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Korra Book 1, Part 2: Makorra, Amon’s Identity – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch24 Aug 202602:18:24

In the final part of our discussion on revisiting Book 1: Air of Korra as a whole we dive into the love square and Mako, Korrasami, Amon’s identity and bloodbending, and the Equalist movement and violence & role of the police in Korra. It’s time to rewatch The Legend of Korra after podcasting on the show every week 14 years ago!

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Aly.

  • 0:00 – Podcast Intro
  • 1:50 – Love Square
  • 10:10 – Makorra
  • 26:30 – Mako
  • 32:10 – Korrasami Watch 2K26
  • 49:40 – Amon’s Identity
  • 1:14:30 – Violence in Korra
  • 1:23:00 – View of Police
  • 1:33:00 – Equalist Movement
  • 1:54:00 – Other things from Korra Book 1

Korra Book 1, Part 1: Animation, Korra’s Character – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch17 Aug 202601:31:57

It’s time to rewatch The Legend of Korra after podcasting on the show every week 14 years ago! This is Part 1 of our discussion on revisiting Book 1: Air of Korra as a whole. We dive into topics like the animation and the music, Korra’ character, and who is the MVP of the season.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Aly.

  • 0:00 – Podcast Intro
  • 2:10 – Intro to Korra Book 1
  • 10:15 – How was rewatching Book 1?
  • 26:14 – Animation & Music
  • 42:00 – Attachment to Characters
  • 55:23 – Korra’s Character
  • 1:08:23 – Book 1 Overall
  • 1:15:20 – MVP of the season
  • 1:24:27 – Best Episodes

“Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender” Discussion25 Jul 202601:54:16

Avatar Studios’ first movie is finally here! 11 years since the last Avatar animated content, the From the Sprit World crew is back to discuss the big new Aang movie, “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender”. We talk about Aang’s arc, the Adult Gaang, Tagah, and much more.

Note: this was recorded on June 5th 2026 discussing the leaked copy of the film. Several of us wanted to watch early to avoid spoilers and didn’t want to wait months to discuss, and now it’s released for all to listen to! Please watch the official release on Paramount+ to support future Avatar Studios works!

Since we recorded this the release date of the film was moved up to July 25th. Also, Mike and Bryan said Aang is 25 in the film, we were unsure of his exact age at time of recording. At SDCC they confirmed Katara was pregnant in earlier versions of the movie.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Aly, & Brit.

  • 0:00 – Introduction
  • 5:15 – Overall thoughts on the movie
  • 16:15 – Does this belong in Avatar canon alongside Avatar & Korra?
  • 26:00 – Favorite Moments
  • 46:00 – Aang
  • 58:00 – Katara
  • 1:18:25 – Rest of the gaang
  • 1:35:40 – Tagah & Sonam
  • 1:43:00 – Other things

Top 20 Episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender22 Jul 202600:22:09

Our rewatch of Avatar is finished and here is Dylan’s personal Top 20 Episodes of the show, with many of the usual suspects in a potentially controversial order, plus some surprises.

Watch the YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJyB1v-L9g

  • 0:00 – Intro
  • 2:25 – 20: The Southern Air Temple (103)
  • 3:26 – 19: The Southern Raiders (316)
  • 4:22 – 18: The Siege of the North, Part 1 (119)
  • 4:57 – 17: The Serpent’s Pass (212)
  • 5:37 – 16: Day of Black Sun Part 2: The Eclipse (311)
  • 6:19 – 15: The Blind Bandit (206)
  • 7:00 – 14: The Warriors of Kyoshi Island (104)
  • 8:02 – 13: The Fortuneteller (114)
  • 8:58 – 12: The Storm (112)
  • 9:38 – 11: Lake Laogai (217)
  • 10:08 – 10: The Crossroads of Destiny (220)
  • 10:48 – 9: The Cave of Two Lovers (202)
  • 11:23 – 8: The Waterbending Master (118)
  • 12:11 – 7: Sozin’s Comet, Parts 3 and 4 (320/321)
  • 13:03 – 6: The Headband (302)
  • 13:46 – 5: The Blue Spirit (113)
  • 14:22 – 4: Zuko Alone (207)
  • 15:11 – 3: City of Walls and Secrets (214)
  • 16:05 – 2: The Puppetmaster (308)
  • 17:06 – 1: The Siege of the North, Part 2 (120)
  • 18:52 – Honorable Mentions:
  • 20:46 – Ending

Season 2 Review – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender11 Jul 202602:35:44

We dive deep into all the ups and downs of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2. In our entire Season 2 review podcast, we give reasoned criticisms and praise to a very divisive season of television. Hear us talk about all the adaptation decisions, Zutara, best/worst parts of the season, and more.

The beginning of this podcast is spoiler-free! Spoilers start at 24:15.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Ben.

  • 0:00 – Introduction
  • 7:00 – Spoiler-free overall thoughts on season?
  • 24:15 – Spoilers start! What stands out most?
  • 35:00 – Favorite Parts
  • 1:20:00 – Worst Parts
  • 1:37:45 – Kataang/Zutara
  • 2:04:30 – End of finale changes
  • 2:15:30 – Other things from Season 2

10 Conclusions From My Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch01 Jun 202600:13:44

Watch the video version! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An00NNrn6sw

We just finished a big Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch at the From the Spirit World podcast and I have some takeaways that were different than I thought about Avatar going in!

  • 00:00 – Intro
  • 00:47 – Avatar does hold up and is still one of the all-time greats
  • 02:11 – Book 1 has incredible worldbuilding
  • 03:29 – Book 2 is amazing even before Ba Sing Se
  • 04:21 – Revisiting Book 3 was wild
  • 06:12 – In 2026 the episodes do feel short
  • 07:33 – Katara is an incredible, fascinating, and inconsistent character
  • 08:30 – Kataang is actually really well done
  • 09:50 – Avatar takes the easy way out morally
  • 11:07 – Avatar is very blunt
  • 11:44 – Avatar is better episodically than serialized
  • 12:38 – Ending

Sozin’s Comet – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch11 May 202602:57:04

We’ve reached the end and this is the big one! We revisit the rock in the back Avatar State, Energybending, recap our finale recap from 2008, and reveal the Dongbu Feng Contact! All as thee From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 58-61, “Sozin’s Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King”, “Sozin’s Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters”, “Sozin’s Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno”, & “Sozin’s Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Jeff, Ben, & Delaney.

Boiling Rock Part 2, Southern Raiders & Ember Island Players – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch04 May 202601:57:04

It’s time to look back on the Kataang Ember Island Players scene, the play itself, and the Azula betrayal as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 55-57, “The Boiling Rock, Part 2”, “The Southern Raiders”, & “The Ember Island Players”

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Jeff, & Ben.

 

 

Western Air Temple, Firebending Masters, & Boiling Rock Part 1 – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch20 Apr 202602:11:30

We revisit the Katara death threat, Suki/Sokka, and the beginning of the Zuko field trips as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 50-52,”The Western Air Temple”, “The Firebending Masters”, & “The Boiling Rock, Part 1”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Jeff, & Ben.

 

Day of Black Sun – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch02 Mar 202601:52:32

Day of Black Sun is revisited and discussed from a modern point of view, and we recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 50-51,”The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion” & “The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & Jeff.

Runaway, Puppetmaster, & Nightmares and Daydreams – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch09 Feb 202601:40:00

We discuss if Puppetmaster is the GOAT, Forever Girls, and recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 47-49,“The Runaway”, “The Puppetmaster”, “Nightmares and Daydreams”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & April.

Sokka’s Master, Beach, & Avatar and the Fire Lord – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch26 Jan 202601:46:54

We reminisce on Sozin & Roku, the White Lotus, episode leaks, and recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 44-46, “Sokka’s Master”, “The Beach”, & “The Avatar and the Fire Lord”

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Aly, & Jeff.

Awakening, Headband, & Painted Lady – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch19 Jan 202601:47:31

It’s time for Book 3! We talk expectations heading into Book 3, Kataang, and recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 41-43, “”The Awakening”, “The Headband”, & “The Painted Lady”

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Aly, & Delaney.

Guru & Crossroads of Destiny – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch27 Oct 202501:48:13

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We’ve reached the Book 2 finale! Talking Chapters 39-40, “The Guru” & “The Crossroads of Destiny”

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, Jeff, & Ben.

Appa’s Lost Days, Lake Laogai, & Earth King – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch22 Sep 202501:34:39

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 2 with Chapters 36-38, “Appa’s Lost Days”, “Lake Laogai”, & “The Earth King”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & Jeff.

Avatar: Seven Havens Announcement Reactions22 Feb 202500:52:32

The next Avatar series has been announced! We go through everything we know so far about Avatar: Seven Havens and break it all down from the cataclysm to twins.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan & Delaney.

Press Release Announcement: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeon-announces-all-new-animated-series-avatar-seven-havens-set-in-the-world-of-avatar-the-last-airbender-302381232.html

Drill, City of Walls and Secrets, & Tales of Ba Sing Se – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch10 Feb 202502:10:06

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 2 with Chapters 33-35, “The Drill”, “City of Walls and Secrets”, & “The Tales of Ba Sing Se”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & Ben.

 

Library, Desert, & Serpent’s Pass – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch06 Jan 202502:12:57

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 2 with Chapters 30-32, “The Library”, “The Desert” , & “The Serpent’s Pass”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & Beatriz.

Zuko Alone, The Chase, & Bitter Work – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch30 Dec 202401:46:30

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 2 with Chapters 27-29, “Zuko Alone”, “The Chase”, & “Bitter Work”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & Aly.

Swamp, Avatar Day, & Blind Bandit – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch23 Dec 202401:43:02

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 2 with Chapters 24-26, “The Swamp”, “Avatar Day”, & “The Blind Bandit”

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Aly, & April.

Avatar State, Cave of Two Lovers, & Return to Omashu – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch16 Dec 202401:26:59

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We start Book 2 with Chapters 21-23, “The Avatar State”, “The Cave of Two Lovers”, & “Return to Omashu”

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan & Aly.

Waterbending Master & Siege of the North – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch26 Aug 202401:46:10

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We concluded Book 1 with Chapters 18-20, “The Waterbending Master” & “The Siege of the North” Parts 1 & 2.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Brit.

Bato, Deserter, & Northern Air Temple – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch19 Aug 202401:34:49

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 1 with Chapters 15-17, “Bato of the Water Tribe”, “The Deserter”, & “The Northern Air Temple”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, & Jeff.

Storm, Blue Spirit, & Fortuneteller – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch12 Aug 202401:37:04

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 1 with Chapters 12-14, “The Storm”, “The Blue Spirit”, & “The Fortuneteller”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Aly.

Waterbending Scroll, Jet, & Great Divide – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch05 Aug 202401:38:38

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 1 with Chapters 9-11 “The Waterbending Scroll”, “Jet”, & “The Great Divide”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Jeff.

Imprisoned & Winter Solstice – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch29 Jul 202401:31:40

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 1 with Chapters 6-8 “Imprisoned”, “Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World”, & “Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Delaney.

Southern Air Temple, Kyoshi, & Omashu – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch22 Jul 202401:26:48

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We continue Book 1 with Chapters 3-5 “The Southern Air Temple”, “The Warriors of Kyoshi”, & “The King of Omashu”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Aly, & Jeff.

Book 1 Premiere – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch15 Jul 202401:52:47

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they Rewatch Avatar: The Last Airbender almost 20 years later! We’ll revisit these incredible episodes while looking back on being fans of Avatar while it was originally airing. We start by discussing the first two episodes of Book 1, “The Boy in the Iceberg” & “The Avatar Returns”.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Jeff.

Avatar Studios Pitch Meeting03 Jun 2024

From the Spirit World takes over Avatar Studios (hypothetically) as we go around giving our pitches for the upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, a future Avatar series, and more shows and movies in the Avatar world!

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Delaney, & Ben.

Timestamps for the podcast:

  • 0:00 – Introduction
  • 3:45 – Avatar Studios News
  • 21:15 – Aang Movie Pitches
  • 48:00 – Next Avatar Series Pitches
  • 1:17:00 – Other Show or Movie Pitches
  • 1:56:30 – Conclusion

Here are the pitches!

(Mel) Bloodbenders 2: Full Moon Boogaloo

It’s been eight years since Zuko’s coronation and the end of the war and there’s no shortage of people in need as the world puts itself back together again. Aang and Katara have been constantly on the move, occasionally accompanied by their friends. One day, a distress call from an island in the far north where territory negotiations have seemingly gone south between the Fire Nation and Water Tribe. The Fire Nation soldiers have attacked the Water Tribe there, threatening to ignite simmering frustrations. 

But not everything is as it seems. The Fire Nation soldiers claim to have not been in control of themselves, their actions not their own. Katara begins to suspect something far more sinister is going on as they, with the help of their friends, begin to investigate a group of local waterbenders with ties to an old and clandestine group with access to a forbidden power under the strength of the full moon. The Gaang must rush to uncover the truth and stop the group from igniting a full scale battle between Water Tribe and Fire Nation in a fragile time.

Why I like it: 

  • Bloodbending is one of the more captivating things to come out of the show so anything that brings that into the spotlight is interesting
  • There’s a gap of information between when we last see bloodbending and Katara outlawing it because it became widely known. How did it become widely known? Was there a time when Katara and Aang thought they could control the use of it? 
  • I look spooky secret organizations
  • While nothing is going to meet the level of drama and stakes as the original series, I think reverberations from world events like that are interesting to explore since we can see them clearly in our own world

(Delaney) The Red Wedding: For Mel

Short summary: Kataang wedding. Everyone is all over the world and we must go get them. Chaos at the wedding. Red Lotus?

Reasons why you like this idea:

  • Kataang
  • Lighthearted but also can introduce Red Lotus beginnings
  • Can check in on everyone

(Ben) The Red Lotus Blooms

Summary:  As we see the early days of the United Republic of Nations and what will ultimately become Republic City, we see the splintering of the White Lotus and see the Gaang go up against what will ultimately become The Order of the Red Lotus

Why I Like This Idea:   It helps to connect the original series with Korra and see the foundation of an important group/plot element from Book 3: Change.  

(Dylan) Red Lotus Origins

Short summary: Dave Bautista as Xai Bau the founder of the Red Lotus as the movie details it breaking off from the White Lotus as Aang and the Gang in their 20s try to stop the new global harmony from breaking apart, including Aang beginning to create the United Republic of Nations. Specific plot: New Red Lotus interrupt the Kataang wedding for some reason.

Reasons why you like this idea:

  • Red Lotus stuff is most interesting thing we know about from this time, better than Republic City being the focus
  • Wrestler Dave Bautista reminiscent of Zaheer

(Delaney) Avatar: The Last Avatar

Could be as far into the future as possible or next earth Avatar. Do we need the Avatar? Can the Avatar bring balance to a world like ours? Complex issues: industrialization, inequality.

  • A modern take
  • Less villain focused, natural progression after Zaheer
  • Natural progression after spirit world focus

(Mel) The YA Antinationalist Hero Avatar

It’s been two generations of Avatars since the time of Korra. Republic City has flourished, borders between nations have been places of flourishing immigration. Our hero is one such child of a blended family, the daughter of a parent half Air Nomad and half Earth Kingdom while the other is Fire Nation. They see themselves as a child of multiple cultures with seemingly no bending to speak of. 

Until, one day, they produce an unnatural gust of wind. Their Air Nomad family is delighted, ready to bring the MC into their world and help them embrace their Air Nomad identity. But then, in a moment of frustration, they firebend. It becomes clear: they are the Avatar. The Air Nomads insist they belong to them as the Avatar of the Air portion of the cycle. But they’ve known little of that world and love their life as it is in Republic City and in a diverse and vibrant world. In a panic, they flee responsibilities and labels and head into the wilds of the Earth Kingdom where they can be free of their responsibilities and all the world is trying to put on them. Until they run into a problem only the Avatar can solve, and with the help of friends made along the way, they work to forge their own path as the Avatar and define what being the Avatar in a modern world means.

Why I like it: 

  • Ever since they introduced characters like Mako and Bolin with different bending abilities in the same family or Asami who was ethnically Fire Nation but born in Republic City with no bending at all, it got me thinking about how elemental identity and nationalism coexist in the Avatar universe and the rules of the Avatar spirit seem to abide by it. But what happens in another generation when you have people with bits of all nations in their family tree? Are they excluded from being the Avatar? Do they have to make a choice about how they identify in daily life? 
  • I also like the parallels this allows for with personal identity vs perception. I think it’s an important topic. How does the Avatar world deal with changing definitions when so much of the world was built on these identities?
  • I like the idea of a less action oriented story. While it wouldn’t be devoid of action, it would be interesting to follow a character-centric story that is more personal.

(Ben) Future Avatar

Honestly had a hard time coming up with a great idea for this one, but in my mind, if they do a series on an Avatar after Korra, I think an interesting idea to explore would be about how much further the world of Avatar has advanced technologically and whether the Avatar still has a relevant role to play  in the world at that time.  Perhaps mirroring our own world with many drifting away from religion of any kind.

(Dylan) Spark of a New Avatar

Short summary: Xin (voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho) is a computer programmer working in a normal office in the modern Earth Kingdom (~2010 equivalent). She starts feeling increasingly connected to her computer, tangibly feeling the electricity going on and off in the bits from her code. She realizes she’s a lightning bender with a speciality in interacting with electricity and therefore the Avatar since she can firebend. Mel

Reasons why you like this idea:

  • Avatar in the modern world, Avatar interaction with technology 
  • How a very non-spiritual person in technological modern world would fair as the Avatar

(Mel) Rogue One: A Nonbender Story

It’s 4 years before Aang will be awakened from the iceberg and our MC is doing everything they can to get by in a global war as a nonbender. They’ve dodged military conscription in the Earth Kingdom army and the forced labor nonbenders are required to provide the war effort. But don’t let their lack of bending fool you, they can go toe-to-toe with plenty of benders thanks to their agility, self taught martial arts, and a few tricks. You don’t need a master to learn how to fight and they’re ready to take on any bender who threatens the peace they’ve made for themselves living off the grid. 

As a war waged by benders rages on, some problems require a subtler approach. Our MC is confronted by a group who need their help: Ba Sing Se has been under siege for three years by the Fire Lord’s militarily gifted son General Iroh. They’ve tried everything to break the siege and now they’re ready for a different approach, one Iroh and his army will not expect: nonbenders. Our MC joins a group of fellow nonbenders just trying to get by and are given an assignment: assassinate the general, cut the head off the snake, free the Earth Kingdom capital, and save the world from a Fire Nation victory.

Why I like it: 

  • I’ve always liked a hero who uses their environment when it comes to getting things done (like Assassin’s Creed). I think we saw bits of that in characters like Jet but there’s certainly room for more
  • With the exception of Sokka, the nonbenders need some attention besides being sidekicks and love interests (Suki, Asami, Mai, and Ty Lee were all sidekicks and/or love interests to the benders). Statistically speaking they’re probably half the population or more, their stories are interesting too, especially considering the power imbalance they likely face
  • I really love the idea of going with a Rogue One type story where you have a character whose name will be lost to history and who otherwise is not important but who did something incredibly crucial for the larger world.  
  • I’d like to see exactly what happened with Iroh and Lu Ten and the siege. In my version, Lu Ten is collateral damage in an assassination attempt on Iroh

(Ben) The Man Who Would Have Been Fire Lord

Summary:  The story if Iroh’s life leading up to when we first meet him in Avatar: The Last Airbender

Why I Like This Idea:  Iroh is without a doubt one of the most interesting and endearing characters in the entire franchise and I think getting to see certain times of his life that were mentioned, but never fully explored, would be interesting.

(Delaney) Avatar: No Avatar/Tales from Below

Nonbender focused show with token bender. Adventures without the Avatar. Here Avatar stuff in the background.

  • More world building
  • Can explore the bender vs nonbender divide

(Dylan) Asami University 

Short summary: As her last act as Avatar, Korra founded an interdisciplinary bending school where the most promising benders of all nations go to study together. The series details a group of friends training together in their different bending types and their daily school lives and relationships.

Reasons why you like this idea:

  • Avatar magic school
  • Avatar Gen V

(Mel) Fire Nation: Rebels

The Fire Nation has a new ruler. The sudden death of Azulon and disgrace of Iroh has put an unlikely person on the throne: Ozai. A group of Fire Nation citizens, displeased with the war and ready to end the conflict, want to take advantage of a young prince who was never meant to rule suddenly thrust into power. With their allies in court and their practical wherewithal, they combine forces to influence politics and vandalize and sabotage the war effort to hopefully bring peace to the world. 

But they’ve underestimated exactly who it is now sitting on the Fire Nation throne and the lengths he is willing to go to cement his place in history.

Why I like it: 

  • Netflix tapped into what we were all thinking: there’s no way everyone was just cool with a century long war. In the history of all our wars, the populace is never unified in its support. What’s going on internally in the Fire Nation? We saw some propaganda in The Headband and Ember Island Players, but let’s dive in deeper. 
  • I like getting a little GoT with this with the political side of it all. We know Ozai is a ruthless manipulator but his enemies certainly hope he’s a hapless young man thrust into a position he was never prepared for. What do their machinations look like? 
  • On the flip side, what does the ground work look like for those sabotaging and vandalizing the war effort, doing their best to functionally make more war impossible?

(Delaney) Mama Mia with Su and Lin

(Ben) The Tales of Korra

Summary: A miniseries that jumps ahead ten years after the end of The Legend of Korra and explores what our favorite characters are now up to. 

Why I Like This Idea:  While not every character in Korra is greatly loved (ahem, looking at you Mako, ahem), still think it would be cool to see a lot of these characters again and see some small adventures in what is (hopefully) a more peaceful world. 

(Dylan) Untitled Avatar-Companion Love Story

Short summary: A pure romance series about an Avatar before Yangchen and one of their companions/masters.

Reasons why you like this idea:

  • The Kataang-esque Avatar/companion romance dynamic but fully fleshed out as the main aspect of a series
  • A much chiller slice-of-life Avatar show
  • Explore a random Avatar way in the past
  • Complicated power dynamics in a relationship with the god-like Avatar on one hand, and a teacher-student relationship on the other

S1 Review/S2 Speculation – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender03 Apr 202402:15:22

A month later we look back on the highs and lows of Season 1 of Netflix’s Avatar and speculate on how they might do Season 2 including Toph! Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series!

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Jeff, & Ben.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. Ken Leung as Zhao in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Robert Falconer/Netflix © 2023

“Legends” Season 1 Finale Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender11 Mar 202401:57:15

We’ve reached the Season 1 finale and go over everything good and bad from the big Episode 8 “Legends”. Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series!

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Jeff, Sam, Del, Aly, Ben, & Brit.

“The North” Episode 7 Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender08 Mar 202401:54:27

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! This time, our discussion on Episode 7 “The North”, talking about Yue, Pakku, & more.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Delaney, Sam, Aly, & Jeff.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. Kiawentiio as Katara in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

“Masks” Episode 6 Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender06 Mar 202401:50:26

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! This time, our discussion on Episode 6 “Masks” talking about the Blue Spirit, the Agni Kai, & more.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Delaney, Sam, Aly, & Jeff.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. Gordon Cormier as Aang in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Robert Falconer/Netflix © 2024

“Spirited Away” Episode 5 Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender04 Mar 202401:47:48

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! This time, our discussion on Episode 5 “Spirited Away” talking about the Spirit World, June, & more.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Sam, Aly, & Jeff.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. Gordon Cormier as Aang in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

“Into the Dark” Episode 4 Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender01 Mar 202401:43:39

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! This time, our discussion on Episode 4 “Into the Dark” talking about Bumi, the lack of Kataang, & more.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Ben, Sam, & Jeff.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. (L to R) Utkarsh Ambudkar as King Bumi, Gordon Cormier as Aang in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024

“Omashu” Episode 3 Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender28 Feb 202401:44:11

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! This time, our discussion on Episode 3 “Omashu” talking about Jet & Katara, The Mechanist, Azula, and more.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Aly, Sam, Delaney, & Jeff.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. (L to R) Sebastian Amoruso as Jet, Kiawentiio as Katara in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Robert Falconer/Netflix © 2024

“Warriors” Episode 2 Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender26 Feb 202401:50:41

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! This time, our discussion on Episode 2 “Warriors” talking about Sokka & Suki, Kyoshi, and more.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Aly, Sam, & Delaney.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. (L to R) Maria Zhang as Suki, Tamlyn Tomita as Mayor Yukari in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Robert Falconer/Netflix © 2023

“Aang” Episode 1 Recap – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender23 Feb 202401:59:33

Join the From the Spirit World crew as they recap & review the new Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! We start with our discussion on Episode 1 “Aang” talking about the tone of the show, what they changed, and more.

Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Aly, Jeff, & Delaney.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender. (L to R) Kiawentiio as Katara, Gordon Cormier as Aang in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Robert Falconer/Netflix © 2024

Announcing Live-Action Avatar Netflix Podcasts by From the Spirit World09 Feb 202400:03:45

Announcing upcoming recaps of the new Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action Netflix series by the From the Spirit World gang! Join us starting around February 22nd for episode-by-episode recaps of Season 1 of the new Avatar remake and it’s a From the Spirit World reunion as the biggest Avatar and Korra fans you know talk about what they like and don’t like from this new version of Avatar.

Follow the FTSW feed for all future FTSW Avatar podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-spirit-world/id1271239054

Aang Movie Speculation – Avatar Studios08 Aug 202201:21:55

The recent news that Avatar Studios’ first movie is about Aang & friends is the subject of much speculation from us as well as talking about the future of all things Avatar & Korra with Avatar Studios!

Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & Aly Martin.

Check out our Avatar Studios reaction stream from last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jESOILKjDRE

Avatar Studios News Reactions Live Stream!24 Feb 202100:47:06

On 2/24/21, Dylan Delaney & Aly shared their reactions to the news about the opening of an Avatar Studios live on stream an hour after the news broke! https://ew.com/tv/nickelodeon-expanding-avatar-the-last-airbender-animated-film/

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jESOILKjDRE

“Turf Wars Part Three” Review – The Legend of Korra12 Sep 201801:01:03

Dylan Hysen and Sam Quattro recap and review the final part of The Legend of Korra graphic novel “Turf Wars”.

“Turf Wars Part Two” Review – The Legend of Korra04 Feb 201801:09:23

It’s a “From the Spirit World” reunion as we talk everything “Turf Wars Part Two”, the newest Legend of Korra comic! Dylan Hysen is joined by Sam Quattro, Ally Martin, and Brit Griffin.

“Turf Wars Part One” Review – The Legend of Korra17 Aug 201701:16:18

It’s a “From the Spirit World” reunion as we talk everything “Turf Wars Part One”, the first  Legend of Korra comic! Dylan Hysen is joined by Mel Moyer, Sam Quattro, and Brit Griffin.

Korra Anniversary! – Overly Animated Podcast #9019 Dec 201501:18:51

The FTSW crew looks back on The Legend of Korra a year since the series ended.

Korra Comics Announcement – Overly Animated Podcast #1110 Jul 201500:30:08

The Legend of Korra comics written by Mike DiMartino are coming! We go over all the details of the SDCC announcement as Dylan Hysen is joined by Sam Quattro and Delaney Stovall.

Korra Episode Rankings – “From the Spirit World” Podcast #15802 Jan 201502:11:25

We discuss our rankings of every episode of Korra as Dylan is joined by Mel, Delaney, and Sam. Specific topics include what the best episode of Korra is, what the worst episodes are, and what the season rankings are.

Korra Top 5 Lists – “From the Spirit World” Podcast #15728 Dec 201401:52:12

Everyone’s Top 5 favorite characters and over 20 various other Korra Top 5 lists are given as Dylan is joined by Mel, Delaney, and Sam. Lists include Top 5 Fights, Korrasami Moments, Explosions, and Facial Hairs.

Korrasami Discussion – “From the Spirit World” Podcast #15622 Dec 201401:24:01

Korrasami and Mike and Bryan’s posts about it are discussed as Dylan is joined by Mel, Sam, Ally, Brit, and Delaney.

More Finale and Book 4 Discussion – “From the Spirit World” Podcast #15520 Dec 201402:33:43

The finale discussion continues, and Book 4 is evaluated as a whole as Dylan is joined by Delaney, Ben, Mel, and Brit. Topics include Korrasami’s build-up the past two seasons, how the finale functions as a season and series finale, and whether Kuvira or Zaheer was a better villain.

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