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Space: Above and Beyond S1E12 — Who Monitors the Birds?
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Space: Above and Beyond•Season 1•Episode 12

Who Monitors the Birds?

8.6/10 · 237 votesJan 7, 199645 min

Ranked #1 of 23 in Season 1•+1.0 vs season avg

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Stranded and practically defenseless on an alien world, Hawkes accepts an assassination assignment that's supposed to buy him an immediate Honorable Discharge from the Marines.

Directed byWinrich Kolbe
Written byJames Wong, Glen Morgan
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Morgan Weisser

Morgan Weisser

Nathan West

Kristen Cloke

Kristen Cloke

Shane Vansen

Rodney Rowland

Rodney Rowland

Cooper Hawkes

Joel de la Fuente

Joel de la Fuente

Paul Wang

Lanei Chapman

Lanei Chapman

Vanessa Damphousse

James Morrison

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T. C. McQueen

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James Wong

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Glen Morgan

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Winrich Kolbe

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Episode Summary

"Who Monitors the Birds?" is episode 12 of Space: Above and Beyond season 1. It scored 8.6/10 from 237 votes, ranking #1 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Winrich Kolbe and written by James Wong, Glen Morgan, it aired on January 7, 1996.

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