This article is about the Awake episode. For the tidal term, see Slack water.
10th episode of the 1st season of Awake
"Slack Water"
Awake episode
Episode no.
Season 1 Episode 10
Directed by
Nick Gomez
Written by
Noelle Valdivia
Production code
1ATR09
Original air date
May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)
Running time
43 minutes
Guest appearances
Laura Innes as Tricia Harper
Daniela Bobadilla as Emma
Mark Harelik as Carl Kessel
Carlos Lacámara as Joaquin
Paul McCarthy-Boyington as Milo Owens
John Cothran Jr. as Curtis Wilson
Phyllis Applegate as Miss Pearl
Patrick Cox as Perry Jenkins
Kelly Wolf as Angela
John Christopher Storey as Len
Steven Lee Allen as Super
Leonard Kelly-Young as Pawn Shop Owner
Thor Knai as 'SVENgali69'
Don Guevara as Reporter
Liz Montgomery as Homeless Woman
Melissa Weberbales as Nurse
Episode chronology
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"Slack Water" is the tenth episode of the American television police procedural fantasy drama Awake, which originally aired on NBC on May 3, 2012. Written by Noelle Valdivia and directed by Nick Gomez, "Slack Water" was watched by 2.15 million viewers, including 0.7 percent of those aged between 18 and 49 in Nielsen ratings, upon its initial broadcast in the United States. Critics were largely positive in their reviews of the installment.
Awake centers on Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a detective living in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, in which he wears a red wristband, his wife Hannah (Laura Allen) survived the accident, and in another reality, in which he wears a green wristband, his son Rex (Dylan Minnette) survived. In this episode, Michael and Isaiah "Bird" Freeman (Steve Harris) are investigating what seems to be a case of gang violence. However, the clues shown to Michael in another reality suggests something deeper. Meanwhile, Hannah is trying to talk through a tough situation with Rex's girlfriend Emma (Daniela Bobadilla).
Some commentators praised the storylines of the "red reality", but criticized the arcs of the "green reality". Laura Innes' guest performance as Tricia Harper was also critically acclaimed. This episode marked the second absence of Rex, as well as the show's two therapists: Dr. Jonathan Lee (BD Wong) and Dr. Judith Evans (Cherry Jones). It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, while sixteen guest actors starred in this episode.
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"SlackWater" is the tenth episode of the American television police procedural fantasy drama Awake, which originally aired on NBC on May 3, 2012. Written...
stretches of slackwater levels while staying in its valley. A canal can cut across a drainage divide atop a ridge, generally requiring an external water source...
Thus, unlike most situations where slackwater is at high and low tides, in the case of the Falls of Lora slackwater occurs when the levels on either side...
called slackwater or slack tide. The tide then reverses direction and is said to be turning. Slackwater usually occurs near high water and low water, but...
evening, Buckley went swimming fully dressed in Wolf River Harbor, a slackwater channel of the Mississippi River, singing the chorus of Led Zeppelin's...
semi-diurnal tides and the river influence, slackwater occurs at approximately half tide and not at high or low water as at most other ports. The port is administered...
or Schuylkill Navigation, was a system of interconnected canals and slack-water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, built...
give more precise information. Areas of slackwater may be indicated by no arrows or the words "slackwater". UK Admiralty Tidal Atlases show speed in...
Formed during periods of slackwater, mud suspended in the water is deposited on top of small formations of sand once the water's velocity has reached zero...
local knowledge, passage should only be attempted in quiet weather at slackwater." Rogerson, Simon (1 March 2003). "Diving: Perfect places to take the...
the female producing 600 eggs which drift downstream. Juveniles occupy slackwater habitats and migrate upstream to the breeding ground. The lifespan of...
(USACE) began work on the dam in 1952 and completed it five years later. Slackwater created by the dam submerged Celilo Falls, the economic and cultural...
Welsh mainland. The sea crossing would be short and relatively easy at slackwater, but at full strength the tidal currents can be up to 7.5 knots with...
Lawrence River drainage basin and has the highest altitude of any body of water within the Rideau Canal system. The village of Westport borders the lake...
Union Navy, albeit only engaging wooden enemy ships and making use of slackwater in the harbor. Having to add heavier armor in the later stages of the...
of the winter. Ice sheets typically form along the shoreline and in slackwater bays, where the lake is not as deep. During the winters of 1877 and 1878...
co-founding the photo-sharing website Flickr and the team-messaging application Slack. In 1973, Butterfield was born in Lund, British Columbia, to Norma and David...
involves positioning prefabricated caissons during a brief period of slackwater, and the gradual closure method, which involves progressively building...
the Emory. (Watts Bar Lake is a relatively deep reservoir and causes "slackwater" conditions many miles up several Tennessee River tributaries, not just...
dredged on the slack waterside of the island, with the materials retrieved from dredging being used to raise land along the slackwater to create an industrial...
little protection from the fierce tidal flow, so accurate timing for slackwater is required. During the 19th century the island was used as a navigational...
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