see him genuinely joyful for the first time in the series.
---> '''Hakoda:''' Sokka.\\

** Also in that episode:
--->'''Hakoda:''' Bato, get these mines loaded up. The rest of you men, prepare for battle!\\

* o Zuko going to rescue a boy that he barely even knows from some Earth Kingdom soldiers. Any doubt that there was good in him should have gone away right there. Then it turns into a TearJerker as he's run out of town for being a Firebender and the son of Ozai. It's also a hint to Zuko of just how much the rest of the world hates the Fire Nation. Something he includes in his CallingTheOldManOut speech to Ozai.

* In "Tales of Ba Sing Se," pretty much ''all'' of Iroh's tale - except the [[TearJerker end]].

** And there's also a bit of heartwarming FridgeBrilliance. One of the cats takes the tuft of Appa's fur that Momo had been hanging onto, and runs with it. At first glance, one may think that the cats were tricking Momo, but the cat stops, turns, and places the tuft of fur right on [[spoiler: Appa's footprint where he was captured.]] Momo just lays down with the tuft as the cats watch nearby.