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10 hours ago, funnygirl said:
I'm sorry, but I just do not buy a Carrie and Che friendship. Che was her boss and an inappropriate one at that (smoking weed in the elevator, telling her to "step her p*ssy up", showing up to her apartment with booze and smoking weed and finger-banging her friend while Carrie's recovering from surgery in her bed…). They don't have anything in common. This has nothing to do with Che's identity and everything to do with Che's personality.
MPK and the writers think that if Carrie approves of Che, then we all will.
Ok, I want to see how they write an evolving "friendship" between Carrie and Che. Both are immature in their own ways, they have that in common. Maybe Che can get Carrie to smoke a bowl and chill a little? And they'll have a talk about Life and find they have some similar thoughts? Perhaps Che will come to Carrie to ask for insight into Miranda.
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On 7/14/2023 at 3:51 AM, Yeah No said:
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But even if we might soften on Che, we're definitely having our faces rubbed in the total mismatch between Miranda and Che, and it's not making Che look all that good in the process. So I'm somewhat confused. Are we being set up for a breakup or just a typical somewhat rocky on-again, off-again relationship? Probably the latter. Is anything ever really over on this show or its predecessor? Not if they can squeeze more story out of it. It looks to me like Miranda might actually end up meeting someone else or she may start having misgivings about leaving her son and husband. I feel like her sudden guilt about "neglecting" Brady is a setup for her feeling the pull to go back home to both him and Steve, and her taking her friend's offer for a place to stay might give her opportunities to meet other people. We'll see.
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I don't know, I wasn't loving the "penis pump guy" segment. Yeah, it was more like the single romp days of old, and I like that idea, but somehow I cringed at it nonetheless. I felt this last week too with Harry's retrograde ejaculation bit and of course Miranda wearing a strap-on. I don't think it's just because I've changed into a prude or anything because I can still watch similar stuff on SATC and not feel that way. I think it has something to do with both the writing and the acting. I find something awkward and cringey about it now. I can't verbalize it any better than that.
I'm starting to feel like we're heading in the direction of a big reckoning for Miranda, even though everything we hear from MPK interviews etc. says that's not going to happen and it's gonna be Miranda-Che all the way (why? why? for the love of God why?).
Yet I can see in some ways it's being set up for Miranda to look at her entire treatment of Steve over the years and re-evaluate their relationship and her part in its demise. Like the throw-away "when Steve moves out" thing she keeps saying and "I don't feel I can ask anything right now". Like, she's not even questioning her assumption that because Steve said he'd move out that's what should happen and what she expects to happen and what is even the right thing for Steve, Brady, and herself. Plus, there's her guilt for "abandoning" Brady and not being honest with her near-adult son about what was happening in her life. After months of immersion in Che-mania Miranda now runs back every morning to make pancakes, carve pumpkins, and decorate the stoop with him like when he was a child. (Even calling him "Pumpkin", a childhood nickname?) No wonder he's totally freaked out and says, "This is not her!"
As for the Pump Guy scene, it was so obvious to me how Samantha (Kim Cattrall) with just her facial expressions would have brought out the full comedic aspect of needing to use the vibrator and then having Pump Guy object by repeatedly yelling "Not cool!" Seema (RC) could have pulled it off if there had been better dialogue and perhaps directing. The intention of the scene wasn't comedy, however, so I don't know what the point was really. I didn't like it either. And yes, that gear looked like something from a medical museum! At least have him explain that, like Trey, he has heart issues and can't take Viagra.On 7/14/2023 at 12:57 PM, amarante said:Actually it was worse than that because evidently they were shopping for a used mattress.
Most thrift shops won't accept mattresses or anything related to beds because of bedbug issues.
And why would ANYONE be buying a used mattress - mattresses are plentiful and not expensive just for a "mattress" and bed frames are equally inexpensive if one isn't trying to get something super stylish.
On 7/14/2023 at 10:23 PM, greekmom said:I thought that the bed frames were used but the mattresses were new.
I also thought that Miranda went and made Brady breakfast due to guilt more than anything. She feels major guilty about things with Che.
The whole used/new mattress thing was stupidly confusing. Miranda needed a bed frame, preferably twin-sized, and surely would have purchased a new mattress. I thought it was illegal to sell used mattresses, anyway. More crappy writing. Don't this team even use a whiteboard to keep things straight?
On 7/15/2023 at 12:51 PM, amarante said:I thought they would be mistaken for aging hookers. That is where high end escorts trawl for out of town hookups.
Totally! I was waiting to see who would be offered money (another recall of a SATC ep, the one where a guy left money on Carrie's nightstand) and how they all would react. Early bet was on Nya because she had never done the hotel bar thing.
Must say, her character is getting the most stunning men! I guess that was MPK's compensation to the actress for taking away her part in the Miranda-Nya relationship story and sticking her with little to do.
I could imagine Seema sometimes going to upscale hotel bars with friends. A couple of my friends and I do that occasionally, not so much to meet men (though that's always a possibility) but to dress up and enjoy the vibe. However, none of us would ever take a guy we just met to our home or go to his hotel room.On 7/13/2023 at 2:56 PM, Rebecca berkowit said:I thought the scene when they are walking into the Halloween party was hilarious. “I’m Helen Gurley Brown.” “I thought you were… You.” “When do I ever wear bows in my hair like this?” “Yesterday.”
Most "Miranda" Miranda has been this entire series. Loved it.
On 7/13/2023 at 6:18 PM, zamp33 said:I am guessing Rock may have been in their own way referencing the name Rose - 4 letters/starts with Ro - my son is trans and when he changed his name he did accept my input and and used something that referenced the name I had given him at birth.
Or perhaps Rock liked Rock Hudson? Since Harry and Charlotte love Elizabeth Taylor I am guessing Rock watched Giant at some point in their lives. 😂
My thought was that Rose wanted to be tough-cool like "RAWK!" music.
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Ok, so another WTF moment in this ep was when Bitsy and Carrie were talking at Enid's party. Bitsy was talking up Big Dick Older Guy and said something about how of course he couldn't satisfy her like Bobby could. So Carrie says, "I always thought that Bobby was gay." Bitsy says that he was and that was why he "tried harder" to please her. WTF????
In the series I liked that everyone was surprised that Bobby and Bitsy got married and we never really learned if Bobby was gay, straight, or bisexual. Two people who loved each other got married. What they did or didn't do in the bedroom was not anyone's business.
Now Bitsy says that he was this great lover even though he was gay. Why not say bisexual? Is the show still pretending bisexual people don't really exist or are weird? Would a gay man have that much interest in sex with a woman? Some gay men I have known would say "no way" to sex with a woman, a couple had sex with women when they weren't sure they were gay but then stopped when they came out because they were much more strongly attracted to men. I have known men (and women) who were sexually attracted to both men and women -- bisexual.
Couldn't Bitsy tell Carrie, "Oh with me my Bobby was very bisexual!" It's not like Bobby was a 28-year-old rent boy Bitsy was financially supporting. The "that's why he tried harder" remark made no sense.-
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1 hour ago, Hana Chan said:
In all reality, with the exception of Carrie who was a minor celerity writer before her marriage, I can't see any of these women getting invites to the gala. It's the single most coveted social event of the year and unless you are a very hot celerity, the only other way to score an invite is to be a major donor. Someone who donates tens of thousands of dollars (and not all big donors get invites). And not every invitee gets to bring their spouse. The guest list is very tightly controlled.
Probably that's why they called it the Met Ball and not the Met Gala. It's this show's fantasy version of the Met Ball. I noted that at least two times one character told another "We're not going to be on the red carpet". They clarified that none of the women was important enough for that.
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No one else has said it yet so I will:
"Billy Dee, Billy Dee, Billy Dee!"
I thought he was very good as LTW's dad. His scenes were a treat and the only part of that dinner party that was watchable.
Gloria Steinem seemed comfortable in front of the camera. Her scenes were a treat.-
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3 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:
I had wanted to say that but I was afraid that I would be considered ageist and insensitive and whatever else people would call me but you hit the nail on the head, I agree totally.
While Che might have had fun with Miranda in Carrie's kitchen I bet she in no way thought of having a full on relationship with Miranda, they did not really know Miranda at that point and did not know Miranda would be a Stage Three Clinger.
Oliver Hudson in the story would have made sense if it was a marriage for a green card like they could have made Che Canadian but otherwise I don't get it either.
I wish we had seen Che's reaction when Miranda show up in Cleveland. That might have told us something about how Che views Miranda's clear intention to have a rather typical relationship, which Che already said they can't/won't provide. The writers leave out a lot and that's why we'er also not buying into their connection.
Lyle seems to be up for anything just like Che, and they described getting married in Vegas by an Elvis impersonator. I gather they had an ongoing sexual relationship. Drunk wedding?-
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1 hour ago, SnapHappy said:
But frankly, when you do qualify for AARP and Senior discounts (usually 55), you ARE in "that" group. Just at the very lowest end....
Some older people (ages ~70-92) in my building created a social society that meets every Thursday night. It's for anyone in the building but they did it especially for older folks who are less able to get out in the evenings, are lonely, etc. When one of the ladies invited me (age ~57) to join them she said, "We'd love to have you, and we know you're not a senior." I said, "Oh, that's ok, I'm a junior senior."
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1 hour ago, T Summer said:
Sorry Redhawk, I'd hoped when I typed your name it would spontaneously appear in one of those fancy blue bubbles. Oops.
One of the reasons when discussing things that bug me about AJLT Che doesn't even make it onto my radar past CN having taken over Miranda's character and Chrissy Snow haven taken over Charlotte's character and Carrie's inertia... is that I never bought the Che Miranda coupling in the first place. Che seems like a 35-40 year old whereas Miranda seems 55+. Not that it never ever happens but they seem like they're in two completely different stages of life, besides having no chemistry.
No problem, T Summer, I don't know how to make those so still just bold the person's name. (I didn't even get what those bubbles meant until you mentioned them.) 🙂
I also rarely have seen a spark of chemistry. I think maybe a brief one in the first couple of times they met. It really doesn't help us to understand why they're together if we can't see a few sparks now and then.
Ok, another knock on Carrie. As a few have reminded us, Carrie had a hip replacement last season. Like, about a year ago in show time. And I assume at some point (can't recall if we saw it) she needed to use a walker during her recover/rehab. So she knows what it's like not to be fully abled and to have to go slow climbing stairs and such.
That remark about "no photos with anyone on a walker" was bad enough. Then she is going up Enid's staircase and sees the woman pulling herself up slowly hand over hand. Carrie blurts out "Do you need help?!" in her usual cadence and the woman snaps at her. (Were we to think that was funny? OMG, I hope not.)
Where was Carrie's kindness and compassion? She could have paused and said, "May I offer you my arm?" and given the woman the opportunity to take her arm and hold the stair rail with her other hand as they climbed. That would have respected the woman's dignity. Instead, Carrie was rude and unhelpful. I would have snapped at her, too.
Carrie is awful. I hope she loses all her money.
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1 hour ago, Hanahope said:
maybe they used chat gpt to write this drek
The original version of ChatGPT. And they trained it only on the two SATC movies, not the series.
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5 hours ago, Sweet-tea said:
The jewelry scene was stupid. No way would I just give my jewelry to a guy who demanded it. He had no weapon.
Miranda lost me sometime last season.
Charlotte seems to have grown into a full-on airhead.
It was also stupid that Lisette was saying tearfully on the couch, "I lost everything." Clearly the guy did not take ALL the jewelry. Yes, it was a big loss to have even one piece taken but there were enough pieces left that the Neiman's buyer could purchase. And next time Lisette needs to hire more security, one at every table and a couple roaming. That was all dumb.
And no WAY am I handing over my stuff to some guy who tries to menace me but clearly doesn't have a weapon, especially if it's two of us against one in a crowd where we know security is... somewhere. I'd have screamed bloody murder.Seema's lighter gun was one of the best moments of the entire series, I just wish she had pulled it out sooner. She could have been the hero who held the thief at "gunpoint", showing him as he was pulled away that it was actually just a lighter. Then Lisette could have rewarded her with an item after closing the deal with the Neiman's lady.
I just came up with that, why are the writers writing stuff that's stupid?
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19 hours ago, greekmom said:
I honestly thought that Che and or their husband (whatever his name is) was going to initiate a 4some when they were all sitting on the bed and discussing their sex lives. I bet Miranda would have been all for it and Carrie looking at her like she lost her freaking mind.
Wasn't it Carrie who was saying about aging gracefully when Samantha had a big birthday in one of those 2 movies and she turned what 60?! So now Carrie is an ageist? And IMHO - Carrie looks closer to 60 than 50.
16 hours ago, Rebecca berkowit said:It is stunning the lack of chemistry with Miranda and Che, especially since Cynthia Nixon was apparently so attracted to the actor. Guess it just doesn’t translate. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, I’ve never seen such un-hot sex scenes. Even with Oliver Hudson, Che has zero chemistry.
I thought Lyle (Oliver Hudson's character's name that no one can remember is Lyle) was kinda hot when he started turning it into a threesome. Would have been funny if Miranda decided to green light the action then they both pushed Che away for totally man-on-woman straight sex, so Che would go out and sleep alone on the broken couch. LOL! A gal can dream...
And yes, Carrie looks closer to 60. When they were all obviously stating their ages in S1 E1, didn't we learn she is 55, or was it 58? A year has passed so she's now definitely closer to 60.4 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:When my husband died I was in my 40s. Men my age or a little older weren't interested. They wanted women younger than me. Carrie is in her 50s so I wouldn't be surprised if men her age also wanted women younger than her. She might want to rethink her thoughts on dating older men.
Most any woman who becomes single in her 40s will say the same. A majority of men want to date younger women. So indeed Carrie may want to date guys her age but a lot of them will be looking for a woman under 50. (I still don't know why she gave up Thursday Guy. He was hot. Ok, she says she's "not ready.")
When she is ready she's attractive and rich and in those circles you do look for introductions. She just needs to tell friends that she only wants to date within a few years of her own age. Bitsy was trying to do her a favor it seems by setting her up not so much for dating but for sex. What a weird twist that the white-haired dick pic guy was supposedly Enid's boyfriend. Yeah, there aren't so many single, attractive, wealthy, well-hung (LOL!) men even in their circles. I guess he gets around, and some of the "older" ladies love it!
As for Enid's "our age" comment, Carrie had a right to cringe at that. Flipping it around, I say "our age" when I'm talking to my friend who is 77 to my 60. I said it when when I was 57, to mean generally we women over 55 or so, and because I didn't want her to think I was putting her in the "old woman" category. Some things we do have in common, others not so much because there is a 15-year-plus age difference.
SATC Carrie probably would have mused on that more, and Samantha, being some years older than the other gals would have had an interesting contribution. These typists (can't call them writers) seem to have no real world experience to bring to the table, especially not of women over 50. What a shame.-
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53 minutes ago, Black Knight said:
I honestly don't think that's what Cynthia Nixon means. The cameo by all accounts is a short one - hence, "cameo." She's right that if fans go in thinking it's going to be a longer appearance, they'll come away disappointed. She's also not wrong that it's unfortunate that the cameo leaked; if it hadn't leaked, fans would have simply been delightedly surprised when Samantha appeared onscreen. Instead, there will be people who will be disappointed when the scene turns out to be like 30 seconds of Samantha onscreen.
It's not about worrying that fans will want more of Samantha in future seasons; Kim Cattrall has already stated that this cameo is it and she's done. And when you look at all the restrictions she put on the cameo, it's obvious that she couldn't come back for any kind of actual storyline.
If someone has heard about the cameo through the leaks and Kim's media appearances it was made clear that it's brief. So they shouldn't be disappointed in the brevity because they already know. Those who haven't heard about it will be surprised/delighted and then disappointed to realize that is all they'll get of Samantha.
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So Seema's "red flag" detector was correct and her guy was trying to hustle her when he asked her to invest in a club with him. I wasn't sure that he wasn't legit and had just asked too soon, when it was too early in their relationship to mix dating and business. Her other red flags -- that he instructed his ex-wife to get the check and that he was still living with her -- then did add up to three red flags. He tried to explain their living together because of how difficult and expensive it is to rent/buy in NYC, but Seema wasn't having it.
I liked this story for her! She's a wealthy and independent woman who has learned to be wary and note red flags early on to avoid wasting her time. She is wise to decide yay or nay before she gets too emotionally invested, which might cloud her judgment. I think finding her Birkin was her signal that her bullshit detector was working just fine and she was right to walk away from that guy. Like her blowout man told her, he "blows hot and cold" and isn't living Seema's life so she shouldn't take his "advice" seriously.
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3 hours ago, T Summer said:
LOL I just said much the same thing on the Chapter Three thread following posts about how they don't quite know what story line to give Carrie now. I stated Miss Ican'tsayvagina could be working on a book about sex or relationships. They seem to have totally forgotten she used to write a sex column.
I saw that you and another poster said a variant of that and should have quoted you both. 🙂 It is another example of the writers losing track of Carrie the character. But then she was always a bit prudish, which really did not track with writing the column. Samantha should have written it!
They also blew it when Thursday Guy suggested "vajayjay" and Carrie didn't come back with "No! People will think I'm a Kardashian!"
I rewatched the scene where she's given the copy to read. Apparently there's a reference to "vaginal odor". Umm, couldn't she have made a stand against saying "vaginal odor" because women are already worried enough about "down there" so no need to add more fuel to their fears in order to sell a product? I still don't know exactly what she was objecting to, it was so muddled and dumb.
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SATC would have written Carrie not wanting to read the copy for the vaginal suppositories ("Chapter Three") very differently. First of all Carrie's excuse was so flimsy and not even clear. Why was she embarrassed? The Sex and the City columnist couldn't bring herself to say "vagina"? Oh, wait, it was "suppository" that she couldn't bring herself to say. Did she even grasp what the product was?
Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte all seem be past menopause and at least one of them might have the vaginal dryness that can occur after menopause. It's the basis of the "dried up" older woman stereotype and crude comments women face regarding an actual medical issue. I got the impression that the suppositories being advertised were to help the dryness problem.Here's how I imagine this being handled on SATC: Carrie would have brought up her inability to record the ad at brunch and they would have been clueless (Charlotte), curious (Miranda), and informed (Samantha). They would have discussed Carrie's hesitance and shame and talked about their fears of being seen as "old" and no longer sexually desirable or active. They would have decided that it was nothing to be embarrassed about, and Carrie would be doing her listeners a service by not being afraid to talk about a common medical issue. She would be sharing information with her audience. The gals would have encouraged her to rewrite the copy, and she would have made it lightly funny in a "Carrie" way.
Later we might have seen Charlotte alone in the pharmacy aisle reading a box of the suppositories and then buying it. And finally the episode would have cleverly linked Carrie not being able to read that ad copy with her not being able to read about Big's death in "Chapter Three" of her memoir.-
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11 hours ago, Aulty said:
I saw a review that stated that Aiden only pops up later in the series. Critics got screeners for all but the final episode, so I would expect him to make an appearance around episode 6-7.
So we're going to have Carrie and Aidan e-mailing back and forth for several episodes like they're on Match.com in 2002? As far as I've heard Samantha's tiny (but reportedly fabulous) cameo will be very close to the end of the season. The writers know they have to keep us hooked by dangling the past fan faves because their new material ain't cuttin' it.
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How much better and more interesting would it be if the second half of this season has Miranda coming to terms with the hurt and upheaval her "I'm living in a rom com, Carrie!" choices made in the life of those she loves? Breaking up with Che after realizing no matter how exciting the sex they just aren't a good match. Trying to pull herself, her relationships, and her career back together after losing Steve as a husband and the respect and trust of her son. Losing her house in Brooklyn and having to find a new rental in NYC (because she better not make Steve sell his home!). Exploring her new sexual feelings as a single woman. All of that would be real and intriguing. I just don't think MPK has that in him though.
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6 hours ago, Cementhead said:
That movie was solid proof that the city of New York was just as important to the show's success as the 4 lead cast members were.
For New Yorkers they were stunningly unsophisticated and ignorant. At least Miranda tried to understand and follow the country's customs and LAWS.
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11 minutes ago, Yeah No said:
It wasn't just the smoking with him, he wanted her to be a different person. He wanted her to be more of a "country type" to please him, but that wasn't her. He couldn't accept her for who she was in any way and exerted subtle manipulation to get her to change for him. I didn't blame her for trying to quit smoking and failing. She did her best and I don't think she started out with bad intentions. Some people just can't quit. I have known them. But it's especially hard to quit when someone asks you to and it wasn't your decision in the first place. It really has to come from within, and the fact that he expected her to do it for him was especially offensive to me. He made it such a deal breaker that it set her up for failure. I'm an ex smoker so I know what it's like to quit. He obviously didn't and didn't care how hard it is to do either. If he had one ounce of compassion she would have felt safer coming to him about it, but that was not the impression he gave. For sure she shouldn't have lied about it, but the judgmental way he acted about that and her in general was self-centered and offensive to me.
I personally think the way Aidan acted was typical of a self-centered man that wants a woman to revolve around him and cater to him in every way whether it's good for her or not. I dated a young man like that once. He wanted me to be a completely different person and when I didn't change for him he exerted the same type of self-centered judgmental pressure on me. He even wanted me to change the way I dressed for him, the music I liked, the food I ate, etc. I was young and tried to please him but after a while it got ridiculous and the arguments started and we broke up.
20 years ago when I watched this show I knew Aidan rubbed me the wrong way, but it wasn't until many years later rewatching the show that I realized why. I didn't even see the subtle manipulation until I was much older and more aware of stuff like that. And to be honest it's even more offensive to me as I am now than it was 20 years ago, especially in light of all the newer societal consciousness on the power dynamics between men and women. I am just happy that I am not alone in seeing it this way and that at least one writer at the NY Times agrees with me!
I appreciate your comments and understand what you're saying and seeing now that you rewatch. I haven't watched the original episodes in more than a decade, so I don't remember many details, except Carrie screaming in fear of the squirrel in the cabin window! At the time I felt like she could and should have stopped dating Aidan if she felt too much pressure to change herself. There was an interesting dynamic about him being seen as this great guy ("he sanded your floors!") and how Carrie couldn't "appreciate" him and the loving relationship he offered. She kept choosing Big who constantly mistreated her and also made her feel she wasn't right for/good enough for him (we can agree on that, right?). I found it interesting that SHE kept trying to change herself to fit Aidan and now I can recall that he did exude an expectation. I always saw that she wanted Aidan because Big treated her so badly and didn't seem to love her while Aidan did at least show love for her, yet with Big she could be more "herself". Still stuns me that many see her relationship with Big as romantic when I saw it as so harmful and lacking in real love.
Looking at it now I guess neither guy was at all a good choice for Carrie but she couldn't choose herself over a man. The time she walked away from Big after quoting "The Way We Were" should have been the end of them. I like articles that reexamine the series.
14 minutes ago, Yeah No said:The show could do that and that would be fine in my opinion, but I have a feeling that Aidan has matured a lot in over 2 decades. I'm hoping the show sees this as a way to show how two people can mature and grow toward each other, not apart. I doubt that Carrie will start talking about how he was right for her. I don't think she's ready for a relationship yet and she has even stuck to that in the most recent episodes. So perhaps they might have a platonic friendship going for a while which may be beneficial for both of them. Whether it leads to a relationship will be the question and might be enough to create some romantic tension and drama for the show, which I wouldn't find so bad if handled well. So we'll see.
"If handled well" is the key here. I see what you're saying, and I expect that Aidan has matured and will be shown to have had some ups and downs. The problem is that I don't see much maturity from Carrie so far. Maybe Aidan will be a catalyst for her to do some introspection. They could indeed end up as good, supportive friends.
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12 hours ago, Yeah No said:
I'm down on this board last year making similar comments about Aidan as in this article, which is one reason I didn't like him 20 years ago. But I'm different now and hopefully so is Aidan, because I'm open to him being a serious love interest of Carrie's again if that's the case. If he starts in again with the controlling side, not so much.
I didn't mind him not being on board with dating a smoker as I wouldn't be either, I just didn't like that he wanted to manipulate Carrie by trying to change her. If it was a deal breaker he should have just said he couldn't date a smoker from the get go and let that be that. I don't blame Carrie for trying to please him, though. He put her in that situation and in my opinion that wasn't fair.
My husband smoked when we met. I told him I wouldn't date a smoker and he said, "Ok, I'll quit" and he did, immediately. I believe Carrie did the same, and why shouldn't Aidan have given Carrie the same option? IIRC she also said she would quit but then she snuck around and didn't, lying to him about it. I don't see how he was manipulative.
If they use Aidan's appearance on the show to finally wrap up the relationship in a mature adult way, with a little nostalgia for the fans, then fine. But if somehow Carrie starts talking about how he was right for her and blah blah blah it will be IMO another character assassination on the part of MPK. Carrie was not at all right for Aidan, nor he for her, and he couldn't and then wouldn't see it until she broke his heart the second time. I'd like to see them chatting about his now nearly adult children, his woodworking business, and maybe how Steve is doing post divorce, but please, spare me some attempt by Carrie to selfishly get him in love with her again.-
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20 hours ago, libgirl2 said:
Not everyone who is adopted wonders about that. I have several friends who are and they have told me they have no urge to find that out. I am glad they went with something different.
I have several friends who were adopted. Most in their 20s and 30s said they had no urge, their [adoptive] parents were their parents, etc. Then in their 40s or 50s they got the urge, perhaps partly because that's when home DNA tests became easily available, sometimes because one or both of the adoptive parents passed away. It can change over time.
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IIRC in S1 Che had a fit when Che found out Miranda was married. The conversation that happened later would have been a rather good time for Che to tell Miranda about being married as well! So much for openness. Oh right, MPK dreamed up Che’s marriage in between seasons. It didn’t exist in S1 but who cares about character consistency?
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5 hours ago, txhorns79 said:
I did see the cupcake purse Lily hid Carrie's phone in before Carrie and Big's ill-fated first wedding hanging in the closet.
Aha! Lily kept a token of her crime.
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SATC vs AJLT: Compare & Contrast….what were they thinking?
in And Just Like That
Thank you! You pointed out the other "issue" the suppository seemed to be for and I agree that most of us (I hope) have learned that we don't need those products or to constantly worry about "odor".
I did think they were mixing up two separate issues due as usual to unclear writing, and I was annoyed. As you say, Carrie could have said, "NUN UH, I'm not selling some new version of 'you smell bad down there so here's a product to fix it' when it actually will mess you up. I know this is not a good thing to use." But instead they went with her not being able to say certain words, so whatever, I just throw up my hands at this crap.