Some FAQ (frequently asked questions) for u guysss (hope this helps) 🤍 An edit to my comments on Charlotte: I know overtime Charlotte becomes better and easier to watch I was trying to speak during those parts without revealing anything for people who haven’t seen it yet. Just wanna be mindful for those people. Also yes, I’m gonna make a video for each season & the movies & AYITL tysm for your support!
I actually did like when they interviewed randoms, they addressed the topics with different perspectives. Wish they could’ve done that more in later seasons
I really like those, many people face the same issue, not just white single women on their 30s. Its nice to see readers try to answer Carrie's questions on her writing
I used to really dislike Charlotte until I realized that part of her issues were the fact that she was trying to reconcile her true self (which is romantic, slighly nutty, but still rather sexual) with her straight laced background and cynicism of the local dating scene.
While you're absolutely right, and it makes her a well written character - a great character, even - it doesn't make her likeable (as a person). I can understand why someone is a certain way, and empathize, but still be annoyed at them and not want to hang out. That being said... The arc of her reconciling those parts of her is absolutely fantastic. Even with "and just like that" - which is IMO a less than mediocre show - Charlotte and how far she's come are the best points of it.
@@ankyfire I do agree that a metric for a likable character is asking myself if I would want to be friends with them....but it does happen that I would like to be friends with Charlotte. Younger me would have written her off as kind of boring but today I would have seen her nutty side and loved her for it.
Hey transformation over the series is my favorite. As much as I hate how often she butts heads with Samantha, I just wish she was written to appreciate Sam more, otherwise she's a great character.
I don't think it was more edgy and dark. What was edgy about it? They drink beer instead cosmos? Season 1 was very mediocre and the cutaways were cheesy.
Well, I disagree. Carrie's columns may look unserious and all in good flirtatious fun. But they did reflect on dating issues and society's expectations at that time which roused interesting conversations amongst the four girls. However, they were not dark at all.
How I always saw it was, Charlotte loves sex but is not proud of herself when she is promiscuous (like with the Rabbi), and with the guys she’s dating she THINKS they could be love or her guy so sleeps with them but it doesn’t turn out that way so she’s disappointed but keeps searching. She’s always loved sex, she just keeps expecting every guy will be some big love when it’s usually not. The difference is, Samantha is openly proud of her escapades doesn’t expect anything more - that’s the part where Charlotte disagrees with. When Samantha had a relationship with a woman Charlotte was the most supportive because she liked how Samantha was committed, and she was also supportive of Richard. I love how flawed the women on the show were, makes it way more interesting and real.
I agree that Charlotte was difficult to tolerate early on (at times), but I think her arc was the best in the show. She definitely becomes a better friend and person in the later seasons.
I love Charlotte so much . Isn’t she supposed to represent a woman trying to reconcile with her “conservative” upbringing and her more relaxed progressive lifestyle she’s growing into.
All I can say is, the last time I tried to watch season 1, I totally understood why Big didn't want to commit to her. She came off so needy and kind of nuts. I don't think she really relaxed until....well, I won't spoil it, but they do something eventually that really puts them on the same level.
I read one analysis that said Big genuinely liked/loved her and most of their problems were because he wasn’t moving at the same breakneck speed as her and she wouldn’t slow herself down even though that would have been more effective to get her what she wanted.
I am rewatching for the first time in like 10 years and oh boy.. Carrie really looks so much different now that I am an adult. She broke every boundary, she stalked his ex wife and went to church to meet his mother.. she also made out with some random guy and never told him. Like I get it, they try to say he had commitment issues but I am shocked he stayed that long, she was a hot mess. The fact that they ended up together makes sense, they truly deserved each other.
@@christinehohenshil2769 i saw a video in 2020 that described something similar. When I initially watched the movies and then the show, I saw things from Carrie’s perspective as I had tumultuous relationship at the time. During my rewatch in 2018, I realized that Carrie was the problem. Her insecure attachment style is what drove Big to be avoidant and put up walls. The show painted him as the “villain” but he was honest and intentional yet Carrie couldn’t handle it. She selfishly had to have things her way on her time.
Charlotte is hypocritical- yes, but I get more irked and mad at Carrie. She is insecure, emotionally immature, VERY SELFISH, can’t face the truth of her wrongdoings and expects them to back her up, and judgmental as hell. You’re absolutely right: I don’t know why they are friends with her. Samantha always deserved better. Love her
I like season 1 because the scenarios aren’t sooooo outlandish like they got later. The wacky hijinks and puns are still funny but in season one they flow so naturally, almost like the camera is on the characters just riffing off each other. But I also like the “interview” style, where Carrie monologues to the audience and gets opinions from the other people in her life about the subject of the week. I just love the aesthetic of season 1 as well. It’s so unlike any other season that came after. It feels more real and raw. Carrie’s hair is just 🤌🤌🤌
I rewatched this year, and even thought their relationship was toxic.. I truly think they deserved each other. Carrie was awful to some of her boyfriends, I think ending with Big was her karma.
@@aleeh2109 how is big her karma? He’s just a little distant bc he’s an older divorced man that’s a bit guarded after a life of settling into his ways. But he has always shown real care for her. He showed up to her book reading and was genuinely remorseful after reading her perspective on their relationship. He never intentionally hurt her and is perfect for her
Regarding Miranda at 4:30 Miranda had a lot of masculine traits. She was direct, argumentative, cynical, her features are sharp, she keeps her hair short which like you said may make people think she's a lesbian. She doesn't really comply with traditional female stereotypes. She a logical realist that while she looking for love, romance and softness aren't natural for. I think the show wanted to protray women like her as still feminine and that her leading with more masculine characteristics doesn't make her any less of a woman. Miranda actually makes some of the deepest connections in the show. Steve of course, skipper, and Robert. Which is juxtaposed to Charlotte who is romantic, soft, feminine, sometimes delusional but she has many more hookups that don't go anywhere. She has Trey which was a total failure because she liked the idea and the optics but she didn't love Trey as much as she loved the fantasy of him on paper. It wasn't until she embaced her true self that she found Harry. It wasn't until she came back down to earth and turned fantasy into reality that she married Harry. So when in Just Like That they turned Miranda into someone interested in women ift did a disservice to her original character. They originally wanted to show strong masculine serious women can find love, romance and passion. Even in the movie when steve cheats because Miranda falls into a work routine and they stop nurturing their connection she puts aside logic and goes back to steve. It was in that moment she finally integrated her cynical nature with her desire of real romance and love. So when just like that took it away from her and women like her is was really hurtful. EDIT: Hell even Samantha had James, Richard, Maria and Smith. Charlotte hooked up alot for someone trying to find love.
THIS. But I have separate thoughts on Miranda in the whole AJLT thing and I’m gonna do a video on it once I finish rewatching the series for the 1827373 time so I can really get into it and pull examples to back me up. But yes to Charlotte especially. All the things on Charlotte I completely agree with
But Miranda still finds love or at least romance in AJLT. She’s just making different choices about what partners she prefers. I hope you’re not trying to imply that her new love interests are somehow less worthy than if she were dating men.
@christinehohenshil2769 no I'm saying that in Sex in the City when Miranda was set up with a woman at her company softball game and she gave it a go she decided it wasn't for her and that her more traditionally male quailties don't make her a lesbian by default. Even her boss and colleagues put her in the lesbian box. She said "its like they fianlly figured me out" and that made things go better for her at work. When she came clean she lost the regular invite to events hosted by her boss/boss' wife. I'm just saying that being a tom boy is valid too, and Miranda used to be a great example of that, but she no longer is, and that's a loss for women like her.
I always liked that scene at the baby shower where Charlotte is upset at the stolen name and Sam comes in and tells them off and gets her out of there, cause it's one of the first times we see how loyal Sam is. I honestly wish we saw more of Sam and Charlotte's friendship
I loved the interviews. It underlined the 'city' in 'sex and the city'. It showed how many different people live in New York and that they all live a different life, solve their problems differently but at the same time they have alot in common
My hot take is that I like Charlotte. I relate to her a lot as someone who's looking for something serious but not able to find anything more than a casual thing. Yes she can be a bit judgy but overall I always root for her, she's my favorite.
Never was much of a fan of her, but Charlotte became much more tolerable to me as the show progressed - honestly around her divorce with Trey is when I started to feel like her hypocrisy and rose-colored glasses diluted.
When I originally watched this show I found it entertaining but once I started going out with lots of men it gets so relatable it’s insane. Like you just can’t predict what a love interest will do next even when you think they are normal. The one weird thing though is that the girls almost never get ghosted for some reason
Although Sex and the city has its flaws , it still holds such a big space in my heart. Love these types of videos, what did you think of the and just like that - the reboot? They are already making season 2.. Love seeing the characters back but geez that wasn't good. Would love to see a video on it!!
Sex and the city is my favorite show of all time, so it’s safe to say I vehemently abhorred And just like that. I was very disappointed to find out that aidan will be featured in season 2 because now I have to watch it, which I fully intended not to do after the first season finished.
AJLT Was a slap in the face to SATC!!! There’s absolutely nothing at all good or even decent about it! I don’t know who the new Miranda character is but that is not the Miranda from SATC! It’s just awful awful awful.. 🤮
Season 2 episode 7 Carrie: I’m afraid we don’t want the same things. Big: Things like, cake? 😡😡😡😡 idk why they wrote it so those two could end up together. He was incapable of communicating and she was incapable of reading the room.
Curious if this is your first time watching SATC? Season 1 will forever be my favorite season. So edgy and raw. Love when they break the 4th wall. Love the lack of cell phones. I think I’m the only person that genuinely likes Carrie - no she’s not perfect but no one is. I have no critics for this show, it’s all love, yes things are outdated but that was the norm for the time! :)
Nope I’ve seen it at least 7 times probably more. But whenever I rewatch things I react as though I’ve never seen it 💀 I do love the lack of cell phones too.
I think Samantha being older was significant because, as I myself am getting older, I give less and less of a f$*%! I’m gonna channel my inner Samantha and let my ME flag fly lmao
This was great - please do every season! Charlotte's annoying in the first season but her character arc is very interesting and slow-burning. All her conventional preconceptions of love and relationships are dismantled piece by piece over time: a relationship and marriage with a rich, good-looking guy isn't necessarily a recipe for success, marriage isn't necessarily followed by babies and basic compatibility and a sense of humour in a relationship is more important than the picture-perfect set-up. Perhaps that's why they lean into Charlotte's prejudices so much in the earlier seasons. Just a thought. Re: Carrie - terrible friend who can't read the room but fabulous clothes. Miranda: a groundbreaking character for the time and an ongoing inspiration for many women. Samantha - an absolute legend and I'm glad she's finally getting positive recognition. And I'm so sad that all this hard work was unravelled by "And Just Like That" 😭
I feel like Carrie doesn’t get enough credit for what she does for her friends too. She’s self absorbed but does a lot more for people than viewers are willing to give her credit for. She understands each girl more than anyone else
I really could listen to you talk about every season of this show and every single season of all my other fave shows! Your commentary is so funny!! Please keep making SATC vids
Aww I love this review. I was OBSESSED with SATC when it first came on in the 90's. I was in my twenties when it originally came out and looking back on it now I have so many different feelings about it. I don't think I could relate to them when it first came out but as I have aged, I can relate so much. I know the lines to every episode lol and can win any trivia game about this show LOL. Great review!
Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda don’t exist. Only Carrie does. The other 3 represent parts of her identity she struggles with. She wants to be a wife type and classy like Charlotte but also wants to sleep around and be noncommittal like Samantha. And she also wants to be a career woman like Miranda. All of her identity struggles create those characters inside of Carrie.
What I loved about the show is that every woman could identify to at least one of these 4 very different women! Sometimes you could even be a blended version! I myself would be a Samantha & a Miranda. Tough loving, yet very comfortable in my sexuality as a woman. The honesty of how women really interact and feel about themselves, one another, relationships ect. But most of all the central character was the friendship these women shared. All that said, Samantha actually does the same thing to Charlotte! She breaks her balls about love, marriage, & commitment yet she maybe not as often as Charlotte does but she has been open to love & commitment with Dominic, James, Richard, & Smith of course. What’s funny though, is it was Carrie that would get on my nerves the way Charlotte got on yours.. 😂
Okay, you just described how I feel about Carrie and Charlotte, but I absolutely love her! For me it's almost like she is the kind of "antagonist" they try to make us see Samantha as, but I really just like her because I feel sorry for the way she is, she probably been a victim of what society wanted her to be as a woman which is AWFUL, and the wort part of this is that she becomes one of those people and disapproves everything her friends do (when related to sex), but I still think she is a kind person and she just wants everyone to be happy, which is sad because she's looking for a fairytale that doesn't exist. But to end this book I wore I have to say that we need someone to dislike in those shows, almost like it's necessary to stand them for our personal growth and prepare us to deal with people like that.
If someone reads this I apologize if I seem to be rude or anything, English is not my first language and I'm insecure about being misunderstood as such cause it's tough for me to express how I feel inside, ALSO I forgot to say that I loved the video so much, I want to see more of them and I'll subscribe to your channel IMMEDIATELY! lots of luv Xx
well i def agree charlotte can be hypocritical and generally annoying, i do think the reason for me personally, i never got to a point where i hated her character, it’s because in a way, the show doesn’t like…celebrate (romanticize ? reward ? what are adjectives.) her perspective either. like i think charlotte gets roasted so much by the rest of the crew, it kinda helped balance things for me if that makes any sense 😂😂
This was super enjoyable to watch! Season 1 feels like good hearted satire to me hence looking into the camera and ridiculous scenarios. On another note, the audio engineer in me can’t help but notice the inconsistency in volume between different segments. Sometimes I had to turn up vol to hear something and the next clip was way louder. Just an observation, keep up the good work!
Compare s1 scenarios vs the put of this world Abu dabhi trip. I liked how relatable they used to be, like smoking pot or playing cards in carrie's apartment.
I know I'm late for this but OMG I LOVE SATC but Carrie was so toxic, and it saddens me how they didn't gave a Samantha more depth or how they tainted every girl with toxic things like Miranda's she cannot have it all ( not spoiling anything ), Charlotte SAME thing like someone said here in the comments maybe she was coming to terms with her sexuality and it seemed like a double standar. Thank for the video
I’ve seen the whole show so many times. It definitely does get better which is what keeps me watching. And yes, I’m planning on covering each season + the movies + AJLT. 🤍
holy shit u talk about SATC too yesssssss i love this show so much for nostalgia reasons but mAN has it been harder to watch my last few attempts 😩 can't wait to hear your nuanced take on it!!
LOVE this vid!! I feel like Carrie being an absolute hot mess was kind of necessary for the show. She's always been looking for a serious relationship but theres a reason she has to still be single right? haha otherwise it would be too simple!
When i grown older and watched the show ... i have a new respect for Charlotte she didnt want to be pleasing men to like her she has her own rules and didn't compromise
They should have made Charlotte the Sexually conservative/Chaste friend if they were gonna mad her behave the way she does. I was always personally sexually chaste because it felt right for me when others talked about their sexual escapades i still managed to STFU and not pretend they’re lower than me because they lived life differently 🙄 Her being a hopeless romantic is relatable Tho. Glad that meshes well with my husband
I love Charlotte, she represents women who were raised with narrow POVs around sex and relationships, and face challenges with themselves and their peers. I think she was a great part of the friend group because it was just a representation of another type of person.
Here me out: I just realized that the writing and acting of Mr. Big is very similar sometimes to Emily Gilmore. Just emotionally manipulative, withholding and so so frustrating. But any likeability at all that you get comes from good acting. That's my two cents... also I totally believe that rory Gilmore is on a path to being very much like Carrie Bradshaw. Or at least one of her friends 😂
Hi Kierra, have you thought about reviewing some old TV shows like Alias, Dark Angel, Felicity and the original Charmed? I'm not sure if they're too old or not. Cheers!
Charmed is definitely up soon, and I can look into the others as well although I generally prefer to discuss shows or films I’m super familiar with. I’ll still check it out tho!
I think, as a women brought up in the 90s, the characters are so realistic. The dilemas with being a woman in this time and their flaws are so true. Its a time that woman these days might not relate to.
@@kierralovestv OH this is exciting I watched a few episodes here and there, as I grew up in the 90s but never watched fully but I remember enjoying a few here and there but never watched episode by episode so I'm excited you are recaping them!
@@ScenariosOfDrea I keep hitting the dislike button by mistake on comments bc I keep thinking it’s where the reply button is lmao but yea I’m excited too I’ve seen it sooo many times and I’m thinking like when I first saw it I would’ve loved if someone did a season by season recap
The first time I watched this show I was about 19 (thanks library dvds!) And saw myself as a Charlotte as much as I saw myself in any of them. But dozens of rewatches later I am solidly in the Miranda/Samantha camp.
Tbh samantha being older and the most chaotic one on the sexual one gives a really clear perspective on the hookup culture and at.the end its the basic story of being strong bu your own means. Even if you are economically rich samatha is the wakening of every human when they hit their 30s. No more hormones sex is sex love is love and samatha is the best written character even if its through small snippets
I'm a little bit tired of people saying "big said he wasn't ready for a relationship, for this, for that" yea but he was doing something else. carrie was crazy, but he was a d*ck and it is his fault
I hate when I find some video where the storyteller begins saying some stuff about any of the women and I begin looking at this or that character differently, like now I must remember that Charlotte is a hypocrite though I always supported her self respect and her spirit for love
