"The Fallout" is the seventeenth episode of the American television series ''
Smash''. It was written by Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky and directed by
Craig Zisk. The episode premiered on
NBC
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on February 5, 2013, the second half of the season two two-hour premiere.
Plot
In "The Fallout" the creative team behind the fictional musical ''Bombshell'' attempt to repair their reputations and mount the show following legal allegations about the source of financing for the show by Eileen Rand (
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director and model. She is best known for playing Morticia Addams in the ''The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family Values'', as well as often portraying eccentric and distincti ...
) and
sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is a type of harassment based on the sex or gender of a victim. It can involve offensive sexist or sexual behavior, verbal or physical actions, up to bribery, coercion, and assault. Harassment may be explicit or implicit, wit ...
charges leveled at director Derek Wills (
Jack Davenport) by several women. ''Bombshell'' star Karen Cartwright (
Katharine McPhee
Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American actress and singer. In May 2006, she was the runner-up on the fifth season of ''American Idol.''
Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records in January 2007, and debuted at n ...
) encounters resistance when she tries to aid new composing team Jimmy Collins (
Jeremy Jordan) and Kyle Bishop (Andy Mientus) working on their first musical.
A drunk Derek imagines that Ivy Lynn (
Megan Hilty
Megan Hilty (born March 29, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda in '' Wicked'', Doralee Rhodes in '' 9 to 5: The Musical'', and her Tony Award– ...
), Karen and several other women are giving him the business with "Would I Lie To You?". Ivy sings "They Just Keep Moving the Line" from ''Bombshell'' during an industry party that the ''Bombshell'' crew has crashed to entice new investors. Karen sings "Caught in the Storm" to Jimmy Collins (who has written the song) during a party to impress him. He ends up mad because Kyle gave Karen the song to look at and Jimmy is possessive of his work.
Production
Three songs are featured in the episode, one cover (
the Eurythmics "Would I Lie To You?) and two originals. For the two originals, the show's in-house songwriters
Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman ( ; born October 22, 1959) is an American composer and lyricist for films, television, and theatre, best known for his collaborations with lyricist and director Scott Wittman, actor Billy Crystal, and director Rob Reiner. Shaiman ha ...
and
Scott Wittman wrote "They Just Keep Moving the Line", while
Pasek and Paul wrote "Caught in the Storm".
"Caught in the Storm" was released as a single for sale from iTunes and Amazon.com's MP store, while "They Just Keep Moving the Line" is available on the cast album ''
Bombshell''.
Critical reception
Sara Brady at
Television Without Pity gave the episode a B rating.
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References
External links
"The Fallout"
at the Internet Movie Database
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2013 American television episodes
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