Although Neytiri’s anger toward Spider was contained in Avatar: The Way of Water, the upcoming Avatar 3 could turn this plot into a saga-ruining twist. The Avatar movies have had an admirably simple storyline, allowing director James Cameron’s immersive sci-fi series to spend more time establishing the elaborate world the filmmaker created for the franchise. 2009’s Avatar saw the human Marine Jake Sully defect from the RDA to join Pandora’s natives in their attempts to resist human colonization, while Avatar: The Way of Water followed this up with a story of Jake’s family joining another Na’vi clan to fight the RDA.

That said, Avatar 3’s story might complicate things since it’s pretty clear who the franchise’s heroes and villains are. While this might make it seem like the franchise’s storytelling is excessively simplistic, this approach to plotting secretly benefits the series. With a large number of upcoming Avatar movies on the way, there are plenty of opportunities to expand the universe of the franchise. However, Jake’s decision to leave humanity behind and side with the native Na’vi provides a basis for the rest of the series to build on. Unfortunately, Avatar: The Way of Water’s ending may have already jeopardized this.