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Season 2, Episode 18.

Synopsis:This whole episode is surrounded by the question of “can you be friends with an ex?” Miranda see’s Steve, her ex, and just books it, while Carrie reaches out to her ex Big for a potential friendship. While Miranda ends up back in the bed with her ex, Carrie gets a rude awakening that her ex is actually engaged! and she freaks.

Discussion: Okay, so I totally related to the scene of Miranda running away when she saw her ex Steve walking in her direction on the street, because I am such an awkward person and that is just a recipe for cringy small talk. I did feel bad for Steve though be cause he seemed excited to have a conversation with her and I just adore Steve! Well obviously he felt some way about that so he went to her apartment to confront her about it, which is very bold of him. If I was Miranda I would be so annoyed by this, because obviously I didn’t want to confront you earlier and now you’re are at my home, no no! But I do have to say he was being really sweet even though what Miranda did was kind of shitty, so she invites him on a friendly dinner and when they get back to her apartment things get steamy and they sleep together. So in Miranda and Steve’s case, no ex’s can’t just be friends, but this is for the best for their relationship arc on the show.

Carrie on the other-hand wanted to show she wasn’t childish about the ex’s situation, so she decided to reach out to Big so they could have a friendly lunch. I was a little disappointed in her decision to do this because I know how toxic her and Big can be. They meet for lunch, and wow does Carrie look FABULOUS, which is how every girl wants their ex to see them, but after a few drinks and friendly laughs things turn not-so-fabulous. She makes a comment about Big and Natasha (his girlfriend) relationship not being serious yet and that prompts him to tell her that they’re actually engaged, WHAT!? That’s how both Carrie and I reacted because how are you going to marry a 25 year old women you barely know but gaslight and abandon Carrie after 2 years together?– Carrie’s question to Big.

Carrie and the girls come to the conclusion that Big decided to settle for the relationship that was easiest. I really felt for Carrie because I understand how she feels, I’ve had a few guys gaslight me about not wanting a relationship, but the next month they are in a relationship with someone else, and that SUCKS. So, the answer to her question about if ex’s can be friends is absolutely not, if we are weighing the outcomes of this episode, and I have to agree with that. Friends with ex’s are just complicated and not worth it in my opinion.

Overall rating: Given that this episode is top 2 on the top 10 most iconic episodes on screen rant I had high expectations, and I was not let down. I really enjoyed the episode for the drama is contained and the great hair and outfits Carrie had in it. My only critical note I have is Samantha’s and Charlotte’s story-lines were so boring and not meaningful, but Miranda and Carrie’s were really great that it made up for it completely. I’d give this episode a 8.8 of 10.

Go through the list of 10 most iconic episodes of Sex and the City with me– found here: https://screenrant.com/best-episodes-sex-city-satc-ranked/

Season 6, Episode 14.

Synopsis: Carrie finds Petrovsky’s extreme romance to be too much, she feels “ick” when he does the most. Miranda proposes to Steve and they get married this episode, very sweet. Samantha wants a boob job, but instead she finds out she has breast cancer. Charlotte and Harry blow up the bathroom together because of food poisoning, now that’s true romance!

Discussion: Miranda proposing to Steve was very cute, because it was just spur-of-the-moment after him telling her, “I don’t ever want to lose you again.” It also aligns with her character on the show, because she always takes the lead, so that was good writing in general. Their plot-line on this episode was very smooth and just showed realistic romance from the breakfast proposal to the small wedding of about 10 people in a quaint garden.

Carrie who is a New York girl that isn’t into extravagant gestures, or just hasn’t been exposed to them by her ex lovers, cannot be bothered by her famed artist Russian lover’s grand romantic gestures. He reads her poems, writes music about her, and even gets her Oscar Del La Renta gowns to wear to The Met opera, wooohh I’m even wore out from all that! I can’t fault Carrie though because it can be a little “ick” when someone is just being too much, like calm down, give me some lead up, not every romantic gesture has to be within one month. Also, the way he is treating her is foreign for a girl living in New York and just writes a weekly column, but I guess that is the treatment you get when you are dating a foreign artistic man with loads of money… maybe I wouldn’t mind.

The ladies friendship in this episode was very sweet and showed how much they care for each other: they are each others family. From when Miranda told them she was getting married and them being so happy for her, it even made Samantha cry happy tears for romance– that is rare! To the ladies uplifting Samantha about her boobs even though she wanted a boob job, then being there for her when she tells them she has breast cancer. Their show of complete love for one another really made me tear up the whole episode; aww I just love these ladies.

Overall rating: This episode definitely deserved the top spot as number one. the humor, love, and sadness this episode had really put it above all of the other episodes. Each character had something to bring and not a bit of dialogue was wasted. I love any episode where the core theme is friendship and this is all about their love for each other and that just gave me huge smile. I would give this episode a 10/10.

Go through the list of 10 most iconic episodes of Sex and the City with me– found here: https://screenrant.com/best-episodes-sex-city-satc-ranked/

Season 6, Episode 4.

Synopsis: Carrie is a dating a handsome, funny, writer by the name of Jack Berger. she gets him to meet her crazy crew of girlfriends and it goes great, he even give Miranda advice on her confusion on how a date went: HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU. Wow, that one burned me like it did the girls, but it was an awakening for Miranda. Things start to go south for Carrie when fun Berger turns into brooding Berger when she critique’s his book in a funny lighthearted way. Charlotte has a huge fight with the man she turned Jewish for. Also, Miranda gets harassed by a sandwich!

discussion: Okay firstly, I understand Carrie’s excitement/anxiousness about Berger meeting her friends because when a women introduces a new guy to her friends it’s a keep him or dump him situation. The girls who know me best will definitely let it be known if a guy is not right for me, so I understand the anxiousness this can bring. Though, in Carrie’s situation, it’s probably quite different since she may be a bit nervous for Berger to except her wild friends. As she should though, because Samantha starts off by talking about her sexcapade with her booty-call and how they role-play– GREAT OPENER. Berger actually loves it though and he even inserts himself to give Miranda a tip: if he doesn’t set up a second date “he’s just not that into you.” I have to say that hit hard because it takes all the hope out of women thinking he may call after a first date. I guess he just simplified it for us hopeless romantics, and gave us a simple solution to our overthinking, less time wasted!

When guys get their ego knocked down a level, it is never a good time. Carrie made a joke about a woman in his book wearing a scrunchy and how New York women don’t wear scrunchies out— which his main character did. Why do men act like this? like they tease all day but once women hit a nerve it’s shut down time for them, unfair right?! This definitely made me dislike Mr. Berger. Of course Carrie had to spend the entire episode apologizing and questioning if she should of just “shut the fuck up” and honestly, I don’t think she should be beating herself up so much. When you’re in a relationship with someone I feel like you shouldn’t feel like you’re walking on egg shells all the time, lighthearted jokes here and there shouldn’t make your partner completely shut down and treat you like shit… but then again what do I know, I haven’t been in relationship in YEARS.

Okay, lets talk about newly converted Jewish Charlotte, who has just changed her whole religion so MAYBE her boyfriend will propose. Charlotte has always been kooky but this is a little too naive on her part, but hey this is the woman who will not give up on love and marriage. With her newly inherited Jewish traditions she cooks Harry a extravagant dinner and all he wants to do is pay attention to the damn Mets game– MEN! so of course like any person would she blows up on him and it turns very bad. She states that any guy who looks like him should be grateful to be with a woman like her (ouch), this was not a good look for her at all. You don’t ever want to hear from someone you love that they look at you and the relationship that way. That scene was the cringiest of the episode because her words cut like a knife and I love Harry!

Overall rating: I actually really enjoyed this episode, all the story-lines were fun and had meaning. I just wish Carrie wasn’t so catering to Berger, maybe that’s because I never was such a huge fan of him. Also, this episode gave us the iconic feathered hat that Carrie wears, so I love that. I would give this episode a 8.7 of 10.

Go through the list of 10 most iconic episodes of Sex and the City with me– found here: https://screenrant.com/best-episodes-sex-city-satc-ranked/

Is a girlfriend group like Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte realistic?

With the fantastic four of Sex and the City, there is nothing that can break them up no matter how harsh the arguments are–Miranda literally caused Big to call off the wedding with Carrie and they still came back together. They also each have specific personalities, kind of in a cartoonish way. For example, Carrie is the friend who always has a boyfriend and boy problems, Charlotte is the conservative marriage type, Samantha is the sexual-liberated boss, and Miranda is the smart level-headed one. Their girl group is pretty black and white when it comes to the roles they play within it, but somehow it comes off authentic? I guess this is because of the way they approach each episodic situation. It allows them to have different reactions and solutions.

Honestly, their friend group seems extremely ideal, like what woman wouldn’t want to have platonic soulmates? Ones who will be there for you no matter what, for so long, and don’t get tired of your endless shenanigans. They also take crazy exotic trips together and all live quite financially comfortable lives. For a group of women who always have major issues in the dating category they have perfected the sisterhood category. I mean the show literally has a quote that states:

“Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates, and guys are just people to have fun with.” – Carrie

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Watching the show and comparing their friendship with my real-life girl group it is a bit jarring. Firstly, I couldn’t imagine everyone in my group being so starkly different as the SatC girl-group is; I usually befriend women who have similar interest and goals. The show also have these episodes where the girls have huge arguments and they exchange pretty hurtful words, but they resolve the problem by the end of the episode, like huh? I know it’s an episodic show, but in real-life friendships there would need to be more healing and communication. So, it may make women who view the show think they lack a good friendships because they don’t have a extremely tight girl group that help them with EVERY little detail of their life. I would advise those women that this is a fictional television show and not every friendship is going to be the same. We all can’t be rich, white, New York living women who have new men every week!

Review of “100 Pilots in 100 days” by Anne Butcher

As I was scrolling through posts about Sex and the City, I saw that the page “100 Pilots in 100 Days” reviewed the pilot for the series Sex and the City and I automatically started to cringe. Wondering why I cringed? because I know the SatC pilot is HORRID, I love the show so much but I know the pilot is not a good reflection of the show moving forward. when I read her review it really reflected the exact same thoughts I had about the pilot. You can find her thoughts on this pilot in detail here: https://butcherthoughts.com/2020/02/15/100-pilots-in-100-days-sex-and-the-city/

Anne’s page is very unique in the way it doesn’t focus on just one show, but it reviews multiple shows pilot’s. This is actually a smart concept because you will have no limit to the amount of content you can put out, because hasn’t TV been around since the 50s! Also this format allows for a wide audience since people can read it without being familiar with the content of the blog. It can be used as a way to motivate or demotivate a reader from watching a certain series. We also have people, like me, who may never watch a show but likes to see what the hype is about by reading reviews instead of wasting hours by watching actual episodes.

The way she structures the actual reviews is appealing also. She sites the facts about the show first, then she lets the reader know where it can be watched, she transitions into her likes and dislikes of the show, then finishes with if she would continue to the second episode based off her opinions of the pilot. I feel like this format of ideas is easy to process and allows for the reader to get the important info clearly and quickly. This is nice because I know sometimes we can be a little lazy and don’t want to read through essays of information to get the main points of the article.

Anne Butcher’s blog: https://butcherthoughts.com/

Episode eight of season two of “Sex and the City”

You’re probably wondering why I’m not starting from season one episode one, that is because I waned to make sure I talk about popular and widely liked episodes. This makes it exciting for you guys to revisit these great episodes. I found Screen Rants “10 Best Episodes of Sex and the City, Ranked” here: https://screenrant.com/best-episodes-sex-city-satc-ranked/

Overview of episode

I would firstly like to talk about the ICONIC theme/intro for the show. Let me just say, before doing this deep of an analyst of the show, I never noticed how the intro entirely focuses on Carrie Bradshaw. I mean I know she is the main character, but the three other starring women who complete the show are nowhere to be found in the intro, which is astonishing to me. I guess it goes perfectly with my sentiment that Carrie is a pretty self-centered character– don’t kill me, I love Carrie! just something I picked up from religiously watching this crazy, fun show.

Okay, on to the content of this specific episode. It starts off with Carrie and Big on a fancy romantic dinner, at this dinner he proceeds to call her his girlfriend to one of his friends and she is understandably surprised. Then it transitions to Miranda on a date but totally opposite scenario than Carrie and Big’s. She is at this vulgar comedy show, where the comic is a completely unfunny douche-bag– but hey, at least she is into her date, until she finds out he is MARRIED. Then, we get the scene where all the ladies meet up for brunch to hear about Big and Carrie’s perfect dinner but Miranda puts a dark cloud over Carrie’s rosy details because she is upset with her love life. From there on in the episode Miranda is having doubts about this new guy named Steve she has met, although he is great she can’t deal with another bad relationship. She then sees Big comes through for Carrie and gets the push to give Steve- a guy who has been so sweet to Miranda- a chance after all.

I couldn’t help but wonder…

Carrie’s column question is: are we willing to believe anything to date? This question is brought up because Charlotte would bring up stories she heard from second hand sources. These stories consisted of a man leaving his wife for a woman and they having a happy ending etc… total bullshit right? Well the three other girls believe so, knowing Charlotte is the naïve romantic they start laughing at her and proceed to tell her that those are urban legends to make women feel good about the situationships they are in.

I can’t help but to agree with Carrie, Miranda, and Samantha on this one. we have all been in a situation with a guy who is shady but we try to justify their actions by believing we can change them because we’ve heard of other women who have done it. This is why I love this show, because the themes of each episode are relatable still to this day! I have been both a Miranda and a Carrie in the context of this episode, being very pessimistic about love when going on a few bad dates, but also optimistic sometimes to a fault about a few good ones. I can even empathize with Charlotte for being naïve due to her hopeless romantic characteristics, because I am begrudgingly one myself. Honestly, as we see through each character, relationships can be confusing and can cause us to overthink and make assumptions about EVERYTHING.

“If they are not married, they’re gay, or burned from a marriage, or just aliens”

Miranda Hobbs

My rating of The Man, the Myth, the Viagra

I would rate this episode a 7.5 of 10. I mostly liked this episode but I do feel like it is lacking in a few areas. The things I liked: Miranda meets Steve for the first time this episode and if you know the show this is a very important plot point in the series overall, plus I just enjoy Steve thoroughly. Another bonus of this episode is that there isn’t much of a Charlotte side-plot which is fine with me because I usually find her plots in the earlier seasons quite boring and repetitive. My dislikes would have to be the way they just shoehorned in Samantha’s plot of her seeing and older rich guy to just close it out by her being disgusted by the sight of is literal old ass, I found that to be lazy writing. I felt they just wanted to make fun of the dynamics of younger/older consensual relationships and it came off kind of judgmental and ageist. Also, any episode where Carrie is giving Big the benefit of the doubt because he does the bare minimum is annoying to me because I believe Big to be a gaslighter. I know some of my fellow fans may ship them 100 percent but I just don’t feel he is a good man, but I can’t deny they are made for eachother.

Those are my thoughts and rating of the episode, thank you for reading!

Welcome everyone!

I am Aveeania Sandoval and I am going to give you a little background about myself. I am a junior at Texas State University– the greatest university of all! I am majoring in Journalism and minoring in Political science. I am from Killeen, Texas or many know it by Fort Hood.

I am a very family-oriented girl. Most of my family lives in Austin/Round Rock, Texas area, which isn’t too far from San Marcos, Texas at all so I’m there almost every other weekend. Although I grew up in Killeen, Texas, Round Rock, Texas is more of a home to me now. I have three siblings, two brothers and one sister and I have a very close relationship with all of them. I am extremely close with my sister though, because we only have an eleven month difference in age. So we were able to grow up during the same stages of life and bond over experiences.

I’m so happy to say most of my friends from home in Round Rock followed me here to San Marcos to become bobcats too. The friends that I’ve met after high school in Round Rock have been my closest. I went to Austin Community College in Round Rock, Texas so I worked at this place called Flix Brewhouse where I met some of my closest friends in life. I was lucky enough to have about five of my friends from work came to Texas State. My roommate is my cousin’s best friend and she needed a roommate so that worked out perfectly. We would hang out here-and-there when we were both with my cousin but since living together she has become a best friend of mine. Having them here with me has been great because we are all supportive of each other, definitely since we’re all transfer students.

Lastly, I would like to dive into what my blog topic will be about. I might be one of the biggest Sex and the City fans ever, but I can say with honesty that there is a lot to critique and love about the show. So, I am going to be watching an episode a week and writing my overall thoughts, critiques, and relating it back to real life situations. This will be a cheeky review with the insight of a college chick from Texas. Carrie would always start her column with “I couldn’t help but wonder,” stay tune and find out!

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