birds awake birds twelfth episode american television police procedural fantasy drama awake episode premiered national_broadcasting_company nbc episode michael learns truth accident tries evidence tried kill finds commanding officer setup story concept episode written directed birds received critics praised storylines commentators noted script written airing birds obtained million viewers united_states rating demographic according nielsen ratings plot episode starts trying convince tried kill claim imagining plot cope later michael tells stay aunt carol michael working case dangerous suspect partner bird goes house trying sure looks garage finds michael work accident bird goes reluctantly advises bird check michael michael goes house shoots leg asks evidence says heroin taken evidence sent sale evidence tries michael forcing kill right bird enters house michael takes bird gun bird suggests use worked previously right knocks michael wakes red reality michael tells wife stay safe tells red reality bird meet park tells bird found green reality son alive wife dead accident file convinces bird copy computer know watching meets immediately revealed chief reality says kill michael bird look like michael given recently unstable behavior captain harper shows doubts remorse idea agrees red reality son dead wife alive michael visits suggested green reality gains file files tell michael shipping container storing heroin bird tells michael meet house michael gets killed bird tries kill michael manages calls michael killed bird captain harper tells use deadly force bring michael detective surprise tries tell harper michael kill bird harper emotionally saying showing sympathy killer leaves confused suspicious michael manages escape passes wound wakes green reality finds car relieved green reality bird alive gives information shipping container convinces bird wrong takes tell learned harper bird plan send team storage container sends michael cell saying find evidence accusations jail killing production story concept episode written consulting producer executive producer executive producer writing credit gordon fourth writing credit holmes second writing credit directed directing credit series january announced appear multiple episodes awake second appearance series guest stars included emma reception ratings birds originally broadcast united_states nbc obtained million viewers united_states slightly previous episode acquired rating demographic according nielsen ratings meaning seen year olds critical response episode met praise critics ign rated amazing wrote intensity alan_sepinwall hitfix complimented parts episode notably excellent work realities despite claiming particularly care script fanatic rated noted awake works better case praised episode claiming fantastic editing writing allows conversations people appear cohesive interchange basically setting remainder episode claimed conspiracy saw nbc running great road simple unfortunate accident graded episode despite claiming annoying doesn tell family members new knowledge official blog claimed episode impossible sustain graded episode claiming completely entertaining slight week hello little friend best episode awake pilot surreal
Two Birds (Awake)