TV Review: AVATAR: SEVEN HAVENS: Season 1, Episodes 4-6: More Fun and Games [Paramount+]

Avatar: Seven Havens Season 1 Episodes 4-6 Review

Paramount+ʻs Avatar: Seven Havens: Season 1, Episodes 4-6 TV Show Review. Following the fun and intriguing three-episode premiere, Avatar: Seven Havens continues the misadventure of the twin avatars in a world getting more and more feverish, not only at the possibility of the Avatarʻs return but also at other external threats as well. Pavi and Nisha continue to show off their great character dynamic, and we get more hints to their larger mystery. Meanwhile, other characters get more chances to show off and set up. While its more lighthearted writing does undersell the world from time to time, it doesn’t make the show any less enjoyable or funny. 

To start, the art style and animation seem to have found a more stable footing. Now the previous episodes didnʻt look bad, but the flat coloring made a couple of shots and scenes feel a bit off. Here, the animation in this batch of episodes flows pretty neatly throughout all three episodes, aside from one or two specific shots. It’s definitely jarring when you see them, but they are so few and are far between.

Then we have the twins. Once again, Pavi and Nisha (Saheli Khan & Aishu Devan) steal the show with their cute sisterly antics, both in the way they unequivocally support each other and in the way they contrast with one another. Their unwavering support for each other and childish shenanigans remain strong points of the show so far. The best example is in episode 6, which focuses on Pavi as an amputee. Nisha, as an 8-year-old, doesn’t understand why Pavi refuses to do anything about her phantom limb pain and gets upset when she sees her sister in pain. Pavi doesnʻt want to feel like a burden or be hand-held. Without going into spoilers, how they come together and resolve is perhaps the most touching and warm scene in the whole show so far. Now, this is slightly undercut by the fact that it’s the first time we see Pavi deal with ghost pain, aside from a quick shot in the first episode, but the sentiment is still there. They really lift the show in both a very comedic and an introspective way.

On top of building up how close the sisters are getting, the show has done an excellent job building their differences. In the previous review, it touched on how Pavi is more passive, like Avatar Aang; Nisha seems to be more direct, like Korra, their direct predecessor. That divide is still true here; it’s much more subtle than in the first batch. The show alludes to how much Nisha sees herself as the true Avatar over her sister. And while Nisha seems to be more mature than her sister, Pavi has more experience dealing with everyday people. It seems increasingly likely that the show is building towards a physical split, if not an ideological one. As the show continues to explore their mystery further, one can’t help but wonder how the two of them will change because of it.

While very humorous for the most part, the show still struggles to write above its set tone and to explore its new world. Episode 4 is the worst offender for this, and might be the weakest episode of the show so far. In that episode, we see the baker Agam (Sakina Jaffrey) give away 3 dozen pastries for free, but also complain about the lack of grain to make her pastries. In that same episode, we seemingly set up a mystery for Kimberly Woods’s character, Uki, but it ends on an unsatisfying note and feels unresolved. Now, on the surface, it’s still a fun episode for the Avatar twins and Jae, and there is no doubt that the show will continue the mystery in other episodes. It feels like, in the race to get to the end of the season, some plot points are added quickly while others are glossed over. Now, this doesn’t make for a jarring viewing experience, but a little bit of seeding and a throwaway line or two would have gone a long way toward making the season feel a tad more cohesive. More effort seems to be made into making sure that Pavi and Nisha feel more like genuine 8-year-olds, which is time well spent if we are being honest.

Someone who seems to be slowly gaining more interest with each passing episode is Karthik (Akshay Khanna), the leader of the White Locas in Ellora and the one in charge of protecting the girls. While we were introduced to him in the first episode of the series, in this batch of episodes we see more of him balancing his responsibilities to both the brigade and to the Avatarsʻ protection. In contrast, Jae (Major Curda) struggles to keep the Avatar’s secret from everyone, especially his loved ones. We see in every subsequent episode since he learned about the girls that he really hates having to keep them a secret. He is a goody-two-shoes kind of guy, and you can see his soul get shredded every time he has to lie to the people he cares about. Karthik, in contrast, has no problem lying to the face of the people he loves, and even does it with a smile. Because to him, he doesnʻt see the difference in keeping the girls and the Haven safe. Now, the show hasnʻt hinted (yet) that Karthik has done anything hideous, but hopefully that will change. There is kind of a sheen to Khannaʻs performance where you canʻt see him doing anything too bad, but you also really want to. It will be very interesting to see how things will fall when the girls are eventually exposed.

Now that we are officially halfway through the first season of Seven Havens, the show is continuing to go at its own pace. While some flaws are starting to form, the sheer presence and intrigue of both our main and supporting characters more than make it worthwhile. The identity of this show and the twins still have time to set. Overall, the show is still very fun. And if that is all you want from your Avatar content, you wonʻt be disappointed.

Rating: 7.3/10

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