History Recap / AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheCaveOfTwoLovers

* PortmanteauCoupleName: An in-universe example- after one of the two lovers of the cave died in the war, and the surviving woman used her earthbending to end the hostilities, the people built a new city in their honor which they named after their names put together, the very city the Gaang was trying to reach: Omashu.

* ImpoverishedPatrician: Zuko doesn't take to being on the run with no money very well, though Iroh seems cool with it.

* GlowingGems: The way out of the tunnels is lit by glowing gems embedded in the ceiling, which only shiny in otherwise absolute darkness.

* AesopAmnesia: Played for laughs.

* ArtShift: The legend of the two lovers is told in a series of abstract watercolor images.

* BaitTheDog: Zuko during his time with Song's family seemingly bonds with her over the fact that they have both been scared by firebenders and starts to see that the people of the Earth Kingdom are good people and perhaps not deserving of being subjugated by the Fire Nation. Then he steals the families ostrich-horse on the grounds that they are about to be even more kind to him and Iroh.
* BatScare: The wolf-bats give the group a good scare.

* BigNo: When Sokka finds he's trapped in a cave with the nomads.

* ComplimentBackfire: Aang accidentally does this to Katara:

* {{Facepalm}}: The nomad's attitude and ideas drive Sokka crazy, so he is seen facepalming a lot of times during the episode... to the point that when they get out, his forehead is completely red.
* FakeFirstKiss: Though it's ambiguous whether they actually kissed or not.

* ForebodingFleeingFlock: One scene has the wolf-bats fleeing from the badgermoles.

* GilliganCut: Aang initially declines to go through the cave, stating that Appa hates being underground and that they needed to do what made Appa happy. Cut to...

* HeelRealization: Zuko gets one of these when Song tells him her father was taken by Fire Nation troops, then again later when she shows him the burn scars on her right leg.

* KickTheDog: Zuko deciding to steal the family's ostrich-horse after they had shown him and Iroh kindness. Iroh even calls Zuko out for this one but reluctantly still goes along with it.
* KnowYourVines: Uncle Iroh was admiring a bush which he was not sure if it was a White Dragon, which would make a wonderful tea... Or a White Jade, which is poisonous. Turns out, it was White Jade. Uncle Iroh didn't learn from this, as he found a branch of what could be Paccui berries, that cure the poison, or Maka'ole berries, that cause blindness. Zuko doens't even let him bet on that last one.

* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: After uncle Iroh got poisoned, he was happy to have found some berries. A soft calming music plays while he explains that they can cure the poison... Then the music goes away when he mentions they could also be a diffrent kind of berries that cause blindness.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Iroh very calmly explains that the White Jade Bush's poison will eventually suffocate him if left untreated.

* MobileMaze: When the group winds where they started, Sokka concludes that the cave walls must have shifted. At the end we discover the cause of the shift are [[MixAndMatchCritters badgermoles]].

* OvenLogic: When it's established that the torches last [[TentativeLight two hours each]], Chong's wife Lily lights five of them saying they are now good for 10 hours.

* ThePowerOfLove: The torches only last that long.

* StylisticSuck: The hippies' song about the secret tunnel.

* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The A story is the Gaang making their way through the cave, the B story is Zuko and Iroh befriending Song and her mother. No interaction.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Flailing torches around is good for scaring off the wolf-bats, sure, but Appa is considerably more capable of causing damage and already agitated from being underground.

* GameFace: Downplayed with Iroh turning around to show his swollen face. Zuko freaks out nonetheless.

* FateWorseThanDeath: PlayedForLaughs: when Iroh accidentally poisons himself, he and Zuko have a choice between the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Nation for getting help. If they are discovered, the Earth Kingdom will kill them, but the Fire Nation will give them to Azula. They decide possible death is the better option and head for a nearby Earth Kingdom town for the cure.

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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Aang tries to play off Katara's suggestion to kiss to see if that will show the exit out of the tunnel. It doesn't go so well. ("No, I was just saying if it was a choice between kissing you and dying...")

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fact that the airspace around Omashu is entirely surrounded by Fire Nation catapults is an early hint at what awaits Team Avatar when they emerge from the titular cave.

* HiddenBuxom: During her and Aang's waterbending training, Katara removes her Water Tribe tunic and gets into the river in what is presumably her underclothes, which consists of shorts, a knee-length split skirt, and a rather form-fitting tank-top. She doesn't come anywhere close to GagBoobs territory, but it ''is'' the first time they show definition to her bust.

''[[caption-width-right:330:Shrouded in darkness, Aang and Katara share a kiss as they try to find their way out of the tunnel.]]''

* AerithAndBob: Chong’s wife, Lily, stands out as one of the handful of Western names in the entire franchise.

** The eye-patch wearing Fire Nation commander from "Jet" shows up again.

* IdiotBall: Iroh loves tea, but making a tea out of a potential poisonous plant is just not worth it.

* StarCrossedLovers: Oma and Shu were two lovers that couldn't be together since they came opposite villages that were at war with each other. So they created the labyrinth to meet in secret.

* KnowYourVines: Uncle Iroh was admiring a bush which he was not sure if it was a White Dragon, which would make a wonderful tea... Or a White Jade, which is poisonous. Turns out, it was White Jade. Uncle didn't learn from this, as he found a branch of what could be Paccui berries, that cure the poison, or Maka'ole berries, that cause blindness. Zuko doens't even let him bet on that last one.

* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: After uncle Iroh got poisoned, he was happy to have found some berries. A soft calming music sounds while he explains that they can cure the poison... Then the music goes away when he mentions they could also be a diffrent kind of berries that cause blindness.

* DivingSave: Aang does this to get Katara out of the way of falling rubble.

* {{Facepalm}}:
** The answer to Katara's question to Sokka, "Why is your forehead all red?"
** Sokka, when the nomads try to beat the cursed labyrinth with a love song.

-->'''Sokka''': [[OhCrap ...oh]] ''[[OhCrap no.]]''

* KnowYourVines: Uncle Iroh faces this problem multiple times. "Delectable tea, or deadly poison?"
** "These are baccui berries, known to cure the poison of the white jade plant. That, or macahoni berries that cause blindness."

* MetaphoricallyTrue: Song says the Fire Nation has hurt Zuko, based on his scar. Technically she's not wrong, even if you read "Fire Nation" as "Fire Nation Army".
** Also, Zuko's father ''is'' fighting in the war. Zuko just left out his father is the commander-in-chief of the Fire Nation forces.
* MobileMaze: When the group winds where they started, Sokka concludes that the cave walls must have shifted. The real reason turns out to be the [[MixAndMatchCritters badgermoles]].

* NewAgeRetroHippie: The nomads.

* ShipTease: Read the title.

* StarCrossedLovers: Oma and Shu, complete with FeudingFamilies.