Sex And The City & And Just Like That #3

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Stillwater said:
But mistepping very badly. If that was the intent, that was the truth of the storyline.
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Honestly people will have different reactions to art. I watched a video of a black woman being arrested for throwing paint over the mayor’s message and rolling around to paint over it. It’s a messy and confusing time.
 
AlanBanan said:
I don’t even care that there is different races or LGBT+ people, it’s NYC! Not some town in the middle of the Bible Belt. I like everyone except Che as they are super two dimensional.

They only can talk about how they’re gay, their gender and that they smoke weed under the guise of being a comedian (they’re not funny). If they happened to make them an interesting character who just so happens to talk about being gay and be non binary, I would not care. But they’re so boring.

I like Miranda’s professor, as we seen a more realistic side of her with her IVF and her worry that she might not want to be a mother, and that she has more than just one thing to talk about.

I also like Carries real estate agent and hope to see more of her and I like how even though she only has known Carrie for a quick moment, she still treats Carrie like a good friend and is concerned for well being and wants her to see a doctor. She also called Carrie out on her condescending comments so I liked that
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Miranda's professor seems like she could grow into a good character but the way her character was introduced was handled so badly. Seema came into it more organically and Carrie didn't act like an idiot around her like Miranda did with the professor. I don't think they're doing a great job with Che's character. I don't find che or the guy on the podcast or the podcast itself very funny. Love having more Anthony. He had all the best lines in the last episode.
 
I’m behind on this thread, will catch up tomorrow.

episode 5 thoughts.
I thought it would be worse after reading here earlier, again I quite enjoyed it. Obviously the storylines are heavy handed, the wokeness is too much, and Charlotte’s face makes me sad, but that’s not going to change so I’m looking past those points now.

I actually related to Charlotte and Harry, I think their reaction to what a lot of parents are going through at the moment was typical and honest, they were very sweet about it, especially Charlotte. The conversation with the teachers was believable to me, that’s what it feels like, to have the world tell you that this is how we deal with these issues now, woke, p .c or whatever. But it isn’t as straightforward as just using a different name and pronouns when it’s your child, it’s very emotional, confusing and you don’t know how you should react. I thought it was handled fairly well.

I don’t mind Miranda's storyline either, I would believe that she’s unhappy and as a result drinking too much and wanting to do something that excites her. shame it’s with Che, I still hate the character, the way they behaves makes me uncomfortable. I don’t see any chemistry to make me believe the relationship either. There’s no real likability there, no warmth.
Carrie’s hip - I didn’t mind the way they went about the cause for the surgery, but it was the quickest, easiest surgery and recovery I’ve ever witnessed, but I’m assuming it was just a way of creating vulnerability to allow her to spend more time with the other characters, otherwise it was a bit pointless. The bathroom scene was good though I thought.

Samantha - I quite like the text exchange, it was sweet. I’ve said it before but I do think this was the kindest way they could have dealt with the situation. They’ve left the door open for her, I don’t think they’ve made her out to be a witch. I get the sense that there is disappointment and hurt on both sides of the friendship. The flowers and the texts are little glimmers of hope that Carrie & Samantha will reconcile. If we had no idea about the SJP & KC real life drama I think everyone would be content with how the characters are being portrayed.
 
Shinythings said:
I think the problem is you see alot of ASC kids (in fact most of them recently in my experience) claiming to be trans because of their black and white thinking they think if I don't fit the stereotype of a boy or a girl, I must be trans but when you actually speak to them they have no dysmorphia, no history of presenting as the opposite to their assigned gender etc. None of the things you would actually expect to see in someone who is truly transgender. And it's so dangerous because they then tend to get pushed down that path rather than letting them be.

But I see this happening an increasing amount in neurotypical kids too. Rather than just exploring your identity,they have to have a label and before they know it, they're in over their heads. It's so problematic but you just can't talk about it openly.

100% there are truly trans people, but it's just exploding like the latest fashion meaning those who truly want to transition have to wait longer because so many kids see it as a status and clog waiting lists.
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This! I think parents need some guidance on how to deal with this because it’s so common at the moment.
 
lavendervase said:
Box ticking - noun. derogatory the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something.

And back to my original point, I don’t take issue with people of colour, non binary people, queer people, the elderly, teenagers, ex wives or sour dough but the issue is…the script.
By all means be inclusive but rather than throw everything in at once and make a mess of it deal with one issue in a sensitive and funny way like satc used to.
Take Rose/Rock for example there would have been a whole episode about that where we could get to know the character and then see something that affects the girls all in a similar way and then make it a feature in other episodes too.
Again, the script.
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Very true, we know nothing about Rose/Rock to care about her issues. Too much crammed into each episode rather than address one story at a time, in detail and conclude it like it used to be done. It's a bombardment of character's that I don't particularly like - mainly the podcast bloke who laughs incestantly about nothing, worthless addition to the cast.

Saint_clemmie said:
This! I think parents need some guidance on how to deal with this because it’s so common at the moment.
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A colleague at works granddaughter has told her family she's identifying as a 'they' now. She's 12 and when asked if she understood what it meant and how it'll be dealt with her response was 'it's fashionable, everyone's doing it'
 
Just getting really tired of the constant 'PC-correcting' whenever one of them says anything that sounds remotely like what people in real life say. The non-stop virtue signalling is exhausting and acts like such a dampener on what should have been a light-hearted show, or one that deals with semi-serous issues in a light-hearted way with comedy, as SATC did. Also hate the characters of Che and Brady.

someone on Twitter said that they thought the producers possibly took out scenes with Big in them in the last 2 episodes since the allegations happened, as they've both been about 10 mins shorter than usual.
 
Did anyone else think stfu robin! For correcting harry? Shouldn't he be allowed to at least call her what he's used to whilst he's still coming to terms with all that new information?
Also, I really hated it when Miranda said that they had to be quiet, then goes on to slam the door, laugh, shriek and party whilst carrie is asleep. I would of just shouted out for help. I would of been alot more angry than that whilst Miranda was smiling and trying to yank off the bed sheet too.
 
Satisfying Click said:
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