I'll admit i'm not really the target demographic for this show, but in spite of that I really do have a soft spot for it. There is however one thing I really dislike about it and it does hurt the show to the point were i've dropped the rating from what could easily be an 8 or a 9 out of 10.
The first character I want to mention is Samantha, it would be easy to judge her negatively as promiscuous and abrasive. But that isn't a fair reflection of her character in reality she is a woman who is attractive, intelligent, independant, driven, fiercely loyal to her friends and simply someone who knows exactly what she wants in life. She's by far the most open minded of the four, and there are times were she seems like she's being harsh but really she's just being brutally honest which to me is what makes a great friend.
Next we have Charlotte, I just adore her. She is definitely the more stereotypical girl next door, she's gorgeous, she's innocent to the point of being somewhat naive. She is however still a very intelligent character just burdened by being a hopeless romantic and being an overly optimistic person. It makes her very sweet but it also causes her a lot of problems, that's only one aspect of her though. She's another independant woman with a great career, she is somewhat similar to Samantha in that respect the main difference is that she is a lot less secure in her own skin and she is prudish at least around her friends or in public. She still shows she's open minded when it comes to the person she could potentially fall in love with.
Then we have Miranda, another intelligent, confident and very successful woman. She's a bit cynical and a little prickly, I feel she is the one who has the least real luck with her relationships. She tends to be seen as too independent, too confident or too smart by most of the guys she meets. So it's not really anything she is doing, just that the guys don't seem to be able to deal with that.
Lastly we have my major problem with the show, Carrie... Just everything about this character is irritating. She is hugely self absorbed, her problem is always the main focus in terms of the running theme or even when they get together her problem seems to outweigh everyone elses, any guy she dates is expected to constantly yearn for her. She refers to herself and her style as being cute, and excessively tries to bring attention to it. The other three are cute but don't make a point of it. She creates all her own relationship problems even if nothing is actually wrong, she lies to her partners, she has a really childish attitude. If a guy isn't doing what she wants him to be doing, it's his problem and she will do whatever she wants to do including cheat because of this. She dislikes people with no real reason, she is very materialistic. She has an inflated opinion of herself partly because of her column she seems to think everyone must read it or cares about it, she also uses it to talk about her partners or even her own friends intimate details. This is supposedly to be the main character and we're to believe her friends all adore her and guys are really eager to be with this woman and we as viewers are supposed to root for her?
When it comes to Big, I don't see much he actually does wrong in relation to his relationship with Carrie. She either dislikes it when he's with her and dislikes him being with anyone else. Look at him and Natasha, he married her and Carrie decided she was an awful person despite Natasha actually being very nice. On top of that she has a great boyfriend in Aidan and cheats on him while also knowing that Big is still married effectively ending it.
The first character I want to mention is Samantha, it would be easy to judge her negatively as promiscuous and abrasive. But that isn't a fair reflection of her character in reality she is a woman who is attractive, intelligent, independant, driven, fiercely loyal to her friends and simply someone who knows exactly what she wants in life. She's by far the most open minded of the four, and there are times were she seems like she's being harsh but really she's just being brutally honest which to me is what makes a great friend.
Next we have Charlotte, I just adore her. She is definitely the more stereotypical girl next door, she's gorgeous, she's innocent to the point of being somewhat naive. She is however still a very intelligent character just burdened by being a hopeless romantic and being an overly optimistic person. It makes her very sweet but it also causes her a lot of problems, that's only one aspect of her though. She's another independant woman with a great career, she is somewhat similar to Samantha in that respect the main difference is that she is a lot less secure in her own skin and she is prudish at least around her friends or in public. She still shows she's open minded when it comes to the person she could potentially fall in love with.
Then we have Miranda, another intelligent, confident and very successful woman. She's a bit cynical and a little prickly, I feel she is the one who has the least real luck with her relationships. She tends to be seen as too independent, too confident or too smart by most of the guys she meets. So it's not really anything she is doing, just that the guys don't seem to be able to deal with that.
Lastly we have my major problem with the show, Carrie... Just everything about this character is irritating. She is hugely self absorbed, her problem is always the main focus in terms of the running theme or even when they get together her problem seems to outweigh everyone elses, any guy she dates is expected to constantly yearn for her. She refers to herself and her style as being cute, and excessively tries to bring attention to it. The other three are cute but don't make a point of it. She creates all her own relationship problems even if nothing is actually wrong, she lies to her partners, she has a really childish attitude. If a guy isn't doing what she wants him to be doing, it's his problem and she will do whatever she wants to do including cheat because of this. She dislikes people with no real reason, she is very materialistic. She has an inflated opinion of herself partly because of her column she seems to think everyone must read it or cares about it, she also uses it to talk about her partners or even her own friends intimate details. This is supposedly to be the main character and we're to believe her friends all adore her and guys are really eager to be with this woman and we as viewers are supposed to root for her?
When it comes to Big, I don't see much he actually does wrong in relation to his relationship with Carrie. She either dislikes it when he's with her and dislikes him being with anyone else. Look at him and Natasha, he married her and Carrie decided she was an awful person despite Natasha actually being very nice. On top of that she has a great boyfriend in Aidan and cheats on him while also knowing that Big is still married effectively ending it.