Review of Smash Reviews and After Show - My favorite after buzz

My favorite after buzz show!

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“Hey guys! First I wanted to say you all are my favorite afterbuzz show, hands down. You have really interesting conversations about the show, you have good insights on the characters, and I think you have fairly balanced opinions. I look forward to hearing your podcast as much as I look forward to watching the show. Keep up the great work! On the show side of things, I like that we finally saw some regret in Karen this week. She obviously doesn't fully regret leaving Bombshell to be with Jimmy the Jerk, but we finally saw that first real flash of "I have up something huge". For someone who believed in Bombshell so much that she gave up a potential recording contract in the first season, just so she could sing in the ensemble, I thought it was ridiculous how quickly she just gave up on the show. It was such a deviation from her character last season and NOT in the good way. It was also really nice seeing Leo this week. I was actually really upset with his complete departure from the show before and I thought it was sad that the new direction the show decided to take, was Julia basically abandoning him. Yes she and her husband split, but a mom like julia doesn't just move out on her children. Especially when she and Leo had such a good relationship by the end of last year. There were bumps in the road, but in the end Leo and she always made up and he was always ready to forgive her. I don't think Julia would give in so quickly on her child and I think they took too many liberties on her character in that respect. They rushed to get her away from her "bad" storylines from last season. I'm glad she is growing and moving on from all the affair drama, but I wish they had handled that whole departure a little more gracefully. And my last comment for this review is, poor Derek. I feel like he has lost his mojo this season. I have rooted for he and Karen even since the beginning of season 1, so I was glad to see him taking the creep-vibe down a notch and becoming a real boy this season. To that end though, I feel like he has gone beyond normal man to just sort of sad and lonely. He was being run through the mill at the beginning of the season and no one stood up for him. Karen and Ivy stood by him, but even Karen left him for Jimmy (which seems like such an insult. Dev and she had history and I genuinely liked Dev until the end, but Jimmy is and always will be a whiny man child.) Now even Ivy has pushed him away. I think his most obvious cry for help was thinking Ana was the diva (especially after she got poor reviews at the fringe). Even his directing is suffering. I feel like he needs to start getting his groove back (and he needs to squarely put Jimmy in his place as his first act of business). Last season Derek wouldn't have put up with half the crap Jimmy and Karen have pulled (don't even get me started on what a bad influence Jimmy has been on Karen). I don't think Derek needs to be the villain to be strong, and I think everyone would enjoy watching Jimmy brought down a peg in the process.”

thefalloficarus via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/22/13

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“Hey team: I think you guys have some valid points but the four things that we disagree about are 1. Ivy and her mom. She is trying to get her own career and "mommy" coming in to be in the show completely makes it seem that Ivy can't do anything without her name. Not to mention she was publicly...”Read full review »

@Thereasonsy via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/16/13

But why so negative on Jimmy

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“Guys keep in mind that Jimmy and Karen are still in their 20's they are still growing up. Both new to the scene, and Derek with his power play made me kinda mad wanting to say "doesn't Karen get to have a say in this!!" I feel like Karen/Derek can be/will be so destructive. They are good as...”Read full review »

toatallyaddicted05 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/20/13

Love you guys!!

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“I love this podcast and I love smash. Every time I watch smash I'm looking forward to listening to what you guys have to say about it:) I want to know if you guys can see Karen doing the numbers that ivy has been doing. Because so far, I can't. Like in he cost of art, I couldn't see Karen getting...”Read full review »

Deison Rios Gutierrez via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/07/12

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