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6-20 2004.02.22 |
Carrie comes home Carrie leaves Paris for home, her friends, and Big. Big's name is John. Charlotte and Harry adopt a Mandarin baby. Miranda takes in Steve's Maaaa, who has developed Alzheimer's. Sam and Smith become even closer, and she tells him he's meant more to her than any man she's ever known. |
| 6-20 Recap |
Carrie comes home
An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux) - Carrie leaves Paris for home, her friends, and Big. Big's name is John. Charlotte and Harry adopt a Mandarin baby. Miranda takes in Steve's Maaaa, who has developed Alzheimer's. Sam and Smith become even closer, and she tells him he's meant more to her than any man she's ever known. |
2004.02.22 2004.02.26 |
B- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-19 Recap |
Carrie in Paris, Part the First
An American Girl in Paris (Part Une) - In spite of Big's sudden return, Carrie goes to Paris. She less-than-loves it. Big is dispatched by the three girlfriends to go over there to Croissantville and bring her back. Sam gives an inspirational speech at a cancer benefit, in spite of having hot flashes due to early menopause. And Char and Harry resolve to be aggressive, B-E aggressive regarding adoption. |
2004.02.15 2004.02.20 |
A- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-18 Recap |
Anvils go thud. It's what they do.
Splat! - Alek asks Carrie to come live with him in Paris. She quits her column, and while her friends are tentatively supportive, Miranda bugs out. Carrie walks away from her. Lexi the party girl falls to her death. So, it's the end of an era. Get it? |
2004.02.08 2004.02.14 |
A- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-17 Recap |
Big vs. Alek: Alek Wins This Round
The Cold War - Charlotte and her new doggie enter and win a dog show, even though the bitch is in heat. Miranda complains a lot, but finally learns to love living in Brooklyn, thanks to tabloids and DSL. Sam wears a series of odd wigs and counters the tabloid rumor that Smith is gay with a home-made sex video. Carrie deletes Big off her answering machine, because she and Aleksandr are growing closer. |
2004.02.01 2004.02.06 |
A |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-16 Recap |
Shaving All My Hair For You
Out of the Frying Pan - Sam goes through chemo and hair loss. She and Smith shave their heads. Char loses the baby race, but wins the adorable puppy race. Mir contemplates buying a house in Brooklyn, against her "better" (read: Manhattanite/snobbish) judgment. Carrie and Alek get in a fight because he's blunt and she's an idiot. |
2004.01.25 2004.01.30 |
B- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-15 Recap |
Miranda's Honey...Whatever
Catch-38 - Miranda gets claustrophobic during her honeymoon. Brady Hobbes stays with Carrie 'n' Alek (sitting in a tree!) and Charlotte and Harry. Brady sees the latter duo doing it. Sam gets a second opinion with a new, exclusive oncologist. |
2004.01.18 2004.01.23 |
B+ |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-14 Recap |
The One When Samantha Gets Cancer
The Ick Factor - Miranda proposes to Steve, he accepts, and they get married in a small, tasteful ceremony. Carrie is romanced 'til she passes out by Aleksandr. Charlotte and Harry get food poisoning. Sam thinks she wants bigger boobs, and a trip to a plastic surgeon reveals a lump in her breast. It's cancer. |
2004.01.11 2004.01.16 |
A |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-13 Recap |
Let There Be Seven Episodes Left
Let There Be Light - Carrie and Aleksandr become LOVAHS. Carrie annoys her girlfriends by repeating the word LOVAH ovah and ovah again. Char mulls volunteering to help the blind. Miranda feels terrible about dumping Robert, and gives him custody of the elevator when Steve moves in with her. And Samantha sneaks off and fucks Richard at a party, where Smith is her date. |
2004.01.04 2004.01.09 |
B- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-12 Recap |
One last episode until January
One - Carrie goes on a date with Baryshnikov. Miranda finally tells Steve she loves him. Charlotte gets pregnant, but loses the baby, then gets her spirit back. Samantha finds a gray pubic hair and freaks out. |
2003.09.14 2003.09.16 |
A- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-11 Recap |
Lub-lub. Lub-lub.
The Domino Effect - Big returns, for heart surgery. Carrie is heartbroken over his weakened state. Charlotte leaps into fertility treatment. Sam has issues when Jerry tries to hold her hand on the sidewalk. Steve walks in on Miranda and Blair making love, and we see Blair's naked ass. |
2003.09.07 2003.09.11 |
B- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-10 Recap |
Delicious nuts
Boy, Interrupted - Carrie's high school boyfriend, played by David Duchovny, is in a mental institution. This makes dating, um, more layered. Mir and Blair Underwood do it. Sam sneaks into a club with a pool. Stanford almost breaks up with Marcus when he learns via Anthony that he was formerly an escort. Char just watches and ejaculates her glee at witnessing it all. |
2003.08.24 2003.08.26 |
B+ |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-9 Recap |
Little Non-Darlings and the Bad News Brats
A Woman's Right To Shoes - Tatum O'Neal guest stars in an episode that questions why single girls like Carrie don't get gifted for their life choices, while ladies who get married and pump out rugrats do. Miranda gets "Jungle Fever" as well as the chicken pox. Charlotte deals with tea bags, both literally and figuratively. Samantha does nothing...even as a child throws pesto at her. |
2003.08.17 2003.08.24 |
B+ |
Gustave |
| 6-8 Recap |
Catch me I'm falling!
The Catch - Charlotte's wedding is an extreme comedy of errors. Miranda hides under Brady's crib to avoid meeting Debbie. Sam finds she may need Jerry for more things than great sex (zippers and bracelets, mainly). And Carrie gets a trapeze assignment, which becomes a metaphor for her fear of letting go and being caught. Oh, and she has bad sex with the best man, and he ends up hating her. |
2003.08.10 2003.08.17 |
A- |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-7 Recap |
The Post-It Always Sticks Twice
The Post-It Always Sticks Twice - Post the breakup, Carrie and the girls get out and party hard, party hard! Since she's newly single and all. She even gets the girls to try and score weed! So cool. |
2003.08.03 2003.08.07 |
A |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-6 Recap |
Hop, Skip, and a Week
Hop, Skip, and a Week - Carrie and Berger take a break, then break up. Charlotte and Harry get engaged. Miranda feels absentee mother guilt, and gets a talking-to from her superiors. Sam works her PR magic and lands Jerry an Absolut ad. |
2003.07.27 2003.08.03 |
A |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-5 Recap |
Red Carpet Bingo
Lights, Camera, Relationship! - Carrie and Berger go shopping at Prada, then almost break up. Sam helps Jerry get more press for the opening of a play in Brooklyn, in which he appears nude. Charlotte isn't ready to move on from Harry, but then finally does. And Mir helps Steve make cupcakes for Debbie, then has an icing-related breakdown. |
2003.07.20 2003.07.23 |
B+ |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-4 Recap |
Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little
Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little - Carrie and Berger get closer, then have a huge fight over whether sophisticated women wear scrunchies. He busts on her outfit for revenge. Char makes Harry Shabbat dinner and implodes their relationship at the same time. Mir learns that when guys aren't that into you, they cut dates short with excuses about morning meetings. And Sam has a lot of fantasies enacted with her new boy Jerry, then learns that playing herself isn't the easiest thing in the world. |
2003.07.13 2003.07.16 |
B |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-3 Recap |
Be In The Right Now
The Perfect Present - Carrie is not confused after having guilt-free phone sex with Big, even though she's dating Berger. What bothers her is Berger's animosity towards his ex, Lauren. Mir finds condoms in Brady's diaper bag (they're Steve's). Char takes a step closer to becoming a Jew by letting go of Christmas. Sam tries to buy her hottie waiter, and finds out he has integrity (NO SALE!) and can call her on her fucking crazy bullshit, too. |
2003.07.06 2003.07.09 |
B |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-2 Recap |
Great Sexpectations
Great Sexpectations - Char considers getting her Jew on, Mir falls in love with TiVo, Carrie and Berger have tepid sex, and Sam shamelessly throws herself at the hottie of the week. All and all, a boring ep. |
2003.06.29 2003.06.30 |
C |
Alex Richmond |
| 6-1 Recap |
To Market, To Market
To Market, To Market - Carrie and Berger take baby steps towards their first date; Miranda realizes she's in love with Steve, and tries to tell him; Charlotte gets the idea that she might convert to Judaism for Harry; and Sam fucks a stockbroker who lives in her building. Aidan makes a special appearance, as The Ex Who Moved On And Had A Baby And Is Doing Quite Well, Thank You. |
2003.06.22 2003.06.24 |
A |
Alex Richmond |
| 5-8 Recap |
Charades
I Love A Charade - For the out-with-a-whimper season finale, the crew treks up to the Hamptons for a wedding: Bobby Fine, played by Nathan Lane, to Bitsy, society matron. No one can believe it. Could you? Or would you just want the bitchy people to shut up? Good answer. |
2002.09.08 2002.09.09 |
C |
Alex Richmond |
| 5-7 Recap |
Big is back, again, some more
The Big Journey - Carrie and Sam take an unsexy train to San Francisco so that Carrie can read from her book and bang Big. Guess which is most boring? Well, it's a tough call. |
2002.09.01 2002.09.03 |
Alex Richmond |
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| 5-6 Recap |
Critical Condition
Critical Condition - Carrie's book is reviewed positively by the Times, and her love life reviewed negatively by Aidan's first post-Carrie ex. Mir has baby woes, and Samantha helps her out. No, really. No, really! Char fights Bunny in divorce proceedings, and wins. Woo! |
2002.08.25 2002.08.26 |
A- |
Alex Richmond |
| 5-5 Recap |
Two of hearts
Plus One Is The Loneliest Number - Everyone, even Isaac Mizrahi, has a good time at Carrie's book party. Char and Mir get laid, and Sam has a facial peel which makes her look scary. But the main thing is the debut of Ron Livingston, who's hotter than hell and sweeter than soda. Too bad there's only three episodes left this season! |
2002.08.18 2002.08.20 |
B |
Alex Richmond |
| 5-4 Recap |
Big, fat, sloppy eater
Cover Girl - Carrie panics over her impending book cover, Mir joins Weight Watchers, Char orders a self-help book from Amazon, and Sam blows some guy from the fake delivery company she uses. Carrie may or may not be judging her for this. |
2002.08.11 2002.08.13 |
B- |
Alex Richmond |
| 5-3 Recap |
Gam-Bling
Luck Be An Old Lady - The girls head off to Atlantic City, NJ, for some gambling, some bling-bling, and some thinking. Richard gets cut loose, and by default, the four friends grow closer. |
2002.08.04 2002.08.05 |
C |
Alex Richmond |
| 5-2 Recap |
Hope and the City
Unoriginal Sin - Mir arranges the most non-religious baptism the Catholic church can provide. Sam takes Richard back (and takes his gift of a non-engagement ring), while Charlotte performs her affirmations as best she can. Carrie gets a sweet book deal, and walks the line between hardboiled cynic and ever-hopeful optimist. |
2002.07.28 2002.07.29 |
B+ |
Alex Richmond |
| 5-1 Recap |
Fleet's in!
Anchors Away - It's Fleet Week in post 9/11 NYC -- but put aside all the patriotic signs of the day. This week, the gals struggle with their new identities -- Miranda as the clueless but capable mom, Sam as the jilted and heartbroken lonely one who checks her phone messages obsessively, Carrie as the single girl and with two great loves behind her, and Charlotte as wanton sex goddess. Seriously! |
2002.07.21 2002.07.22 |
B+ |
Alex Richmond |
| 4-18 Recap |
I Heart NY
I Heart NY - Big leaves town; Carrie tries to get with him one last time, and is thwarted by the arrival of Miranda's baby boy. Sam's paranoia leads her to don a wig and try to catch Richard cheating. She is successful. Charlotte docents her way into a bad date. |
2002.02.10 2002.02.11 |
B |
Alex Richmond |
| 4-17 Recap |
A "Vogue" Idea
A "Vogue" Idea - Carrie has a mortgage, which means a job. Sort of. She goes head-to-head with Candice Bergen at Vogue. Mir has baby anxiety, and Charlotte plans Miranda's baby shower, but not without a little emotion of her own. Samantha gives Richard a three-way for his birthday. |
2002.02.03 2002.02.04 |
B |
Alex Richmond |