Most of the time, NBC, as well as other networks, cut shows off in their prime not allowing them the time to develop their characters and plot lines. In the case of Smash, NBC's breakout hit from last season, the opposite happened. The show fell flat coming off of its awesome freshman season. The first season was one of those perfect seasons where everything was resolved and although I would love them to keep going they could in fact end; such as previous one seasoners: Moonlight and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
From the very beginning I had a bad feeling. They changed the best simpliest opening titles for a big extravaganza which did little to promote the show. That one changed bugged me the entire season! I felt like there was less music and it just lost its fun factor.
Smash's second season broke up the cast of Bombshell and added new characters none of which helped. In fact it made the season drag and feel disorienting. You could tell the show had run out of things to say and they undid everything they set out to do in the previous season with Karen dropping out at Marylin and Ivy getting the part. This season made me hate Tom, feel indifferent towards Julia but still love Derek.
Derek got the short end of the stick in this season and I love Jack Davenport. Last season he was fun to hate because although he was a player and did annoying things you could never really truly hate him. This season they tried to take that away from him with all the sex scandals but allowed him to redeem himself in the end. He wasn't a proper villain like Ellis had been in season one and I think not having an Ellis like character hurt the show because you didn't have anyone to blame. Derek's relationship with Karen never really came to fruition and the whole pregnant storyline with Ivy was just too much. I think they really missed an opportunity with Derek. When he walked out on Bombshell I was ready to walk out on Smash.
The momentum of the show was leading up to the Tonys which for most people isn't a big draw unlike the Oscars or Emmys because not everyone can go and see a Broadway show. Making the Tonys such a big deal disconnected the show from its audience.
Of the new characters I loved Kyle Bishop the most and was sad to see him go. The one new character who was interesting they had to kill. I understand why, to set up the rest of the season and Jimmy's downfall and redemption but by that point I was beyond caring. The show had jumped the shark and I was just waiting for Jaws to finish the job.
Derek got the short end of the stick in this season and I love Jack Davenport. Last season he was fun to hate because although he was a player and did annoying things you could never really truly hate him. This season they tried to take that away from him with all the sex scandals but allowed him to redeem himself in the end. He wasn't a proper villain like Ellis had been in season one and I think not having an Ellis like character hurt the show because you didn't have anyone to blame. Derek's relationship with Karen never really came to fruition and the whole pregnant storyline with Ivy was just too much. I think they really missed an opportunity with Derek. When he walked out on Bombshell I was ready to walk out on Smash.
The momentum of the show was leading up to the Tonys which for most people isn't a big draw unlike the Oscars or Emmys because not everyone can go and see a Broadway show. Making the Tonys such a big deal disconnected the show from its audience.
Of the new characters I loved Kyle Bishop the most and was sad to see him go. The one new character who was interesting they had to kill. I understand why, to set up the rest of the season and Jimmy's downfall and redemption but by that point I was beyond caring. The show had jumped the shark and I was just waiting for Jaws to finish the job.
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