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Season 1, Episode 15 'Bombshell'
Episode Synopsis: In the first-season finale, Derek makes a major decision, and it affects both Karen and Ivy. Meanwhile, Tom and Julia scramble to save the show; and Ellis reveals where his loyalties truly lie. Original Air Date: May 14, 2012 [tvguide]
Season 1, Episode 14
Episode Synopsis: Rebecca faces a personal crisis as "Bombshell" begins previews, and Tom and Julia rush to tweak the show in response to feedback from the first preview. Meanwhile, Frank deals with Michael's return; and Dev wants to mend his relationship with Karen. Original Air Date: May 7, 2012 [tvguide]
Season 1, Episode 13 'Tech'
Episode Synopsis: The production heads to Boston, and Eileen and Julia argue about possibly rehiring Michael. Meanwhile, Derek's bond with Rebecca intensifies; Karen must choose between her boyfriend and the show and Sam invites Tom to a family dinner. Original Air Date: Apr 30, 2012 [tvguide]
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From Episode 12 'Publicity'
Season1, Episode 12 'Publicity'
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Derek admits to Karen that she’d make “a brilliant” Marilyn. “I see it, you know. In my head.” Then he literally sees it, in his head- well we get to see it in his head anyway. Ivy and Ellis overhear and of course plot to sabotage Karen. Ellis tells Rebecca’s agent that Karen could be serious competition. Apparently the agent does not know that Karen is the understudy: she is waiting in the wings hoping Rebecca dies from a peanut allergy.
Meanwhile, Rebecca is causing all sorts of havoc, which gets everyone into a tizzy—Derek’s masculinity is threatened, the stage managers start making kale smoothies, and Tom breaks a pencil. Yet 'Omaha' Karen still likes her because “she’s very direct.” On the way out of rehearsal Rebecca spots Karen and asks her to hang out.
That night they go to Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. She makes Karen sing “Run,” by Snow Patrol. Everyone loves it, even Rebecca, who gasps, “You’re not an understudy. You’re a star!” On a different night they end up at a celebrity watering hole in 'Dumbo' called 'Rainstorm.' Karen then ends up in Page Six as “Rebecca’s Gal Pal.” She gets phoned by her parents "asking if [her] [she] is a lesbian."
This friendship does not sit well with Dev, and Rebecca steps in to give Karen advice: “Take it from me, boyfriends can be a problem on the way up.” Then she helps Karen land a new solo and gifts her a bunch of Diana Ross’s hand-me-downs. If you ask me hand-me- downs are hand-me-downs, no matter who from..
Karen assures Dev that her club-hopping friendship with The star is “fantastic,” “exciting,” and “cool.” It is not all ominous, hangover-inducing, and de-humanizing, nope. This is where we'd have liked to see Ivy pop up and say 'Oh Omaha' whilst shaking her head- oh and don't forget the smirk.
The funniest bit of the episode happens when Karen brings Dev along to meet Rebecca. Ivy does pop up, finally, and calls this a bold move, since Karen’s “dating both of them.” Of course it all goes downhill from the moment xenophobic Rebecca comments on the quality of the Indian restaurant. She and Dev fight about how Dev is going to get in the way of Karen being a star.Then she asks the waiter if they have anything without peanuts after Dev has just finished giving her a five minute spiel on how Indian food does not contain peanuts and the difference between Thai and Indian cuisine. Rebecca finds herself obliged to ask if there is no such thing as an Indian "currrriee."
Then, the second hallucination of the night occurs.
Karen daydreams herself into a complex Bollywood dance number. We especially appreciate Ellis dressed as Abu from Aladdin. At some point, Smash had to go Bollywood! I mean Bollywood is drama blended with megawatt camp. I could not help being reminded of the ending of Slumdog Millionaire- who takes it Pinto/Patel or McPhee/Jaffrey?
Meanwhile, Eileen takes Nick on a date to Bam where they watch boring performance art, and of course, run into Jerry and his underage, bimbo, model date. Jerry insults Nick, Nick ignores Jerry, and the bimbo asserts that Nick is cute. Then Eileen and her man finally go home to have sex at his apartment, which is filled with whale art.
Ellis and Ivy trick Karen into missing her solo on "Secondhand White Baby Grand", the ballad that Tom and Julia wrote to take the performing burden off Rebecca. Derek asserts his control, again. Ivy sings the song/metaphor of the episode and kills it. The scene ends with Rebecca casually suggesting that Marilyn sing that song, thus re-asserting her control once more.
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