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Awake Season 1 Episode 3

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AIRED: 3/15/12

Rex is kidnapped by an escaped convict Michael arrested 10 years ago and the investigation gets gets in the way of an event honoring his deceased son in the other reality; clues from both realities lead to Michael's sanity being questioned.

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Awake: Hitting the Sweet Spot

In "Guilty," Michael used his condition to his advantage when a crime hit close to home. Well, one of his homes.

By Tim Surette, Mar 16, 2012

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Different, but okay.

6.5

By Lady_Lancaster, Mar 24, 2012

This episode was something rather new and unusual. I didn't find it as nail-biting as the previous two episodes but there were a couple of things about it that I did enjoy. The fact that Rex made the emotional final message to his father via the cell phone was touching and also that he admitted that he wished his mother had survived the accident instead of his father. The rest was a little disjointed for me and, therefore, I didn't find it as compelling as previous installements but I am a long way from giving up on the show as I believe there is much to unravel and certain some realities (or lack of them) to sort out. I think the upcoming episodes will give us all plenty to mull over as we play armchair detectives ourselves and see what we make of it. Good acting from the principal actors here even though I didn't greatly enjoy the episode overall.moreless
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Not a One Man Show!

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By pedroman01, Mar 18, 2012

This show is still incredible despite the supposed twist not being at all a twist. Maybe it is my many years of CSI watching, or the fact that it was just meant to be obvious, but I knew who the real killer was, which somewhat took the intensity out of the scene from the house. I am also not sure how long it will be believable that the people will continue to let Michael do things because of gut feelings. I also thought that the male doctor tried to hard to stretch how the whole kidnapping was just a dream. I would have walked out thinking the doctor was a nut. I didn't believe that he had a legit excuse for Michael figuring out who the real killer is in that "dream". As I said before though it was still overall a great episode. I love the way the show is done, even if small things bothered me. My favourite thing was that for the first time it proved that it is not a one man show. In fact the best acting came from the son and the mother, and Michael's part was just decent. Nothing out of the ordinary. I liked both of the mother's and son's speeches and the emotion each put into it. I also am glad that they didn't have anymore conspiracy stuff. I am hoping that it will only appear every now and then and not become the centre of the show and ruin it. I am also hoping NBC keeps this around for a while.moreless
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Going against the other reviews

9.0

By ffemt2016, Mar 17, 2012

In my personal opinion this was the best episode to date. I liked how Rex admitted he wished his mom was alive, and that Michael seemed to be trying to hard to "be there" for him. You see how far Michael is willing to go to get Rex back, since in one reality the person who kidnapped Rex was killed about the time he was going to tell Michael where Rex was. So, in order to try to track Rex down, he goes home and raids his medicine cabinet to get to the reality with his wife. Luckily, the kidnapper was willing to cooperate, only after Michael agrees to prove his innocence of murder. That was done, Michael finds out where Rex would be kept, then goes to the other reality to get him.

Michael gets there just about the time Rex is completely dehydrated. The part that got me was, during all this Rex recorded a video to his dad telling him everything. How he felt, that he loved him, and that if he was watching the video, he must not have made it. Michael was watching the video while in ICU with Rex. This episode really had me.moreless
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Losing Connection

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By AriSky, Mar 17, 2012

This episode felt more disjointed than the rest have. I liked that he used his unique situation to solve the case, based on his past experiences of the worlds being connected, but it wasn't utilized in a way that was meaningful to the viewer. I never really feared for Rex's safety. I never really felt Hannah's emotion. I almost felt Michael's time crunch, but that was about it. It was a flat episode. Not near the intrigue that the pilot had. The shrinks aren't being used in a progressive manner - they're pinging off each other. The male shrink just sounds like a skeptic sack of crap while the female sounds like a fanatical believer in the occult. I've lost most of my connection with the characters.

C'mon guys. Someone dropped the ball. Who's going to pick it up?moreless
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What the hell happened to the show?!?!

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By logossun, Mar 16, 2012

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The Pilot was riveting and different from anything else on TV. The second episode got us into the groove until the final two minutes of "conspiracy angle" and now this.

This story which has been told a million times, in this exact way. We get a not-guilty criminal, a former partner who just happens to be there for that exact episode, a shooting taking place of said criminal with no reason at the exact time it was not supposed to...

At which point I could watch no longer because it would be a complete waste of time.

You could see it from an airplane that the former partner is to blame. The biggest shock would be if he was NOT the guilty party.

So, in episode three we get all the tear-jerking of any soap opera, cop drama, spy dramedy, medical show, etc., we get the oldest, cheapest plot around and the show which was edgy and mysterious suddenly drops into total mediocrity.

I don't know whose fault that is, but it is clear that this is not the same show which debuted a few weeks ago. Take that person and give them the same treatment the SWAT squad gave the not-guilty criminal because they ruined something potentially very special.

I'll give it one more episode to see if that someone came to their senses; if not, I'm out of here.moreless
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Jason Isaacs	Det. Michael Britten
Laura Allen	Hannah Britten
Steve Harris	Det. Isaiah "Bird" Freeman
Dylan Minnette	Rex Britten
BD Wong	Dr. John Lee
Michaela McManus	Tara

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Clifton Powell	John Cooper	Guest Star
Bailey Chase	David Walker	Guest Star
William Russ	Jim Mayhew	Guest Star
Daniela Bobadilla	Emma	Recurring Role

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- Rex: When it's just the two of us and he's asking me about my day, making me dinner, trying to talk about sports, being nothing but nice to me... I can't stop thing that... I wish I had her instead of him. What kind of person looks someone int he eye, someone who's trying so hard... and wishes they were dead instead of someone else? Every time he smiles at me, every time he hugs me and says he loves me... I'm--I'm afraid he's going to see that... I didn't choose him. That I want her instead.
  Tara: Having those feelings doesn't make you a bad person. But whatever you're feeling, you shouldn't have to keep it to yourself. So it's good that you're telling me.
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- Vega: Hey, for a minute, you had me wondering if you were making this whole thing up.
  Michael: You weren't the only one.
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- Dr. Evans: The point is, you felt guilty, and to alleviate that guilt, you created a dream where you freed Cooper.
  Michael: If that's the case, it didn't work. I don't feel any better about what happened to him.
  Dr. Evans: Isn't that interesting? Even when you go so far as to dream a world where everything turns out all right, you're still plagued with guilt. I'd like you to ask yourself something, Detective. Where do you think this inability to forgive yourself comes from?
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- Rex: If you're watching this, I'm guessing you're pretty messed up about what happened. But there's something I really need to tell you... which as it turns out, I've... had a lot of time to think about. I know things haven't been so easy between us recently... that I haven't been... communicating. I think it's maybe because I was afraid of what I might say because of how angry I was... about losing Mom. Mom was... she was really what held all of us together. Without her, I didn't know what to do. And I think you kind of felt the same way, too. But I want you to know-and this is really important-I don't blame you for what happened, for her being gone. So please don't blame yourself.
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- Michael: So... how did it go?
  Hannah: It was hard... until it wasn't. There was just so much love. and i actually felt like he, he was in the room with me. I just kept wishing you were there, so you could know what that feels like.
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- International Airdates:
  Canada: March 15, 2012 on Global
  UK: May 18, 2012 on Sky ATLANTIC
  Czech Republic: December 7, 2012 on Prima COOL
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