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* ThickerThanWater: Zuko assumes Iroh won't help him prepare to another encounter with Azula because of this. Iroh defies it.
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* ThickerThanWater: Zuko assumes Iroh won't help him prepare to another encounter with Azula because of this. Iroh defies it.it because they already knew the kind of person in their family is and what she is capable of.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Katara points out that the way Aang learns is different from how she learned and she needs to take that into consideration. Toph is right that earthbending requires a different mindset than both water and airbending so even if she uses her approach, it won't turn out results if he can't adjust to that mindset. True to form, Toph turns out results when she finds Aang in an aggressive mood after successfully warding off a sabertooth mooselion, [[TricksterMentor tests him by getting him to stand up to her]], and tells him that if he can do both he has it in him to earthbend.
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* InstantExpert: Averted for Aang who despite getting the hang of Waterbending quickly, struggles with Earthbending due to his mental block. And then even when he gets it, Toph stops him from freeing Sokka from the hole he is stuck in and does it herself, since being new at Earthbending might get Sokka crushed by accident.
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* InstantExpert: Averted Defied for Aang who despite getting the hang of Waterbending quickly, struggles with Earthbending due to his mental block. And then even when he gets it, Toph stops him from freeing Sokka from the hole he is stuck in and does it herself, since being new at Earthbending might get Sokka crushed by accident.
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* UnequalRites: The entire A-plot is built around the introduction of the idea (reaffirmed later on in "The Avatar and the Firelord") that an avatar will almost always have the greatest difficulty with the "opposite" element of the one they were taught initially. Throughout the episode, Aang has to struggle with the idea of earthbending combat philosophy, which is normally the sort of thing he'd abhor.
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* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Katara figures out that the reason Aang is having so much trouble mastering earthbending compared to the other elements is because it is completely antithetical to his airbender philosophy. It's only once Aang stands his ground to both the Sabertooth Mooselion and Toph that he finally has the attitude necessary to earthbend.
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* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Katara figures out that the reason Aang is having so much trouble mastering earthbending compared to the other elements is because it is completely antithetical to his airbender philosophy. It's only once Aang stands his ground to both the Sabertooth Mooselion and Toph that he finally has the attitude necessary to earthbend. The episode "The Avatar and the Fire Lord" and post-series materials, including ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', confirm that it is typical for an Avatar to struggle with one element, usually but not always the opposite of the one they started with.
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-->'''Katara:''' I've been training Aang for a while now. He responds well to a positive teaching experience. Lots of encouragement and praise. Kind words. If he's doing something wrong, maybe a gentle nudge in the right direction.
-->'''Toph:''' Thanks, Katara. A gentle nudge. I'll try that.
-->''(Cut to intense TrainingFromHell)''
-->'''Toph:''' Thanks, Katara. A gentle nudge. I'll try that.
-->''(Cut to intense TrainingFromHell)''
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-->'''Katara:''' I've been training Aang for a while now. He responds well to a positive teaching experience. Lots of encouragement and praise. Kind words. If he's doing something wrong, maybe a gentle nudge in the right direction.
-->'''Toph:'''direction.\\
'''Toph:''' Thanks, Katara. A gentle nudge. I'll trythat.
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'''Toph:''' Thanks, Katara. A gentle nudge. I'll try
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-->'''Iroh:''' You will not be able to master lightning until you deal with the turmoil inside you.
-->'''Zuko:''' '''''WHAT TURMOIL?!'''''
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-->'''Iroh:''' You will not be able to master lightning until you deal with the turmoil inside you.
-->'''Zuko:'''you.\\
'''Zuko:''' '''''WHAT TURMOIL?!'''''
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'''Zuko:''' '''''WHAT TURMOIL?!'''''
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* OffModel: Despite the fact that she's blind, Toph leaves a hole for her eyes when suiting herself in rock armor, rather than for her mouth to breathe. The creators admitted this was an animation error.
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* InstantExpert: Averted for Aang who despite getting the hang of Waterbending quickly, struggles with Earthbending due to his mental block. And then even when he gets it, Toph stops him from freeing Sokka from the hole he is stuck in and does it herself, since being new at Earthbending might get Sokka crushed by accident.
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* OpposedMentors / GentleTouchVsFirmHand: Katara goes for the soft, encouraging, positive attitude, while Toph prefers the rougher, blunter, drill sergeant style.
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* OpposedMentors / GentleTouchVsFirmHand: OpposedMentors: Katara goes for the soft, encouraging, positive attitude, while Toph prefers the rougher, blunter, drill sergeant style.
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* BittersweetEnding: Fitting for an episode called "Bitter Work". On the Sweet side, Aang has finally unlocked his earthbending powers. On the Bitter side, Zuko [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint looks for lightning to redirect]], but it won't strike him, leaving him feeling angrier and lost than ever before.
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* BittersweetEnding: Fitting for an episode called "Bitter Work". On the Sweet side, Aang has finally unlocked his earthbending powers. On the Bitter side, Zuko [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint looks for lightning to redirect]], but it won't strike him, leaving him feeling angrier and more lost than ever before.
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* BittersweetEnding: Fitting for an episode called "Bitter Work". On the Sweet side, Aang has finally unlocked his earthbending powers. On the Bitter side, Zuko [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint looks for lightning to redirect]], but it won't strike him, leaving him feeling angrier and lost than ever before.
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* BittersweetEnding: Fitting for an episode called "Bitter Work". On the Sweet side, Aang has finally unlocked his earthbending powers. On the Bitter side, Zuko [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint looks for lightning to redirect]], but it won't strike him, leaving him feeling angrier and lost than ever before.
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* BittersweetEnding: Fitting for an episode called "Bitter Work". On the Sweet side, Aang has finally unlocked his earthbending powers. On the Bitter side, Zuko [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint looks for lightning to redirect]], but it won't strike him, leaving him feeling more angry and lost than ever before.
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* BittersweetEnding: Fitting for an episode called "Bitter Work". On the Sweet side, Aang has finally unlocked his earthbending powers. On the Bitter side, Zuko [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint looks for lightning to redirect]], but it won't strike him, leaving him feeling more angry angrier and lost than ever before.
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* CoolTeacher: Uncle Iroh is able to teach Zuko about the strengths and characteristics of all four elements, because he's traveled the world and studied them. He also teaches the technique he used to redirect Azula's lightning blast in "The Avatar State".
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* CoolTeacher: Uncle Iroh is able to teach Zuko about the strengths and characteristics of all four elements, elements because he's traveled the world and studied them. He also teaches the technique he used to redirect Azula's lightning blast in "The Avatar State".
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* YoureInsane: Iroh has this look on his face when Zuko tells him that he wants to actually practice shooting lightning now.
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-->'''Iroh:''' "You will not be able to master lightning until you deal with the turmoil inside you."
-->'''Zuko:''' '''"''WHAT TURMOIL?!''"'''
-->'''Zuko:''' '''"''WHAT TURMOIL?!''"'''
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-->'''Iroh:''' "You You will not be able to master lightning until you deal with the turmoil inside you."
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-->'''Zuko:''''''"''WHAT TURMOIL?!''"''''''''WHAT TURMOIL?!'''''
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* HelpImStuck: Sokka finds himself stuck in a hole for a good portion of the episode.
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* MoodWhiplash: The light-hearted scene of Aang and company celebrating his successful earthbending is followed up by Zuko's heartbreaking RageAgainstTheHeavens breakdown (detailed below).
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* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Katara comes across this way, advocating a very supportive and affirmative teaching style for Aang. Subverted in that it ''is'' appropriate for his childish personality.
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* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Katara comes across this way, advocating a very supportive and affirmative teaching style for Aang. Subverted It's played with in that while it ''is'' appropriate for his childish personality.personality, it's horribly ineffective at teaching him earthbending, which requires a [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal steady, strong and stubborn]] mindset. Toph gets much better results by deliberately making Aang angry enough to stand up to her.
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* CoolTeacher: Uncle Iroh is able to teach Zuko about the strengths and characteristics of all four elements, because he's traveled the world and studied them. He also teaches Sokka the technique he used to redirect Azula's lightning blast in "The Avatar State".
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* CoolTeacher: Uncle Iroh is able to teach Zuko about the strengths and characteristics of all four elements, because he's traveled the world and studied them. He also teaches Sokka the technique he used to redirect Azula's lightning blast in "The Avatar State".
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* GentleTouchVsFirmHand: The episode plays Aang's Waterbending teacher, Katara, as the Gentle Touch, and his Earthbending teacher, Toph, as the Firm Hand. This isn't helped by [[OpposingCombatPhilosophies the hard-rooted mentality of Earthbending being in direct opposition to the free-spirited mentality of Aang's native Airbending]], causing him to suffer a mental block. Katara asks Toph to be a bit more encouraging in her tutelage, and while she's resistant at first, she does admit that encouragement did help (albeit after Aang learned to stand his ground in a DieOrFly moment).
