The Smart Woman Survival Guide, Season Two

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This is an episode list for the second season of the Canadian television sitcom The Smart Woman Survival Guide.

Contents 1 Episode 2014 – The Aftermath 2 Episode 2015 – Tastes Like Chicken 3 Episode 2016 – The Rumour Mill 4 Episode 2017 – The Germans are Coming

[edit] Episode 2014 – The Aftermath

Written by: Sarah Glinski
Directed by: Stephen Hall
First broadcast date: March 10, 2007

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Episode Synopsis:
When Lana returns from her Spanish honeymoon keen to air her new Castillian accent on the Smart Woman special, ‘Fiesta Espana‘, Liz has to find a way to create the segment without alienating the Smart Woman viewers. Meanwhile, Nat wonders whether to tell Lana that she and Callum kissed on their wedding day. And Brooke accidentally erases Lana’s digital wedding album. With special guest, Rick Campanelli, of Entertainment Tonight Canada.

Expert – Thomas A Klatt, Private Investigator. As a former Toronto Police Services homicide detective, Klatt was involved in more than 70 murder investigations and has one of the highest clearance rates in Canada. He specializes in crime scene profiling and statement analysis. Klatt now works as the Managing Director of the security firm MKD International Inc.

[edit] Episode 2015 – Tastes Like Chicken

Written by: Ramona Barckert
Directed by: Stephen Hall
First broadcast date: March 17, 2007

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Episode Synopsis:
When Lana’s newest guest chef turns out to be the high school sweetheart who jilted Brooke on prom night, Brooke sets out for revenge (a dish best served cold, with parsley for show). Meanwhile, Liz faces retribution from both Nat and Steve when she tries to sabotage their video game competition. And Alistair tries to set Phil up with a new girl to help him get over Nat.

Expert – n/a

[edit] Episode 2016 – The Rumour Mill

Written by: Alex Zarowny
Directed by: Stephen Hall
First broadcast date: March 24, 2007

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Episode Synopsis:
After Nat eavesdrops on a conversation where Liz uses words like ‘terminate’ and ‘lay off’, Nat’s certain that someone at Smart Woman is getting fired – specifically her. Meanwhile Liz is misquoted by a local magazine, and has to stop the presses. And when Brooke hears a rumor that she’s bad at beat poetry, she puts on a beret to prove the rumor wrong.

Expert - Alan Kearns, Head Coach of CareerJoy – The Career Coaching Company. Kearns is the creator of the Career Identity Program, and the Career Empowerment Process. He has been featured in Venture, the National Post, The Globe and Mail, and is the career expert for Charity Village.com.

Expert – Scot Cooper, Director of The Brief & Narrative Therapy Network. Cooper is the author of A Competency-Based Classroom: A Classroom Manual, and organizes international conferences highlighting the ideas and practice of brief and narrative therapy. Brief therapy is solution-based rather than problem-oriented.

[edit] Episode 2017 – The Germans are Coming

Written by: Claire Ross Dunn
Directed by: Stephen Hall
First broadcast date: April 1, 2007

Tip: It’s fine to play the field, as long as both teams know the score.

Episode Synopsis:
When Liz invites a French sales agent to the studio to help Smart Woman design a proposal for potential buyers from the European market, she discovers the Frenchman has an adulterous proposal for her as well. (Hint: it doesn’t involve the European market.) Meanwhile, Brooke has to choose when the men she’s double dating are both interested in being her one and only. And Alistair makes Nat pay for cheating on a relationship commitment they still haven’t made. With relationship expert, Josey Vogels.

Expert – Josey Vogels, Author of the relationship column “My Messy Bedroom” and the dating advice column “Dating Girl.” Vogels has published 5 books on sex and relationships, one of which, The Secret Language of Girls, has been made into a documentary. She also hosted the Gemini-nominated series, ‘My Messy Bedroom,’ on the W Network.