From the Spirit World
The original Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra podcast is now at OverlyAnimated.com! Follow here for any new podcasts we do on everything Avatar, plus check out our old FTSW podcasts that started in 2007 and came out during the original runs of Avatar & Korra.
“What Lies Beneath” & “The Envoys” – Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1 Discussion
There’s a lot to get into from The Envoys as Week 3 of Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1 Survival is here! We talk big happenings with Pavi Nisha and Jae, and make our final Book 1 predictions as we discuss Episodes 7-9, “What Lies Beneath”, “The Envoys: Part One”, & “The Envoys: Part Two”.
Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Delaney, Aly, & Jeff.
Saheli Khan as Pavi in Avatar: Seven Havens, episode 9, season 1, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. Photo credit: Paramount+
Faceless, One Left Behind, Night of the Afflicted – Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1 Discussion
Week 2 of Avatar: Seven Havens Book 1 Survival is here and we get into tons of theories about Pavi and Nisha’s origins, Karthik, Uki, and more as we discuss Episodes 4-6 “The Faceless”, “The One Left Behind”, & “Night of the Afflicted”
Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Aly, Delaney, Jeff, & Ben.
0:00 – Intro 2:30 – Thoughts on Ep 4-6? 11:45 – Animation, action, bending 21:30 – Favorite Aspects 32:45 – The Anomaly 48:55 – Karthik & Flashbacks/Theory Corner Pt 1 1:04:25 – The Faceless 1:15:15 – Jae, Datu, Daemin 1:23:30 – Theory Corner Pt 2 1:44:45 – Other Topics 2:04:37 – OutroAvatar: Seven Havens Premiere Discussion – “From the Spirit World” Podcast #208
Avatar is back!!! The From The Spirit World crew has reunited to talk about the premiere of the new Avatar series, Avatar: Seven Havens. We dive back into the Avatar World talking about Pavi & Nisha, the cataclysm, the animation & music, theories and more as we discuss Episodes 1-3, “On the Horizon”, “Into the Storm”, “The Order”.
Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Aly, & Delaney.
0:00 – Avatar: Seven Havens Intro 6:30 – Reactions to the premiere 20:00 – Favorite characters so far 28:30 – Pavi & Nisha 37:00 – Dark Avatar & White Lotus 45:15 – Apocalypse Setting 1:05:00 – Korra Scapegoated 1:18:15 – Animation & Music 1:25:55 – New Intro 1:32:40 – Shipping 1:45:45 – Theory Corner 2:19:45 – Final ThoughtsKorra Book 4 Rewatch – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch
It’s the end all over again. We relive the Korrasami ending and recount what it was like to experience it at the time, revisit Korra’s recovery arc, Kuvira, and more on our Legend of Korra Book 4 Balance rewatch podcast.
Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Aly, Jeff, & Ben.
0:00 – Podcast Intro 1:43 – Intro to Korra Book 4 5:15– How was rewatching Book 4? 16:45 – Attachment to Characters/MVP of Book 4 40:45 – Korra’s Recovery Arc 1:08:10 – Kuvira 1:47:25 – Korrasami 3:03:45 – Asami & Hiroshi 3:14:15 – Bolin 3:18:40 – Fandom Theories 3:24:15 – Other things from Book 4Referenced in the podcast:
From the Spirit World live reactions podcast right after the finale aired: https://ww...Korra Book 3 Rewatch – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch
It’s time for the GOAT! We revisit Book 3 Change of The Legend of Korra as a whole as we dive into topics like Zaheer’s Ideology, Korrasami build-up in Book 3, and the Avatar as an enforcer for the status quo.
Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, Jeff, & Ben.
0:00 – Podcast Intro 2:00 – Intro to Korra Book 3 4:30 – How was rewatching Book 3? 10:45 – Attachment to Characters/MVP of Book 3 30:00 – Zaheer’s Ideology 1:11:15 – Korra in Book 3 1:25:15 – Korrasami 1:58:15 – Fandom Theories 2:11:40 – Story of a Leak 2:22:10 – Other things from Book 3Korra Book 2 Rewatch, Part 2: Dark Avatar, Seven Havens Speculation – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch
In the final part of our discussion on revisiting Book 2 Spirits of The Legend of Korra as a whole we dive into topics like Tenzin Kya & Bumi, Unalaq as the Dark Avatar, Beginnings, and get into some speculation for Avatar: Seven Havens.
Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Ben.
0:00 – Podcast Intro 1:15 – Tenzin, Kya, & Bumi 18:15 – Dark Avatar 20:45 – Beginnings 32:55 – Seven Havens Speculation (Spoilers) 50:15 – Cop Mako 53:20 – Makorra Frogs 1:00:00 – Fandom Stuff 1:14:50 – Avatar World is RoundKorra Book 2 Rewatch, Part 1: Was it Better?, Korra, Korrasami – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch
We revisit Book 2 of The Legend of Korra after podcasting on the show every week 14 years ago! This is Part 1 of our discussion on revisiting Book 2: Spirits of Korra as a whole. We dive into topics like the did the season work any better for us this time around, Korra’s Character in Book 2, the love triangle, and Korrasami.
Hosts for this podcast: Dylan, Mel, & Ben.
0:00 – Podcast Intro 1:45 – Intro to Korra Book 2 6:00 – How was rewatching Book 2? 25:35 – Attachment to Characters/MVP of Book 2 43:00 – Korra the character influenced 50:15 – Korra the character’s violence 1:06:20 – Love Triangle Drama 1:18:55 – Korrasami & Queer Coding 1:43:45 – Fru...Korra Book 1 Rewatch, Part 2: Makorra, Amon’s Identity – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch
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 1Korra Book 1 Rewatch, Part 1: Animation, Korra – FTSW The Legend of Korra Rewatch
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” Discussion
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 f...
Top 20 Episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender
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...Season 2 Review – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender
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 210 Conclusions From My Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch
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 m...Sozin’s Comet – FTSW Avatar: The Last Airbender Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Reactions
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Rewatch
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 Meeting
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 – ConclusionHere 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...
S1 Review/S2 Speculation – Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender
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.
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 Airbender
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 Airbender
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.
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 Airbender
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.
Avatar: The Last Airbender. Gordon Cormier as Aang in season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Cr. Robert Falconer/Netflix © 2024
