Anyone excited about Sex and the City?

Post by **SMLCHNG** » February 17, 2004 12:14 am

CRC Parrothead wrote: I did LOVE Samantha's speech!

Oh yeah!!!!!!!

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » February 17, 2004 9:42 am

East Texas Parrothead wrote:I just watched the Monday re-run. I'm still convinced that BIG finally "get it" and AP has no clue.

Carrie + Big + NYC = 4 ever.

I'll watch it again tonight. But I doubt I get convinced!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » February 17, 2004 12:31 pm

CRC Parrothead wrote:NO! NO! NO!!!

wCRCs!

While Big's little speech to the girls seemed sincere, Carrie's gone down that road too many times. She finally told him off good, and I could only hope that was the closure to that saga. But no! Charlotte had to pick up the darn phone, and Miranda had to tell him to go get our girl!

What are they thinking? Sure Charlotte's intentions are good, but her head's in the clouds with her fairy tale dreams. I think Miranda is just being selfish, knowing Carrie's vulnerability from the phone call. Maybe I'm wrong, and she actually thinks she's doing her a favor in Big being where her heart is, but I don't think she would do the same if Carrie were in New York.

After the discussion at "the last supper", they should have respected her standing up to him, and not interfered the way they have. Carrie herself said he just sweeps in when she's unavailable and ruins everything! Poor Aidan! *sigh* He was my favorite too!

I loved Carrie's enthusiasm upon arrival to Paris! Alexsandr is egocentric, but he does at least try to be responsive to Carrie's needs, and he admits he needs to make more time for her. She needs to give it more time - of course it will be hard at first, not speaking the language and all. Her biggest mistake was leaving the laptop at home!!! She could use it to help keep in touch via email and pass the time on BN!

Or write a book even! She can't expect to spend day and night with AP doting on her.

I like Smith more and more every episode - whatta guy! So perceptive and supportive! He brings out the best in Samantha!

I look so forward to the last episode to see what happens, but will hate not knowing how it all ends!

East Texas Parrothead · February 17, 2004 12:51 pm

It's not Sex and the City of Lights.

Carrie has to come back to New York...AP has to be more willing to compromise to address Carrie's needs...maybe, like that couple in last week's episode, they CAN split their time....should she decide to stay with AP.

I'm still pulling for BIG. He's her touchstone. Her rock. The Chrysler Building!

poohbear1324 · Post by **poohbear1324** » February 17, 2004 4:03 pm

sunday is the last show .

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » February 17, 2004 5:01 pm

Thank you, Tiki Bar!!!

I am glad I am not the only one that still thinks Big is a rat bastard.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » February 17, 2004 8:40 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:I like Smith more and more every episode - whatta guy! So perceptive and supportive! He brings out the best in Samantha!

Ditto!!!!!

Post by **SMLCHNG** » February 17, 2004 8:46 pm

This was a fun end to my day.

Was driving home.. and I won a contest on a radio station! It was "You Don't Know Jack" type questions.. about Sex and the City. What's their favorite drink?? A Cosmo, of course!!

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » February 18, 2004 9:36 am

Woooooooo-Hoooooooooo Penny!!!!!!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » February 18, 2004 10:02 am

Woooooooooo Hoooooooooooo indeed!!!!! wtg!!!!!

East Texas Parrothead · February 18, 2004 10:27 am

WTG, Queenie.

They served Cosmos to everyone in OPRAH's audience yesterday. The girls were great....there were messages from the guys (well, all but Adian and AP)....

At the end of his segment, Chris Noth said:

Carrie and Big forever.

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » February 18, 2004 10:46 am

East Texas Parrothead wrote: At the end of his segment, Chris Noth said:

Carrie and Big forever.

East Texas Parrothead · February 18, 2004 10:49 am

CRC Parrothead wrote:
East Texas Parrothead wrote: At the end of his segment, Chris Noth said:

Carrie and Big forever.

@ CRC.

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » February 19, 2004 11:36 am

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4162389/

Carrie and Big should live happily ever after

Carrie's old boyfriend has matured
In the Manhattan fantasyland of 'Sex and the City,' Carrie and Big are perfect for each other.
By Kim Reed
MSNBC contributor
Updated: 7:31 p.m. ET Feb. 18, 2004

As the final episode of "Sex & The City" approaches, three out of the four main characters seem to have settled into new lives. But that leaves one of the Fab Four, main character Carrie Bradshaw directionless. Are viewers ready for a Big ending?

Throughout the series, Carrie has had an on-again, off-again relationship with the character known only as Mr. Big. Their relationship has been through highs and lows, make-ups and break-ups, but the one constant is that they are drawn to each other, no matter what else is going on in their lives.

When Carrie was dating the eternally patient Aidan, she saw Big behind his back. When she was dating insecure writer Berger, she had phone sex with Big. When Big was married to Natasha, he realized that the woman he really wanted was Carrie.

Big calls Carrie on her ridiculous flights of fancy, where Aidan ignored them and Aleksandr encourages them. He forces Carrie to be real, without forcing her to change her entire personality.

Some of the most romantic moments on the show have been between Carrie and Big. The two have an indescribable chemistry, and they know how to have fun together. Big took Carrie to his favorite Italian restaurant, and even got up in front of the crowd and sang a song to her. And who can forget the night before he left for Napa, when Carrie and Big danced in his empty apartment to the tune of "Moon River"? It was tender, yet bittersweet.

As with any relationship, Big and Carrie have had their problems, and they are usually Big's fault. He has shied away from any hint of monogamy or commitment. He didn't invite her to go to Paris with him. That last point offers up the difference between Big and Carrie's current beau, Aleksandr Petrovsky, who practically bullied Carrie into accompanying him to France.

Big didn't ask Carrie to join him, explaining that the trip was just about his work, and yet Carrie insisted on making the trip symbolic of their relationship.

That points to the real reason why Carrie belongs with Big, despite his flaws. He gets her. He calls her on her ridiculous flights of fancy, where Aidan ignored them and Aleksandr encourages them. He forces Carrie to be real, without forcing her to change her entire personality.

That said, the Big of the first five seasons was not always good for Carrie, and he stubbornly refused to meet her emotional needs.

Big has changed for the better. But in the first half of the current season, Big came to New York for an angioplasty, and Carrie nursed him back to health. At his most vulnerable both physically and emotionally, Big suggested that he and Carrie should grow old together. The next morning, fully recovered, Big ran scared. It's clear that he has great love for Carrie, but can he change enough to allow himself to express that in the way that she needs?

The show has proven that people can change, particularly in the female counterpart to Big, Samantha. She was unabashedly promiscuous, and lived only for pleasure in the earlier seasons. But when she fell hard for Richard, the hotel magnate, something in Samantha changed.

In the current season, Samantha has gradually come to appreciate monogamy, despite her repeated efforts to push her younger boyfriend, Smith, away. As the series wraps, it looks like Samantha has found a true partner. Samantha didn’t always treat Smith well, but she seems to have realized what a fantastic catch he is, largely due to a health scare that forced her to discover what was truly important in her life. Can’t Big do the same?

Many longtime fans of the show have been rooting for a Carrie and Big reunion. The episodes with Big, even when he's acting like a jerk, are more interesting than those featuring any of Carrie's other boyfriends.

After disappearing for multiple episodes, the emergence of Big brings light and freshness to an episode, largely due to the tremendous, easy chemistry of Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth. While the show has always been about four single women in the city, the recurring subplot has been the relationship of Carrie and Big.

If Carrie were a friend in real life, hardly anyone could recommend that she continue to pursue a relationship with Big, given his historic commitment phobia. But in the Manhattan fantasyland where a freelance writer can afford an apartment, haute couture, and daily restaurant meals, the only satisfying ending to the series would include Carrie and Big living happily ever after.

How do you think "Sex and the City" should end?
Send your opinions, we'll publish a selection.

Kim Reed is a freelance writer in Upstate New York.

Good Gawd!!

I'm convinced everyone has lost their minds:

Live Vote
What should Carrie do in the final episode of 'Sex and the City'?

Stay with Aleksandr in Paris 4%

Marry Big 72%

Return to New York and stay single 24%

bumper · Post by **bumper** » February 19, 2004 11:48 am

I kinda though Carrie and Aiden made a nice couple. Big is..well a bonehead money player, Aiden is......just a dude trying to get by. Make in an hour show..bring back Aiden and the two run off together leaving Big standing beside that dang limo.

East Texas Parrothead · February 19, 2004 1:20 pm

bumper wrote:I kinda though Carrie and Aiden made a nice couple. Big is..well a bonehead money player, Aiden is......just a dude trying to get by. Make in an hour show..bring back Aiden and the two run off together leaving Big standing beside that dang limo.

bumper: I loved Aidan, too. He was sooo sweet. Maybe Carrie won't "end up" with anyone.....just herself and her beloved New York.

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » February 19, 2004 2:46 pm

East Texas Parrothead wrote:
bumper wrote:I kinda though Carrie and Aiden made a nice couple. Big is..well a bonehead money player, Aiden is......just a dude trying to get by. Make in an hour show..bring back Aiden and the two run off together leaving Big standing beside that dang limo.
bumper: I loved Aidan, too. He was sooo sweet. Maybe Carrie won't "end up" with anyone.....just herself and her beloved New York.

I thought she ran into Aiden a while back and he was with a girl and they had a baby??? I loved Aiden, but she screwed him over BIG time (no pun intended) and I don't blame him for moving on... can ya'll tell I'm not a big fan of the forgive and forget idea??

I'm just too stubborn, I guess...

bumper · Post by **bumper** » February 19, 2004 2:55 pm

CRC Parrothead wrote:
East Texas Parrothead wrote:
bumper wrote:I kinda though Carrie and Aiden made a nice couple. Big is..well a bonehead money player, Aiden is......just a dude trying to get by. Make in an hour show..bring back Aiden and the two run off together leaving Big standing beside that dang limo.
bumper: I loved Aidan, too. He was sooo sweet. Maybe Carrie won't "end up" with anyone.....just herself and her beloved New York.
I thought she ran into Aiden a while back and he was with a girl and they had a baby??? I loved Aiden, but she screwed him over BIG time (no pun intended) and I don't blame him for moving on... can ya'll tell I'm not a big fan of the forgive and forget idea?? I'm just too stubborn, I guess...

Yes she did and yes he was..forgot about that. Scratch that notion.

I am not a big BIG fan. He strikes me as insincere, void of empathy and egotistic. Carrie just wears goofy clothes.

Back home in NY, alone with her laptop trying to find the answers to her unanswerable questions. The White is Knight is out of her league in my humble opinion plus his daughter looks like an ax murderer.

East Texas Parrothead · February 19, 2004 2:58 pm

CRC Parrothead wrote:
East Texas Parrothead wrote:
bumper wrote:I kinda though Carrie and Aiden made a nice couple. Big is..well a bonehead money player, Aiden is......just a dude trying to get by. Make in an hour show..bring back Aiden and the two run off together leaving Big standing beside that dang limo.
bumper: I loved Aidan, too. He was sooo sweet. Maybe Carrie won't "end up" with anyone.....just herself and her beloved New York.
I thought she ran into Aiden a while back and he was with a girl and they had a baby??? I loved Aiden, but she screwed him over BIG time (no pun intended) and I don't blame him for moving on... can ya'll tell I'm not a big fan of the forgive and forget idea?? I'm just too stubborn, I guess...

Yeah. He married another furniture designer. They're happy. The scene with Carrie and Aidan in front of the fountain breaks my heart every time. He truly loved everything about her -- and, as bumper says -- her goofy clothes! *sigh*

East Texas Parrothead · February 19, 2004 3:12 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4264896/

From Chris Noth's NEWSWEEK interview.....

If it was up to you, who would you like to see Carrie Bradshaw end up with—if anyone?

I don’t mean this facetiously but I think the girls end up with each other because the show is more about their friendship than anything else. That kind of friendship endures and that is what real love is, in a sense. The love they have for each other as friends is to me the thing that endures the most. Everyone talks about the fashion, the sex and the boyfriends. But what a great friendship they had through it all.

To quote a line from my one of my favorite movies:

It's about friends. Best friends.