SATC New Season - And Just Like That...

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Anonymous wrote:It still bugs me that with all her millions now, Carrie is still in a walk up alcove studio apartment on the UES.

I hear you. Does she actually have millions though? Why can't she just get a classic-6 on the UES or something? I posted upthread about money and her closet. I really liked this episode-- thought it was well written. Loved the Grey Gardens reference with Carrie's smoking outfits.

The racks of clothing in her apartment highlighted this for me... I mean, is she really going to "archive" all of her clothes and shoes?

If Natasha was left $1m, Carrie was left millions (probably ~$5-10m) plus the money from selling the apartment. Which is good, since her income seems unsteady at best. She'd be foolish not to archive her designer wardrobe, which is her most significant asset other than the apartment. Worth at least $100k, and the real true love of her life!

Wayyyy more. Remember, she had $40K in just shoes back in the early oughts.

[Anonymous]

Is Steve painting a new apartment in the preview? Why the heck should he leave the Brooklyn brownstone? Miranda never wanted to live there in the first place and she’s the one who blew everything up.

[Anonymous]

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Will the young woman downstairs become a regular? She seems to be the new Carrie.


There is only two more episodes so I doubt it.


Agreed. The point is that she reminded her of her long-lost younger self, including the toxic dating. I can’t imagine that character serving any other narrative purpose. Too many other new characters to develop!

No chance. The downstairs neighbor declared Carrie to be "cool" and this show exists to try to convince us that the terrible person who is Carrie Bradshaw is amazing. Since everything is in service of glorifying Carrie, her time here is done.

Carrie was trying so hard to be seen as cool by this person all episode. But Carrie realizes she doesn’t need to be validated as cool by this person. Because everyone is going through their own shit, and she’s reminded of the pain of her younger years.

I don’t understand why you guys are watching if you’re just trying so hard to pick everything apart. If you changed your perspective, you might realize it’s not half bad. I read an interview where one of the writers said:

We didn’t set out to make virtuous characters necessarily,” said Zuritsky. “Even beloved people have crises. Even moral, generally wonderful people make choices that aren’t necessarily admirable or virtuous. But they do them anyway because they’re going through something, or they’re working through a crisis. The reality is that “sometimes your friends make choices that you might not agree with or that might be concerning, but you sort of have to let them make their own choices. Sometimes it’s hard.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/01/and-just-like-that-steve-miranda/amp

[Anonymous]

I don’t remember there being such heavy handed product placement in the original series. Oura rings and witch brownies, wth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prediction:

Miranda goes to Cleveland and makes an absolute fool out of herself. She finds Che in bed with another person. Che's like, I told you I could never be traditional!
Miranda heads back to NYC totally confused and needs to make peace with herself. Begins drinking again.

Carrie and her new schoolteacher boyfriend go out but he breaks up with her for not being over Big. She's not ready to date but claims she is. Last shot of the season is her eating ice cream alone in her wedding dress or some such.

Charlotte and her new token friend have a massive falling out over some kind of school scandal -- maybe her child criticizes Rock or something.

Seema helps Steve find a new apartment.

I think Miranda will be upset at first (when she finds Che in bed with someone else), but she’ll get talked into an open relationship. She’ll try that for awhile but will ultimately start dating other women. That would be season 2 if it happens.

Seema and Steve may meet and start a flirtation— to end the show with some Justice for Steve.

Carrie will engage in a friendship with the teacher that will help both of them deal with their spouse’s death—but it will just stay a friendship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t remember there being such heavy handed product placement in the original series. Oura rings and witch brownies, wth?

Miranda had an entire plot line about Tivo once. And there were a few episodes with a frozen yogurt they kept raving about? And Magnolia Bakery. There were a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t remember there being such heavy handed product placement in the original series. Oura rings and witch brownies, wth?

Miranda had an entire plot line about Tivo once. And there were a few episodes with a frozen yogurt they kept raving about? And Magnolia Bakery. There were a lot.

The Birkin bag. The Manolo Mary Janes (which I have a pair of!).

[Anonymous]

Will the young woman downstairs become a regular? She seems to be the new Carrie.


There is only two more episodes so I doubt it.


Agreed. The point is that she reminded her of her long-lost younger self, including the toxic dating. I can’t imagine that character serving any other narrative purpose. Too many other new characters to develop!


No chance. The downstairs neighbor declared Carrie to be "cool" and this show exists to try to convince us that the terrible person who is Carrie Bradshaw is amazing. Since everything is in service of glorifying Carrie, her time here is done.


Carrie was trying so hard to be seen as cool by this person all episode. But Carrie realizes she doesn’t need to be validated as cool by this person. Because everyone is going through their own shit, and she’s reminded of the pain of her younger years.

Does Carrie realize that? Because Carrie is spending a lot of time and mental energy thinking about how the neighbor perceives her as a witch.... until the neighbor not only "realizes" that Carrie is cool but has to say the words "You're cool" to Carrie. So now neighbor girl can be dispatched from the show, having shown us once again that Carrie is the coolest and always will be. It's terrible writing.

[Anonymous]

The writing/storyline doesn’t impress me. That said, I will finish the season. Has anyone seen Sarah Jessica Parker in the HBO show Divorce? I enjoyed her in this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It still bugs me that with all her millions now, Carrie is still in a walk up alcove studio apartment on the UES.

I hear you. Does she actually have millions though? Why can't she just get a classic-6 on the UES or something? I posted upthread about money and her closet. I really liked this episode-- thought it was well written. Loved the Grey Gardens reference with Carrie's smoking outfits.

The racks of clothing in her apartment highlighted this for me... I mean, is she really going to "archive" all of her clothes and shoes?

If Natasha was left $1m, Carrie was left millions (probably ~$5-10m) plus the money from selling the apartment. Which is good, since her income seems unsteady at best. She'd be foolish not to archive her designer wardrobe, which is her most significant asset other than the apartment. Worth at least $100k, and the real true love of her life!

Wayyyy more. Remember, she had $40K in just shoes back in the early oughts.

How much can $40k of shoes from 20 years ago be worth? Mostly worn? Not a ton.

[Anonymous]

Full frontal though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The writing/storyline doesn’t impress me. That said, I will finish the season. Has anyone seen Sarah Jessica Parker in the HBO show Divorce? I enjoyed her in this.

Same. And I thought SJP was good in Divorce, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prediction:

Miranda goes to Cleveland and makes an absolute fool out of herself. She finds Che in bed with another person. Che's like, I told you I could never be traditional!
Miranda heads back to NYC totally confused and needs to make peace with herself. Begins drinking again.

Carrie and her new schoolteacher boyfriend go out but he breaks up with her for not being over Big. She's not ready to date but claims she is. Last shot of the season is her eating ice cream alone in her wedding dress or some such.

Charlotte and her new token friend have a massive falling out over some kind of school scandal -- maybe her child criticizes Rock or something.

Seema helps Steve find a new apartment.

I think Miranda will be upset at first (when she finds Che in bed with someone else), but she’ll get talked into an open relationship. She’ll try that for awhile but will ultimately start dating other women. That would be season 2 if it happens.

Seema and Steve may meet and start a flirtation— to end the show with some Justice for Steve.

Carrie will engage in a friendship with the teacher that will help both of them deal with their spouse’s death—but it will just stay a friendship.

I don’t think so. That would be totally weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It still bugs me that with all her millions now, Carrie is still in a walk up alcove studio apartment on the UES.

I hear you. Does she actually have millions though? Why can't she just get a classic-6 on the UES or something? I posted upthread about money and her closet. I really liked this episode-- thought it was well written. Loved the Grey Gardens reference with Carrie's smoking outfits.

The racks of clothing in her apartment highlighted this for me... I mean, is she really going to "archive" all of her clothes and shoes?

If Natasha was left $1m, Carrie was left millions (probably ~$5-10m) plus the money from selling the apartment. Which is good, since her income seems unsteady at best. She'd be foolish not to archive her designer wardrobe, which is her most significant asset other than the apartment. Worth at least $100k, and the real true love of her life!

Wayyyy more. Remember, she had $40K in just shoes back in the early oughts.

How much can $40k of shoes from 20 years ago be worth? Mostly worn? Not a ton.

Not the cheap crap you wear from Payless, she had designer shoes -- Manolo, Jimmy Choos and such. But the point is if she had $40K worth of SHOES in the early oughts her wardrobe wasn't inexpensive then and she didn't just suddenly start buying Old Navy tops. She has spent a lifetime buying fashionable shoes, handbags, clothes and all of that is likely to be worth way more than $100K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It still bugs me that with all her millions now, Carrie is still in a walk up alcove studio apartment on the UES.

I hear you. Does she actually have millions though? Why can't she just get a classic-6 on the UES or something? I posted upthread about money and her closet. I really liked this episode-- thought it was well written. Loved the Grey Gardens reference with Carrie's smoking outfits.

The racks of clothing in her apartment highlighted this for me... I mean, is she really going to "archive" all of her clothes and shoes?

If Natasha was left $1m, Carrie was left millions (probably ~$5-10m) plus the money from selling the apartment. Which is good, since her income seems unsteady at best. She'd be foolish not to archive her designer wardrobe, which is her most significant asset other than the apartment. Worth at least $100k, and the real true love of her life!

Wayyyy more. Remember, she had $40K in just shoes back in the early oughts.

How much can $40k of shoes from 20 years ago be worth? Mostly worn? Not a ton.

Not the cheap crap you wear from Payless, she had designer shoes -- Manolo, Jimmy Choos and such. But the point is if she had $40K worth of SHOES in the early oughts her wardrobe wasn't inexpensive then and she didn't just suddenly start buying Old Navy tops. She has spent a lifetime buying fashionable shoes, handbags, clothes and all of that is likely to be worth way more than $100K.

Yes, and each item worn a mere handful of times (if that) and immaculately conserved.