Smash Season 2 Speculation: Is Julia expecting Michael Swift’s baby?
We’ll be conducting a full review of the Smash finale, Bombshell later today, but first we wanted to chat about how things wrapped up with the Julia, Frank and Michael Swift storyline.
Here at Unreality TV, we thought that Julia’s affair was one of the quiet successes of this first season. Often, the sub-plots in a TV series are dialled in, but Julia sleeping with Michael Swift was a highly nuanced storyline and one that promises to deliver more drama when Smash returns for Season 2.
The Julia/Frank/Michael love triangle
For a start, Julia’s stressed out. Her teenage son is starting to push back and rebel. Her husband wants to adopt a child and she’s distressed at the lengthy process involved with adoption. And then Marilyn, The Musical lands in her lap, a project she quickly becomes passionate about. And then her former lover, Michael Swift, appears in the picture. He knows about the pressures of working in theatre, and he’s interested in Julia as a woman, not a wife, mother or songwriter. And that’s sexy. We get it.
But when her son and husband Frank find out about the affair, Julia quickly realises what she stands to lose and works hard to rebuild their marriage. Of course, she handles it clumsily, and makes a ton of mistakes along the way – like neglecting to mention she’d had an affair with Swift in the past. But it’s these details that make the relationships between these character seem more realistic.
What happened in Bombshell?
Julia's babydaddy? We think so.
The Bombshell episode dropped a few hints about the future for Frank and Julia. Let’s recap, shall we?
- Michael Swift’s wife has left him. She found out about the affair and moved out, taking their son with her.
- Frank has trust issues after seeing Julia talking to Michael on stage. He puts on a brave face in front of their son, but things still look shaky between them. However, he seems to thaw toward Julia during the final moments of Bombshell, when he holds her hand. Yes, we cried. Didn’t you?
- Julia tells Tom that she puked, thinking it was from the opening night nerves. But she hasn’t vomited like that since…she was pregnant. Yes, it looks like Michael Swift may have left a little present right next to Julia’s ovaries!
What’s next for Julia (and Frank, and Michael)?
If we’re reading the signals correctly, Julia’s clearly knocked up. And we’re figuring that it’s Michael Swift’s baby, because, well…it’s a drama! How boring would it be if it was Frank’s child?
Frank couldn't master the tango...
Here’s where Smash played things beautifully: at the start of the season, Frank and Julia wanted to adopt, but the adoption process was arduous and drawn out. Now, at the end of the first season, Julia could be pregnant, so technically they baby that they longed for is coming to them. Unfortunately it may not be Frank’s.
We’re dying to find out how this will play out. This couple get what they always wanted – but it could be a permanent reminder of Julia’s infidelity, and there’s no telling how Frank will take that. Will he raise the baby as his own or will he walk away? Will Michael find out about the baby and want to be involved? There’s all this drama simmering under the surface.
We may go into cryogenic hibernation until Smash comes back!
