Previously on Smash: Bombshell opened and Tom and Julia did not communicate well about their future. Derek reduced Karen's role in Hit List, which made her sulk like a little baby, and when Jimmy told her the truth about his life, she dumped him. So those performances are going to be fun.

Ack! Kathie Lee in high def! Guys, what the HELL. Okay. It's effing Kathie Lee Gifford in a Marilyn wig and four tons of eyeliner, freaking me the fuck out while she explains that it's Take Your Kid to Broadway Day. We see Ivy showing some incredibly bored kids how to do the "20th Century Fox Mambo," and she's yawning while she does, so you know this stunt is making everyone miserable. Except for Kathie Lee. Who's drunk. She goes over to exposition about how Ivy has been working her ass off, doing a million performances of Bombshell plus Leno and now the Today show. She takes her place with the rest of the dancers, who all look like they could use a little bump, and they run through the number.

Eileen and Tom watch on a monitor and wonder where Julia is, because she's an insatiable publicity whore. Tom says he has no idea, that Julia moved out of his place, but they're totally fine. Eileen wants to know about their next project, after she's finished writing Gatsby for Scott. The news shocks Tom.

Downtown, Ana and Karen are doing the world's most awkward photo shoot for Hit List. The photographer tells Ana, who's pointing a gun at Karen's face, to loosen up, that she doesn't really want to kill Karen, does she? Ana totally does. Karen asks if Ana's still dating Adam, which she is. The photographer's done, but he can't move on since Jimmy isn't there. Ana snarks that he went home in his costume last night. Eh, that didn't seem like such a big deal last season.

Derek bitches happily to Scott about how Scott Rudin is starting a bidding war with other producers over bringing Hit List to Broadway. He says if a bomb goes off tonight, with all these high-powered producers in the audience, Broadway will cease to exist. That is, of course, if his show has a lead actor and if the second leading lady doesn't kill the first lead. Jimmy is still not there, and Scott says they'll lose the magazine cover (that this shoot is for) without the lead. Kyle makes some excuses for Jimmy, but Derek just tells him to fix things. Karen asks, "Do you know where he is?" without moving a single muscle in her face. Seriously, I don't think she even moved her mouth. The Dead Eyes are spreading!

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