One: Spotting Talent
January 22nd 2008 19:33
Did you get it right away? I didn’t. I was rather slow off the mark, in fact – but I believe I’ve made up for it. Of course, I’m talking about Sex, baby. Season One, to be precise, back when it all began and foreplay became something you could order straight up, with a twist, or from Saks Fifth Avenue. Read, rejoice, relive.
Episode One: ‘Sex and the City’
Director: Susan Seidelman. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Characters come to life. Carrie ponders the cynicism of love in Manhattan, Charlotte’s relationship rules fail her – but are lucky for Samantha, Miranda finds what she’s not looking for, and Big first utters that pivotal phrase – “Absof***inglutely.”
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson, Ben Weber, Sarah Wynter.
Episode Two: ‘Models and Mortals’
Director: Alison MacLean. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Miranda unknowingly dates a ‘modelizer’, Carrie learns a thing or two about appearances and perceptions, while Samantha does what she can to be seen – and filmed.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson, Ben Weber.
Episode Three: ‘Bay of Married Pigs’
Director: Nicole Holofcener. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie sees too much of a friend’s husband, before dating a man desperate to marry. Miranda tries career progression via lesbianism.
Guest Starring: Willie Garson.
Episode Four: Valley of the Twenty Something Guys
Director: Alison MacLean. Writer: Michael Patrick King.
Who/What Went Down: Carrie, Samantha and Miranda all date younger men, with varied success. Charlotte takes the suggestion of anal sex from behind.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Weber.
Episode Five: ‘The Power of Female Sex’
Director: Susan Seidelman. Writer: Kenji Kohan.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie finds herself in the favour of the ‘most powerful woman in New York’, the hostess of Balzac – and is paid for favours by a dashing Frenchman. Miranda’s boyfriend becomes obsessed with her, and Charlotte sits for a famous painter – in a most unladylike pose.
Guest Starring: Ben Weber.
Episode Six: ‘Secret Sex’
Director: Darren Star. Writer: Michael Fields.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie has her first real date with Mr Big, but her ‘naked dress’ proves more than they can handle, and they sleep together before making it to dinner. Afterwards, Carrie becomes paranoid that Big is trying to keep their relationship a secret. Miranda dates a man who has a spanking fantasy.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth.
Episode Seven: ‘The Monogamists’
Director: Darren Star. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie believes she and Big are goin’ steady – until she spots him on a date with another woman. Charlotte admits she can’t face giving head.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Ben Weber, Willie Garson, Justin Theroux.
Episode Eight: ‘Three’s A Crowd’
Director: Nicole Holofcener. Writer: Jenny Bicks.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie discovers Big was married, and had a threesome with his wife, Charlotte finds herself the odd one out in a ménage a trois, Samantha sleeps with a married man and is then propositioned by his wife and Miranda seeks her own kind of therapy for her sexual insecurities.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth.
Episode Nine: ‘The Turtle and the Hare’
Director: Michael Fields. Writers: Nicole Avril, Sue Kolinsky.
What/Who Went Down: Big tells Carrie he never wants to marry again, so she and Stanford consider marrying since he is gay, they are good friends and it will allow him to claim his inheritance. Unfortunately, their plans are scuppered by Stanford’s grandmother. Samantha takes on a ‘project’ – a man in need of her flair, and Charlotte becomes addicted to battery powered devices.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson.
Episode Ten: ‘The Baby Shower’
Director: Susan Seidelman. Writer: Terri Minsky.
What/Who Went Down: The girls go to the baby shower of Laney, former party girl now mother-to-be. Miranda indulges in some of her best sarcasm regarding the mothers present, Samantha revels in her single state, Charlotte becomes enraged when she finds Laney has stolen her baby name… and Carrie waits anxiously for her late period.
Episode Eleven: ‘The Drought’
Director: Matthew Harrison. Writers: Michael Green, Michael Patrick King.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie and Big stop having sex, making Carrie believe it’s because she became too ‘relaxed’ with him, Samantha gives up sex temporarily on the advice of her yogi, Charlotte dates a former sex maniac with no sex drive, and Miranda finds herself getting twitchy after three months solo. Meanwhile, Carrie’s neighbours are having no such problems.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth.
Episode Twelve: ‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful’
Director: Matthew Harrison. Writer: Michael Patrick King.
What/Who Went Down: Miranda dates a Catholic man who believes sex is sinful, Charlotte visits psychics to see if she will ever marry, Samantha meets James and believes herself in love with him – until they sleep together, and Carrie tells Big her faith in his feelings is waning, and when he can’t give her a sign of hope, she breaks up with him.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson, Ben Weber, James Goodwin.
Which episode was most fun of Season One?
Michaelie Clark
In the beginning... Image courtesy of carriesdiary.com
Director: Susan Seidelman. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Characters come to life. Carrie ponders the cynicism of love in Manhattan, Charlotte’s relationship rules fail her – but are lucky for Samantha, Miranda finds what she’s not looking for, and Big first utters that pivotal phrase – “Absof***inglutely.”
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson, Ben Weber, Sarah Wynter.
Episode Two: ‘Models and Mortals’
Director: Alison MacLean. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Miranda unknowingly dates a ‘modelizer’, Carrie learns a thing or two about appearances and perceptions, while Samantha does what she can to be seen – and filmed.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson, Ben Weber.
Episode Three: ‘Bay of Married Pigs’
Director: Nicole Holofcener. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie sees too much of a friend’s husband, before dating a man desperate to marry. Miranda tries career progression via lesbianism.
Episode Four: Valley of the Twenty Something Guys
Director: Alison MacLean. Writer: Michael Patrick King.
Who/What Went Down: Carrie, Samantha and Miranda all date younger men, with varied success. Charlotte takes the suggestion of anal sex from behind.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Weber.
Ben Weber plays poor old Skipper - Image courtesy of static.com
Episode Five: ‘The Power of Female Sex’
Director: Susan Seidelman. Writer: Kenji Kohan.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie finds herself in the favour of the ‘most powerful woman in New York’, the hostess of Balzac – and is paid for favours by a dashing Frenchman. Miranda’s boyfriend becomes obsessed with her, and Charlotte sits for a famous painter – in a most unladylike pose.
Guest Starring: Ben Weber.
Episode Six: ‘Secret Sex’
Director: Darren Star. Writer: Michael Fields.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie has her first real date with Mr Big, but her ‘naked dress’ proves more than they can handle, and they sleep together before making it to dinner. Afterwards, Carrie becomes paranoid that Big is trying to keep their relationship a secret. Miranda dates a man who has a spanking fantasy.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth.
Episode Seven: ‘The Monogamists’
Director: Darren Star. Writer: Darren Star.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie believes she and Big are goin’ steady – until she spots him on a date with another woman. Charlotte admits she can’t face giving head.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Ben Weber, Willie Garson, Justin Theroux.
Episode Eight: ‘Three’s A Crowd’
Director: Nicole Holofcener. Writer: Jenny Bicks.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie discovers Big was married, and had a threesome with his wife, Charlotte finds herself the odd one out in a ménage a trois, Samantha sleeps with a married man and is then propositioned by his wife and Miranda seeks her own kind of therapy for her sexual insecurities.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth.
Episode Nine: ‘The Turtle and the Hare’
Director: Michael Fields. Writers: Nicole Avril, Sue Kolinsky.
What/Who Went Down: Big tells Carrie he never wants to marry again, so she and Stanford consider marrying since he is gay, they are good friends and it will allow him to claim his inheritance. Unfortunately, their plans are scuppered by Stanford’s grandmother. Samantha takes on a ‘project’ – a man in need of her flair, and Charlotte becomes addicted to battery powered devices.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson.
Willie Garson as Stanford Blatch - Image courtesy of gaytoday.com
Episode Ten: ‘The Baby Shower’
Director: Susan Seidelman. Writer: Terri Minsky.
What/Who Went Down: The girls go to the baby shower of Laney, former party girl now mother-to-be. Miranda indulges in some of her best sarcasm regarding the mothers present, Samantha revels in her single state, Charlotte becomes enraged when she finds Laney has stolen her baby name… and Carrie waits anxiously for her late period.
Episode Eleven: ‘The Drought’
Director: Matthew Harrison. Writers: Michael Green, Michael Patrick King.
What/Who Went Down: Carrie and Big stop having sex, making Carrie believe it’s because she became too ‘relaxed’ with him, Samantha gives up sex temporarily on the advice of her yogi, Charlotte dates a former sex maniac with no sex drive, and Miranda finds herself getting twitchy after three months solo. Meanwhile, Carrie’s neighbours are having no such problems.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth.
Episode Twelve: ‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful’
Director: Matthew Harrison. Writer: Michael Patrick King.
What/Who Went Down: Miranda dates a Catholic man who believes sex is sinful, Charlotte visits psychics to see if she will ever marry, Samantha meets James and believes herself in love with him – until they sleep together, and Carrie tells Big her faith in his feelings is waning, and when he can’t give her a sign of hope, she breaks up with him.
Guest Starring: Chris Noth, Willie Garson, Ben Weber, James Goodwin.
Which episode was most fun of Season One?
Michaelie Clark
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Comment by katyzzz
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Comment by Tracy
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Aha!! I've just worked out how come I missed watching SATC when it started... I was trotting around the world!
I think I'm making up for that lost time now though
I'm not sure I can pick a favourite episode. I definitely think it got better as it went along.
I am so glad they stopped Carrie from doing that talking to the camera business. That made me cringe, but I think I've moaned about that before. Ah well..
Byee
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Comment by Michaelie
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Comment by Michaelie
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I wish that was why I missed it in the beginning!
It's really hard to choose a favourite, but I think The Drought would be up there for season one. Also, Bay of Married Pigs, The Power of Female Sex, and of course - the pilot ep.
Thanks!
Michaelie
Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
OH GOD! I scanned through your comment before reading it properly and for a moment all I saw was "a big fan of sex... with my cousin" (!!!)
Phew. Glad that isn't the case.
The first couple of times I watched Sex, I was on the verge of hating it. I had this preconceived disdain for it. Then a friend made me watch it again a while later, and suddenly - BANG! I got it. It just hit me and I realised it was FABULOUS!
But to each their own.
Thanks Amy!
Michaelie
Comment by KylieW
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I remember really enjoying the first show - especially the abso-f**king-lutely line from Big. And I did love the 20-something guys episode. That was funny
Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
I reckon Season Four was the best of all!
The pilot episode was done really well. That final scene with Carrie and Big defined them so well in such a simple but powerful way. Apparently, that line - absof***inglutely - was what convinced Chris Noth to do the show.
Timothy Olyphant did weird well in the Twenty Something ep.
Thanks for visiting!
Michaelie
Comment by Lara M
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Like Tracy, I'm glad they stopped the talking-to-camera idea!
Comment by Michaelie
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Yeah - but it's so hilarious when it happens to someone else. Have seen that episode eleventy billion times and still laugh! Especially when she walks into the door with the sheet over her head and Big teasing her!
Me too (fourth wall) - but it wouldn't have worked much longer anyway, when Carrie had the affair, etc, she couldn't just narrate through her column to the camera because the story had become less confined to the original Candice Bushnell stuff and so was broader than just what she would put in the column.
This is probably the opposite reaction to what is intended, but I feel less involved in a story when the actors talk directly to the camera - it makes me suddenly aware that it's not real. And since I love living in SATC fantasy land, I'm glad they stopped it on the show as well!
Thanks Lara!
Michaelie