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Fair. But that also translates to all of the perks, none of the responsibility. Pretty sweet deal for Tristan. Poor True. Scum dad, desperate mom. I hope the nannies are in overdrive.

Will somebody please explain to me the whole "he can still come around to family gatherings because he is True's father" rationalization at this point? This whole "be the bigger person" thing only goes so far. I get it the first time around. I rolled my eyes at it the 2nd time around. Now it just translates to "i am the dirt below the doormat" desperation.

I can't get enough of the tiktok with North and Chicago singing along to Eminem. It is absolutely adorable.

I wasn't referring to your post, more about carrie saying something along those lines in the show. I was agreeing with the convo here.

If books were dead there would be no more NYTimes bestseller's list, no more Oprah book club, no more reese bookclub, no more "book clubs." And whether they are physically picking up a book or reading on a tablet, "Books are dead" doesn't imply that reading is dead. Not to mention, as a woman in her mid-40s, approaching 50, there's a whole world being a woman in your 50s that really covered in the media. We're sort of left searching for it on our own - Carrie's niche could evolve as she aged, I don't get why we have this round peg square hole podcast that is supposed to be "shocking and edgy" and instead sounds like a game of "I Never" where people are trying to outdo everyone and you know half of is bullshit anyway. Don't like Che, don't like the other one on the podcast, and don't like Carrie on the podcast. Podcast is NOT the new writing. I'm personally victimized by this stupid podcast and Regina George. Che's standup wasn't funny either, then I thought maybe it wasn't supposed to be and I just assumed it was a comedy special? It seems more like this "rah rah pep talk" special than a standup comedy special? You are welcome. I read it not soon after my mother died, and honestly it's the only thing that has made sense. At least in my experience, I don't want to speak for others.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/just-todays-york-disappeared-sex-150000564.html Great article about NYC as AJLT's missing character.

I am seeing people complaining about Jackie crying and saying she doesn't want to do this. I am betting that is from the footage of last year that was not included...some kind of flashback about how last year was so hard and now she is in a different place. Speaking of Jackie, I like seeing her reach out to Jennifer given what the show did to Jackie and Evan last season. I also like seeing that shake up the fighting lines a bit. Melissa still needs Tre for a storyline. Tre calling Margaret a white trash is kind of comical coming from the jailbird, table tossing, pineapple girl. Granted I don't consider Margaret to be the epitome of class, they are real housewives afterall, but Tre is the white trashiest of them all.

The only redeeming parts of this episode were Carrie finding the phone number and calling it to discover it is only her landline (as 2 people who have no idea what our landline number is, both DH and I cracked up), Harry claiming that peeing wins over a phone call in the bathroom, and Anthony's conversation with Charlotte (and by extension, Charlotte's desire to acknowledge what her daughter has told her and be respectful of it, even if she was a fish out of water in that moment). The rest of it was a mess. I know there are people who are upset about Carrie not mourning enough, but honestly I think this is pretty realistic so far. People who haven't gone through it don't get it and Carrie thinking that she will need to "check these boxes" and then can move on. If this show is like real life - or at least I know how I and many others experienced it - a few weeks after you are done checking those boxes will be when the gravity of what's happened hits you emotionally and the breakdown happens. For me, it was during a trip to the grocery store in front of the granny smith apples because I had promised my kids apple pie like their Nana used to always make. For my neighbor, it was in her driveway, turning on the snowblower to clear her car out, which her husband always did. And THEN after those moments you are left to pick up what's left of you. Grief is like a spiral. It never goes away, it never lessens in intensity, it just circles around you and hits you less frequently as time goes on. In my experience, there's no such thing as moving on from it completely, you simply learn how to live in those moments when they do come back around to punch you in the heart again. But I don't expect the writers to acknowledge that and then I'll jump on the "mourning" bandwagon with all of you. ot to mention, I do believe that women overall probably handle grief better than men as a whole, but I don't believe that Carrie would be one of those women... I absolutely hate the podcast. Anybody else?

Honestly, I'm not sure how much I'd want Tristan around True. Yes, a child deserves a relationship with a father. But does a child deserve a relationship with a manwhore sleaze? Character matters.

I always got the impression that Carrie's "celebrity" was fairly minimal and niche...she was a writer, not an actress or model. And because she was a writer she had relationships that kept her in a certain circle. She also said to Berger that the papparazzi knew her primarily because she had been on the party circuit for so long. So her celebrity was not really what we think of from a true "fame" standpoint. And in all honesty, at 50, her name on the podcast circuit was probably kind of moot. I doubt the listeners to that podcast even knew who Carrie Bradshaw was? We already know that Carrie's lifestyle was particularly "enhanced" and didn't match reality for what she did, but that also means that on Samantha's client list, that somebody like Carrie, is not a make it or break it account. Honestly, she probably wouldn't even miss it.

Plastic surgery does not age well. So all the effort to keep yourself from looking older, goes down the tubes the older you get. But that's just my opinion as I embrace my emerging 45 year old laugh lines. I've earned every single one of these wrinkles, thank you very much, and I will wear the with pride. Yeah....I think they *think* they are doing that? My husband watched the first 2 episodes. He watched the whole series and both movies so he knows the characters and stories. His reactino was a good solid - Huh. He's pissed that they killed Big, who from his perspective, was the most interesting character ON the show itself. He thinks the Samantha excuse was pathetic (also one of the more interestingly written characters on the show from his perspective). The alcohol issue with Miranda was blatantly obvious to him (I missed it). But ultimately he thinks this is a writing issue. The writing is off and he thinks as a result, the acting is off. He doesn't think the storylines themselves are terrible per se, but it's just lousy writing. He pointed out that even though they killed Big which he doesn't agree with, it's not like Big didn't have heart issues, nor is it unheard of for somebody in their 50s to suddenly find themselves widowed and what does that mean at that age as opposed to later when it might be more expected. But the writing is almost like a caricature of itself around these things so it's just...bad.

I don't know. I feel oddly proud of her. Dear god, what has become of me? 😱

Yes, but she didn't write that, a man did.

Oh, and one more thing. Using the song that they had at the end of the series finale, which was meant to be this amazing uplifting moment about self-realization and the value of the positive relationships in your life, with the added bonus of Carrie finding love...was messed up! MPK gave an interview where he said that ending scene is the reason WHY he "had to" kill Big because ultimately this show was about Carrie and who she grew to be, not about Carrie and Big (you still didn't need to kill him off, dude), so I suppose that's why they linked that finale song to the credits in this case, but I still didn't like it. It's like in his quest to "fix" what he saw as problematic in the first series, by looking at it through a 2021 lens (I still stand by my statements that this show was groundbreaking for its time), he's also tearing apart the magic of the original run. I literally don't know a single person who wanted Big dead, other than MPK. If the show is ultimately about the evolution of Carrie discovering who she is at all stages of life, then just have them divorce at CARRIE's choice. Perfectly realistic as well and a similar journey of self-discovery. The show handled Sept. 11 absolutely beautifully. They weaved the tribute of the city perfectly with Big's exit and mentions afterward were subtle yet everybody knew what they were talking about. This time, the pandemic anvils were literally crashing onto your head in the first 20 seconds. It would have been much smoother if they had simply had Bitsy saying her "after the year we've had" angle rather than the whole "remember when legally we had to stay 6 feet apart?" dialogue to open the show (in a restaurant that really wasn't even that crowded).

I rewatched the full series and both movies in the pandemic. It was pretty great. You just appreciate different things about it. The 2nd movie is still terrible, but the scene of Charlotte and Miranda in the bar in their suite where Miranda convinces Charlotte that it is okay to admit motherhood is not all roses and pink is awesome. I am going to watch the first 2 episodes again, maybe I am being too hard on the show. Update: Nope. Tried the first 2 eps again. Fast forwarded through most.

Forgive me, but a relatively lousy interview with MPK. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/just-creator-michael-patrick-king-221728432.html I feel like he's missed the mark here a bit about his audience.

Well, then maybe it was guilt flowers. Or maybe it was Samantha being Samantha, who at her core was the most "ride or die" of them all (okay, maybe Miranda was too) until this most recent plot-driven, not character-driven, explanation. Unless KC comes back to the show and they do a plot line for her - and it better not be her groveling - then we'll never know. I am sorry for your loss. I lost my mom about 5 years ago. My father about 6 months before the pandemic started. It is just an awful stage in life. Could you imagine Samantha's reaction to the meat-packing district today? Or neighboring Chelsea? Agreed. Not to mention, if they go that route, I feel like it plays into that old misogynistic idea that two women, one of whom is a lesbian, couldn't POSSIBLY just be friends. Wink Wink, Nod, Nod. Show - if you are reading this - do not go there. Women can enjoy each others company, with affection and warmth and love and support regardless of sexual orientation.

Honestly, I think death is a bit different. For one, Samantha knew Big the same amount of time as Carrie. They met him the same night (if you recall, he turned her down). She was there through all of it. Even if the friendship is gone, that doesn't mean that Samantha can't acknowledge how monumental the loss of a spouse would be - things like this transcend the ultimately petty bullshit. When both of my parents died, I heard from friends I hadn't heard from in years. Including some, where over time, things had turned sour for whatever reason. People reached out in multiple formats - from the facebook private message, to cards, to flowers. Hell, I even heard from my own "Mr. Big" (who I never married, I should point out, I married the most wonderful man in the world) during that time who had never even met my parents. Those touchpoints actually do mean something. It's comforting that even if you don't connect beyond the thank you, the person who meant so much to you in your life is acknowledged, and so is your grief. NY in the late 90s and early 00s was an absolute playground. I miss that NY. It's not the same. Or I'm older and more cynical and aware of the world than I was back then. Maybe it's both. I don't either, been there, done that. I feel like next-generation stuff is tough to pull off, especially with a show as iconic as SATC. I feel like there was plenty of story to tell, we don't often get compelling tv shows about women in their 50s and I assume that we, the original audience, remain the target audience? We are only 2 shows in, maybe they are still finding their footing. I also hope in episode 3 we have a 6 month leap forward, because if Carrie is asking about dating in 2 episodes, I'm going to be really pissed.

I actually thought when we caught that scene of Carrie watching the couple at the restaurant that you'd see Carrie move away from a funeral with a coffin and service entirely and do something that was more about celebrating the life of Big, as opposed to trying to go funeral chic. Is there a Big version of an Irish wake - something at an old New York location, with Moon River playing and cigars and scotch and all that? I think what Carrie did was certainly better than what the funeral home was offering, however I'm not sure it was very Big. I really don't want them to make Miranda an alcoholic.

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Add me to the list. No way. And there's no way my parents would have been okay with it either. EVER. I get that living in the city means they can't be in the backseat of a car on a deserted dead end street like all of us in the suburbs used to do, but come on. When you are 17, IF you are going to have sex in your house while your parents are home, you're doing it super quietly because even if Miranda and Steve are trying to be all progressive and understanding, I don't believe for a second that both 17 year olds would be all in like that. At least one of them, it not both, would have been absolutely mortified at such a concept. They are SEVENTEEN. Not 27. And honestly, have a little respect for your parents, they don't want to hear you have sex any more than you want to hear YOU have sex. At 17 OR 27. I feel like they know that with Samantha out of the show they needed the sex component somewhere and they are trying to achieve it through the teenagers. But...no. Not at 17 and not in the room next door. I found it pretty unrealistic. Raise your hands if you've simply sat there while your 17 year old is having headboard banging, screaming at the top of your lungs sex in the room next door? Anyone? I get really frustrated with the "normal teenagers! teens being teens!" - we've seen where that attitude got us with "boys just being boys!" let's not repeat it in teenage-land. Yes, teens will have sex, yes they will be obnoxious, yes they will push boundries. But that does NOT mean that we just shrug it all off and shirk the responsibility of teaching teens what's appropriate and what's not, even when they roll their eyes at us. Sorry Miranda and Steve, it's not Brady, it's you. If I were a teen, or tween, I'd want to be friends with Rose. She seems awesome. The 2 best parts of this episode was the envelope from Samantha - didn't see it coming at all and I bawled - and Rose jumping up and cheering for Lily (very Smith cheering on Samantha).

Don't forget Robert! She did more than meet him. To quote Samantha, "you're fucking a hot black doctor and Steve has a tampon up his nose." Okay, I miss Samantha. On a shallow side, I found KD's plastic surgery to be really distracting compared to SJP and CN who I'm sure have had some work done, but seem to be embracing their age a bit more naturally? I also wasn't loving CN's style in this episode. I thought her style evolved beautifully in show - they softened her a bit as she met Steve and became a mother. She was always a bit more conservative, but she wore it well and it was classic for her. Her styling now ages her. The elevator scene...Honestly, Che should lose her job for something like that.

Okay, I absolutely hated the Samantha explanation. They could have easily moved to London with assassinating her character because there's no way Samantha would have dropped Carrie over that, let alone all 3. A simple, she moved, we have slowly lost touch but she is doing well would have been sufficient. And I hate that they killed Big. I hope we get flashbacks, I have no interest in a new love interest for Carrie after 6 seasons and 2 moves of Big. After the series finale, I attended a conversation with the writers and actresses and they said "it was always Big." That had been repeated over and over again in interviews etc. So I hate that they did that. I am not convinved Miranda would have acted that way in her attempts to be woke. Charlotte? Yes. But Miranda who called out men for being sexist pigs towards her in boardrooms wasn't going to act that way in the classroom, was she? And am I the only person who sat there saying "that's not the 116th street CU station, that's not MSM, etc?" Morningside Heights has filming taking place constantly. Law and order alone can be found filming up there any day of the week. It is a stunning area of NYC. If the city is your stage, why not use the right locations? It's not like the institutions up there wouldn't allow it, they do all the time. All that criticism aside - I am in. Because I love this show. And despite the attempts to correct its past through a 2021 lens, I loved how groundbreaking it was back then. This is the show that brought funky spunk, sex swings, HIV tests, masterbation, and physical gay and lesbian relationships to the mainstream. Did it check every box? No of course not, and in 25 years this will also feel dated. But it talked the way my friends and I spoke to each other as we navigate the city in our 20s and 30s. We just did it in knockoff manolos...this episode was trying really hard and honestly it didn't need to. But I am still in it.

Khloe doesn't necessarily have bad karma. But she has horrible taste in men, zero self-esteem, and desperately thinks that "the fairytale" and being "obsessed!" with someone is a true relationship. Honestly, Tristan is a serious scumbag. The real victims here are the kids. Just wait until they do the timelines and piece this all together.

I am currently catching up on season 2 and somebody please tell me what is going on with Meredith. Her face doesn't match her voice for some reason. Is she too frozen, is that the issue? Is it the monotone, combined with the frozen face with the injected lips that look like they are lagging behind the words she speaks? It is really creeping me out. She is...flat and plastic. And way too tightly wound.