And Just Like That… all we can do is cringe (the satc reboot review)

i watched And Just Like That aka the sex and the city reboot and i really didn’t like it so, spoiler alert, this is a pretty negative review of the messy and cringey hbo max show. i'm also discussing the beef between sarah jessica parker and kim cattrall and how it influenced the script, agesim, and the core problems that made and just like that unwatchable.
00:00 intro
01:29 satc and postfeminism
02:01 the infamous newsweek article about single women
03:04 and just like that makes life over 50 look dull
05:40 feud between sjp and kim cattrall
07:35 samantha's absence
09:48 satc messiest moments
10:50 faux wokeness and tokenism
13:17 poor research
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[@KasiaSopniewska]

who also would watch a spin-off about seema, rabbi jen and anthony in the city?

[@bpluslife]

I would watch Seema’s single life in NYC as long as MPK is not allowed to write about it.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

Nah, I’d rather see Samantha in London - a woman in her 60s handling sex and friendship without dissembling. Maybe Seema could see what Carrie really is and visit Sam to see who SHE really is? It would be easy enough to set that up … in a world where a woman with a drinking problem can cure herself in a day, where a woman in an incredibly LOOK AT ME dress can ILLEGALLY dump ashes into the Seine - not nearly enough ashes to comprise an entire adult body - MY husband John’s ashes would require a Birkin and even my cat’s ashes would need at least a Kate Spade. Besides, Samantha could meet up with Emily in Paris - that poor girl desperately needs the advice of an elder, and who better than a woman with an eye as sharp as Samantha’s and a heart big enough to comfort? And wouldn’t Sam be the perfect mother figure for that poor virtual orphan? Say that Emily visits Alfie in London … As for me: I’m sixty-fucking-seven, and I ROCK these glasses!

[@Hollis_has_questions]

@@bpluslife Why single out MPK? He’s the leader, sure, but his loyal staff is just as guilty. Listen to them in their writers’ chats, gleefully admitting their complicity while they trash the audience. They weren’t “just following orders.”

[@SoniaScrapbook]

Anthony was always irritating to me but he's the only one from the original series that the new writers didn't make go full retard so I respect the consistency there. And I would totally watch Seema along with LTW and even the college professor who's name escapes. I'll pass on the trans rabbi. Love how you said "Money, yes the mo-ney."

[@blurdreamer]

nope, enough for the spin off

[@Hollis_has_questions]

Excellent analysis. The joke’s on them - the absence of Samantha has been a real eye-opener. It made it very apparent that Samantha was the glue that held SATC together, that she was the most loyal friend and the most honest person of them all. AJLT has revealed Carrie to be the most self-centered, least honest character and a terrible friend. And all the King writers couldn’t put Carrie back together again. Clearly, AJLT - just like Humpty-Dumpty - had a great fall.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

Samantha was not only an extremely loyal and non-judgmental friend, but also an empowered woman, who celebrated her sexuality into middle age.

[@ascent8487]

I agree that it was never going to be as good without Samantha. Though Cattrall and the others didn’t get along behind the scenes, they were magic in front of the camera. However, I think the show still had a shot at being decent (even without her) had the writing been remotely good.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

@@ascent8487 *Even remotely good* Agreed

[@sarrhodes8277]

Carrie is horrid and utterly selfish from start to finish. Not a nice character at all.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

@@sarrhodes8277 I’ve always seen Carrie as a terrible person, so I guess I have the AJLT writers to thank for making it easy for the general audience to see Carrie for who she really is.

[@melisma8747]

I always forget that in the original series Samantha was 50 at the end. She was stunning. Why in the reboot, the looks and personality of the characters are like, older than they really are and I don't mean the hair

[@DylanRomanov]

I feel like they changed their wardrobes way too much . I understand they might not show as much skin as they did in their 30s40s but they went from fun sexy looks to very conservative librarian chic lol

[@carastone3473]

Same question here! Why do they all act like they have one foot in the grave???

[@kasiapysio]

*satc fans after watching the reboot*: we couldn’t help but wonder… what was the point?

[@KasiaSopniewska]

we couldn’t help but wonder… why didn't carrie call 911?

[@michellewal8219]

@@KasiaSopniewska because reluctant Chris had to be talked into appearing on the reboot, so he had to die!!

[@sidoniemany2339]

Yessss. Why o why?

[@mks9469]

$$$$$$$$$$. THAT was the point!

[@vmvm949]

@@sidoniemany2339 cause big needed to die in the plot

[@gypsydoratarot8441]

As a 52 year old I can attest that your 50’s are most definitely not boring OR unhinged. Watching the reboot was very painful. The writers are so out of touch!

[@vmvm949]

are you saying your life its better than this fantasy world of glamour?

[@gypsydoratarot8441]

@@vmvm949 I’m saying that women do not automatically become unhinged or boring in their 50’s.

[@tatywork9126]

i am 51 and i have to say that life does become rather dull after a certain age. not for everybody. but for many. sometimes it starts right after 30. and for some,

[@agnesphilips2714]

@@tatywork9126 Its entirely up to you You don't suddenly become a corpse when you turn fifty. You can still look good keep fit and love life and events. It's all about mindset, not money or fantasy.

[@tatywork9126]

@@agnesphilips2714 hormones. Not up to us. Sorry it’s nature biology. Not everybody is susceptible but many if not most.

[@wikstr18]

The treatment of Kim on the set of SATC won't let me sleep at night, idk why but when i found out they formed a clique against her, I instantly started disliking them in my eyes even though they were very good actresses

[@KasiaSopniewska]

it breaks my heart that they treated Kim so badly and got away with it

[@asarishepard8171]

Same here. I comb over everything now when I rewatch an ep from the first series. Kim, she can do no wrong. Everyone else. I'm judging you....

[@JLDReactions]

That is pure rumor. Everyone else has said that SJP was a joy to work with. Even the guy who played Smith agreed with SJP. You are losing sleep over rumors. Stop believing everything you hear.

[@JLDReactions]

@@KasiaSopniewska Where's the proof that this actually happened? There is none. So you could be stressing out over nothing. I'm sick of people trying to trash Sarah Jessica Parker without proof.

[@wikstr18]

@@JLDReactions yeah, I know it's rumors but I also, since i heard them, started looking at the characters differently, I can kinda see some tension between the actresses on screen, I'm a firm believer that they can't hide everything just because they are actresses

[@aleeh2109]

One thing that endlessly bothers me about the Samantha storyline is that Samantha never cared about money, Carrie was BY FAR the least wealthy of the group.. she only became more financially comfortable after the book but was still a reckless spender and her income became much better after her and Big finally got together, Samantha worked on Carrie’s book party for free as her publicist so this whole idea of Samantha ending her friendship with Carrie for something so frivolous is incredibly out of character, is like they could not diss Kim’s name so they just proceeded to make Samantha out to be a bitter money-hungry friend.

[@pixelpulse0755]

Does anyone else think that the reason why Carrie on the show was such a mess of a person and terrible friend was because bits Sarah's personality leaked into the character every time she was acting?

[@kathconserv]

Yes.

[@asarishepard8171]

She wasn't acting she was playing herself after awhile.

[@wisconsieee]

Yes. Carrie got more and more unbearable the more input Sarah had as a producer -- I don't think that's a coincidence

[@hellund2874]

If it did, then that was a good thing. None of the characters were perfect or perfectly relatable. But they were a lot more interesting and relatable than the odd cringy cyborg-like women we see in AJLT

[@JLDReactions]

No, that typically comes from the general public having a hard time telling the difference between actors and the characters they play. According to other sources, Kim Cattrall was the difficult one to work with.

[@lotrgirl275]

Samantha was and will always be the backbone of the show. She had her own kind of morals, but never let her friends down. Unlike Carrie who flip-flopped for every guy she met. I am so glad Kim Catrall got off the wagon just in time. This remake is a woke cringefest with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Bravo, Kim! 😁😘

[@chipmunkpark8826]

My mom is her 50s...and yikes none of her friends nor her behave like the ladies here. They are all very funny, non complaining, love fashion and their careers, etc (Some even go back to school which is something Miranda does in the reboot to abandon it again💀)

[@realSimoneCherie]

I felt like a living Samantha but just gay, and black, and broke and in college. Without her I knew this would be disappointing for me regardless.

[@LeUtubeAcc]

Me too except male🤭🤭

[@TheTaxburden]

Show is nothing without Samantha. When I heard she wouldn't return, I knew I wouldn't be watching. Calling it out of touch is an understatement.

[@bonniehowell9206]

Same here.

[@gingerfellah5665]

I never got why they would bang on about being old at 55. I divorced my husband, got a twenty something boyfriend and became a stand up comedian by the time I was 55. Most of my friends are much younger than me and I do cross fit. I think it’s a mindset.

[@kimjames6028]

This❤

[@ansett7687]

The original pushed the boundaries. Empowered women dating to live their best lives and inspiring others to do so. This reboot should have carried that theme on, instead they regressed.

[@ascent8487]

The weird thing is there was a non-binary writer for the show. Che was at least in part based on them. And the actor portraying Che is also non-binary. So how they portrayed Che so horribly, I don’t know. It’s possible they personally just suck as people. ??

[@KasiaSopniewska]

most likely yes

[@chifuchi]

Yes!! If you read Sam Irby's work, it's all very very dark, intimate and heavily based in her own experience. She writes struggling about depression, failing marriage and monogamy, sexuality, obesity etc. It makes you feel bad because indeed it does appear she has had a terrible, very dark life and negative experiences. Having that life and mindset to write is way way different from Sex and the city, which is supposed to be a lighthearted positive empowering fun show about privilege white women.

[@Tobelia]

@@chifuchi I have no time for AJLT but I personally find Irby’s essays incredibly funny - very disappointed that didn’t translate across to the show

[@sew_gal7340]

Well yes, just because you are gay or straight doesnt make you an expert on being gay or straight....This is where people get it wrong, people should be judged on their talents and skills not just on their labels. I am intersexed person and i can tell you i dont have a degree on this condition where i can write an engaging script for it. People dont always understand deeply the topics that they are writing about.

[@justalangusta260]

Sometimes it's now about the script it's about acting, the way how a show is directed, edited etc. My favourite movie (or at least the most significant movie in my life) "Three Colours Blue" has a hopeless script (filming version) and even the operator/person responsible for pictures said in the interview that first version of the movie was 'unwatchable'. So the script it's not everything. They could cut a few scenes and everything seems different.

[@alcanceodivino-um]

The issue is that Kim Catrall looks much better than all the other actors

[@JLDReactions]

Not really.

[@freebee8221]

not really but i didnt like how they wrote her off the show because samantha wanted more money from carrie.

[@mario10zeus]

One of many issues

[@kendallrivers1119]

​@@JLDReactionsyou're out of your mind of course she does. She looks natural in her age. Kristin Davis especially messed up with that plastic surgery bull.

[@positivelysimful1283]

I have so many problems with this show, and you named quite a few. But as a 52 yr old woman, the way they approach aging and the later middle-ages, I just can't relate at all. They should take a tip from the Golden Girls maybe.

[@vivienvortanz7557]

Before AJLT came out it was kinda leaked that there was a funeral scene - I was so sure it would be Samanthas funeral. I thought they would just say her cancer came back. Was nobody thinking that?

[@crazy4orlando2]

I think they were thinking the show was gonan be such a hit, and they left the door open only to slam it in Kim's face. Joke's on them, though, the show was horrible. They wanted her to come crawling back for a check only to later reject her or even use her as a cow and continue to exclude her on set and treat her poorly. I believe they are that stupid and that cruel.

[@RagingRaven88]

Wait a minute, the excuse the writers gave for Samantha not being in the show is because of money? Do they not remember how Sam did a huge launch for Carries's book free of charge? (Venue, catering, guest list, party planning) She also set up Carrie's book cover photos with designer clothes to pose in. That costs thousands of dollars and she did it for free. She did it because Carrie was her soulmate and now all that past generosity is thrown away because now Samantha is greedy? I don't think so.

[@chifuchi]

I don't wanna be a bummer but apparently they DID bring a new key writer to this series, called Sam Irby, which is a POC non binary person. The thing is, apparently she is a writer who focus on writing very very dark and intimate themes based on her own experience and nothing else, and finds funny in cringy and grotesque situations, and most surely made Che as her self-insert. If you hear the podcasts it does appear like the other writers agreed to everything she said and just let her mess with everything. I understand the importance of bringing a poc non binary but in this case I think Sam Irby wasn't it, how can a person who clearly hates white rich people in her work write about a series of rich white people? That's why everyone feels so out of character.

[@ramieal-hazar2438]

Lmao I am so glad I’m not woke do you even get how ridiculous you sound 😂😂😂

[@malovina]

I though I read she was bisexual? Married to a woman? Am I wrong?

[@thehalcyonflight]

So a common misconception about "law" is that if you're a lawyer, you're just "a lawyer". Its like being a doctor. A psychiatric doctor and a neurologist, while both doctors, are certified and studied different things. Just like in law. Miranda was a corporate lawyer. She HAD to go back to school in order to be a Human Rights lawyer

[@gigggiii]

Honestly Che could have been such an amazing character but they just had go woke 😒. They could've been introduced as a new lawyer working with Miranda and instead being the reason for her divorce, they could've helped Miranda navigate her sexuality. Making Miranda a lesbian all of a sudden didn't make any sense because it was clear in the original series that she was ABSOLUTELY attracted to men and she made fun of Samantha for exploring her sexuality. However, Che could have helped her navigate bisexuality without causing an unnecessary divorce🥴

[@nenee009]

they*

[@gigggiii]

@@nenee009 oh sorry

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

Ikr there was even an episode when Miranda kissed a woman and said she felt nothing.

[@aleeh2109]

I have been so confused, just rewatched SATC and they literally had an episode where Miranda confirmed indeed that she was not a lesbian, even thought it was clear it would’ve been more beneficial for her career is she was.. but somehow AJLT went back, and I understand sexuality is complicated and maybe took Miranda decades to realize, but it could have been handled so much better in order to make it a logical change.

[@melissacollins6442]

they make 50+ year to be boring and life to be mundane. They also make it like having a husband with kids is uninteresting. It's like they couldn't have some story lines on married life sex is like with teen kids? or exploring themes on how the women try to spice up the married sex life. Instead they just complain how "old" they are, and try hard to impress 20 somehting year olds. Something the characters would never do in the previous series.

[@Lina-lq7jm]

THere is a bit of a truth to it. Not a lot. But... I also agree that showing having husbands and kids is uninteresting - is insulting actually. THere are so many themes to be explored, but when it comes to being single and 50???? While I am not 50, I have a few 40 year old friends who are single. ANd my sister in-law who is 50 has single 50 year old friends... they all are unhinged in some way. SOmetimes it seems like they are trying to live in the days when they were 20, except they arent. And don't understand that the world moved on. THat the life moved on.

[@melissacollins6442]

@@Lina-lq7jm I think you are projecting your self imposed judgment on women that are single and unmarried late in life. There are women who are MARRIED with children in their 40's and 50's that I know who are depressed and unhinged. Women are told that if they are are not married and have no kids that they are losers or lepers in society, this is wrong. The original series poked fun at this societal judgement and that's why it was cool, rebellious and interesting. The point is that we are all individuals leading our own spiritual path, our lives are not all supposed to be the same nor should they be.

[@Lina-lq7jm]

@@melissacollins6442 Self imposed judgment? Explain that to me, please. Also, yes, there are married women who are deranged, but in general... and all stats by the way prove it... married women are just happier than the single women who reach a certain point in life. This is not even me or my judgment talking. It's data. So if marriage and kids is a path to a more fulfilled life for most women (not all, of course) then there should be a certain push toward that. right now what we have is a selfishly hedonistic society that pursue only self gratification that is usually a short term thing. And in the long run... it brings no happiness to anyone.

[@violetblue1251]

50s can be cool too if you know how to explore it. Sadly the creator refuse to change carrie character so she stuck with 30s mentality.

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

It’s odd. It’s like they found a bunch of 20 somethings to write about life after 50. I’m not quite there yet, but damn…

[@kellyharper8072]

Portrayed getting older horribly.

[@billhilton3265]

This reboot reveals america right now, shallow, loveless, materialistic, and going down in flames! And i forgot to mention americas hate of anything that ages, which is one of americas favorite past time, making fun of people getting old, even though your ALL heading that way..... Good luck young folks, id say your doomed, but id rather it be a surprise! Btw, we will do as we please at any age, deal with it

[@JacobStein1960]

The real sequel to Sex in the City is Emily in Paris, created by the same person. Emily in Paris is the fantasy of today's young women as Sex in the City was the fantasy of women in the 1990's

[@labasurita]

I truly loved this!!! you spilled facts. The series was so focused on being woke when the characters all ready had modern beliefs on marriage, relationship, sex and lgbtq rights (besides that episode w the transphobic slur) on the original series. I feel like it would’ve been fine just for them to show us what our favorite characters are up to now that they’re on their 50s, instead they based the series on trying to change them and mold them into new ideas, some of them COMPLETELY out of character. It seems like the writers forgot who the series audience really is, they could’ve show case the life of 4/3 incredible women who aren’t afraid to age while we see them go through real life obstacles that people fase on their 50s and they are so afraid to happen. This reboot was such a big opportunity to showcase modern woman-adulthood- but they literally gave 2 craps about the plot, the characters and their audience.

[@invictus1961]

what transphobic slur? I remember them being so loud in the middle of the night .....and Samantha called them out - you may not do that because someone is transgender or whatever?

[@labasurita]

@@invictus1961 She called them “tranny” and also on another episode they referred as them as “Half men, Half Women” it was obviously not a big problem at the time but it is now.

[@Gobble_de_Goop]

​@@labasuritaTranny isn't a slur. Also describing them as "half man/half woman" isn't that bad. In truth, they are 100% male with female personality traits and an appreciation for traditional female aesthetics.

[@daphneroman9163]

I missed Samantha! That was the best character and Kim played it flawlessly.

[@elenanina]

I think Carrie was clearly not happy about her problematic relationship with Big, she was not single and faboulous, she was suffering from codependency. As much as I recognize revolutionary and contemporary aspect in the first season of the show, I think it shows us lots of issues that we still have in our society today, with over romanticized relationship and marriage! It's was and still is a good mirror today, for women to reflect about themselves! That's just how reality is!

[@JC-yy8iv]

Sometimes I think about an alternate universe where Darren Star had remained showrunner all the way up to the present day, or at least a universe where his original vision had been shared by his successor. Big would have never come back after the season 2 finale… the show wouldn’t have pivoted to a regressive “happy ending” romantic ethos… idk it’s just interesting to think about.

[@kathconserv]

It’s because Kim Catrall has class and is the talented actress and the other three are mediocre.

[@nenee009]

and she's also a Polanski supporter so she can't be a good person, just saying.

[@vernicegirl8987]

Why are y’all assuming it was SJP that was the problem? I’m not saying she was or wasn’t but no one other than those behind the scenes knows what really happened since everything is alleged. There’s no reason to come for the entire cast as if we know them in person. Y’all are taking this way to personal. And people come for the talent and looks…. Really not Necessary

[@rodentary]

They did Kim Cattrall dirty in the original season so it doesnt surprise me that they treated her this way in the reboot

[@annie_xo]

I haven’t seen this show because I had a feeling it would be terrible and the reviews just confirmed it. Something that really pisses me off is how they seem to have portrayed Miranda as this clueless moron when in the original show she was clearly aware of social justice issues and quite progressive.

[@asarishepard8171]

Sjp is the villian concerning the treatment to kim Cattrall on set. She was jealous of another woman and used her power to make working conditions miserable. Only a small petty person will do this to someone.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

I also heard (although this might be just a made up gossip) that when sjp became the satc producer she deliberately gave kim storylines like chemotherapy just to make her look ugly on screen...

[@bluecollarlit]

Interesting.

[@ClioMako]

There is a saying that states that "everything woke turns into cacadookie", to put it as politely as possible. This sequel series seems to be no exception. Might watch if I ever want to get my dose of cringe.

[@nursemain3174]

Charlottes actress looks different in a scary but familiar way now

[@PinkLlamaGrl]

They should have had Samantha hide her breast cancer relapse and goes overseas for treatment and passes AND not kill off Big. Let’s see what Carrie is like when she’s not obsessing over Big.

[@Silly_u1908]

Big was killed off due to Chris Noth’s “me too” allegations (KZbin has been particular about their comment restrictions). I think the show and network wanted to end their relationship with the actor to avoid tarnishing the brand. Also I think they wanted to keep the door open in the event Kim and SJP make amends/ find common ground. Samantha was a beloved character and would bring more interest into the show than Big.

[@OwlBard]

3:20 the more I look back on the show, the more I realize how iconic Samantha truly was. I'm actually really grateful that Kim Cattrall did not do AJLT.

[@loriprice9338]

What's interesting to me is that the only person speaking out about the toxic work environment was Kim Catrell. No one else has spoken out, at least to my knowledge.

[@beverleyferguson8942]

Lou Price. The reason Kim Cattrall talks about the toxic environment was because she was receiving it. Not the other way around.

[@bluecollarlit]

When one person is harassing another, in a work environment, onlookers either stay clear or join the abuser, to try to keep themselves safe.

[@AgustinaGorni]

The podcast live calls drove me crazy!!!

[@KasiaSopniewska]

thank goodness i wasn't the only one

[@uiuc007]

Agreed Such a snoozefest You can be in your 50s and have fun Plus it is painfully too woke

[@paulettenoel4391]

It's aweful. They are trying to make Carrie's character back to before she met Big now that he's gone. I honestly cannot get over how they made Miranda - the straight tight ass lawyer into a lesbian. Was this a way to make up for Samantha's character? 🙄

[@vernicegirl8987]

Isn’t the real life actress lesbian? I feel like that’s why they did that. It’s annoying because in the 1st season, she literally said she was straight and confirmed it with herself and the audience. It’s so dumb.

[@Cicelyize]

What ages the characters are the dreadful garish clothes and overdone make up… not the white hair. Quite the contrary to the Natasha appearance.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

you're totally right! initially i have overlooked this, but now that you mentioned it i cannot unseen it. all the characters are dressed so conservative and "age appropriate", no mini skirts, everything is so long and loose-fitted

[@Cicelyize]

@@KasiaSopniewska long and lose fitted is not what I mean. It’s how tacky, colourful/garish and age inappropriate (though I cannot imagine an age where some of those outfits would be “fine”) the clothes are. If you throw a mini skirt in there, it would be even more ridiculous. As we age, classy clothes with good fits are important. The costume design was dreadful and they looked like they either in costumes or in the middle of a mania attack. In my humble opinion.

[@sarrhodes8277]

Stating that a writer cannot write about people other than their own sex and their own type would make life for writers impossible. A writer couldn't then write a novel about an army General - especially if they were of a different sex - because they wouldn't have had the "lived experience" - nor write about a child, or a very old person - you can't bring in a binary writer for the show when it's already being written by someone else. Heck, at that rate, why not simply go the whole hog and say "you cannot write about any person other than yourself"? That's literature dead in the water straight off! Fiction authors cover everything and are allowed to write whatever they want. If binary writers are upset - fair enough - in that case go out and write a hit show or novel or play yourselves. There's plenty of space for more good writers! I agree though, that the introduction of new characters in this show seems to have been clumsy. They tried to do too much too fast. And Samantha was a disastrous loss to the series. She could have helped bind all the characters together via her tart observations.

[@laurarussello8195]

I was completely baffled as to whom And Just Like That was supposed to appeal to. Most women I know who are 50 are still very active, energetic, and out enjoying life - not at all like the neurotic, desperate to be "woke" characters being portrayed here. Very weird, awkward, and overall just bizarre. Get a clue, writers!

[@kathiesciullo2179]

The new show is so depressing. Samantha's character injected a great deal of humor into the original series, and it is sorely missed. I am watching snippets online and it isn't fun. Should have just stopped after the original series ended. The sequels weren't that great.

[@lj1210]

As "inclusive" as their writer's room is, obviously it does not include a redhead. A redhead would've told them that red hair doesn't turn gray. It turns blonde, and then white. That whole storyline with Miranda going gray is biologically impossible.

[@blacklavoux]

The fashion is just nonsense. Let’s start there.

[@lorijones9579]

I hated this reboot. I'll be shocked if a season 2 happens. The wokeness went unbearably, preachy too far, undermining the storylines of every episode. It was tiresome, boring, overwrought, and I was deeply disappointed. I rewatched some of the original series to see if I was remembering it with some golden aura it didn't deserve, but it was a great series. And this didn't begin to live up to it.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

oh they are filming the second season as we speak!

[@smartmarketing173]

I’d forgotten about those events of the 90’s til you mentioned their relevance- good call!

[@KasiaSopniewska]

it’s funny because on one hand it feels like it was not that long ago, but on the other it also feels like a totally different world at this point

[@Itsacamlife]

I was so disappointed in the reboot of this series. I remembered the original sex and the city would always have a great message at the end of each episode and it was always hopeful, but this reboot didn't give me any of that. I missed Samantha!

[@justinehaines]

This show is bad for SO many reasons… it seemed like they had board meetings to discuss HOW BADLY they could destroy this show, then they would find one minute that wasn’t horrific, and throw in more terrifying moments.

[@asarishepard8171]

The sorry thing is they thought their writing was good. I've heard the writers podcast, they actually believe they did great. Its the most middle school pat yourself on the back podcast.

[@AnitaNewport]

That wig Cynthia Nixon was wearing is the most offensive thing about the show.

[@nocturnefullmoon4587]

Why?

[@lj1210]

​@@nocturnefullmoon4587 Red hair doesn't go gray. It goes blonde, and then white. Not only was the gray wig ugly, but the entire storyline was biologically impossible.

[@sarahb5464]

Great analysis -- my one disagreement is how the characters couldn't handle trans/nonbinary identities. As very sheltered and privileged cis white women of a certain age, they reminded me a lot of women of my mom and her friends who really cannot figure out "they" as a singular article, and always refer to trans people as "trans-brother"/"trans-friend"/etc. This felt like a pretty natural continuation from the 80s/90s belief that people were only bisexual until they figured out whether they were actually gay. It's off putting to hear that language, and weird and to show characters with so little growth on tv in 2022, but it also feels realistic for characters who were so insulated and ignorant in their 30s.

[@kathconserv]

Yea. A holocaust joke is never ok. I’m so glad I canceled HBO years ago.

[@angelicaknows]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 and #JusticeForSamantha

[@KasiaSopniewska]

and for Steve!

[@angelicaknows]

@@KasiaSopniewska Definitely for Steve!

[@mahlasedimojapelo7808]

was Charlotte ever Single and Fabulous (no question mark)... I feel like she spent most of her life waiting for the perfect guy, to give her the perfect ring and the perfect life

[@josefinebliss2801]

So what? She got what she wanted in the end too. The others not really. She had a goal and she didn't give up on it.

[@karinmabry7092]

Great video- I rewatch sitc shows I have seen 100 times. I have never rewatched a whatever this is called- and just like that. Agreed, too. Like the middle eastern movie- felt like the writers just dialed it in from home. Someone said- I can pump out ten episodes of sitc reboot in, idk, gimme a month. It is like so little thought went into the writing- it is, as if, greed covered their eyes. They knew we would watch sitc2, they knew we would watch this- you are so right- actual effort went into the writing when it was a show. It was easy to think of Carrie as an actual artist in NYC, a writer, a poet, and a successful one, at that. Now it is like 52 is the new 92 or something. Like, geez, y'all, do a little stretching , lol. You are only as young as your spine!!

[@wyleong4326]

You can be a positive person and have negative comments. Coz if the show sucks, it sucks. So, don’t worry about it ;) I was 50-50 about it. And I wished Steve had never went to the bridge.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

oh yes, AJLT really did Steve dirty

[@vicky.x]

big just ded like that? samantha isn’t here? BOOO

[@KasiaSopniewska]

“and just like that… big died” lol

[@susanleatherbarrow2495]

Kim Cattrall knew what she was doing!!!!

[@sp-bl1sl]

I took a 6 month break from TV. That was 168 months ago. Best decision I ever made.

[@stellaproductions1493]

SJP clothing is so cringe I cannot even begin to explain how much I hate it.

[@andyrandall9289]

Without Kim Cattrall, it's going to be going downhill fast. I don't see it lasting much longer. The remaining characters are wearing too much makeup to hide their wrinkles.

[@triciabuenaluz6438]

I know right! It's what happens to people who have been given so many opportunities only to become really pitiful and shallow in the end.

[@amcenroe8206]

I appreciated Miranda actually looking her age. Other than that, the show was awful.

[@ascent8487]

Very on point. Pretty much agree with all you said.

[@michellewal8219]

Thanks for your review. SATC was fluff and so is the reboot, the former was just more fun to watch.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

satc was more fun to watch because of samantha! thanks for watching my video. greetings from switzerland

[@Hollis_has_questions]

@@KasiaSopniewska I am sixty-fucking-seven, and I rock these glasses!

[@2stayweird]

The reboot I wanted: Samantha and Seema. The reboot we got: .... What we got 😭

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

My aunt is 55. She looks wayyy younger than Carrie. And her life is way more interesting. She is childfree and was to smart to get married.

[@SamFerro]

I love your voice and the way the video editing plays off your commentary is just perfection! Shocked you don’t have several hundred thousand subscribers, can’t wait to see your channel grow❤️

[@KasiaSopniewska]

aww stop you're literally the nicest person in my comment section ❤️ thank you 😘

[@Xtina19]

Also love Anthony( Mario Cantone is hilarious) he should get his own show 😁

[@KasiaSopniewska]

he always had the best one-liners

[@eleonoradeane5170]

I agree across the board with everything you said.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

awww thank you for watching🥰

[@anaruizguti]

virtual signaling at its worst

[@lgamble]

The original show got a lot of flack for not being "woke" enough.

[@skatespeareandfischershow]

OMG YES! Twin Peaks The Return was phenomenal! David Lynch is genius.

[@haleydunnigan1485]

I love the show sex and the city, but I feel like after the first movie they should've called it quits. I feel like there's nothing else that viewers want to know about the characters lives. Just my opinion. Great analysis!

[@AnahataMaryjane]

seema = samantha in my eyes. and you are so right! seema and rabbi jen need their own spinoff. they could solve mysteries together.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

imagine them being roommates!

[@asarishepard8171]

Dude thats be dope. What would they call it, seema and the rabbi mystery hour? :)

[@user-3jd6hek5h]

When I was 16 and watched SATC, I wanted to be in 30s just like them. Now that I am 30, and watching AJLT, I am fearful of being in 50s. Is that what they wanted to show? Carrie peeing in bed???? Seriously??

[@KasiaSopniewska]

oh don't you worry. I'm sure you'll be like Samantha, who was celebrating her 50th b-day at the end of SATC the movie. 50, flirty and thriving

[@marikarembetissa4870]

Don't worry, only men in their 80s with disfunctional prostate bland are peeing in bed 🤣🤣

[@jgrd]

The only character I liked was Charlotte's new friend Lisa, but even she didn't get much screentime. I'd watch a spin-off of her Seema, Natasha, and the rabbi 😅

[@salvolondon]

The real problem with this reboot is the transgender ideology all over it . That’s the real thing that has ruined the show . Charlotte’s daughter being a tomboy is considered as if she is not a “real girl “ . Womanhood is just make up , high heels and feminine interests . This is so sexist , and regressive . They should have called it “sexists and the city “ .

[@RedundantHuman-CandyBites]

TRULY AGREE!! It was like trans ideology/queer theory sponsored the show. Plus what a BAD message to promote the notion of “non binary “. All it does is solidify stereotypes.

[@beckybarnes8875]

It is not the same without Samantha end of story

[@JaVi-wf1gl]

I was excited, but now I really gar I did not watch it. It seemed depressing. Also they clearly tried to be to woke. I like to give them another chance, another season.

[@Tully_23_32]

Loved Kim's tweet! Brilliant, perfect & even tho it was after her brother's death, it was something that i bet she'd wanted to do for forever as well as us who disliked both SJP & the Carrie character

[@squaretriangle9208]

Woke is woke is woke - now not only should there be only non-binary actors playing non- binary characters but only non-binary writers should write for them. I wonder, if only old female heterosexual writers should write about Carrie&Co? Minus Miranda obviously, but no, the chance they had was to introduce Miranda's character as gay, which Cynthia Nixon is.... Imagination and empathy are sold out, obviously, this is why today's entertainment is so lame and no one in their right mind watches it anymore

[@dianaverano7878]

It became boring. I dont believe life of older women are boring. They killed the character Big instead of showing Big and Carrie living together happily. If you watched previous seasons of SATC, the story of Carrie was all about Big, the unattainable guy. So why kill the character when they became happy? I dont like what they did to the show.

[@justalangusta260]

Nie wiem jak mi YT to pokazało, ale leci sub.

[@Godisfirst21]

To be frank with you....I LOVE IT!

[@juicyfruit4378]

This is exactly what happens when the directors shift the show's theme to fit the alleged agenda of today's society without contemplating the cast's original characters. New characters were introduced in the hopes of padding the loss of Samantha - it didn't work. Miranda turned into a lost, weak frail person abandoning motherhood and wife to become a co-dependent, needy soul to Che; a characters that has no purpose in the series but to represent the angry LGBTQ? Charlotte decides that Harry, whose career by the way, makes it possible for her to live in luxurious Manhattan with a house in the Hamptons, should assume her duties to show him what "Women" do? So in reverse, let's have Charlotte spend 40-80 hours doing attorney work, stressing for court and legal briefs, only to come home and have Harry tell HER -- well, you're only doing a fraction what a real man would do? They are wealthy and a nanny isn't considered? - a nanny was there before and now Charlotte, along with her duck lips, is cringing on wanting the oppositie she always cried out for A ridiculous and short-lived plot line which doesn't empower women, but makes them look weak and nonconsistent IF the roles had been reversed to fit a fair "equality" stance to begin with. Carrie: Big dies and she reverts back to losing all the "wisdom" she apparently claims to have only to find herself reliving scenes irrelevant of her present status - stalking Natasha? For what? Trying to create a second magic with Aiden - again for what? The show would have been more relevant had she been robbed of her Manolo Blahniks again, but this time, by a man in a wheelchair her own age, wielding a cane! Simply put, her character didn't evolve thus resulting in storylines too immature for her to be still having. The entire show's theme changed to adapt to the Woke Culture, which seems to be an issue in today's entertainment industry. Either the characters are so radical that the storyline becomes blurred or the characters become "steroytyped" into objects the Woke Culture is trying so desparately to overcome and not portray in the first place. SATC should have stopped after the first movie - even the second one became borderline cringe and didn't produce a consistent position of the original storyline. Cattrall dodged a bullet on this by simply making a cameo appearance - oddly, her character remained the same...... just like that.

[@alyzu4755]

I'm about to turn 55. Nothing that I've seen of this reboot (granted, its not much) has had anything to do with reality.

[@deisemarinho]

I TOTALLY AGREE with you

[@judywright4241]

I was so pumped as to how the series ended! Strong, beautiful and excited women taking on life. Then the first movie SUCKED, totally without the heart that ended the series! The men became superfluous and only useful to lift up those ‘strong women’🤢 Miranda, especially, how could you not LOVE her in the series. She became less focused but how beautiful became in loving without some payback for herself!?! WTF happened?? Can you really become ‘so woke’ you’re dead, dumb AND blind?

[@hoganalexander9287]

Also important she is 10 years older than them, first episode she was 40 while they was 31. So they’re the same age as her in the second movie….. I guess

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

I would like to see a Samantha in London show.

[@leslieperkins2722]

The reboot doesn’t even meet my lowest expectations.

[@auntyvenom133]

Charlotte & Miranda should have stayed away from the face filler’s . YIKES!

[@maenad1231]

Charlotte looks so great and so similar to how she looked ing SATC. Sima is gorgeous and of course the black/mixed characters look great and are lively. I also feel like they forgot Samantha was in her 40s/50s for the original show and they still styled her fabulously, sexily and in a way that showed off her beauty instead of hiding it or playing it down. That makes it cringe for them to make a bunch of age/we’re old & wasting away jokes. It’s like they forgot what the women valued. A couple jokes spaced far apart I could of been funny if well written but it just comes across as low hanging fruit

[@xarmanderbunny8197]

Great video! I haven't watched this so I don't know if you cherry-picked the most disturbing scenes to feature here or if the entire show is like that 😬 Plus, they're all so botched! and Carrie scattering a person's ashes like a maniac while wearing a golden gown was so unhinged. Was she fulfilling the person's wish? because it looks like she was doing it spitefully😂 I do agree that it seems the series deviated from its original direction as SJP gained more agency. I think it all started going downhill when the series became the SJP show, with both movies being insufferable. For example, I can immediately think of the parsley scene, SJP has stated that she hates it, and it was written in the show. I also hated instances where people around Carrie would behave "unreasonably" and she'd turn around for an awkward goodbye or apology (the horse trainer, the breast cancer doctor, the flower seller, etc). The many shots of her feet were all so cringe and unnecessary, and never convinced me that Carrie was adorable. /end rant

[@Macy-tp5ed]

Kim Cattrall should be paid every time her character is mentioned including the text message scene.

[@inessofia7577]

I always love your videos about SATC. I might be wrong but I think the motive they gave us for Samantha not being their friend was a shade to Kim, implying the feud with them was for money reasons. I remember reading something that Kim felt it was not fair that she was paid less because she had so many nude scenes compared to the other co stars and actually asked for a raise but was denied. I dont know if that's true or not (correct me if not), but I think they are trying to move the blame to Kim, that's for sure. That plot of Samantha and Carrie in AJLT just shows how influential SJP is and proves some of Kim's points. I'm not picking sides, I love them both.

[@WynnWynn-gl3fk]

There is no post feminism because all of our goals were not achieved.