We're Boston-bound! When Swifty 2.0 suddenly leaves the show, OG Swifty needs to make a comeback and Julia takes a number of steps back in her personal development and suddenly considers herself completely blameless in the resulting predicament all over again. On stage at Bombshell, Rebecca DuVall continues to be outstandingly mediocre, and Dev shows up for some reason! This and more, as Ali and Olly discuss how Wesley Taylor's character in SpongeBob Squarepants was actually highly erotic, and we prove that we do actually read your tweets! What can we say, other than "I'm in tech..."?

It's a question of korma as Karen is overwhelmed by curry night with Dev and Rebecca and we FINALLY get to "A Thousand And One Nights"! With Leo on the loose and Derek losing control, everything's a hot mess in the final rehearsals prior to the Bombshell cast's road trip to Boston. Meanwhile, Ali and Olly debate the SMASH production budget and the merits of carrier pigeons; it's riveting stuff.

We're transported to a fantastical universe in which people with no singing or dancing experience don't make for outstanding leads in musicals, and Rebecca DuVall is no exception. And as things get sexy for Tom and Eileen (important note: not with each other), the same happens for Ali and Olly (also not with each other), as they talk show crushes, hot bartenders, and holes.

With the "Mother of the Year" awards right around the corner, Julia lies to her son, manipulates his emotions, and steals his cell phone to try and win back her husband. Meanwhile, Uma Thurman and her assistant are stuck in Cuba, and Derek has to find a scared bird and/or rabbit to be the understudy for Marilyn. Back in the here and now Ali and Olly discuss whether Ivy might have had more success getting back into the Bombshell cast with the help of a fake mustache and a British accent.

The angel has landed. Ali and Olly return for the second half of season one in style, as we finally see Ivy take to a Broadway stage back at "Heaven on Earth" and Julia is at last forced to face the music (but not the book, since that's still not finished).

Ali and Olly check in with an update on our hiatus and when we'll be back for the second half of season one - plus, news of what all your favorite SMASH stars are up to!

Derek enlists Karen to help discover a Marilyn "for a new generation" - a flawless idea provided that said generation hangs out in abandoned warehouses in Nowhere, Brooklyn and enjoys terrible music and cages. With the workshop over and tensions running high, Ivy reaches the end of the line (the metaphorical one, not the line of prednisone she's snorting), and back in the present Ali and Olly have legitimate concerns about the Cartwright diet plan and Tom's idea of breaking news gently.

Well, well, well… it's time for the scarves to come off. As the work-in-progress presentation of the Marilyn musical finally sees the light of day, Julia begins to wonder if having a catastrophic affair that brings emotional stress to your teenage son and potentially destroys both your marriage and career is, in some ways, different to a high school show crush. And the arrival of Bernadette Peters (no, really) as Ivy's mother prompts Ali and Olly to speculate who else may have cameoed in future seasons; some of the answers may surprise you.

Son-of-a-rabbi, it's our first special guest! Zach Stecker joins us to talk Big Buck Hunter, bar mitzvahs, and barely believable side effects of prednisone as the workshop presentation of the Marilyn musical draws ever nearer. Back in our dimension, Ali has concerns that she might be being out-jew'd and a visit to WebMD brings the episode grinding to a halt.

Trouble is afoot; with Frank stuck out of town and whipped cream just sitting there begging to be sucked off of fingers, Julia's valiant attempts to stop herself cheating on her husband turn out to be futile as Michael drunkenly shows up at her house and endears himself to her teenage son. Meanwhile, Ali tries not to choke to death on cat hair as the recording session heads uptown to Olly's apartment for the first time. But it's all fine because, you guys - it's time for Let's Be Bad!