S1E01 Clip | Power-hungry New York Women

[@eveelliot4968]

I love the indie vibe of the first season. Still like the later seasons but they polished away some of the quirks that I liked

[@afz5355]

I agree with you

[@givenchyhomme8694]

I agree it was very original and not just for the time. There hasn’t really been anything like it since.

[@LunazulBaraka]

The producer changed

[@AoibheannDoyle-SoulTherapist]

Completely agree.

[@yoni5570]

Later seasons were awful. The tone, the jazz, the script, the realism.... it all worked for Seasons 1-3/4. Then it became convoluted with the glitz and fantasy which resulted in the completely tone-deaf vacuous movies.

[@givenchyhomme8694]

I love the heavy Jazz in the early seasons. I enjoy watching the earlier seasons even more because of that. It created such a unique atmosphere. The music in this episode in particular is one of my favorites.

[@bs4e]

I totally agree! I think about this whenever I watch the series. There's just something so cool about the jazz.

[@ts121084]

Bossa nova!!!

[@yoni5570]

YUP!!!! Later seasons completely lost the spark here, much of it due to the lack of jazz.

[@marya4798]

Totally agree, I remember being obsessed with this scene and the soundtrack specifically for it

[@marya4798]

@@ts121084 it’s more salsa than bossa nova ;)

[@Aventerra01]

Miranda is very right. It doesn’t matter if the guys is fat short or ugly, it doesn’t mean he’s nicer.

[@johniii8147]

She ended up with the nice one in Steve. Took her some time but she got over herself to appreciate it.

[@eduardochavacano]

John Iii The handsome guys are all nice and intelligent. You just need to be special too or be someone who can give love. Miranda is so wrong.

[@Not-Ap]

Same goes for women.

[@Nirobiscloset10]

Exactly.

[@ThomasJr]

wow, yes, worse looking people tend to be more humble actually, they are less sought after. It's the law of the supply and demand

[@kendawyatt673]

Miranda hit it right on the nail, doesn’t matter how “flawed” the guy is, he’s still going to have an ego of P diddy and Kanye West once you give him some ass.

[@Koldfusion234]

Women label any guy that doesn’t bend the knee and give them everything they want as being an egotistical narcissist

[@feverprole]

@@Koldfusion234 no honey, maybe you should consult a woman about that

[@PhTify]

How true is that! There is this myth that ugly guys are nicer than pretty ones because they have to since they can’t get a woman easily. But the truth is that they are nice until they win you over.

[@creativewriter3887]

@@Koldfusion234 you ask a real woman sometime, not just interpret the silence of your blow up doll as some sort of amazing speechlessness.

[@MChristina]

Oh god this is becoming more true as I age (I'm 24) LOL

[@orion8835]

Noisy jazz music, corporate 1940’s revival, dim lighting, goofiness, monologues delivered directly to the camera…. The show changed a LOT as it moved into the 2000’s.

[@yoni5570]

Yup. Changed for the worse.

[@Linalinalane]

Fleabag has a similar vibe…

[@jelena7440]

Changed since SJP became executive producer since fourth season, afterwards the show went to shit.

[@yoni5570]

@@jelena7440 totally. Binging season 4 on E! now and I don’t like seeing her name in the EP credit. Lots of bad decisions obviously.

[@jelena7440]

@@yoni5570 same here, she singlehandedly ruined the show. She blackmailed the producers that she will leave the show if they don't make her an executive producer so that she could make more money than the rest of the cast, which would be fine if she didn't meddle in everything, from scenario, plot lines, clothes...and her acting went to shit, she didn't play Carrie character anymore but probably herself. Those idiotic comedic routines, putting her tongue out, slut shaming Samantha on every occasion and ofcourse happy ending was her idea too, the writers said it would be unrealistic wich it was. It's a shame, the show was great, relatable, very funny, other characters were developed...I watched it during the lockdowns again but only first three seasons.

[@tylerch8]

I’m 37 and can’t believe these characters were in their early-mid 30s. When I started watching this show at 19 I never thought I’d be in their position… but deep inside I did. 😭

[@2expressmranderson]

The world has changed so much since then. Dating in this day and age is a nightmare.

[@viannycaba8611]

Time flies🥶🥶

[@antwto8784]

Love is screwed for everyone nowadays. Just settle when you want kids otherwise stay single, trust me its better.

[@Not-Ap]

Lol you thought this would never happen to you?

[@loufadoros20]

I'm 34 Tyler so I can relate

[@EddValdez]

that was the perfect introduction to Miranda's character lol

[@specteramber]

This montage is Miranda's shining moment, the energy, the conviction, the pointed eating of the tomato... the earrings

[@peacebeyondpassion2]

Yo, she's my favorite character out of the 4 women.😅

[@Melody-td5hd]

Oh man, I forgot Skipper was even a thing lol.

[@johniii8147]

Poor Skippy. He couldn't handle Miranda. He was a play toy for her.

[@ljubicicamesozderka]

There is a reason why...

[@80islandia]

I totally forgot about Skipper too!!

[@susieq8424]

Skipper ended up dodging a bullet 😂

[@rebelraccoon9018]

@@susieq8424 Poor Skipper🥺

[@mariosanchezgumiel7757]

I like the sequence in the restaurant. It sets the personality of each character straightforwardly and in a very simple way. Good script.

[@design4nyone793]

The writing is so great that in 5 minutes, it set the theme of the whole series and introduced all the main characters and their different liftstyles and personalities...

[@katszabo13]

I’m 39 now. I first started watching this at 20 or 21 (it’s aired later here in Aus) I was so intrigued by this idea of dating. I had the attitude of Charlotte (the rules) but hardcore Miranda personality. At the time everyone was a Carrie so I was sure I was going to be dating into my thirties. And that seemed exciting. Met my husband at 24 and was married at 27. During his toast my “Steve“ joked “I’m sorry you won’t get your Sex and The City years. But I’ll be your Big, Harry, Steve and…” and my best friend stood up and shouted “I’ll always be your Stamford!” ❤️ Happy to say these men are still faithful to their word! And I’ve suddenly become a lot more like Magda without the religion…

[@inesillapodoknom]

that’s a beautiful story! i laughed at your Magda reference haha, asked my friend the other day who she is and she answered: ‘Skipper…..’

[@theCatsitter878]

You were very lucky, you found one the few good ones

[@bonniehowell9206]

Aw. Thats absolutely adorable! I'm also 39 and began watching the show when edited reruns aired on TBS (I think?) Looking back, I always saw myself as a mix of Samantha and Miranda. However, when I was younger identified more with Carrie only because I had my own "Mr. BIG". I think that reason alone is why so many people thought they were a "Carrie " back then.

[@shikorina77]

💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@Cynical78]

... and just like that...

[@PhilospherDjPsychologist24]

I love how this is just a conversation or a discussion, everyone drops their opinion, you recognize the merits and flaws in their opinions, and then they just keep adding more to the pot, this was so such a good flow for a show

[@MIS315]

That's what was good about the book. It was a dialogue involving both women and MEN. But with this show after the first season it became a gynocentric circus

[@Mildredpotka]

Get a life and some friends. These characters are not friends

[@PhilospherDjPsychologist24]

@@Mildredpotka I know Sarah or her Stan

[@Mildredpotka]

@@PhilospherDjPsychologist24 pkease get a life. youll be forty soon

[@davidmoody718]

When she holds that piece of chicken with an attitude she's serious.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Makes me really want a salad!

[@rebelraccoon9018]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged The ice cream at the end looks so yummy too.

[@bridgetisjonesing5007]

This is the moment I was fascinated and excited to meet Samantha!!! Samantha was the show!!!

[@rebels42wynn83]

2:18 - My girl, Miranda does make a very valid point. There are some men who are short, fat, no real income, and picky who are just worse as some other men who are tall and shallow.

[@georg_couch]

Possibly unpopular opinion: this is far and away Carrie's best look. Her hair is just incredible here.

[@djfhfh]

I hated it short lol

[@givenchyhomme8694]

Sorry, it's not. It's better than her bob in season 5, but it's definitely not good. It doesn't flatter her face.

[@Gemmarose9012]

Yuck. Makes her face more horse like.

[@specteramber]

My favorite hairstyle of Carrie's is in season 2, blonder and longer, but with that early 2000's touch of slightly stripey highlights and darker under layer. It had character, though it was of its time, it suited her

[@JMLCK78]

she looks like a clown

[@shanequinlan9774]

The dialogue was a lot better especially compared to the movies.

[@creativewriter3887]

The backward tracking from the Exorcist was a lot better than the dialogue in the Movies and "Just like Crap".

[@terrywhitney9768]

I loved the fact that each of the characters were narrating in this episode.

[@johniii8147]

I found it really annoying and they quickly dropped that.

[@Gemmarose9012]

That’s what I couldn’t stand about it. Clearly I wasn’t alone which is why they dropped it.

[@miurtouissi1093]

​@@johniii8147 i loved it it felt like an anthropologist researching love and sex lol. It truly felt like carrie was a journalist

[@Sarasapien]

Damn Carrie smoked like a chimney lol I still remember going to places and the host asking what section we wanted to dine in

[@Pww642]

God, the first season or two of this show were so fantastic. Samantha and Miranda stayed great, but Carrie got so insufferable.

[@flamingomingo9810]

Miranda is still great but she’s lost some of her spark. I get that’s what happens when you have kids but I feel like her personality completely changed. Charlotte changed for the better

[@SuperBrianMak]

Carrie got "insufferable" to viewers because they initially liked her for shallow, superficial reasons, and over time, they "hated" her for those same shallow reasons, too. Carrie asked the poignant questions for her column, but she was still the every-woman. She was supposed to have flaws and make mistakes, but only became "insufferable" because women on TV aren't normally depicted as human and messy. We're used to seeing women on the screen with just the right amount of vulnerability and flaws as long as she stays in line with how women should be portrayed.

[@Monica-sf5eq]

god i absolutely loved this first miranda look, she looked incredible.

[@armature]

Easily her best

[@idiosyncraticparadise1655]

I’ll be 40 next month! This reminds of those days of being so young and carefree all around the city !! What a time for me ! What an adventure it was. We were so young-(Er) lol

[@nawal10]

U don't even look 40 at least be happy about that lol

[@vdussaut9182]

Yes-back in the days when youngins could afford to live in NYC lol!

[@destinythomas5537]

“The right guy is an illusion.” As a 24 year old in the dating world, no words ever rang truer LMAOO

[@bluetopguitar1104]

So much better than the newest sequel. No comparison.

[@lovelee2775]

The first time I've watched the first episode I said to myself I will definitely love this show.

[@afz5355]

Hahahah you and me both 😂

[@kerimanasilasila174]

Same love!!

[@LPBineli]

Same here

[@nidhiraghuwanshi4862]

The careers these women have ✨🙌

[@PhTify]

Oh yes. I would love to have Miranda’s or Samantha’s career and I wouldn’t give a shit about men

[@creativewriter3887]

@@PhTify I know, right??? I mean, it takes A LOT to get to where they are and then have a man on top of things (no pun intended)? Who needs that kind of pressure?? Samantha had it right.. she was the gay guy in a gorgeous female body.

[@PhTify]

@@creativewriter3887 Man is burden for a successful woman. Little to offer, a lot to get

[@MIS315]

And no men... Look how they all turned out in And Just Like That. Old and miserable 😂

[@PhTify]

@@MIS315 what do you mean? They eventually all turned out to have a man in their lives except for Samantha

[@bonniehowell9206]

I actually miss the breaking the forth wall approach in this series. Season 1 was so diffrent.

[@JustMe-mp6vu]

Miranda looked GORGEOUS here! The baby cheeks, haircut, haircolor, suit, voice! Stunning! 🤩✨🤭

[@marianaramirez3828]

Not gonna lie, Samantha and Miranda made me choose my career: Economics and Bussiness Laws. And the i got my love for art from Charlotte

[@niabelizaire3596]

The episode that started it all!

[@Vr4z1el]

Miranda knows whats up with men. If you give an fat, short and/or ugly guy a chance he will end up treating you like youre the ugly one.

[@WeaponizeCelibacy]

Facts!

[@ifyouknowyouknow6964]

Best modern example is …. Drum roll …. BIG ED 90 day fiancé. Lol ever seen how he treated rose lol

[@saulpineda2737]

Samantha and Miranda speak nothing but FACTS!!!!

[@flamingomingo9810]

This seems so normal to us now that I didn’t even think about it, but imagine you’re a person in the 90s, being used to seeing nothing but censorship on tv. You turn on this show you know nothing about, and they’re casually talking about sex and hanging out with drag queens like nothing. Even the men being interviewed are more progressive than what you’re used to seeing on tv at this time. People really have forgotten how much of an impact this show really had

[@rebelraccoon9018]

Not sure how hanging out with drag queens is progressive or even particularly exciting.

[@Gemmarose9012]

HBO wasn’t censored for years, especially at night.

[@KittenBowl1]

How old are you? HBO shows are usually like this and has been like this for years even before this time. Are you really young? During 90s HBO shows have been like this too. Maybe you just didn’t know.

[@hellund2874]

These episodes are timeless because everything they talk about still applies today

[@KittenBowl1]

Maybe only in NY. People elsewhere in North America don’t have this kind of mentality. You fall in love and get married. But if your career is more important people choose career and not family. And people don’t necessarily want kids…these guys on this show want kids, while women don’t want them…that is pretty common in a big city and it has been that way for ages.

[@eidothea]

We’re having these conversations in London as well, same across some Asian metropolitan cities, so I’ve heard

[@reginaphalange7413]

Samantha is everything

[@Emmiiii267]

God this clip is so nostalgic agh how time flies :(

[@isabellerozycki2936]

I really liked Skipper’s character in the series. I often wish that the producers kept him a little while longer past the second season.

[@miap]

Miranda speaking the truth lol

[@georg_couch]

Why did they stop breaking the fourth wall? It feels really fresh.

[@j.s27]

Miranda was so fine in season 1 😍🔥

[@BeaMode1990]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought so. 😍

[@johniii8147]

Miranda was always the most real of them all.

[@Dash120z]

she looked the best in season 3

[@welcome_back_to_1972]

I somehow avoided this show for decades, but this bit hooked me in. The camera work against the quick dialogue is great.

[@purpurina5663]

Back when people on TV had full-sized noses and movable faces

[@destinythomas5537]

Please bring back more girl power shows like this. Im literally begging

[@theshypersistence]

"What women really want is Alec Baldwin." That aged well 😅

[@ThomasJr]

wow, women and gay men have very different taste. The guys gays love are the men who the show present as Samantha's bf's

[@omanicc9854]

yeah Alec Baldwin is nowhere near as hot as he used to be.... plus you gotta be careful if he ever has a gun in his hand

[@ThomasJr]

@@omanicc9854 Alec B was never ever hot . Maybe in a next life. LOL

[@omanicc9854]

@@ThomasJr c'mon he wasn't bad. watch the Juror.... its hard to believe its the same Alec as now.

[@ThomasJr]

@@omanicc9854 Not my type . Most male american celebs are not attractive imo. But there may be one or 2 exceptions.

[@rmzmssmd5410]

Her messy place at the end felt more real than the actual show!

[@noonelikesmycomment3891]

Miranda looks so stunning

[@afz5355]

That’s exactly what all of us are thinking

[@julieerin115]

I'm actually glad she got rid of those power suits and grew out her hair. Do like those earrings.

[@vjshoegal4027]

Absolutely 💜

[@Paglia444]

Kim Cattrall looks amazing! 😁😘

[@mialarsson4972]

Season 1, when Carrie was still kinda cool.

[@imnobodywhoareyouu]

I really liked the mockumentary format.

[@CrazyClara101]

I love the interviews in the older seasons

[@Blakiedoo]

the first season of sex and the city….. literally 10/10

[@michelletran2637]

Love Samanthas hairstyle

[@eidothea]

I love how men and women in cities are having the same arguments over a decade on 😂

[@mj-rg9kp]

There was a time when women actually wanted to marry Alec Baldwin??? 😂

[@lyndylou3642]

He was quite a hottie in his younger years!

[@fromthehaven94]

This show began at the end of the 90's. The second guy at the gym looked better than Alec, IMO.

[@Starkardur]

Remember Clueless when Cher says Josh is kind of a Baldwin.

[@monmothma3358]

@@Starkardur Yeah, Clueless coined the expression "a Baldwin", meaning a good-looking guy. Alec and his brothers.

[@michaelf7093]

And, in keeping with the show premise, Alec married later, at 56. To a 27 year old.

[@charlottemacdonald4167]

This amazing series refreshingly asked alot of questions. I never thought it answered them, but left them open for more examination. Excellent.

[@generfeld]

I love the late 90s fashion and hair and body types. Shannen D in Season 1 of Charmed (1998-1999) also. She had this gorgeous business professional look, not over sexualized at all and still very pretty. Even her casual looks (tank top or sweater) she looked fantastic. The end of the 90s when fashion looked better but before the new millennium glam

[@itsjanolli]

I think this is miranda's best hair. wish she kept it like that

[@moniquecovington1717]

I loved this beginning. This is why I liked the show.

[@StubbledCandy]

Literally sitting here 30 now and have only been asked out once! By my husband! 🤣🤣

[@MA-yc7pz]

You are blessed

[@dustin.foreal6132]

Miranda is literally my favorite character

[@alivebegonias4130]

I love carries makeup so much

[@GretaZ-dd3lu]

3:09 omg the cosmopolitan looks so delicious

[@denisesiddon7241]

Loved the early SATC so new and original. They look so young here.

[@juniorlsdmusic]

Since 1998, this episode said it publicly before the red pill channels in youtube.

[@benfisher1376]

Its weird watching this. The 90s feels recent, yet so far away now.

[@RMFeminine4TheWin]

*aaahhh, Lucky Cheng's. such great memories!!!* #lovesit #SATC 🗽👠🥡🎤💄🎶

[@awesomeentertainment977]

I love the early seasons because theyd always interview different people and it made sense that she quoted from them for her column and it had a looser feel to it as it went on it was less about exploring and more about he said she said and drama. Still love it but prefer the looser tone

[@F.R.F937]

Gosh that show was so good, so raw yet elegant... Today it turned into woke BS.

[@IDEKWlD]

Jeremiah the poet seems like a real winner, I think I missed Miranda's point 🤣

[@lisamanthey6461]

😂😂 I love Samantha 😂 and everything she says

[@CC3193]

"What women really want is Alec Baldwin" OMG Lol!~!!!!! 👶🏻🍼👶🏻🍼👶🏻🍼👶🏻🍼👶🏻🍼🤱🏻🍼🤰🏻🍼👴🏻

[@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453]

Carrie was such a separation anxiety dysfunction. No one believed in love except charlotte, and often times they treated her like shit

[@johniii8147]

They were not believing her fantasy version of "love"

[@thesecondYouTube]

Carrie had daddy issues. Samantha had mother issues.

[@chriscyjimflores2326]

i dont like that they just remove Skipper as one of the cast, im curious on how he would evolve as a character

[@ennuiblue4295]

His last scene was funny, he became more aggressive and then Miranda liked him 😂

[@danielvitor8407]

Sex and the city pilot was literally a film noir

[@ThomasJr]

and you're a pretty noir haha

[@cristopherperalta]

I'm just here to compliment Samantha. I love her hair here. She looks so hot and youthful ❤️

[@s.z8223]

so scary that guys used to (and still) think like this :/

[@OffWithReligion]

There’s no more traditional women, what did you expect? That you’d have your cake and eat it too? LMAO

[@s.z8223]

@@OffWithReligion ok incel

[@julieerin115]

Those guys in the montage are douche bags.

[@ashchz8502]

@@OffWithReligion what is your definition of traditional women? Women cleaning up after you? Are you really that misogynistic? Grow the fuck up

[@thenicobossy]

@@OffWithReligion ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, an incel!

[@samanthabmw330]

I know this first Ep, Season was rough.. they were still modest into their Character.. but I agree w/ everyone else. There was something so liberating, refreshing abt Miranda, Samantha's character in this Episode.. as well as Carrie's "innocence" (before that went down the tubes). And Charlotte.. well, she always remained Charlotte. lol. Really defined the Dating scene in the late 90s-2000s.

[@TheMymlan]

Is that Thorgy Thor in the green wig, bringing the cake?? 😀

[@eduardochavacano]

Eventually, they end up with the fat bald guys. Except for Samantha who got the Hollywood star.

[@toomuchinformation]

Charlotte did, but not Carrie and Miranda.

[@nilesseagle886]

That food looked to Damn good of what ever restaurant that miranda was at😋😇😋😇😋😇

[@Tan87ful]

Yep. lol. I agree 💯👏🏼☺️

[@susanfudge1737]

What women want is Alec Baldwin. Ah hahaha.

[@Luvie1980]

Not anymore. If you have a death wish.

[@FacebookQueen]

I was waiting to hear Samantha’s interview lol

[@Nahmaste0928]

Miranda outfit and everything here is goddess also the vibes here❤🔥

[@aw4610]

The best season.

[@natashathepolyglot]

I was too small to watch SATC when it first aired. Have to admit that some things sounds weird nowdays

[@LaNaths8]

Lets go back to this!!!

[@boyandcatmum]

When this show first aired in Australia I absolutey loved it. I really wish they would do reruns of Sex in the city from the very start on Tv in Australia .

[@t.o.o.smooth5870]

A lot of Red-Pill truths revealed in this show.

[@davita4436]

This is when the show was MUCH closer to being like the book. And it was better. Carrie was an actual writer here - note the absence of puns!

[@deletedaccount1990]

Damn Miranda was so hot in that time.

[@kimberlykimble2]

The episode where we officially met all the girls...and Skippy. 😂

[@minhhangtranthi2211]

Miranda is most stunning in the 1st episode

[@afz5355]

She’s gorgeous throughout but this episode omg she looks like a whole snack

[@Kirsten4260]

Miranda looked so pretty here

[@njdrummer7120]

This was when NYC was a cool place to live and hang out

[@lexistenceestailleurs]

I can watch it over and over again...

[@rbjones72703]

❤Carrie's hair

[@tymac9127]

And Just Like That can't compare to this😢

[@jenniferwilson9650]

I fell in love with this show from season one. Unfortunately, they introduced Big, and by the end of the ride home, Carrie had completely changed

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Most of us do change between 35-45. I wouldn’t want to avoid that change.

[@krps28]

2:15 still so accurate nowadays 😂