History Recap / TheLegendOfKorraS4E10OperationBeifong

* NeverMessWithGranny: Toph proves that even in her 90s, she can still kick some ass. She's able to knock out all of Kuvira's troops in one attack, and even gets ''Kuvira'' to stand down and let the Beifongs escape. She then deconstructs the notion, as she points out how the original Team Avatar members that are still alive are getting old and aren't as capable in battle anymore, which is why they haven't been as prominent (with Toph citing Katara not taking an active role in the Water Tribe Civil War as an example).

* NeverMessWithGranny: This gets deconstructed a bit, with Toph pointing out that the old Team Avatar members are getting old and aren't as capable in battle anymore, which is why they haven't been as prominent (with Toph citing Katara not taking an active role in the Water Tribe Civil War as an example).

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: It's revealed that Lin's father is a random man named Kanto, [[AntiClimax who has no significance in-universe or out]]. Missing parents are not automatically indicative of a special lineage, and finding out who they are is seldom going to be as shocking a revelation as it typically is in fiction. Just because the audience know the two characters, doesn't mean they'll hook up together.

* ActuallyAGoodIdea: After having suggested absurd, inane ideas in the last episode that only ended up receiving [[FascinatingEyebrow silent, skeptical reactions from the other world leaders,]] Wu suggests starting an evacuation of civilians in the event of an attack, which Raiko concedes with this trope name word-for-word.

* DeconstructedTrope
** Turns out, people don't take it well when they grow up without their [[DisappearedDad father]] or their [[MissingMom mother]]. Lin may be in her fifties at this point, but she's ''still'' very angry she never knew her biological father, as childish she looks about it.
** It's revealed that Lin's father is a random man named Kanto, [[AntiClimax who has no significance in-universe or out]]. Missing parents are not automatically indicative of a special lineage, and finding out who they are is seldom going to be as shocking a revelation as it typically is in fiction. Just because the audience know the two characters, doesn't mean they'll hook up together.

* RealityEnsues:
** Just to drive the point from the pilot home, the reason the surviving members of the Gaang haven't had large roles in this series is sad, but simple: they're ''old'', and can't fight as long as they used to. While the original series did feature a team of {{Old Master}}s retaking Ba Sing Sé by themselves (one of whom was a centenarian), and although we saw Zuko still has it, not everyone will age that well.
** Turns out, people don't take it well when they grow up without their [[DisappearedDad father]] or their [[MissingMom mother]]. Lin may be in her fifties at this point, but she's ''still'' very angry she never knew her biological father, as childish she looks about it.
** It's revealed that Lin's father is a random man named Kanto, [[AntiClimax who has no significance in-universe or out]]. Missing parents are not automatically indicative of a special lineage, and finding out who they are is seldom going to be as shocking a revelation as it typically is in fiction. Just because the audience know the two characters, doesn't mean they'll hook up together.
** Kuvira quickly realizes that Zhu Li was sabotaging her WaveMotionGun since she was the only person with the knowledge and access to the machine to do it, since Baatar Jr. made it clear it wasn't him.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Korra asks the spirits present at the Tree of Time to aid Republic City against an enemy who is perverting spirit power to her own desires, since the spirits now live in the human world and should help defend their new home. However, the spirit who addresses her points out that Korra's call to arms is NotSoDifferent from Kuvira and Unalaq, who also tried to use spirit power to defeat their enemies. Ultimately they decline to help Korra, despite her good intentions.

* NotSoDifferent: The spirits call out Korra when she asks them to help her and the city, saying that it's what Kuvira is doing, and that Unalaq was asking the same thing while he was using them.

* TailorMadePrison: Since four of the captive Beifong family are earthbenders that also metalbending and three of them would undoubtedly put up a fight given the chance, their prison is a wood cage held by ropes suspended over a deep chasm.