Welcome back to the Restoring Balance Podcast, where Mike and Jim dive into Avatar: The Last Airbender! In this special episode, the duo breaks from the usual rewatch to react to the trailers for the new series Seven Havens, and Mike admits he broke his golden rule to watch them.

Warning: This podcast contains spoilers, jokes, and insights about Avatar: The Last Airbender. Watch it first!

The trailers we're discussing:

Seven Havens Trailer

Seven Havens Teaser

Episode Highlights

Chanting, Culture, and the Great Divide: The opening chanting reminds Mike of yogic chanting, so he theorizes the new setting is inspired by India. He ties this to the show's pattern of basing nations on real cultures. Jim wonders if the canyon setting, Ellora, is the Great Divide.

A Melting Pot in a Low-Tech World: Mike and Jim guess that Ellora may be a melting pot like Republic City in Korra. The world seems low-tech, as if its "tech tree" was reset.

Korra, the Fallen God Queen: The trailer hints at a great catastrophe blamed on Korra, including a tsunami hitting a skyscraper city. Both suspect she was framed or acted for the greater good. Mike jokes it could be a "double bluff" to win over Korra haters.

A Golden Building and the White Lotus: Mike first likens the huge golden building to the Sydney Opera House, but up close it resembles a lotus flower. Since the trailer also features the Order of the White Lotus, the hosts wonder if the building is a hidden reveal.

Animation Style: Jarring, But Maybe Growing on Us: Both love the location designs but aren't sold on the new animation. They feel it has less detail, less shading, and bolder, cleaner colors. Since they grew up with the look of Avatar and Korra, it feels like a different universe.

A World Out of Balance: Crystals, weather effects, and destruction suggest the fallout of a spirit attack, and the trailer says the Avatar is needed more than ever. "Seven Havens" might mean seven refuge cities remain, with a Mad Max feel.

Animal Companions Old and New: The hosts spot returning bison and debate whether a new animal is a lynx, a bobcat, or an anteater mix. This leads to a debate about Naga's role in Korra, compared with how integral Appa was to Team Avatar.

Twins, Prosthetics, and Pavi's Path: They guess Pavi is the Avatar who follows Korra, an Earthbender, and that her twin sister Nisha may bend too. They theorize about a split between elements and spirit, or an evil twin.

Spiritual Roots and Chakras: Pavi walking a colorful astral path echoes Aang's cosmic scene with Guru Pathik. Mike and Jim wonder if the Havens are united by connecting with the spirit world rather than by a bending discipline. They hope the show revisits the chakras, which they praised as a clear, non-religious way to show how spiritual connection helps you master yourself.

Thanks for Listening!

- Mike & Jim

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Welcome back to the Restoring Balance Podcast, where Mike and Jim dive into Avatar: The Last Airbender! In this episode, the duo completes their competition for Book 1 supremacy. I wonder which host had to rap at the end, hmm.

Warning: This podcast contains spoilers, jokes, and insights about Avatar: The Last Airbender. ⁠Watch it first!⁠

Join us for the culmination of our first-ever Triviapalooza hosted by Jack! In this episode, he runs us through Avatar-themed games like "Title Trouble" and "Lost in Translation". Don't forget, the host with the fewest points at the end has to perform a freestyle rap about Avatar! Yikes!

Thanks for Listening!

- Mike & Jim

Special thanks to Jack for running this incredible episode! Watch him cast Overwatch games at United Rogue!

Contact Us

Have thoughts on Avatar or want to share your favorite moments? ⁠⁠Email us⁠⁠ or comment on our ⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠. Don't forget to subscribe!

Check out Mike on ⁠⁠Realms of the Lost⁠⁠, a fantasy actual-play where portals opened all across the land, letting in the refuse of a thousand worlds and a few unlucky individuals!

Welcome back to the Restoring Balance Podcast, where Mike and Jim dive into Avatar: The Last Airbender! In this episode, the duo competes to determine, once and for all, who knows the show better! Or at least Book 1.

Warning: This podcast contains spoilers, jokes, and insights about Avatar: The Last Airbender. Watch it first!

Join us on our first-ever Triviapalooza hosted by our friend Jack! He made custom Avatar-themed games like "Weakest Link", "Erm, Actually", and "Spelling-Bee". Don't forget, the host with the fewest points at the end has to perform a freestyle rap about Avatar! Yikes!

Thanks for Listening!

- Mike & Jim

Special thanks to Jack for running this competition; he really outdid himself! Check him out at United Rogue!

Contact Us

Have thoughts on Avatar or want to share your favorite moments? ⁠Email us⁠ or comment on our ⁠YouTube channel⁠. Don't forget to subscribe!

Check out Mike on ⁠Realms of the Lost⁠, a fantasy actual-play where portals opened all across the land, letting in the refuse of a thousand worlds and a few unlucky individuals!