Bombshell (Smash)

"**Bombshell**"
"Bombshell"
Smash episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 15
Directed by	Michael Morris
Written by	Theresa Rebeck
Featured music	"Mr and Mrs Smith"; "I Never Met a Wolf Who Didn't Love to Howl"; "Don't Forget Me";
Production code	115
Original air date	May 14, 2012
Guest appearances
	Bernadette Peters as Leigh Conroy; Nick Jonas as Lyle West; Will Chase as Michael Swift; Emory Cohen as Leo Houston; Leslie Odom, Jr. as Sam Strickland; Michael Cristofer as Jerry Rand;
Episode chronology
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"Bombshell" is the fifteenth episode and first-season finale of the American television series, Smash. The episode was written by series creator Theresa Rebeck and directed by Michael Morris. It premiered on the NBC network on May 14, 2012. In "Bombshell", Derek (Jack Davenport) has to choose Rebecca Duvall's (Uma Thurman) replacement in time for the show's opening night. The decision changes both Ivy (Megan Hilty) and Karen's (Katharine McPhee) lives forever. Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Messing) hurry to save the show, while Ellis show his true colors to Eileen (Anjelica Huston). Lyle West (Nick Jonas) returns with bad news and "Bombshell" continues its previews in Boston.

^ ^a ^b Syme, Rachel (May 15, 2012). "'Smash' finale recap: Let Megan Hilty be your star". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
^ "Don't Forget Me (SMASH Cast Version) [feat. Katharine McPhee] - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.

[Syme-1] Syme, Rachel (May 15, 2012). "'Smash' finale recap: Let Megan Hilty be your star". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved May 16, 2012.

[2] "Don't Forget Me (SMASH Cast Version) [feat. Katharine McPhee] - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.

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