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Aw, poor Dev Raza Jaffrey!

While we had no love to spare on Raza's SMASH character and his cheating ways, he wasn't one of the WORST parts of the show (ahem, ELLIS).

Earlier today, we revealed that four characters were chopped from season two of the luke-warm, musical dramedy SMASH, and it appears that at least ONE of them will be missed!

Katharine McPhee, who played girlfriend Karen to Raza's Dev, tweeted her affection for her fallen friend, who returned with a sweet tweet of his own:

[Image via WENN.]

Glorious news!

That slimy, lurking, DETESTABLE Ellis (Jaime Cepero) "producer" character will only be returning to SMASH's second season to wrap up his story line.

Thank the television GODS!

AND Karen’s (Katharine McPhee) cheating, depressed lover-boy Dev (Raza Jaffrey) has also been downsized to series unregular, along with Julia’s boring husband Frank (Brian d'Arcy James) and her not-so-secret beau Michael Swift (Will Chase).

Good riddance!

Now new showrunner Josh Safran just needs some power-player leading lads, no more of these weasly, wet types!

But we don’t necessarily want more harda** directors, either…

We're happy with the one we've got!

LINDSAY LOHAN!! LOL… oops. JK!!

The Season 1 finale of Smash was FULL of Broadway style drama - from Ivy being a bigger stage wench than ever before to Karen finding out said wench slept with her fiance! Ugh.

But karma worked out well for our blondies last night… despite some hesitation from Eileen and Julia, the role of Marilyn Monroe went to

Wow, we are LOVING all of these SMASH sneak peeks and pics pumping us up for Monday's season finale!!!

In this season's final episode, Bombshell, we will see Nick Jonas as he returns to the show as Lyle West!

Check out the preview with Nick and Anjelica Huston (above)!!!

Hmm…! Could Lyle's suggestion of Ivy taking the role of Marilyn influence Eileen's decision???

Don't forget to tune in Monday to find out who takes the role and see how this season wraps!

On Smash Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee are still battling over the chance to play Marilyn Monroe.

Meanwhile, in real life…. Hilty already has the part!

The actress who plays Ivy Lynn, is currently playing Marilyn's icon role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on an NYC stage - and she's friggn AMAZING!!!

The gurlfriend slaaaaays Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, and totally makes it her own!

After seeing this incredible performance of, you'll start rooting for Ivy!

Ch-Ch-Check Megan's show stopping rendition (above)!

NBC's SMASH wraps up its freshman season this Monday and the finale is shaping up to be one of the show's most epic episodes yet!

In the finale, aptly named Bombshell, we will FINALLY find out who takes the coveted role of Marilyn Monroe…Ivy or Karen!!

We showed you the preview for the episode yesterday and now, we have some promo shots (below)!!!

So intense! Who could that shadowy Marilyn figure be?!?

Also in the final episode??? Nick Jonas! And how cute does he look?!?

Tune into NBC on Monday to find out how it all goes down!!

[Images via NBC.]

And our Marilyn is finally revealed!!

After last night's DRAMATIC-in-so-many-ways episode, Bombshell is left without its star and a big question mark hangs over the production… who will get to fulfill their Broadway dreams and tell the tragic tale of Ms. Marilyn Monroe???

Will it be naive Iowa aka Karen or sneaky, vulnerable, alcoholic Ivy Lynn (who practically IS Marilyn anyway…).

We believe that BOTH ladies will have to embody the late sexual icon, as neither are 100% perfect for the part, but together they portray her innocence AND her jaded exhaustion from later in life.

Click play (above) and get theased - theatrically teased!