The season finale of Smash has now aired in the US…
“Hilty is the real genius in the Marilyn role — even Anjelica Huston knows that, even if she couldn’t sway Derek — and if I were here, I would be contemplating the fistful of pills as well. The show wants us to care about Karen and to despise Ivy, who sleeps with other people’s boyfriends and tries to sabotage everything. But the best person in real life is not always the best person for the job, especially when it comes to show business. I hope that next season they let Ivy redeem herself and take her place. Bernadette Peters needs something else to do besides look devastated.” – Los Angeles Times
“There’s no denying that some people have that essence that just makes them watchable — Monroe, maybe more than any other actress, had it, was luminous on screen for reasons beyond just looks. But in trying to tell a story about that ‘it’ factor, ‘Smash’ actually ends up being about another aspect of stardom entirely, one that’s about the people dictating it rather than about who’s on screen…foisting a character on the viewers and insisting that despite how they might actually feel, that she’s the one to love.” – IndieWire