Idk if it's just me but it's really refreshing and grounding seeing these 90s and early 2000s shows where people look like regular people. Like they're of course very good looking people, but their aesthetics aren't as edited, primped, and smoothed as we see today. The whole IG baddie everyone got the same plastic surgery vibe isn't as strong. Of course issues like the pressure to be thin were on another level (and may return soon unfortunately). But facial perfection wasn't hyperfixated upon even on video like it is today. They look like people.
I have one family member who, every time this show comes up, always says, "You know, none of those women are GORGEOUS; I don't get it." Beyond the fact that I think they were all pretty in their own ways, I also think them looking like very-pretty-but-still-everyday women was kind of the point. You don't have to be Claudia Schiffer to get a date.
I know this comment is from a year ago but yesss totally. Its actually surpirsing to see someones face that fully moves or see "normal" people considered beautiful
Sam getting blacklisted for screwing the married guy always bothered me because the married guy was never shown or spoken of as also in the wrong. I hate when men aren’t held responsible for their shitty behavior
@@kierralovestv I think it might be because of the "homewrecker" label. And, we do not really know if the guy was punished because we only see it from Samatha's persspective. I think it boils down to the wife using her influenece to make sure Samatha wont be able to show up at places she socializes in so she wont have to see her, and a punishement as a "homewrecker" type? Besides, Carrie slept with a married Big later on and most people around her called her out on it like Charlotte. Only Samantha did not judge her harshly since she had that experience before. We do know that Big face consequences from Natasha at least when the affair came to light.
This was aired a couple of years after the Monica Lewinsky thing happened.This is exactly how people treat women that screw powerful men, or at the very least treated them at the time because "evil little homewrecker sluts". Sam refusing to be shamed out and accept her fate, but trying to and managing to find a way to deal with it was the big deal of the story.
I was 30 in 1999. This show was VERY controversial because it was about women having a lot of sex with many different men, speaking openly about it, and not being ashamed. And a lot of young women were watching and emulating the characters. It was also the first show that had 4 women as the lead characters. Also, "The Miranda and Steve... Segment". 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️
SATC was an update on the show "The Golden Girls," using modern, NYC women in their 30s. You still had the promiscuous one (Blanche and Sam); the sarcastic, practical one (Dorothy and Miranda); the traditional, naive one (Charlotte and Rose) and then the rest (Sophia and Carrie). LOL. "The Golden Girls" was also the first show to do the "four single people being friends" set-up in sitcoms, which the likes of "Seinfeld" and "Living Single" went on to emulate in the 90s. "The Golden Girls" was quite the pioneer, revolutionary show, especially when it came to women and LGBTQ+ rights.
I used to STAN Miranda/Steve, but now that I’m adult and watched the series back, it’s like Carrie made her feel guilty for not wanting Steve, and wanting more from her relationship which Carrie was not requiring herself. Therefore, I feel like she put pressure on Miranda to choose Steve when Steve was actually not a good partner for Miranda at least. Steve cheated on her. Steve wanted to be babied by her but also wanted her respect. Doesn’t make sense.
I was hoping charlotte would prove them wrong and stay friends with the queer women 😭😭😭 they got along well and just like you said what was the point???
There isn’t a point. It’s a series based off a newspaper column. The writer was just writing about her and her friend’s lives and the random events that would happen. It wasn’t meant to have a plot.
Honestly Carrie is the reason I learned to stop obsessively straightening my hair. I wouldn't be found dead with my natural hair up to my early twenties. I have very similar hair structure and I kept fighting it. And when I saw it in a TV show I was like "if SJP can walk around like that and feel good about it, so should I". I still like streightening my hair. But I am also comfortable about just letting it air dry and be curly. ^^ People were actually amazed when they first saw me and asked how did I get my curls to look so natural, what curler did I use and stuff. ;)
I'm struggling to believe that a millennial woman had never before seen a clip of Sarah Jessica Parker circa 2000 tho lol, she was a big deal back then (hello, Hocus Pocus 😍)
@@shannonceleste5557 Lol, she is a 28-year-old Latino woman who is a Mormon. I live in a large Latino community where the primary language is Spanish and most of the ppl grew up in Mexico, so they listen to completely different music like Cumbia and watch Telemundo.
For sure. I did double check and diaphragms use spermicide to prevent pregnancy and is non hormonal. I'm fairly certain smoking increases the risks in all types of hormonal birth control most heart related but also blood clots which can be fatal. I think if Carrie was in the market for birth control today she'd opt for the copper IUD.
@@crazy4orlando2 it was also common in general for alot of 90s shows to use it like Friends’ Monica Geller. She doesn’t smoke so that’s where the confusion is.
@@kierralovestv fair enough. Some women react badly to hormonal birth control but it is odd as to why diaphragms would be mentioned on TV instead of just a regular pill. It could also be that a diaphragm is preferred if you are not sure you will be having sex frequently, 3 or more times a week for months at a time. This would be better if you have longish stretches between sex and don't want to use a condom.
Blood clot risk increases w hormonal birth control....diaphragms aren't sized too much these days by providers....but they are super difficult to get out.
Your authentic, real, and your videos on SATC is not over the top. Your style makes everything seem real, conversational, and calm. If we could sit next to each other and watch the show together, I know it would be fun. Love these❤️
It was hard for me to see myself in Carrie at times because I used to be such a Carrie-hater. (still kind of am?) But yeah her messier inner world I think shines a mirror to the unsavoury parts of our dating lives that we usually don't talk about. She's also batshit insane but sometimes I am too.
I mean I feel like not every episode needs to come with a lesson or character development for each of the girls; sometimes life is kinda random and the episodes that feel like ‘feeler’ for the girls usually end up being fun I think it’s also a product of it’s time in the sense that shows back then we’re like 20 something episodes per season (SATC had about 18 eps per season) but now most show have seasons that are only 8 or 10 episodes long, so they don’t have time for feeler episodes, they don’t have time to let characters just BE, it’s always something that has to advance the plot or whatever; and frankly I do really enjoy when my characters are just hanging out, it’s fun
Season 4 was definitely my favorite. I love this series so much. I’m young, so a lot of my friends don’t have an interest in this show. It’s so amazing to see someone do commentary on it!! I can't wait to see the rest of it!
I’m enjoying this series so much so far! I’ve been binging this show for the past few months but none of my friends watch it so it’s fun to hear your analysis
Love these videos and love revisiting satc. I remember my Mum watching it when I was like 12-13, then loving it in my late teens/20s, and now revisiting it at 30 is such a different experience
I can't speak for all men, but speaking for myself we "grab" our thing just to properly place it. For men who completely remove hair from that area, it can sometimes stick the skin that that holds the twins onto the leg. For men who don't remove or shave hair from that area, it can happen that thehair string is entangled with other hair trings and it is pulling it which makes it hurt really badly!!! For men who just lawn the mown, it can happen that the smaller hair strings got stuck in the fabric of the underwear and it also hurts pretty badly. Some other times the guy down there is just in a bad position and it also really hurts. So basically, is because of pain or discomfort
Hearing some of what you said makes me feel OLD. Lol I love that some episodes some characters don’t have a storyline. Otherwise it would end like too many shows where the stakes have to be so high every episode to keep it interesting. Normal life becomes so extreme, like PLL, desperate housewives or riverdale. It stays realistic. Also was so before it’s time, they way people hated on and just like that is how people hated on this show then
i love your analysis and commentary, its first of all so calming, i feel safe and relaxed and you actually have reasonable “criticism”, you are rational and you have different povs, so i just always feel happy when i finish one of you vids
I’m a millennial and only learned about diaphragms from Carrie using it on SATC. Aside from Samantha, the show is weirdly prudish for a show that is supposed to be about sex. Especially Carrie- shes supposed to be a “sexpert”/sex columnist ffs! 😂 There are a lot of valid reasons to dislike Carrie- she’s a narcissist and a bad friend. But I also think that people don’t like Carrie because she’s a reflection of things they don’t like about themselves. 24:19 I just rewatched this episode with Charlotte and the pastry chef. I feel like he did try to convey to Charlotte that his interests didn’t have any bearing on his sexuality. I remember he said something like “I’m a 30 something pastry chef from Chelsea- if I were gay then I’d be gay.” 33:41 It is insane to me that Carrie went back to Big after he did all that. Like why would you want to be with a man who has made it clear over and over that you are not the one?? Adding insult to injury, Carrie asked him to tell her she was the one and he couldn’t do it when they broke up before their trip. But he had no issue telling Natasha she was the one. The man didn’t bother to tell her that Paris fell through, he fell in love then got engaged to a 25yo after about 5 min and didn’t contact Carrie once through all of that.
Is no one gonna mention that the “guy” from the therapist’s office is freaking Jon Bon Jovi 🎸 🤩 Omggg that man is so freaking dreamy 😍 (and still looks great to this day imo)
hey, hope you’re okay, i love this series of yours im so glad you’re doing all the seasons, I would love if you did an analysis of each character (esp the main four obvi). I was listening to a podcast and someone said that the show had a Tyler perry type of way to punish women, esp samantha and miranda, when they have something for them, they always get put down/humiliated in some way. And even though the writers created the show, it has a lot of undertone of misogyny, esp towards samantha, they claim they wanted to create a single women that enjoys sex and doesn’t feel ashamed abt it and they did it but at the same they made her a caricature, she most of the times looks so over the top she’s ridiculous, and we as an audience kinda rolled with it and loved her for that but at some instance you can see the creators kinda didn’t understand her character themselves idk if I make any sense at all lmaoo I have sm to say of your videos bc you make sm good points
Hiii yea I’m okay thank you for the concern , i heard someone in the comments make the same point not too long ago about how the women who put themselves first always end up with some “consequence” I lowkey agree (I say this with a vague memory so if there’s times that exempt this excuse me)
I do like charlotte. But i also feel like she is a huge hypocrite. To me it seems like she is dating the most men (after Samantha), i swear she is dating a new one every episode (currently i just finished season 2). Which is fine obviously, but she really shouldn’t judge Samantha just because it’s often mainly sex for her/ they have different intentions
i’m a fellow miranda & steve lover & i’m probably on my 4th rewatch in 2-3 years. also idk if it’s just me but i love rewatching seasons 1-3 especially but now i’m in the mood to rewatch the entire show
I mean if your husband cheats and you stay with him you have no right to take it out on the other woman. You can't stay married and keep the moral high ground if you can forgive your huband, the person you made vows with, some strange woman is of no consequence.
Fyi, the Halloweeny type music was actually traditional sideshow music, which is what that episode was kind of about. I think it was titled "Are we freaks? " Or something along those lines.
33:33 you are so right about Big!! What a jerk. That happened to me kind of. Thank you for reminding me. Sometimes you need to see that reflected in a character to realize how shitty it really was
I recently watched, and I think there is somethings that didn’t aged that well, but a lot of times I watched an episode and think “that’s something I could hear in a podcast”
i really love these videos and your channel, i just wanted to let you know that Anna Paquin (who played Rogue in the x-men films) did not play the girl who was Carries megafan in the hamptons episode. They look exactly alike, but she was played by Rachel Miner.
The "power lesbians", good god! Like all lesbians are in a club and all they do is hang out with other lesbians, going on ski trips and buying art from each other, and dating within the group. Because being lesbian is their personality, apparently. And the "effeminate" (-coded) guy Charlotte's dating. Oh no! He's scared of a mouse, so I'll dump this man who is wonderful, loves me, *and* cooks. Depressing. Also, as a 90s child, I still also only knew what a diaphragm is from this show. I think the pill was already common but the diaphragm was like a less permanent contraceptive (?). During the early 2000s, this was forbidden fruit to us and quite "scandalous", yet even as fairly inexperienced 15 year olds, we all still hated Charlotte's hypocrisy.
Wow thank you for sharing. I’ve heard some people say they did use the diaphragm I was searching for a comment like this where someone was just as confused about it as me 😂😂
@@kierralovestv I'm with you on that it's older, possibly male writers crafting a plot device :D And all the young girls watching learned something that day. I don't think I've ever come across it in any birth control descriptions or talks :D Stuff like stickers and implants, yes. Diaphragm, nope.
Hey aspyn! I'm so happy to have found her channel bc it's good AND it reminded me to check out yours!! (Idk what's with YT, but I didn't get a notification on your latest video and I wasn't even subbed to you anymore!😕) Great Big/Carrie edit!✌
I always get upset when I remember Steve and Miranda and Samantha and Smith weren’t endgame cuz they seriously were so perfect for one another. I do get why Samantha and Smith broke up, but damn did that hurt my feelings
I've been waiting for a series like this! I finally watched the whole series, and movies (+reboot) in a month earlier this year and I've already re-watched everything twice! Thank you for giving us something to delve back into it with a fresh perspective! Can't wait for the next video :)
When SATC was originally on I didnt start watching it until season four, and after watching a couple episodes I immediately bought seasons 1-3 on dvd (!) and spent a couple days bingeing...I just discovered your commentary on each season of SATC like a half hour ago, and now I'm bingeing THOSE. Fun and nostalgic--thanks for creating this content; I'm loving it 💕
maybe also because back then the economy was still booming so people getting houses for decent prices, having normal wages and starting to raise a family at a younger age made 30 feel older since 30 year olds already hit all the milestones... nowadays at 30 you're often stuck renting, shitty pay, no money to start a family etc. etc. so you just keep doing young adult things instead
I don't know if this helps, but I think that Miranda's panic attack was singular and based on a specific event, not an anxiety disorder which would require more treatment. If Miranda had no history of anxiety, then it would pretty much be a one- and -done at the time esp... It's so nice that people are not slut shaming. When I was young in the 80's, with an alcohol problem, it was not this way. And it really hurt. Well, us 80's 'bad girls' walked so future girls could run. And its refreshing. Enjoying your channel!
"Lion tamer".🤣 I legit laughed for a solid minute at that one! As a GenX "Samantha" type, I have a friend who has a reputation like Mitch Saylor's and I've been trying to think of a polite way to describe him, so I appreciate this!!😂 30 is not old, but a lot of GenXers "raised" our siblings. That's why we looked so old in those videos on YT that show 90s high school students, and why, in the late 90s, we felt like 30 was ancient, haha! This was another great video, and I'm impressed with the speed in which it was uploaded.✌
Something that still bothers me is when Carrie hit big...LIKE WTF? I feel like they're both equally abusive to one another, but Carrie is the one that resorts to violence, like the hitting and throwing stuff at him when she brings him mcdonald's
I was in my early twenties when this show was on, I loved it. It was the first time I saw women talking about female topics without having to constantly apologize. Looking back now, it's as if it was made right on the cusp of a big shift in culture. The way you spoke about anxiety, I've suffered with anxiety from birth, but it just was as if you were defective or it was shameful to admit. I never even thought to talk to a doctor about it until my late 20's. The age thing! Being in your 30's isn't old, but that's how women were REALLY made to feel. Maybe I've just gotten older, mellowed out but I also see my nieces and how they talk about certain topics and it was so different just a short time ago. I don't think I even had an email address when this show started!😅
They bring up the diaphragm on Seinfeld & Friends too & I didn’t know what they were talking about,(I just assumed it was an inserted BC) til I was in my late 20s & googled it
Aside from Carrie's a amazing outfits, I think Samantha has the best, most outrageous looks. When it comes to Big, I've had a Big in my life, and it's really hard to see how toxic it is while you're in it. The worse they treat you, the more you want them. It's self-sabotage.
6:00-6:25 I (29) asked my husband (43) about this and his answer was it was the 90s and it was out of the norm for people who handnt previously decided they wanted to be unmarried/long term single to not be married or at least engaged in your 20s. He said he and others more so moved with motions of things more. Back then you didn’t realize it but one of the main reasons he and others got married is because everyone was else was doing it in their mid/late twenties with their long term partners and it was what you did - and definitely what parents expected- if you didn’t have a reason to break up and were dating a long time. So it was easier to get married back then but obviously easier to regret it long term and get divorced. We’re more stingy and selective with who we’ll marry now and I think that comes with benefits Regardless dating in your 30s is still harder than in the 20s according to the women I know. Not as taboo as in the 80s-early 00s but still with more difficulties
I'm watching "the good wife" and every time the character played by "Big" I can't help but hate him a little bit hahaha SATC made me bias to not like this actor. Also the plot on that series didn't help his case 🤣 hahaha
Carrie’s hair and looks were soooo good sometimes and some were horrible lol but their fashion really was great. And also, talking about Gossip girl.. Nate’s dad dated Samantha on season 3 (the guy with the swing).
I think the choice for the diaphram wasn't necessarily to inform or anything, it was just to set up the conflict so that the others had a chance to ask "Who are you seeing?". While birth control is necessary, neither the pill nor the diaphram helps with STD protection and this show was filmed really close to the peak of the AIDS epidemic so I would assume that if their intent was to inform they wouldn't go about it that way. I also agree that the writers could be older therefore not up to date with birth control choices but honestly, the choice for the diaphram in the show had always seemed to me to be a writing and plot decision rather than having the intent to make any statement or give information.
An episode I would take as an example to have the intent to inform is the episode where Sam needs to get an STD check up. The focus isn't birth control but STDs and in that 1 min section of samanthas consult with the doctor allows you to hear a lot of choices lol. Had there been an intent to inform in the episode with the diaphram, i would expect the conversation to be more focused i guess.
As far as the IUD, I am 60 and at 19 after have my second child the Dr suggested it. This is my opinion only, it can be a good way of preventing a pregnancy only if you don't want to get pregnant! However what the doctors don't tell you is, after you have it removed please, please, please have another form of birth control. And make you do it before the removal of the IUD! I got pregnant right it was removed, I had a tubal pregnancy which can be deadly. I almost died, and I lost the baby! So be careful, listen to your body and don't allow anyone to tell you something that isn't true for you! Also I believe what you showed was a diafram, the IUD is smaller and thin! Love your videos and please watch Charmed!!!
In my opinion Carrie used a diaphragm because she was in her 20s in the 80s. Carries the kind of person where if she sees something that works shes resistant to change. Example being her not wanting a new computer. I just figured it worked for her in her youth so she didnt trust other forms of birth control.
Idk if it's just me but it's really refreshing and grounding seeing these 90s and early 2000s shows where people look like regular people. Like they're of course very good looking people, but their aesthetics aren't as edited, primped, and smoothed as we see today. The whole IG baddie everyone got the same plastic surgery vibe isn't as strong. Of course issues like the pressure to be thin were on another level (and may return soon unfortunately). But facial perfection wasn't hyperfixated upon even on video like it is today. They look like people.
EXACTLY. this is major reason that I rarely watch newer stuff. Bc I hate when everything looks too perfect
I have one family member who, every time this show comes up, always says, "You know, none of those women are GORGEOUS; I don't get it." Beyond the fact that I think they were all pretty in their own ways, I also think them looking like very-pretty-but-still-everyday women was kind of the point. You don't have to be Claudia Schiffer to get a date.
Agreed. There are a few shows that're similar to this show in terms of regular people but most don't.
good comment
I know this comment is from a year ago but yesss totally. Its actually surpirsing to see someones face that fully moves or see "normal" people considered beautiful
As much as I liked Steve, that episode where Miranda found skid marks on his underwear forever changed my view of him (in a bad way) LOL
Right like stop with the toxic masculinity and wipe your a*s
YESSSSSS SO GROSS
Yes why are brushing off that isn’t cute 🥴
agree. Horrible!
I completely forgot about that 🤢🤢
I was turned off by him after Miranda wrote a list of his pros and cons and one of the cons was his breath 😭
SATC is a big part of why the topics regarding sex are no longer taboo. The show normalized talking about sex with your girlfriends.
Sam getting blacklisted for screwing the married guy always bothered me because the married guy was never shown or spoken of as also in the wrong. I hate when men aren’t held responsible for their shitty behavior
Exactly what did it have to do with Sam. It’s not like they were friends or anything
I feel the same! Men usually get a pass and it irks me.
hated it too but sadly thats what happens irl too 😭
@@kierralovestv I think it might be because of the "homewrecker" label. And, we do not really know if the guy was punished because we only see it from Samatha's persspective. I think it boils down to the wife using her influenece to make sure Samatha wont be able to show up at places she socializes in so she wont have to see her, and a punishement as a "homewrecker" type? Besides, Carrie slept with a married Big later on and most people around her called her out on it like Charlotte. Only Samantha did not judge her harshly since she had that experience before. We do know that Big face consequences from Natasha at least when the affair came to light.
This was aired a couple of years after the Monica Lewinsky thing happened.This is exactly how people treat women that screw powerful men, or at the very least treated them at the time because "evil little homewrecker sluts". Sam refusing to be shamed out and accept her fate, but trying to and managing to find a way to deal with it was the big deal of the story.
I was 30 in 1999. This show was VERY controversial because it was about women having a lot of sex with many different men, speaking openly about it, and not being ashamed. And a lot of young women were watching and emulating the characters. It was also the first show that had 4 women as the lead characters.
Also, "The Miranda and Steve... Segment". 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️
💕💕 wow thank you for this added insight
Yes, we look now at SATC and find that some parts didn't age well, but the series had been very avant garde for its time.
Golden Girls had 4 women lead characters in the 80s too!
It wasn’t the first show having a group of women as the leads at all, wdym ?
SATC was an update on the show "The Golden Girls," using modern, NYC women in their 30s. You still had the promiscuous one (Blanche and Sam); the sarcastic, practical one (Dorothy and Miranda); the traditional, naive one (Charlotte and Rose) and then the rest (Sophia and Carrie). LOL. "The Golden Girls" was also the first show to do the "four single people being friends" set-up in sitcoms, which the likes of "Seinfeld" and "Living Single" went on to emulate in the 90s. "The Golden Girls" was quite the pioneer, revolutionary show, especially when it came to women and LGBTQ+ rights.
I used to STAN Miranda/Steve, but now that I’m adult and watched the series back, it’s like Carrie made her feel guilty for not wanting Steve, and wanting more from her relationship which Carrie was not requiring herself. Therefore, I feel like she put pressure on Miranda to choose Steve when Steve was actually not a good partner for Miranda at least. Steve cheated on her. Steve wanted to be babied by her but also wanted her respect. Doesn’t make sense.
Yes I agree!! I couldn’t stand Steve. He literally was a child and started off weird by just popping up at Miranda’s place
@@jaszcyie25 I wanted Miranda to end up with polyglot silverfox. I also wanted her to not fall for the pressure Charlotte put on her over the baby.
I know Miranda getting sheets doesn't sound like a lot, but I was OBSESSED with those sheets, and was the start of my love of good quality bedding
I'm also obsessed with the sheets and think about them very often :D
what about Aiden? the writers did him so wrong? he is a fine piece of a man…
He’s not in season 2 I think he’s in season 3
Aiden was the best!! He let big come to the cabin ?!?!? Let where they do that at?
I was hoping charlotte would prove them wrong and stay friends with the queer women 😭😭😭 they got along well and just like you said what was the point???
There isn’t a point. It’s a series based off a newspaper column. The writer was just writing about her and her friend’s lives and the random events that would happen. It wasn’t meant to have a plot.
Honestly Carrie is the reason I learned to stop obsessively straightening my hair. I wouldn't be found dead with my natural hair up to my early twenties.
I have very similar hair structure and I kept fighting it. And when I saw it in a TV show I was like "if SJP can walk around like that and feel good about it, so should I".
I still like streightening my hair. But I am also comfortable about just letting it air dry and be curly. ^^
People were actually amazed when they first saw me and asked how did I get my curls to look so natural, what curler did I use and stuff. ;)
So relatable.
For me it was the movie Brave
🤣
But same vibes. Everyone saying curly hair is gorgeous while I try so hard to straighten them.
I wishhh i had carries hair so bad, you should feel incredibly lucky!! ❤
So glad you're doing all the seasons, I love this series!
Thank you!
I never thought about how good Carrie's hair looked but you make such factual points.
I love that flowy, messy wavy hair look on her
A few months ago, I showed a millennial friend some clips from the show, and the first thing she said was: "She has such pretty hair!".😀
I'm struggling to believe that a millennial woman had never before seen a clip of Sarah Jessica Parker circa 2000 tho lol, she was a big deal back then (hello, Hocus Pocus 😍)
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Lol, she is a 28-year-old Latino woman who is a Mormon. I live in a large Latino community where the primary language is Spanish and most of the ppl grew up in Mexico, so they listen to completely different music like Cumbia and watch Telemundo.
I assumed Carrie's diaphragm usage was due to her being a smoker. Since smoking increases risks associated with hormonal birth control.
I didn’t know this was even a thing thank you
For sure. I did double check and diaphragms use spermicide to prevent pregnancy and is non hormonal.
I'm fairly certain smoking increases the risks in all types of hormonal birth control most heart related but also blood clots which can be fatal.
I think if Carrie was in the market for birth control today she'd opt for the copper IUD.
@@crazy4orlando2 it was also common in general for alot of 90s shows to use it like Friends’ Monica Geller. She doesn’t smoke so that’s where the confusion is.
@@kierralovestv fair enough. Some women react badly to hormonal birth control but it is odd as to why diaphragms would be mentioned on TV instead of just a regular pill.
It could also be that a diaphragm is preferred if you are not sure you will be having sex frequently, 3 or more times a week for months at a time.
This would be better if you have longish stretches between sex and don't want to use a condom.
Blood clot risk increases w hormonal birth control....diaphragms aren't sized too much these days by providers....but they are super difficult to get out.
Miranda and Steve are one of the best tv couples of all times. Even including the first SATC movie. It's a real couple story and I just LOVED THEM.
Exactly!
the bridge scene in the first movie gets me every time😭
It's terrible what they done to them in the reboot specifically Steve he was out of the character
@@mammi3577 we can't even go there. Probably the worst reboot EHVER
@@amazingdoublea totally agree they missed a lot of chances to make it epic
Your authentic, real, and your videos on SATC is not over the top. Your style makes everything seem real, conversational, and calm. If we could sit next to each other and watch the show together, I know it would be fun. Love these❤️
😭😭💗 tysm I really appreciate this
Yooo, same I hated how in Season 2, Miranda had panic attacks glossed over - like it isn’t that easy. If it was. Id be much happier. 🙄
First time watching I didn't care much about that. After having my first panic attack...Yes! You are so right!
It was hard for me to see myself in Carrie at times because I used to be such a Carrie-hater. (still kind of am?) But yeah her messier inner world I think shines a mirror to the unsavoury parts of our dating lives that we usually don't talk about. She's also batshit insane but sometimes I am too.
I’m in this exact boat. I totally understand
I mean I feel like not every episode needs to come with a lesson or character development for each of the girls; sometimes life is kinda random and the episodes that feel like ‘feeler’ for the girls usually end up being fun
I think it’s also a product of it’s time in the sense that shows back then we’re like 20 something episodes per season (SATC had about 18 eps per season) but now most show have seasons that are only 8 or 10 episodes long, so they don’t have time for feeler episodes, they don’t have time to let characters just BE, it’s always something that has to advance the plot or whatever; and frankly I do really enjoy when my characters are just hanging out, it’s fun
Totally. :)
Season 4 was definitely my favorite. I love this series so much. I’m young, so a lot of my friends don’t have an interest in this show. It’s so amazing to see someone do commentary on it!! I can't wait to see the rest of it!
I’m in the same boat. No one around me is into the show like I am
I’m enjoying this series so much so far! I’ve been binging this show for the past few months but none of my friends watch it so it’s fun to hear your analysis
Thank you for watchinggg & is it your first time watching? Or you’re rewatching and binging?
yes same omg, it helps me keep in the realm alongside the reddit group
Love these videos and love revisiting satc. I remember my Mum watching it when I was like 12-13, then loving it in my late teens/20s, and now revisiting it at 30 is such a different experience
I can't speak for all men, but speaking for myself we "grab" our thing just to properly place it. For men who completely remove hair from that area, it can sometimes stick the skin that that holds the twins onto the leg. For men who don't remove or shave hair from that area, it can happen that thehair string is entangled with other hair trings and it is pulling it which makes it hurt really badly!!! For men who just lawn the mown, it can happen that the smaller hair strings got stuck in the fabric of the underwear and it also hurts pretty badly. Some other times the guy down there is just in a bad position and it also really hurts. So basically, is because of pain or discomfort
Spot on analysis.
I always thought Miranda and Steve should have a spin off series.
💗💗 tyyy & ty for coming back hello
Sadly she left him for a woman in the reboot, wich is nuts tbh lol
Also, Steve never falters. He is always good. To Miranda. To Brady. To all the girls. Except for his affair, Steve is perfect.
he has so many flaws. he wasn’t always the best to miranda or his other girlfriend
Ugh, except for when he got that dog! I love dogs, but that did not pass the vibe check.
No.
Hearing some of what you said makes me feel OLD. Lol
I love that some episodes some characters don’t have a storyline. Otherwise it would end like too many shows where the stakes have to be so high every episode to keep it interesting. Normal life becomes so extreme, like PLL, desperate housewives or riverdale. It stays realistic.
Also was so before it’s time, they way people hated on and just like that is how people hated on this show then
Also can’t wait for season 3, LA episode w the loubs that are blue and pink…live in my head
i love your analysis and commentary, its first of all so calming, i feel safe and relaxed and you actually have reasonable “criticism”, you are rational and you have different povs, so i just always feel happy when i finish one of you vids
I’m a millennial and only learned about diaphragms from Carrie using it on SATC. Aside from Samantha, the show is weirdly prudish for a show that is supposed to be about sex. Especially Carrie- shes supposed to be a “sexpert”/sex columnist ffs! 😂
There are a lot of valid reasons to dislike Carrie- she’s a narcissist and a bad friend. But I also think that people don’t like Carrie because she’s a reflection of things they don’t like about themselves.
24:19 I just rewatched this episode with Charlotte and the pastry chef. I feel like he did try to convey to Charlotte that his interests didn’t have any bearing on his sexuality. I remember he said something like “I’m a 30 something pastry chef from Chelsea- if I were gay then I’d be gay.”
33:41 It is insane to me that Carrie went back to Big after he did all that. Like why would you want to be with a man who has made it clear over and over that you are not the one?? Adding insult to injury, Carrie asked him to tell her she was the one and he couldn’t do it when they broke up before their trip. But he had no issue telling Natasha she was the one. The man didn’t bother to tell her that Paris fell through, he fell in love then got engaged to a 25yo after about 5 min and didn’t contact Carrie once through all of that.
Is no one gonna mention that the “guy” from the therapist’s office is freaking Jon Bon Jovi 🎸 🤩
Omggg that man is so freaking dreamy 😍 (and still looks great to this day imo)
OP is gen z 😂 I am too and didn’t know until now seeing this comment lol
hey, hope you’re okay, i love this series of yours im so glad you’re doing all the seasons, I would love if you did an analysis of each character (esp the main four obvi).
I was listening to a podcast and someone said that the show had a Tyler perry type of way to punish women, esp samantha and miranda, when they have something for them, they always get put down/humiliated in some way. And even though the writers created the show, it has a lot of undertone of misogyny, esp towards samantha, they claim they wanted to create a single women that enjoys sex and doesn’t feel ashamed abt it and they did it but at the same they made her a caricature, she most of the times looks so over the top she’s ridiculous, and we as an audience kinda rolled with it and loved her for that but at some instance you can see the creators kinda didn’t understand her character themselves idk if I make any sense at all lmaoo I have sm to say of your videos bc you make sm good points
Hiii yea I’m okay thank you for the concern , i heard someone in the comments make the same point not too long ago about how the women who put themselves first always end up with some “consequence” I lowkey agree (I say this with a vague memory so if there’s times that exempt this excuse me)
Ty for this series, as a teen I love satc and ive watched it all and idk why its so underrated with young people, anyways im just excited to turn 30 😹
Lowkey I’m excited too 💀
very glad to have this safe space for Miranda and Steve fans they are just so good ah
Exactly!!
I do like charlotte. But i also feel like she is a huge hypocrite. To me it seems like she is dating the most men (after Samantha), i swear she is dating a new one every episode (currently i just finished season 2). Which is fine obviously, but she really shouldn’t judge Samantha just because it’s often mainly sex for her/ they have different intentions
i’m a fellow miranda & steve lover & i’m probably on my 4th rewatch in 2-3 years.
also idk if it’s just me but i love rewatching seasons 1-3 especially but now i’m in the mood to rewatch the entire show
Exactly. I know I’ve watched it at least 6 or 7 times so far
Yes, I too want to rewatch it. I tried watching it with my husband but he just doesn't get it.
@@crazy4orlando2 same here 💀
@@crazy4orlando2 i don’t even think i’ll attempt with my boyfriend, he won’t get it 😭😭
Omg I’m so happy you are doing it a series! Love from Ukraine ❤️
😊😊😊 helloooo
The same sis💙💛peace & happy 2 u
your voice is so relaxing to listen to!!
Just watched your season 1, had to immediately watch season 2! Can't wait for the rest!
Thank you!
your voice is so soothing.. it gives me chills
I mean if your husband cheats and you stay with him you have no right to take it out on the other woman.
You can't stay married and keep the moral high ground if you can forgive your huband, the person you made vows with, some strange woman is of no consequence.
Fyi, the Halloweeny type music was actually traditional sideshow music, which is what that episode was kind of about. I think it was titled "Are we freaks? " Or something along those lines.
I got halloween vibes initially bc the part where she breaks the fourth wall. It looked like it could’ve been used in a halloween promo
Birth control was way less taboo in the 90's than they are now. Society was way more liberal in general, especially in NY.
Source: I'm old. 😂
33:33 you are so right about Big!! What a jerk. That happened to me kind of. Thank you for reminding me. Sometimes you need to see that reflected in a character to realize how shitty it really was
I totally agree
I recently watched, and I think there is somethings that didn’t aged that well, but a lot of times I watched an episode and think “that’s something I could hear in a podcast”
i really love these videos and your channel, i just wanted to let you know that Anna Paquin (who played Rogue in the x-men films) did not play the girl who was Carries megafan in the hamptons episode. They look exactly alike, but she was played by Rachel Miner.
The "power lesbians", good god! Like all lesbians are in a club and all they do is hang out with other lesbians, going on ski trips and buying art from each other, and dating within the group. Because being lesbian is their personality, apparently.
And the "effeminate" (-coded) guy Charlotte's dating. Oh no! He's scared of a mouse, so I'll dump this man who is wonderful, loves me, *and* cooks. Depressing.
Also, as a 90s child, I still also only knew what a diaphragm is from this show. I think the pill was already common but the diaphragm was like a less permanent contraceptive (?). During the early 2000s, this was forbidden fruit to us and quite "scandalous", yet even as fairly inexperienced 15 year olds, we all still hated Charlotte's hypocrisy.
Wow thank you for sharing. I’ve heard some people say they did use the diaphragm I was searching for a comment like this where someone was just as confused about it as me 😂😂
@@kierralovestv I'm with you on that it's older, possibly male writers crafting a plot device :D
And all the young girls watching learned something that day. I don't think I've ever come across it in any birth control descriptions or talks :D Stuff like stickers and implants, yes. Diaphragm, nope.
I'm glad that I came across your channel! I love your reviews!
😊🫶🏽 ty
I'm loving your reactions on this show, I love your voice and your insights about everything. Thank you for your work.
Thank you!
Love your SATC videos!!
Thank youu ty for coming back 💗
Hey aspyn! I'm so happy to have found her channel bc it's good AND it reminded me to check out yours!! (Idk what's with YT, but I didn't get a notification on your latest video and I wasn't even subbed to you anymore!😕) Great Big/Carrie edit!✌
Yeah her hair was on another level this season. Just a constant serve, tbh.
I always get upset when I remember Steve and Miranda and Samantha and Smith weren’t endgame cuz they seriously were so perfect for one another. I do get why Samantha and Smith broke up, but damn did that hurt my feelings
I've been waiting for a series like this! I finally watched the whole series, and movies (+reboot) in a month earlier this year and I've already re-watched everything twice! Thank you for giving us something to delve back into it with a fresh perspective! Can't wait for the next video :)
Thank youu for watching
yasss i love your content!!
also glad to find a fellow steve + miranda supporter :p
Thank you !! & YES ikr it’s so hard to find other people who ship them
Oh, I wish a had a friend like you, who is not judging Samantha
I don’t see why I would, she’s honest about her lifestyle she doesn’t lead people on or intentionally hurt people just to get what she wants.
Thanks for the video!! Samantha is definitely the most rational 😂 she says all the best lines
Love your comments! Makes me lol
Thank you!
Steve and Aidan are two of my favourite TV boyfriends of all time. They’re both so sweet
When SATC was originally on I didnt start watching it until season four, and after watching a couple episodes I immediately bought seasons 1-3 on dvd (!) and spent a couple days bingeing...I just discovered your commentary on each season of SATC like a half hour ago, and now I'm bingeing THOSE. Fun and nostalgic--thanks for creating this content; I'm loving it 💕
Ty for watching
I'm so glad I found your channel, your videos are so much fun to watch! 🧡
Thank you!
Found your channel today and love it. Big fan of the theme tune! :D sums up my life so well lool
loving these vids so muchh
I think age used to „feel“ different back than at least socially
maybe also because back then the economy was still booming so people getting houses for decent prices, having normal wages and starting to raise a family at a younger age made 30 feel older since 30 year olds already hit all the milestones... nowadays at 30 you're often stuck renting, shitty pay, no money to start a family etc. etc. so you just keep doing young adult things instead
The diaphram was fairly common back in the 90's. Edit: So was the sponge.
Another great video. I had that bathing suit way before the episode aired! I remember watching it and thinking “hey, that’s my bikini!”
😂😂 wow that’s so cool it’d be worth alot on EBay now probably & thank you!
Lmao now that I’m halfway thru this, this is hilarious and GREAT commentary
Thank you!
I don't know if this helps, but I think that Miranda's panic attack was singular and based on a specific event, not an anxiety disorder which would require more treatment. If Miranda had no history of anxiety, then it would pretty much be a one- and -done at the time esp...
It's so nice that people are not slut shaming. When I was young in the 80's, with an alcohol problem, it was not this way. And it really hurt. Well, us 80's 'bad girls' walked so future girls could run. And its refreshing.
Enjoying your channel!
You’re doing an amazing job! I Love your analysis 💗
Thank youu!
Oh gosh, that miranda neighbor atory about the precious owner and the cat! I think about that way too often, so creepy.
Fun fact: Susan Sharon is rumored to be based on Dorinda Medley from Real Housewives of New York….the math is mathing….
Hey you, your videos make me so happy, especially the intro 😅 happy happy
Tysm 🤍 ty for watching
@@kierralovestv you’re welcome! Keep up the good work
I feel like most of Samantha’s storylines were meant to humiliate Kim Catrall
"Lion tamer".🤣 I legit laughed for a solid minute at that one! As a GenX "Samantha" type, I have a friend who has a reputation like Mitch Saylor's and I've been trying to think of a polite way to describe him, so I appreciate this!!😂
30 is not old, but a lot of GenXers "raised" our siblings. That's why we looked so old in those videos on YT that show 90s high school students, and why, in the late 90s, we felt like 30 was ancient, haha! This was another great video, and I'm impressed with the speed in which it was uploaded.✌
Lmaooo thank you! & oh wow thank you for adding some more perspective
Something that still bothers me is when Carrie hit big...LIKE WTF? I feel like they're both equally abusive to one another, but Carrie is the one that resorts to violence, like the hitting and throwing stuff at him when she brings him mcdonald's
THANK YOU!! I was like mannnnn I wouldn’t like her either 😅😅
Came back to you as fast as I could, hit the like button before even watching 😂
😭😭😭 hi welcome back!
The Devil’s Tango, The Lion Tamer… This video had me 💀😂
I’m glad someone enjoys my jokes 🫶🏽💕😂 thank you
Also “The devil’s tango” isn’t original I got it from Alex Meyers’ videos
Your jokes are my fav thing while cooking 🍳🙋🏻♀️💛
@@Daroshichka94 😭💗💗 tysm this was nice to hear
“Him watching 🌽” took me out lmao
I wish I never watched this show, so that I would be able to watch it again for the first time...although I'm not sure I'd love it as much.
Maybe you can if it’s been a long time u probably don’t remember everything
I was in my early twenties when this show was on, I loved it. It was the first time I saw women talking about female topics without having to constantly apologize.
Looking back now, it's as if it was made right on the cusp of a big shift in culture. The way you spoke about anxiety, I've suffered with anxiety from birth, but it just was as if you were defective or it was shameful to admit. I never even thought to talk to a doctor about it until my late 20's. The age thing! Being in your 30's isn't old, but that's how women were REALLY made to feel. Maybe I've just gotten older, mellowed out but I also see my nieces and how they talk about certain topics and it was so different just a short time ago. I don't think I even had an email address when this show started!😅
You made me laugh so hard! Your voice is so soothing and you are hilarious😂
Spot on video
Your personality is so cute 😂 And i love this series, i hope you continue it 😁
They bring up the diaphragm on Seinfeld & Friends too & I didn’t know what they were talking about,(I just assumed it was an inserted BC) til I was in my late 20s & googled it
I’m literally listening to this like it’s a podcast haha, this vid made cleaning today such a breeze 🔥
Ty for watchinnn 💗
Can't wait to the next video 💕
Thank you!
I'm a housekeeper...I think that's generally considered a less servant-y term than maid.
Can we have this but for Gilmore girls each season as we all watch this fall
I’m working on the first one now
@@kierralovestv omg can’t wait
I found Your channel a few days ago. Hope to keep on seeing more from you, not only SATC-wise 🥰
Thank you! Welcome 🤗
I can totally tell the difference in mic quality! This was great ❤️
Thank you!
Aside from Carrie's a amazing outfits, I think Samantha has the best, most outrageous looks.
When it comes to Big, I've had a Big in my life, and it's really hard to see how toxic it is while you're in it. The worse they treat you, the more you want them. It's self-sabotage.
Its easy to criticize 90s shows with a 2020's mentality but it was a different time.
6:00-6:25
I (29) asked my husband (43) about this and his answer was it was the 90s and it was out of the norm for people who handnt previously decided they wanted to be unmarried/long term single to not be married or at least engaged in your 20s. He said he and others more so moved with motions of things more. Back then you didn’t realize it but one of the main reasons he and others got married is because everyone was else was doing it in their mid/late twenties with their long term partners and it was what you did - and definitely what parents expected- if you didn’t have a reason to break up and were dating a long time. So it was easier to get married back then but obviously easier to regret it long term and get divorced. We’re more stingy and selective with who we’ll marry now and I think that comes with benefits
Regardless dating in your 30s is still harder than in the 20s according to the women I know. Not as taboo as in the 80s-early 00s but still with more difficulties
You have the best videos! I love your energy and vibe. And I hope you have a good day 😊
Thank you so much ☺️
I’m just kinda mad Carrie fumbled Ben. He was my type for sure so maybe I’m biased
Exactly
I'm watching "the good wife" and every time the character played by "Big" I can't help but hate him a little bit hahaha SATC made me bias to not like this actor. Also the plot on that series didn't help his case 🤣 hahaha
Lmaoo
The echo effect was great
Carrie’s hair and looks were soooo good sometimes and some were horrible lol but their fashion really was great. And also, talking about Gossip girl.. Nate’s dad dated Samantha on season 3 (the guy with the swing).
I think the choice for the diaphram wasn't necessarily to inform or anything, it was just to set up the conflict so that the others had a chance to ask "Who are you seeing?". While birth control is necessary, neither the pill nor the diaphram helps with STD protection and this show was filmed really close to the peak of the AIDS epidemic so I would assume that if their intent was to inform they wouldn't go about it that way. I also agree that the writers could be older therefore not up to date with birth control choices but honestly, the choice for the diaphram in the show had always seemed to me to be a writing and plot decision rather than having the intent to make any statement or give information.
An episode I would take as an example to have the intent to inform is the episode where Sam needs to get an STD check up. The focus isn't birth control but STDs and in that 1 min section of samanthas consult with the doctor allows you to hear a lot of choices lol. Had there been an intent to inform in the episode with the diaphram, i would expect the conversation to be more focused i guess.
Love your videos!!!
i could listen to you talk forever about miranda and steve ❤
Not my Dad checking on me because I didn't realise he was home and yelled out "OH YEAH :3" while starting this video HAHAHAH
😂😂😂😂❤️
As far as the IUD, I am 60 and at 19 after have my second child the Dr suggested it. This is my opinion only, it can be a good way of preventing a pregnancy only if you don't want to get pregnant! However what the doctors don't tell you is, after you have it removed please, please, please have another form of birth control. And make you do it before the removal of the IUD! I got pregnant right it was removed, I had a tubal pregnancy which can be deadly. I almost died, and I lost the baby! So be careful, listen to your body and don't allow anyone to tell you something that isn't true for you! Also I believe what you showed was a diafram, the IUD is smaller and thin!
Love your videos and please watch Charmed!!!
I always think about that pizza scene when I'm hungry 😂
Marianda and Steve are my favorite couple, the movies and reboot are not canon
In my opinion Carrie used a diaphragm because she was in her 20s in the 80s. Carries the kind of person where if she sees something that works shes resistant to change. Example being her not wanting a new computer. I just figured it worked for her in her youth so she didnt trust other forms of birth control.
It’s more like why ain’t they more at their husbands for cheating on them 😂