And Just Like That… the writing choices make NO sense (season 2 episode 6 review)

And Just Like That… we are halfway through the second season, yet Aidan still hasn't shown up.
In this very unhinged video, I am pitching two storylines: Charlotte as a food influencer and the cancellation of Carrie Bradshaw. I'm also discussing Carrie's Moncler puffer coat and her forgotten house in The Hamptons, the fact that Lily has no friends, LTW needs to hire Mr. Big's old driver, Miranda and Steve's marriage and their biggest fight yet, Miranda and Che's breakup.
00:00 intro
01:36 Charlotte
04:13 LTW
05:14 Carrie
10:12 Miranda Steve and Che
14:48 overall thoughts
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[@KasiaSopniewska]

ALTERNATIVE VID TITLE: And Just Like That… Miranda got married against her will (according to MPK)

[@GiftSparks]

But she proposed to steve while they were having $5.00 beers in SATC!

[@deecohen1383]

Does he have amnesia…? WTH…?

[@the_glitter_is]

We remember SHE proposed. Why do they think we forgot? Did THEY forget?! These writing choices yeesh.

[@esikazemese]

Correct me, but even if you grow up in a sex positive household, you don't announce that you are about to lose your virginity. That whole story about Lili was SO CRINGEY.

[@cherylb2008]

Cringe worthy

[@the_glitter_is]

I would tell my daughter that if he didn't have a condom, he's an irresponsible loser. They planned it yet he doesn't have one? Hell no. The👏Condom👏Isn't👏The👏 Woman's👏Responsibility!👏

[@ceecee757]

The entire scene was unbelievably unrealistic. And Charlotte going out in a snowstorm for condoms??

[@moonbatt]

I’m sorry. My first thought was that she could barely get a tampon in and was so embarrassed…and now she announces she’s going to have sex??? Not happening.

[@sarahchtrd2893]

Charlotte is such a pushover with her kids in the show when in the original she was the toughest one of the bunch. Never ever let anyone walk over her.

[@MrHootiedean]

Miranda wasn't forced into marriage. She proposed to Steve. She chose the park where they held the wedding. Michael Patrick King is the worst thing to ever happen to SATC.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

He sounds so deranged in the interviews and the podcast. But it also explains why this show is so off-kilter and weird - he doesn’t understand the characters and their motivations.

[@emma2370]

Miranda and Steve’s storyline was actually super sweet in the original series. It’s sad they ruined it.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

He's the gay boy who plays with your Barbies - never understood what to do with them

[@Ocyla]

@@emma2370 Right. It was so sweet they chose to meet on the bridge, they were so happyt that they both showed up, she found the PERFECT spot for her and Steve's wedding, just ugh another show where they can't remember what happened before and barely remember what happened in the same series.

[@mayln163]

Miranda is such a hypocrite. She’s mad at Steve for moving on while she’s the one who had an affair and asked for a divorce.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@mayln163 these are my thoughts exactly! Plus, he moved out of their house when he cheated on her in the first movie. And now she is the one, who has an affair, yet she expects him to move out too?

[@mochimocomiquemaru]

Totally!!!! But I can't say anything because I'm also that toxic girl who would be mad and expect him to be there for me when my relationship is not going well 😅

[@angelicavasquez3870]

He cheated on her first. Zero sympathy for him. That clearly killed the relationship. He also didn’t have sex with her for ten years despite her trying to get him to then he goes and fucks someone else after the fact? He’s no angel.

[@cristianeramos100]

And she wanted him just miserable for her, the guy owns a bar and is hot, she really thought no woman would be interested? Dumb!!

[@thatobaloyi6194]

So is he . He kept playing the victim,even telling Carrie that he would never take off his ring but he's having sex in their Marital bed

[@ErnaB790]

MIranda asked Steve to marry her! How can they say she was pressed into it? the garnden was also her idea because it looked so nice and she was just not into huge weddings with attention od hundrets of people...

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@ErnaB790 gaslight gatekeep...

[@Ligeia_Ravin]

And just like that…MPK forgot many important details of his own show. Wow!

[@ErnaB790]

@@Ligeia_Ravin At least this explains the show titel :D

[@valleygirl2530]

She refused to wear a white fluffy wedding dress too. I was the same for my MGM Grand Hotel chapel wedding! Miranda is having a midlife menopausal “my kids grown up and I now like women - Identity Crisis. She deserves one.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

​@@Ligeia_Ravinit wasn't his show. He stepped in after Darren Star

[@honeybee19892]

I'm sorry but Steve standing up to Miranda was very satisfying.. Scenes with Charlotte's kids are not needed in and it would be interesting to see Charlotte work again

[@mayln163]

The season two trailer made it seem like Charlotte was going back to work

[@KasiaSopniewska]

yes, she will eventually get back to working in an art gallery, but with pacing this slow, it will probably happen in the last episode of the season

[@Ocyla]

Right, good for him. How dare she say "my name is on the house". YOU WERE MARRIED. It's quite literally a contract!!

[@MLopez-fu8fd]

Totally agreed!!! The way their children turned out makes ZERO Sense since the whole Point of Charlotte’s marriage was that She had to convert to Judaism and be almost Frum at that!!! So where are the conservative Jewish Children?? It started to go bad when they had Charlotte adopt a Sino-Asian baby. They at least should have adopted from an Eastern European country!! And Rose becoming “Rock” utterly absurd!!! Never would happen in a Conservative Jewish Family!! I like the additional Characters but some of them need serious tweaking!! Che needs to just let the whole non-binary piece go!! She’s too old for that nonsense!! That’s for Gen Z’ers who are confused about life and literally don’t know what to get into next!!! Like an ADHD child. Not for middle aged adults who should have their shit together by their late 40s!!! 🤨🤨

[@MLopez-fu8fd]

YES 🙌🏽!!!! For the First Time we saw Steve’s Balls!!! And they were beautiful!!!! 🤩🤩🤩😎 It was also nice to see his torso in that punching bag scene!!! His face looks so old that we forget he’s only in his 50s!! 😎😘😍🤩🥳

[@jv-ep2tc]

SATC is written by gay men who wrote the female characters as gay men in disguise. Gay men for many years would be abandoned by their immediate families after coming out. And so they created new families among their friends. This is what the 4 women of SATC did. Once you realize that Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are gay men, the show makes more sense.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@jv-ep2tc I'm loving your theory!

[@MrHootiedean]

@@KasiaSopniewska The fact you didn't realize the queer coding of the women prove how universal our experiences truly are, and especially in sex and relationships!

[@the_glitter_is]

Queer AFAB here. No. Just no. These are very clearly, very obviously straight women.

[@jv-ep2tc]

@@the_glitter_is omg, maybe you don't know any. first, not all straight women behave the same. however, the main clue is the removal of their families and the focus on the 4 women who act as family. that is not a straight woman thing, that is a gay man thing. it certainly was years ago, it may be less so now. King is writing what he knows.

[@TheFinnola]

Listening to Michael P King justifying and justifying every woke emotional "journey", tells you where the problem is 😮😮

[@soonsims]

As long as Che is out of the series I'm happy. It is still horrible how they treat Steve though :(

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@soonsims at least Steve is hot now. I am still trying to understand why they made him so geriatric in the first season.

[@soonsims]

@@KasiaSopniewska 😂

[@prettygirlie1266]

Horrible how? He leeched off her for years and his success is through her. Aiden is Miranda’s friend and without him he would have no bar. Steve is actually a loser

[@vivianamora7505]

Secondhand mattress? She’s a lawyer and Carrie has widow money. Why can’t they just buy a brand new bed? 🛌🤔

[@Ocyla]

Yeah I mean, so gross. You don't know what's in that thing.

[@blurdreamer]

yup, the fact that Carrie could casually give 100k to Enid scam old women magazine business.... and they end up looking for 2nd hand mattress? eww..

[@oliviaquimby536]

I hated the Charlotte and Lily story line. It would have made more sense to infuse Charlotte's newfound open-mindedness with her romantic essence in talking with Lily. The writers really had Lily bullying her parents, and the way she was communicating to them was so rude and unnecessary. It would have made more sense to have Charlotte on Lily's iPad or something and accidentally see naughty messages between her and Blake, then to try and intervene and talk with her. From this point, since Charlotte is KNOWN as the romantic one, she could invite open communication WITH the reminder that sex is a sacred act and that Lily should honor that choice. It felt too much like Lily was pushing her parents around and it was gross and cringe all at once.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

And let's not forget that in the previous season, Lily didn’t even know how to use tampons, and now she's like, GET ME CONDOMS, MOTHER!

[@moonbatt]

@@KasiaSopniewskaEXACTLY my first thought!! No way this is happening!

[@the_glitter_is]

When Charlotte said she tried to stay friends with Trey, I thought, Girl, no you didn't. We all saw you hide from him when he visited the musuem. Do the writers think we have amnesia? Oof. 🤦

[@JohnJones-fg1dd]

I have no problem with Carrie changing, people do grow after all, at least I hope so. But Miranda constantly saying that she and Steve didn't have a genuine love is so much bs. It is just to prop her and Che.

[@HenryLee666]

Am I the only one who thinks Carrie's still as selfish as ever? When her friends call her she's always so dismissive to what they're saying, she starts talking about what she's doing and how that's more important than the conversation and then hangs up on them 🙄. On this last episode it was with Charlotte when she asked her for condoms.

[@Belenglezcasanova]

We are not watching Miranda and Carry, but Cinthya Nixon and SJP. It is a completely different show.

[@kathleenlazarus3168]

The moment when Steve yelled at Miranda actually made tear up, because I could feel his pain. I don't usually tear up for SATC, except for the montage in the last episode when Magda kisses Miranda, Lily's adoption is confirmed and Smith tells Samantha he loves her. I honestly don't feel sorry for che and their 'depressive episode' cause they are selfish regardless what phase they are, like they could have gotten out of bed and done the shout-out videos, and not dismissed Miranda when a fan sent Che a nude. Also, why tf is Miranda even making breakfast and doing the laundry for Brady and Steve, they can do it themselves.

[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

Miranda's storyline makes no sense because it was created purely so that Cynthia Nixon could engage in Woke virtue-signalling. She basically just turned Miranda into a generic lesbian, instead of the much more interesting masculine straight woman that she originally was.

[@lovelybrokenpony]

MPK saying Miranda's wedding wasn't real when they had the most thoughtful meaningful ceremony...

[@KareyNikki]

Miranda should have been a super succesfull lawyer, super rich, fighting the patriarchy from the inside. Working with differences between her gen and centennials would have been a nice plot

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@KareyNikki I'd love to see Miranda as a feminist icon, shaping the legal industry

[@sydmaker4115]

Fr!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

She was a super successful lawyer. She was a partner in her firm - sending her back to college and making her a goofy intern makes no sense!

[@Ashbrash1998]

I just hate Miranda so much because she doesnt really care about Steve or Brady. Like when she mentions how Steve makes her guilty and not telling Brady whats up because she's the bad guy doesnt ring hinest to me. Like it feels to me that Miranda just doesn't want to deal with the consequences of what she did or actually have empathy toward the pain she inflicted to Steve and eventually to Brady. Like she really just cheated on the man who loved her without a second thought, told him she wanted to separate and also she already found someone else then left him to go live her new life with her affair partner in California and etc without even dealing with separating with Steve or getting closure. She only decides to remember that Steve exists when Brady comes back and then wants to keep up the illusion that she didn't destroy their marriage and then have Steve leave their home that he's been staying in the whole time that she never cared about. Like she's just so selfish to everyone and im glad Steve called her out

[@s.zen.4587]

I was waiting for an opportunity vent! There is no way Miranda would start talking about herself when Nya sits with divorce papers. She would be all over them and want to have a look. She loves work, she loves her intellect. That was her core. Carrie is the relationship person. And I really dislike that they seem to to change the vibe into a sitcom? And for a sitcom, it's bad writing. At this point they all seem like they are nagging. Very burdensome to watch, actually. I like the series, well the first season but the story doesnt seem to take off and become juicy or intriguing.

[@mattymox86]

This Exactly! I said the same thing in episode 1 about Miranda's "scholarship". Shouldn't Miranda BE the scholarship!? The writers are lazy out of touch dumba***s.

[@Ashbrash1998]

I'm betting money that they are setting Nya and Miranda to be a couple now

[@s.zen.4587]

@@Ashbrash1998and then say that Miranda was forced into it? Because they have less chemistry than Steve and Miranda

[@emma2370]

MPK seems to forget everything that was written in the original series. Miranda tried kissing a girl and stated she wasn’t a lesbian. Miranda proposed to Steve and told Carrie how much saying vows in front of the people they care about meant to her. What a stupid thing to say.

[@lovelybrokenpony]

Aren't the writers supposed to know the original show by heart? I feel like we know the characters better than they do which is insane.

[@jensendsflowers]

Why is Miranda looking for a second hand mattress? That’s broke behavior and not even broke people do that. She asking for bed bugs so they can bite her back to sanity 😂

[@prettygirlie1266]

The shows way of trying to make the characters relate-able

[@iluvbabiepanda]

Is it because Miranda has become more of a environmental lawyer than corporate. So she believe in buying reuse things instead? Cause she was talking about the composing in the intern episode so I just thought that might be the reason. Idk

[@blurdreamer]

"bite her back to sanity"🤣 I love this explanation.

[@ellenmojo]

Miranda dumped Blair Underwood who was way more on her wave length, totally hot and a doctor for the Knicks!!! She also gave up her Manhattan apartment to move to Brooklyn. Because she realized that she was in love with STEVE. And actually wanted a traditional family in spite of herself. What is MPK talking about??? She got married against her will???????? That's not how any of the fans remember it. Even in the 1st movie after he cheated on her, she ultimately decides to forgive Steve because she realizes that she loves him and they belong together. The writers are trying to rewrite the history of these characters. But nobody's buying it.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@ellenmojo I think they just simply forgot what they have written previously. In one of the episodes of the AJLT podcast, MPK said he rewatched only seasons 2 and 3 prior to writing this season, not the entire show.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

They didn't write it. That all happened under Darren Star, not MPK. MPK is the jealous second wife who wants to erase all legacies of the late first wife. He has glued a cut out of his head into the wedding portrait!

[@itslatasha4726]

Charlotte as a food influencer/vintage fashion influencer/ "luxury" influencer......ahhhhh that would make soooo much sense!!! Now I'm upset that they didn't go this route.

[@GiftSparks]

Brilliant idea. It would give her a career which she desperately needs.

[@JustCallMeMikey]

i would love to see it

[@sydmaker4115]

Fuck no! That would be so annoying

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Influencer is not a career. It is something self-obsessed vain people do and they may get gifts like prostitute , but then the "audience" realises there's another younger, more vapid person filming themself out there and starts giving them attention .

[@Happimiataboi]

Justice for Miranda and Steve’s love! In SATC, they have painted a beautiful picture of a great, beautiful, deep, making-each-other-better type of love for these two characters. It is insane how they denied it just like that. (Pun intended) If this is the type of writing they were offering, I understand why Kim turned it down.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@Happimiataboi Exactly! Their relationship wasn't always a bed of roses. Steve needed to mature and Miranda to soften to make things work. I feel like MPK tries to gaslight us into thinking Steve literally kidnapped Miranda and forced her into a marriage with him.

[@Happimiataboi]

@@KasiaSopniewska I know! The ups and downs make the love between them stronger and more relatable. It showcases that great love makes you grow and thrive. Like, why would MPK do such disgraceful things to his previous work? What for? The changes of Miranda, the addition of Che, divorcing my poor guy Steve, and the underdeveloped plot, all that I can forgive (🤔actually I probably cannot), twisting something genuine and beautiful into the opposite is just BEYOND...... I am sorry, I can't. Don't hate me.🙄

[@elainehope6527]

Their relationship wasn’t that great. Good as individuals not together..

[@Happimiataboi]

@@elainehope6527 I guess MPK’s propaganda did work on some of us🥲

[@elainehope6527]

@@Happimiataboi tf does that mean?? they never had a good relationship. she thought she could do better.. so did Steve.. and Steve Cheated.. and Miranda always abused him.

[@Myview246]

Miranda finally got her comeuppance by being dumped by her precious Che. And Charlotte's kids are such brats, I hate it.

[@chaz7604]

With the logic of Miranda not wanting to marry Steve because it was in a park, Big really didn’t want to marry Carrie because he did it for real estate reasons to make her happy, stood her up at the library and only eventually went through with it when she was in a non-label dress and down City Hall. Or maybe both their marriages were actually about the marriage and not the spectacle of it all… because both pairs were in love and it was about the two of them.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

that's a great parallel! and btw, did you know that Carrie's non-label vintage wedding dress was actually from Dior (2008 resort collection)?

[@nordette]

​@KasiaSopniewska lol it really amazes me how you know all the fashions

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@nordette I spent my childhood watching Fashion TV

[@Tityretupatulae]

Charlotte accepting Trey’s apartment and even fighting for it in court was out of order for me. She didn’t need any support and let alone a huge flat to live in by herself at all, how do you live in the house another family worked hard for? A house that contains all the stories of another family? What’s exciting about it? Isn’t a million times nicer to be in a studio you worked for, that you can build your unique story in? Sorry but no matter how hard you worked for a marriage, she should have left the apartment.

[@deecohen1383]

Wth MPK…? Miranda proposed to Steve over $5 beers. She chose the park as the venue. She said “I want to say those words. Out loud. In front of the people I love” about her wedding.

[@MarieTheOstrich]

I really despise charlottes kids - her whole story arch is to serve those little brats. writers: put the AI scripts away and get out a proper plot

[@cv8499]

I really feel like they are missing a big opportunity with Charlotte. She was focused for so long on her dream of having kids. It's even what ultimately ended her first marriage. But picking up at this point in her life, it would've made sense that she's feeling lost because her kids are older now and don't need her as much, and she's given up her career. So what now? Her plot lines could have been more about Charlotte rediscovering herself as a person and not just as a mom. I hope they take it more in that direction, since she was offered a job in that one dinner episode.

[@BeYounique...Maryanne]

@@cv8499 I agree. Yes, women are having children later in life and these are issues for 50-something moms, but it doesn't make for an exciting story line unless it's a show for teens. None of the main women are really focusing on their careers anymore which is very sad. I was so happy to see Carrie get back into talking about her latest book. I hope that storyline expands more, after all she is a writer and creative passions like writing AND art don't go away.

[@peekaboots01]

Yeah her kids are obnoxious spoiled and coddled.

[@msdisco85]

So does King think that people who don't have big church weddings don't really want to get married? We live in a culture that pushes wedding costs onto everyone, that creates a wedding industrial complex. It seems kinda offensive to suggest that someone who had a low-key wedding did it only because they didn't really want to get married. Not everyone is a 1%er who can afford a rom-com fantasy for their wedding. Personally, if I ever got married, Miranda's is the ideal - a small ceremony with close friends then a restaurant. Like he did with BIG AND CARRIE!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

I hear you! I fought off my husband's Irish Catholic traditions and took us to the registry office - half his family showed up just to see the novelty of a non-church wedding!

[@laurahamilton8426]

how did Miranda get married against her will? She proposed to Steve! She wanted it! Do they even watch their own show???

[@jinj238]

Has Michael Patrick King watched SATC?! He gets all the character's backgrounds wrong!

[@KasiaSopniewska]

I couldn’t help but wonder... could Darren Star be a better showrunner of AJLT?

[@elainehope6527]

I don’t understand why Lisa didn’t lean on her wealthy awesome husband for a ride… whyyyyyy did she tread through the snow?? Why even have a husband if you can’t have him help sometimes???

[@esikazemese]

I know, that was such a stupid line

[@VeronikaByrne]

Because the writers desperately needed her to be in need but not to need a man, even if that man is her husband. That way, she comes up as this amazing, independent (albeit wealthy) woman who can get through anything without a man's help and show that to her audience at her presentation. I don't think that's the most creative way to show it.

[@elainehope6527]

@@VeronikaByrne agree. She took it too far.

[@danielagazova]

I was thinking the same!!! It's not sign of weakness to drop into your feminine energy and let your husband help you especially in crisis. He obviously loves and respects her. I don't know what she (well, writers) are trying to prove!

[@LVLexus]

This show just seems like a bunch of 20-something writers writing about 50-something women. None of these characters make sense.

[@lisamsama]

Miranda asked Steve to marry her.

[@mat_deb5821]

Literally it baffles me how much more sense the series would’ve made if they just hired someone like you to work on the script. Jeeez

[@ellamor2616]

There is not ONE choice in this reboot that makes sense for the characters. Its all horrible, and i just feel like SJP is trying to redeem herself in the public eye and its not working to say the least…. They should just cancel it

[@lesliejp7]

Also the clothes are hideous and ridiculous. At least on sex and the city, the clothes were eclectic at times but also stylish. They keep putting them in frumpy and weird clothes. Like why is carrie wearing a baggy jet fighter suit with heels? The comforter coat was so stupid looking. Why do they keep putting them in baggy suit coats and loose flowy dresses like old marm clothes? ugh.

[@elainehope6527]

What is Carrie looking for?? She’s had 4 great guys!!?!! 1) The podcast guy. Liked her and was hot. Carrie Not interested. 2) the widower guy ( yes I know these aren’t in chronological order). He was cute and they had that in common, and they seemed to have a good time! He was handsome!! 3). The bike guy! Another cutie! Yes his partner was a little much, but clearly they liked each other. 4). I feel there is another one here..?! If not, well. Idk Aidan?? I like him too, but I do NOT like them back together!!! Does he have NO pride?? She’s never right for him. Plus I like the idea of her dating and she’s met some good ones! JMO.

[@breekc6783]

I hate how they've written the Reboot but the way Charlotte ran through a snow storm to get condoms for Lily and shouting "my daughter needs condoms!" was f*cking hilarious to me! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KasiaSopniewska]

That was one of the few funny moments in the episode.

[@breekc6783]

@@KasiaSopniewska True! 😂

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

No. I was shouting at the screen: if you need your mommy to get you rubbers, you're not ready to have sex!

[@williecampbell1395]

Amen, what's funny about that.

[@OnTheMuffin]

The Sunday paper addition of the NEW YORK TIMES in bed used to be a time honored tradition. However, I read the digital addition, it's much more eco-friendly, and I wondered about that too.....

[@anachavez8257]

I genuinely enjoyed che in this episode. I thought they were given funny lines and depressing execution, really worked.

[@fourthgirl]

The number one problem with this show is that it is not relatable any longer. The writers and producers are trying to right what was perceived as wrong. I will be the first to say it. Just because you do not understand or agree with someone's sexual identifier,preference, etc, doesn't mean mean you don't support them. You do you. The kids are not interesting, and it is stupid to think that at 17 year old screwing his girlfriend all around the house, he would be interested in carving pumpkins. A 16 year old who is mature enough to plan her first sexual experience is too dumb to remember you bring condoms. You don't rely on the other person to do this. Cynthia Nixon should stick to acting and not directing or producing. Miranda exited this show and we got Cynthia's life instead. Charlotte is ridiculous with the Donna Reed get-up and always cooking. Running fundraisers for the $50,000 per student school both kids attend is ridiculous. Go to work! I do not understand the purpose of LTW, the professor or Anthony. The show would've been more interesting if... Big had a heart attack brought on by stress. Carrie finds out their lifestyle was a sham from bad business moves to COVID and that there's no money, forcing her to move back to her apartment and on the writers hustle for work. Miranda and Syeve should've had a progressive decline in their relationship starting with Miranda not working. She quit the firm in the movie, but what has she been doing for almost 10 years? Stanford should've been working with clients in London since they opened sooner than the US, later leading to he and Anthony having a "what we're we thinking " revelation through Anthony. Samantha losing her PR business during COVID made sense, but they could've had her falling out due to pride.

[@kimlucydog]

Perfectly said

[@toriyt2714]

Miranda’s entire character development is undone with this show.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@toriyt2714 my thoughts exactly!

[@32446]

No teen would tell their parents they’re going to pop their cherry. So unrealistic

[@deecohen1383]

Youre right. The ONLY time “family” was EVER mentioned was when Miranda’s mother died. Other than that…we ONLY ever saw or heard about another “parent” was when an older gentleman (father figure I guess) walking her down the aisle to Trey. This show looks so bad now. I cant even

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@deecohen1383 we also met Charlotte's divorced brother Wesley!

[@deecohen1383]

@@KasiaSopniewska RIIIGHT. WESLEY & LESLIE! When he got divorced right…?

[@aleksandra4720]

Hoping they do Steve and Miranda justice - and the characters reconcile, since Che is no longer in the picture. And thankfully we will finally see Aidan in the next episode! That’s something, and hopefully it won’t be a totally diffident character….

[@s.zen.4587]

I like Aiden, but hasnt he suffered enough?

[@sarab3417]

@@s.zen.4587I hope he rejects her

[@s.zen.4587]

@@sarab3417 🙏🙏🙏

[@ILLVMBlog]

Where would Carrie keep that big coat in her apartment?? So baffling that Miranda just gives up. Could care less about Carrie and Aiden. Old enough to have sex but not old enough to prepare or wait. Calling your mother like that is the epitome of spoiled and entitled.

[@elainehope6527]

Why didn’t SHE go out?? Didn’t understand that??

[@ILLVMBlog]

@@elainehope6527 Or the boy!!

[@cv8499]

That part!

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@ILLVMBlog I wonder where Carrie keeps not only her Moncler coat but also her Vivienne Westwood wedding gown

[@ILLVMBlog]

@@KasiaSopniewska EXACTLY!!

[@jmatt4679]

It was Miranda that wanted to get married and she wanted to in that garden MPK is talking a load of crap

[@lesliejp7]

Miranda asked steve to marry her! Thats far from against her will. And she chose the park because she loved it. She chose to keep the baby. She loved Steve so much she took him back after he cheated on her. I'm convinced the writers have never seen any sex and the city at all. I hate this show. It's literally the worst. Also what was that awful scene where Charlotte and Carrie are talking on the phone while in the middle of the blizzard and Carrie sounds like voiceover and so stiff and just terrible acting. It felt like they got AI to do those lines. This show needs to be canceled before they ruin these characters anymore. Also, they will never get me to care about any other side character. Their storylines are so boring and pointless. And I would be livid if the person I had broken up my family for left me after such a short period of time. You better believe I wouldn't be spooning with them after they dumped me. Miranda has no right to be mad at Steve for moving on and no right to be mad that he doesn't want to leave the house he's lived in for 25 years. Like he gets cheated on, dumped and loses his house? That's just not fair at all. At least steve is standing up for himself alittle but he's still too damn nice to Miranda.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Well, legally the house is in Miranda's name... Steve should have gotten that deed changed if he was going to put so much work into the place

[@alyssaheller7860]

Wasnt it Miranda who proposed to Steve ??"against her will". How delusional can you get. Miranda has never been forced to do anything she didnt want to do. Miranda was neverca person to be bossed around or pressured. Esp in her love life.

[@peach560]

Not watching AJLT but ugh do I love your recaps!!!! The writer’s condescending attitude towards viewers is so embarrassing. I love every time you go in on them lmao

[@bluetomato8698]

Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I’m longing for the more funny, lighthearted SATC of days gone by…

[@chaz7604]

My Mum got me on the pill before I was sexually active as a precaution and she was the one I called and took me for a pregnancy test when I thought a condom had broken during sex at 16 (I’m in the UK). I had many friends and was far more open with my Mum and open about what was going on for me with boundaries and negotiations through teenage years in a restricted time in the middle of the countryside. She was very traditional as well and a housewife and perfect mama. So it’s realistic for me and the relationship we had and the trust in an older woman who loves me and not a bunch of other useless teens. Not to mention, at that time I was the only one who looked old enough to legally buy condoms, cigarettes and alcohol!! So yeah, I confided in my mum and asked for help! Not too far of a reach for me

[@kathleenlazarus3168]

I love this and it makes me happy that there are parents in the world who are sex positive. My parents and family were very judgemental of me in my teens when they found out I lost my virginity and they made me out to be some slut, and constantly berated me until I went no contact with them for a whole lot of reasons. Seeing Charlotte want to be a part of her daughters life was great, because if my child called me to say I don't have condoms, I thought my boyfriend was getting them you bet I will be there to deliver some to them.

[@michellewinter5361]

This was so enjoyable to listen to :). All nonsense from the series aside, i do want to say in Carrie's defence: To me, it is believable she has changed through life and became much more accepting and patient towards other people and their own personal struggles. When the series start she has never been in love before, never had a low like we witnessed her slipp into with each passing episode before the euphoric ending of the series where she had found her core self again. She wasn't happy and she was self absorbed because of it. I personally relate to that as i hit my prime dating stage in my early twenties and i didn't know squat about life but i felt like i knew all. I have changed sooo much in 10 years so to me it is very believable that carrie really did chill the f out over several decades of gained experience. I think it is a very realistic growth spurt considering her core qualities have always been there, just overshadowed at times by naivety. She has learned when to live and let live. Miranda's situation however i feel like they've tried to apply the same growth here as they did with carrie but then the other way around. Miranda has been quite up tight and arogantic throughout the series and she herself has suffered because of it so i think that maybe they wanted to burst her bubble. She was so high wired that they wrote her a typical midlife crisis type of storyline as if that was the only way to go. It is waaaay over the top and super silly and yes it does defeat the subtle growth she had went trough at the end of the series. She settled down, accepted motherhood, accepted Steve and let his goals in life exist along side hers. In my opinion this crazy Che story-line was never needed. I can see why they did what they did it was just completely unnecessary and redundant. Also this season should have been called Miranda and Che i think because i feel like everything was about them xD.

[@90s_scrunchies]

Your reviews are so insightful and thought-provoking. Thanks for this one, and all the others!

[@ami-ps4em]

Carrie getting “canceled” over the resurfacing an old New York Star article would be a GREAT episode!! I think it could be a two parter 😂

[@jess__rodriguez]

I think its definitely on MPK for rewriting the narrative that Miranda hated motherhood BUT seeing Steve stand up to Miranda like that (I feel) was validly warranted. First YOU blindside me, demand a divorce and then ask ME why I haven't moved out yet? You're the one that did this, YOU are the one that doesn't want me or the life we built together anymore, but I'M the bad guy here? Steve was definitely right about the house too. I love their original Arch in SATC but they have some hell of nerve to make it seem like Steve is completely wrong when its very valid he is THIS upset with her when she is the one acting like she was wronged in some way. Miranda wants to have her cake and eat it too. She doesn't want Steve but is upset when he moves on. She doesn't want him but he cant be with anyone else. Its insane.

[@possumpancakes1007]

newspapers still exist and the big ones (like Wall Street Journal) do have full page fashion advertisements

[@unicornzombielove]

I wonder how much influence SJP has for character development over Carrie. Maybe SJP seen how really hated Carrie was and so she told the writers she wanted Carrie to become opposite of what made her universally despised. SJP as an actress is linked to Carrie and she also has had to contend with the feud with Kim Cattrall. It wouldn't surprise me if her character was written to be more likable as a PR move.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@unicornzombielove Good question! All I know is that SJP watched the original show only once!!!!! In the AJLT documentary, when she's about to shoot a scene with Bridget Moynahan (Natasha), she tells her something like, 'Oh, I'm glad we finally got to have a scene together,' and Bridget has to remind her about the " not only have you ruined my marriage, you've ruined my lunch" scene. CRAZY! So, I guess SJP doesn’t even remember (or cares to remember about) the majority of plotlines her character had and probably wants Carrie to reflect who she is as a person today.

[@HenryLee666]

@@KasiaSopniewska she's still as selfish as ever to me. When her friends call her she's always so dismissive to what they say, and she's always hanging up on them implying that whatever she's doing is more important than the phone call. On this last episode it was with Charlotte when she called to ask her for condoms. I just saw the episode yesterday and it left me thinking how does a 50 year old woman not show any growth in her character since her 30's? Idk, her behavior didn't translate as growth to me.

[@MP-fi2fi]

I still see remnants of the self-absorbed Carrie that puts her needs before friends. Like her response to Charlotte's ask for condoms while expecting Che to come through in a storm. Like when Charlotte discloses concern for Miranda's drinking but Carrie proceeds to get out of the car, etc...ye olde Carrie is still there!

[@TheBeanEnthusiast]

mixed feelings here about Charolettes storyline. We get to see be the mom she always wanted to be. But Lilly is sooo annoying! SHE KILLED BIG!!!!

[@elainehope6527]

How did Lilly kill Big?? Big killed Big!

[@rachelj0an]

Miranda needs to get back 2 work and Carrie is broken

[@elainehope6527]

Exactly! Did she retire???

[@deniset3164]

I thought the same thing about Charlotte's girls still sharing a bedroom.

[@annepatton8727]

It's like they have nothing to say anymore and then you make up the first thing that comes to mind...Miranda's story line is already ruined, but what was that about Charlotte and Lily???

[@thenerdyblackgirljournal8850]

I’m glad Miranda finally stood up to Che. Just because she is going through something doesn’t give her a right to treat Miranda like she shit like she has for the past few episodes. Good for Miranda. And I’m glad Steve stood up to Miranda. What he said was true, and Miranda has been awful to Steve.

[@saimahuQnyc]

Miranda couldn’t refer Harry the divorce lawyer to Nya?

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@saimahuQnyc OMG, true! I forgot Harry is literally a divorce lawyer.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Nya is a law professor! She can handle her own no-fault divorce.

[@saimahuQnyc]

@@lenawagenfuehr53 true but not every lawyer is a divorce lawyer.

[@charleejohnsen1630]

just for reference with their Ralph Lauren ad, a lot of companies will do exclusive advertising campaigns for social media vs for print (like in magazines), so that ad could have been created exclusively for print sources

[@KatAnne17]

Great review!

[@BlackCatFilmProductions]

Whats happen with Miranda was Cynthia Nixon fault. If she didn't get into others ears about getting Miranda to stay in a relationship with Che then they won't be so unhappy and the season 2 won't be suffering.

[@hinahinananoha7783]

What an unusual thing to say "People don't change much." People read and talk, live and experience, of course they change.

[@joeyg1052]

I thought that too.

[@kincsolorinczi6420]

I do not care about Nya at all...

[@mullen25]

they've rewritten what were wonderful characters into mush. carrie and miranda were wonderfully written and acted characters. there's no bite to these characters anymore.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Carrie? Well written and a great character? Nuh-uh!

[@gaelga]

Why didn't Louise from St. Louis ever make a cameo? At least for the funeral? Why hasn't Magda even been mentioned :(. This show has no spark. Just a egoist, hey let's get together cuz we can and make a sex in the city set now, rather than a continuation for the show and movies.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@gaelga I, too am baffled by the lack of acknowledgment of Magda's existence. She was like a second mother to Miranda!

[@lopezresendiz]

Than you so much for your video, im from México City and I never miss your reviews, regards

[@KasiaSopniewska]

Thanks for watching! Greetings from Switzerland

[@sunbubblex]

I love your videos :)

[@KasiaSopniewska]

Thank you so much! glad you like them :)

[@stephen6279]

I LOVED the callbacks. All of them

[@thenerdyblackgirljournal8850]

The ad could also be on instagram, but she is an older lady, so maybe she doesn’t go on instagram too often. It’s possible for the ad to be in both places at one time.

[@kimlucydog]

You are so right!

[@kimgo4518]

I disagree about Carrie’s “sudden political correctness “ about sexuality. Someone made a flippant comment about not believing in bisexuality 20 years ago, but now is supportive of LBGTQ friends, not unusual at all. In 20 years, more people are out, so more of us are exposed through colleagues or social relationships, and can very well become very accepting of it without therapy. Carrie was not fire breathing, table thumping person who spoke out against it many times, was just a flippant comment by someone who was insulated from it. She became more exposed and enlightened in 20 years. We never felt she wrote columns that spoke out against LGBTQ. Exclusionary though, yes. However, I agree it would be interesting if she got slammed for continuing to be exclusionary of LBTGQ in her columns, books and podcasting and speaking and had to deal with being canceled.

[@Maya-md9yt]

“Mr. Big is dead” ok that hit my grief box in a way I didn’t expect.

[@thirty_ish2890]

Wasn’t Miranda the one that proposed to Steve?!! 😵‍💫 Now she “never really wanted to get married” just because she wanted to get married “in a park” WTF????I know a few ppl who have gotten married in parks. What a weird justification.

[@angelaholmes8888]

God miranda is a mess I use to like her but not anymore I'm glad that steve called miranda out on being selfish

[@traceygoodman6203]

How close is the character of Carrie to Candace Bushnell, the writer of the Sex and City book AND real column? I couldn’t help but wonder lmao 🤣🤷‍♀️🙌👏🏻🙏💯💐🌱💚🇬🇧

[@KasiaSopniewska]

Good question! It is common knowledge that in the first season of SATC, Carrie's character was the closest to Candace, but I don’t know much about her now.

[@JP-ve7or]

Candace Bushnell is divorced and claims she doesn't really get out anymore and isn't sleeping with anyone.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Not at all! Candace Bushnell revealed at the start of AJLT how completely different Carrie is. Carrie is a rich widow - Candace is a divorced lady in her sixties who had to move back in with her mother. For the record, Bushnell never wanted Carrie and Big to end up together.

[@legally_ellecee1309]

This episode gets 2 pigeon purses because Che & Miranda broke up😂

[@OzmaOfOzz]

I actually applauded Miranda for standing up to horrible Che. I was like fuckin finally!!! Both of them are super toxic anyway. And i don't think Brady would have gotten Lilly some condoms 😂 i mean it sounds like a cute plot but they're not friends as far as we're shown😂

[@alos.h256]

As much as i loved the show and even the movies, i just cant get myself to watch the new show. I refuse to see big dying, and miranda leaving steve a a woman, and no Samantha is a big NO..

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@alos.h256 Big was supposed to die in the SATC 3 movie, so he would die anyway

[@Name-tn3md]

So. Which episodes are recommended to watch for old satc fans by now?

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@Name-tn3md from the second season? so far the fifth episode was the best and felt the closest to the original show

[@Name-tn3md]

@@KasiaSopniewska thx i miss winter also so might give it a try

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@Name-tn3md Oh, but the ep. 5 took place in the fall 😂

[@Name-tn3md]

@@KasiaSopniewska oops. then will watch them in a row

[@angelaholmes8888]

Lily is such a brat to me she was wrong to call her mother and ask her mother to buy condoms for her

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@angelaholmes8888 she is bratty but not bratty enough, in my opinion. I would love Lily to be the next Blair Waldorf haha

[@blurdreamer]

Steve deserve that yell at Miranda. remember Steve ditch his gf immediately the moment Miranda want him back?

[@deniset3164]

Did it really snow in New york???

[@shakazulu3594]

Writers shouldn't be striking until they do better work. These contemporary shows are generally crap.

[@BellaRainDrops]

They would get so much stick if the girls spent all their time together when they have families now.

[@kincsolorinczi6420]

Carrie is not judgemental? what about the phonecall with Charlotte about condoms?

[@conuremom]

Love your synopsis and commentary. Btw Charlotte’s lulu jacket is a Define not Align. The Aligns are mainly leggings. 🤓

[@KasiaSopniewska]

Oh, you are so right! I appreciate the clarification. As you can tell, I'm not the biggest Lululemon girly 🤸

[@allareoneyoga]

This show is so out to lunch. The characters do and say the most unrealistic things.

[@marsha1758]

I love your reviews because you give the writers lots of grace. It's not just a hate fest, and I can appreciate that. Unfortunately, I can't muster up enough understanding to do the same. These writers took an iconic show and butchered it. The writers have dismantled the characters until they are almost unrecognizable .I just have to do with this series, what I had to do with the SATC 2 movie. Pretend it never happened.

[@KasiaSopniewska]

Thank you! I try my best to stay positive, but this episode pushed me to the edge. Fingers crossed for the next one.

[@lovarols5161]

Carrie changed because Big died. she's not doing the game with him anymore.

[@kelseywheeler5413]

These writers need to go on strike. It's horrible writing.

[@bascal133]

Not an align jacket that’s a “define jacket” …. I’m heathered black. I’ll go jump off a bridge now 😂😊

[@KasiaSopniewska]

@bascal133 Someone already pointed that out, but thanks for keeping an eye out