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Magda's knowing look as she closed the laundry room door was everything. She was no fool, and never was.

I don't hate the second movie! I get why many people do. But I think that scene between Miranda and Charlotte, where they're discussing how difficult motherhood can be, is awesome. ("Not the nanny!") In general all of Charlotte's motherhood scenes in that movie are enlightening.

Yup. I work with kids and the kind of kid that thinks "ha ha, it's cute if I misbehave'--hard f***ing pass. Like, he's eight, I'm not going to come down too hard on him--but I think the whole premise of them eliminating kids is terrible (have a smaller group and don't eliminate anyone because hello, they're children, so have them learn from their mistakes and definitely don't film their reactions to being cut). So when they eliminate the older kid because either: the younger kid is better TV (they think), or they don't want to hurt the youngest kid's feelings--I call bullsh*t. His cake was hands down the worst. He should not be on the show--he should've been eliminated.

At least I would've saved some time! (And some eye bleach) 😂 Co-sign to every syllable of this. Hate the haircut and they're not funny. If people feel seen when they share their issues, that's great--truly--and their set is worth being given a platform if it means just talking about these things. But they're not funny (to me--humor is inherently subjective) and Miranda's over the top laughter is off. But yeah--that whole scene in the kitchen is creepy and gross. I hate any kind of explicit sex scenes. (I shared in the comment thread for the first episode that I appeared as an extra in SATC the series--but I'd never really watched the show because I didn't have HBO. But I lived it--I dated like crazy in the early (and mid, and late) aughts, and yes, NYC was a giant playground back then. Oh, the days...oysters, Dom Perignon, limos, clubs...at one point I was juggling dates between three different guys--dates, not sex, I am much more conservative that way...anyway God, it was great....But I really experienced the show through the bowdlerized E! episodes--so was never really exposed to the nudity and explicitness in the original version. It was very off-putting in this episode. And yes, I hate explicit sex scenes between cismen and ciswomen. I'm a WASP, we're all repressed prudes.)

UGH. When we first saw Che in this episode, I literally groaned out loud--I am that tired of that character and actor. I had no idea the hell that was in store. That scene in the kitchen was absolutely mortifying--I turned off the sound and made liberal use of the "fast forward 10 seconds" button. Carrie has every right to be angry at Miranda, who is absolutely selling Steve way short. I hope she's honest with him, and I hope with this newfound joie de vivre, she summons up the will to toss Brady's GF out on her ear.

Ben's cake was ridiculous--an amateurish, garish mess. I honestly can't believe he wasn't the first one cut. They made the wrong choice.

Holy shit, I have to find this! Can you imagine her delivery of Cherry's famous line? [head tilt to the right] I hope I never see Dallas Winston again. [head tilt to the left] If I do I'd... [head tilt to the right] probably fall in love with him. Head tilts were very big in late '70s/early '80s among the ingenue set. Erica Gimpel deployed them a lot in the series version of Fame. Even the great Carrie Fisher fell prey to this tendency (watch her audition videos for Star Wars). Still hammy but DAYUM. She look GUD. She was never a great actress but she has really taken care of herself. And watching that--damn! I really want to watch all those old NMMC '77 episodes. I just loved them as a kid. They were so much damn fun.

This is an interesting take--I will admit, I haaaaaated that Seema insisted on throwing away everything that was unique and special about Big/Carrie's apartment. I say this as someone who personally painted her own apartment and even painted a beach mural all over the bathroom (including the ceiling). And part of me was thinking "maybe when I eventually sell it, the walls will be a selling point!" Because the walls do look gorgeous--I'm no kind of professional artist but my apartment is beautiful. I hate that I might have to erase all that uniqueness when I sell.

That was just lovely. So subtle and beautiful. And let's be honest--as clever as I think some of the SATC writing was (I've always admired how deftly they would develop the "theme" of the week, and usually include all four women), it's never been very subtle. I think of the famous breast cancer charity benefit--before Samantha tears off her wig, when she's sweating profusely, one of the attendees says snidely to another "I said inspirational, not perspirational." Would someone who's chosen to attend a cancer benefit really say something so completely tone-deaf? Make fun of the speaker--who's suffering from cancer? SATC is full of heavy-handed moments like that.

I giggled.

That's awesome. Good for her.

I took it as--uh, yeah, they were trying to make it cringe-y. Did all that not seem intentional? I figured she was in a vulnerable moment and wanted to retreat to past days. Didn't take it as a "this is the State of Fashion Today" statement.

And to protect rape culture (or at least not to have to do the hard work of dismantling it), and to protect rapists, most of whom are brothers, sons, boyfriends and husbands.

Probably not much, since they declared bankruptcy and closed most of their stores. I loved that lingering look at the name on the bag--it felt like an inside acknowledgement to New Yorkers who love fashion.

OMG, this is hilarious. Okay, I am freakishly young-looking and still get carded (seriously, I'm a freak), although I am close to Carrie's age. But I have a ton of younger friends because I have worked in theater. A few years ago there was a party attended/hosted by lot of those younger friends. Eventually discussion came up about marijuana and at some point I was all "I haven't done pot in [YXZ] years now" and everyone had an amused reaction. And later on someone pointed out how adorable that was--how I'd referred to it. It's still an ongoing joke. And I'm all like befuddled "What? What did I say?"

You would think that a good restaurant--and I can't imagine these people eating at a commonplace restaurant, only the best for our ladies--would never, ever allow such a situation to occur. They would be too afraid of the online reviews. And yes, partiers of three are usually seated at a four-top.

I agree with a lot of this but how wonderful was Charlotte when Big drove by the wedding and had his driver turn around--that scene? I loved Charlotte simultaneously embracing Carrie while telling Big to back off. She was a mighty lioness in that moment and it was glorious.

*Stands up and applauds* One of my favorite character details. It looks extremely Village-y, it's ridiculous they think it passes for UES! New Yorkers at least know better. Fully agree. I'm honestly disgusted at their lack of respect for Steve and Miranda.

Thank you so much!

That's who that was! I knew I recognized her. And dayum, she looks like she's easily 20 years younger than 82. I found that super-gross. Yes, I understand that teenagers have sex but it's messy and awkward and trying-to-figure-out-how-this-works sex. Not movie star sex. I remember when Gossip Girl was on the air and I would see subway ads showing a teenage girl's "O-face." GROSS. So inappropriate. I felt the same way about this. Just show us Miranda and Steve's reactions, that's what's important. I love the first movie--I genuinely cry at the New Year's montage. "You're not alone. You're not alone." That's beautiful. And that gorgeous rendering over Auld Lang Syne over it all. The second movie isn't great--Samantha's story is especially cringe-y--but I love how they explore how awful motherhood can be.

Below is a picture of me on set (very grainy, with those primitive phone cameras back then!). The champagne stole I'm wearing is real (but vintage, I would never buy real fur. It was my grandmother's). At :56, you can see the back of my head (blond bun). At 1:14, you can see me with my mouth hanging open (!) near the top left corner. The whole thing was tons of fun, even though I hadn't watched much SATC at that point. But I was a celebrity at work after that :)

Yes, I caught that as well--Smith's is in Hells Kitchen! Oh God, I hated that. I can't even stand when I'm walking behind someone on the sidewalk who's smoking--it's so bloody selfish because they don't get stuck breathing the smoke, you do. The rudeness of lighting up in an elevator... Fun fact--I was an extra in that scene, I was one of the society guests at the benefit. You can see me in several shots. I was wildly impressed with Lily's playing. And all three of the de la Renta dresses--they were gorgeous. Big's death was very upsetting. SJP acted the hell out of that scene. I started crying.

I was surprised Lisa's singing was kind of weak--she was one of the new Mouseketeers, of the '70s versions of the NMMC. (Which I watched religiously and whose cast list ably filled the needs of the Facts of Life casting director. Lisa, Julie Piekarski and Shawnte Northcutte all appeared on FOL.) Plus she sang "I'll Be Home for Christmas" quite beautifully in the Christmas with Convicts episode. And a friend of mine has worked with Mindy Cohn---he says she's worried about how she's ageing. Oh Mindy. We love you no matter what.

Well, they were still being abused during those pre-London years. Fucking Nassar was around through that entire era. Used to be on a Saturday night, I would hop on Youtube and watch vintage meets. But his disgusting face kept popping up everywhere. I think you can see him in some footage of the aftermath of Kerris Strug's vault.

The Jermaine Jackson episode is such a camp classic--periodically my ex-roommate will just text me out of the blue "I'm goin'." Even that "documentary" about the show had Assaad Kelada mentioning Kim Fields's, um, acting in it. That tantrum. (Although she still acts circles around poor Jermaine.) But it really only highlights her and the above posters are right, they're going to go for an episode that features all four. I CAN'T WAIT.