I was in college/my early 20s at the height of this show, and I have also found comfort in it In These Times. As shitty as things were then - and let's be clear, the few years post 9/11 in New York were NOT easy - there were still things to be treasured.
Also, I like Carrie precisely because she's kind of an asshole. I wish there were MORE female characters like her. Her decisions were terrible sometimes! But sometimes people make terrible decisions and aren't terrible people!
Agreed! I always thought she was kind of a dick too, but people are flawed and it’s what makes them interesting. I lived in and raised kids in NYC for 25 years during 9/11, the blackout, Sandy, the pandemic—all of it—and love how it’s the main character of this show to this day. There are, indeed, always things to be treasured. Thanks for reading!
I’ve been here since 99 so high five! And yeah….boy it’s been something to live through ALL OF THAT and still choose to live here. I think the show does a pretty good job showing why. And no it’s not the shoes 😂
It was never the shoes! Since '97 for me, though four years ago I disembarked to the outskirts for the sake of home ownership, hopefully soon to return because I'm bored shitless. I'm literally in NYC so often some of my friends joke they don't believe I moved.
I literally just finished a SATC rewatch four days ago. There was definitely more cringe, but the emotional moments still hit me. I’m still Team Aidan (I know, but I like nice guys). And FYI, Robert is as hot today as when he was banging Miranda (do yourself a favor and Google Jennifer Hudson Blair Underwood Spirit Tunnel.)
Loved this! I just rewatched all of it!! Some of it is cringey but so much, as you described, takes me back to the city I loved and really lived in. Was especially nostalgic for Samantha's move to the meatpacking - where I'd take baby Maya out in the stroller just as the sun was coming up and be greeted by "Good Morning Miss Girl! by the real version of Samantha's new friends. And Pastis with the Russian - where I'd go see the husband between lunch and dinner service...Those were some days. As for now, I'm living in a small Carrie-sized apartment which I might enliven by over-styling myself for nights at home and maybe a candy cigarette. She makes it look so appealing. Team Big all the way. I loved their energy!
“Miss Girl!” Pastis! I miss Florent, though it wouldn’t be what it was today. There was something so much simpler about those days, as fucked up as they were in their own way.
How I long for a Meatpacking pied a terre! That and candy cigs are on my manifestation list for ‘25. I’m of the firm belief Carrie had to go through Big to get to Aidan.
I was working retail when SATC aired, and women were ON IT on Monday mornings, calling or coming into the store. Remember the huge flower pins? SO. MANY. CALLS. I still have mine, and a faux Fendi Baguette-style handbag or two.
Thanks for posting this and the memory lane. I was ALWAYS Team Aidan and could never understand the attraction to Big except he was Mr. New York with his Sinatra and moolah. (That episode in the Catskills cabin with the three of them...OMG!) I tried a SATC binge and agreed, a lotta cringe. I couldn't finish And Just Like That either. I found Carrie whiny 25 years ago and still do, though I always appreciated her unapologetic love for overpriced shoes. It was like "I can't really afford these on a writer's salary but I'd rather skip food to have my Manolos because I just fucking want them." That was refreshing.
I loved NY then. I like it now. Definitely in the years of yawning in an eh marriage - not gone sour - just gone boring. Sex was sooooo good in the first years. And then. It sucked. Happy New Year!
I was in college/my early 20s at the height of this show, and I have also found comfort in it In These Times. As shitty as things were then - and let's be clear, the few years post 9/11 in New York were NOT easy - there were still things to be treasured.
Also, I like Carrie precisely because she's kind of an asshole. I wish there were MORE female characters like her. Her decisions were terrible sometimes! But sometimes people make terrible decisions and aren't terrible people!
Agreed! I always thought she was kind of a dick too, but people are flawed and it’s what makes them interesting. I lived in and raised kids in NYC for 25 years during 9/11, the blackout, Sandy, the pandemic—all of it—and love how it’s the main character of this show to this day. There are, indeed, always things to be treasured. Thanks for reading!
I’ve been here since 99 so high five! And yeah….boy it’s been something to live through ALL OF THAT and still choose to live here. I think the show does a pretty good job showing why. And no it’s not the shoes 😂
It was never the shoes! Since '97 for me, though four years ago I disembarked to the outskirts for the sake of home ownership, hopefully soon to return because I'm bored shitless. I'm literally in NYC so often some of my friends joke they don't believe I moved.
I literally just finished a SATC rewatch four days ago. There was definitely more cringe, but the emotional moments still hit me. I’m still Team Aidan (I know, but I like nice guys). And FYI, Robert is as hot today as when he was banging Miranda (do yourself a favor and Google Jennifer Hudson Blair Underwood Spirit Tunnel.)
OMG HE IS SO HOT. So glad you're with me, Abby! Team Aidan was the way to go. Apologies for the typos—I'm barely conscious this week. It's fixed now!
The other thing I love (present day) is there's no trauma backstory. Love that.
It's refreshing as hell!
Loved this! I just rewatched all of it!! Some of it is cringey but so much, as you described, takes me back to the city I loved and really lived in. Was especially nostalgic for Samantha's move to the meatpacking - where I'd take baby Maya out in the stroller just as the sun was coming up and be greeted by "Good Morning Miss Girl! by the real version of Samantha's new friends. And Pastis with the Russian - where I'd go see the husband between lunch and dinner service...Those were some days. As for now, I'm living in a small Carrie-sized apartment which I might enliven by over-styling myself for nights at home and maybe a candy cigarette. She makes it look so appealing. Team Big all the way. I loved their energy!
“Miss Girl!” Pastis! I miss Florent, though it wouldn’t be what it was today. There was something so much simpler about those days, as fucked up as they were in their own way.
How I long for a Meatpacking pied a terre! That and candy cigs are on my manifestation list for ‘25. I’m of the firm belief Carrie had to go through Big to get to Aidan.
I was working retail when SATC aired, and women were ON IT on Monday mornings, calling or coming into the store. Remember the huge flower pins? SO. MANY. CALLS. I still have mine, and a faux Fendi Baguette-style handbag or two.
I know they were! Gotta love a baguette!
Love this! ❤️
Thank you! xo
Thanks for posting this and the memory lane. I was ALWAYS Team Aidan and could never understand the attraction to Big except he was Mr. New York with his Sinatra and moolah. (That episode in the Catskills cabin with the three of them...OMG!) I tried a SATC binge and agreed, a lotta cringe. I couldn't finish And Just Like That either. I found Carrie whiny 25 years ago and still do, though I always appreciated her unapologetic love for overpriced shoes. It was like "I can't really afford these on a writer's salary but I'd rather skip food to have my Manolos because I just fucking want them." That was refreshing.
Remember her $4.50 a word gig at Vogue? PURE FICTION. She’s annoying! Samantha forever!
Oh gawd I totally remember the $4/word episode! 🤮 Samantha had it right: ditch that crowd and leave for London!
I loved NY then. I like it now. Definitely in the years of yawning in an eh marriage - not gone sour - just gone boring. Sex was sooooo good in the first years. And then. It sucked. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Thanks so much for reading! NYC forever.
Thank you for taking me back to that heady time in NYC. 😊
You're welcome! Apologies for the typos—I'm barely conscious this week. It's fixed now!