The Surprise Party (Smash)
| "The Surprise Party" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | S.J. Clarkson |
| Written by | Julie Rottenberg Elisa Zuritsky |
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| Production code | 210 |
| Original air date | April 6, 2013 |
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"The Surprise Party" is the twenty fifth episode of the American television series Smash. It was written by Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky and directed by S.J. Clarkson. The episode premiered on NBC on April 6, 2013, the tenth episode of Season 2. With Liza Minnelli in town, Tom plans a surprise for Ivy in an attempt to find a balance between their work life and their friendship. Relations between Karen, Jimmy, and Derek explode just as Hit List's rehearsal process nears its close. While Richard asks Eileen to spend less time at work and more time with him, Julia finds herself also pulled away from Bombshell by an unlikely source.
Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) and Jimmy Collin (Jeremy Jordan) rehearse a Hit List number called "Original" with the Hit List ensemble. Later Karen tells Jimmy she is uncomfortable with his request to keep their relationship a secret while they keep making out in the wardrobe closet. After talking it over with her roommate Ana Vargas (Krysta Rodriguez), she tells Jimmy they are done unless their relationship is public. Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) happens upon Karen working through her script on set and has been drinking a little, and ends up hinting to Karen that he's interested in her. She tells him she's in a relationship with Jimmy and that she's sorry about the timing. During a rehearsal, Derek, stewing that Jimmy and Karen are together, explodes at Jimmy's dialogue performance and things nearly come to blows between them and they end up revealing that Derek told Jimmy to stay away from Karen. Karen gets mad at both of them and tells them not to control her and stalks out. Later, Jimmy comes to Karen's apartment steps late at night and apologizes. He asks for another chance and promises they can be public. Karen gives in and goes with him for a drink, but is concerned when she finds a bag of drugs in Jimmy's coat that he gave her to wear.
Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) is still mad at Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) for bringing her mother on board and clashes with him during Bombshell technical rehearsals. He laments to Julia Houston (Debra Messing) that this directing stuff is hard when everyone hates him. Ivy is invited out by best friend Sam Strickland (Leslie Odom, Jr.) and the Bombshell cast for her birthday, but keeps it from Tom. Tom tries to make up with Ivy by calling Liza Minnelli (playing herself) to meet him and Ivy for dinner. Ivy is overwhelmed to see Liza and Tom and Liza sing "A Love Letter From the Times" to Ivy that he wrote. Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston), who Tom told about Liza, and Agnes (Daphne Rubin-Vega), Bombshell's publicist, arrange for the press to take pictures of Ivy and Tom with Liza to get press for Bombshell. Theater critic Michael Riedel (playing himself) also shows up. Ivy is put out by this and gets mad at Tom about it. Tom finds Ivy later at her birthday party to return some keys she left with him and is sad that he wasn't invited to the party. They partially make up, but Ivy tells him that they can't be good friends while he's her director. We hear but don't see Ivy singing "Bittersweet Symphony" over a montage of the various characters. Ivy's the last one at the party, a little bit drunk, when Derek walks in and gives her a present and wishes her happy birthday.
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