More mainline “Avatar” is on the way! And it’s not a prequel — we’re fast forwarding past the time of Avatar Korra.
“Avatar: Seven Havens” will be two seasons long to start (26 total episodes) and, like its predecessors, will be animated. It’ll focus on the earthbending avatar after Korra, who will be born into a world rattled by cataclysm she must find the origins of, along with her long-lost twin.
However, apparently the avatar is no longer seen as humanity’s savior in this world, and she will be hunted by people and spirits alike.
Details beyond that are sparse, but the fact that series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are behind this gives me enough hope to give a vote of confidence to this show. So far, “Avatar” has delivers two amazing animated series, and I have no reason to doubt this one will break that streak.
Here are five questions I have for the new series.
5. How far in the future will it be?
When “The Legend of Korra” ended, the Avatar universe entered the nuclear age. As such, we can reasonably expect technology to progress dramatic in “Seven Havens.”
But Korra was still very young at the end of her show. While DiMartino and Konietzko can certainly cut her life short, it’s probably in their best interests to put decades of distance between “Seven Havens” and “Korra” in order to put the spotlight firmly on their new characters.
Given the sad state of the world, I do think Korra will be killed off in some conflict, but I think she’ll get to live a full life, so the tragedy of her death doesn’t overshadow this avatar.
4. Who will return from “The Legend of Korra”?
Unless Korra or the next avatar gets frozen in ice for 100 years like Aang, we can reasonably expect that some of Korra’s companions will still be alive by the time her successor is born.
Assuming Korra is allowed to live out a decadeslong adult life, I don’t think any of the adults from her show will be alive for “Seven Havens,” though the world’s newfound connection to the Spirit World offers endless opportunities for cameos from deceased characters.
I expect we’ll probably see some of the child characters grown up, namely Tenzin’s children. Jinora, who became an airbending master, would be a natural fit to succeed her father to lead her people, whereas her siblings seem poised to fill the comedic relief roles of Kaya and Bumi.
3. Is Season 2 a hard ending, or can it continue after that?
Given the uncertain production of “Korra,” I don’t entirely believe Team Avatar when they say this show will be two seasons, especially if it proves to be massively popular.
“Korra” was initially supposed to be one season, then Nickelodeon ordered more episodes. That’s why Korra ended up having a Big Bad every season, unlike its predecessor, which built up one nemesis for three seasons.
Having two seasons gives the show breathing room to build out its conflict, establish its world and give us one great villain, rather than a handful of mediocre ones.
Still, money talks. If “Seven Havens” is a ratings darling, the network would be remiss to not try to get more out of it.
2. How has the world adapted to the Spirit World being open?
In Season 2 of her show, Korra left the Spirit World open, and in Seasons 3 and 4, we see the world start to adapt to its presence. The spirits are also key to developing the world’s version of nuclear fission.
However, “Seven Havens” might take place decades later. How is that going now?
We know spirits will be a part of this show, but we don’t know how far relations between humans and spirits have come or of any new technology that has been developed since.
1. What did Korra do?
From the little info we have, we know Korra did something to label the avatar the enemy of humanity — and it was bad enough to piss off the spirits, too.
This continues a trend in which the most pressing issue the current avatar faces is a result of some failing of the previous one (Roku failed to stop Fire Lord Sozin from embarking on conquest, setting the stage for Ozai; Aang failed to rectify the growing divide between nonbenders and benders in Republic City, clearing the way for Amon to rise to power).
It’s possible that Korra did not do anything atrocious — that public perception of her has been twisted by someone like Zaheer, who thought he was doing the world a favor by trying to kill the avatar. But knowing Team Avatar, it’s likely stemming from a decision she made during a conflict that has no easy answers.
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