Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Kristen Davis CANNOT ACT. The scene where she barges in on Franklyn and Carrie: Whaaat? Whoooo? Whaaaaaat?
SO BAD
The problem is that neither she nor SJP can pull off cute and perky at their age. It's ridiculous. The schtick they used 20 years ago simply doesn't work now.
This is a good point and I don't think it's been exactly addressed in reviews/from critics, nails it on what's wrong with this reboot: they froze these characters exactly where they were 20 years ago - in almost all aspects: looks, personality, personal growth/development. It's like they defrosted them for the series and nothing had happened in the last 20 years.
Miranda and Steve should have divorced years ago. Carrie should have had something going on in her life other than Big. And instead of this dramatic bequest to Natasha, they should all be friends. Charlotte might have stayed largely the same - that's just her disposition, but not in 1950's housewife dresses. I'd actually have liked to see her as super into yoga or Solidcore or something. I will say that the only part of the first season that rang really true to me was Charlotte and Harry navigating their daughter exploring her gender identity, right down to their meeting with the school.
I'll still watch - I'm kind of interested to see what happens. But I feel like there was a lot of missed potential here.