Chapter 11: The Desert

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Since Appa was captured, the gang walks across the desert to tell the Earth King about the Fire Nation’s secret. Aang grows angry and sad over Appa’s capture. Elsewhere, a secret society helps protect Iroh and Zuko from the Fire Nation and bounty hunters.

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79 Responses

  1. Ed:

    FRIENDLY MUSHROOM! MUSHY GIANT FRIEND!

    Posted on August 29th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

  2. Diana:

    yeah you don’t mess with the avatar!!! the last part was awesome!!!

    Posted on August 31st, 2009 at 1:06 pm

  3. pipo de clown:

    Boring! this part is so boring.

    Posted on September 8th, 2009 at 7:46 am

  4. unknown:

    those sandbenders were stupid…

    Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 1:58 am

  5. pyromaniac:

    Evevy time Aang goes into Avater State he speaks with the ringing, combined voice of the previous avatars. This is sort of creepy…

    Posted on December 11th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

  6. Elise:

    the last part was so sad :( :(:(

    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 3:09 am

  7. Aang_The_Last:

    agreed with pipe the clown this episode sucked

    Posted on January 3rd, 2010 at 7:17 pm

  8. whitelotus:

    WHAT?????? This episode did NOT suck and was NOT boring. In fact, it’s one of my FAVOURITE episodes. Such strong emotions and so real. This is what’s so awesome about Avatar, it picks up on every little detail, making sure to highlight an important reaction from Aang to appa’s capture. You can really feel the anger in Aang! So rare from animated shows to depict raw emotions like this. Especially that last scene, it was so powerful! I LOVED IT. 5 stars!!

    Posted on January 6th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

  9. chipmunk:

    i agree wit whitelotus

    Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 8:52 pm

  10. Avatarfan dutch:

    awsome. sokka being stoned xd!
    5 stars definatly

    Posted on January 19th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

  11. QQ:

    WHY DIDNT AANG BLOW THEIR FACES AND EAT EM ALIVE?! >:D
    *Looks evil*

    Posted on January 25th, 2010 at 1:02 pm

  12. tigeress:

    dude! Sokka is like totally high! Momo too! “IT’S A GIANT MUSHROOM!!! MAYBE IT’S FRIENDLY!!! FRIENDLY MUSHROOM!!! MUSHY, GIANT FRIEND!!!” then he just licks some random goo off a cave wall? hahaha natural curiousity! this episode made me laugh so much. but the ending was sad…. :( when Aang comes out of the Avatar State and there are tears running down his face…. that is really depressing….

    Posted on February 19th, 2010 at 11:12 pm

  13. David Krusen:

    The part when Appa is stolen always makes me very sad. Very emotional scene at the end.

    Posted on February 26th, 2010 at 2:17 pm

  14. bodeejus:

    LOL. Sokka is high on Peyote…

    Posted on March 25th, 2010 at 1:42 pm

  15. Airbender9869:

    Who lit Toph on fire? lol

    Posted on April 7th, 2010 at 8:56 pm

  16. Thirsty sand person:

    Sakka: Drink Cactus juice. It’ll Quench ya! Its the Quenchiest!

    Toph: can I get some of that cactus?

    I was dying after that scene

    Posted on May 11th, 2010 at 4:41 am

  17. amanda:

    go, whitelotus!!! love love love this episode!!! its one of my faves :D *thumbs up*

    cactus juice Sokka is CLASSIC-

    Posted on May 23rd, 2010 at 5:54 pm

  18. amanda:

    5 stars, baby!!!! *****

    Posted on May 23rd, 2010 at 5:55 pm

  19. AvatarZEROdotO:

    i agree with white lotus… yep, as smart as the members…^^ anyway, each episode of a story is really important and don’t hate it… cause every episode gives a reason why stuff happens in a story… don’t just say you hate this episode fucktards…>:( the creator of this gives allot of effort for this episode…. aang was sad in this episode… what’s the big deal??? you get sad in you’re life anyway… that’s what characters are here… appa is an important member of their group… you gotta put feelings on him…

    whitelotus, yer the man…^^ *thumbs up…*

    Posted on June 9th, 2010 at 6:22 am

  20. D::

    I love Sokka in this episode <3

    Posted on June 20th, 2010 at 3:48 am

  21. water tribe angel:

    pipe de clown and aang_the_last

    U ar not true avatar fans. simple as that. I thought it was a deeply moving episode…and that’s not just coz imma gurl. it show deep realistic emotions and feelings, not often shown on your averege cartoon. i believe the creators put a genuine effort into this chapter, and suceeded. be grateful, coz u two couldnt make up a storyline this good in your dizziest day dreams! if u didnt like it why watch it?
    ****************************************************
    anyway, u know, just out of my natural curiosity i wanted to know if i was the only Irish gurl on this site???

    Posted on June 22nd, 2010 at 1:05 pm

  22. ChessurDarling:

    BWAHAHA! I love Sokka. XD I really hope Rathbone doesn’t completely destroy him in the movie…

    I wonder where I can get me some of that cactus juice…

    Water Tribe Angel: I live in the US, but I am Irish. Like, my family comes from Ireland and Scotland.

    Posted on June 26th, 2010 at 1:08 am

  23. THE TOPH GOD:

    this ep duz not suk, pipe de clown u dont know how wrong u ar!

    Water Tribe Angel nd whiteLotus ar soooooo rite.

    sokka was so funny!!!!!LOL:D

    i miss appa:(

    ChessurDarling; i also hav irish ancestory.

    Aang_the_last: ur also soooooo wrong

    Posted on July 2nd, 2010 at 6:41 am

  24. aImMeE:P:

    whoa! sokka is stoned! y do some people think this is boring???
    FUNNY!!!! duh!

    Posted on July 2nd, 2010 at 6:44 am

  25. pupicucek:

    This episode is really good!
    Epic end!

    Posted on July 4th, 2010 at 7:07 am

  26. Grunt:

    I hate Katara, she thinks she is Aang’s mother >:(

    Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 12:25 pm

  27. killkatarnow!:

    why is there always a bich slowing the main character down!??!
    naruto and now this… blargh dumb hoes

    Posted on July 6th, 2010 at 9:11 pm

  28. your face:

    grynt and killkatarnow u guys are waaaaaaay wrong. katara LIKES aang!!! shes doing what she thinks is best for aang bcuz of that.

    Posted on July 11th, 2010 at 8:23 am

  29. K@ty@rr@:

    Ok lets get some thing STRAIGHT________________________***

    This episode RULES> No avatar episodes suck, it’s just the people who put in those crappy comments in.
    Avatar is soo origanel. it’s the best!!!!
    Sokka and Toph are the best charecters.
    Katara does not slow Aang down!!! I dont know if you’ve noticed, but Aang is in love with Katara and probably wouldnt even care if she was!!!
    and finally, dont get high on cactus juice, if you can. there’s a time and a place 4 all this…and it’s called college.

    Posted on July 13th, 2010 at 11:55 am

  30. AvatarAang12:

    haha Sakka is soooo stoned xD

    Sakka: its a giant mushroom!!!!

    Sakka: Maybe its friendly!!!??

    Sakka: Giant friendly mushroom!!!!!!

    Almost made me die from laughing

    Posted on July 14th, 2010 at 11:14 pm

  31. !*Water tribe angel is now a lil kandi raver fangirl*!:

    Great! i am so glad to know im not the only irish gal. on most of these sites im the odd one out, coz u must all be american or english, right?????
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    Posted on July 18th, 2010 at 2:27 pm

  32. SaVaGeKiid:

    Its funny how katara looks at aang blankly when hes in the avatar state

    Posted on July 18th, 2010 at 9:36 pm

  33. yclemon:

    LOL sakka ur so stupid, u crack me up! LOOK IT’S A FRIENDLY MUSHROOM

    LOL ROFL

    Posted on July 20th, 2010 at 9:20 pm

  34. ScatmanMike:

    “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”(blows up sand ship)” HAHAHAHA kamehameha aint got nothing on this one! (DBZ refrence)

    Posted on July 29th, 2010 at 11:45 pm

  35. anna:

    hahhahahhahahhah….soka make me laugh hhahhahhaa frienfly mushrum…is the drink cactus ahhahahaha

    Posted on August 7th, 2010 at 4:37 am

  36. ash:

    i feel soo bad for aang.he’s soo angry in this episode and he promised katara that she would never see him in the avatar state again and he broke the promise:-(

    p.s. WHOOP !!!IM IRISH !

    Posted on August 11th, 2010 at 12:23 pm

  37. Charlie:

    I agree with Water Tribe Angel, K@ty@rr@ and White Lotus; this has been my favourite episode so far and this series is by far the best anime I’ve seen. It’s the emotions, how you understand how they feel and start feeling that way yourself. All those people who hate Katara obviously can’t understand these emotions, otherwise you wouldn’t be saying that. I kinda pity the people who watch this and other animes like it and only think it’s good because of how ‘badass’ or ‘cool’ it is. It’s like your not watching the whole thing…

    On a side note; Sokka… I… er… um… Yeah. Just Sokka. xD

    Posted on August 14th, 2010 at 10:49 am

  38. just me:

    heyyy i’m not english or american or irish i’m icelandic! and avatar is AWESOME this is like my hunderth time watching the series!

    Posted on August 17th, 2010 at 4:31 pm

  39. ola:

    hahahhahahha soka is funny,,mushu giant friendly…i got this one…soka there is nothing…ahhahahaha

    Posted on August 19th, 2010 at 2:03 am

  40. AvatarforEver!:

    YAY MUSHROOM!!! Sokka rules in this episode!!!

    Posted on August 20th, 2010 at 9:16 am

  41. azula@stupid.com:

    poor appa i wonder how terrefied he must be

    Posted on August 20th, 2010 at 11:49 pm

  42. Water tribe angel:

    ash
    WHOOP!your Irish, good 4 u!

    Posted on August 21st, 2010 at 6:23 am

  43. Water tribe angel:

    also just me

    Sorry….It just Another member of this site told me most of you are English or American…..
    But i do like Iceland, My cousin lived there for a while :D

    Posted on August 21st, 2010 at 6:26 am

  44. anymose:

    the only fun part in dis episode was sukka getting high

    Posted on August 21st, 2010 at 11:58 am

  45. Bending Diva:

    Katara : What is that

    Toph : What is what

    Sokka : Its a giant mushroom, maybe its friendly !!!!!!

    Posted on August 22nd, 2010 at 11:27 am

  46. AVAFAN! AVAFAN! AVAFAN!:

    HEEYYYY!!!! ;[
    who said they hated this episode??????? Its FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not boring at all!
    Charlie: you is smart person.
    Oh, and since were all talking about which country were from….
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!VIVA AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted on August 23rd, 2010 at 11:26 am

  47. Papa Cheece:

    Im with the girls on this one (Water Tribe Angel and Whitelotus), i understand how much Aang hates the Avatar State, and you would do too. It’s like when you wake up with a really bad hangover and cant remember what happened, and then you find out you hurt people you really care about when you were no yourself. You feel like crap and hate being powerless.

    P.S Im irish, but also a guy (shrug) just thought id say
    P.S.S Sokka is hilarious in all the Avatar episodes, except the nes he’s not in

    Also Iroh is so epic!!!!!!!!

    Posted on August 29th, 2010 at 5:15 pm

  48. Papa Cheece:

    Also give us a shout if there are any more DBZ fans out there, cos if there are does Zuko remind anyone else of Vegeta?

    Posted on August 29th, 2010 at 5:26 pm

  49. Water Tribe Angel:

    @Papa Cheese

    Thanks for agreeing with me ;]
    I think your comment is pretty spot on(And Im not just saying that coz your Irish, like me)
    wats DBZ…..???????

    *****************************************************p.s But wow!!!! I thought I was the only chic from the emerald isle!!!!! let alone the only PERSON from Ireland! Im Soooooooooo happy!!!! ;D

    Posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 11:06 am

  50. Charlie/Ataraxia:

    Also, I’d like to add to my comment a while ago, I think the emotions between Aang and Katara are just incredible in this episode. Aang just lost Appa, his only real friend (his other friends at the air temple became distant after they found out he was the Avatar) and then after he was frozen in an iceberg; he woke up a hundred years later with no-one but him.
    Obviously after a few days (first few eps) he befriended Sokka and Katara, but Appa was still his closest. Then he just lost him. I can’t really explain it but I can really connect with Aang in that he’s just lost his best friend and is very confused, he’s furious at the sandbenders, devastated by the loss of Appa, and probably guilty for yelling at and blaming his friends. (and the one he loves…)
    I also connected with Katara too, she’s just trying to get everyone out of the desert safely; and it must’ve been so hard to see Aang so conflicted inside over Appa (bearing in mind she loves him and cares deeply about him) and she has to keep hope when everyone else has lost it…
    Then, at the end of the episode when Aang goes into the Avatar State; she’s pretty much heartbroken at watching him in that much pain and anger. In that moment, when everyone is running for their lives, she just stands there, with a sort of broken look on her face and pulls Aang into a hug WHILE HE’S STILL IN THE AVATAR STATE. Did you get that? While he’s the most powerful being on the planet AND out of control; and she pulls him out of it, and just stands there in a very emotional hug while they both cry…

    People just don’t connect like this to points like this in episodes and I don’t know why but all they see is the animating skills or something…. to me that’s just shallow.

    Posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 3:03 pm

  51. shells:

    This is my favorite episode because Aang is soooo MAD!
    He totally murdered that bug vulture thing.
    MURDERED!
    Aang is a monk, he doesn’t kill anything…
    And then he KILLS a living creature because it attacked his other pet, even AFTER he already rescued Momo.
    This episode made Aang HUMAN.
    Even after the fire nation destroys his entire race of people, Aang is able to suck it up and move on, which I believe is just ridiculous. But here we see that Aang completely loses his identity without Appa.
    This episode is 100% badass

    Posted on September 3rd, 2010 at 10:23 pm

  52. 8D:

    That children laughs that Nickelodeon puts in the end is just…
    …Is just frightening demoniac… ‘~’
    By the way AVATAR ROKU AND CABBAGE GUY FOR THE WIN!8D

    Posted on September 12th, 2010 at 9:23 pm

  53. Cutesy PieXXX:

    I miss Appa already! But it cheered me up seeing Sokka get high on a cactus! I do hope Aang finds Appa soon!

    Posted on September 15th, 2010 at 9:41 am

  54. Alex:

    Sokka: Hey who lit Toph on fire.

    I like how not only did he say this completely deadpan, but he made no attempt to do anything about it. Like oh look Toph’s on fire, when did that happen.

    Oh and also, I don’t think Zuko’s anything like Vegeta. Vegeta was way tougher and much more arrogant. Though I can see the whole redemption banished prince thing going on. Vegeta never lost anyone he really cared about. Actually I don’t think there was ever anyone he did care about.

    Posted on September 16th, 2010 at 10:39 pm

  55. BenignViewer:

    @Charlie/Ataraxia:

    Agree with you totally here. I love this episode, the comedy is great and all but definitely the highlight for me is the highly emotional ending.
    I also think it’s of significance that while Aang is capable of destroying anything in the avatar state, when Katara interferes he can never hurt her. There was a wonderful moment in the episode when he was in the state, and when she first grabs him he turns and looks at her, then he begins to calm down. She always is a symbol of everything that is important to him, and I think with the way the show progresses that this emotional connection between the two of them is something very special and very rarely shown as well in TV shows (anime or not) as it has been here. I also think that it’s significant that of all his friends Katara is the only one against him using the avatar state, because of how it changes and what it does to him.
    @Shells:
    I think Aang did really lose the plot a bit when he found out about the airbenders all being killed. He seemed more distant because he didn’t have as strong a bond with most of them, and he had decided to run away. He did however go into the Avatar state when he learned of Monk Kyatso’s death, however we see him battling with guilt mostly even though the Fire Nation is responsible. He doesn’t get angry like he does here because he blames himself for what happened to them. And all through the first season we see how this affects and in some ways defines his character.

    Loved the Episode overall, it was fantastic. Feel so bad for Katara, Aang and Appa who all ahve to deal with the worst of the problems facing them.

    P.S. >> @Water Tribe Angel:
    I’m Australian!! ;D (with Swedish heritage)

    Posted on September 20th, 2010 at 3:53 am

  56. ang(ie):

    @whitelotus i know right? I bet thoses 2 are boys that think their to hard to let their emotions out!
    i feel so bad for Aang hes so angry! Appa is the only friend that has been through everything hes been through! Hes hurtin i don’t think they really understand!

    @Ash WOOP! I’m half Irish! And half English!

    The ending :’(

    Posted on September 26th, 2010 at 4:55 am

  57. Giant Mushroom!:

    ”its a giant mushroom!
    ”maybe its friendly!”
    ”Friendly mushroom!”
    ”MUSHY GIANT FRIEND!”

    The Next Step in Nuclear Evolution
    Giant Sandy Mushroom Nuke >=D
    go aang
    First Nuke in avatar world

    Posted on September 30th, 2010 at 10:25 am

  58. Purer Than An Angel:

    Im Haitian/Irish, does that count?

    Posted on October 3rd, 2010 at 12:48 pm

  59. MrSmith:

    rofl sokka is my fav char second momo they make a great team and being stoned ROFL ZOMG LOLOLOLOLOL

    Posted on October 4th, 2010 at 6:52 pm

  60. penny:

    okay peple settle down we all have opinions!
    :)

    Posted on October 19th, 2010 at 12:02 am

  61. Julliet:

    I loved this episode so much, and I dont need to explain why because WhiteLotus, Water Tribe Angel,K@ty@r@, Charlie/Ataraxia and BeginViewer all summed it up very well.

    Im Scotish!!!! but I think there’s some Irish blood in their somewhere! Us celtic girls are so smart and beautiful(Joke!) arent we? LOL :)

    Yeah, so dont hate this episode!!!!

    Posted on October 31st, 2010 at 5:56 am

  62. kungfu mastah:

    people who hate a character or an episode in a series is not a true fan at all. true fans loves every episodes and characters because they think everyone of them plays a very important role of a great story. without them, the story is incomplete. people who hate, you call yourselves as a fan? how dare you?! you’re just ruining a such wonderful show. think before hating. i as a true fan appreciates everything in this show. so great. every episodes, every moment, every characters in this story, i appreciate it.

    Posted on December 22nd, 2010 at 4:21 am

  63. kungfu mastah:

    does anyone observed that the bald old friend of iroh form the pai sho sounds like long feng?
    and the guy who asked, “who knocks at the garden gate?” he sounded like the voice of hakoda, sokka’s father.

    Posted on December 22nd, 2010 at 4:39 am

  64. tkdqueen:

    I: It’s nice to see old friends.
    Z: Too bad you don’t have any old friends who don’t want to attack us.
    I: Hmmm….Old friends who DON’T want to attack us…. XD

    Posted on February 4th, 2011 at 5:43 pm

  65. OptimistPrime:

    I just loved how Aang followed that Crow-wasp thingy just to kill it.

    Posted on March 27th, 2011 at 2:06 pm

  66. Sokeai:

    Zuko: What are you old gas bags talking about?!

    LOL that made me laugh xD

    It’s a giant mushroom! MAYBE ITS FRIENDLY!
    friendly mushroom! (the part when he swings his arms around i replay 100 times lol)
    MUSHY GIANT FRIEND!

    haha xD

    Posted on May 6th, 2011 at 8:10 pm

  67. Sokeai:

    oh and how Sokka has his mouth open staring into space xD

    Posted on May 6th, 2011 at 8:11 pm

  68. Sokeai:

    Sokka: NOOOOO MOMO!! YOU KILLED US ALL!!!

    Katara: No, he hasn’t..

    Sokka: Ohh.. right… bending… *dreamy face*

    Posted on May 6th, 2011 at 8:13 pm

  69. BigFan:

    i love this episode. there’s such raw emotion in it, and that’s what i feel makes avatar such a great series.

    Posted on May 11th, 2011 at 8:36 pm

  70. runlikehell:

    GIANT MUSHROOM! Maybe its friendly?

    Posted on June 24th, 2011 at 8:00 am

  71. biggest fan of avatar:

    the creators should make a season 4

    Posted on August 6th, 2011 at 3:43 pm

  72. the runaway:

    I think that the avatar fans are gonna be disappointed from the movie…..
    because that rathbone dude isn’t funny AT ALL!!! It’s like they took out every single funny moment and dumped it in the garbage!!!
    I recommend that no one watches the movie!!

    Posted on August 13th, 2011 at 3:13 pm

  73. Rayan Aang:

    Or not :p !

    Posted on August 16th, 2011 at 2:15 am

  74. JustSomeOne:

    If you guys do not like this episode so dont watch it -.-
    TOPH RULES

    and the rest too….
    Im a girl but im from israel though

    Posted on September 16th, 2011 at 1:27 pm

  75. JustSomeOne:

    the end is so sad!
    when Aang is all ‘im gonna kill you’ face and Katara just go there and take him out of it then they cry
    (me too)

    Posted on October 6th, 2011 at 11:23 am

  76. nat:

    its aang in a mood :D lol

    Posted on October 21st, 2011 at 10:31 pm

  77. george:

    Its Aang’s time of the month :D

    Who set Toph on Fire?

    Posted on January 12th, 2012 at 1:51 pm

  78. mai:

    Katara is a very patient person with Aang. She has helped him through alot when he is in rage and in the Avatar state. :’)

    Posted on January 12th, 2012 at 7:25 pm

  79. deadheadguy:

    Sokka was not stoned he was TRippin’ just to clarify big diffrence between stoned and tripping

    Posted on March 31st, 2012 at 10:02 pm

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