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“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.
Avatar: 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.
Korra 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, Part 1: Was it Better?, Korra’s Character, & 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, 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 1
Korra Book 1, Part 1: Animation, Korra’s Character – 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 EpisodesThis Finale Broke Something in Me – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
Finally it’s the Season 6 finale!! Hear our theories on Lila’s new powers and about the devastating development in Adrien and Marinette’s relationship?? Those and more in our podcast on “Secret Protocol” & “Nemesis” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6.
2:30 – Finale Reactions 27:05 – How does Lila have Shapeshifter powers? 1:20:05 – Marinette and Adrien break-up??? 1:53:30 – Alya Pissed 1:59:30 – Parents Know 2:02:25 – Return of Kung Food 2:10:35 – Other Things & ConclusionHosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
Four is the Perfect Amount of Sentimonsters – “The Dirtifiers”, “The Chained Titans”, & “Queen of the Dreadzone” – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
Delany and April are fully Ladybug-pilled and full of theories on the upcoming finale! We discuss Chloe, Lila, and more in our podcast on “The Dirtifiers”, “The Chained Titans”, & “Queen of the Dreadzone” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6.
3:15 – Initial thoughts on “The Dirtifiers”, “The Chained Titans”, & “Queen of the Dreadzone” 13:45 – Chloe’s Return 27:10 – Progressive Themes & Meta Commentary 41:00 – Is Lila a Sentimonster? 59:20 – Lila’s Plans 1:07:15 – Finale Predictions 1:30:15 – Renardette & Trionyx 1:33:40 – Alya & Nino’s families 1:46:00 – Other Things & ConclusionHosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
“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.
What Horrors Await? – “Sadnansi”, “Riginarazione”, & “Heartfixer” – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
A highly anticipated event finally happened and we’re full steam ahead to the finale! We discuss it all in our podcast on “Sadnansi”, “Riginarazione”, & “Heartfixer” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6.
3:20 – Initial thoughts on “Sadnansi”, “Riginarazione”, & “Heartfixer” 14:00 – Give Cristina Vee her flowers19:25 – Delaney’s Big Announcement 22:15 – Marinette A********* 41:35 – Chat’s Transformation! 49:00 – Nathalie in Season 6 55:30 – Marinette wanting to tell Adrien the truth 1:04:00 – Will Adrien learn he’s a Sentimonster in the finale? 1:14:55 – Nora and Twig 1:18:30 – Grandpa Roland
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
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.
Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss – “A Fairy Good Night” & “Lady Chaos” – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
Marinette’s lies to Adrien have come to a head and we discuss them all in our podcast on “A Fairy Good Night” & “Lady Chaos” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6.
3:00 – Secondhand Embarrassment 16:30 – The Big Engagement 28:00 – Marinette’s Lies 33:45 – Finale Speculation – What will Adrien learn? 39:30 – Consequences of lies on Adrinette 45:00 – Other lies Marinette tells Adrien 1:03:30 – Marinette’s Antics 1:07:00 – Therapy 1:11:00 – Austism Representation 1:25:45 – Lila letter 1:33:45 – Marinette’s Gabriel RecapHosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
Thomas Was Right – “Noe”, “Grendiaper”, & “Vampigami” Review – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
Musical performances to politics discussion to lore predictions, philosophical debates, & more – our podcast on “Noe”, “Grendiaper”, & “Vampigami” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 has it all!
00:20 – Introductory Performance 3:15 – Dentist Recap 7:25 – Initial Thoughts on “Noe”, “Grendiaper”, & “Vampigami”? 19:15 – Lila/Tomoe 29:15 – The Kingdom 35:45 – Political themes of Noe 56:15 – Who is the new Diamond? 1:09:45 – ZoexSabrina 1:16:15 – Ladybug vs Fury 1:41:00 – Ladybug & Stereotypes 1:52:15 – RosexJuleka 2:06:00 – PokopiaHosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
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.
Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Review
We talk everything Hazbin Hotel Season 2 including favorite songs, character by character breakdowns, rants on themes, and speculation for next season!
2:30 – Overall Thoughts on Hazbin Hotel Season 2? 12:45 – Plot/Themes 43:00 – Season 3 Speculation 1:03:45 – Characters 1:43:45 – Favorite SongsHosts this week: Dylan Hysen & April Collins.
Miraculous World, Tokyo: Stellar Force Review – Miraculous Ladybug
It’s time for the Tokyo Special! Hear what we thought about the Stellar Force, the Stellar Matrix, and where this ranks in the Miraculous World Specials. Plus we celebrate 10 years of Ladybug!
4:45 – Initial Thoughts on the Tokyo Special? 21:15 – Stellar Force the show 27:45 – Stellar Matrix Mythology 45:00 – Stellar Force Characters 54:00 – Other things from the Tokyo Special 1:10:45 – Tokyo Tower 1:17:15 – Spamming Miraculous Ladybug 1:22:20 – Rank the Miraculous World Specials 1:30:20 – 10th Ladybug Podcast anniversary!Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, April Collins, & Sarah Dolman.
Emotional Terrorism – “Wreckless Driver” & “Yaksi Gozen” Review – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
So much happened! Hear all our thoughts and theories about Lila, Tomoe, Kagami, Felix, Aglae, and therapy in our podcast on “Wreckless Driver” & “Yaksi Gozen” from Miraculous Ladybug Season 6! 4:00 – Initial Thoughts on “Wreckless Driver” & “Yaksi […]
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.
“Sleeping Syren” & “The Dark Castle” – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
Hear what we thought of Rose & Juleka and new Lila shenanigans when we broke down “Sleeping Syren” & “The Dark Castle” in our latest Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 podcast!
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen & Delaney Stovall.
“Mister Agreste” – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
A big episode for Luka and Gabriel Agreste?? We break it all down in our Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 podcast on “Mister Agreste”!
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
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.
Miraculous World: Australia React—J/K We Watched Bluey!
Since Season 6 is taking too long the Ladybug crew watched the first 5 episodes of Bluey! With different levels of familiarity to this show we talk about our emotional connection to it, the characters, and the world.
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
“El Toro De Piedra” & “The Ruler” – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
Big gay and plot developments in Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 that we talk so much about in our “El Toro De Piedra” & “The Ruler” podcast.
1:35 – Spinoff News 16:00 – Thoughts on “El Toro De Piedra” & “The Ruler”? 26:00 – Queer Representation 1:09:30 – The Villain CouncilHosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
“Revelator” & “Climatiqueen” Review – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
We’re back into Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 for big Adrien episodes with Adrinette discussion and Miraculous Chat Noir and more on our “Revelator” & “Climatiqueen” podcast.
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
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
“Daddycop” & “Werepapas” Review – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
We dive back into Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 with talk of sentimonsters, Adrien’s Grandparents, & Sabrina in our discussion on “Daddycop” & “Werepapas”.
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
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.
“Sublimation” Review – Miraculous Ladybug Season 6
Can we survive Marinette’s embarrassing behavior??? Find out in our discussion on Season 6 Episode 3 of Miraculous Ladybug “Sublimation”! Thomas said order doesn’t really matter this season so we won’t be waiting for Episode 1! Listen to the beginning of the podcast for more on that.
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
“The Illustrhater” Season 6 Premiere Review – Miraculous Ladybug
Ladybug Season 6 is here!! Despite not being Episode 1, the Ladybug crew talks all about “The Illustrhater” which did work as a premiere episode. Hear all about the new animation, intro, Adrinette dating, the new villain, and more. We’ll likely be back in order next time.
Hosts this week: Dylan Hysen, Delaney Stovall, & April Collins.
