SATC New Season - And Just Like That...

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

weren’t they married?

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

He probably put a couple of hundred grand worth of work into that place, so what.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

He probably put a couple of hundred grand worth of work into that place, so what.

He may have done work, but she was probably paying for it. She sold her UWS apartment and was a partner in a law firm. He co-owned a bar.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

He probably put a couple of hundred grand worth of work into that place, so what.

He may have done work, but she was probably paying for it. She sold her UWS apartment and was a partner in a law firm. He co-owned a bar.

And now he’s a bar owner and she’s unemployed. What’s your point?

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

weren’t they married?

Yes, so presumably they’re both on the deed and each have equal right to the house. But if she’s the only one in the mortgage she’s the only one who has the responsibility of paying for it. Really dumb of her to put herself in that position in the first place, and even more dumb to try to make the point to him that that’s why the house is hers.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

He probably put a couple of hundred grand worth of work into that place, so what.

He may have done work, but she was probably paying for it. She sold her UWS apartment and was a partner in a law firm. He co-owned a bar.

Legally, It doesn't really matter. The house was bought after they married, and most of it's value at this point is likely in acquired equity, both from the improvements Steve made and also from market appreciation. Say the house cost $600k when they bought it back in the early 00s. It would now be worth at least $2m. Well that $1.4m in equity would be as much Steve's as Miranda's. He's the one who put in the sweat equity to upgrade it, plus it was his idea to buy in Brooklyn in the first place (notably, Miranda's 1 bedroom in Manhattan would not have appreciated as much and also offered far fewer opportunities for improvements, plus would have come with likely a hefty condo fee). So even if you argue that Miranda's ability to pay the mortgage makes the original value of the house more "hers," Steve's contributions are not insignificant and could be seen as far more important in terms of the acquired equity.

(I checked and NY is apparently no longer a community property state, in which case it would be 50% Steve's no matter what, but does have a rule for "equitable distribution of the assets" in divorce, and the factors I just mentioned would be relevant in a determination of equitable distribution -- I think a judge would likely grant Steve 50% of the value of the house even if the deed was in Miranda's name alone).

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

weren’t they married?

Yes, so presumably they’re both on the deed and each have equal right to the house. But if she’s the only one in the mortgage she’s the only one who has the responsibility of paying for it. Really dumb of her to put herself in that position in the first place, and even more dumb to try to make the point to him that that’s why the house is hers.

I'm sure her name is the only one on the mortgage because adding Steve to the mortgage would have offered no benefits and potential been a liability because he'd already started the bar with Aiden at that point and might have had major debts associated with that (plus it might not have been profitable yet). To say it was "dumb" for her to put herself in that position makes it sound like there was any way for her to buy the house in Brooklyn with Steve as a full contributor on the mortgage, which is unlikely. This is how it works when you marry someone who makes waaaaaaay less money than you do.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Charlotte's entitled children are beyond aggravating.

Not surprising since she is absurdly indulgent. Lilly seems to have not one redeeming quality.

Yeah that whole story line was insane.

I kind of liked Steve standing up to Miranda rather than being a sad pathetic sap.

Yes, that was the honest thing that happened this season. The fact that she had no regard for his sweat equity, ugh.

And if you remember when they were toured it it WAS a dump. He fixed it up beautifully.

Also Miranda is REALLY dumb for co-owning a house with Steve and being the only person responsible for the mortgage. It would be a good point if she was the only one on the deed, but to point out that she’s the only one on the mortgage is saying “I’m f***ed here.”

weren’t they married?

Yes, so presumably they’re both on the deed and each have equal right to the house. But if she’s the only one in the mortgage she’s the only one who has the responsibility of paying for it. Really dumb of her to put herself in that position in the first place, and even more dumb to try to make the point to him that that’s why the house is hers.

I'm sure her name is the only one on the mortgage because adding Steve to the mortgage would have offered no benefits and potential been a liability because he'd already started the bar with Aiden at that point and might have had major debts associated with that (plus it might not have been profitable yet). To say it was "dumb" for her to put herself in that position makes it sound like there was any way for her to buy the house in Brooklyn with Steve as a full contributor on the mortgage, which is unlikely. This is how it works when you marry someone who makes waaaaaaay less money than you do.

It's easier/less paperwork to have one person on the mortgage if the other person's income isn't being used to qualify for the loan. I'm assuming lots of married people have done this-- we've done it for investment properties-- and it's not a crisis or even much of a problem. As a practical matter, if there were a divorce, you'd have to refinance or sell anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:BYE BYE CHE

They clearly left it so Che can float on the margins of the friends group. Maybe just the occasional one-on-one scene with Carrie, like in this ep.

Yeah, I didn’t mind them in that scene for a change.

+1 It was the only scene with Che I didn't want to fast forward through.

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It's like they are making Che more likable by making Miranda less likable.

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They clearly left it so Che can float on the margins of the friends group. Maybe just the occasional one-on-one scene with Carrie, like in this ep.

Yeah, I didn’t mind them in that scene for a change.

+1 It was the only scene with Che I didn't want to fast forward through.

I don’t know. It’s like if we white women need to have Che in the audience reaffirming our inner thoughts about life and moving on, rather than vice versa, then maybe making the cast more diverse isn’t that much of an improvement?

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Anonymous wrote:It's like they are making Che more likable by making Miranda less likable.

I don't agree -- I actually like Miranda more in this episode and felt for her when she went through the double breakup. It was cathartic to watch Steve call her out, but wow did he cross a line with the Brady comment (and knew it) and I really felt for Miranda in that moment. It's clear that her son is hugely important to her and telling a mother who loves her child but is trying to rediscover herself after giving the last 20 year to that child that she "didn't want" that child is just... it's horrible. I'm glad Steve didn't let her leave after that and they kept talking.

I think the deal with Che is that they are a pretty terrible romantic partner. They are selfish, immature, and can be super condescending and confrontational. It's a horrible combination in a relationship but it was especially bad in the relationship with Miranda, who was new to queer relationships and very much in learning mode and allowed Che to get away with a lot more of this bad behavior than I think she would have let a man get away with back when she was dating men. Miranda was just grateful, and it was gross to watch her be so grateful and loving towards someone so selfish and immature.

But I think Che as just a character, as Carrie's friend and a somewhat peripheral member of this social circle, renders their flaws a lot more tolerably. Che can be self-involved about losing their sitcom and their professional situation and, because they aren't taking it out on one of the main characters who is just taking it happily, it's not as grating. It's just a storyline.

I was so relieved when they broke up. I am fine with Che sticking around and might even come to like that character now, but I'm thrilled not to have to watch the Che-Miranda dynamic which just seemed toxic and awful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BYE BYE CHE

They clearly left it so Che can float on the margins of the friends group. Maybe just the occasional one-on-one scene with Carrie, like in this ep.

Yeah, I didn’t mind them in that scene for a change.

+1 It was the only scene with Che I didn't want to fast forward through.

I don’t know. It’s like if we white women need to have Che in the audience reaffirming our inner thoughts about life and moving on, rather than vice versa, then maybe making the cast more diverse isn’t that much of an improvement?

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BYE BYE CHE

They clearly left it so Che can float on the margins of the friends group. Maybe just the occasional one-on-one scene with Carrie, like in this ep.

Yeah, I didn’t mind them in that scene for a change.

+1 It was the only scene with Che I didn't want to fast forward through.

I don’t know. It’s like if we white women need to have Che in the audience reaffirming our inner thoughts about life and moving on, rather than vice versa, then maybe making the cast more diverse isn’t that much of an improvement?

No, it's more like I like Che when they are being a good friend but not when they are being a selfish, immature significant other.

Do you remember when Carrie cheated on Aiden with Big and everyone pretty much hated her that season also? Similar situation, only viewers had years with Carrie to establish affection for her character before she pulled that BS. The show introduced Che and then immediately through them into a relationship with Miranda that was highly problematic from the start. Of course people hated Che.