Avatar: Seven Havens Episodes 7 through 9 are proof that it doesn’t take much to label someone a monster in the eyes of the terrified masses. Because they took one look at Nisha and branded her as a monster. And I understand there is the legend of Korra and what she supposedly did. But I don’t understand how you can look at a child and automatically think that she is this destroyer that you need to kill. It speaks of mass hysteria, jumping to conclusions, and the nature of this chaotic world, always looking at the Avatar as the single reason why their world has gone to hell.
Even the visions that Pavi and Nisha had, they felt like the demonization of someone in real time. You had Pavi’s vision of Korra that had her looking sad and like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. And then you had Nisha’s vision of Korra, who has fallen for the propaganda machine against her, seeing Korra as this disastrous force that is bringing upon the cataclysm because she can. Right now we’re at the point of the story where it’s easier to listen to myths and legends than come up with your own conclusion.
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We do see Avatar: Seven Havens trying to shake off blind loyalty or fear when the Faceless Queen comes around. She questions why things have to be the way they are just because it’s been that way for so long. She’s not here for blind loyalty and she questions everything that comes her way. And I think that’s exactly what the Seven Havens need in a time where what Korra did is feeling more like a myth to keep the benders in line to hide from what really happened.
We don’t have a clear answer yet of what happened in the past, but I know it was greed’s fault, like most things in life. Korra opening that spirit portal at the end of The Legend of Korra was meant to bring the human world and the spirit world together. But there had to come a point where some greedy humans wanted to utilize the energy from the spirit realm. Because what was coming out of those pipes that Korra was destroying in Republic City if not energy stemmed from the spirit world for the use of greedy humans?
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To me it looks like Korra was trying to end the depletion of the spirit world. And if the Faceless are now going to Republic Forest, I don’t think they’re going to find the Haven they think that’s there. Maybe that part of the world is even more fractured because it’s the closest to the spirit world. And I know that a lot of people have complained about how slow this season is moving, but I don’t know what comes after the discovery of what happened in Republic City. Because Nisha and Pavi are definitely going to head that way, right?
At this point in Avatar: Seven Havens, I’ve got a lot of questions and few answers. But I will stand on business that it’s not what it seems. What happened with Korra is not what it seems. What happened with Nisha and Pavi’s parents isn’t what it seems. Even Jae betraying Karthik, it’s not what it seems. Because fear has taken root in this world in a way that it has become unbalanced and torn apart, ready to start anew, much like our world. And Nisha and Pavi are going to restart the world. It’s just going to take some time. And this is just the beginning.
Additional thoughts about Avatar: Seven Havens Episodes 7 through 8:
- Not Korra and Asami being married being canon. Dreamed of days like this.
- I also want that muscly Korra doll.
- I am a little concerned though because we know that Asami was a pioneer in tech. So what part did she play in the utilization of the spirit energy?
- I know she’s not the only one out there and that other scheming people could arise. But I’m concerned because there’s a reason why they showed the logo of her company…
- But until we get an answer, I’m going to live in delusion world where these two are married and everything is okay in the world.
- Also thank you to those eagle-eyed viewers who noticed that Korra’s outfit is different from Pavi’s vision to Nisha’s. So it’s not happening from one moment to the next.
- Also Kayoko, you’re the worst of the worst because you instantly demonized a child and then you made it a crime to not help you and Ellora. Of course the benders are going to be like nah I need to get out of here. You’re taking away their choice while knowing nothing about their lived experience.
- There’s also the bending that we need to talk about. Because I think it looks mediocre when they fight, especially when you compare it to Korra’s capabilities
- But Korra’s capabilities came from Aang setting up a system where the next Avatar wouldn’t have to struggle so much when it came to learning their bending
- If generations have passed since Korra, that bending that we saw Korra masterfully kick people’s butt with, that’s lost to time.
- And then with every generation there being less and less benders, those techniques are being lost along the way. So it makes sense that this is the kind of bending they have
- The sky bison surviving gave me feelinggggs. I need to know about these sky pups.
- Also Karthik putting Nisha first. No matter what comes next, that’s her dad right there.
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