We know why Smash 's first season was such a train wreck , but how did that play out for those of us tuning in? Presented in chronological order, let us count the ways.
Karen auditions for "Bombshell" with "Beautiful."
Because nothing says Broadway and Marilyn Monroe like Xtina.
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Leo is upset that his parents are thinking about not adopting a new baby.
No teenage boy cares this much about not getting a little sister — especially a kid as needy as Leo.
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Karen experiences her first fantasy musical number.
And it's a sultry cover of Blondie's "Call Me." Though intended as a clever way to add pop songs into a Broadway-heavy show, this is the first of many awkward and forced dream sequences.
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Eileen throws a drink in Jerry's face. Again.
She seriously never gets tired of this.
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