Why 5 reasons make avatar: seven havens a series you should be watching
The chakras return to the story
In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang’s blocked seventh chakra played a role in his story, but the chakras have since been less prominent. Seven Havens makes them central to its apparent conflict.
Many first suspected that the “Anamoly” affecting Ellora was Vatu, last seen in The Legend of Korra. Now, viewers are considering whether it could instead be the root chakra, which is blocked by fear. In Season 1, Episode 9, Pavi sees that blockage, and the Seven Havens appear connected to the seven chakras.
A changed world to explore
The franchise has built its world through bending, the Avatar, and the social and political effects of those forces. Seven Havens continues that approach by showing what happened after Avatar Korra caused the Cataclysm.
Two hundred years later, the world has not fully recovered. The Seven Havens are separated, with a giant storm left by the Cataclysm making travel between them difficult.
Survival and young Avatars
The first season’s book is called “Survival,” and its people are still struggling to endure the Cataclysm’s consequences. Rather than face a tyrannical regime, society is threatened by dangers from the planet itself, which the story links to Korra.
The series also features Pavi and Nisha as its youngest Avatars yet: both are nine years old. Their age adds another distinctive element to a story already built around a damaged world and a new focus on the chakras.
Key points
- The chakras, especially the root chakra, appear central to Seven Havens’ mystery.
- A storm separates the Seven Havens 200 years after the Cataclysm.
- People are still trying to survive, with the planet itself posing a threat.
- Pavi and Nisha are nine-year-old Avatars.