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"That's Not My Penguin" is the sixth episode of the American television police procedural fantasy drama Awake. The episode premiered on April 5, 2012, on NBC, and was simultaneously broadcast on Global in Canada. It was written by series creator and executive producer Kyle Killen and staff writer Noelle Valdivia, and was directed by Scott Winant. "That's Not My Penguin" was well received by television critics, who praised its storylines. Commentators noted that the script was well written and that the episode worked "either way". Upon airing, the episode garnered 2.56 million viewers in the United States and a 0.9 rating in the 18–49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings. It was the lowest-rated show of the timeslot.
The show centers on Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a police detective living in two separate realities after a car accident. In this episode, Michael enters a psychiatric hospital during a hostage situation by Gabriel Wyath (Billy Lush). Gabriel wants the police and Michael to find his sister Christie, who was murdered. However, Gabriel has created a separate reality where she was kidnapped by Dr. Wild rather than murdered. In the "green reality", Michael looks for a "ring", which is Dr. Wild's; Rex stole it for his girlfriend Emma (Daniela Bobadilla). Michael meets Emma and gets the ring back. He also experiences hallucinations after being injected by Gabriel, seeing a penguin and Dr. Jonathan Lee (BD Wong).
Original Release
04/05/2012
US Release
04/05/2012
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Isaacs | Michael Britten |
Laura Allen | Hannah Britten |
Steve Harris | Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman |
Dylan Minnette | Rex Britten |
BD Wong | Dr. John Lee |
Michaela McManus | Tara |
Wilmer Valderrama | Detective Efrem Vega |
Cherry Jones | Dr. Judith Evans |
Daniela Bobadilla | Emma |
Billy Lush | Gabriel Wyath III |
Directors
Writers
Noelle Valdivia, Leonard Chang, Kyle Killen
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Isaacs | Michael Britten |
Laura Allen | Hannah Britten |
Steve Harris | Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman |
Dylan Minnette | Rex Britten |
BD Wong | Dr. John Lee |
Michaela McManus | Tara |
Wilmer Valderrama | Detective Efrem Vega |
Cherry Jones | Dr. Judith Evans |
Daniela Bobadilla | Emma |
Billy Lush | Gabriel Wyath III |
Matt Riedy | SWAT Commander Hamilton |
John Storey | Len |
Jarrod Crawford | Negotiator |
Terrence Edwards | Uniform #1 |
Benjamin Burdick | Uniform #2 |
Susan Allison | Doctor |
Ayanna Berkshire | Staff Nurse |
Alissa Dean | Intern Steph |
Elizabeth Espinosa | News Reporter |
Noshir Dalal | Sniper |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kyle Killen | Executive Producer |
Howard Gordon | Executive Producer |
Davey Holmes | Executive Producer |
Jeffrey Reiner | Executive Producer |
Jason Isaacs | Producer |
Valerie Joseph | Producer |
Evan Katz | Producer |
Ed Milkovich | Producer |
Keith Redmon | Producer |
Lisa Zwerling | Producer |