overanalyzing the Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That

[@vintagecladius]

Such a great analysis. As a non-ambiguous black woman it was so refreshing to hear someone else acknowledge the significance of how these two women are portrayed

[@kythekunoichi]

thank you!!

[@kythekunoichi]

@rianshaw3687 I think it’s weird how people like you think that just because some people claim they aren’t affected by colorism means people who are affected shouldn’t talk about it. there is room for a voice for everyone. I can discuss whatever I want on my platform. Also, this is an analysis from my point of view - so majority of this is obviously subjective. And why are you bringing up dark skin people who immigrated to America - this video is not about them. obviously the focus of this video is black women, particularly descendants of slavery. i think youre just mad that i called NIcole biracial. why is that such an insult? even if she is black, everything i said regarding colorism is still true. Also, youre ignorant of the definition of colorism. It is discrimination against dark skin. Lighter skin people can still be mistreated for their skin tone, but that’s not colorism. That’s discrimination.

[@kythekunoichi]

@rianshaw3687 this video is not about biracial people. This video isn’t about light skin black women either. Again, the focus is black women and black woman phenotype (which is dark skin) and the colorism associated with it in this particular show - and by the way, phenotype is what you look like and light skin women can’t experience colorism. So stop acting like I’m suppose to center them in a video that’s not about them. Light skin black people have the best representation in the community- they are no where near threat of erasure - that is so disingenuous and intentionally dishonest of you to say especially to a black woman who’s image is often erased by light skin and biracial women. The audacity. And whether she has two black grandparents or 4, Nicole presents biracial - and that’s not a bad thing. The point of this video is showing how they treat her character way better than Nya who is unambiguously black.

[@ToyaTsubscribe]

Colorism is experienced by all ethnic groups, where the folks with the lighter skin experience privileges over those with darker skin. It’s a much needed conversation.

[@Zanaaa50]

​@kythekunoichi Nicole "presents as "biracial" is such a new thing to say about Black people 😆 I was just struck by that part. I appreciate your defense of your statements that you made in your video on your platform, in the comment section.

[@MR-qz4zj]

If they would have let Stanford pass it would have added on the Carrie’s pain of losing her husband and friend , and often times in real life ppl do lose ppl in twos or threes , it wouldn’t have been too much , it would have been authentic

[@ssylvin]

MPK talks about the Jen Hudson character , describes what’s essentially a mammy . Then smugly tells us , “you’re welcome.”

[@veethesepiascholar3114]

People can make excuses all they want Che is a terrible character. They gave Cynthia Nixon too much power. She ruined Miranda and Steve. She basically modeled Che and her storyline after the person she left her husband for and it just doesn't align with the Miranda we know and love.

[@crystaltanart]

As an asian woman, it is the same when I see a bi-racial or mixed asian (where I am from, they are called "eurasian" or sometimes "pan-asian") actor supposedly representing an asian character in the media. Subliminally suggesting that if there's some percentage of whiteness in them, they are deem more beautiful / handsome. And they usually possess all the traits of of whiteness that are seen as beautiful - bigger eyes, higher nose bridge. But still asian looking enough to be passed as a fully asian character in a tv show or movie. To non asians, you probably wont notice a difference, but to asian community, it's pretty obvious, and sends the message that - if you are mixed with some kind of white race, you're beautiful. So when I see a pure asian actor or actress make it - Like Lucy Liu, or Constance Wu, Simu Lu (Asian Ken), I clap.

[@allie5171]

First world problems

[@motaku220]

@@allie5171yes racism is such a small problem

[@allie5171]

@@motaku220 bro you haven't seen real racism

[@motaku220]

@@allie5171 I have seen real racism, experienced real racism. people who make racist jokes shouldn’t be suprised when they are seen as racist

[@justinejustice_league1857]

I loved that Burkin episode with Lucy Lu 😂😂😂

[@BoujiHoodBaby]

Back handed compliment =not a compliment at all. His ENTIRE description of Louise was such a mammy, save/help the white womanhood throwback

[@glamglam8347]

"not a barbie doll" triggered the ish outta me like oh so the yt women can be broke and still look glamourous but a bw still gotta look like she getting out the mud???

that uppity old black woman is over the top

[@sadgyalsada]

Carrie took the subway once or twice in the OG show - people of all backgrounds take the nyc subway in reality. Since Miranda lives in Brooklyn, makes sense she would take the subway - but you’re totally spot on in that the subway wasn’t a major feature for any of the characters until Nya was introduced.

[@kythekunoichi]

true true. I'm glad to know the subway isnt what i thought it was - but i still side eye that scene choice lol

[@peaceness888]

​@@kythekunoichi Yes, basically everyone in NYC takes the subway. Usually it is faster than driving. Not sure why in SATC Carrie was always taking cabs -- that seemed strange to me. Maybe it's because of her stiletto obsession. It broke some of the immersion for me in the original show. I am sure there are some celebrities or CEOs with private drivers but the vast, vast majority take the subway.

[@marabookstagram]

Che's character seemed like AI wrote their dialogue and persona.

[@laquandragooden1074]

As a New Yorker born and raise, wealthy people in nyc take transit.

[@strahljd]

Public transportation should be the great equalizer and I definitely don't like seeing it referred to divisively as a class/culture-war issue, where only the "lessers" take it and it's beneath those of higher class...however please don't take that as a critique of this video, I don't think the point was to demonize public transportation but rather highlight the disparity in the perception of such between the classes. Rich people not taking public transit as depicted as such is more of an indictment of rich people themselves than the public transit system and those who rely on it.

never understood why the girls were against Broadway shows..???

@@strahljd in the 70s and 80s they would warn you about wearing jewelry on the subway...

[@arxdeath773]

It made no sense that Carrie would need an assistant. Like she was under employed and needed an assistant ?

[@kythekunoichi]

LMAOOOOO

[@BdaBombshell]

KLDFJLDFKJVLDFKVJGDS;FS;LSLKD I AM SCREAMING!!!!!!

[@gabbytheartfriend]

I felt very uncomfortable the whole time the clip about Jennifer Hudson’s character was playing because it felt like somebody kind of missing the point. Also, what does he mean “someone who looks like they’re from St. Louis” and “not another Barbie doll.” I hate the implication there that the POC woman should be heavier or curvier? That’s another weird stereotype. I don’t know if that’s what he meant but it felt kind of skeezy.

[@MauvaisetBourgeoise]

The comment at 18:22 is incorrect. Nicole Ari Parker is not biracial. It is important that people stop associating light skin with being biracial or non-black.

[@sunnyyyyyyyyyy]

can you blame her for assuming that? she literally has green eyes

[@MauvaisetBourgeoise]

@@sunnyyyyyyyyyy yes. There are plenty of Black people with green eyes and blue eyes, including my family. Black women have the Eve gene.

[@jessinthecomments]

14:12 I’m not liking his description of casting Jennifer Hudson. It sounds so racially coded. And just ewww.

[@Luvvserena111]

Right i hate it it’s extremely stereotypical

[@Lebensbaustein]

Right of course the only woc had a "beautifully small part" where she had to be "strong" and "real" and not a high society fashion barbie.

[@Lebensbaustein]

And she had to come in to be strong and pull the main character through something. Does the ground work, moves the boxes. Definition of the help 🫥

[@maja0247]

The miranda and the professor scene took me out its so forced😫 Miranda in the OG series would never be this cringe

[@naturalcommentary721]

I was so upset that Dr. Nia's husband left her for a white woman! Dr. Nia was a missed opportunity. We do have elite Black academics with money and families. They could have talked about the discriminatory practices in academia. They could have followed the lead of Megan Good's character in Harlem. Her character was more fashionable and financially stable than Dr. Nia. As a Black woman in a PhD program, I was incredibly disappointed by her character's story arc.

[@Em-ke3nm]

Miranda and Steve’s arc was all about Miranda being so broken by Steve’s cheating betrayal, and then mending it, working together to confront it, then she goes back on her own values with Chay? They made her such a weak character dependent on affection. It’s a literal character destruction. If they wanted her to be attracted to Che, fine, then have her and Steve as separated, which could have happened, but amicable.

[@syd1982]

The quote from the producer talking about Jennifer Hudson 😬😬 YIKESSS i knew exactly where it was going before it did & still cringed. "I want her to do the grunt work" HUHHHH 😩

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

16:48 I know I was like “she does all the work so Carrie can just “exist” and she can take care of herself so Carrie doesn’t have to “worry about her.” (As if Carrie would worry about anybody besides herself…) I heard the black woman character needs to do all the heavy lifting do the white character can just be self centered and self involved… :/ (And I’m white)

[@yvettem.holland5072]

Yes, so cringe. The man is racist and doesn't even know it.

[@lilygranger6264]

I hate Che's character. But they took her off the show coz shes pro Palestine !!!!! That's the right stance wth!

[@kythekunoichi]

right !!! (makes me think that there's another reason for her dismissal)

[@lilygranger6264]

@@kythekunoichi makes me realize how everyone on there is pro geno$id€. Thank God I didn't watch the show... But really sucks how they're not for Palestine.... These Zionists are everywhere ffs

[@RabayaBosry-vq6zg]

Cynthia Nixon is also pro palestine, i dont think thats the reason for it.

[@delaneymorse1590]

I heard Kim Cattrall wouldn’t do the third movie bc they wanted her whole storyline to be about lamenting her age and preying on much much younger men. Idk if that’s true, but I also get she respects the character enough to step away when she feels it’s time… even though AJLT suffers so much because of it

[@ddwow566]

Charlotte taking care of the flowers, Samantha being the comic relief then crying for Miranda, Carrie running to walk with her. It was so beautiful and shows how friends can all be different but still so powerful

[@KOchoa-th1ff]

They needed 4 new characters to ''replace'' Samantha

[@haydeeoneill2338]

I miss Samantha but I am grateful for not having the Samantha storyline where Brandy is hitting on her and wants to sleep with her. Disgusting! That was a big part of her decision of not coming back for the reboot. Samantha deserved better.

dont want to see Samantha wearing ugly clothes and running around naked in her 60s unless shes taken better care of herself than the rest...

[@moustik31]

Hearing that producer describing Louise's character was so painful. To me, erasure hurts "less" than racist inclusions. Why couldnt she be "another Barbie doll" (rhetorical)?

[@mikurtis1767]

Miranda should have been teaching a class of her own at law school. Her relationship with Nya... and Nya opening up as much as she does to Miranda in that restaurant scene in Episode 4... would have made more sense.

[@ronbzoom8531]

Most professors are not rich. The likelihood of seeing someone with a PhD married to a professional musician sporting a boho look is far more likely than looking like one of Truman Capote's Swans. And trust me, if you live in the city, you will take the subway. Even if you're making a pretty good living, when traffic is ridiculous, you will hop on the subway. It is not just for poor people.

[@kythekunoichi]

that makes sense

[@hotchocolategirl1der]

Thank you for saying that about the train. Everyone takes it. It's not a class thing. It's a convenient transportation thing.

[@sierraTLC]

Nicole Ari Parker has done a multitude of interviews stating she is NOT biracial. ( One in particular, the Breakfast Club interview). She has stayed at both of her parents are black, and they are also NOT biracial either. They are brown skin, and she come out light skin. Just Clarifying.

[@VerdeLane]

Valid. But that's her phenotype... which is more relevant because that's what people see and why the decision to cast

[@blkloislane]

She should have just said lightskinned then. If it’s mostly about phenotype then she wouldn’t insist that parentage is the true and foolproof distinction between biracial and Black. Still a good video but that bit made her seem like she failed to do proper research.

[@MrPoopatron54]

I still think if she took a DNA test it'd come out with about 50% European ancestry...

[@blkloislane]

@@MrPoopatron54 I’m not trying to do a 23 and Me test in my head every time I see light skin. That’s a little weird.

[@TrulyMademoizelle]

You have to check your sources before making a video like this - Nicole is NOT BIRACIAL. And the truth is, Dr Naya didn't fit with the group for economic and academic reasons. She was fine as Miranda's friend cuz Miranda was always the one that felt that her friends didn't have the depth to talk about anything other than men and shallow things. Her and Naya are equally intellectual. Which is why Lisa and Carrie's friend fit better in the group. Lisa is upper East side, stylish and wealthy. I'm very familiar with colorism but i didn't get much of that from the show. I got classism. Granted, colorism and classism can go hand in hand. But let's not act like the women never looked down on Miranda the moment she moved to Brooklyn with Steve.

[@MauvaisetBourgeoise]

This is the best comment in this section!

[@davidalexander9873]

Love your pov! Also the main thing that bothered me so much that it made the show almost unwatchable to me was how uncomfortable the original SATC characters were shown to be around black characters. Almost like it's the first time they're having to be around black people and don't know what to say or how to behave. It sends the subliminal message that black people don't truly belong to the world of the characters we know and love and they are only now having to get acquainted with this very 'foreign' group of people.

[@ess9744]

The Barbie doll comment is interesting because the only woman on the original show that actually looks like a Barbie doll is Charlotte. SJP to most is not conventionally attractive outside of being thin and white. Neither is Miranda. I could not stand Nya/Miranda’s first couple of encounters. Very cringe and too in your face for me. I guess I just expected more from Miranda than the other main cast ladies. And I sort of wish Nya/Miranda had been explored bc I’m not a fan of how they wrote Che’s character

[@tbam73]

Michael Patrick King thought the only Black woman to cast was pretty much the meoman who has to pull Carrie up? Honey, no. She had to be real? So, sassy and obsessed with designing bags? He doesn't have Black female friends

[@reginafromrio]

To be fair, Samantha's gf was an appreciated Brazilian artist. So not all poc are portrayed in dark shadows.

[@1bwash]

Just my immediate impression of the reboot was to take issue with Sarah Jessica Parker herself (and of course Michael Patrick King who is obsessed with her/the Carrie character). By the end SJP had so much creative control over SATC, so it feels very ridiculous that when it came time for the reboot, Carrie was the character who was already woke, she had the diverse working group, she was already aware. Meanwhile, they "stuck" the Miranda and Charlotte characters with the task of making up for the sins of SATC (of which SJP was partially responsible for). They made Miranda/Charlotte the bumbling characters who can't keep up, even though it was Carrie who historically was always doing a curmudgeon routine about things changing (usually as it relates to technology, but still). So after watching/listening to this, it makes me think it's kind of ironic that even as they're trying to portray Carrie as the forward one, SJP and MPK behind the scenes are kind of exposing they're not as forward thinking as they want to come across. It also kinda makes me upset that I couldn't put my finger on why I wasn't enjoying Nya, but you really lay it out there, they set her up as a story device for Miranda the first few episodes, they make her the broke one, the one who can't get pregnant, the one who doesn't get the "I love yous." I know all the other characters had problems, but it felt more balanced.

[@kythekunoichi]

Thanks for watching. I love this comment and I totally agree. It’s the same with Cynthia Nixon, you notice she directed a few of the AJLT episodes? It felt like Miranda became real life Cynthia, instead of the actress playing the role.

[@1bwash]

@@kythekunoichi I hadn't connected those dots before, but you're so right!

[@whatsuplocs2813]

Having Stanford "move away" was just an appalling decision. 😢

[@TheHeatInColorPodcast]

He's rich enough to pick up the phone, FaceTime, travel back and forth ..

[@d.a.126]

It’s so sad that they couldn’t write POC characters that feel real! Like Che is my Mexican representation ???

[@kythekunoichi]

damn i am so sorry to hear that lol

[@chelmrtz]

Im a Mexican/Irish AFAB nonbinary person who enjoys weed and I think Che is the worst queer character I’ve ever seen on screen. I finally get to see myself on screen and this is how they do us? It’s shameful

[@anustardust]

@@chelmrtzomg I hate that for you

[@marabookstagram]

I hate how they completely changed the format of the show. It's not funny and doesn't have the same heart.

[@patrice6139]

I just finished watching the original Sex and the City and the 1st movie. I agree that throughout the series, black women were rarely featured except in service roles or as the best friend who serves to uplift the white cast. I really appreciate your analysis on this show and discussion of colorism and how it impacts our society. It's bad enough that Samantha isn't in the show. Based on your breakdown, I feel that without Kim Catrell, the show feels empty, and the comedy feels forced.

[@Mariathinking]

22:38 I've heard the saying that black skin in of itself is a political statement, regardless of that individual's intention, stance or choice in the matter. This feels like an extention of that. Just the image of a person who is does not visually fill the role of white, cis, hetero male is automatically politicised and is automatically assumed to be left leaning. Its the new form of fetishization. Only now has the fetishization flipped from being a tool used by traditional jim crow rascists to liberal rascists in the present.

[@theoriginalsuzycat]

I liked Nya. I think the showrunners made a lot of mistakes and one was adding four new girls to the show instead of one or two... our attention is too divided. I also hate that all thr orginal cast are now obscenely rich so Nya being less so was pleasant for me. I still wish theyd shown everyone else as more relateable, too. Honestly i would have been happy if they only added Nya and maybe Seema instead of Che. And dispersed with all the clueless white lady stories. Just act like thry always knew black people, which they did, and let the characters be people not teaching moments.

[@kythekunoichi]

its sad because they ended up losing two of the 4 women added. there probably shouldve only been two, like you said.

[@summerraine3934]

11:52 skip to here to get to the diversity and colorism part. You’re welcome 💜

[@tbam73]

The subway you overthought. Its a quick way to get around the city, not low class. And Miranda in the last season if the regular seies Miranda complains that her feet hurt from walking from the subway to Steve when they were at the Brooklyn home. When Miranda lived in manhatten it makes since she took more cabs.

[@EclecticDD]

I agree with what you said, and we know that in NY even celebrities and politicians take the subway, but I think her point is, have we ever seen a SATC character take the subway before.

[@nikimd7833]

I love the analysis, but Nicole Ari Parker, though light-skinned, is not biracial. The phenotype discussion is still valid, but since you made it a point several times, it’s worth clarifying.

[@merpmerp7220]

What was missing for me in the reboot is the characters, I felt like they got lost. And the outfits doesn’t seem like something their characters would wear most of the time. where was the simple,archive pieces they OBVIOUSLY would have had since they lived through the 80 90 and the 00? On top of that the storyline was weak. And I don’t get why Carrie got together with (spoiler) Aiden again. Like make a new character! Someone who actually fits her. And Miranda was all over the place..

[@jfly919]

13:05-14:55 all that coded language, this entire interview clip was cringe 😖 I remember when I first saw her I thought here we go again with the poor little assistant, and she’s going to be there to make Carrie‘s life easy while doing all the heavy lifting … 🙄 and now listening to his interview, she was written exactly that way

[@The1998Deck]

Ive run into celebs on the subway in NYC. It's the great equalizer. Everyone except the top 1% rides the subway.

[@emirom2]

I think the only reason Miranda rode the subway is because she was still living in Brooklyn at the time. Miranda said something about “even cabs don’t go there” before she moved in SATC.

[@ReaghenCerda]

It was a joke in the original series that once Miranda moved to Brooklyn with Brady and Steve she would have to take the subway to visit the other girls in Manhattan.

[@iadesigns]

That's not true. They can take taxis, which is what those people do

[@hotchocolategirl1der]

I'm born and raised in NY and the subway doesn't have a class. It's probably one of the only places in the US where for a few minutes, all medians of income converge. It's not uncommon to see famous people on the train. The only people I've heard say anything like this are people not born there. And I don't think any of the characters are native to NY, so that would explain that being a joke to them.

[@MJAYMONONOKE]

@@iadesigns not in Manhattan. Traffic in the city is b*tch. Maybe if it was a block away, but you could probably walk faster to your destination than take a cab 3 blocks down.

[@blahxblahxblah100]

No one is too young to have their texts read out loud while they’re driving because you SHOULD NOT TEXT AND DRIVE. It’s realistic and has happened to me before

[@MissTiffee619]

Great video! I really enjoyed it. Not that it matters, but I don’t think Nicole Ari Parker is biracial. She has said “I’m just light-skinned and from Baltimore… My mother’s from North Carolina and she has green eyes and freckles. So, I’m sure there’s a whole lot of white and Native-American mixed-in there. But I’m only claiming African-American, because that’s really what I know.” I think she comes from one of those multi gen mixed families.

[@Gabunny]

You had really interesting and insightful takes! And Just Like That is honestly like a cringe horror lol, I was surprised at how many of Nya's early scenes I had blanked from my memory because Miranda's racism was just so excruciating lol.

[@falloutgirl902]

Kind of reminds me of Fresh Prince. Hilary got to be the spoilt ditsy one with 0 character development over 6 seasons still living in the pool house and asking for $300 at 30 but Ashley was the social justice activist, the smart one, the one going to college etc. Hilary was mixed with two black parents too which makes no sense 😅

[@tnp1047]

I always attributed it to Hillary favoring Uncle Phil and Ashley favoring "the Real Aunt Viv" and Carlton being a mixture of both parents.

[@falloutgirl902]

@@tnp1047 I think that’s what they were going for but I mean in reality it made no sense lol but that’s 90s network television for you.

[@celondelon351]

Spoiler I hate that Andre gets with a white woman who immediately becomes pregnant because of the way it’s written to pitch her as the better partner for being subservient and giving Andre what he wants, it makes Andre look controlling as there’s no story arc or intro and worse yet Naya is presented as cold, selfish, and becomes bitter and resentful and childish. Naya is portrayed as immature.

[@kelicochran2220]

I agree out the actresses she is the youngest in her late 30s while the rest of these women are in 50s and 60s, I think that could have been acknowledged and discussed as well, that would explain why it look like her and Miranda's relationship is not balanced and seem more mentor like. She is not treated like a peer not just because of class but also age.

[@Ohimnotjoking]

The only time I can remember Carrie taking the train was in the first movie when she goes to see Miranda for New Years but I remember Carrie saying in the show that she absolutely hated the train

[@Porcelynnn]

And she was broke because she always took taxis 😂

[@jasminesmith7678]

She took it once on the show, but it was a last resort. She was supposed to ring the bell for the stock market. She was running late and traffic was bad.

[@nolidoll01]

I completely agree that the writers are the reason for AJLT's downfall. Miranda in SATS could chew up anyone and not even flinch, this season of AJLT I feel as though she is so apologetic about everything she says and does, she's always explaining herself and I HATE IT SO MUCH. I also hate what they did to her marriage with Steve. As the audience we fell in love with their relationship so the writer's not taking this into account was so miscalulated. I'm not too fond of Miranda's storyline it was Ls after Ls for her 😞

[@marissawilson4644]

That interview about JHUD started out decent until he said "delicious"... It went downhill from there 🤢

[@kythekunoichi]

LOL!!!

[@carly7522]

Just revolting. Felt the ick just pouring out of the headphones.

[@TPinchback]

Anyone who's watched the OG series and movies knows they all used to take the subway when they first met. Carrie and Charlotte met on the subway. Miranda still takes the subway since moving to Brooklyn. These women are middle age and rich and complain they never leave the island of Manhattan (remember how they talk about Brooklyn, Queens, Coney Island, etc.) so their taxi rides around the city is part of their brand.

[@solanaszoo]

Respectfully a deep dive on the second season would be greatly appreciated

[@chelmrtz]

Knowing what we know about Cynthia Nixon’s insistence that Che was Miranda’s love interest and not Nya as originally intended, I can’t help but wonder if that’s why Nya’s screen time was so badly handled. Colorism is definitely part of it as that’s likely what led TPTB to cast her aside so easily. Also I just want to shout out the random storyline with Nya’s chocolate soufflé and how the writing made it seem like she cooked Andre into the soufflé and ate him lol

[@kythekunoichi]

wait what??? Nya was supposed to be Miranda's boo???

[@oguzhankara409]

@@kythekunoichi yes and they thought she wasn’t “butch” enough so now we have the worst character of all time: che.

[@kythekunoichi]

@@oguzhankara409 PPFFFTT WHAAAAAT!?!? omg woooooww

[@chelmrtz]

@@kythekunoichiCynthia Nixon needs to be put in horny jail for her crimes lol

[@rolandorodriguez3185]

21:34 this scene was so cringy and hard to watch, but in honestly this is how a lot of white people react to POC’s in positions of higher education, class or leadership. Try so hard to “Not be Racist” they circle right back to “Racist”

[@WilliamsPinch]

I was too young to watch as well, but my white college roommate watched the DVDS religiously, so I got hooked. I hate the reboot, but am grateful for this evaluation bc I didn’t trust the writers to create nuanced Black characters…

[@TsukiNoInu93]

‘Taxi’s dont go to brooklyn!’ Or something like that from satc show. They wete totally unhinged and took a taxi everywhere(at least from the point of carrie)

[@ObsidiaOpal]

Miranda started catching the subway when she moved to Brooklyn

[@TaylorCorrien]

Carrie took the train to get to jury duty on time once because there was traffic, Also I’m glad you pointed these things out because some went right over my head

[@natashacampos9908]

* to ring the stock exchange bell

[@TaylorCorrien]

@@natashacampos9908 oooooo you’re right

[@elizabethkorobko1199]

Very interesting! Thank you. It seems all those bad scripts in modern series/movies are written by chat GPT and never checked by real humans. The same showrunner's project Emily in Paris is even worse with stereotypes about everything possible

[@actuallyterry]

I stopped watching AJLT because of Che and Miranda

[@kythekunoichi]

valid af

[@TrulyMademoizelle]

Nobody liked their characters. But Che is gone now. Maybe you can give s3 a try. Except now Miranda thinks she's a lesbian because she dated a non binary woman which is contradictory... It wouldn't bother me if it was true to character. 🙄 She's totally different. Samantha should replace Miranda.

[@treemarie213100]

I can't tell you how much I love that you used the music from The Sims hot date for the background of some of this video! 😍

[@diamondseraphin9794]

Ironically 'well-meaning' white women who want to be seen as 'forward' and 'progressive' when meeting black women they find approachable are often as cringe as Charlotte and Miranda are in the show 😂

[@danikamcleod707]

There's an episode where Carrie has to (GOD FORBID) take the bus and the subway and they make a huge deal out of it.

[@MS-sr6mj]

Carrie is more of a diva than Miranda, though.

[@deeparao-tw2oe]

Dating in your 30s is so much more common place now than it was in the 90s. But even Friends was based on that premise. Nowadays it’s dated to think ppl in their 30s have to be settled down

[@jamiew.6606]

THANK YOU so much for this analysis! Currently at the part where you’re discussing Jennifer Hudson’s casting. “Someone who looks like they’re from St. Louis” and “not another Barbie doll.” They intentionally cast blck women that don’t meet the beauty standards of their yt castmates. Then have us play the stereotypical “strong” blck woman role. It’s infuriating. As an unambiguous blck woman, I know SO many gorgeous blck women that meet and exceed beauty standards. So I know there’s also blck women in Hollywood that meet those standards but are never casted because their beauty will outshine their yt castmates. And hearing him say that just confirms it. This just changed my view on the movie and tv show.

[@Alicewoods000]

"Che is the worse character ever....her existence ruins the entire show! " ...couldn't be more agree with these lines 👍 👏 👏

[@arturocas90]

Thank you for using The SIms Hot Date score...I love it!!!

[@kythekunoichi]

thank you!!! thats awesome that you recognized it! i love the first sims music

[@arturocas90]

@@kythekunoichi Me too!!! I use it when I work sometimes. It’s soothing ☺️

[@pixieinx]

“I’m talking about dating….. in your 30’s” Me about to enter my 30s

[@kythekunoichi]

I've been here for 3 years - its not so bad lol (minus the dating part)

[@Tityretupatulae]

You re getting into the best part of your life. But if you are in comportate, it will be exhausting

[@jasminesmith7678]

Carrie takes the subway one time during the SATC original series as a last resort. She's running late to ring the bell at the stock market, and traffic is bad, so she hops out of the cab and takes the subway.

[@EloraChristine]

LOVE the way you started the video! Got me excited like when I would get ready to watch the show, back when we couldn't rewind, pause or fast forward. Thank you for such a thoughtful video!!!

[@EloraChristine]

And I want an over-analyzation of season 2 LOL

[@kythekunoichi]

thank you for watching!!!

[@ladybug7273]

The character of Louis/Jennifer Hudson and how the director described her not being another Barbie doll casting is because Sara Jessica Parker is not an attractive person. She gets so much flack for her looks. So the show purposely cast someone who couldn’t be called a conventional beauty aka Barbie who would upstage SJP/Carrie. In this case I don’t think this had to do with race. Kim Cattrall already upstaged SJP in the series and the movie so they couldn’t have someone else upstage the not so attractive star. Even in the movie Gentlemen prefer blondes with Marilynn Monroe they cast an actress that was less attractive than her to be her co star.

[@Tinymoezzy]

Jane Russell is gorgeous though.

[@creamcat69]

that Nya and Miranda scene was so painful

[@miynu16]

That whole rant? About jhud, cringe is not the word. It made my skin crawl 😢

[@diamondjoe1373]

He kept saying strong like no

[@blurryinterests]

my jaw was dropped

[@neil_gg_]

Awesome analysis, writing and delivery!

[@kythekunoichi]

thank you!!!

[@natashacampos9908]

I agree with much of your analysis of the reboot. Although SATC always made it seem that public transport was beneath them, taking the train in NYC is common for people of all income levels and backgrounds. Nya likely would not take a cab from Colombia to her home in Harlem as a professor. The same for Miranda as a now student living in Brooklyn. This modernized the series, where I feel other parts were forcing the issue of wokeness.

[@MadameGumbo]

We appreciate the Sims 1 hot date soundtrack for Sex and the city video essay. I feel Maxis dev were inspired by this media for this expansion. You gained a follower, thank you for the quality content!

[@kythekunoichi]

thank you! I love the sims 1 music!

[@ezramiller9683]

Really enjoyed this analysis!! I will definitely be seated for part 2 if you make it

[@sarahhines2391]

im the same age and was watching it so young lol used to be like " im such a Carrie" to being an adult like " omg Carrie sucks" lmao

[@beenwk4194]

By the way with the Subway, they explained that because both Miranda and Nya live in Brooklyn it's easier for them to take a subway because apparently most cabs don't go to Brooklyn idk

[@TsukiNoInu93]

I thought that was a main ‘joke’ in the original as well

[@OzmaOfOzz]

In the original series we see Carrie take the subway once. It doesnt even show us the actual subway though, just the moments when she enters and exists. It was in the episode where she goes to cut the bow on some event that had to do with stock market. She was in a rush and couldn't get a taxi. It was in the later seasons when she had shorter hair and was dating Berger

[@itsniquenique45]

Season 6

[@pamelalansbury94]

They wrote that scene so she could run in heels after having a baby. Like “isn’t she just the most amazing human EVER”

[@reginafromrio]

Saying "strong black woman" is kind of a slap in the face. It's like saying, "she's so well spoken. Um. Just strong woman is good.

[@anitaspinucci]

Thank you so much for this! I’d love to see a season 2 breakdown!

[@LisaSCHOFIELD-gp8xv]

Wow, I just discovered your commentary on KZbin. Just wonderful. I’m anxious to hear more from you.

[@kythekunoichi]

Thank you so much!

[@tbam73]

Big dying made sense because that marriage wasnt going to last. Just the few moments they spent together in the movie #2 and the AJLT premiere was absolutely unbelievable. As for Sarah Ramirez, she is absolutely the most talented person in that cast. Blaming her interpretation of the character abd not the director who sets the done is ridiculous. The 100% hate that she received was crazy.

[@MK_1Ultra]

This is exactly how I describe my feelings for tv shows like Sex and the City and Queer as Folk

[@venusannserena2437]

Great video! Kim C. also told producers they needed to add POC women since she wasn’t coming back.

[@heidiharris_]

Wait, Cynthia Nixon took a very public stand about 🍉, even going so far as showing up at the white house to participate in a hunger strike. It’s wild that they blacklisted Ramirez and not Nixon 👀

[@kythekunoichi]

sounds like it was just an excuse to fire her

[@1rockcrawford]

They know they can’t get rid of Cynthia Nixon. They would HAVE to cancel the show.

[@hbassey]

This was interesting. Great video!!! I think that featurism also played a large role in this. While both actresses are beautiful and appear black, one has more European features. I also think that Karen Pittman's character as written was always going to be a problem because it's extremely unrealistic for a smart Professor to befriend someone who's made racist and or microaggressive comments during their first 3 interactions. If they hadn't changed Miranda's character so much, the friendship would have made a lot of sense, so this is definitely the writer's fault

[@peaceness888]

Yes, agreed. I could see a Columbia professor befriending a lawyer at a top New York law firm. It makes sense as a natural friendship. Maybe they both bond over being ambitious, intelligent women in the legal profession. They would likely have shared connections and overlaps in their circles. Not sure why they decided to do it this way.

[@shavonnestacia2865]

I used to work in the UES (Upper East Side) where SATC & AJLT is based. It's not unusual that people with 💰💰💰💰 take the subway.

[@thatbooknerdoverthere7899]

I love how the writers slapped as much diversity as possible in the show to look more progressive, but when the diversity is not well received, they axe it and blame the show's poor ratings on the diversity they chose to put in there in the first place. Like, maybe write a better character if you really want nonbinary rep in your series, or don't bother at all!

[@rociopena8046]

Im a huge fan of the orginal series. I couldn't even finish the first season of JLT. I understand people change and maybe thats why the characters act so different from the original series but it just doesnt make sense who they've become. It makes no sense Samantha would stop speaking to Carrie due to money!?? She was never money hungry and she even offered to do free PR for Carrie's book in exchange for a drink. It would have made more sense explaining the cancer came back and she died. What they did to Steve and Miranda's marriage was awful!!! She was able to forgive his infidelity and they were my favorite couple in the series 😭Carrie not shedding a tear at Bigs funeral was so out of character for a woman who spent 6 years crying over this man in the satc the series and the movie!! I'm not even sure what happened with Rose because I stopped watching but she didnt seem like Charlotte's daughter being that Charlotte is very girly. The show seemed to be funny, relatable, entertaining and the characters were who they were. I don't recognize the writing or characters so I just couldn't sit through this reboot.

[@lesliep7925]

Lilly ended up being the girly perfect daughter for Charlotte, but at the end she said that she didn't want to be the perfect child. It happens that your kids feel different than their parents. Miranda's whole story was messed up. Samantha could've been living in the UK and just doing her thing over there, seeing them every now and then and talking to her through phone/text. No need to make her seem like she forgot about them completely. I think what happened was that they wanted to be so woke that they threw everything they could at once, instead of slowly introducing the new characters and actually making sense. Miranda and her professor couldn't be friends in RL unless she had already finished her Master's.

[@miss_jj]

I learned so much watching this. Thank you for this brilliant critical analysis

[@kythekunoichi]

thank you!!! and thanks again for watching!

[@ertfgghhhh]

You have won a subbie. Well deserved. I sm excited to see more from you. Plz do beige representation- black mother vs nonblack mother

[@jo-md1bv]

Sorry not sorry, Andre is a pathetic excuse of a partner.

[@kythekunoichi]

💯

[@nonnobis2232]

Yeah, it was unfortunate Andre was the loser husband rather than Herbert. It made the two couples so unbalanced between "desireabe" and "undesirable" and coinciding with tropes around colour. It wouldn't have been difficult to have Andre as a Steve type (a bit more humble but a supporting partner, mostly) and Herbert as a Mr Big type (big shot who might not be a supportive partner.) A poor decision by the writers.

[@katiepop3442]

yes, miranda started taking the train when she purchased the house in Brooklyn. They never showed it but she mentioned it in a conversation with Stevie Pooh...I love steve